Test Drive 001

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JANUARY TOPLEVEL DIRECTORY (Updated: January 20th)

TEST DRIVE:

Arcane - Viktor
Alice in Wonderland/Alice Through the Looking Glass - Alice Liddell
All Dogs Go to Heaven - Anne-Marie
Avatar: the Last Airbender - Iroh
Avatar: the Last Airbender - Katara
Avatar: the Last Airbender - Mai
Avatar: the Last Airbender - Ty Lee
Avatar: the Last Airbender - Zuko
Avatar: the Legend of Korra - Jinora
Black Butler - Ciel Phantomhive
Cardcaptor Sakura - Sakura Kinomoto
Cardcaptor Sakura - Tomoyo Daidouji
Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine - Natalie Koutolika
Cookie Run Kingdom - Hollyberry Cookie
Danganronpa - Makoto Naegi
Demon Diary - Raenef V
Descendants (Disney) - Harry Hook
Dokidoki! Precure - Alice Yotsuba
Dokidoki! Precure - Mana Aida
Final Fantasy XIV - Foulques
Final Fantasy XIV - Haurchefant
Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Firefly/Serenity - River Tam
Hazbin Hotel - Carmilla Carmine
Heaven Burns Red - Karen Asakura
Heaven Burns Red - Kayamori Ruka
Heaven Burns Red - Yuki Izumi
Helluva Boss - Blitzø
Helluva Boss - Loona
Helluva Boss - Octavia
Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana Kaslana
Honkai Impact 3rd - Raiden Mei
Howl's Moving Castle - Sophie Hatter
Imposter the Hedgehog - Metal Sonic
Kamen Rider Den-O - Nogami Ryotaro
Kingdom Hearts - Sora
Kingdom Hearts - Xion
The Last Unicorn - Lady Amalthea
Loveless - Kio Kaidou
Madoka Magica - Homura Akemi
Marvel Cinematic Universe - Agatha Harkness
Marvel Cinematic Universe - Billy Maximoff
Marvel Cinematic Universe - Cosmo the Spacedog
Marvel Cinematic Universe - Wanda Maximoff
The Murderbot Diaries - Three
My Adventures with Superman - Lois Lane
My Hero Academia - Denki Kaminari
My Hero Academia - Izuku Midoriya
My Hero Academia - Todoroki Shouto
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Fluttershy
Nana - Layla "Reira" Serizawa
Night in the Woods - Mae Borowski
Oshi no Ko - Aqua Hoshino
Original Character - Ari Tayrey
Original Character - Bea Valentine-Sinclair
Original Character - Bellatrix Bakhar
Original Character - Echo Darkglass
Original Character - Eclipse
Original Character - Helios Sprensonne
Original Character - Henry Drake
Original Character - Paige Hirsch
Original Character - Pauline Bonheur
Original Character - Royse Sidman
Pandora Hearts - Oz Vessalius
Pokemon OC - Kitt
PJO/Riordanverse - Annabeth Chase
PJO/Riordanverse - Luke Castellan
Project Sekai - Ena Shinonome
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Lobo/Wolf
RWBY - Weiss Schnee
Samurai Jack - Ashi
Senki Zesshou Symphogear - Chris Yukine
Senki Zesshou Sympohgear - Hibiki Tachibana
Shadow Generations - Ivo Robotnik/Dr. Eggman
Shadow Generations - Maria
Shugo Chara! - Amu Hinamori
Sleeping Beauty (Disney) - Maleficent
Sleeping Beauty (Disney) - Princess Aurora
Sonic the Hedgehog - Amy Rose
Sonic the Hedgehog - Espio the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog - Shadow
Sonic the Hedgehog - Tails
Spirited Away - Haku
Star Wars Legends - Boba Fett
Super Sonico: The Animation - Super Sonico
Tangled (Disney) - Rapunzel
To the Moon - Dr. Eva Rosalene
Twisted Wonderland - Yuu
Virche Evermore - Mathis Claude
Wicked - Elphaba Thropp
Wicked - Fiyero Tigelaar
The Wild Robot - Roz
Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, The Witch, & the Wild One - Eursulon ("Bear")

