The "Drift Compatible" Test Drive Meme

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THE "DRIFT COMPATIBLE" TEST DRIVE MEME

The Being responsible for bringing people into the Legion's universe is up to some strange tricks! It's now creating illusions of alternate universes and dumping the Legionnaires into them, as if testing them for its own reasons. Each time this happens, the captives -- er, participants have knowledge of the scenario, their role, and what they're supposed to accomplish planted into their heads, but still remember who they once were. These universes technically are just illusions and all the participants have an inherent knowledge of this, but it's up to them if they believe it -- and the danger is real. If you die in one of these scenarios you stay dead. This time they're being dumped into a scenario where they're... JAEGER PILOTS! THE SETTING: It's the year 2025 and for the last 12 years, Earth has been plagued by horrible otherdimensional beings called kaiju, that come to Earth through a dimensional breach deep in the ocean in the Marianas Trench. Everyone pulled into this temporary mayfly universe will find themselves part of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps, individuals recruited in teams of two to pilot giant mechas called Jaegers, the only thing standing between kaiju and their destruction of Earth's coastal cities. The strain of piloting a Jaeger is great, so Jaeger teams share the weight of it by "drifting," linking their minds together to handle it. To complicate things, the Legionnaires from the 31st century aren't the only ones pulled into this adventure. Strange people from many worlds are being yanked in and finding themselves thrust right into the heart of this conflict. Will you work together and try to successfully drift so that you can defend humanity in this universe? Will you try to escape the fight? Will you get out of your Jaeger and fight with your own superpowers? Will you chase the rabbit and get lost in your collective memories? The choice in your hands and as you make it, the Being is watching. Judging. Deciding who it deems worthy to place in what universe it sees fit. ARE YOU DRIFT COMPATIBLE? All characters will find that they're at least somewhat drift compatible with who they're threading with, even if they may find it difficult. Drifting is a very intimate experience, where characters can share memories and emotions while each pilot controls one half of the Jaeger's body. Characters keeping their superpowers -- or finding they have brand new ones -- is entirely optional, and players may have it so their characters use their powers to enhance their Jaeger's performance or can even use them to fight the kaiju directly. SCENARIO A: The Kwoon Combat Room is where Jaeger pilots are tested in martial arts with potential drift partners. Both of you know you're not supposed to be here, and instinctively know this person here with you is just like you, a stranger to this world, but you're constantly being watched by strangers and you don't know if any of them are responsible for your abduction. This is your chance to talk with someone else that's trapped in this scenario without easily being overheard -- in between blows. Don't know any martial arts? Well, congrats, you do now! SCENARIO B: Uh oh, it looks like you or your partner "chased the rabbit" while drifting together. Your minds are linked and you're lost in your combined memories and have to help each other find your way out again. Fortunately, this is just a test run of your Jaeger -- or if it isn't, at least this entire process happens deceptively fast. Very little time will pass outside your heads while you cope and find your way out again. SCENARIO C: This is it, you've been tossed head first into fighting a giant otherdimensional Godzilla-monster! Possibly even with a total stranger. Whether it's in the waters of a huge bay or in between the buildings of a city, have fun kicking giant monster butt! SCENARIO D: Wild card! Choose your own scenario. It can be a combination of some of the others or something entirely different! Perhaps you decide 'fuck this giant robot thing' and want to face the kaiju head on with your superpowers. Maybe you decide to hightail it to the Breach under the Pacific ocean to take on the otherdimensional aliens on the other side. The choice is yours -- provided you can talk your drift partner into it. OOC INFO ✦ Current players in game can jump into this and do starters if they like so they can play with new players and each other. This meme will count as part of the game canon for those that opt in, though they'll find their memories somewhat fuzzy afterward. These threads can count toward your AC, however the "new CR" credit cannot be applied since not every character joining in is guaranteed to join the game. This takes place after the Naltor disaster and before the cosmic threat plot. ✦ Potential players can use this as a standard test drive and may use these threads as their samples. However, at least two posts in their threads must fit the requirements for apps, both in length (200 words) and in quality. These two posts can exist in any number of threads whether it's one thread or two. If you do plan on using a thread as a sample, please make sure the writing throughout your threads is a good example of your writing skills and has some solid examples of the character's voice. ✦ Potential players can also opt to keep these threads as game canon when they app in, so that their character remembers the scenario and then suddenly finds themselves in the game universe. However, this is opt in and players can choose to introduce their characters fresh if they'd prefer that and no other characters will remember they were there. Please just note which you'd like in the additional info field on your app. ✦ If you are considering apping to the game, currently 36 of 50 player slots are available. Currently the character limit is 4 characters per player. You can also scope out some of the game's upcoming plots here. ✦ Non-players who like the meme but aren't really considering apping to the game are free to jump in. The more the merrier! The Being behind this wants a confusing situation and will enjoy the chaos of lots of strange people trying to figure out what's going on.