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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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fear

The problem with consumate scientists like Brennan is that very, very little exists that can scare her away from investigating something new. So if you happen to be in the colosseum today and you see this lady in a blue lab coat approaching a monster, maybe do her a solid and save her?

sorrow/love

"Hi, Mom."

Brennan knows this isn't real. There is no such thing as life after death, and even if there were, this is still a very detailed coma dream, or so she's still saying. But just because it's all a delusion, that doesn't mean she's going to scream at her mother's "ghost" until she's gone. Christine Brennan has gotten more solid since she first appeared, and...

And didn't Cam say she saw her mother's ghost once?

Brennan has so much trouble getting up these days, but she still forces herself to make the walk to the lab every day. This morning, however, she has to stop just outside the spire she's living in, stop and lean heavily against the wall and stare at her mother and memorize the way she looks.

"I think... I must be losing my mind."

"No, honey," says Christine. "But... you're losing your life."

Brennan snickers. "I know. I need to wake up." She's missing her baby girl's firsts. "Did you come to do that?"

Christine's smile turns sad, but Brennan doesn't see it, her eyes shut as the exhaustion starts to truly wear on her.

At this stage, just about anyone can see she's a hair's breadth from falling down. If Christine sees you walk by and you don't approach on your own, she'll call out to you: "I need your help. My daughter needs your help."

tranquility

There's not enough coffee in the world to fight this sleepiness, but guess who's fishing by the lake.

Or at least, she's set up a makeshift fishing rod and all the rest and is now lying on the blanket she brought with her.

"Do not touch anything," Brennan will snap sleepily when she hears you approach. "I am not an expert in survival skills, but--" she yawns "--I will determine if what I catch is not harmful to eat. Somehow."

Edited (nobody saw that) 2017-06-20 17:35 (UTC)

"I'm not sure this is worth the risk right now, Dr. Brennan." Lance is undeterred by her tone, sitting down next to her on the bank and eyeing the water suspiciously for a moment before looking back at her. "Besides, you should be getting some rest."

Of course that's easier said than done here right now, but that doesn't mean they should stop trying, right?

"Ah, no," Rosen looks a bit flustered, stopping in his tracks. "I haven't the faintest clue how to fish in the first place so I wasn't about to take anything. I just wanted to make sure you weren't injured or ill."

He's not exactly used to people just lying around here in the cave. Not that the fishing rod and the blanket weren't a giveaway, but still.

"So, um," he remains where he is standing a few paces again, hands swinging a little awkwardly at his sides, "are you alright then, I take it?"

Why, Sweets. Why can't you just let her lie here by the water. She was almost asleep.

"Dr. Sweets, I have taken numerous naps over the past thirty-six hours and have seen no improvement in my energy levels. Therefore, I--" another yawn-- "am making better use of my time. By multitasking. I am a vegetarian, but perhaps fish will provide nutrients that are missing from my diet here."

AKA she's desperate.

"Besides, you should sleep too."

"The basics of fishing are extremely easy to learn. Even a child can do it." Despite how condescending that might sound, she's just being factual.

Brrennan does not turn to face him. She is too comfortable here, the sound of the water too soothing. "Yes. I sm perfectly well. Just tired, which... seems to be a city-wide problem."

This dream is Too Real.

Rosen's not too put off at the bluntness, its not entirely unfamiliar given some of his patients. So instead he smiles, canting his head to the side in a bashful motion. "Yes that may be so, but as of yet I've never taken the time to learn it."

He takes a single step closer, just trying to get a better look so he can check for any signs of illness.

"Well, this city does play tricks on people. Tiredness wouldn't be particularly surprising."

Edited 2017-06-20 18:08 (UTC)

Okay, fine, he can't argue with that logic, although he's not super pleased about it. At least, he can't argue with anything but the last comment; that part he can definitely object to.

"I've been having the same results as you, so I'm also making better use of my time." By trying to make sure she doesn't eat Hadriel's version of fugu or something. "How are you planning to figure out if the fish are edible or not?"

SCENARIO ONE: A LITTLE FRENZIED

[Ignis doesn't run.. at first. He even takes a few steps closer to the noise as the names of his friends die on his lips before the first syllable is sounded.

