test drive meme #19

[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 April 24th, and apps are open May 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: WHAT A FUNGI
[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, walking along, minding your own business, when you come upon a strange... something buried in the ground. No sooner have you noticed it then it pops out, ready to attack. This time, the Door has brought in some Mushbooms, from the Secret of Mana video game.

Mushbooms are large mushroom-shaped creatures that seem to be quite upset that you've infringed upon their territory - though who knew it was their territory to begin with? They attack unpredictably, dancing around before lashing out, and if you're not careful they might just hit you with sleeping powder. But who doesn't need a little nap sometimes?]

S O R R O W

SCENARIO TWO: SHALL WE DANCE?
[You received your invitation - now it's time to attend. Yes, it's the night of Sorrow's masquerade, and surely you're coming prepared. You've found an outfit in the shops, and maybe even a matching mask. You've learned the steps to a dance or two, or maybe you're counting on your partner teaching you.

What will you do, now that you're at the masquerade? Will you enjoy the delicate refreshments on the tables to the side, stuffing your face to avoid making eye contact? Will you make like a wallflower and watch people dance, hoping to be asked yourself? Or maybe you're the brave type, and you'll walk right up to a lovely person and ask them out on the floor. Whatever you do, the night is young - there'll be time for plenty more.

This is a mini version of the last day of our Seven Days of Hadriel event this month!]

C O N F U S I O N

SCENARIO THREE: NEW PHONE WHO DIS
[So you called your friend - you're sure you did. You opened up your phone, hit their name in your contacts list, and started chatting. Maybe you have something important to say, maybe you just wanted to shoot the shit. Only - somehow, it's not your friend. It might be a different friend, a perfect stranger, or even someone you hate. Let's hope they speak up before you say something too embarrassing, right?

Or you might be the one getting the call. You answered the phone, and someone started talking as if they knew you - as if you're a close personal friend of theirs. But who the hell is this, anyway? What are you going to do, speak up or let them keep rambling on about their latest fight with their best friend? You might even recognize their voice - wait, did they just call you sweetie? Oh shit, they definitely think they called their boyfriend. Wow, this is awkward.

The longer you wait to speak up the weirder it'll be. Unless, of course, you have no sense of shame at all and are happy to let them make a fool of themselves.]

Comments

[oldtonew]

[Kettara puffs up. Of course they're impressive. She wouldn't walk around carrying weak weapons! She might not have a clan name to honor, but she still has to represent the Earthen Ring. And one day, if she has children of her own, she'll give them something to look up to.] Your shamans are not our shamans. Or they're weak. Sorry. But they probably are.

[She can't imagine a human - or anything that wants to look like a human - being any good at talking with the elements.]

Humans are so small. Why would you want to look like a human?

[sweariff]

[Aaaaand there it is. It was taking a little longer to come out than Bigby thought it would, and he honestly thought it was a sign he'd be dealing with someone who wasn't, yunno, a smartass, but after the reaction he got for his last comment this isn't wholly surprising. He's seen it before; every proud warrior has a flair for arrogance. That sort of assholery is a trait that crosses species boundaries pretty openly. Add being a teen on top of that and you got yourself an award winning jerkass combo.

Basically his favorite kind of person.]

You're probably right. They aren't psychic enough to assume the worst out of people they don't even know.

[Fuck it, if she wants to break his bones into a million tiny pieces, he'll find a way to deal just like he always does. His brow quirks at her next question and...truthfully, he's thrown for a bit of a loop on how to reply. Initially.]

Really? [Flat curiosity.] Ever think maybe you're just really big?

[You don't just go right up and ask someone what the hell they are. Manners.]

[oldtonew]

[Kettara huffs.]

Goblins are smaller. Even smaller than you! But they're quick and they have nice ears. Humans are so...boring.

[What? They are.]

[sweariff]

[Well, he can't argue there. Truthfully, her sentiments come from a place he can understand, because they used to be his own.]

Damn. Is that all I need to get people to take me more seriously? [He feigns curiosity as he gives the tip of one of his ears a little tug.] Either I've been going about this wrong for a long time or you have some strict standards on what makes a person interesting.

[It's kind of charming in a "humans bad, nonhumans good, fight the power, rah rah" kinda way, in part because it's a lot more innocent than the other degrees he's seen and experienced personally.]

I take it you've never met many, ah, "special" humans.