MARCH/APR TEST DRIVE

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MARCH TEST DRIVE

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A.SPRING FLOWERS INTRO - GARDEN

[Things are starting to warm up in the garden! Slowly and gently, things have begun to defrost. The saturated pink flowers from February have given way to gentle speckles of clover and bright flushes of green, knocking away the winter frost. Daffodils in bright yellow and white greet garden visitors.

Your local cherubs and imps have noticed that getting people to meet each other can be hard. Perhaps people just aren't as social in the worlds they come from! Surely, everyone's just too frozen stiff from the winter weather to break the ice!

Not to worry. They've got a solution! Visitors to the Garden this month will find a nametag affixed to their clothing again, but this time the nametag is here to do the work for you. When another person approaches or even just passes by, the nametag happily speaks up and describes a fun, short fact about its wearer!

Most of these facts are correct… but there's no telling whether or not they're anything you actually want to share. After all, it's not like the cherubs— or the nametags— asked.

B. IN LIKE A LION - PRIDE RING

It's Game Day in the Pride Ring— which is every day, of course. If you've taken the elevator down to floor one today you're inevitably swept up in the crowds, each eager to participate in and cheer for the public Obstacle Course Race.

You're slapped together with a partner and made to wait in line with them as pairs catapult themselves over platforms, jump through rings of fire, climb rocky crags, and swing over pools of steaming water to try and ring a buzzer. Pairs that make it to their destination get a sinful prize— two bottles of a prized hell drink that gives its drinker an ego trip the same way an energy drink would give you a buzz, and a shiny gold-colored badge with their name on it.

The only catch? Both competitors have to make it through to the end for either to receive a prize.

Maybe you're waiting in line, or perhaps you're going through with your partner— or maybe you've just gotta try and book it before anyone catches you. If you won, why not try enjoying that drink together?

C. OUT LIKE A LAMB - HUMILITY RING

[Those who found their way to the peaceful Humility ring are subject to a much less stressful experience. A cherub has organized a small scavenger hunt in hopes of getting folks to explore more of the ring— you know, if they don't mind. It isn't much, but they just hope you'll take advantage of all they have to offer, after all.

The tasks include:

• taking a selfie with someone in a bookshop


• sharing a coffee with a new friend at a coffee shop with an animal on the sign


• trading a handmade gift with a denizen from heaven or hell


• wearing a pair of lion ears

…and other such cozy things. Really, it's a relaxing place to be.

Oddly enough, the place seems a bit more fortunate during the month, too. You might end up getting doubles of anything you obtain in the Humility ring— all the more reason to share with a friend!]


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OOC NOTES:
-This TDM is open to all! You do NOT need to join the comm to play in it!
-This will be the TDM for March/April, but you're free to use old ones if you prefer, or make your own prompts!
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-As a reminder, THIRD CHARACTER APPS are now street legal!
-Post questions for the mods here
-Remember, playing in the TDM does NOT guarantee your entry or app being accepted into the game proper later down the line!
-Apps open!! Be sure to read the rules linked there and check the current taken list!
-For current or new potential players: TDMs count as game canon AND threads may be used for AC if you wish! It's optional! You can do a whole thread and then decide it's not canon if you want!
-Remember regardless of your alignment, you are free to travel to whatever level you wish!

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Catrina Calavera | OC | OTA

[gimmeeyeballs]

Garden

It had been a terrible idea to do that so totally a homework assignment and not a chore for Professor Lich King Juan Maldito as Catrina chewed her name tag a bit in the afterlife. She was feeling rather pissed about the whole thing, especially since Cat died during the rainy season at home trying to summon edible demons as ramen toppings with her familiars before it backfired spectacularly in her face. This aqua blue, most certainly shorter than five feet tall possum looking amphibian with a hand for a tail clearly felt chewing that name tag was the best route possible in dealing with this change emotionally speaking. Cat did stop however when it started speaking out random short facts about herself, not realizing it meant someone was closeby.

”Catrina sleeps with a very ugly plush bird called ‘Plague Bird’ every night! It’s absolutely disgusting to look at.” The name tag is retaliating for the chewing.

“Shit this thing can talk!?” Catrina was shocked by the talking name tag that shares dark secrets apparently.

”Catrina doesn’t know that her brother got Plague Bird from a dumpster outside of a hospital.” The name tag is rather cheery upon stating that awful secret.

In Like a Lion

Not only had Catrina’s familiars had gone down with the ship with their maker, but, they got banished into Tamagotchis for being such awful little monsters in life as Catrina tests the rope for the swing. The Vidas, Catrina’s familiar, those little boogers, had their own coffin shaped Tamagotchis they were banished in, their chain connected to Cat’s belt as she kept tugging at the rope. It had sounded like fun at the time, especially getting a neat drink and golden badge by the end of it with her partner for the race! Downside…Catrina is running with no common sense at the moment as she starts to swing over that steamy water…this was a terrible idea as Catrina and her familiars screech like horrid banshees.

