doingtheuglycry | CAN CRY: FIRST TEST DRIVE

CAN CRY: INITIAL TDM
Welcome one and all to the very first test drive meme for Can Cry! If you're unfamiliar with the game, then you can check out the interest check, FAQ, world & setting info page and the powers and abilities page to get up to speed! Since the game is still very much under construction, this is just an initial test drive for people to dip their toes into the water and see which characters they'd like to consider for the game. In order to not spoil the opening of the game for players, the TDM is not canon to Can Cry and will take place in a slightly wonky little AU just over to the left. Characters have awoken in Purgatory after their deaths and been conscripted as Executors by Rei, the sole other Executor in Purgatory. The population of dangerous spirits has gotten out of control and she needs some allies to help her keep things under control. Characters on the TDM will have access to all of their starter powers as outlined on the powers page as well as two unique abiliites to play around with as you please. Some prompts and location details have been provided below for you to play around with but please feel free to go hog wild and have fun!
LIMBO
Limbo is the Executor's main base of operations as it is the top level of Purgatory and the one most populated by non-violent spirits. Distorted by the cognition of all the human souls here, Limbo has taken on the form of a hazy, dream-like recollection of a town. It's full of winding paths that go up, down and all around and the geometries of the town and its surroundings don't always make much sense. Stairs might lead loop back around on themselves or a door to the outside might end up leading right back indoors. It's a bit of a headache, so it's usually best not to think about it too hard. The town is mostly functional, mostly thanks to all the human souls here. Players are free to invent any additions to the town that they would like for their threads, but here are some to get you started: ⚝ Conbini: A seemingly normal Japanese convenience store, full of the sort of fare you'd expect from a cheap 24-7 convenience store. There's only four aisles and everything's a bit clustered together, but it's not overly claustrophobic. Things start getting a bit weird when you try and go to the back of the store, though – no matter how long you look, there is always just one more aisle for you to browse and the further back you go, the stranger and more abstract the items on the shelf will look. If you walk too far or turn around you will suddenly find yourself back at the first aisle in the blink of an eye as if you were rubberbanded back there. ⚝ Hotel: A so-called luxury hotel that towers over the rest of the buildings in the area. Even if you don't have a reservation, all you have to do is approach the desk and the Spectre there will apparently recognize you and hand over a key to one of the rooms. Except... you can't quite read the number? It seems to fluctuate whenever you try. Not that it matters, because the key will open any of the hundreds of doors in the building, though no one door will ever open onto the same room twice. The layout of each room is subtly off in a number of ways, with the dimensions of the room not seeming quite right no matter how you try to work it out. The decor is luxurious through and the extravagant room service is free, so it's a nice place to relax. Be warned, though – if you misplace your key, you'll find yourself lost in the mazelike halls until you eventually stumble out into the reception with no way of knowing how you got there. ⚝ Bathhouse: An enormous Grecio-Roman styled bathhouse for you to relax in after a hard day's work of dealing with Revenants. There don't seem to be any workers here that you can see, so feel free to let yourself in and make yourself at home. Interestingly, even without anyone around, you'll find the water is always adjusted to a temperature and a fragrance that's most appealing to you and drinks, towels and anything else you need will appear within reach by the side of the baths whenever it occurs to you that you might need it. When in doubt: Just get weird with it!
QUESTS
Since it's up to Executors to maintain order in Purgatory, this also means they need to resolve any issues that crop up for the Spectres occupying it. You can come up with any sort of quest you like, but here are some ideas to get you started: ⚝ A lost child will request your help in reuniting with their mother. It's a bit of a struggle for them to communicate with you as they are a freshly-awakened Spectre and it's also not entirely clear if their mother is, in fact, in Purgatory with them. Eventually, careful questioning of the child Spectre and some of the other Spectres around Limbo will lead you to a bookshop where mother and child will be reunited. Happy end! ⚝ Two Spectres are causing a ruckus in town with a screaming-in-each-other's-face tier argument. Calming them both down is going to be a task all on its own, but if you manage to, it turns out the first Spectre is missing a precious object and has accused the other of stealing it. The second Spectre insists the precious object never existed in the first place. Uh... good luck with this. ⚝ A uncommunicative and kind of creepy Spectre is accused by others in the town of being a Revenant in disguise after some of their neighbors disappear in the night. Investigate and uncover the truth! Feel free to NPC Spectres as you need for this TDM!
THE UNDERSIDE OF LIMBO
Though it's the most peaceful level of Purgatory, Limbo is not without its dangers. Directly below Limbo is what's known as the Underside, a darkness cast by the city above where Revenants and malicious spirits linger. It appears as a dark, mirror-reversed version of Limbo, though the geography is much more twisted and confusing. If left unchecked, Revenents from the Underside would attack the town and consume any number of Spectres. It's up to the Executors to head down there and see to them! This is a general prompt for combat-oriented testing, to allow characters to experiment with their new powers as Executors! Because of that, and because combat will function slightly differently in-game, this section is pretty loosey goosey. Like previous posts, you are free to invent locations and NPC Revenants to make things more fun and exciting! Because Revenants will function in a unique way in-game, players are encouraged to invent their own Revenants to fight for this TDM. If you would like some ideas for what sort of Revenants to battle, you can check out this video to see what sort of enemies exist in the original game, but beware that it does contain spoilers for Crystar.

