dankmemes | Test Drive Meme #18

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 March 25th, and apps are open April 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 'P' IS SILENT
[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.

The only warning you get is the flapping of wings above you- leathery and noisy, not unlike a herd of bats, before you are descended upon by a creature with a long, sharp beak, beady eyes, and an appetite for blood. Unfortunately, you've come across a pterobuzzard from Stephen King's The Mist.

Despite the difficult to pronounce name, a pterobuzzards' job here is actually quite simple: to eat. With their large bodies, sharp claws, and savage beak, they can rip chunks of flesh from your body and feast on various entrails after you bleed to death. So that's... fun. Maybe you should run inside, where you could totally be safe, until you realize that one of them has the strength to shatter through a window.

Underground bunker, maybe?]

L O V E

SCENARIO TWO: VERY VERY EXTRAORDINARY
[Something is different about today. From the time you wake up, to the moment you look in the mirror, to the minute you greet your usually-annoying neighbor who you sort of hate. That difference is... love? Surely not- your cold, dead heart has been... well, cold and dead for an eternity!

And yet, you find yourself forgiving your own past mistakes, overcoming the obstacles that stand in the way between you and your acceptance of yourself and just... letting it be. You're a pretty cool person, you know, and you should appreciate yourself a little more! During this event, you're damn well going to, with some self love and acceptance.

Everyone else is on your Nice list as well, though- maybe you have a friend that you've been crushing on? That's dialed up to eleven, now. Or hey, that stranger has some cute shoes and you love them so much it hurts. All's fair in love and... love.

This is a mini-version of the beginning of our upcoming All you need is love event!]

T R A N Q U I L I T Y

SCENARIO THREE: CLASS IS IN SESSION
[Breathe in, breathe out.

It's a pretty simple concept, but now that you're supposed to be focusing on your breathing, it seems like the most complicated thing in the world. How does breathing help with concentration? Are you breathing the right way? What are you supposed to be thinking about? Do these yoga pants make your butt look cute?

There's too many things to think about and clearing your mind is hard, but the good news is that you're not the only one in Tranquility's yoga class who's having troubles. There's familiar squirming and fidgeting from the people around you who are probably lack just as much chill as you and are having difficulty finding their center.

Whatever that means.

Maybe the person next to you looks just as lost as you are, or maybe their side crane pose is really on point and you want to ask for tips. Either way, whispering is allowed as you contort yourself into human pretzels, so chatter away!]

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[Yuuko wasn't intimidated when the pterobuzzard started attempting dive attacks, and she's hardly concerned about it when it comes right for her. However, it is something rather pleasant and amusing when an ice attack ceases the beast's movements. She observes her rescuer with a smile.]

My, my~ That's quite the ability. [Yuuko can't actually say she's surprised, but it is certainly interesting.

She does start to follow him on the initial let's go, but when the ice breaks and they're in deeper trouble than they imagined, well...]

Ohh, it seems our little friend is upset that he wasn't invited. [She's not fazed, not even a little; in fact, she's pretty well-humoured about this. She steps to the side to allow them combat room without her getting caught in the middle of it.]

You might want to watch out, it's coming right for you.

[Yea, she's not helping. Not yet, at least. Traveling in a kimono is difficult enough, you know. You can do all the dirty work.]

[As nice as an aid in combat would be, Ignis doesn't mind being on his own. There are a number of factors as to why someone talking wouldn't be fighting, whether they be civilians, unarmed, or otherwise inhibited.

Yuuko's tone strikes him as someone taking a backseat to sit back and watch the show. It's irritating, to say in the least, but he has bigger things to worry about. Much bigger. And pointier.] What a descriptive warning!

[He can guess this thing is sharp enough to send either of them on death's door, right after emerging from this one. That wouldn't do. His summoned dagger disappears to be replaced by a longer lance, catching the creature's claw as it swung down at him. He musters the strength to throw it off-balance, enough to double back unintentionally closer to Yuuko.]

I don't suppose you have any other advice?

[She wouldn't call it a back seat, per se. She just doesn't interfere with forces that aren't really her business. If she gets to enjoy a show on behalf of it, well, she's just fine with that.]

No need to thank me, that can come later. [You know, when you're not fighting for our lives.

Watching the dagger turn into a lance is another interesting movement that she notes. He is quite good for being blind, with or without her unhelpful assistance.

And as for other advice...]

To your left. [Is all she offers.]

Edited 2017-03-25 05:30 (UTC)

Test Drive Meme #18

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oh my god yuuko please

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