progress city test drive #3

[progressmods]

TEST DRIVE MEME

Here You Leave Today And Enter The World Of Yesterday, Tomorrow And Fantasy. Welcome to Progress City's second test drive meme! This game is a panfandom jamjar set in a flux dimension inspired by Disney Theme Parks (particularly Walt Disney World in Florida) and the original concept for EPCOT (a city that would connect to the theme parks). Whether you're looking to join us or are just here to play around for a little bit, we have a few prompts below for you - but you're also free to come up with your own! Reserves are always open!

Prompt A Whatever you're doing, wherever you are, you find a vintage-looking ticket. The next time you blink or close your eyes for any reason, you open them and find yourself somewhere else - Progress City's Ticket and Transportation Center. You have no idea how you got here, and definitely don't know how you got this weird thing on your wrist... You'll learn, eventually, that Progress City and it's world-class themeparks are a popular tourist dimension across this universe. People can get in here very easily, but for some reason, that unremovable band on your wrist isn't allowing you to use their transporters to get home. To compensate, you'll be offered a job in the parks and free housing for the duration of your stay. Is that something you're willing to take?

Prompt B While you're here, you might as well spend some time around the theme parks in your downtime. It's easy enough to get to them - the city offers free 24/7 monorail and peoplemover transportation to each park, and you also get a free annual pass for yourself with your stay (lucky you)! If you're at all familiar with Walt Disney World, these four parks will seem...remarkably familiar to you. But there's little subtle differences here and there that that make this seem different - and the ones in charge will seem confused by the concept of a "Walt Disney World". Must be a thing about different dimensions. Nevertheless, you're still going to have the occasional bit of free time here, so there's plenty to see and do here across all four areas. Go ride some rides and eat some Dole Whip, you crazy kids.

Prompt C With the housing, you also get offered a job by Progress City's mayor. Maybe you decide to take it, maybe you don't, he's not gonna kick you out of your apartment unless you deserve it. But this poses a good way to get some actual money. You'll be matched to a job around the resort - hopefully one you enjoy. You could end up working in the parks as a ride operator, serving food, managing a shop, working security, or ending up as a pool lifeguard. There are a number of possibilities here, and you can always change your job later on if you find one that may suit you more.

Prompt D Over time, the thing on your wrist changes. Namely, it'll start taking on new colors, designs and occasionally icons that reflect your character's personality and appearance. You'll find that by concentrating you'll be able to utilize your band to... cast magic spells, of all things. These also seem tailored to your character - summoning weapons, creating projectiles, putting foes to sleep? It seems that no two bands are alike when it comes to this. ...Occasionally, you'll spot one or two small ink blot-like creatures scurrying about the city or the parks, creating an inky mess and leaving a small amount of chaos in it's wake. Those don't seem advertised. Perhaps they'd be good to try out your new abilities on, or maybe you'd prefer to practice a little bit first.

Prompt E Every now and again, the city will host a Festival! Progress City prides itself in making festivals with great food and drink, and will happily let its citizens enjoy it for a nice discount! You can either look up examples of Disney festival treats or make up some yourself, but rest assured, everything you order will be simply amazing. If you're not too busy getting drunk to stand, there are also other events you can participate in! There are also small events your character can participate in! In this hypothetical festival, your character can take a cooking class, attend a seminar to learn basic magic tricks (with real magic!), or try out a fancy new VR game where you fight against other players as giant robots.

Wildcard As always, feel free to come up with your own scenario if none of these inspire you!

Comments

Pokey Minch | Earthbound/Mother 2 | Mayfield CRAU

[ceasetoexist]

Prompt B

[He supposes that this beats a town that was trying to torture him every month or so. At the same time, after two years of being trapped in a single town, it's weird having this much freedom. The place seems way bigger than Mayfield at least.

It also looks way to perfect, just like Mayfield. There is, in fact, apparently a friggin' castle in the middle of this place. It's like some kind of terrifying kid's movie. Which means that this place has to be some kind of trick.

Right now, the kid is going around looking into every building he can, looking through everything he can. Turning over trashcans when he has the chance.]

Alright. There's gotta be something.

[No way is this place safe. At all. He refuses to believe that.]

[ilovepuppies]

[Every building, you say? Because if he pokes his head into Fort Langhorn he's going to find himself staring down the barrel of an actual cannon manned by a teenager cosplaying as a pirate.]

Y'arrr! State yer business!

[ceasetoexist]

[Sure. He wasn't expecting what he's coming in to see, but he can go with it. The twelve year old just smirks.]

My business is that you need to move over because I'm taking over.

[ilovepuppies]

[Puts her hands on her hips and does her best PIRATE CHORTLE.]

Oi, landlubber! You'll have to do better than that to beat me, Star the Scourge!

[dogdaughter]

[ After he's turned over a trashcan or two, somebody with dog ears decides to check out what's up with that. Her eyes are a weirdly vivid shade of green for a human. ]

Um, what are you looking for? Materials? Or did you lose something...?