There's a dagger in his hand, but very quickly, he realises he's out of his depth.

Ignis does run, with the full intention of putting as much distance between he and the humming creature as he can. He knows when he's outmatched, and this isn't the kind of day to add a deathwish to his list of things to do. If he happens to pass you in his retreat, feel free to grab his arm.. or just run alongside.]

SCENARIO THREE: SLEEPING SICKNESS

[He fights it from the moment he realises that it isn't natural. While never a heavy sleeper, Ignis found all too quickly that the quick catnaps he was taking were doing nothing to keep the weariness at bay, and opts instead for trying to walk off the fatigue. It was, perhaps, not the best idea.

By the time he puts his back to a wall and almost - but not quite - sinks down to the floor he isn't entirely sure where he is. He takes his glasses off and pinches the bridge of his nose, squeezing his eyes shut for a moment.. or two.. or--

He catches himself before he loses his balance, and straightens quickly.]

I am not falling asleep in the middle of the road. [He tells himself, ignoring the disgruntled looks he gets from the few that his voice disturbed. He sets off again unsteadily, bracing his hand against the nearest wall whenever he can. Whatever this is... it's not going to get the best of him.]

The Winter Lantern seems to respond to Brennan's presence, the bulbous growths on the creature lighting up. Sharon knows immediately that this could get ugly quickly and, despite her strong desire to flee, she finds herself moving quickly across the dirt. The orange glow is a no-good, very-bad sign. Monsters don't just glow because they want you to see. No, no. Monsters glow to lure you in. Monsters glow to attack.

Sharon finds that the rush of adrenaline and fear is enough to cause things around her to spark and she wastes no time in taking advantage of her own emotional turmoil. It takes just a glare at the creature and a clenching of a fist as she moves to result in a burst of fire, burning the creatures flesh. It jolts at the first lick of flame.

As she does this, she yells at Brennan,"Move the fuck away, you idiot!"

What is it with people walking straight into danger here? The next person that does it, she's leaving.

He's in her peripheral vision now, but Brennan stays as she is. There's no need to get up or do much more but lie here.

"You are... not feeling tired?" Or is Rosen as stubborn as her boyfriend/partner? Then again, Rosen doesn't strike her as an alpha male.

"Oh I am," Rosen nods before shrugging.

"But I've been here too long to trust a sudden onslaught of exhaustion. Despite my age this kind of tiredness is, well, new so I suspect the cave has had a hand in this."

Edited 2017-06-20 18:59 (UTC)

[I]

[Raidou isn't one to back down from a monster. But he's also never come across anything like this, and it's a lot tougher than he's expected. A few sword strikes, a few bullets from a pistol, and this thing is still perusing him. He even summons his own distractingly cute monster to shoot some fire and ice spells at it, which only slows it down. Raidou can tell that the gaze from this creature is making him feel Not Good at all, and on top of the hits he's already taken from it, he begrudgingly sheathes his sword and makes a break for it. Maybe some kind person can jump in to help him fight it off, or help him get away.]

[III]
[It's really difficult to investigate why something is making everyone so tired when it's affecting you, too. If he's going to fall asleep, Raidou would at least not like to have it happen in the middle of the street. How embarrassing is that? It takes some conscious effort on his part to step around the people who've already decided the ground is a fine place for a nap. And his apartment is so far away...

If he sees anyone else struggling to stay awake, he'll talk to them, in the hopes that maybe they can help each other.]

This... This is very unfair.

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"You are?" She turns her head just far enough that she can see him. "So aside from speaking with me right now, what else are you doing?"

That would be sass from literally anybody else, but she isn't even at the top of her conversational game right now, so it's even less so than normal from her.

At his question, she turns her head back to face the fishing pole, following the line into the water. "I will examine it at the lab. Then I will taste it. A coma dream fish will not cause me coma pain."

Unfair?

[Rosen is still standing though he's taking a breather. The trudge back to the clinic has frustratingly winded him]

"Ignoring symptoms is foolish, though it's not as if we have proper medical care here."

Still.

"Before this, the only time I felt almost as tired was in the third trimester of my pregnancy." Which had been almost as annoying as having sore breasts. "That passed, and so will this, but in the meantime it is best not to push ourselves."