FEBRUARY TOPLEVEL DIRECTORY (Updated: February 1st)

TEST DRIVE:

Ace Attorney + PLvAA - Maya Fey
Ace Attorney + PLvAA - Phoenix Wright
Azure Lane - Cleveland
DnD OC - Rin Phanta
Doctor Who - The 14th Doctor
Fate/Grand Order - Oberon
Fate/Zero - Kiritsugu Emiya
Kokoro Connect - Himeko Inaba
Okami - Amaterasu
Original - Fauna
Project Sekai - Honami Mochizuki
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage - Mafuyu Asahina
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - Snow White
Twisted Wonderland - Ortho Shroud

Double New Years Festival

WELCOME NEW ARRIVALS!

You made it just in time! It's the month-long Double New Years Festival! The Lunar and Solar year are coming to an end, what an auspicious time for you to have agreed to help create kindness and do good deeds! All over Iyashikei Main Hub and Outer Rim people have hung colorful paper lanterns, twinkling lights, garlands, wreaths, and ribbons in all sorts of colors to bring light and cheer to their Double New Years. Snow is gently falling off and on both in the Main Hub and the Outer Rim. The Great Iyashikei Redwoods are dusted with snow, and the Whitecap Mountains are living up to their names covered from top to bottom in snow as well.

Winter time is in full swing here in Iyashikei, bundle up to stay warm, new arrivals! If you haven't the right clothes, they're easy enough to find at the markets and stores.

Would you like to make a lantern to be hung up? Or perhaps you would like to make a wreath? Of course, you can help some of the current residents decorate! Turn a corner and there's always someone to help with decorations or cleaning. Clean homes for a clean Double New Years, after all! You may notice that helping and talking to others is already causing Stardust to collect along your skin. Don't stress! That's a good thing! Winter Stardust is unique! Winter Stardust takes on the shape of snowflakes and helps so that the cold doesn't bother you anyway.

Every other street or canal seems to have a winter market going on until sundown. They are selling all sorts of charms to help get you some extra luck for the Double New Years, or candles to help light up the home, or cleanse away negative energy. It's very common to buy a small gift for you or your friends to start the Double New Years with a smile. Some are gag gifts, some are more serious, and all of them show care and craft.

Of course, what's a winter market without amazing and delicious food? Just some of the items might be: yummy baked and steamed buns with meat or custard inside, fruit or meat pies, candied walnuts, dried fruit, fresh mandarin oranges, cookies, and everything else in between. No matter what treats you buy, to help you get into the spirit, some of the Council members have added some... magic to the food and it lifts your spirit and puts you in a friendlier mood. Besides, what good food doesn't already do that, after all? Eat a bit too much and you might be downright giddy and affectionate.

Maybe you don't want to eat or shop. The parks have been cleared of snow, though, it's still quite cold. Come have a seat, at many of the parks are lion-dance performers and dragon puppets to celebrate the Double New Years. They're even pretty good... but... well... you notice something going on...

OH DEAR! Seems like one of the lion dancers hurt their ankle, could you jump in to help save the performance? You don't have to know the steps! They don't want to disappoint the crowd! Please do SOMETHING to help!

The festival isn't done when the sun has gone down! At night, there's ice skating along the smaller, frozen canals. Don't know how to ice skate? Don't worry! Penguins are there to help you gain your ice feet. Yes, actual penguins, though they don't act as such. The penguins are there at the behest of two Council members, you'll know them if you meet them, one is a lively gentleman who seems to have an odd job everywhere you look, and the other is a lovely woman who is never wrong and seems practically perfect in every way.

What is the end of a festival without a giant firework show! Taking place over the bay between the Farmlands and the Main Hub, you can thank another Council member for the display. Giant fireworks fill the air, one even looks like a giant red dragon that soars across the sky. It's a perfect end to a perfect month-long festival!

Farmland Follies

OH NO! One of the farmers forgot to put his herd away at the end of the festival and they broke out of their pen in fear of the fireworks!

It's your first Re-Quest, should you be so inclined to help fill it. Can you please find and bring back his herd? They've scattered across the Farmlands. You can't miss them, all of them are tagged with a yellow tag on their ear.

