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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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[hotel]

Ugh!

[You'll hear the slam of another door before you see a red-haired teenage girl storming down the hall to try the next one.]

Would it be so hard for this place to have doors go the same way all the time? There's something wrong about it.

[stolen object]

[The Spectres have been arguing for a while, and you might think to step in -- except this girl has already marched in and slapped the accused thief across the face.]

People like you are nothing but dirt on the ground. Obviously you're the one who's wrong, aren't you?

What? You can't seriously be saying you believe them! I didn't even --

I'm saying you're making a nuisance of yourself, so just give back whatever it is already!

[...apparently, listening to both sides is for squares.]

[underside]

[Anna has shown up in a dress that you would think would be terrible to fight in. Not to worry, she's apparently having the time of her life slicing into a particularly large Revenant with a two-handed axe.]

Yes! Ahahahaha, get out of my way! This is what I was made for!

[That laughing sounds a little concerning.]

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!

Chop it open, chop it open! [The enthusiastic cheering is coming from a young woman in an... interesting outfit, clapping her hands gleefully. She's acting more like a kid at Christmas than someone on the battlefield.]

[It's just that the present she wants to open is, uh. Actively trying to kill them.]

Oooh, I can't wait to see what's inside~!

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. ]

[Well, this feels familiar. Not that she can place it, but as long as the plague doctor girl isn't an enemy, the thrashing creature is still the first priority. The red-haired girl (none of these temporary names were good enough) side-jumps out of the way of its claws and swings her axe at it, turning back as the thing cries out.]

If you want to make yourself useful, be my guest!

i. conbini? more like free food

[There are worse fates than being stuck wandering a convenience store for eternity. They can't recall what those worse fates might be just now (how strange; usually they're so quick on that point), but they're very certain that they a) exist and that b) Chara is almost certainly bound for one or more of them. In their opinion.]

[The point is that if they're not able to leave, that means they're not able to pay for their goods here. Which means that everything on these shelves is more or less free game. Right?]

[That's definitely what Chara's taking it to mean. They just up and grab a basket and then start filling it with every possible junk food they can imagine. They can't even read what half of this stuff is. It looks like it's sugary, though, so in the basket it goes. This one looks chocolate - even better. To the basket with it!]

[Then, with the air of someone who has straight up run out of fucks to give, Chara unwraps what appears to be a snack cake and simply begins chowing down.]

[Look, if they can't leave, no one can make them pay for it.]

ii. what's with this sassy lost child

[Chara can feel their smile starting to thin. They're probably spooking the child they're ostensibly to be helping, but what are they meant to do about that, exactly? The child should have thought about that before approaching Chara of all people for help.]

I understand that this is all very confusing, [says Chara in a tone that would not be out of place in addressing a gaggle of preschoolers, in spite of the fact that their apparent age is no greater than the child's they're meant to be assisting,] but I will be utterly unable to help you unless you can provide me with information of better merit than what you are currently giving me.

[The best samaritan right here. And also not very likely to reunite the child with their mother at the bookshop unless someone a little better equipped to handle this steps in to help. Not that Chara will likely appreciate the help. Alas.]

iii. underside is my favorite indie rpg

[Dark and eerie and full of dangers?]

[Well, they're already dead. What's the worst that could happen? Purgatory is already a nicer fate than what they were sure was waiting for them anyway. They can't exactly recall why they thought that...but that hardly matters.]

[A noise behind them, and Chara whirls around with their weapon springing to life in their hands. It appears to be a massive scythe, though its blade glitters with an eerie, reddish light rather than your more standard, steel-colored hue.]

[Their eyes are equally red, and just cold.]

Show yourself.

[Regardless of whether the approacher is a Revenant or another Executer, Chara's demeanor remains equally chilly either way.]

Aw, thanks for inviting me!

[The good(?) doctor currently has her hood down and mask pushed up on top of her head, revealing her face, eyes shining with excitement. But at her fellow combatant's urging, she tugs the mask back over her face and charges, pulling out...]

[A giant pair of surgical scissors.]

[Seriously, they're almost as tall as she is.]

[She rushes in with no apparent regard for her personal safety, aiming right for the injury already made by the axe, stabbing and snipping to open it wider.]

Now, what makes you tick, hmmmmmm?

Edited 2020-02-20 02:03 (UTC)

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

i. conbini

[This giant pink woman is going on a Convenience Store adventure!

She's made it pretty deep into Conbini's shelves, to the point where the items on the shelves have stopped being identifiable, or even particularly items. So far, she hasn't turned around. If she's done this already and been rubber-banded back, she doesn't seem concerned about it happening again.]

Look at this! There's so many shapes and colors and things - what are these?

[She plucks one of the abstract shapes, a sort of indistinct mauve oval, off the shelf and turns it over in her hands. It looks sort of...chalky?]

ii. bathhouse

[Today, she has found the bathhouse! This woman doesn't seem as though she entirely understands the purpose of the bathhouse - she's just happily sitting in the bath, still fully clothed, her long dress rippling lightly in the water. She beams.]

