TEST DRIVE

[starhuemod]

TEST DRIVE;
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Pick-ups are now open! You're free to take a character on that page. The musebox will start proper in one week!

Welcome to Starhue Valley!

Just as easily as you blinked out of reality to your last getaway from home, or your little jaunt at community of silly memes, you're on a bus that accommodates all shapes and sizes. A little letter has been placed on your lap, with your name on it. Carefully unfolding, you read the following message.

• Howdy!
You might notice you're not from these parts! That's because you've either been kidnapped across the multiverse before, have had strange encounters across the multiverse, or have a secret destiny hidden within you to find out what life is like in Starhue Valley!

Well, the secret destiny part might be an exaggeration, but you were picked up by my call for some reason or another... that means you must have a call inside you to reach out across time and space and meet and change the lives of other people.

I look forward to explaining everything!
- Marjorie

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Across the street from the bus stop, a celebration seems to be going on, for your arrival. Once you get the low-down from Margie herself, you have a plethora of things to do.

What do you go for?

A. Farm? What farm?

[ A map has been thrust onto your person as soon as you arrived, with a pathway clearly marked to a place in the forest where you have been told a farm has been cleared out for you or you and a significant other, a band of friends, your mortal enemy, whoever you have the fortune of joining. The pathways tonight are lit with tiny glass baubles filled with glowing stars. These paths lead throughout the woodsy side of town all over.

Your farm is a little decrepit, but apparently, all the tools are in that chest over there to make it perfect. The mayor left a letter for you detailing the whole thing-- the buses back home don't run until the end of Summer, so you'll have to make do with what you have. You don't HAVE to farm... but it'd be a nice way to make a few pieces of gold! You know, to live. Unless you just pull turnips out of the ground and eat them, weirdo.

Some seeds and so on are available to you-- even some things from home to make the job easier. What do you do? ]

B. Screw the farm, let's check out the celebration!

Ahh, careful! I ordered some of those pies from Baker Square but they came right from bakerstreet! I can't tell which is which, so just... be careful!

[ Naturally, you have no idea what Marjorie is talking about regarding Baker Street, unless she's making a very obscure Sherlock Holmes joke.

However, the bountiful plates of pies do look attractive... you're pretty sure no one would poison you right off the bat, right? But the flavors do have interesting effects.

• Lemon Meringue makes you want to play 'guess who!' with someone.
• Rhubarb has you looking at people while consciously thinking 'hot or not'. And if you're attracted to that type of person, maybe you'll make some moves...
• Chocolate Mousse has you yearning for some old friends, and if you happen to meet them or make some new ones, drape all over them. Schmooze. Show them some pictures on your jPad of your cute little sibling.
• Apple has you ambitious-- start rallying the people! Is it unfair you were brought here? Is Jojamart clearly a corporate scam? Do you have immediate plans to take over? You can't hold it in!
• Key lime has you sprouting a monster part! This is painless, and it can last for anywhere from a day to a month. Take care! ]

C. Family photos... or videos.

[ A projector is set up nearby, on a white screen on the barn. There's only one thing though... these videos seem familiar. Eventually, one of you might pop up! This could be a memory, a tacky AMV to Every Time We Touch, or darkly, a bit of your future yet to come that might encourage you to stay. Marjorie says it's set up to 'get everyone to know each other a little'.

Secrets don't make a community! ]

D. The Sun Goes Down, The Stars Come Out... and fall.

[ What is with this rocking meteor shower? Stars streak across the sky in a glitter of white and gold, unlike anything you've ever seen. Someone, one of the locals, hushes to the person next to them to make a wish. Suddenly, that urge starts to overcome you. Whether subconsciously or not, you mutter a wish to yourself-- and be careful what you wish for, because if it's something that can help you with your journey... it might end up right in your lap! A bunch of tokens from home or your previous game, all wishing you well on your new farming life.

This is starting to feel nostalgic.

Happy.

Simple. ]

D. WILDCARD

[ Do whatever you like! Explore the town, see new people, harass the NPCs! Magically transform your farm into a mansion! I don't know your powers, man, but use them to the best of your ability! Most of all, have fun!
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Comments

[idealisticartist]

[Wow, that sure is a tall woman. Being below average height to begin with, Jeb can't help but feel a little dwarfed.

Her happiness sure is infectious though, and it's way better to focus on positive feelings anyway. With a wide smile, he answers her.]

I'm thinking of growing flowers, too! Oh, and all sorts of food. Having my own food to use when cooking sounds wonderful!

[rosed]

I think tending to the earth is the best use of our time here... if we were all given farms, we should grow them to the best of our ability. Give back to the soil we were given.

[ She pauses... ]

I hope none of the humans here take it for granted. What a gift this all really is.

[ What with how she was complicit in near ruining Earth... ]

[idealisticartist]

[Somehow, he smiles even wider.]

I agree with that. Maybe our farms don't look like much now, but that's something we can change! Anything we can do to better this world is worth doing...

[He pauses as well, at her mention of humans not taking it for granted.]

You're not human? [He doesn't sound bothered, especially since there's an unspoken, very implied 'either' at the end of his question.]

[rosed]

I'm a gem.

[ She gestures to the diamond rose quartz on her belly. ] All of me, my consciousness, everything, is in this gem. It's kind of like how you humans have a brain. Except... a human doesn't live the life of a gem. If I'm going to be here for a long time, then...

[ She looks sad for a minute. ] -- anyway. May I have your name?

[idealisticartist]

Everything about you comes from that gem...? [He looks fascinated.] That's amazing! I've never come across anything like that, even when I was living away from my own world. I'm not really human myself, but I guess I'm close enough to it to count for you, huh?

[He notices her sad look, but decides to respect her privacy. Instead, he answers her question.]

Of course. I'm Jeb. Jeb Parmalee! It's very nice to meet you, Miss...?

[rosed]

Rose. Rose Quartz.

[ She does a little curtsy, to punctuate it. Some things never leave you after royalty. ]

Oh? If you're not human, do you mind me asking what are you?

[idealisticartist]

Rose Quartz, then. [He nods, smile still present on his face.] Oh, I'm an elemental! An earth elemental, to be specific. It means I have control over a specific type of magic! I can create rocks, heal people to an extent, and...

[He pauses, coming to a realization that he perhaps should have come to earlier.]

...I can create and accelerate the growth of plant life. [That... would be really handy with a farm, wouldn't it? But it almost feels like it's cheating...]