They've gotten into some strange places! They're in people's backyards, some of the cows are munching on the winter crops, there are some blocking traffic, and others are lying atop the Metro-Rail tracks. They're everywhere!

While the cattle are incredibly docile and even love a good scratch under the chin, those horns aren't just for show. Do be careful not to spook them because they will defend themselves. Mothers are especially skittish about how you might approach their young. The horns aren't going to be your biggest problem, though.

You'll find that they enjoy playing in the cold in a much wider area than their pen (large though it may be). They're not as stubborn as a donkey, but some of the bulls can get up to 1,300 lbs, and if they don't want to move? They're not going to!
You will need to work with someone else to get those cows back home!

Once they're returned? What is your reward for this Re-Quest? 5 shimmers of Stardust for every cow, and a chance to pet some adorable cows. What more could you want?

Polar Bear Plunge or Hot Springs Soak

With it being a Double New Years, it's time to wash away any bad luck and get yourself some good luck! What better way to do that than donning a bikini or speedo and diving into some literally freezing water in some of the canals of the Main Hub for the Polar Bear Plunge! Don't worry, every location has staff on hand to help in case you go into shock! You needn't stay in for more than a few minutes to get the bad luck to wash away.

The Polar Bear Plunge isn't just a quirky tradition, though! For those who willingly participate, it really does bring good luck for an entire month! Maybe you'll ace that test, or you'll get that apprenticeship everyone is vying for, who can say what the Polar Bear Plunge Luck will bring?

While the cold never bothered some anyway, you might be reluctant to dive in, good luck or not. Worry not, the Great Iyashikei Redwood Hot Springs are open again for winter! Take the Metro-Rail to the main lodge and find your troubles melt away during your stay.

The hot springs don't wash away bad luck, nor do they provide good luck, instead, they're known for helping to ease a burdened mind. They make worries and troubles seem far away, less personal and raw, and help provide perspective on the past.

But be careful! The staff is there to remind you that even just one minute more than 60 minutes in the hot springs may cause more than just personal worries becoming distant! Those who stay too long in the hot springs have been known to have temporary amnesia. But don't worry, it doesn't last for more than a day or two... The more you talk to someone else to help figure out who you are, the easier it is for your memories to return.

... In any case, if it gets really bad you will be taken to the medical staff at Heart of Hope Hospital and they will get you back on track with your memory. But best to listen to the staff and the 60-minute timer they provide you if you want to prevent it entirely.

Did You Say Lodge?

Why yes we did! On top of the hot springs that are only open during the winter time, the lodge is at its busiest. The lodge is famous for its beautiful views as it sits right up against a small lake (which is frozen closer to the shoreline but the center never freezes) against the base of the Whitecap Mountains.

If you'd like something exciting, you can take the ski lift up to the top of the smaller mountains! There are bunny slopes and much more extreme slopes for the more advanced, you can rent all the equipment you need for snowboarding and skiing. Or if you prefer, there are gentle slopes for tubing! There are instructors from the lodge who are happy to show you how to ski or snowboard if you don't know how. Of course, with all the snow, there are ample opportunities for making snow angels, snowball fights, and snowmen.

Whether you want to spend your day indoors or outdoors, there's no denying how welcoming and inviting the fire pits look. There are blankets to wrap up in, and of course, marshmallows to roast, and if so inclined, chocolate and graham crackers to make s'mores. Resting around the fireplace makes you want to open up and share something from home, that might be the Council's doing or just the natural magic of a warm fire and hot chocolate. Maybe what you share is a poem, or a song, a fairytale, or something else. It can be a lot or a little, the coziness of the fire makes it feel easier to do so. And goodness! Just look at how you're gathering Winter Stardust along your skin.

If you want to enjoy a true winter wonderland, oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! The sleigh travels along the most popular trails around the lodge. You'll get to see the redwood giants in all their winter splendor! There's just one catch. The sleigh driver only goes if two to three people ride in the sleigh.. That's great if you're riding with a friend, but don't be surprised if you and a stranger (or two) are going on the hour-long tour. This is a chance to earn more Winter Stardust, at least?

