dankmemes | test drive meme #17

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 February 22nd, and apps are open March 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: SHOOTING HOOPS
[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.

There you are, calmly exploring this super cool cave city, when all of a sudden you see something roll toward you. What could that possibly be? Why, it seems the Door has brought in some hoop snakes, which are definitely real.

Hoop snakes are poisonous and aggressive reptiles, able to pursue fleeing prey by grasping their tail in their jaws and rolling after them like a wheel. Wow, so efficient! Hard to get away from, though, and kind of... terrifying? If you want to get away, you better be a fast runner. Or maybe you should climb something. Good luck!]

S O R R O W

SCENARIO TWO: YOU GOT THE BLUES
[You woke up this morning on the wrong side of the bed. Not the angry side - the sad side. Somehow, everything just seems to be going wrong, and you don't know why. You were out of milk for your cereal, the fruit you picked just yesterday is already going bad, and instead of getting frustrated all you want to do is feel sorry for yourself.

Even the good things aren't going too well. Maybe your friend just told you your hair looks nice today - doesn't that mean it looks bad the rest of the time? Probably. They've just been too nice to tell you. And your crush smiled at you - that probably means they know about your feelings and are getting ready to let you down easy. That's the only explanation.

No matter what happens, your mind is giving you the worst, most depressing interpretation. You can try to fight it and be aggressively upbeat - or maybe you just want to cry on somebody's shoulder. Yeah. That sounds good right about now.]

D E L I G H T

SCENARIO THREE: PUCKER UP
[For once, Hadriel looks rather lovely, all covered in snow and seasonal! Sure, it's not quite the right season anymore, but who really knows what month it is? Not the residents, and certainly not the gods. But for whatever reason, Delight has decided there should be snow on the ground and ugly sweaters in the shops.

And, of course, mistletoe. On your wanderings around the city, you may find yourself under the mistletoe with a friend or a stranger or even an enemy. Regardless of who they are and how you really feel about them, the mistletoe will give you a gentle compulsion to plant a kiss right on those appealing lips of theirs. You can resist if you want - it won't force you - but don't you kind of want to go for it?

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

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[She eyes him suspiciously. Not because he's done anything especially suspicious. She's just in a bad mood and he's talking to her. But he doesn't seem to be lying, so she gives him a nod, expression serious under her sunglasses.]

Thank you. I'll never understand the appeal of this particular tradition. [With or without the weird compulsion this one comes with.]

[He is not terribly bothered by the suspicion. That's just healthy in a place like this.]

Yeah, it's not really my thing either. Especially not accompanied with magic that makes you inclined to participate.

[The compulsion bothers him significantly more. It's that whole 'free will' thing.]

Just a tip, fire works well if you really get stuck.

Is that what that was? [She knew that she didn't want to kiss anyone, so it's been weird that the few times she's been less than careful and ended up under mistletoe, she's briefly felt the urge. Not strong enough to get over a lifetime of hating any physical contact that didn't come from one specific person, but it had certainly been.... confusing.]

Have I mentioned how much I hate magic yet? Because I really fucking hate magic.

It isn't always that bad. But this magic - well, I can't blame you.

[Magic can be nice when you're the one controlling it, or when you have some control at least. This is something else, and Adam is just as displeased with it.]

It hasn't done anything else to you, has it?

The mistletoe or magic? [She scowls briefly.] The mistletoe's tried. I shot it. Scared the fuck out of the person I was under it with, but we didn't kiss.

[An overreaction? Possibly. But she doesn't like feeling something in her head.]

As for magic, well, I'm here, aren't I?

[Shooting it is an interesting choice. She must be a pretty good shot - though he supposes they are stationary targets, and usually not too far off.]

Yeah. Getting brought here is pretty much the definition of getting messed with.

[He has no reassurances to offer there. It sucks for everyone.]

I've been here for awhile, if there's anything you want to know.

Does this [she waves up at the mistletoe] happen often? Or things like it?

Not that specifically, but in general, yeah. Weird magical stuff happens on a regular basis here.

[You get used to it or you go crazy.]

This one's actually not too bad. Just annoying, not life-threatening.

test drive meme #17

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