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TEST DRIVE.

TEST DRIVE.
	LOG #1: PLACEBO. Congratulations! You've passed your interview. After successfully walking through the rather fancy and posh Welcome Door from the Doorman's Hallway, you've now found yourself in a section of PLACEBO. When you step out into PLACEBO, the first thing you'll notice is that you're feeling very warm. Don't look up, though; the sun's a little too bright at the moment and needs an adjustment from the Architect, so it's highly recommended you grab an umbrella, hat, or a pair of sunglasses. The second thing you'll notice is that it's bustling with activity. The town centre has people dressed in various clothing and styles walking around who greet you with a quick wave and a friendly "Hi." These are the people of PLACEBO. Most of them are nice. Right now, they have no opinion of you. If you ask these people any questions, they'll be as helpful as they can be, but they don't have all the answers. Some of them will do their best to assist you while others… won't. Nevermind the cold shoulder. Did you see the hot dog stand offering free hotdogs? Grab some food (it's delicious), go explore, perhaps get a nice pair of shoes? If you put your hand in your pocket (don't have pockets? you do now!), you'll find a little business card in it that has your new address on it. This business card is made of thick plastic and is unbreakable and does not burn. If you lose it, a cat will bring it back to you. This is your temporary key card. This might also be a good time to test out your new power. Just be careful of the cats—there's plenty of them running around town, sitting in trees, on tables, and sleeping in chairs. You don't want to make a wrong first impression. LOG #2: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE. cw mentions: drug use, dangerous animals. Welcome to Jumanji, better known as Earth-95. After Michael briefs everyone in on this mission, you walk through a door covered in vines with leaves poking through the thin gaps between door and hinge. You step foot into a beautiful jungle. Everyone starts in the same area—a thick canopy of trees, bushes and still vines—before wandering off in all directions. It's humid. The leaves around you are damp from a recent rain. The grass beneath your feet is ankle-high and thick and vines from trees slither out like long, unwieldy snakes at the pace of a sloth moving across the road. Remember how Michael said something about appropriate footwear? He was right about one thing: Van Pelt isn't here. It seems like the intrepid explorers of S.P.E.I.R. have been dropped off on Earth-95 before Van Pelt's time. Curious. You'll still need the weapons you brought in your backpacks—and if you didn't bring a backpack, you'll carry them in your hands or pockets. The jungle isn't safe for anyone. Watch out for the alligators in the water, the monkeys in the trees, and did we mention the snakes slithering through the grass? Try not to be bitten by any insects. Their bites have very intense hallucinogenic properties that can last from an hour to half a day if you're not careful. The jungle is also the home to many flourishing ripe fruits. Remember when Michael said not to come on an empty stomach? He really meant that. Eating the fruits of the jungle will lead to a few (and perhaps unwanted) side effects… Red berries: Roses are red, violets are blue, have you ever felt what someone else is feeling, too? After eating a red berry, you'll find yourself forming an empathetic bond with one or more people. You can feel their feelings. Gross. Purple berries: This is your NSFW option. It's getting hot in here, so get Nelly with it. Banana: Do you feel compelled to act on your urges and to say what you think? Bananas make characters more susceptible to being honest. How honest they are is up to you. Red apples: They're just deliciously sweet, beautiful big red apples. There's nothing wrong with them. Except for the fact you can suddenly hear what everyone's thinking. But don't let that distract you from the mission at hand. The fate of Jumanji (or Earth-95) is at stake here. Find the ruby red jewel and return it to the earth. Sounds simple, right? If you want your character to find the ruby red jewel, note that there are many of them out there. They look like a glass pomegranate and are the size of the Rock's palm and are found all throughout the jungle—in trees, ants nests, wasp nests, buried half in the dirt, in the mouths of giant hippos… All you have to do is bury it in some dirt. Super simple when you think about it… NETWORK #1: A/S/L. Did you check your other pocket? Or perhaps your bag? You'll find a very slim looking iPhone that instantly activates once you look at it. This phone will connect to you the wider S.P.E.I.R. network. It's fully encrypted, only requires a little charge every now and then, and has a few cat photos already in the album. You can't delete those. Why would you? The phone has a changeable username and a little profile picture of you. It's your best picture. No, you can't change this photo. How about you say hi on the network? Reach out to your fellow S.P.E.I.R. comrades? Pose an interesting, thought-provoking ice-breaker? Maybe you just want to show a picture of a cat (who doesn't—they're so cute!). @michael Did you know your universe is considered to be 104% perfect if Beyonce exists on it? Discuss. OOC. 'Sup. Welcome to SPEIR where cats rule and that's okay. This is serving as an interest check. SPEIR, as you guys know, is intended to be a chill gpsl. It's not meant to be hardcore like a game, but it is intended to be active—like when your cat awakens and chooses to play with you for 30 minutes and then promptly goes back to sleep. Hopefully the tdm has given you an idea of what the tone is going to be like for SPEIR whenever it opens. Please make sure you mark for any NSFW content. Most importantly, have fun!

