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!

If you have any questions, feel free to hit up the Q&A page.

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[survivaltricks]

[. . . ???]

You're welcome?

[this is random???]

[messianic]

[excessively so.]

Do you send messages like that to everyone, or am I just special?

[survivaltricks]

[??????¿¿¿¿]

They're for your eyes only, snookie pumpkin.






What message?

[1/2]

[messianic]

[Heeeh....

what's going on here, he wonders...]

The one you sent me about your eternal loyalty and affection.

[2/2]

[messianic]

I'm joking, it looked like spam.

[survivaltricks]

Ah. Right.

Still drawing a blank on sending that. Should I be concerned?

[messianic]

Maybe. It depends.

Does it worry you if people steal your identity?

[survivaltricks]

Kiiiiind of?

Not that I have any credit cards for them to use.

[messianic]

Then you're probably fine.

Set your worry levels to a 3.

[survivaltricks]

[BUDDY]

That's solidly in the orange range, I think I can live with that.

[messianic]

Nice, that means there's no need to panic yet.

[Panicking sounds like Work.]

[survivaltricks]

The case of the missing Glymmer princess. . .

[you know what also sounds like work?]

[finding the person who sent the spam message and stealing from them]

[messianic]

[Yes, yes it does.]

She can stay missing, I think. She seems to be doing just fine if she's trying to foist money off on people and also steal their bank info.

[survivaltricks]

What would you say if I told you that's the exact reason I wanted to find her?

[messianic]

[Uhhh.]

Good luck. Bring back souvenirs.

[survivaltricks]

You're not a very good partner in crime.

[messianic]

Oh, is that what we are? I had no idea.

[survivaltricks]

We're like Bonnie and Clyde, only the romanticized version that doesn't kill anyone and only steals for justice.

[messianic]

[...]

Am I Bonnie or Clyde?

[survivaltricks]

Clyde.

I claim Bonnie.

[messianic]

Okay, in that case...





Please bring back souvenirs, Bonnie.

[survivaltricks]

[five minutes later there's a knock on Minato's dorm room door]

[messianic]

[And Minato opens the door, tilting his head.]

... Wow, that was fast.

What did you get for me?

[survivaltricks]

[shoves a newly purchased set of lock picks at Minato wordlessly]

[messianic]

[Minato blinks at the set, tilting his head.]

... Oh, thanks. Um. I wasn't serious.