A Kindly Curious Question

There are several little beeps, or depending on whether you've begun customizing it, maybe a little song instead starts to play on your Glimmer. A little envelope notification appears and does a little wiggle. Should you open this, a cute little message appears:


Hello hello Iyashikei!

This is the monthly Kindness Curious Question (K.C.Q.)! In the spirit of the Double New Years, are there any kindness resolutions you would like to make?
Answer honestly to get your sticker!

Answer honestly on the Glimmer and you'll get your K.C.Q. Digital Sticker! It will immediately go into your K.C.Q. digital sticker album folder on your Glimmer.

What's the point, you might ask? Well, when you open that sticker and press on it, the little sticker will make you suddenly feel warm and toasty, like being wrapped up in a blanket, for ten minutes.

< isopods >

Comments

[determinationtofist]

[ Whoa, right off the bat Maria is hitting Hibiki with tidbits about herself that puts Hibiki's stuff to shame. Air hover shoes, science and robotics, a space colony... ]

Whoa...! You lived in space!? That sounds amazing...!!

[ Hibiki's only been to space once! Actually, twice... actually, three times. Living up there is a whole other beast, though. ]

You have to tell me all about it!! I mean, I might not get any of the science stuff, but...!

[ It sounds like a great place...! Minus the H̴̢͖̜̣̖̏̍́̽̆̐̚͜Ŏ̸͓̱̭̬̼̝̮̪̱̙͓̞̣̗͇̌̾́̏̓̽̇́Ȓ̴͍́͆̉̃̓́̾̃̆̾̚Ȑ̷̳̫̖̱̦̜̱͉̟̭Ó̶̧̝̠̓̋́͆̓͗̀̏͂̓̎̆͐͠R̴̡̲̟̗̔̍͐̿̈̋͒̂̆S̶̛͚̙̳͉͉͈̙͂̑̋͐̓̋̂̂̐͂̍́͆͜ but otherwise...! Nevermind that Hibiki has plenty she could be telling Maria about herself that's interesting too... ]

[lilyoftheark]

[Maria just smiles, happy to talk about her time on the ARK. Though it was a bit boring at times, because there were so few children her age to talk to and play with, it was still home. She loves the Earth, and yearns to live her life there again someday, but...this world is playing that part, so she can talk fondly about both.]

Yes, I did!! And there were certainly pros and cons, but I have to be honest...I think I quite like it better here on this version of Earth. Everything feels so much, um...warmer? More comfortable, ah--cozy! That's the word.

But being up in space, it's pretty wonderful - we overlook the Earth, and it really is such an intensely beautiful planet...so blue. But we can also sometimes view certain weather phenomenon from the many viewing windows and platforms, as well!! The aurora borealis is much clearer viewed from space, and we can also sometimes see large meteorological storms.

Oh, and of course, getting to se so close to the moon is incredible, too, and the stars...

[determinationtofist]

Whoa... that really does sound amazing...

[ Space... man, now Hibiki wishes she had admired it more when she'd actually been up there. Mind, there had been a lot going on each and every time, so it's not like she had a chance to take in the sights. Destroying the moon fragment before it reached Earth, fighting the Nephilim, and fighting through the Lunar Ruins. To say she was preoccupied with other issues would've been an understatement. But still... in hindsight, it's a bit of a shame that for all the times she's been off of Earth, she never had a chance to appreciate the experience. ]

Mm... you're right, though. The best place to experience Sunshine must be the Earth, huh?

[ She's... scientifically not wrong, but she's not really thinking about it like that. ]

[lilyoftheark]

Yes, I agree. As much as I love the ARK, and what it represents, everything on it is artificial - the lights, the heating and cooling, stuff like that. And time is relative as well...so the days tend to blur together if you don't have a well-defined schedule.

[Maria smile is a little bittersweet. It's been her dream to live on Earth again, happy and healthy, with her entire family. That is, her close family - mother and father - as well as her grandfather, and Shadow as well, of course. She only just met her cousin Ivo, but...he's so, so much older than she is. It feels like she missed the opportunity to really get to know him, even if she can at least talk to him now, and get that chance a little bit.]