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[ he bites his tongue. he bites it so hard it might as well bleed. she stood by when he needed saving from nik and elijah and from herself. what he doesn't want to do is isolate the only family member he has here, so he doesn't. he'd been alone for months in the ancestral realm that he doesn't wish to be again. ]

I don't know if I have the time to teach you. [ he reaches his hand out to touch her elbow as the terrain quickly seems to dip. ] I'm incredibly good. It's almost impossible to be as good as me.

It's good to see that you haven't lost your ego but then again, I think nothing could make that go away entirely.

( not death, not being daggered, not being in someone else's body. it's a comfort, really. )

Would you ever admit that anyone was as good as you, Kol? Even if you truly knew they were, would you admit it?

[ he wrinkles his nose as he considers it. there's only one person he knows is far better than him and her name is davina claire. ]

No.

[ for the sake of his ego and for his heart, he doesn't want to mention her name. it's not out of any fear of rebekah's ire; he simply doesn't want his attentive sister to interrogate him. ]

( that's about what she thought so luckily, kol gets to avoid any sisterly interrogation. she just smiles over at him and grips his arm a little tighter. )

Oh, I have missed your confidence, Kol. It makes me feel like we're at home.

( mikaelsons have huge egos and kol would probably battle nik for the top spot. )

Maybe you'll find someone who can give you a run for your money here.

Doubtful.

[ nice and quick and confident. he shrugs and purses his lips, shaking his head at the idea. was her comment meant to be an insult? oops. ]

Have you seen the pickings? There's a man with a beard here that makes him look like a shepherd. No one in their right mind here is more confident than me.

[ he is the most confident person here. bow down. ]

Oh, you sound like you're jealous of his beard, Kol. I'm surprised, you don't look half bad with facial hair.

( he wears it well, actually. )

I like you when you have a beard. It makes you look older than the twelve years old you usually look.

( #siblings. )

[ he narrows his eyes as he looks at her. ]

Is that meant to be insulting? I can be a very mature twelve year old, unlike some people.

[ cue a pointed look at her.

briefly, he thinks of how much he's missed this. he'd spent so much time dead that he missed being able to speak to her so openly… and ridicule her, too, of course. never mind that they are in the middle of a jungle. ]

Oh please, no one is as immature as you.

( except maybe nik when he was throwing a tantrum. those were far too common an occurrence so yes, niklaus acted like a temperamental teenager almost every day of her life that she'd spent undaggered. )

And I was very mature when I was younger. I had to be around you lot. The only girl in a sea of idiot men? I had to grow up quickly.

[ kol lets out a short laugh. ]

Oh, was that not a joke?

[ he grins proudly at her. looping his arm through hers, he tugs her closer and stumbles lightly. ]

Listen here, Rebekah. You may have been the only girl, but you were not forced to grow up quickly. We both know you were doted on and treated like the special sister that you are. [ he pats the back of her hand kindly. ] Let's not get ahead of ourselves and make up stories.

Really? I had to live with you lot and not kill you. That takes patience which is a sign of growing up quickly, Kol.