“WALLETS!” Danza screamed from within the periwinkle, coffin shaped Tamagotchi as Catrina is swinging over steamy water in this competition with her partner.

“OH MY GODS DANZA WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT FROM!?” Catrina hollowered, clearly losing focus on the game at hand.

“GUCCI GUCCI!” Screamed Canto from the sea foam colored coffin Tamagotchi, wanting to throttle Danza for distracting Catrina.

“SCIENCE!” Estelle screeched as the steam started fogging up her coral tinted screen.

Garden

[toothaches]

Maurice is nearby taking photos of the garden's beautiful water features with his phone when he hears some Facts being shared. He lifts a wing and looks under it to spy the bright blue girl. Is she...chewing on her name tag? Okay.

"Are you good?" He asks this as kindly as he can.

Re: Garden

[gimmeeyeballs]

"I'm gonna kill my brother once I get back to life!" Catrina goes back to chewing the name tags a bit before she notices Maurice there.

The gremlin in blue pauses as she studies the winged human, that sure is a new trait for Catrina to add to her mental collection, "Nope..my brother got my childhood toy out of a hospital dumpster!"

"Catrina has the maturity levels of a preteen and cannot handle being bored like a grown adult." The name tag responded, it seems gleeful at tormenting its chewing owner.

[toothaches]

That's what he'd thought the nametag had said, but he hadn't entirely been paying attention. Now that Catrina's confirmed it, he winces.

"Oh...sorry t'hear that. But I'm sure he washed it first, right?"

[gimmeeyeballs]

Catrina just gives the most dead on the inside look possible as she answers Maurice, "My brother, Fern, he's like running with two brain cells at best. I don't think he washed it, Plague bird always had a funky smell, but I thought it was from the plastic pellets."

"Catrina's brother, Fernando, had to be saved by her once after pissing off an entire crew of skeletons!" The Name Tag cheerily said, the timing couldn't be more perfect.

[toothaches]

Maurice winces again, feeling sorry for Catrina. He's sure having her secrets (question mark) spouted to a stranger isn't great. It doesn't surprise him though, something weird is always happening in the Garden. He honestly doesn't come here a lot but the flowers are so pretty and he wanted to save a picture of them before they changed.

"Oh...it's the thought that counts?"

His platitude is swiftly interrupted from his own name tag (which he didn't even notice was there) spouts out, "Maurice does the choreography from CATS when he's alone!"

Maurice lets out a strangled squawk and slaps a hand over his name tag.

"UH-- I GOTTA GO!"

[gimmeeyeballs]

To be fair, Catrina did bring this upon herself by chewing on the name tag in the first place. However, Catrina looked up in excitement to hear what Maurice's name tag had to say:

"Holy shit I love Cats! The production is great! I've been wanting to take my familiars to it once Danza was done being under house arrest!"

[toothaches]

Maurice is already wheeling around and fast-walking away. He doesn't think to just...fly off, as it seems like Catrina has no wings of her own.

"Sorry! Sorry!"

He is trying furiously to rip the name tag off his jacket but it's stuck on tight.

[gimmeeyeballs]

Welp, that was a reaction as Catrina's brain cells finally clicked into place that yes she did have a solution for the awful name tags! Catrina pointed at Maurice's name tag and...it now blows razberries?

Catrina then punishes her own name tag by making it blow razberries too in the same pointing fashion as she gave a sharp toothed grin of victory.

"Hey! I fixed the obnoxious name tag issue!" Catrina called out, she is clearly very proud of bring distress upon the name tags as they only sound like the sweet song of the Razberries.

[toothaches]

He has to find a disguise! He has to grow a beard! He has to change his name! Nobody can know how much he likes CATS!

His name tag continues to tattle on him. "Maurice sings Memory when he's having real sad boy ho--PHHPTTTT PHPTTP PPPHHHTTTTT PHTTTTT!"

Maurice skids to a halt when his name tag starts...glitching out? Farting? Is it farting? He's too puzzled to keep trying to run away. His name tag struggles to reveal his secrets, only letting out ridiculous sounds instead of words.

It's getting really hard not to laugh. He turns back to Catrina, his brows lifted in something like awe. "Did you do this?" He points at his sputtering name tag.

[gimmeeyeballs]

"Yep! My specialty, Sound Defect. Truly a gem, makes awful things like the name tags sound like something ridiculous. Also works great on boring rainy days and crowded super markets too." Catrina beamed rather proudly at her achievement.

The name tag on Catrina is also struggling big time to share any sort of secrets as it continues its marching band of farts. Ah, the magic of making things sound comical, she is a proud little necromancing Opera Diva at that one.

[kuchisake_shojo]

"Ugly cute is trendy too, you know!" That's what it is, right? Ugly cute and not just nausea-inducing? Runa overhears that name tag, and just has to chip in to downplay the embarrassment... for now.

[gimmeeyeballs]

Oh if only Catrina had Plague Bird with her now, it would be very evident the name was well earned from the staining and missing teeth from years of rough play. Catrina did look over to her savior in defending poor Plague Bird!