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conbini;
I thought--

[ You know, this place is fucking weird. She's sure there's an end in sight, but all she gets as she keeps walking is another shelf. Another. And another. And the items are sure getting weirder. Needless to say, she's not a fan.

If someone's around, she'll turn to them, then point to the items. ]

... Do these look weird to you?

[ Or, meet her at the front of the store, looking frazzled. ]

I wouldn't go too far in there, if I were you.

you need to calm down;
Screaming isn't going to--

Well, being calm isn't doing anything!

[ This, perhaps, had been a mistake to step into. The second Spectre is either genuinely unaware of the item's existence, or playing dumb for some reason. To be honest, she's discovering she's not so great at diplomacy. She's also wishing she had some sort of power to compel people to tell the truth, or something to tell her if someone's lying.

She's also getting a little impatient, and being yelled at is not doing her mood any favors. ]

If we figure this out, we can all go home and forget about this. [ To the second Spectre: ] If you're truly in the dark, that's fine, but this one won't leave you alone unless you return it if you have it.

[ She's... she's trying very, very hard. ]

powers;
[ She's pretty curious in general, but... well, it strikes her that maybe she should see exactly what she can do, aside from the enhanced speed and durability. Catch her in a more open place, staring at her hands... which are sparkling a little. Huh. ]

Okay...

[ She thrusts her hands forward... and sheets of ice form on the ground. There may be some extremely sharp icicles jutting upward, too, perhaps-- right at you? ]

Oh-- I'm really sorry, I didn't see you there!

Hey, is this what you lost? [A young woman strides right up, holds out her hand, and proudly presents...]

[A severed, mummified-looking finger.]

[Judging by the way the Spectre recoils in horror, the answer is apparently no.]

Great, that means I can keep it, right?

[ Oh, that sure is an actual finger. She's taken aback, before she attempts valiantly to recover. ]

It... looks like you can.

[ Meanwhile, the Spectre is only getting more irritated. ]

If neither of you are going to help, I'm going to leave!

Wonderful! [She tucks it back into a pocket, apparently saving it for later.]

Okay, good luck with finding your... [A pause, as she blinks and realizes something:] Wait, did you ever say what you were looking for?

[She's honestly not sure whether they didn't, or if they did and she just wasn't paying attention.]

A precious family heirloom!

[ She sighs and just barely resists the urge to drag her hands over her face. ]

You could be a little more specific, please?

[ But the two Spectres have devolved into fighting again. Welp. ]

Did it have your initials on it? [She has no idea what your name is, Spectre, she's just hoping you do.]

Well... I don't know!

[ She... could have seen that coming. She bites back a sigh and turns to the Spectre. ]

Where did you have it last?

It was around here, I put it down and then it was gone!

[ And she turns to the other girl. ]

... Would you mind helping me look for it? Otherwise, I'm not sure this will ever end.

Oh, don't worry- one of them will probably escalate to violence eventually, and then it'll sort itself out! [...honey no.]

But it'll probably be faster if we can just find it instead. [Addressing the Spectre again:] What did it look like?

I'd-- rather not it come to that.

[ honey no,

The Spectre, still fuming-- ]

It's a small box with jewels on the top!

Okay... that shouldn't be too difficult to find, at least.

[She gives a playful salute.] Okay, we're on it!

[Turning around, she surveys the area, bouncing on her feet a little. Nobody dead should be this energetic.]

Now if I were a box, where would I be...

[ It's your friendly neighbourhood Executor out for an explore as well!! Aren't you lucky! Not that it looks like she knows anything more about the convenience store than Mira does. ]

Weird...? I guess they are a little strange. But maybe it's just what's trendy nowadays? Who knows, maybe people are really into things like...

[ She picks a little tub of instant ramen off the shelf at random to give it a look-see. ]

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... "Cheese and onion flavour potato chip flavour" instant ramen?

[ w h a t t h e f u c k ]

[ Oh no, she doesn't like that. ]

That-- that sounds horrible. [ She picks up another instant ramen-- ]

.... "Mustard and shrimp"?

I... don't think these are edible.

[ d i s g u s t i n g. ]

Do convenience stores really sell flavours like this? Is it because we came too far back?

I am not certain. [Mipha picks up one of the items off the shelf, but she's as baffled by it as she is by everything else in this store. Maybe saying the she doesn't recognize any of it is a little obvious, though. She checks the label.] Have you ever had... Salted Noodle Product?

[What kind of label is that?]

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Um...

[ She peers over at what Mipha's holding. ]

... I think that's supposed to be ramen, but the label makes me question that. I'm not sure I'd want to even try it.

[...maybe he should've been observing from a further vantage point, but it doesn't really seem to catch him too off-guard, since he manages to intercept the icicles heading for him with some Shadowy Bullshit and gives her... something of a disdainful look.]

I won't say you don't have potential, but you really ought to work on your situational awareness.

[ Oh. Yikes. She winces--it's probably just because he's a stranger but she's, like, incredibly intimidated. ]

I'm really sorry, I didn't expect anyone to be around.

[Jasper ponders a moment before his expression... well, softens isn’t the right word, but he at least doesn’t seem as annoyed as he did before.]

Well, we are all stumbling about half blind here, with some of us taking to things better than others. It may be best to consider mutual supervision while we feel things out.

CAN CRY: FIRST TEST DRIVE

Mira Delacroix | OC | envy, sloth, or wrath

calm down

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connnnnnnnnnnbini wait, this is a 1/2 so view the thread

ok there

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