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[attribution]

Welcome to The Lottery’s test drive meme! Before we get to the prompts, here are a few things to note:

Though you may only have ONE active character per round, you are free to play as many characters you wish on the TDM. Later, you will have the opportunity to bench characters if you want to try another, but only after you’ve been accepted.

Please be sure to thoroughly look through our FAQ so that you have a good understanding of the game’s mechanics. Also be sure to browse the information provided on both The Attribution Study and Shiroiwa for a better idea of the setting.

The date for the next round of Reserves is: February 29th
The number of currently available character slots is: 25

Important Note: A thread of 9 comments in the TDM (with at least 5 comments from your character) will count towards both sample requirements in the application. Consider this a special bonus for getting your feet wet in our community!

If your thread does not reach the required amount of comments, it may still be used as the In-World Sample in your application.

Flashback/Background threads in the TDM may be reposted to Shiroiwa Academy’s Community if both players were accepted into the game.

Provided below are some sample scenarios, but please feel free to plot and play whatever you’d like!

Sample Scenarios:

Sample 1:

You’ve just transferred to one of the three grade levels in Shiroiwa Academy and have yet to make any friends. Sure, people showed you around, but nothing has quite stuck yet. So as the lunch bell goes off, you pull out your bento and prepare to eat alone when another student saddles up beside you. Perhaps they’re being friendly or perhaps they simply want to mooch off of your food. Whatever the reasoning, you’re now stuck in some form of communication whether you like it or not.

Sample 2:

Everyone just loves partner projects, don’t they? Your teacher has randomly assigned you a partner, and now you both must come up with a presentation to show the class. Are you the type who does all the work? Do you push for fair exchange? Or perhaps you have no plans to do any work at all. Whichever it is, your partner is now moving their stuff to sit at the desk next to you. Better gather your might and prepare to weather the oncoming storm…

Sample 3:

It’s March 14, 20XX. You have been kidnapped and taken to the island, given your randomized duffle bag, and are now either desperately seeking shelter or methodically preparing to hunt down your weaker classmates. Whatever it is, you stumble upon another student - whether you know them well or not doesn’t matter. The rules have already been made clear to both of you - only one person gets to win. You need to either escape, kill, or attempt to make a truce with this classmate. What will you do?

Sample 4:

Your weapon broke. Perhaps it snapped as you embedded it into the skull of one of your classmates, or perhaps it was simply a stroke of bad luck. You return to the hideout you created for yourself, seeking a weapon you’d taken from a fallen student. But as you near the space, you realize something is off. There is some telltale sign that another has been here… Are they still around? Will you investigate? What if your stockpile has been pilfered by another student?

Comments

[bigwhenitmatters]

[See! At least you're smart enough to get it! Seriously, some people are such damn pansies!]

Well, regardless I'm giving you the answers. Just thought maybe I'd get ya some A quality work instead of C quality. Since he's a better student than me and all that. But here, you can take mine to hold ya over until I manage to convince the nerd.

Super Awesome Homework Help From The God of Destruction.file

You're welcome.

[wigout]

[Oh, so now his tune was changing. The arm has Katsura stopped in his tracks, though his arm is still raised ever so threateningly...]

It's Katsura. And you want my help getting in the water? What about "that time of the month" and everything?

[But the other arm finally comes and crosses over his chest, and Katsura's ducked out of the other's grip to turn and face him.]

You could've just asked for my help in the first place.

[You should've just asked for his help in the first place. At least a smile is now on his face, nodding a bit to himself as if confirming something.]

[boogerflinger]

[His tune may have changed, but he sure as hell doesn't stop calling the other Zura. That was impossible. So he continues to ignore the other's corrections as if Katsura simply had never said them at all.

Besides, he's still sweating the possibility of his inability to swim being outed before the class. So he swallows as the other turns and faces him with a smile.

A smile...

Gintoki is looking it over. Can he trust this smile? Zura.. Zura wouldn't let him down in this moment, right? Right??]

Ah.

Well.

I may just be able to fight that time of the month if I take it slow. My body just might be able to withstand it with some guidance. So ah. you've got an idea on how to help?

[wigout]

Well first, we shouldn't start at this end of the pool. [He gestured to the 8 foot watery depths that had so intimidated Gintoki.] The front of the pool is much more shallow, so you can acclimate yourself to the water.

[With this, Katsura is pushing Gintoki towards the shallow end, not giving the boy time to protest or resist. They didn't have much time of gym left for all this hesitation.

He's even kind enough to stop his pushing at the ladder that leads into the water, though Katsura himself just slides in from the edge. He looks up at his friend.]

It'll be cold, but you're body will get used to it. I'll teach you how to swim on this end. That's why you've been hesitating, isn't it?

[An his voice is low, actually trying to help keep Gintoki's secret secret?]

[lamortespoir]

[ The questioning eye is returned with same stoic stare as ever. ]

Well, you never know until you try. And I don't intend to just stay here like a sitting duck.

[ It's okay, he's scarred enough already. Death doesn't faze him. ]

[twohares]

And I don't intend to try and see if these collars really will kill us if we go into a restricted area. And I don't want you to get hurt, either.

[ He adds that last part emphatically. Trust him or not, they're still classmates. And by this point, he does feel fairly certain that Sanson isn't going to kill him, so he finally sheathes his sword. If this is the wrong move, Genis is sure he's about to find a new piece of lead embedded in his skull soon, but... ]

We can't just run out and hope for the best. We'll get ourselves killed if we don't have a plan.

[lamortespoir]

[ The corners of his eyes pinch ever so slightly, but they're more out of slight annoyance than anything else. ]

You're missing the point. I was talking about not sitting around doing nothing. Of course I'm careful.

