Test Drive - October/November

[d3mods]

You wake up... in your bed or wherever you went to sleep because your character is exactly where you left them. A revival of the classic LJ/DW game DramaDramaDuck (DDD), D3 is an attempt to capture the spirit of the classic with some adjustments. The name, and the names of many parts of the game, pays homage to the original while allowing it to be something different as I'm not a founder of the original. I just had fun there and thought it sounded fun now.

An Open Lid game, as opposed to a JamJar; your characters remain in their canon worlds and timelines but can access a magical network to connect to other canon's universes. You, with the help of your castmates should you have them, decide how they experience shape your remaining canon, even if it means nothing changes at all.

Welcome to the D3 test drive. Prompts are sparse because this is the game where you make the story. Some optional suggestions are:

A. Hit by an infection

Like it says on the label. Your character has been hit by one of the monthly infections that take place on the network. This particular infection shouldn't alter the personality too much if you're planning to use it as a sample. For more information on infections, read the faq found here.

B. Canon update

Something happen at home you want to share? Or don't want to share, but the network is showing anyway?

C. A call to arms

Trouble is brewing, and you need help? You have worlds full of superheroes to ask for help. That doesn't always mean they can reach you...


That's the down and dirty. Not quite as fancy as you're used to seeing, huh? D3 is a simple game. Or it's not. It's up to you, the player, to make your experience. There will also be a log community so you can do face-to-face meet ups, and anyone can go off-world this time.

To perhaps capture the group game feeling that differentiates D3 from memes, consider noting whether you're open to threadjacks with a subject line like so:

Character | Canon | Open/Not Open to threadjack

We recommend you read the following to help you along:

FAQ → Rules → Reserves → Taken
Reserves will open for the first time on October 1st and apps will follow October 7th. After they open, they'll remain open instead of having cycles.

Comments

Rachel Gardner | Angels of Death | open to threadjacks

[koroshite]

[A] hit by an infection;
[This begins with a deadpan expression on the girl's face.]

I keep singing at random.

[And now, emotion! Or at least the soft furrowing of her brow.]

I'm not good at it. How do I stop?

[B] a question;
What do you think would be a good part time job? For someone who is fairly transient and always on the move?

B

[zenryokubatankyu]

delivery service maybe???
that seems like a good on the move sorta job

[koroshite]

Ah, delivery. That's a good idea.

[She notes that down somewhere.]

And it's easy.

[Casually calling Zack dumb because it's the truth.]

Do you think one type of delivery worker would be simpler than another? Package delivery is likely easier if you're fairly strong but food delivery would take some gentle handling.

[zenryokubatankyu]

it's pretty easy i think, yeah.

yeah, both are pretty hard. it also depends on like, how prompt you expect to be with orders. if you're quick you can get a lot of tips for food handling so that might be better. but if you can take your time, package handling usually gives you less of a tight clock to get somewhere. it all depends on circumstance, i think

[koroshite]

[Hm. She legitimately sits back in her seat here, her unseen expression focused.]

I can be fast if I try. I guess that wouldn't be good for not ruining orders though.

[Could she trust Zack not to destroy things?]

[zenryokubatankyu]

yeah. it's the balancing act of being fast and being careful, so you might wanna go with package delivery. that's less stress. that's what i'd do. and if you somehow get it there early you might get a really good rep and get bonuses anyway, so hey, win win.

disclaimer i have never held this kind of job so i'm kinda guessing

[koroshite]

What kind of jobs have you held then?

[zenryokubatankyu]

uhhhhhhhhhhhh
i was a dishwasher at a chinese place once
sorta
i swapped out with my little brothers a lot on shift
because there's 6 of us in total and we're all identical
but eventually the boss found out and fired me and them

A, assuming that Zack is in the same room as her because shared canon shennanigans

[zackthekiller]

The hell...?

[ A bandaged man wanders into the frame and looks into the camera for a sec. ]

Whadya mean, howdya stop? Just stop singing at weird-ass times!

[koroshite]

[She glances over her shoulder, expression as even as ever. At least until her brows do this slight tilt and one can almost read the 'he's not getting the point' feeling here.]

It's not that easy. Once it starts I just --

[And it naturally hits with her next words. They might actually kind of sound nice if her voice wasn't that same even monotone it always is.]

-- can't fight this feeling anymore~.

[A mighty scrunching of her brow follows.]

[zackthekiller]

[ Well, that sure caught him off guard! ]

What the fuck?

[koroshite]

[A weary sigh follows.]

That wasn't what I meant. What I meant was --

[And then another melodic syllable that she instantly cuts off by snapping her jaw shut.

By the way Rachel is pressing her lips together in a line it's sort of obvious she's trying not to speak here lest she burst into more eighties melodies. So she turns more fully to Zack, her brows still scrunched and--

Gestures. Broadly, even. Because how the hell else is she supposed to communicate without words?]

[zackthekiller]

[ Oh, fucking hell. She isn't screwing with him.

Zack's really at a loss here, vague gestures notwithstanding. He stares at her for a good minute or so before turning his attention to the camera. ]

Hey! What the hell is going on with my friend?!

[koroshite]

[Hoh, friend. She looks... surprised? Not really but?

Hm. The message is done so she can at least fiddle with her phone now to make this whole thing easier without bursting into song every few minutes. She does just that, picking up the device and flipping through things like she's had the thing more than five minutes here.

Once she's done the phone chirps out in it's oh-so soothing robotic tone:]

Friends?

[She's giving him a curious, head tilted look.]

a

[doortodreams]

yeah. my family thinks i'm finally trying to become famous too
how do we stop
i tried holding my breath, but i can't do it for that long before i have to stop.

[koroshite]

Holding your breath doesn't seem like a viable long-term option at least.

I've been using text-to-speech on my phone but it doesn't fix the issue.

[doortodreams]

that just means i'm singing into my phone.
i'm locked in my room now, but they keep trying to come in.
did you think of an excuse? when people ask, i can't tell them the truth.
i tried that and they didn't believe me

[koroshite]

[An excuse? Hm.]

That hasn't been a problem for me.

[Because she's a tiny little thirteen year old kid and most seem to laugh it off as her being, well, cute. Though...]

It's starting to bother Zack though. I don't want to bother him.

[doortodreams]

[ It's less cute when you're an 18-year-old college student, even if you don't look like it. ]

sing his favorite song? he'll be less annoyed that way.

[ Maybe? ]

[koroshite]

[... Deeply serious look as she contemplates this.]

I don't think he has one.

[In fact she's certain he doesn't.]

Maybe you could do that for the people around you though? Then you won't have to make as many excuses.

[doortodreams]

i don't want to sing in front of people at all.

besides my brother's in a band and my parents are in show business too. they want me to do the same thing so if i just start singing they'll push me into singing classes and think i want to join his band

[koroshite]

Maybe you could just sing so bad they won't even want to bother.

[doortodreams]

they're desperate. i'll just get stuck in a lot of singing lessons.

how long does it last again? i'll stay in my room and read manga.

[ As if that's anything new. ]

[koroshite]

I don't know. That's why I asked.

[Though perhaps more importantly:]

Manga?

[doortodreams]

[ She had, hadn't she? Izumi got carried away. ]

manga! do you have a favorite one? have you read Lala-Lulu?