dankmemes | test drive meme #21

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 June 24th, and apps are open July 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: A LITTLE FRENZIED
[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.

Do you hear something weird? Some kind of strange, constant humming? Hopefully by now you know enough to know that it's probably not nothing, and maybe you should run. If you don't, well- the Door has brought in some Winter Lanterns, from the Bloodborne video game.

Winter Lanterns are rather hideous creatures that hum constantly and glow orange when they detect someone's presence. They can grab you with their tentacles and take a nice bite out of you, which is super fun, or they can mess you up just by looking at you too long. Yep, hanging out in the gaze of a Winter Lantern for too long will end with you being afflicted by Frenzy - blood shooting out all over the place. Not great for the health, really, so maybe don't get into a staring contest. Maybe just run.]

S O R R O W / L O V E

SCENARIO TWO: HAUNTED
[You thought you might never see them again, but now they're here. That person you loved - that person you miss terribly. Except that you seem to be the only person who can see them, and you also seem to be getting steadily weaker.

So that's what it comes down to, then. This ghost that's haunting you will take your life so it can live, even if it doesn't mean to. Do you have the ability to stop them? You'll have to kill them to do it, and you love them so much. Now's the time to make your choice - but be careful. They're strong enough to be visible now, and one of your friends or even a passing stranger might have something to say about your decision.

This is a mini version of our Ghosts That You Know event this month!]

T R A N Q U I L I T Y

SCENARIO THREE: SLEEPING SICKNESS
[For some reason you can't quite put your finger on, you're tired. Like really tired. Like slurring your words, stumbling over your own feet, nodding off if you stop for a second tired. You can't seem to get enough rest no matter what you try - because it's always a light sleep. The slightest sound or movement will wake you up, leaving you just as tired and irritable as before.

What are you going to do? Try to find a quiet place to nap? Good luck. It seems like a lot of other people have the same idea as you - it might be hard to find a truly empty place. Or maybe you just can't take it anymore, and you're going to lay down and take a nap right in the middle of the street. Or maybe you actually feel fine, but everyone around you is falling asleep - and they glare at you when you make the slightest sound.

Maybe you should wake them up? Sleeping in the middle of the street isn't exactly safe. But then, maybe you just want to join them and argue over who gets the most comfortable bit of road.]

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[He holds the flame steady for a moment longer, watching her, then drops it. Deactivates the flame. The gauntlets shift and clack. Only an asshole kills unarmed civilians for no reason.

A trooper wouldn't react like that. One of Locus's mercenary idiots would have snarled at him, any of Chorus's troops would have fought back. Not this one, though.

Goddamn. A real live civilian. He hasn't seen one of those in years.]

I've had a long day.

[He pauses.]

Not gonna kill you.

[ Mack doesn't hold back her long sigh of relief, her shoulders slumping forward to relax when he lowers the weapon. She's still scared out of her mind, still wondering where the hell she was and what was going on. Did she get completely trashed and wander into some sort of military training camp, a conspiracy theorist's wet dream? She didn't remember getting drunk in the last 24 hours. She had been minding her own business, on her way to work, late as usual. ]

So, uh... What's with the space suit? And like, where are we? [ It doesn't occur to her that maybe he's as clueless as her. He's the one in the scary uniform with the weapon. Surely he knows what's going on better than she does. ]

You're kidding, right?

[She must live on one of those planets where not everyone walks around in full combat armor 24/7. Sharkface has heard of those. Even stayed at one once, for a vacation. Got wasted and spent too much money with CT and the rest of the gang. Good times.

He switches to his rifle instead. Long range, still got plenty of ammo, he's good. Let the party commence.]

No idea where we are. My HUD's fucked up.

[He slaps his helmet with his free hand. Useless piece of shit.]

You with Kimball's people?

[Because if she is, that might be a problem. Kimball's been rounding up whatever fighting force Chorus has left and if this woman is one of them, then Sharkface is contractually obligated to shoot her in the face. Normally that wouldn't be a problem, professionalism being what it is, but she's not in armor.

It's different, when they're not in armor. Worse, somehow.]

[ Mack shifts on her feet, understanding about 20% of what he is saying and it probably shows on her face. ]

Uh. No. I don't know anyone named Kimball and I'm not with any... People. I was just going to work and bam, I'm standing in the middle of whatever that is with all you guys and monster mountains.

[ She points to his armor, waggling her finger slightly. ] I don't even know what that is. Like, it looks like something out a sci-fi movie. So I'm trying to figure out if I got super high and didn't realize it, or if I'm drunk and passed out in a gutter somewhere and dreaming all of this. Who's Kimball?

Huh.

[Okay. That's just...odd. Assuming she's telling the truth, she's from a world the Covenant hasn't touched, that the USMC hasn't botched, and nobody values their lives enough to encase themselves in protective armor as a matter of course.

Sharkface shifts his weight, trying to think. None of this makes sense.]

General Kimball. A target. She's not important.

[He's quiet for a moment.]

What planet are you from?

What planet am I from? You're the one in the space suit.

[ It takes her a few moments to realize he's serious. Her eyebrows shoot up and she crosses her arms, trying to hide the fact that she's back to kind of freaking out. ]

Uh, Earth?

Everyone wears armor!

[Except her, apparently. And she's from Earth.

....

Right.]

This doesn't make sense.

Not where I'm from, dude.

[ She narrows her eyes at him. ]

Where am I supposed to be from, Mars?

They have armor on mars.

[Obviously.

Sharkface stares at her.]

Okay. This is hell. I'm in hell. Awesome.

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