dankmemes | test drive meme #15

Welcome to Hadriel's 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 December 25th, and apps are open January 1st. Please remember that there is an app cap of 20 apps.

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, either through handwaving or through a shared mental experience while coming through the Door!

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: YOU SMELL SOMETHING?
[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 lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect chance to knock you out, drag you back to its cave, and hang you upside down for some reason. This time, the Door has brought in a number of Wampas, from the Star Wars movies.

Wampas are large and furry, in order to stay warm and alive on their native ice planet of Hoth. While their white fur helps them blend in at home, it's less helpful in Hadriel - but that's fine! They're giant and terrifying with big claws and teeth, they don't really need camouflage too. They'll be more than happy to hunt you down - and if they don't eat you right there, they could knock you out and take you home for a later meal. If you wake up in a wampa cave, let's hope you remembered your lightsaber.]

R A G E

SCENARIO TWO: WE'RE ALL PISSED OFF HERE
[For some reason, something's just pissing you off today. It's something weird, too, something that wouldn't normally bother you at all. Maybe it's jackets or buildings with too many windows. Maybe it's animals or the simple act of sleeping. Whatever it is, it's total bullshit and you hate it.

What are you gonna do about it? Smash some windows? Kick a puppy? Or hey, maybe you'll run across someone who hates that thing just as much as you do, and you'll make a new friend! Or a new enemy, if they're wearing that most horrible of wardrobe items, a jacket.

This is a mini version of our Why Do You Have To Be Mad? event this month!]

D E L I G H T

SCENARIO THREE: THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON
[Generosity and charity have infected the city! And hey, that's a good thing, right? Hadriel could use a little more kindness. Who knows what's causing it - Delight is probably bored - but whatever it is, maybe it's affected you, too.

If it has, you'll be inspired by the desire to give gifts to your friends, your family, that stranger across the street. Of course, Hadriel doesn't have a lot of gift shops, so... well, maybe you should just give them the shirt off your back? Or hey, smash a shop window and grab that can of beans, they'll love that! You could even steal your friend's favorite jacket and give it to your other friend. How generous of you!

Or maybe you're totally unaffected, and a complete stranger just ran up to you on the street and tried to give you a shirt they ripped off their friend. It's, uh. Not weird. Aren't you gonna say thank you?]

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[Oh no, she's pretty. And at the end of the day, Peter's fifteen. So there's a second or two of staring before he drops his gaze and hastily pulls the shirt the rest of the way on.

Yeah, ha. I wonder if inspiring a new word would be enough to get me an A in English class. [Peter looks down, making sure that everything's in order before he looks up again.] Thanks for keeping it a secret though. It's just that I'm new, and that's not exactly the kind of reputation that I'm going for.

[fifteen......jesus help her]

To be fair, I don't think that's the kind of reputation anyone goes for.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

[He laughs a little awkwardly. Maybe he should've let that be her first impression of him after all. Peter's not so sure that he's doing any better here.]

I'm Peter.

[gwen's eyes widen. peter. that's who she'd expected to see, when she'd seen those bright colors. who she'd wanted to see. her heart skips a beat at the name but her eyes and her brain finally catch up with her heart. it's all just some weird coincidence. obviously her mind is playing tricks on her because this -- this kid, he couldn't be. he wasn't.]

I'm Gwen.

Gwen...like Guinevere from the Arthurian Legend?

[There's hope for him yet, that maybe he's not an idiot. Just awkward.]

Gwen as in Gwendolyne.

[she lets it hang there for a moment before:]

I mean, it's technically a misspelling of a name that later got changed into that Guinevere so you're -- you're not wrong.

[she looks down at the ground for a moment why is this awkward why does he make her think so much about peter

you know other than all the obvious coincidental signs here]

Gwendolyne, right.

[He nods, stops when he realizes that he's doing it because he has no idea why he's doing it. And now he feels like for some reason he's making her uncomfortable too.

Peter takes a breath.]

They should've left it alone. 'Gwendolyne's nice.

[It's more an olive branch than any attempt at game. Of which he has none. Zero.]

Hey, did you run into any trouble out there?

You mean, aside from waking up in a cave?

[she looks back at him a little pointedly.]

I also saw some guys who looked like they belonged in a Star Wars movie, but I decided I didn't want to stick around to find out.

So that happened to you too? I thought you might...live here. Like this was your neighborhood.

[Which sounds even more ridiculous when he says it out loud.]

Star W-oh! Hey, I've seen that! [Priorities, Peter.] So maybe we should stick together. You know, in case they're not too friendly.

[it's stupid, but the mention of having something in common makes her smile. it kind of lights up her whole face and probably much of the room.]

Okay, Peter. [it's weird to say, but also not at all.] We'll stick together.

Okay.

[It does have that kind of effect. Peter smiles back, until something kicks him back into gear.]

Let me just get my...stuff. [He swoops down, grabbing the suit and rolling it up. He hugs it against his chest in an attempt to keep it covered up.] Maybe we should go take a look around. [And then it's the part that gets stuck in his throat, but he's not sure if anyone's told her yet.] We might be here for awhile.

Yeah, that's the sense I got.

[she pretends not to watch, but she totally does. it was that red and blue that got her attention in the beginning. she'll ask about it later, for sure.]

Might as well get the lay of the land.

test drive meme #15

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