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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Comments

I

[survivaltricks]

[meanwhile!1 this guy is dressed and ready to go, hands dipped into his jacket pockets as he gives his comrade a once-over]

All of them.

[comes his short and decisive response]

[. . . . . . . well okay]

Re: I

[selfidentitytheft]

...You know what. Yes.

[putting on all of them. one mask for each side of his head. FASHION.]

[survivaltricks]

[CHIC THIEF FASHION]

[thumbs up]

They'll never be able to guess who you are when you're dressed like that.

[selfidentitytheft]

[tips one of the masks like a hat, why thank you]

I am no one, only an innocent school of fish.

[survivaltricks]

Glub glub.

[wags his hands near his cheeks with a deadpan expression]

You have a code name to match, right?

[selfidentitytheft]

I'm using Fisherman for now. Howdy.

[survivaltricks]

Aw. . .

I was going to suggest you name yourself Rainbow Trout.

[selfidentitytheft]

Just because they're a shiny fish?

[survivaltricks]

That, and rainbow trout is delicious.

[#priorities]

[selfidentitytheft]

Yeah, uh, not sure a food item that's regularly baited and caught is a uh, auspicious name for a thief.

[survivaltricks]

Fatty Tuna? Salmon Roe? Eel?

[now he's just naming his favorite types of sushi]

[selfidentitytheft]

Fisherman! I'm Fisherman!

[survivaltricks]

Caviar.

[STOP]

[selfidentitytheft]

That's still fish eggs! Expensive fish eggs but still fish eggs!

[survivaltricks]

[huffs a laugh, pressing his knuckles against his mouth to stifle it for a moment, before he flashes his partner-in-crime an amused smile]

I'm kidding, kidding. Fisherman it is, then. Since you're so insistent about it.

[selfidentitytheft]

Thank you.

[survivaltricks]

[just gives him a thumbs up in response. you're welcome for calling you by your chosen name, Fisherman]

[THIS GUY is a butthead]

[selfidentitytheft]

[SO HE IS LEARNING]

And what are you called?

1/2

[survivaltricks]

Secret Agent Double Oh Two, the Lord of Thieves, Master of Stealth and King of all Ne'er Do Wells.

[survivaltricks]

[a beat]

Or just Joker.

[which is a name he'll probably lose in the game proper but I CAN'T THINK OF A GOOD CODE NAME FOR HIM YET!!]

[selfidentitytheft]

Aren't the double-oh agents spies, not thieves?

[survivaltricks]

Sometimes, the line of distinction is very thin.

[selfidentitytheft]

Pretty sure that line is tied directly to whether the government will bail you out or not.

[survivaltricks]

If you never get caught, that part doesn't really matter.

[selfidentitytheft]

Big if!