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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

[psychokinesia]

Tch, as if they'd even consider putting someone like me in remedial...

[He pauses, staring off to the side for a moment as he considers his options. He really doesn't want to have to do this project. If it were any other class he'd have no problems, but history is so tedious, he'd actually have to put aside time to do research and check his information. And he was almost done making adjustments to his latest drone! This would force him to push back his schedule at least another day or two.

If only he could do something else instead of history...]

... Name your worst class.

[twohares]

[ Genis wishes he had Add's problems. ]

Not history.

[ With his school supplies piled up into one corner now, Genis just folds his arms and looks back at Add. If he did end up in remedial classes, that would be really funny, at least. He'd never let Add live it down. ]

[psychokinesia]

[He meets Genis' look with an even stare.]

I'm serious.

Do this history project and I'll do your math homework or something. Pick a class before I change my mind.

[twohares]

[ Ah.

Genis's mouth twitches up into a smirk. ]

Unlike some people, I can do my own homework and don't need to take remedial classes. Wada-sensei must have been worried about you. It's sad when someone's at the top of the class in one subject and at the bottom in another...

It's okay. I'm here to support you. [ :| ]

[psychokinesia]

[His mouth stretches into a thin, strained line. If this keeps up, he's going to run out of patience. Just accept his offer you little shit.]

I have more important things to do than some stupid history project. It's a worthless class anyway.

[But it doesn't look like he's getting out of doing it...]

Ugh. Fine, whatever. Just pick a topic already. [He'll do some of the work. Maybe.]

[twohares]

[ Good. His smile brightens, but the look in his eyes says "ha, I won this one." ]

You can learn a lot from the past if you actually think about it. [ But, anyway, Genis goes ahead and cracks open his notebook again. ] Let's do a presentation on the Tokugawa period. We went over that pretty recently, so even you should remember something.

[psychokinesia]

[That cheery smile just ticks him off even more...]

Sure, why not. Sounds great. [Did... did they go over that recently? He honestly can't remember. History bores him to tears, he might have tuned that lesson out if it was recent. He's been staying up pretty late the last couple of days...

He leans forward in his chair, attempting to subtly peek at the other boy's notes.]

We should probably narrow it down a bit more than that, don't you think?

[twohares]

Yeah. We don't need to be too specific, but we can't present on the whole period in general, either.

[ Haha, he won. But since he won and Add isn't going to shove all the work off onto him, he'll stop being a complete brat. He nudges the notebook between them to let Add read over what he has written down. The paper is thin enough that some notes on the next page show through, but there are a few talking points listed under "Tokugawa": Political reform, foreign policy, economic change, the arts, and just Ieyasu himself. ]

Is there anything you like? It'll be harder if you're stuck researching something you really hate.