TEST DRIVE MEME

[consolemods]

Hey, so you've read the info and you know the premise! It's time to have a little fun doing that test drive thing before we all plunge into that Mock Week, right? So hey, have fun! The setting of the mock trial is going to be Wild West-inspired. That sort of cheesy Wild West flavor that's got maybe a little grit to it, right? You're free to do whatever you want with the locations and amenities, since it's a TDM and all. Feel free to have some fun making things up.

And now....


PROMPTS:
A. DOWNTIME!
1. Arrival! Hey, you've just woken up in this weird Old West town with some weird glasses on your face! Maybe you should mess around with those... or maybe you should leave the room and figure out who else the heck is here. It can't just be you, right?
2. Daily life! So you're stuck in this town. There's an invisible wall around the place, and there's some creepy rules encouraging you to start murdering each other. But... maybe you should just hang out with the other people who are here? You don't wanna get your murder on right away, do you?
3. Challenge! Hey. You're playing a stupid minigame. Pick a Mario Party minigame, or some kind of dumb video game minigame that's a huge departure from the normal gameplay. You're doing that now. Have fun!
4. Investigation! I'm guessing some of you are a little more proactive than others, so you might want to do a little bit of poking around the setting! With a friend, because two heads are better than one! Have fun with that.

B. MURDER!
1. Mmmmotive! So whoever's responsible for you being here has decided you've spent a little too much time not murdering people, and they've decided to give you a little extra push! But... what is that push? Maybe your family and friends back home seem like they're being held hostage, or maybe they're going to leak your deepest secret. Or maybe it's something that doesn't really affect you at all... but it might affect someone else a little more strongly.
2. Murder! YOU'D BETTER GET READY TO DIE. Or someone in your sights had better get ready to die. It's one or the other. Probably.
3. Body discovery! The best part of waking up.... is finding a corpse of one of the other players. Maybe it's a friend, maybe it's someone you hated, maybe it's someone you barely knew. Either way, you're going to have to play amateur sleuth and try to figure out whodunnit!
4. Trial! All the evidence has been found, so it's time... to talk it out! Who did the thing? Did you do the thing? You'd better figure out, or your life may be on the line.
5. Boss fight! Well, you picked the culprit, but they're not going down without a fight. Have fun fighting the mutant, monstrous version of whoever it was!
6. Afterparty! Well, that was definitely something new and different, huh. Probably pretty traumatic for everyone involved! It's time to regroup and maybe have a little food and stare at the wall for a while.

Comments

goro majima | yakuza

[maddogs]

arrival

What the shit is this?

[ majima taps at the glasses, which, i guess would be useful if you have two eyes but is kind of clouding a lot of his singular eye vision. but it's not like there's much he can do about that so he heads off to explore. the directions said i could make up some locations so he eventually finds a general store. he doesn't put on a shirt or anything but he does don a beautiful cowboy hat, a fake sheriff's badge, and a pair of spurs.

he's ready. ]

Hey pardner, there's only room in this town for one of us an' I ain't leavin'.

challenge

[ hell yes its time for everyone's favorite game, mesuking. you know, mesuking, that swell game where you battle beautiful, bodacious bug beauties. it's a wholesome game about the kingdom of bugs. bugs who are ladies. bugs who are ladies in bikinis. ]

Aw, shit, it's the sexy bug game. Hey! You! Play me. I got prizes ta win.

body discovery

[ okay you know what the rest of the week was actually not that bad. whatever about the kidnapping, but fighting? playing minigames? i mean that's not that different from home. finding a body, though, that's...that's definitely a thing. and for a patriarch of the yakuza, majima's looking a little pale. ]

We -- we gotta tell the others. Warn 'em so they don't just come bargin' in.

[ and, more importantly, look for clues. he's well aware. ]

challenge

[stavros]

[Normal teenage girls might be a little put off by this game. This one, on the other hand, actually smiles a little before giving a serious nod.]

I see. So in this game, the bugs battle for dominance over the stump. [She leafs through the sample deck everyone got for this challenge.] Am I to assume that they dress this way because their clothing grants them an advantage?

[maddogs]

[ yup, that is definitely a teenage girl. but he nods!! lets go with that because ]

Honestly, the first time I played I thought it was just 'cause they wanted dudes ta oogle the goods - but I think it's kinda like armor in another game - different girls with different bug clothes are more important, an' some of them are fuckin' ridiculous. Ya'd think less clothes would mean less armor, but damn some of these half naked broads really pack a punch!