Isn't this just lovely? The water feels so nice!

iii. fite

[She's adapting well to this form of fighting. Leaping around feels natural, and the strength feels no different than normal. Maybe it's just that she doesn't remember any different.

Even the shield she's summoned, pink and translucent with a rose motif, seems pretty easy to use. It's just a shield, after all. She lifts it to intercept an attack from the Revenant she's fighting, letting it smash its staff across the shield with no obvious damage. She's obviously not going to be easy to hurt - when she tries to slam into it with the shield, the creature turns away to go after what might be an easier target.]

Watch out!

[From somewhere up high above and off to their left, Chara may hear a sudden, abrupt thud.]

[If they look around, they shouldn't have much trouble spotting the source:]

[Some goddamn gremlin has scaled the shelves and is standing on top trying to whack the ceiling tiles open with a can of pringles.]

[She's a small blonde teenager in what looks like the uniform for a fancy private school, audibly talking to herself with no apparent concern for the fact that there are other people around.]

It's a convenience store, so why doesn't it sell power tools? Those would be really convenient right now.

Edited 2020-02-20 02:12 (UTC)

[If they were expecting to startle the person who made the noise it doesn't seem to be working. The man pauses, eyeing them... then scoffs, moving to walk right on past as if the scythe was a child's toy.

He's much more interested in the Underside. Chara might as well not even be here.]

[That prompts a dry upward lift of their eyebrows as they study the source of the interruption without any apparent interest. Any apparent interest. That doesn't mean there isn't any.]

Anything can be a power tool if you're determined enough.

[The thud sounds continue almost rhythmically as she proceeds to talk while still trying to whack the ceiling with the can.]

Hmm, I guess you're right- I just have to make up for the lack of electrical power with muscle power, instead!

[She pauses for a moment, squinting thoughtfully at the seam between the two tiles where she's been aiming her blows.]

Just not enough heft to it, I think... Would you toss me that can of beans, please? I need something with harder edges.

combini
We can't possibly just take these without paying, can we?

[The dead don't have money ~~unless your dear player missed something in the infoposts~~ and the spectre standing watch at the cash register seems somehow less interested in taking payment than an actual living cashier.]

Should we- offer to trade something, do you think?

are you my mummy
Excuse me!

[Here's Pyrrha holding a small child; apparently currently overwhelmed by the situation and level of attention, she's buried her face into Pyrrha's shoulder.]

We're looking for, um, "a place with lots of paper"?

[Help locating this place or possibly coaxing more details out of this terrified spectre-toddler would be appreciated.]

wildcard
[come at me]

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.

[Easier target you say.]

[More like it turns into a slamming attack from another shield, much less pink and floral than Rose's, no less solid.]

Try to cut it off!

[Being ignored, being cast aside, brushed away like some stupid, inconsequential thing - ]

[It ignites something in them. The urge to lash out, scream, yell - PAY ATTENTION TO ME - curls up like a dead thing in their chest. Dead thing. Ha. That's funny.]

[But they're not that childish.]

[They keep their weapon out, and speak with a smile in their voice. It's not a very happy smile.]

It's rude not to say hello.

[Well, she did ask politely.]

[Chara hefts one of the cans of beans in their hand, weighing it in their palms as though debating whether or not to listen in the first place. Then, with an impressive speed and dexterity:]

Very well. Catch.

[They wing it at her like they're an All-Star pitcher.]

[She attempts to catch the can and grunts slightly as it hits her in the ribs, but she manages to grab hold of it without either dropping the can again or falling off the shelf, so it's probably fine? She doesn't seem at all concerned about being smacked in the side with a high-speed chunk of metal, at least.]

Thanks!

[Having selected the pringles primarily for reach, she briefly considers how to get the can to actually connect with the ceiling without hopping up to hit it, then seems to hit on an idea. She opens the tube of chips, dumps out the pringles inside, and stuffs the can of beans into it. The end result is sort of like a medieval mace, if you stretch the definition to the point of total meaninglessness.]

[But it's long enough to hit the ceiling with, so whatever.]

Oh, this is much better. I really want to crack this place open so I can see how it works! Engineering isn't really my specialty, but just observing how I physically react to whatever is in there could be really valuable data all by itself.

[That... probably doesn't mean "I'm gonna touch stuff and see if I die", right? Right???]

[...no who are we kidding it absolutely does.]

Or maybe it's more of a physics problem... is space warping or just our perception of space? Oooh, I hope it's neurological manipulation, that would be amazing.

[That tone gets his attention more then the weapon did, and he gives them a dead smile of their own, the one eye rolling to meet them]

Dead men can't be rude. Don't waste your breath.

Edited 2020-02-20 03:31 (UTC)

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?

[It would have been far more satisfying if that had clocked her firmly in the head and sent her toppling to the ground below...but alas, we cannot have everything.]

You hope that it is an external entity manipulating your thought processes.

[Said in a tone that clearly implies: "you are an idiot for thinking this."]

How novel.

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CAN CRY: FIRST TEST DRIVE

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Mira Delacroix | OC | envy, sloth, or wrath

Underside (psst the link to her costume isn't working)

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