His dark brows hike upward at that and he has to laugh, though it is weak with his tiredness. "Well as I'm part of the improper medical care here, I suppose ignoring my symptoms is in keeping with our standards."

"Though I could hardly call standing and speaking pushing myself."

Edited 2017-06-20 19:20 (UTC)

[ O N E ]

Tatara is still blinking in confusion and curiousity after he's found himself in this little cave-city. He had died, hadn't he? He's pretty sure he remembers being shot, and caressing Yata's face as the younger man begged him not to go to sleep. It's such a painful memory. But here he is, solid and alive. Was that all a dream? Or is this the dream? Do the dead even dream?

Nevermind that this is a place he's certainly not familiar with. That's not the weird part at all.

Although, the strange humming coming from nearby is almost definitely weird. But humming comes from people, so maybe he can ask where he is and put an end to this mystery after all. And he heads toward the humming, walking calmly without even the slightest suspicion of potential dangers. And it isn't until he's in the creature's line of sight that he realises, much too late, that it wasn't a person making the humming. Erm.... Maybe this thing is sentient?

"Hello, can you help me?" he says with a cheerful, gentle smile. "I'm afraid I have no idea where I am. Could you maybe give me some directions?"

And with that, the monster seems to glow orange as it launches out it's tentacles at him. Tatara's eyes widen and he narrowly ducks out of the way, hitting the ground on his chest as his footing slips. Ooh, boy, this thing doesn't appear friendly, and as the monster readies another attack, Tatara's brow furrows with another smile.

"Looks like I'm really in trouble."

Can someone die twice?

[ T H R E E ]

Tatara rubs his face for what must be the hundredth time, and gives another yawn, adding to the countless number that came before it. He's trying to stay on his feet, really. But, every so often, he finds himself collapsed on the ground, rousing from only what he can assume was a short nap. And not feeling the slightest bit refreshed. After which, he always picks himself up, not bothering to dust off the dirt he might have gathered from his impromptu hug of the ground. Just why is he so tired.

Being unable to properly focus, mostly from how often he's closing his eyes for just a few seconds, he bumps into or stumbles over you. Whichever it is causes him to fall to the ground. And he lets out a very weak chuckle as he looks at you.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't see you there. Are you alright?"

fear
( The light shining in Faith's eyes is like a beacon, a starting pistol that shoots her to full wakefulness without so much as a glance to her wider surroundings. Nothing good comes of lights shining in her direction - drones and cameras and KSec guards all done up to find her in the darkest of nights. She bolts before she even gets a chance to look around at what's in front of her, to properly take in the fact that this isn't Glass. This isn't even the sand that would make Glass.

(We're sorry, that was terrible.)

Moving is instinctive to her, barreling past people, pulling herself up the sides of the Colosseum's walls and into the stands. Higher means better. Means she's at home, and further away from whatever's trying to catch her.

But there's no gunshots. And that's the first thing that causes Faith to slow down, once she's perched at the highest point she can find, makes her take in the surroundings she's trying to navigate and their unfamiliar shapes and paths. Nothing glistens with the gloss that comes from Glass' architecture, and everything smells... different. Earthier.

Real. )

... Okay.

( She doesn't have time to question things out loud, not when she wants to keep moving, swinging over rooftops and traversing away from the Colosseum without letting her feet touch the ground. If she comes across someone while running the rooftops, she slows down, eyes them for a moment before coming over: )

You need something?

( Why else would most people be up here? )

sorrow/love
...Noah?

( The first time she sees him, Faith thinks she's just going crazy after everything that's happened. That being dragged here is the cherry on a shit sundae and her mind's making up things to try and make sense of it all.

He keeps disappearing, like a hacked feed - flitting in an out of existence in the corner of her eye. )

Noah, where are you?

( I'm with you-

It's the kind of answer a trick of her mind would pull, right? That's not what she wants to know. Where are you? Not dead, right? KSec didn't, or at least that's what she's been told.

And it has to be her imagination that makes him seem clearer, more solid. Like he's exiting fog, or maybe it's just that her vision's swimming. Where everything's so out of focus, things are in focus again. She reaches forward, forward- just a little more. He's just in reach. )

C'mon, Noah. Tell me where you are.

