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Test Drive Meme
Prompts: Awakening ⭐︎ By Daylight ⭐︎ By Starlight
WELCOME TO CHALRA CITY!
You live in a bustling modern metropolis situated on the coast of the Everwave Sea. Lively and ever-changing, it’s been riding the wave of the recent techno-economic boom, and business has never been better! The city has thawed into spring, bringing with it the balmy breezes and blooms of April, although the mornings are still chilly and damp. Students and their teachers around the city are settling into the new school year a little under a month before its start, and with the weather turning warmer, the city seems even livelier in anticipation of one of the hottest music tours of the year.
awakening
You lead a more or less ordinary life in the bustling Chalra City — this is the world you live in, and it’s the only world you know. And then one day you feel something stir in you — perhaps it comes to you in a dream, or you receive a vivid waking vision upon walking into someone else — and in the back of your mind, you hear a voice that sounds very much like your own, uttering a wish with its dying breath.
You awaken to your destiny as a Nova Knight, a reincarnation of an alien from a dead planet who once fought against the Abyss. With your new transformation charm in hand, it's time to go supernova and, with the help of your comrades, save the world.
by daylight
Now you lead two lives: your everyday life as one of the many citizens of Chalra City, and your life as a reincarnated magical crime fighter. Will you manage to balance the demands of your double lives, or will you buckle under the pressure? Will you trust your fellow Nova Knights, or will you keep your identity a secret? And when your back is against the wall, who will you call for help?
PLAYING PLOT-MANDATED HOOKY
Real life means real obligations, and you're at one right now — whether it's work, school, or a family gathering, you're expected to be there, and you can't just leave without raising a few eyebrows (or questions).
Unfortunately, the ship's computer Nautis has been blowing up your phone with texts, urging you to ditch your responsibilities so you can take care of an urgent threat: innocent cityfolk are mysteriously disappearing under a famously haunted overpass, and it’s most certainly the work of the enemy. The person next to you is also a fellow Nova Knight, and they're getting the same messages. The question is, do you know each other as Nova Knights, or only as colleagues or classmates? And either way, how are you both going to manage to sneak out and take care of business — without being seen transforming in broad daylight?
SUSPICIOUS SCALPER
The entertainment industry in Chalra City is booming, as evidenced by the fact that most of their performance venues are booked year round. And one of the hottest new artists on the Atlace scene has arrived at the Chalra City stop of their nationwide tour! Indie sensation the beautiful unit., comprised of Jana The (vocals and acoustic guitar), Eliza Beautiful (upright bass), and Blair Unit (shakers), has made its mark on Chalra City's pop culture scene before they've even arrived. The tour has attracted enough attention from smaller nearby cities that every light rail car is packed, making an already busy commute even more hectic for the locals, and many a local shop is cashing in on the craze by selling unlicensed the beautiful unit. merch. There's even a new ticket reseller downtown selling tickets to the sold-out show at astonishingly low prices. It seems too good to be true, but some fans' loyalty outweighs their common sense, and on the day of the show, the line goes out the door and halfway around the block. It probably wouldn't hurt to investigate… Wait, with all the tickets they're reselling, does the math even add up?
by starlight
A CAPTIVATING AUDIENCE
When night falls, the curtain rises on the beautiful unit.'s highly anticipated show in the Four Clover Stadium. After a seventeen minute silent intro, the crowd breaks into a roar when Jana The plucks the first note on her acoustic guitar. But as the show goes on, some fans seem to be a little too amped up. Any the beautiful unit. fan who bought tickets from the suspicious new reseller will begin to turn into a blacklit monster, the light sticks clutched in their hands now transformed into fearsome weapons. Before long, dozens of fans have transformed into monsters, and more are following with every beat. The band keeps on playing as the monsters advance towards the stage — it looks like they're trying to kidnap the beautiful unit.!
You can fight off the monsters' advance with your powers, but they outnumber you and they're closing in fast. These monsters are still people, though, and those people are the beautiful unit. fans through and through, so maybe if you can get the band to play a track off their unreleased new album, they'll turn back to normal.
THE DEATH JITTERBUG
The the beautiful unit. craze is inescapable. From banners to badges, you can't turn a corner in Chalra City without seeing their logo (the beautiful unit. in an Arial variant designed as part of an artistic collaboration with the band). You don't even need to go to a show to hear their music — the shopping center at the train station is blasting all their best singles, such as "It's Time To Talk (About You (And Me))" and "Let's! (Family Restaurant)", a jingle originally written for a diner in their hometown that stayed on the Top 40 charts for a record-breaking nine weeks. Their music is popular for a reason, though, and plenty of shoppers are dancing along to the beat. The only problem is…they don't seem to be able to stop!
