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

[southpawer]

[Pleased to be asked a historical question so he can show off his knowledge of samurai, Sawamura's volume only increases.]

Famous samurai Hachimantaro was said to once discover natto while at war!! His camp was attacked suddenly while boiling soybeans for the horses and they had to pack them in a hurry into straw bags! The soldiers discovered the soybeans a few days later, sealed in the straw, and warmed up by the running horses and it made natto, which they then ate!

Since then natto is often served at breakfast so as to provide vital health benefits!!

the more you know

[jadedlynx]

[ In full transparancy, Ash didn't exact a real answer. He listens, a little impressed by the kid. He's an earnest guy, huh? ]

Gold star for the history buff. If it was that far back, I doubt they did a nutrition test. Why'd the second batch happen? It wasn't for the taste.

[southpawer]

AHAHAH!! THIS SAWAMURA EIJUN IS AN EXPERT IN ALL THINGS SAMURAI AFTER ALL. PLEASE COME TO ME WITH ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND I WILL GRACIOUSLY ANSWER.

Maybe the natto renewed their energy and gave them victory in battle!! If something works you need to keep doing it of course, no matter how small a thing!!

[Spoken like a true, superstitious athlete.]

Plus there probably was not too much else to eat and beans are pretty filling!

[jadedlynx]

There's a lot of ways to make beans outside of natto.

[ It's gross, and Ash doesn't understand it. He's eaten disgusting food because he's had to in the past, but never because he wanted to. ]

Now, you can just make a health shake. Do it right, and it's not terrible.

[ Not that Ash makes it, but he buys it sometimes when he's between his bar food kicks. ]

[southpawer]

Coach makes us eat three bowls of rice at every meal so we can replenish all the energy we put into our practicing!

You have to finish all the rice but you don't have to eat natto too!

[jadedlynx]

Three bowls? Three times a day? You guys are downing nine bowls of rice every day? Nevermind with the yelling. Keep going. You'll have to use a lot of energy to burn off nine bowls of rice.

[southpawer]

Well, at least twice a day!! If we have games then sometimes we have to eat while traveling, which means rice balls instead of bowls!!

And I'm not yelling!!

[he yells]

[jadedlynx]

I kid like you, you're into science, right? Let's try an experiment.

Say something. Any kind of sentence. Your normal volume.

[southpawer]

WHO ARE YOU CALLING 'KID' WHEN YOU'RE JUST AS OLD AS ME, HUH? ALSO WHAT KIND OF EXPERIMENT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE HUH??

[jadedlynx]

Same age? Since I don't look 15, there's some kinda mistake somewhere. How old are you?

[southpawer]

I'M 17, SEE? 17. I'M AN ACCOMPLISHED SECOND YEAR NOW. THEIR ARE CUTE, INNOCENT KOUHAI WHO LOOK UP TO ME and also rude wolf boy kouhais who should be more respectful to upperclassmen BUT STILL-

JUST BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ARE SHORTER THAN YOU DOESN'T MEAN YOU GET TO LORD IT OVER THEM. I'M STILL GROWING.

[jadedlynx]

Probably not much now that you're 17...

What the hell's up with Japan? It's not the height. Is natto some kinda secret fountain of youth?

[southpawer]

Maybe you should eat some and find out before you get wrinkles, onii-san!

[jadedlynx]

[ Ash smirks. ]

It's a swing. A miss, but a swing. Didn't know you had it in you. I'm gonna have to disappoint you.

[ He has no self-esteem issues about his looks. ]

Besides, I'd take wrinkles over natto.

[southpawer]

YOUR FACE IS DISAPPOINTING, SNEAKY-SAN.

[sulk, sulk]

Anyway, aren't you American? Why were you eating natto in the first place? Shouldn't Americans eat hamburger?

[jadedlynx]

[ Without hesitation, Ash scrunches his face. ]

That's another gross food you can keep away. If you're going to guess our food, go with hot dogs. I just know a Japanese guy who's trying to get me to test some stuff, but it's disgusting enough that I thought it might be some kind of prank.

[southpawer]

Hey, hey, maybe your Japanese guy is just trying to make sure you live a long and healthy life!

[jadedlynx]

What? Natto the only healthy food you guys have in Japan? The fish or vegetables not doing enough?

[ Ash really isn't going to die because he eats too much. ]

[southpawer]

Every little bit helps!!

Anyway, natto is like a...a superfood, I guess. The health benefits are just more than eating ordinary vegetables and fish and stuff. I bet this person is trying to take good care of you and you should appreciate them more!!

[jadedlynx]

I never said I didn't.

[ He'll complain, but he's thankful that Eiji is willing to cook for him. ]

But there are other foods you can eat that are good for you. I'm gonna stick to those.

[southpawer]

You should ask your friend to make you okonomiyaki. You'd like that better than natto, I bet!!

[Plus he feels like this foreigner could use some fattening up.]

Then you can add the ingredients you like most!

[jadedlynx]

Okonomiyaki? What's that?

[ He wants to ask the kid what it translates to in English, but Ash doesn't know if the guy knows English. ]

[southpawer]

It's like a grilled pancake with cabbage and yummy sweet sauce on top and whatever you like tossed into it!! I highly recommend shrimp and cheese but you can put many different things into okonomiyaki and it will still taste delicious!

[jadedlynx]

Like a grilled pancake? Is the cabbage replacing the pancake, or does the pancake have cabbage in it? If it doesn't have the pancake batter, it sounds pretty good, but I'm not looking for cabbage pancakes.

[southpawer]

Picky~

You shouldn't complain about something until you try it!! Okonomiyaki is the best and the cabbage just makes it crispy and crunchy and fresh!