TDM #1

[ragamuffins]

TEST DRIVE MEME Back to Navigation Prompt I: Mission, get!

And just on time, your phone buzzes with a notification from you-know-who.

Did you hear about the two guys who stole a calendar? They both got six months!

Ah, Topaz. What would you do without her?

Good morning! I hope you all at a hearty breakfast when you rolled out of bed today. A good breakfast can set the tone for the day, and we all like to get started on the right foot, don't we?

Oh, right! Your new assignment came in from the higher ups. Here's what they want this month:

✬ Mission: Steal the Sky!

✬ Mission Requirements: Make sure you bring a friend ♥ A friend of any specialization will do!

✬ Special Requests: The big wigs would like something particularly shiny and valuable this month. I do hear there's a special art exhibition being held at the Glymmer Museum of Modern Art? Perhaps you could start your search there.

✬ Mission: Steal something Sweet!

✬ Mission Requirements: Hmmm. . . this time, find a Grifter to help you out with this request. If you're already a Grifter, well! They do say that two is company, right?

✬ Special Requests: Find something sentimental! Sentimental things are usually sweet, right?

Good luck, Ragamuffins! This is Topaz, signing out.

Seems like two pretty straightforward missions, right? Time to grab a buddy and get started!

Prompt II: Practice Makes Perfect

So you've been in Glymmer long enough to work your way into purchasing a new ability for your specialization. That's awesome! How does it feel to have some Glymmer magic at your fingertips? Probably pretty great at any other time besides now, right?

Because today, your powers are giving you a bit of. . . trouble. They may activate or deactivate at completely inappropriate times, leaving you with a bit of a mess to clean up. If you're a thief, you might find yourself tumbling through random walls. If you're the muscle, you might find yourself accidentally pulling doors off of their hinges. If you're a hacker, you might find yourself shrinking to the size of an ant while trying to brush your teeth (don't drown in the sink!!) And if you're a grifter, you might suddenly become. . . um. The object of everyone's amorous feelings.

Don't worry! It's probably just a glitch? It'll be fine! It'll all wear off in time. Hopefully more like five minutes than five days. But it's kind of hard to tell when it comes to Glymmer Glitches.

Prompt III: Jailbreak??

Welp. The time has come. You always dreaded this day. Tried your hardest to keep it from happening, even. But today. . . you've been caught. The Glymmer Metropolitan Police Force has bested you, and now you’re sitting in the slammer. The big house, if you will. Gods damn it.

Fortunately, they haven't processed you yet! Your secret identity remains in tact, so long as you're still wearing your mask. For now, you're being held in a small cell with nothing but a bench for sitting and an open toilet that you really don't want to use. There's a tiny, iron bar-framed window, and a cell door also made of bars. And the fortunate thing? You're not alone.

A comrade from the guild is also being held with you. Maybe if you put your heads together, you can think a way out of this mess. After all, the guards are totally not paying attention to you.

Show them that it's always a bad idea to take one's eyes off of a phantom thief.

Prompt IV: Network

Today, your phone rings with a new message:

hi i am a glymmer princess who was just given a fortune by my dead uncle who left me all of his gold and jewelry and i don't want it so im trying to give it to the person i think deserves it the most and that person is u

if u reply to this with your name and bank account info i will ttly send u the money get rich quick $$$$$ thank u for being awesome

. . . what?

The weirdest part of this? This message is coming from one of your contacts. A friend you know well! That's concerning. Better check the Glymmer server to see if anyone else is having this problem. Or, you know, chew out your your contact for sending you spam mail. The nerve!!

Or you can use the network for any other purpose. The sky's the limit!

Wildcard.

Feel free to make up your own prompts!!

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TDM Notes: The multiple prompt format will not appear in every intro or event post in the game! It is somewhat TDM exclusive to give you guys an idea of what kind of events will be run, and what kind of shenanigans are available for you to thread out ICly. TDM threads are not canon, so feel free to assume CR in order to get some good threads going! Feel free to assume code names as well, or that your character has already purchased abilities, to kind of get a feel for now the mechanics work. Go wild!

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[survivaltricks]

[a muffled voice on the other side of the door]

Make me.

[xxii]

I mean, I literally could, but I'm not gonna.

[survivaltricks]

[a pause]







[and then a WHOLE ARM suddenly comes fazing through the door, grasping for the coffee. he's so stubborn about this]

[xxii]

[okay, that takes her so by surprise that he totally gets the coffee out of the carrier without her being able to interfere.

...however, it's the one with a bunch of cream and sugar :)]

Hey—!

[survivaltricks]

[and the hand pulls the cup of coffee back towards the door at lightning speeds. COFFEE THEFT--]

[. . . and then the hand stops right before the cup slams against the door and winds up spilling hot brown liquid all over the place. there's a pause, and then a muffled voice on Akira's side of the door]

. . . I didn't think this through. . .

[at all]

[xxii]

Well, this is your life now. Holding a coffee cup through a door.

Good luck.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . a small whine. . .]

Heeeeeelp. . .

[TAKE THE COFFEE FROM HIM, SENPAI. HE CAN'T STAY LIKE THIS FOREVER]

[xxii]

[The funniest thing to her is that he could totally just crouch down and put the coffee cup on the floor, but that hasn't even seemed to have occurred to him. That, or he's just being over dramatic, which is exactly what she'd come to expect from him, to be honest.]

I dunno, you've been preeettyy mean to me so far today, and it isn't even noon...

[She takes a moment to audibly hem and haw for show, before finally relenting.]

Fine. But only because you're my adorable, precious kouhai.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . considering Akira, it could be either of those things. don't make a bet on either one because it'll absolutely be the one you LEAST expect]

. . . and people say that handsome good looks won't get you anywhere.

[gives the cup a little shake. it's all yours, senpai]

[xxii]

What can I say, I'm a sucker for a guy with a cheeky smirk.

[She takes it back and stuffs it in the carrier, snugly secured next to its friend.]

So, are you gonna let me in or what? Or are you afraid of the scandal of a cute girl coming into your room unchaperoned?

[survivaltricks]

[there's another pause as the hand and arm disappear back into the door. another second where Akira considers his options. and then finally. . . . . . . . the door slowly creaks open]

[and there stands Akira, the sleeve of one arm rolled up to his elbow, shoulder resting against the door frame as he stares blankly at Minako]

I can handle a little bit of scandal.

[xxii]

Good, because so can I.

[She slips on by him to go inside, looking rather pleased with herself at the outcome. Minako settles herself on the edge of the bed, sets the carrier down beside her, and pulls out Akira's coffee to offer it out to him.]

Black, I promise.

[survivaltricks]

If it’s scandal with someone as cute as you, that just makes it better.

[a little light flirting for the road! he takes the coffee with a grateful nod, and it should be noted that he is still wearing his pajamas]

Thanks. You didn’t actually have to do this.

[despite his whining]