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

Re: Three because lolololol

[pyralisit]

Swift was another surprise, but this time Cal was smart enough not to show it in his expression or mention it out loud. Ulaume had been a surprise too. Apparently he had an interesting future, if he even went back to it. And he wasn't entirely certain he wanted to know all of it. He didn't want to know the parts he already did, but he knew that he needed to. So that maybe--hopefully--it wouldn't matter. There he'd lost his mind--he knew that because he'd felt the beginnins of it. Here he didn't have a reason to.

"I don't exactly blame you. But it hasn't happened. I haven't done anything." Yet. He knew that there were several qualifiers.

"You're welcome, I suppose. I don't remember that, either."

Re: Three because lolololol

[dreamsallotted]

" I know. I realize that. I'll...try not to let what you have done affect my judgement. But your not blameless still Cal." What happened to Zack, Cal? You leave with him and then, wander into Saltrock without him. What happened to Zack?

Sometimes Seel wished he didn't remember either. He loved his son, but he wished he could remember him as he was, and not the empty husk he was now. He wasn't even sure if Azriel was in there anymore. " Well, you're lucky. I'm not sure I want to remember, either."

Re: Three because lolololol

[pyralisit]

"I've never been blameless. I'm not stupid." He knew that. He'd never been an angel. He did what he wanted and damn the consequences. He should have worried more about that, but he didn't. Maybe that made him a child, but why should he worry what anyone else thought? He was happy. They didn't matter. Except he was starting to care a little too much for his tastes.

He couldn't even begin to imagine what Seel's family had been through and judging from Seel's reaction he didn't want to. He'd seen more than enough with Wraxilan to know that there were horrific things the world could do.

"Then I'm sorry, as well."