[ im gomen ]

[stavros]

[I mean. Her best friend looks like this. And that's not even the worst of it. Kokoro nods like this makes perfect sense to her.]

Perhaps they simply wish to show that they do not require the protection armour would give?

[maddogs]

Oh shit! Yeah.

[ i mean majima literally doesn't wear a shirt under his jacket, so that seems fair. ]

They're showin' off that their bug-bodies are made of steel.

[stavros]

[Kokoro nods again and looks over her deck.]

So this is played like those arcade games that require cards? They had some of those at home. This should be a simple challenge.

[maddogs]

Yeah! The better your cards, the better the girls. It's based on rock-paper-scissors. Ya know how that goes, right?

[stavros]

Well enough. [She picks out a card in shiny hot pants and looks it over.] So keep in mind not only the strength of the bug, but also her statistics in certain categories... those are these circles, correct?

Arrival

[futuretone]

[who is in this general store but hatsune fricking miku

Majima's roleplaying thrills the smiling android, who raises up her hands while wearing her own cowboy hat.]

I am no law breaker! Please do not introduce me to my maker~ ♪

Heeheehahaha~♪

[maddogs]

[ this is the cutest fucking thing he's ever seen in his life. he laughs. ]

I guess ya get a pass for now, but only 'cause you're such a good singer.

[ we can all hear those musical notes. ]

[futuretone]

Thank you for the compliment, Sheriff! ♪

Bells were made to ring, and Hatsune Miku was born to sing~ ♪

[Tips her cowboy hat!!!]

I will sing for you any time that you request it! And often when you do not request it, as well! I love to sing!

[maddogs]

What kinda music d'ya know?

[futuretone]

I specialize in pop, rock, dance, house, and synth!

[And a devilish grin crosses her face as she leans in closer to Majima]

But I'm also no stranger to rap because when MikuMiku is on attack there's no going back, you see I've got flow like water it gets hotter and hotter 'till it blows up like steam, damn right I'm your queen! Miku is the rap daimyō and her rhymes are supreme~! ♪

[maddogs]

[ he........oh my god..........he's he loves this?????? ]

Damn, listen ta ya!

[futuretone]

Heeheehahahaha~ ♪

Though my programming has certain genres in mind, there is no song, no genre that Hatsune Miku cannot conquer!

There is no substitute for hard work, Sheriff! Singing is my life, and by singing, I breath life back into the world itself! There is no situation that Hatsune Miku cannot sing her way out of!

j u d g e m e n t

[legendkiller]

[That's... Majima. No questioning it. What the hell is he playing?

.........

...???

Bro that's fucking weird.]

The hell kind of games do you play?

i assume this is mesuking

[maddogs]

[ majima would recognize that voice anywhere, he turns around, the cards falling from his hands. ]

It's a -- there's bugs...

i mean, you're right it could be any of them but yes bugs

[legendkiller]

[hey bro.]

Doesn't look like bugs.

[he picks up the cards... yeah definitely not bugs.]

everything he does is a lil judgeworthy

[maddogs]

Yeah, see, 'cause they're wearing bug costumes.

[ he's not even gesturing to the cards, though. he's barely moving at all, his words stilted, almost scared. scared that this isn't real. scared that he'll wake up. scared that saejima will slip through his fingers if he's not careful. ]

[legendkiller]

Is that what it's supposed to be?

[Looks more like bikinis to him.]

[maddogs]

Yeah. It's stupid, don't worry about it.

[ he snatches back his sexy bug cards and shoves them in his pocket. its!! dumb!! ok bro ]

Howsit that we jus' now bumped inta each other?

[legendkiller]

[right. stupid. and you were just super excited about getting to it. he'll remember that.]

Hell if I know. You're not the easiest guy to track down.

[probably has something to do with the way you're all over the damn place. must be because kiryu's here.]

Challenge

[acherontiastyx]

...

[he ambles on over to the mesuking machine, and...]

You know, I don't know what I was expecting, but I'm almost kinda disappointed it's not freakier.

[maddogs]

Huh? 's a wholesome game.

[acherontiastyx]

Yeah, but you'd think a sexy bug game would have sexy bugs? Not just girls wearing bug accessories.