"Right!? Plague Bird was already styling." Catrina was insanely relieved to hear that from someone else in the Garden.

[kuchisake_shojo]

To be loved is to be changed. Even that love makes you real filthy.

She'd hear it from a girl who, although quite distinctive with her demonic changes and the scars she'd had before, might stand out a little less than Catrina. "I bet you could find plenty of people who'd agree. Especially here."

[gimmeeyeballs]

Catrina would be relieved to hear that one as the possum looking amphibian that gives greasy vibes, poor Plague Bird kept being trashed on by that awful name tag.

"Thank the gods for that one! I know Danza was wanting to toss Plague Bird into the fireplace at somepoin.."

"Catrina once had to hide the evidence to her familiar's crime of robbing a jewelry shop nearby. It's hidden underneath the floor board." The awful name tag tattled before Catrina decides it was fart town for the name tag.

The name tag is now making farting sounds after Catrina used sound defect on it.

[kuchisake_shojo]

It's a good name too. You could make a Vtuber out of the concept!

"That'd be needlessly cruel. As long as a single person loves it..." Well, it can be hard for a person to get by on just a single other's love. Still.

"...how much did it take?" Suddenly following the change of subject.

[gimmeeyeballs]

Ironically...Catrina would make a really good Vtuber, that's a pretty strong possibility for her in the Afterlife.

"Oh Danza, they got a good sixty five pieces." Catrina goes to fish out the periwinkle colored tamagotchi that's shaped like a coffin. HI DANZA!

"This is my horrible monster, Danza. They like to steal shiny stuff, a lot." Catrina goes to introduce her heinous abomination, upside, they no longer have that dead fish smell anymore.

[kuchisake_shojo]

Runa tried to be a streamer, but it didn't work out. Tragic.

"Oh jeez. That's a lotta money." Probably, unless it's cheap fake crap, which sounds unlikely. "Oh. ...hi there Danza."

Runa bows slightly. "It's nice to meet you?"

[gimmeeyeballs]

Catrina wouldn't mind teaming up for it! She'll be needing help with internet stuff big time as...she chew it..she chew it good :<

"It was like 10k worth of crap that Danza stole and they had like three convictions already. I needed hide that and fast." Catrina admitted, yeah Danza is a little asshole.

"Wallets, Wallets Wa Wa Walllets!" Danza responded, doing that tamagotchi bounce on the screen.

"They're a little over a year old, so Danza is stuck saying wallets till they're fifty or so." Catrina explains as Danza, being a turbo turd right now, starts demanding their tamagotchi feed at once.

[kuchisake_shojo]

"Ooof, that'll get you in some kinda trouble." How do you lock up a tamagotchi anyways? Would that just get Catrina in real trouble?

"Fifty... years?" That would be some intense patience.

[gimmeeyeballs]

"Absolutely! I'm just glad right now that the afterlife decided to lock them up inside of the tamagotchi. I'm not about to buy the toddler leash for them." Catrina would've been held accountable as she did make the monster in the first place and damn it, that was 10K worth of stuff.

"It's gonna be a very shitty fifty years of waiting on Danza and Canto to speak. Estelle is the only one I think is gonna be speaking soon, maybe." You can hear that exhaustion in Catrina's voice as she explains it. Sure her species can live up to five hundred years, but fifty years is a task!

Garden

[bbbrightside]

"I don't think that's going to stop it. Maybe... you could try leading with a fun fact like that?"

Says the young girl, easily shorter than Catrina herself. Dressed in gothic attire, and yet bearing the visible aesthetics of Heaven; a glowing halo, wings flush to her shoulders. She blinks, and a second pair of eyes suddenly appear and then disappear on her face. The smile is ever-present.

"I bet Plague Bird is lovely."

Re: Garden

[gimmeeyeballs]

You know that one moment when a child is behaving more like an adult than the actual adult? That was Catrina's little moment as she looked over to the young girl mid chew...that name tag has a lot of dents right now.

"Shit, for real? Uhhh...I used to perform in opera growing up before becoming a traveling bard." Catrina no, don't teach her swears!

"Catrina once made one of her classmates croak like a frog during a recital after the latter made fun of Catrina's little love heart tummy." The name Tag was relentless..

"Eh, at least it wasn't insulting poor Plague Bird." Catrina conceded a bit as it was a direction.

[bbbrightside]

It's alright. Ruby was often accustomed to being the adult in the room. Of a sort, anyway.

"I dunno why I need to hear about croaking... even if that sounds pretty funny," she twinges a bit at the tag's remarks, but Ruby's good at moving past uncomfortable subjects. "The opera is good, though! I love music! Do you still sing?"

[gimmeeyeballs]

Catrina would've been concerned had she not been in her own little headspace at the moment with the accursed name tag.

"That shit was hilarious when it happened, she was called 'Croaking Christie' throughout the school year." Without much resistance, Catrina did crack a smirk upon reminiscing before switching gears, "Yeah I still sing, any song requests you'd like? I know Turandot, The Magic Flute, and Der Frieschutz."