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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?
one, here we go
That was an impressive display of nerves.
[ he's teasing, though. he unfolds himself from the doorjamb, pacing across the floor toward the other boy. he stops when he's just inside masa's personal space, pale eyes staring up into dark ones. at last, his mouth quirks back up again. ]
Maybe you should fight blindfolded from now on.
no subject
[he knows that voice -- ]
Yaichi-Dono... [again. his frown deepens and he attempts to brush right past the commentary]
How would I see my opponent to block or attack if I was blindfolded? Each new suggestion of yours becomes a little more inane... [i am the only one not aware of your fixation, probably, so there's no need to apologize.]
no subject
[ he's honestly not really sure why he's attached to this skinny, awkward guy. maybe it's his earnest honesty, or how shy he can be, or even because he doesn't really seem that nervous around yaichi himself. .. whatever it is, he just likes him. it's sort of unusual for yaichi. he doesn't.. let himself like people very often. ]
Hey-- [ a pause, brows lifting. ] How about you practice with me?
no subject
[that next suggestion, though... that one has plenty of merit, and its possibility begins to sink in after his eyes go up and the look of open (honest) surprise fade slowly]
Practice? ...ah, you mean, privately?
[yaichi isn't in the kendo club. does he even know how to spar? sure, he knows very little about this particular peer (no one seems to), but he never expected...]
Are you any good? [what a question.]