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Test Drive 001

                   Test Drive Meme 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 >

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[- i. Arrival | Double New Years -]

A whole world meant for helping others! Mana had truly found the place she was meant for! By noon, Mana had helped two households with cleaning, helped organize wreath-making, and volunteered to hang decorations. This girl seemed to have boundless energy, and was a social butterfly, chatting up anybody she could while working. Her skin was practically sparkling with stardust by the time the celebrations truly began in earnest.

And that's when Mana really got going in earnest. With the knowledge that one of the lion dancers twisted their ankle, how could Mana just sit back and let the show go on with a man down?! Of course she volunteered, doing the steps...pretty awkwardly and out of step, but nonetheless putting on a wild spectacle and cheering up and entertaining the crowd.

By the time it was all over, Mana was exhausted, and had to sit down and take a break in her full lion dancer outfit. Of course, there were people crowding around her, trying to talk to her, asking her about her performance. Mana looked all the worse for wear, and like she might finally keen over amid all the queries and attention.

Help her out?

[- ii. Farmland Follies -]

Thankfully, Mana has had time to rest by the time it's time to go looking for the cattle. She makes sure to bundle up before heading out too, putting on a pink coat, stocking cap, gloves, and mittens. She doesn't know much about herding cattle, but why think about how to do something before agreeing to help when you could march forward with absolute confidence?

Absolute confidence got Mana pretty darn far, to be fair.

Mana eventually did find one of the cattle all by itself, but it was clearly distressed when she came upon it. Mana tried to get it to move, but the cow wouldn't budge. "What's wrong, girl?" she asked, frowning as she pushed against it, gently. "Are you afraid or something? Or is it something...else?"

Mana raised an eyebrow as she took notice of a pair of smaller hoofprints leading away from them. Hearing footsteps approaching, she looked up, and seeing another person approaching, she raised her hand in greeting.

"Hey...! I think this poor lady lost her calf! Do you want to help us find it...?"

[- iii. Did You Say Lodge? -]

With a job well done (well, multiple jobs well done), it's time for fun! Mana practically takes the nearest person by the hand out onto the slopes with her, smiling on the way, crying "Let's have a great time!" as she gets them ready to hit the powder.

Just like she does with many things, Mana takes to snowboarding like a duck to water. She's not fantastic, of course, but more than competent. Whether or not her new friend can keep up, she makes it to the bottom of the slope pretty gracefully, and if they have an accident, she'll be there to help them quickly to help in short order!

Later, Mana is pretty eager to get on the sleigh rides, so she's going to grab the arm of the nearest person. "Come on, let's go on a ride together!" she says cheerfully. "It'll be fun!"

Inside the lodge, she's content to just relax, bringing hot cocoa to everyone who wants some. "Let's all tell stories!" she says, encouragingly. "I bet you all have really interesting ones, since we all come from different worlds! I wanna hear all about where you come from!"

[- iv. A Kindly Curious Question -]

un: heartoflove

Kindness resolutions? That sounds wonderful! I resolve to do whatever I can to help anyone in need, and to give my all to anyone who needs my help! I'll work even harder than I have before!

But I need to do even more than that. I need to make sure I listen to what my friends are telling me, especially when I push myself too far. Being kind means being kind to yourself too, after all!

Ever since she'd arrived at the lodge (to do a bit of scouting and surveillance, she will tell anyone)-- she had suddenly gotten swept up in this girl's vortex. On the one hand, it was irritating-- how was she to get anything done like this!?

On the other hand, there was certainly something in someone who could keep up with her on an athletics basis. That was rare, and to be cultivated carefully; Natalia had faced plenty of adult experts in martial arts and crushed their hopes and dreams, instead of had someone she could face off against later.

The fact that she had never snowboarded or skiied before helped.

However, when they'd gotten to the lodge, and she had been wrapped up, still tugged along in her wake... The question came up.

Stories of her world.

No, this girl did not want stories of her world. Not really. Such things did not deserve to be spoken of here. But she could say... "... Did you know? This is the first time I have held hot chocolate."

Mana didn't see a rival in Natalia. She saw someone with which to enjoy different activities and form new memories with. And she'd treasure them forever, as far as she was concerned.

Mana gasped, however, at Natalia's words about the hot chocolate. "Really?! Then this is the real story! That makes this a memory you should hold onto, forever!"

Just like their adventures outside, really.

"So you say." She pauses. The easy monotone of her day-to-day becomes poetic in rhythm, if not in tone "Experiences, and memory, are mutable. Eye-witnesses are notoriously unreliable. And yet."

She pauses, hesitates, and sips at the drink. She got it without whipped cream; she wanted to experience the thing as itself, first.

She cannot describe how she feels, the warmth and sweetness of it. That moment of peace shattered by Do you really have time for this? Natalia, you signed up to help people! Instead, she says, "It is bittersweet. Warm, as a cure for hypothermia should be. A surprising amount of cream in it, I would say made from whole milk?"

But how do you feel? She does not say.

Mana Aida | Dokidoki! Precure

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