dankmemes | Test Drive Meme # 1

Welcome to Hadriel's very first test drive, and thank you again for your interest in the game! As always, our reserves page is here, and our applications page is here! Reserves open September 24th, and Apps are open October 1st.

Two quick points here as well:
1. Any thread made in Hadriel's test drive will be accepted as the sole Action Log sample in the application.
2. All threads made in the test drive can be considered game canon!

Test drives will be broken up into specific god mini-events, during which your characters can see how well they fare under the watchful eye of one of the gods. Choose wisely or just simply pick 'em all, and have fun!

F E A R

SCENARIO ONE: ANYONE GOT A LIGHT?
[The Door brings in all that is chaotic and evil in the world. This may include you, may include the person next to you... and may include the monster behind you.

Watch out as you explore the streets of Hadriel, because you're not alone, and there's always something on the rooftops watching and waiting for the perfect opportunity to separate you from your group and tear you into pieces. In this instance, the door has managed to grab something truly horrific, and it's definitely out for blood (and brains) tonight.

Smokers are enemies in the video game series Left 4 Dead, who use their prehensile tongues to capture unwitting people and either drag them away for consumption or hang them up to strangle them. With all of the activity of characters trying to find out what's going on and where they are, there are more than a few of them, lingering in the shadows and waiting to try strike at anyone who may be lagging behind.]

SCENARIO TWO: YOUR HEART WILL GO ON
[You awaken in a windowless room, the walls strangely curved. The door, when you try it, is quite firmly locked. No amount of force is able to break through, so it seems to be sealed by supernatural means. Next to the door stands a slender pedestal, about as big around as a large man's thigh. At the top of the pedestal is a indentation, as if something were meant to go there.

But you're not alone in this room. There are two things with you: a person and a corpse. Pinned to the body is a note: Place a heart on the pedestal to leave. Tucked neatly into the corpse's pocket is a letter opener, small and not particularly sharp.

Did you have weapons or tools on you before? You don't now. But look at it this way: what better form of bonding is there than helping a friend or stranger dig a heart out of a corpse with nothing but a letter opener and your bare hands?]

H O P E

SCENARIO THREE: HAVE YOU HAD YOUR BREAK-IN TODAY?
[You're standing outside a storefront, colored glass set into intricate designs. It's beautiful, artistic, but more importantly - there's definitely food inside. Good food, too, by the glimpses you can see through the window. In fact - wait a minute - isn't that your favorite dish in there, just waiting for you? You've been searching for food for hours, it seems, and the city is bare. Your tummy is getting awful rumbly. What luck!

You try the door. Cruelly, it is locked. The food taunts you, just out of reach.

The glass is lovely, intricate, but it's just glass. Or maybe you know how to pick locks. Or maybe there's a back way in. Or maybe some passing friend will be able to help you. There's a lot of options here, if what you really want is a mouthful of the finest... whatever it is you like.]

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[Clear wasn't terribly afraid of exploring new places. It came with learning new things and he rather enjoyed himself with that. So here he was, being rather carefree as he climbed over destruction and debris. In fact, in order to give himself something more to do, he hummed a jaunty tune to himself and spoke onomatopoeia words like 'nyoisho' or 'gyuto' if he had to climb over a particularly difficult piece of rubble.]

Hm? Hear what?

[He fell silent and perked up his hearing. His robotic ears could pick up a lot.]

Is the coughing noise the thing you are hearing?

Huh? Yeah.

[Ronan glances toward the guy who spoke up and then pauses, his concern ebbing away slightly in the presence of the new face... or rather, the lack thereof. Ronan frowns, glancing behind him again, before hopping over one of the rocks between the two of them, nodding toward the guy.]

What's with the mask? [A pause. The coughing, the mask- it could be connected, couldn't it?]

Eh? This? [Clear reaches up and touches the mask with both white gloved hands. He was used to wearing it most of his life, so sometimes he forgot it was there. He waves both hands quickly and dismissively.]

Uhm...well...Please do not be concerned about it. It’s only useful to me.

[He can only assume.]

If there are more people around. Do you think that we should look for them?

I guess.

[He's not convinced- it's a rather stupid thing to wear if you don't need to, and it makes the guy look creepy as fuck, but it's not like Ronan has a choice in the matter unless he wants to turn this into a fight.

Which. He kind of does, but that's neither here nor there.

Either way, the shuffling sound happens again nearby and Ronan turns quickly, tensing as a shadow flits back in one of the nearby side streets.]

Did you see that?

[Clear jumps just a little at being startled by the sudden movements then follows Ronan's gaze.]

I-I don't see anything.

[The gasmask doesn't help his field of vision.]

B-but I definitely hear something moving close by. Do you think that it is another person? It...

[He shivers a bit.]

It...does not sound good. I am getting bad feelings from the sounds.

No shit.

[Ronan shakes his head, moving a little closer toward Clear. He's struck by the urge to go back, but- well, hell if he's going to let some creepy asthmatic idiot keep him from figuring out what's there on the street.]

Come on. [Expecting Clear to stay closer to him, Ronan starts to move out, toward where he saw the shadow. The choking, coughing noises start up again, and his hands tighten into fists.]

Hey- hey, whoever the fuck you are- just come out! Come on, what are you, scared?

[This is a really tough guy. He reminds him a little bit of some of the other guys he met through Aoba. His rough attitude actually reassures Clear and he stays close to him. He even helps try to get the shadow to reveal itself so that it can ease the tension.]

Please do not be afraid, we will not hurt you if that is what you are worried about!

[Even though the other man's words betrayed that sentiment a bit.]

What? No, we will hurt you.

[Ronan corrects, staring incredulously toward Clear, as if he's just suggested something entirely outside of the realm of possibility. Luckily, he doesn't have too much time to berate his odd companion for his gentleness before one of the appendages whips out of the shadows, stretching out to try and strike at one of them.

Luckily, Ronan is watching, and while he doesn't see it coming, he has enough warning to sidestep it, jumping out of the way in instinct.]

Look out!

[Yep. Definitely like one of Aoba's friends.]

Eh?! I don't want to hur--

Gyaaa!

[At the appendage flying out at them, he jumps (more like falls) out of the way, landing on his stomach. He gets up to his feet quickly.]

Wh-wh-what is that?! Was it angry because you threatened it?

Fuck, I don't know-

[Ronan rushes over, grabbing at the other boy's arm and trying to help him stand, pulling him up a little forcefully.]

Come on.

[It's time to get the fuck out of there, before whatever tried to attack them comes back for round two.]

[Clear accepts the frantic help and doesn't hesitate in starting to run. Their noise seems to attract, whatever the hell those things are and they start coming out of their hiding places.

With quick glances as he's running, he lets out a shout.]

Gyaaaaa! Scary! What are they?!

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