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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

[reapstrust]

[Of course Arthur looks. They all look. She's heard rumors that the prim-and-proper foreigner was a huge pervert, but she's never seen fit to use that to her advantage. Until now.]

Right... Kirkland! You're Kirkland-san, right?

[Slowly, she lowers the cans of food to the cave floor. The movement strains her blouse. She's smiling now, but her eyes are locked on Arthur's weapon. When she has a free hand, she wipes away her tears.]

You always seemed nice... I'm Mitsuko. [She makes no move to get up. With one hand, she toys with the collar of her uniform sweatervest, and with the other, she pulls her skirt down into a more modest position.] I'm-- I'm glad it was you in here, and not one of the others. You're not like them, though, are you? You're not... p-playing to win?

[Stall, she tells herself. Look as scared as you can. Don't lay it on too thick... Now that Arthur knows his hideout has been breached, there's no way he'll leave it so unguarded in the future. Not if he has any smarts in him at all, and Mitsuko knows he does. She wants those weapons of his, at least one, and he's got quite a nice stockpile of food. If she can buy herself enough time in here with him, she can take what she wants.]

[keepscalm]

[Arthur doesn't even have to think about calculating his reaction; he lets out a scoff as soon as she calls him "nice." Nobody thinks he's nice, because he's not. He's a prick on the outside, and deep down, he's weak. Weak, pathetic, and sad. Really, only his mum would miss him if he never came back.

But that's why he's trying so hard. Spite is a powerful motivator.

He's quickly letting his emotions take the reins, allowing his resentment to flow through him. It's easy in everyday life, and it's even easier now, when his nerves are so strained by their circumstances.] If I seem so nice, how come you've never spoken to me before? [In his self-loathing and defensiveness, at least, he's forgotten his baser desires. There's only room for bitterness.] Now isn't exactly the time to be making friends.

If you think I'm not playing to win, you need to look a bit more carefully.