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

Hiccup | HTTYD

[gesturall]

CONFUSION

[ When life brings your rude little surprises the best someone can do is to examine it one thing at a time. And right now Hiccup is choosing to examine the fact that he is looking at himself from behind a building. His double seems blissfully unaware that he is being watched. Maybe under any other circumstances he would have just passed by the other auburn haired man, but this doppelganger was wearing his flight suit, and had his every personal detail down to the missing leg and twin braids in his hair that Astrid had so lovingly woven in for him. This did not bode well.

A growl kicks up in Toothless' chest as he picks up on the smell of the second Hiccup. The last thing Hiccup wants is this someone hurting his dragon, so he pats Toothless on his neck and whispers. ]

Toothless, stay here, buddy.

[ Toothless shoots Hiccup a suspicious glance, and very reluctantly sits. He has a shrewd look on his face that tells Hiccup that his dragon will bound into action if the need arises. This is more comforting than he really wants to admit. Swallowing hard he creeps out from behind the building, eyes fixed on his twin, pulling out his fire blade… and then the gas filling his invention explodes. He sputters and coughs, waving his arms around to disperse the smoke. One of his flailing arms hits someone, hard, along the jaw. He lets out a shout of surprise. ]

Whoa! Oh-oh, hey, I thought you were-- uh, I'm sorry. That's got to hurt. Claustrophobia, you know how it is. Going a little stir crazy in this cave. Wouldn't normal do that, I mean. You're all right, right?

[ He glances back to the spot where he thought he saw himself standing. Gone. ]

WILDCARD

[ Hit me with whatever! ]

[farmore]

[ Ragnar had been in the process of approaching Toothless, his steps slow and cautious, expression furrowed with intense curiosity. Approaching, that is, until the thing next to him erupts with smoke, obscuring his view, and he gets a nice smack on the jaw.

He tenses, annoyed, but that's very short-lived. ] I'm all right, friend. [ He palms a hand against his smarting jaw, gaze fixed back on Toothless. ] What creature is that? [ His accent is thick, and decidedly Nordic. ]