TDM #2

[lockdownmods]

This is the Test Drive Meme for the first full round of Lockdown! If you're interested in joining us, aren't sure, or just want to get a taste of the game itself, this is the place to experience it!

If you have any questions, your mods limitedwings amplitude and hypothetical are here to answer them! The information for Round One that has been released thus far can be found over here. You can use that information to flavor your top levels as you'd like!

And as always, the test drive can be used for your application sample. So go wild.

▸Orientation.

The sound of a chirpy alarm wakes you. To turn it off, you’ll realize that it’s flashing 6:30 A.M. brightly on its digital display. It’s not yours. Luckily it’s not hard to turn off. Some of you may recognize the room you wake up in-- to some extent. It’s decorated as a school dormitory, but it’s made for only one. Whether you’ve been here before or not, if you look, it won’t be difficult to find your answers.

An acceptance letter to Fayflower University sits atop the desk, stating that you have been chosen as an Apprentice of something or other-- a member of the first class since the program’s restructure. Some of your classmates, or perhaps even you yourself, have come here having already taken the school’s entrance exam. Others may not. The recruiting process is never a simple one. You may have just caught their eye now.

There’s also a unique looking fitbit attached to your wrist now. It won’t come off, no matter what you try. You can also find a tablet next to your acceptance letter. You can’t download apps, but there are a handful already programmed on it. It might come in handy.

Whatever your particular case is, now would be an excellent time to take a look around the dormitory and meet the others who will be in your “class”. Maybe someone with some experience can enlighten you to what’s going on here-- or maybe you’d just like someone as clueless as you to yell and cry with.

▸Faculty Office Consultation.

You may have one or several bones to pick with the individuals responsible for bringing you here. Well the Faculty Office is open! You’re more than welcome to introduce yourself and get to the heart of the matter with them. What kind of answers they may give you though...

Unfortunately the man you'll get, whether you know him yet or not, is Oswald Hale.

Or if you’re feeling particularly naughty... you and your fellow Apprentices may feel like snooping around when the staff is out. Be careful though... wouldn’t want to get caught now, would you?

▸Bulletin Board.

In the dorm’s common area, there’s a giant corkboard plastered onto one of the walls. There’s a small banner at the top that reads, “BULLETIN BOARD”. Here’s the perfect place for all your flyers, artwork, or discussion that you’d like to keep off of the tablets. There are some things that technology can’t always emulate, after all.

This would also be a good place to start for those of you who are interested in creating a club of some sort! This is a university, after all, and what’s a university without student-run organizations? You’ve got downtime in between murders, so a little fun can’t hurt anyone...right?

▸Fitness Test.

There’s a track, if you look around hard enough, and positioned at the starting line is a clock. Right now, it reads: 00:00:0000. But as you approach, your fitbit provides a prompt… somehow. Were fitbits always able to do this and you just never realized it? But at any rate, the prompt is a simple text with, “BEAT THE CLOCK?”

You can grab others to race if beating the clock is not your style, or if you choose to accept the challenge, the timer will automatically set to 00:00:5500. Once you start running, it will begin to count down. If you beat the clock, it will reset and immediately start counting down again. A successful race will read, “PHYSICALLY FIT” on the fitbit.

However, on your first failure, you will get the error message, “FODDER”.

Anyway, good luck running a 3 min 40 second mile. Totally doable. (not really doable)

▸TEST TIME.

Did you think you would survive this without a murder? No of course not. There’s always murder. Maybe it’s someone you were close to... or maybe it was someone you’ve had a few quarrels with (...are some people looking at you a little differently?)-- either way it’s your job to uncover the truth.

But working together with everyone... can you say you really trust everyone anymore?

Comments

keith | voltron: legendary defender

[redbellion]

orientation
[ keith doesn't remember falling asleep. he wakes up somewhere unfamiliar, somewhere that definitely doesn't look like the castle. he looks around and immediately realizes that this isn't where he's supposed to be. he immediately goes to grab his knife, but realizes it's not there. he panics, but his instinct is to investigate.

he exits the room and realizes he's mostly surrounded by...humans? lots of them, too. maybe some who definitely aren't, but keith hasn't seen this many humans for...ages.

he goes up to the nearest person and asks: ] Are we on earth right now?

bulletin board
[ keith is completely unimpressed with the bulletin board.

he narrows his eyes at it, crosses his arms, and then immediately starts taking everything down. were you trying to recruit people for a club? or maybe you drew a dick pic. regardless of what it is, if it isn't anything related to figuring out what's going on, keith is taking it down and tossing it on the floor.

rude. ]

fitness test
[ he's actually running the mile because he thinks it'll be good to keep up his stamina for when he reunites with voltron. whenever that'll be. he actually wants to see what his time will be, and if he can beat the clock.

(he doesn't.)

he's got his hands on his knees, panting... his time is actually really, really good, but he gets the "fodder" message on his fitbit. ]

Fodder? Are you kidding me?!

fitness test!

[layil]

[ wow, he did so good, but he still failed! have some pity claps, three of them in total. ]

Congratulations, oppa!