( The next time Noah speaks, he's loud enough to be heard by passers by: I told you. I'm here, with you. And I need your help, Faith. )

I don't get it - what's going on?

( Noah's expression is nothing but pain, the twisting of realisation that he can't stop this, that Faith looks weaker and weaker with each passing second. The words he has to say are the ones she'll never agree to, but he says them anyway, because their lives have never been easy.

You have to kill me. )

wildcard
( throw me something, anything else! )

So much happens so fast. The creature becomes aware of her presence and indicates such by illuminating parts of its flesh. Its humming intensifies, and then-- fire.

Brennan jumps back, arms raised to cober her face, fully expecting the creature to explode. Only it doesn't; a girl comes into view instead.

"I just did!" Did you not see her jump back?? "Furthermore I am not an idiot. I am a scientist, and I am observing this--" she gestures to the burning creature-- "organism. Or rather, I was, until it burst into flame."

What a strange coma dream this is. Why couldn't she have a tamer one, like Booth's?

"Observing your fishing technique. Making sure you don't fall asleep standing up and fall into the lake. Being a witness should some sort of giant sea monster show up and eat you." He could go on; being tired just makes him more sassy, not less. But he's also being truthful, because these are important things he really is doing.

Especially since she's making comments like that. "I know you're going to ask for justifications, but please just trust me on this, Dr. Brennan. Whether this place is real, a dream, or whatever else, pain definitely still hurts."

[Tatara is... a little surprised, when he sees someone running his direction. One would think that, when you see someone running in something of a panic, you would get the common sense to run from them or with them. Who knows what could be chasing this guy.

But Tatara? No, he's curious. Is this guy okay? As Ignis gets closer, he reaches out an arm to try and get the man's attention. It would be a weak grab at best, and would depend on how much attention Ignis is going to pay him if Tatara will or won't fall to the ground from the force of it.]

Hey, hey, what's the matter? [His voice is light and casual as he tries to capture Ignis' attention.]

"I am lying down, so that renders your second task unnecessary. The likelihood of a lake monster eating me and not also eating you is low, so you are endangering yourself with your third task. As for your first, my technique is very creative, isn't it? Hands-free." She's kind of proud of herself for setting this up while she is so tired.

"Pain and death appear to be temporary inconveniences in this dream." She shrugs with one shoulder, the one opposite the side she's lying on. "I am rather intrigued by the prospect of experiencing death."

[Tatara had been observing Raidou, from a safe corner of a building, for a little bit. Enough to see the cute creature try to defend the man. And the fire and ice spells were interestingly amusing. He's actually mentally cheering Raidou on.

But when Raidou bolts from the monster, Tatara tries to grasp his attention, ducking himself into the corner so that he's not seen by the beast himself. As Raidou runs past, Tatara calls out with a light, almost playful, voice.]

Hey, over here.

[If Raidou bothers to turn around, he'll see Tatara motioning for him to follow before he jogs off further behind the building himself.]

"I appreciate the consistency." She's not being sarcastic or sassy.

"The clinic is quite far from here. You had to walk to reach the lake. That is certainly pushing yourself."

No matter how much I try to fight this off...

[That thought is cut off with a yawn. It's actually starting to make him angry, how unnaturally tired he was. The teen had to lean against a wall just to stay talking with Rosen.]

I don't want this.

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test drive meme #21

Dr. Temperance Brennan | Bones | will match format

Tranquility because I'm sure we'd wanna officially log the feels of her arrival

Tranquility pls!

yes, the feels where she tells him she is dreaming lmao

yes good also i'm sorry about her

Nah so long as she doesn't try to hang him off a bridge he's fine w/it

yes, and he pretends everything is totally cool with that, exactly

Ignis Scientia | FFXV | OTA/will match format

Fear

she's gotten a lot better about attacking people!!

So proud of you Brennan

Raidou Kuzunoha XIV | Devil Summoner

thisisfine.gif that's it that's the thread

[III]

she tries...!!

It shows!!

Tatara Totsuka | K Project | Will match format

faith connors. mirror's edge: catalyst.

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