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progressmods) wrote2018-05-21 07:41 pm
progressmods) wrote2018-05-21 07:41 pm
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progress city test drive #3
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| 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! | |||
wildcard!!!
Unnerving might be a good contender, but that's what all of Cooper's dreams and visions are, so by comparison, this is a pretty good change of pace.]
Looks like you're having a hard time using that. [Said as he crouches down in front of Triangle Man to get a better look at him and his adorable little cane.] Was it just for show before? If you don't mind me asking.
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For his part, the little triangle man is just pushing himself back up off the street with his cane.]
Isn't everything for show? Suits and ties, personalities, formalities, your face, the sun. I've got a spoiler for you: none of that is real!
[And then he falls again.]
The ground though is pretty real. You can thank me for that tip later when you're resting in it.
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Mm. Noted and appreciated. [Look at this dude, dodging thinly veiled threats Matrix style.] You're getting a little too well acquainted with it for comfort. Would you like some help?
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[Finally the little triangle lifts himself up, leaning an arm on the cane.]
Just because I wasn't born with two feet doesn't mean I can't stand on 'em. Help isn't something I need, it's something I give, and buddy, trust me. You need help.
[He snaps his fingers, as if to stress the point.]
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[Aaah, he doesn't care. Risking the loss of a finger or two is something Cooper just takes in stride as he reaches out promptly helps straighten Bill's form out. He hopes that being as gentle as possible will help convey the "I come in peace" sentiment well enough.]
But, just so we're clear, were you planning on offering any? Or is this more of another helpful observation?
[heh]
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I'm full of observations pal! Name's Bill, Bill Cipher! Not to be confused with any Barrys or Bennys. And especially not Bobs.
[And he extends his little hand for Cooper.]
Put her there, hombre!
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[It would have to be, knowing what he knows now about the dark pockets of the universe.]
Bill, then. Wonderful name for a triangle. Admittedly you struck me as more of a David, or Larry, but still. Wonderful. [And he takes Bill's little hand delicately. See, now they're getting somewhere!] But you didn't answer my question. Were you offering to help me?
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Have you considered you're beyond help?
The human mind isn't really built for slipping between layer upon layer of different reality. It can only take so much before it explodes which, by the way, the blown up human brain looks a lot like General Tsao's! Seriously! There's a reason they use that for movie effects.
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[He's a chatty little thing, this Bill, very unlike the little man and the Giant. This is the sort of entity Cooper is completely unused to dealing with, blunt and straightforward when he should be cryptic, so he feels that matching that attitude is only fitting. Otherwise, yeah. Head exploding.]
That being said, I thought they used cauliflower and syrup.