test drive meme #20

[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 May 25th, and apps are open June 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: BURN BABY BURN
[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.

Or that... bonfire behind you? That's sure what it looks like, but if you get a little closer - which you probably shouldn't - you'll see a face in those flames This time, the Door has brought in some Doomers, from the Baten Kaitos video game.

Doomers are creatures made of flame that sure would like it if you were on fire too. It works for them, right? What do you mean you don't want to be engulfed in flames? These Doomers will send clouds of sparks in the direction of anyone that might be a threat (or anyone they don't like), searing them with the heat and trying to catch them on fire. Hot damn!]

SCENARIO TWO: IT'S JUST A CAT
[Why does it always have to be like this? There you were, going about your day, when you turned a corner and something jumped out at you. Maybe a monster with sharp teeth and claws, maybe a snake striking at your feet, maybe just a terrifying dark shape - whatever it was, it scared the shit out of you.

And then it disappeared in a puff of brightly-colored smoke and glitter, because that's just how Hadriel rolls. Awesome. And maybe if it just happened once it would be a big deal, but it's happening all the time. Practically every other corner you turn, half the doors you open, even just when you look over your shoulder. Careful about getting too jumpy, though - what are you gonna do if your friend taps you on the shoulder and you freak out? How embarrassing.

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

H O P E

SCENARIO THREE: I LIKE YOUR HAIR
[Everything seems normal today. No monsters, no weird shapes jumping out at you. Maybe it'll just be a normal day. Maybe it'll even be nice. No - it'll definitely be nice.

How can we be sure of that? Easy! Every time you touch someone today - whether it's an accidental bump or an intentional touch - you'll blurt out a genuine compliment. If you don't know them well, it could be something as simple as saying they look nice today, or that their eyes are a lovely shade of green. If you do know them, it'll be more specific. Maybe you're impressed by their work ethic, or you love the sound of their singing voice. Maybe you actually hate them but you really appreciate the way they always remember to put the toilet seat down (because that's the only good thing about them).

Whatever it is, you'll find yourself saying it out loud. Don't worry - nothing too personal will be blurted out, and you can stop yourself if you really want to. But isn't it great to be nice to people for once?]

Comments

[weedbgon]

[ There's basically no other way for them to operate. Tale as old as time, dinguses as old as rhyme. ]

Yeah, sometimes you try to hop into a magic trap or a different plane and a god has to stick you in a special-- astral quarantine, that you don't remember later. Maybe I had a four-ounce bottle of somethin' instead of a three-ounce.

[ It's kind of interesting to know there are gods "or whatever" here, though. Maybe they've got Pan on speed dial or know where he keeps his spare key to check in. The longer this disconnect goes, the more Merle starts to think he'd even accept "yeah bro Pan says you're Blocked" as an answer for why it's happening. At least he'd know. ]

I never knew you could sound like you had that kind of work ethic, though! Good for you! Not that I knew we had any specific shit to get done here either.

[pocketspa]

[He says specifically 'or whatever' because Magnus spoke to a couple and they admitted to being "powerful magical beings", so the jury's out on if they're actually gods. But they can bring people back to life and Kravitz hasn't showed up to lose his shit yet, which is a blessing and a curse, because where are they if the Raven Queen can't find them?]

Maybe he just had you in a little Merle jar. Made you dance and recite sermons 'n stuff. What else do gods have to do?

[That would be like, the whole point of having followers, right? Regardless, he shrugs.]

I mean, don't get me wrong, there wasn't a lot to be doing, so, it was easy as hell to not do shit. Now I guess we don't have an excuse, but I'm sure we'll, uh, we'll find one to keep not doing things.

[weedbgon]

[ Merle makes the standard "iunno" noise. God stuff, probably. He's never specifically asked and the suggestions box isn't exactly open at current.

Pan's always been the cool god, though. ]

Just 'cause we're here, it doesn't mean doing anything's gotta be our business. [ No need to get away from themselves, right? ] We can take it case by case until money's a problem. Is money a problem?

[pocketspa]

[Taako's, like, probably supposed to know about god stuff? He's met at least one god, but then again, so has everybody. He's comfortable letting Merle be the point guy for that one, as it stands.]

Nah, I mean, money's not a problem because nothing costs anything. Like, we're not paid, but there's nowhere to fuckin' spend it so there's pretty much no point to having it. I think some of them will give you stuff for doing things for them though so, eh, but it doesn't even come with the benefit of making Leon cry so there's no actual reason.

[Seriously, when one of those so-called gods will grovel and give him candies, he'd be way more into it.]

Haven't really needed stuff though. Except all the food is canned. Which sucks.