test drive meme #16

[hadrielmods]

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?]

Comments

[somuchlove]

[That's one way of putting it.

But both Chara and Frisk have fought Asgore many times and Chara themselves had more than good reflex thanks to Sans. Moving through the fire bullets was easy, but they both needed to get out of here.]

Run! I will be right behind you sir.

[Please run. Please don't let the shock be too much that he can't.]

[journalname]

[His first reaction is to summon his own trident as he turns, slashing at the double. How dare it? How could -

- ha. Toriel has asked him that. It really is his double after all.]

Chara, you -

[He doesn't understand. He doesn't understand any of what's happening. But he knows he can't have them here, and they don't seem like they're leaving. Asgore hesitates for a moment, as if trying to think of something else to say.

Then he turns, releasing a stream of fire bullets far larger than what he's ever used against the children. He still doesn't especially want to kill this...whatever it is, but he's more invested in this. It's easier to speak without looking at them.]

Go. I will be right behind you. [Why should they cover the retreat? He's a bigger target, he could shield their back even while fleeing.]

[somuchlove]

[The flames roar to life, bigger and better than the ones that Chara had seen Asgore use in all of their runs. Sometimes Chara forgot the 80 ATK that Asgore had but never used. You wouldn't think he had it, knowing him.

They won't abandon him. That much was firmly established in their mind. But they're also a bit of a liability here. Chara begins to back up slowly, keeping an eye on Asgore's double. Again, 80 ATK and Chara's gotten far to used to even 1 ATK being enough to kill them.]

Follow me when you can.

[Chara waits until things are stretched thin. Then they bolt, hoping he will follow as soon as he can.]

[journalname]

[Asgore nods, turning his attention back to the other monster. He doesn't intend to stand and fight them for long; such a battle would probably destroy a decent amount of their surroundings, and he's afraid Chara might return if he takes too long here.

He takes a few hits, refusing to dodge while his body could provide their escape cover. But he's retreating, backing off as he makes his own attacks. If he could make it surrender...it would be safer for everyone in this place. He doesn't know what it'll do if he escapes it. Really, outside of attacking him, he's not sure what it wants.

But Chara might come back.

Asgore tries a little harder to damage the double. Then, once he's at the lip of the path Chara took away, he turns to follow after them.]