The winter is...more difficult than I expected, but I still think I like it much, much more. Feeling the wind, the snow, even getting to see the day and night cycle...it feels like something I've taken for granted for a long time. I never knew how much I'd miss all of that.

[She can actually go and take a walk tomorrow, in the sunshine, and that actually make Maria both excited and nervous, like she's cheating somehow.]

[determinationtofist]

[ Hibiki smiles softly. She doesn't quite have the best idea of what's going on with Maria, let alone why she's been living on a space station, but she can tell at least that the poor girl is sickly... on top of the importance of seemingly normal, everyday things that people take for granted. ]

Mm... I'm glad. It sounds like it's a good thing you got to come here, then!

[ There's a part of Hibiki that wants to tell Maria to be a little more careful, but... well, she probably already knows that, doesn't she? ]

Ah! Then...! We should go do something together, then! Something fun that you don't get on a space station!

[ If having fun in the sunshine is cheating, then consider Hibiki to be Maria's cheat sheet...! Does that analogy work? Let's just say it does. ]

[lilyoftheark]

[Maria wouldn't mind talking about it, if asked, but it is sort of a massive downer of a topic to discuss, considering the nature of her illness. It's fatal, life-threatening, and extremely restrictive in how it governs her very existence and life. She has to have faith that her grandfather and Shadow can find a cure, and a lot of recent encounters lead her to believe that...she won't make it in time to find that cure, or live her dreams.

But she will not speak on that if she can help it.]

Yes, I'm very thankful to have been given this opportunity. It seemed almost like a dream before I showed up here, and of course I would love the company!! But, please don't feel obligated, if you have other things to do, or people to see. I can make do on my own, and I promise I won't overexert myself again.

[determinationtofist]

[ Hibiki's an expert at dodging conversations about life-threatening conditions, this is perfect. ]

Mm mm, it's not an obligation! I just wanna hang out with you! Get to know you! This is my first time in another world too, so I wanna make as many friends as I can!

[ And she really means that, reaching out to take Maria's hand and hold it with both of hers. ]

So... if you don't mind, I'd like to be friends with you too.

[lilyoftheark]

[Hell yeah, two terminally ill peas in a pod!!]

Really? [W-Well, gosh...! Maria smiles, though she also feels her face heat up a little bit, cheeks becoming more flushed and red. It's not like she can't easily make friends - she's a sweetheart and extremely friendly - but there really weren't very many kids on the ARK at all. Other than herself, she only really knew Abe and maybe a few other kids...but they weren't really her friends, per se.] I think you and I share that sentiment, and it's an admirable goal to have. I'd like to meet more people around my age as well - there weren't very many children aboard the ARK, and not many girls, either.

[She adores Shadow, he's her brother, but there are some things Maria, as a young girl, can't exactly talk with him about. Not well at least.]

Of course we can be friends!! Hehe, I think it'd be silly not to be, after all you've helped me with!

[determinationtofist]

[ Did Gerald ever consider blasting Maria with a massive high-power beam of purifying light? Huh? That'd kill her? But it worked for Hibiki!! ]

Ah! Not many girls around, huh...?

[ Hibiki can't imagine. She's always had Miku with her ever since they were kids, after all. Oh, that gives her an idea, though! ]

Then! Since we're friends, that means we can have girl talks together!

[ Girl talks with big sis Bikki... ]

[lilyoftheark]

[No, but he did consider blasting the Earth with a high power beam of GET FUCKED YOU DIE.]

Not my age, no... Most of the other female researchers were much older than me, and either didn't have children, or they couldn't make the journey to space to board the ARK.

[Space travel is, uh...kind of intense, actually!! Maria was a super special case, and her health and safety just getting to the ARK was Gerald's top priority. To say she was pretty much put into an indestructible bubble is not entirely an exaggeration - she was as delicate as a dandelion back then.]

That would be really nice. I can't really talk about a lot of things with my grandfather, or Shadow... [Since they're both males, and Gerald is just so much older and kind of out of touch with a lot of, well...everyday stuff kids are into, especially girls.] I'd actually quite like to go shopping sometime, for a new wardrobe. I suppose that's inevitable here, isn't it?