dankmemes | test drive meme #16

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 January 24th, and apps are open February 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: THE CREEPY CRAWLIES
[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 to impale you on its giant claws and crunch your bones between its mandibles. That's right, this time the Door is bringing you bugs from Starship Troopers, in all their giant and disgusting glory!

Bugs are, well, giant insects that come in all shapes and sizes, depending on the rank, and are way too tall or too heavy than they have any right to be. They can move quickly, most of them have the ability to fly, and their exo-skeletons means that it's difficult to really hurt them unless you've got some muscles on you. Or a really big boot, I guess.]

C O N F U S I O N

SCENARIO TWO: WHO'S THAT IN THE MIRROR?
[Something's lurking in the dark. Something that really wants to ruin your day by any means necessary- that includes preying on your darkest fears, or just, you know, simply killing you. But that's not a problem, right? You're big and tough! Except, so is this creature out to get you. And it knows all of your weaknesses and insecurities too because, well... it is you.

Doubles of characters will be flooding the city and attempting to ruin the originals lives by whatever means necessary. This generally involves killing the original and then impersonating them, but it can also mean killing people you love or just bringing up your awkward teenage years to traumatize you in front of all your new cool friends.

What can you do to stop it? Well, you could kill them first, that certainly won't require a few trips to therapy later! There's always locking them away, or maybe trying to befriend them because hey, who's better at ruining your life than you?

This is a mini version of our Dead Ringers event this month!]

T R A N Q U I L I T Y

SCENARIO THREE: CAN YOU JUST LIKE, CHILL FOR A SEC?
[Embrace tranquility! Or rather, get pulled, kicking and screaming into an event during which you magically have to find some chill, or else Tranquility will force chill upon you.

For this prompt, characters will find themselves in a state of sudden peace and calm, without much anger or meanness to go around. That guy you hate? Maybe you should give him a peace offering. The chick who stole your girlfriend? Maybe you should congratulate her! Everything is peaceful and everything is... sorta gray.

Don't get me wrong, it's nice to be able to relax, but we have an emotional spectrum for a reason. Pretty soon, the tranquility of this might turn into something a little creepy, even Stepfordish... but it's hard to really care when everything is so damn pleasant, right?]

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[Gil's search for weapons of any kind among the shelves comes up empty. Unless he wants to throw an old food box at it. He maintains surprising composure as the bug chases Ray in, but he's one unhappy camper.]

Why would it?! Was I supposed to turn invisible or something? Look, we need to get out of here. Either out the back and sneak off, or find somewhere to hide where it can't fit!

[Having no idea where he is, though, it's time to search for some doors for a basement or back entrance.]

Not invisible, but--

[Doesn't he know? This place must not have lingered. Which is a big problem for her, because that's the only kind of monster she knows how to deal with.

The bug slams against the outside wall, searching for a way in. Ray jumps and scuttles to the back of the store. No back door, but there is a window. Her hands cast all over it, searching for the latch.]

What about this?

[Only a few seconds after Ray points the window out, that a can goes crashing through it. There, it's open now. Whipping off his jacket, Prussia wraps it around his arm and uses it to knock the rest of the glass off the frame. He takes just a moment to check on the bug to make sure the noise didn't get its attention, but it's still working on getting through the front. They better get moving before it just takes the whole wall down to get in.

Well, ladies first. Gilbert will help Ray out of the window first, but he follows quickly after. But he still doesn't know where he is. He looks around, not sure which way to go first.]

Where is this place?!

Th-thank you.

[She can still hear the bug slamming against the wall, but at least they have the whole sturdy shop keeping it at bay. ]

You don't know either? I just woke up here and...

[And it's even stranger than the place she left.]

Do you remember how you found yourself in this place?

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