TESTDRIVE #1

[cobamods]

There's a number of ways it could happen, but regardless you find yourself standing on the outskirts of a city. A beautiful city, as familiar to you as any from your world, with all manner of buildings within sight. A sign on the side of the road greets you, saying WELCOME TO COBA You're already part of the family! It's practically inviting you to step into the city limits. Why don't you? As soon as you do, you'll find a pamphlet in your hand, almost eager to tell you all about what this mysterious Coba has to offer. And eager seems to be the impression you get about almost everything - the sun seems to brighten, the flowers seem to perk up - it's almost as if everything about Coba is welcoming you as an honored guest. And you are. Though hopefully, only temporarily. Coba would love nothing more for you to become an honored member of her precious community. Welcome to Coba, visitor, and we hope you enjoy your stay! PREMISE | RULES | FAQ & QUESTIONS | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS Please read the FAQ before commenting! ♥ Welcome to the City of Coba Testdrive! Your character has found themselves in Coba, and are welcome to do any of the following: ● As you enter the city, you hear some bustle about a homecoming party! Following the signs will find yourself at a plaza with food, drink and live music, of all sorts and types. Why don't you stay awhile and indulge? ● Or, if you're not the party type, maybe you'd like to check out the city's cultural center! There's art, books, and other things to keep your mind occupied. And, maybe you'll meet other like-minded people there. ● Not in the mood for any of the above? There's always the beach! It's a lovely day, the waves are beautiful and the stores along the boardwalk all have signs up that read "TAKE WHAT YOU NEED". Maybe you need a surf board. ● Or maybe you have something else you want to do? Go for it! You're more than welcome to come up with your own prompts. In addition to the above, we would love to encourage anyone taking part in the testdrive to world build with us! Whether it be a street name or an entire neighborhood, whatever you come up with will become part of the game's canon. All we ask is that you pop over here to link us so we can see what you've done! Finally, ENJOY YOURSELVES. Seriously, this is meant to be a laid back, enjoyable game. We welcome any questions, critiques, and ideas, so always feel welcome to approach us about any and everything. We hope you decide to stay here in Coba!

Comments

[breakrecord]

I feel like we've missed an important moral somewhere along the way...

[keymash]

There were morals?

[breakrecord]

I think they got run over by your skateboard.

[keymash]

That's the price we pay.

[breakrecord]

Hey, I don't think I had much of a hand in running over things. Almost getting run over, though...

[The briefest of pauses, then, with the most neutral expression he can conjure:]

So, Guy Who Almost Ran Me Over, do you have a name? I'd introduce myself first, but I'm afraid my name has eskated me right now.

[keymash]

I'm Peter.

[breakrecord]

[He was hoping for at least a groan or a disbelieving stare, but it looks like his pun skills have dropped in level. Disappointing, but he'll live. There's more important tasks at hand at the moment anyway.]

Nice to meet you! I'm Hibiki Kuze. Are you from this city?

[keymash]

[ Oh, he got it. But some puns don't need to be acknowledged ]

Nope. And I'm guessing you aren't either.

[breakrecord]

[Not getting his terrible puns acknowledged means that they aren't terrible enough. He's got standards to maintain, and those standards include the occasional pun so awful that it's impossible to ignore.]

Nope. That's a shame, because I was hoping I could find someone to answer a few questions I have about this place. The pamphlet and the map are nice and all, but they aren't good at holding a conversation.

[keymash]

Sorry, I don't have any more answers than you do.

[breakrecord]

That's all right; I kinda had a feeling.

There is something you can help me with right now, if you don't mind! Don't worry, there's no risk of physical injury.

[keymash]

Okay, so what is it?

[breakrecord]

Have you noticed anything strange about the city? Stuff like, oh... Castles popping up in the corner of your eye, things flickering in and out of focus, etcetera?

[keymash]

I got some pictures of some blurs and funny stuff, yeah.

[breakrecord]

Huh... What kind of funny stuff did you see?

[keymash]

I saw some turrets, flying cars . . . they kind of come and go before I got a good look.

[breakrecord]

Those are all cooler than the stuff I saw... I'm kind of jealous, but it's good to know I'm not the only seeing things. Thanks!

[keymash]

Hey, no problem. Least I could do.

[breakrecord]

Now the only question remaining is why there's at least two of us having strange hallucinations, but I think that's going to take at least some more asking around...

Well, Peter, it was good talking to you. Make sure you raise that skateboard of yours right!

[Provided there's nothing else to say, he's going to give Peter a quick nod before turning and walking away, into another part of the city...that, for less than a second, flickers and changes into something with a lot more towers and electronic signs. Weird. Maybe this is just a part of the looming skateboard apocalypse.]

[keymash]

Good luck!

[ he waves him off casually ]