( but yes, she will admit she did get some special treatment because she was the only girl but still.

she'd gone through a lot of her own absolute hells just like her brothers. )

Are you going to dote on me now too?

Nope.

[ it's a quick and easy answer, and he says it with a big grin, too. that's for nik and elijah to do and for him to be excluded from, remember?

keeping his arm looped withers, he feels his shoes sink into the thick mud. ]

It's far too much work.

Hm.

( rebekah hadn't expected him to agree to that but it had been worth a shot, hadn't it? she squeezes his arm. )

I suppose I still like you despite you refusing to dote on me. Just don't expect me to dote on you either. You're rather high maintenance when you want to be.

What?

[ his face scrunches up in disbelief and offence. he doesn't even pretend to be offended—he is. he's the high maintenance one? has she suddenly gone mad and forgotten nik? ]

I'm not high maintenance. I'm the least high maintenance of the lot of you!

[ technically, finn is, considering he was in a coffin and now… well… hopefully dead. ]

That doesn't preclude you from being high maintenance, Kol.

( all of them were high maintenance, let's be real. maybe finn wasn't at the current time but he could be. )

You can still be high maintenance without achieving Nik's sickeningly high levels of neediness.

[ kol pretends to vomit. ]

Never compare me to that horrible, replaceable brother of ours. I'm hardly as needy as him. I've had my independent days.

[ many of them… before he ended up daggered. isn't it funny that when he decides to be an independent woman.mp3 he ends up in a box? hm.

he huffs and then seemingly gets over it. ]

I'd rather talk of dirt than Nik.

And here I thought I was the one who disliked Nik the most.

( don't get her wrong, she loves all her brothers and would do terrible things for them but there are some days where she just dislikes them intensely. )

But no, you're not like Niklaus at all. You're fun.

( nik whined. )

[ he smiles and regards her with a tilt of his head and a narrow of his eyes. ]

Why are you being so complimentary, Bek?

[ he glances around and makes a show of sniffing the air. ]

I can't smell any truth serum…

Can't a sister compliment her brother without him being incredibly suspicious?

( with them, probably not. )

I'm being complimentary because I am. Stop questioning it.

[ no. kol's expression confirms that's his thoughts on that proposal. ]

Okay. [ he pulls his shoulders back and smiles widely. tilting his chin up, he tries to preen. ] Compliment me some more, sister. I'm sure you're overwhelmed by everything you could possibly say of me.

Your hair looks quite nice. I've always liked it when you've brushed it. You look dashing.

( don't ever tell her that she doesn't do things for you, kol. she'll make sure you remember this day. )

And I'm glad you're the one here with me.

[ he opens his mouth to give her a quip and is surprisingly knocked off his feet by her honesty. his face flushes and he glances away ever so briefly with a small smile he allows for himself. ]

I'm glad you're here with me, too.

[ it's a genuine confession, and one he gives her a nudge for. ]

I was going to hope for the other sister, but…

[ he grins, not knowing that there is another sister in the mix. poor freya, dead before her time. ]

Well, lucky for you there is no other sister. I am the only one which means your title of favorite sister will always be with me.

( poor freya. )

But I could always ask whoever's listening that Finn come and replace me. I'm sure you'd love that.

[ kol visibly flinches. that's all he has to know that something's amiss with rebekah. if she knew… ]

Fuck Finn.

[ it's said with a lot more acid than normal. fuck finn has been a chant of his for many centuries, from when he was a kid to when finn was locked in a coffin for his entire life. poor sod. ]

I'd stake myself if I caught a whiff of him here.

All right, all right, calm down. I was trying to get a rise out of you, not make you angry.

( she reaches over to put a hand on his arm to try and soothe him. )

It wasn't meant to make you angry, I promise. I would have made fun of your hair if I wanted to do that.

[ despite his anger, kol recognises rebekah's trying. with a deep frown, he looks grumpily down at her hand and then up at her. with a few deep, quiet breaths, he quells his anger. ]

What's wrong with my hair?

[ he's infinitely less angry. ]

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