d3memes | Test Drive - October/November

Test Drive - October/November

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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Why wouldn't natto be real?

[Not a prank, there really is fermented soybeans in the world and people do eat them.]

The better question is why would it be real? It's the weirdest stuff I've ever eaten.

Because it's something that's been part of Japanese cuisine forever. I don't know it's just a food like a hamburger, people eat it, other people don't. But it is kind of weird when you see it and the smell isn't great I agree.

I'm guessing you didn't like it?

Not just the smell. It's... goopy. I can't really say I've tested it for comparison, but it's like eating a snail.

That or the dried fish. Felt like joke foods. Guess the guy making it doesn't really do that, but I know there's a lot of Japanese here so I wanted to check before he tried it again.

Is it popular, or like the peppers everybody eats to prove they can?

Have you eaten snails?

Oh, glad I could help answer your question then. I can see how you would wonder if it was really a real food though. It's different compared to some foods in other countries.

It's kind of just a normal food. It's a main part of a traditional breakfast but not strictly for that meal in a general sense. It just kind of exists kind of like American pancakes.

I added a disclaimer. I guess it's pretty common in France, but I've definitely skipped on the snail-eating.

Pancakes taste good. I've learned from another guy where it came from. It really is just normal for you guys, huh? Always? You don't gotta build up a tolerance?

Reading fail. Sorry. There's something about the word snail that makes me not want to try them either.

Pancakes are soooo good. But I am a fan of just about anything sweet. Oh have you tried souffle pancakes? They're kind of popular along with crepes and so fluffy and good. But natto is like I said just another food here, not everyone likes it. But it's not like it's difficult to find for those that do like it.

My guess would be the slime. That's the biggest thing keeping it lower. We eat stuff a chicken lays so not a lot should be off the market unless it's gross.

Souffle pancakes? Is that a Japanese thing? Never heard of it.

[ Eiji didn't make those... ]

Yeah the slime really doesn't help at all.

It's not strictly Japanese that I know of, but you need to try them if you haven't. If you like pancakes I think you'll like them.

I'll see if he knows how to make them. I'm not really the cook.

[ Eiji does cook for him, and he's good at it. It's just the occasional odd dish... ]

What makes it different from the classic?

You really should they're very good.

[And now she wants them herself, but that means going out and she doesn't want too. Decisions decisions.]

They aren't as wide around but they're very tall. Kind of like cylinder pancakes, just extra fluffy and so good with whipped cream.

[ Things are a bit too dangerous to explore New York to gain pancakes right then, but maybe Eiji knows how to make them. He's actually a pretty good cook when not trying to feed him natto. ]

Is it easy to make at home?

The ingredients aren't uncommon so as long as you have the time they're not to hard to make. They take at least an hour between preparation and cooking.

An hour? That's a pretty long time for pancakes. They're supposed to be something you throw on a stove pretty fast.

You know how to make them?

It's part of getting them so fluffy. You have to whip the egg whites until they're practically meringue.

I do. Why?

Connected to this place, you never know who you'll meet. Maybe you can save Japan's reputation.

[ The last portion is said with a slightly raise in his voice to show he's joking. Japan does have some good food; just not natto. ]

I hope I can. It would be a shame for you to have a poor feeling about Japan because of natto.

[She'll make them for him if she has to so he can try them. It'd be such a shame for him to never have the opportunity.]

If you're open for tours, I'm learning a little bit about Japan.

[ It'll be a good chance to test some things offworld, too. Ash hasn't experimented with it very much. ]

I don't mind. Tokyo is an interesting place for people to visit. Just let me know when and I'll see what I can do between school and modeling.

[ Ash will try to fit it in... between shooting people... ]

The capital, right? Time doesn't seem to keep moving when I'm offworld so I can hop over when you're free.

Yes. It has a lot of different wards that have their own identities. Or are known for very specific things. But it's fun and really pretty.

[She pauses to give her schedule a thought.]

I have free time in a couple days through the middle of next week after school. Or if you think you'll need the whole day Sunday works.

We'll make it Sunday. I'm not planning on leaving my world too much so we'll make a day of it while I'm already off.

Sounds good. Is something happening on your world that makes you not want to leave it too often?

Just some stuff I need to stick around for. Probably not as exciting as the modeling life.

[ If he diverting attention? Yes he is. ]

Modeling life isn't nearly as exciting as you think when you're just starting out. It's a lot of shoots around Tokyo that's all.

[he doesn't have to tell her she was just curious is all.]

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