If you investigate, you'll discover that the small crystals attached to the shopping center's speakers are draining the energy of anyone under the hipster dance curse. If you destroy the crystals, the shoppers should go back to normal, but you never know which one of them is an appropriately themed monster in disguise. If you're not careful, you might find yourself in for a serious dance off.
MONSTER INFO
Here's some convenient info about various monsters for use in TDM threads. For the purposes of the TDM, there aren't hard and fast rules about how they work, so have fun and go wild!
tbu. GROUPIES: Those desperate fans who bought suspiciously scalped tickets will turn into monstrous versions of themselves upon reaching a certain hype level: some of them grow in size; others grow claws, fangs, or hand-crocheted beanies; any fan merch on their person becomes a grotesque weapon. Somehow, they always look like they're under a blacklight, and if you listen closely, their seemingly meaningless grunts comprise an infinite chorus of I was into them before they got big. They're still fans at heart and will probably turn back to normal if you can get their favorite band to play an unreleased single!
THE SOFT SHOE STINGER: Anywhere people seem to be compelled to dance, there's a human-disguised monster in the crowd, poised to attack if any Nova Knights show up. Once unveiled, it's clear from those brightly-colored antennae and compound eyes that this guy is allied with the enemy, and his dance moves truly out of this world. You can defeat this monster by winning in a dance-off, but if enough of you just pummel him with your powers he'll leave. Either way, it's a win.
GROOVE GHOSTS: Any time people are possessed by the spirit of dance, whether at a concert or under the influence of a monster's spell, these guys might show up to jeer at your pitiful moves and heckle you about being off-beat. They can be dispelled by Silver-level powers, but if enough of them gather, it might take a bit more coordination to beat them all.
Note: While the TDM has some specific prompts, you are not limited to these options for threading! Please feel free to use any elements of the setting you see in the info pages.
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Not for the first time, Brnine swears Nautis has mind-reading powers that she uses for the sole purpose of irritating them. Not only does their phone not stop pinging, it becomes even louder and more erratic. Other students are starting to look over at them and snicker.
Interestingly, the phone alert coming from the cabinet also seems to be growing louder, faster, and altogether more annoying. Some battery alert.
They look back at Natalia and let their eyes narrow, just a little bit. "Well, I'm going to step out for a second and see who's trying to get a hold of me. Why don't you take that opportunity to see to your...battery?"
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If Brnine looks towards the satchel as she slips the phone into her blazer, they'll definitely notice the extremely distinct sea-green star charm on a lanyard, though perhaps not that it's somehow inscribed with a stylized 'ν' that always faces the viewer.
Nautis, is, of course, panicking.
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A glance at the time on their phone shows them that their class is only half over. Well, at least it's the last schedule block of the day. Brnine will just have to show up bright and early tomorrow to get chewed out by the principal again. They turn and head back into the room, flipping their phone shut and shoving it back in their pocket as they go. Natalia, they notice distractedly, already has her phone stowed away again.
"All right, everyone," Brnine announces, "something urgent has come up and you're all getting out early. Put your projects away and pack your bags. Class is over."
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Hopefully, by the time anyone asks, she'll be over the wall and out of sight.
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There are a few whoops of delight at the prospect of cutting out early, and all around the room, students start packing up. Brnine watches from the front, making sure nobody gets too careless with the tools in their excitement. Another ping! comes from their pocket—Nautis reminding them to get moving, no doubt—but at this point, they just ignore it. They need to get going to find a place to transform, but they can't do that until all the kids are gone.
Finally, the last straggler shuffles out the door, and Brnine leaves and locks the door behind them. From previous incidents where they had to transform on campus, they know of a little shortcut through the wall that leads to an alcove sheltered by those silly privacy hedges. They take one last look up and down the hall to make sure no teachers or admins are coming their way, then sidle out the side door and head for that shortcut.
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... okay this is starting to get from a bit odd and on in to suspicious. Natalia's a rumored intelligence spook because of all the weird stuff she does, so, you know, she's in the clear. Brnine, the wood shop instructor... Hm.
New plan, reduce sight lines as much as possible. Which means... Away from the parking lot. Okay. But first.
Awkwardness. Finish your vault, land carefully, act as if you have every right to do that, because you do. "Instructor." Hope they're headed the other way, pull the charm from its place in your headphone jack. Try not to let it shine through your fingers.
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When she's gone, Brnine ducks into the alcove and takes a good look around. The coast is clear. They take their phone out and cup the charm in the palm of their hand.
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A simple matter to clear the roof and take to the skyscrapers.
Now. Let's see where Nautis found this 'demon overpass'.
Not too far. Take it at a jog, warm up. Well. A light jog for a superhero.