Test Drive Meme #24

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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 September 24th, and apps are open October 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: TITAN TERRORS
[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.

In this case, the monster behind you may as well be the monster above you. No, not anything flying overhead, but the freakishly giant nude monsters hellbent on shoving your crunchy body into their mouths and chowing down.

Titans are large humanlike creatures who have superior strength, though more limited intelligence. Much like zombies, they desire only to devour all of the humans in their vicinity and will use any tools at their disposal to do so. Get your steel guitars ready and get pumped, because sie sind das essen und wir sind die jager!!!]

R A G E

SCENARIO TWO: PAINTBALL ROYALE
[You've got a gun.

Okay, it's not a real gun- it's actually a paintball gun, which seems to knock people unconscious when you hit them. That's a pretty sweet deal! Except, you really want to be the last one standing, and you'll knock out countless people to do it. Every fight feels like life or death, whether you're waiting in the shadows to get the drop on someone or spraying paint all across the open streets in the fain hopes that you might get a tag or two.

Either way, if you lose, you'll find yourself waking up in a party! That's not so bad, right? It's a giant gathering of all the paint-covered losers in the city, with free food and drinks and a distribution of excellent prizes. What did you win? Fight your friends, but not in the dark and trauma-y way, and be the next winner of our Hadriel death (not really) match!

This is a mini version of our Party Royale event this month.]

C O N F U S I O N

SCENARIO THREE: WALK WALK FASHION BABY
[Your trusty leather jacket is gone. So are your worn and torn jeans, all your summer dresses, your boots and high tops and heels. Suddenly, nothing is where you expect it to be, not even that load of clothes that you've left in the laundry for the past few weeks (oops). In the stead of all of your beloved duds, you find some stuff that... might be a little questionable.

Whether you were the lucky recipient of the hand shawl, the face skirt, the suspender sweats or some other wild atrocity, you'll be sure to have some fun trying to maneuver around the city in your weird, cumbersome outfits. At least you don't look as silly as that guy over there in the sea urchin costume!]

Comments

[hotspurred]

[Given the titan's size, the easiest means of dispatch is to slice open both femoral arteries before it can rise. It's a bloody mess, of course, but it does the job.]

What in God's name—

[Henry at least has the sense to finish his task before he turns to look.

Upon looking, he flinches at seeing a dragon where there was once a small girl, then gapes as he watches her roast the second titan.]

You... you are a dragon?!

[He's seen his fair share of dragons in his time, but never one that was also a girl, so excuse him for being so shocked.]

[naw]

[though the titan's face is now a charred mess, it continues to twitch like a cockroach that hasn't been properly crushed. ew. she bares her fangs at it in disgust and steps off it, since it clearly isn't going anywhere anytime soon.]

Yup. I am. [very matter-of-fact. she's half, technically, but no point in picking over small details when there are still more titans running around. for the moment, none are paying attention to them.

but more curiously,] And what about you? I've never seen any human with that sort of strength! Really, I should be the one surprised here.

[hotspurred]

[The last dragon he met was an evil dragon god who attempted to destroy humanity, so there is a certain wariness in his demeanour. Still, after he wipes his sword clean, Henry sheathes it before he approaches her.]

I assure you, I am human.

[He remarks dryly, before he sighs. At least her girlish voice is a decent reminder that she is not all terrifying beast.]

Henry Percy. [He introduces himself, with the habitual weight of a nobleman.] A knight of England, and one of the commanders of the Guard here. You must be new.

[Because he's certain he'd notice a dragon about the cave.]

[naw]

What gave it away? My screaming or general cluelessness about the situation?

[the sarcasm isn't meant to be sardonic. well, it could be worse. she could've been eaten by the titan, as unlikely as that was to happen. still, her pride did take a blow— she should've ducked out of the titan's reach before it grabbed her in the first place. it's a mistake she won't make again.

since there are still titans around the arena she remains transformed, but she lowers her head to address Henry at eye level.]

I'm Nah... of Ylisse. [she awkwardly tacks the last bit on. no fancy title or occupation, just a girl who happens to be a dragon.] Do you mind if I stick with you for now, sir? I'd feel better following someone who knows what they're doing.

[hotspurred]

[Henry huffs a short laugh and half-smiles at the sarcasm.]

Well met, Nah.

[Is it morally right to lead a child into battle? He was fourteen when he first went to battle, but he was not a dragon. Perhaps, in that case, younger is surely less of an issue. She can already roast titans with a single breath; it's not a talent they can afford to waste right now.]

Very well.

[Henry tells Nah, before he assesses what he can see of the city from here. He then points to the next cluster of titans, and declares:]

There stands our next foes. Come!

[naw]

Right behind you!

[or, rather, above. she rises into the air with a gust of wind, low enough to keep him within her sights but too high for any of the titans to reach her.

the familiarity of fighting comes easily to her, even if the creatures here aren't like anything she'd ever encountered before. but they aren't fireproof, and Henry proved they could even be taken down with weapons and brute force, so it's only a matter of killing them before they try to eat anyone else.

although, their uncanny human-like appearance does somewhat disturb her.

but the thoughts don't bother her enough to make her hesitate. she remains in the air above Henry, breathing fire down at the titans.]