[redbellion]

[ keith isn't really sure what an "oppa" is, but he's pouting at her anyway. he's pretty sure she's making fun of him. probably. ]

What, think you can do better?

[layil]

Probably, but I'm not sweating for anyone, let alone you.

[ normally that "probably" would be a "definitely," but none of her other skills have worked here so far. ]

I mean, you're starting to stink?

[ he's not, but that look on his face is pretty funny. ]

[redbellion]

[ god, she's like lance 2.0. except a lot more vicious. keith grumbles, wiping sweat off of his forehead and scowling at her. ]

Then why don't you go somewhere else if I smell that bad? Don't you have anything better to do?

[layil]

Let me check my schedule. [ she opens her invisible but very real planner. mimes flipping a couple of pages. hmm. ] No, in between being kidnapped and potentially breaking out of here later, looks like I'm completely free. The breakout's not until 10.

[redbellion]

[ he rolls his eyes; she's insufferable. he walks over to grab the workout towel he took from the locker room and wipes his forehead. ]

Read a book. Draw a picture. Do something else that doesn't involve bothering me.

[ ...keith ]

Bulletin Board

[ososoi]

[ Yeah he sees you take down that dick pic. Also everything else, but that's Osomatsu's 'art' you're throwing on the ground! ]

Oi! Oioioioioi! What do you think you're doing?!

[redbellion]

[ he doesn't know who's the one behind the dick pic but IT'S GOING DOWN. ]

I'm taking down anything unnecessary. [ he holds up the pic in question. ] Especially this.

[ososoi]

What'd ya mean unnecessary?! That's a piece of art you're taking down! [ no it isn't ]

bulletin board;

[buriedearth]

Is any of that really necessary?

[ Terra might not have put anything up there, but he knows that some of the people he spoke to had been excited to try to arrange something fun for people to stop by later on. Keith definitely pulling down one of the pamphlets isn't going to help anyone. ]

[redbellion]

Yes, it is.

[ wee woo wee woo IT'S THE FUN POLICE ] We don't have time to be messing around like this. We should be using this for strategizing, putting up information that'll actually help us figure out a way to get out of here.

[buriedearth]

[ Turn in your badge right now GOOD SIR ]

But isn't keeping up morale just as important?

fitness test

[coolbaby]

[ a shrug from the sidelines ]

Fodder is as fodder does, dude. Apps don't lie, that's called fraud and is super illegal.

[redbellion]

[ keith grumbles. he wishes he could tear off his fitbit and stomp on it, but alas. he looks over at her, pouting. ]

What? You think you can do any better?

[coolbaby]

Already did. Went so fast the Fitbit couldn't even track it.

Orientation

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Rantaro was going to ask questions too... What planet he's on wasn't one of them.]

Uh... I certianly hope this is Earth. Last thing I need right now is to be abducted by aliens.

[redbellion]

Depends which aliens are doing the abducting.

[ they aren't all that bad, rantaro. keith looks at his surroundings again, then: ]

What's the last thing you remember before waking up here?

[whatsmytalentagain]

Ugh... [He scratches the back of his head.] I think I was in some kind of high school...? I don't remember the details.

orientation

[virtualbytes]

Mm-?

[Unfortunately for Keith, she was kind of in the middle of napping while standing, so his words are what actually wakes her up. To the point where she actually finds herself yawning.]

... Oh. Good morning. [Is it morning? Who knows.] I don't know if this is Earth or not, though. Sorry.

[redbellion]

[ that's...huh. napping while standing? that's a new one. he gives her a Look as she yawns. ]

Well...judging by the amount of humans who're here, it very well could be.

[virtualbytes]

You think so?

[She tilts her head to the side, blinking a little bit curiously.]

Are you the type of person that assumes that just because there's humans in a place that it's got to be Earth?

Orientation

[douggyfresh]

Earth? [Eiffel gets an almost dreamy look in his eyes. There's a nice thought. He'd spent no small amount of time thinking about his little planet, third rock from the sun. What else did you do when you were trapped up in a space station? Your job? No way!]

That'd be somethin' right? Maybe this is quarantine. A little mental stimulation to get you through the half a year it takes to purge all the space bugs! Yeah!! Give us a big ol' puzzle to solve while we're sweatin' out the intergalactic fever.

[He nods to himself as he speaks, as if this is a one man conversation and he's forgotten that he's engaging with someone else. Force of habit.]

[redbellion]

Quarantine?

[ now here's an answer keith is totally concerned about. his eyes widen, and he's assuming that this guy's from the same world as him, so: ]

I can't be stuck in here, I don't even feel sick! I have to get back to the castle. Voltron needs me.

[douggyfresh]

It's not about feeling sick. C'mon man, I didn't even read the fine print and I know that. You just get all this bacteria on you and they don't know what it's going to --

[Doug stops, brain finally catching up with his mouth. He blinks once. Twice, then replays the man's words in his head.]

Sure, buddy, whatever you say. Jeez, is this how I sound to Minkowski? [he shakes his head, grimacing as he does.] Look, I'm sure Akira and the Black Lion have it under control. You and me gotta focus on the -- god I can't believe I'm gonna say this -- we gotta focus on the real world here. The big, bacteria-y picture!