[ But he says this all very calmly, as if he isn't angry. ]

Do you have any starts of a plan, then?

*ads. thanks add...

[cloak]

Don't worry about it, save your money.

[Quick to wave it off. What is being bought coffee...]

if only we could subtract that typo

[lamortespoir]

You don't like it?

[ It's called being nice to people. ]

Suwa Reiji | Prince of Stride

[heiring]

1;
[ Reiji is, for better or for worse, a popular guy. Coming from one of the most traditional families in Shiroiwa, their reputation for running a nationally-renowned dance school has certainly preceded him every step of the way. Sure, he dresses similarly to everyone else, but the expensive stationery and technology he owns is clearly enough to set him apart from the norm.

As is his food. He's seated himself in one of the corners of the cafeteria in a bid to not attract so much attention, but his bento is visibly lovingly crafted and looks very tempting. He hasn't started on it though, instead tapping away at his smartphone and idly stirring his drink.

Maybe you want some, or just came over to look or try to have a feel of his aura. He won't refuse most company, so that's that. ]

2;
[ So it's project time! Sure, he can handle it. It's a scientific presentation - while it's not his strongest subject, it's not that complicated. He's always been a diligent student and studies in advance, so he has a stack of notes in his hands that hopefully will be of use.

He'll come over to your desk with them, still with the same charming smile as ever. ]

Well, seems like we're paired together. Is there a topic you'd like to do?

3;
[ Reiji said only one sentence before he was forcibly removed from the debriefing room. He spits it out with a shocking amount of vitriol, a threat brought into the light with so much anger to be completely unexpected from a usually easygoing person like him. ]

My father will hear about this.

[ And then he's off, leaving the school straight away while fury boils through his blood. He can't stay calm anymore, not when people's lives are endangered like this. But he's just another student here. Without his family to back him up, he has no power. And that is more terrifying than the prospect of dying in the first place, because he can't protect anyone anymore.

He can be found in the clearing outside the school, duffel bag tossed onto the floor as if as an afterthought. For now, he'll stay - in case someone else comes this way. ]

wildcard;

[ Toss me anything and I'll work with it! ]

[psychokinesia]

[Add is already pulling out his half of the equipment by the time Sanson returns. The gloves are, at least, enough to make him pause and raise an eyebrow.]

... Did you bring your own gloves?

[he'd judge, but... should he be concerned about the school-provided gloves? are they unsanitary?? should he start bringing his own gloves, too?]

[psychokinesia]

Tch, who's counting Moonbucks? They overcharge like it's a contest.

[siiip

...]

How long have you been living here, anyway? I didn't know you moved. It's been, what, six years? Seven?

3

[backdrops]

[ That someone would be Shizuma himself, who is noticeably less than pleased about this whole situation that they were thrown into. Unlike Reiji, however, his anger was much more tempered and he did nothing but shoot the men a stern look when his name was called. There are very few things in the world that even garner that sort of stare from him and that is one of them.

What he does know, though, is that he has to find Reiji. He promised that he'd protect his life no matter the cost to him and he intends to follow through on that.

Relief washes over his face when he sees the heir's purple hair, however he is cautious. What if someone's hiding in the bushes, waiting to strike? It sickens him how people think that they need to be thrust into this situation when they've never done anything to anyone, especially Reiji. ]

Reiji-sama? Is... [ 'Is everything alright?', he wants to say. However, he knows quite well what the answer to that question is. ]

It's me, Shizuma.

[heiring]

[ He's too absorbed in his thought to notice most things, so it's a good thing that Shizuma comes instead of anyone else. Reiji's hands are shaking, and he turns around instantly almost as if yanked by an invisible string.

Oh. It's him.

The heir says nothing, crossing the distance between them in a few strides before he reaches out and grasps the other's hands in his own. ]

I'm glad you're safe.

[ The thought of being forcibly separated from Shizuma had lurked at the back of his mind, but it had been eclipsed by all the indignation and fury that had followed after it. ]

[backdrops]

[ The moment that he feels Reiji's hands on his own reassures him that he's alright. He's here and he won't leave the other out of his sight. However, he takes the other in his arms in a warm and safe embrace. ]

I am too. I'm glad nothing's happened to you.

[ They're always seen together, so it never sits right with him to be apart from the heir. ]

[heiring]

[ Normally this level of physical affection would be forbidden in public, but maybe they're beyond caring now. ]

Mm. What happened after I left?

[ He reluctantly lets go after a few seconds, though he still rests one hand over the other's. ]

[backdrops]

[ He knows it's disadvantageous to show that kind of affection right off the bat, however... a part of him just doesn't care right now. ]

Everyone went quiet. I just stared at them and said nothing.

[ That should speak enough as to how unhappy he is with this whole situation. He does, however, grip on to his hand for reassurance. ]

[lamortespoir]

[ He arranges the test tubes in order and starts to label them. ]

Yes. They're custom-size.

[ It's not so much as unsanitary as he prefers to use his own. They're a better fit, after all. ]

[heiring]

[ It's difficult to care about these things when pretty much all that they've taken for granted is up in the air like this. ]

And the others? They've left too?

[ There's still some time before the area becomes restricted, so they could still look around. ]

[cloak]

I earn my own money, so I can handle it.

[What is this people doing stuff for him business]

[cloak]

Wouldn't surprise me if it was a contest.

[And then he falls silent, as though he doesn't intend on responding to the rest.

Eventually with a restless shift of his weight to one side, he folds his arms across his chest and puffs out a quiet breath]

Seven. We moved here after the accident.

[His voice is tight, a stiffness even his general monotone fails to mask]

[lamortespoir]

Hm.

[ It's a duty of a doctor to be nice to people, so. ]

Well, I'm glad you're okay with it.