dankmemes | Test Drive Meme #27

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Test Drive Meme #27

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 December 25th, and apps are open January 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: DON'T FEED THE WILDLIFE
[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.

This time, the monsters are very large and very scary, with the crocodiles from Lake Placid, a 1999 movie that was about... well, giant crocodiles.

These critters are massive, measuring over 20 feet in length and full of raw power. They're capable of taking down bears, eating full cows, and decapitating unsuspecting victims. Despite their size, they are quite fast and could definitely take someone by surprise with their quick movement. Look out for those formerly-still ponds, they back a serious bite...]

A L L

SCENARIO TWO: SHINING, SHIMMERING, SPLASHING
[Everyone's gotta drink sometimes and when you're in a new environment, that dehydration is kicking in double. Unfortunately, the water in Hadriel right now is... tainted. Nothing about it tastes particularly off, but one drink of it and you'll find yourself with strange and unusual powers. These abilities aren't necessarily gamechangers, and they aren't the full power, but they're definitely there at your fingertips.

Give your friends nightmares, give your enemies a super strong punch to the jaw- the sky is the limit, but be careful for when it wears off and those you've affected seek their revenge with their own water-powered abilities. Maybe you should find the memory erasing pond...

This is a mini event, based off of our shining, shimmering, splashing event going on this month!]

S O R R O W

SCENARIO THREE: HAIR OF THE DOG
[Were you partying last night, or are the gods just exceptionally cruel? Either way, you have what seems to be a killer hangover. Stomachaches, headaches, and general feeling like the undead- it's all happening and you're feeling the worst of it.

You're welcome to try and attempt your own hangover cures, but little seems to alleviate this. It just takes time, and maybe a friend or two to rub your back and make some food for you- that is, if you can keep it down. Or maybe your friends are in the same boat as you are and you need to commiserate. Either way, you're in for a hell of a day.

Maybe just take it easy for awhile.]

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Swift took the opportunity to try and take some deep breaths himself and calm down. Being angry would make him tense and being tense would hurt. Not to mention the part where he hated when he had to get angry at Seel to make him behave too. Under any other circumstances he may not even have been angry, but...well. These were't other circumstances. They made the best out of what they had.

"I don't know," he finally managed, hiding his face in his hands both so he didn't have to look at Seel and to cover more of the light that was still getting through his now-closed eyes. "I've never done this before. I don't know what helps."

"Drink your water. Eat your crackers."

Seel hadn't had a hangover since he was twelve, which was a really, really long time ago. And it wasn't like they could just run to the medicine cabinet and grab some pain killers. He wasn't sure how to help and he wanted Swift to get better--both so he could feel better and so they could have this damn fight without him feeling guilty about it. Because that was totally a good reason to have a fight.

"Your a har. Whatever this is, it should pass quicker than a human." There, he tried to make you feel better. Being sick was hard. Made worse by Seel not really being the comforting type and feeling ever so frustrated that he couldn't fix this. It wasn't something he could reason away. Or bang with a hammer.

Please don't bang on his with a hammer, Seel. It already felt like someone was doing that inside his head, and he hadn't even done anything to deserve it. Just woke up feeling like hell for no reason. Maybe it was a punishment for something, but he couldn't think what that might have been. He couldn't remember doing anything particularly heinous lately.

He managed for a moment to open his eyes and look up at Seel, frowning, but keeping quiet on why he'd be so angry when no one had done anything to him, but then, that was Seel's default state. It could have been that he saw a brick he didn't like in somebody's wall.

"I can only hope. If this is what happened when humans drank too much I can't believe they ever continued."

That at least made Seel smile. It was true. After his first hangover, why had he continued? It was horrible. But, memory fades fast, and getting there was awfully fun. And Cal was such a bad influence. In those days, Seel had been awfully susceptible to his advances and suggestions, padding after him like a lovesick puppy. Seel would have done anything to please him. Too bad he never quite got over this, and it turned into a twisted love-hate relationship he couldn't quite sort out.

And Swift? He hadn't done anything wrong. Seel had to admit, for someone who had never even gotten a cold, he was doing pretty well. It wasn't his fault he was lucky enough to be born second generation and had no knowledge or experience of certain things. It was part of why Seel loved him, what made Swift, Swift.

But it still pissed him off. But most things pissed Seel off.

"It was fun getting there. Keep drinking that water." He offered him a cracker. "Eat." Was that a peace offering?

The very least Swift could do was accept the cracker Seel was offering. It wasn't an apology, but it was probably the closest he was going to get and he'd learned to live with that. Better than nothing. He took a tentative bite to buy himself some time to think of anything else to say that wouldn't set Seel off again. That was far more challenging than it should have been. Granted, both of the were in a bad mood now, but still, it shouldn't have been so difficult.

Eventually, he just had to go with the the simplest thing he could come up with, and it didn't even really add much.

"Thank you." At least he wasn't being antagonistic, that had to be good for something, right?

"Is that really worth it?"

Yes, it was the closest he was going to get at the moment. Seel might apologize later, once he calmed down and steam wasn't coming out of his ears. It was a good thing you were normally so calm and collected, Swift. Even hung over and irritated you were still a saint.

Swift asking his question made him think back. Had it really been worth it? "It sure seemed like it at the time. Liquor, sex." Cal. Even as a human he'd been a good roon. Of course, he'd also been young, and didn't know any better. Maybe it was just a romantic memory of something that wasn't that romantic. "Sneaking around, stealing alcohol from the adults." Honestly, Tyson was like a living flashback.

"I'll bet." He hadn't meant for his tone to be that dry but, well. He wasn't exactly feeling his best and controlling his voice was work. He immediately regretted it, though and he sighed. That was not helping.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. It's just hard to imagine anyone willingly putting up with this." Maybe it was different for humans, or maybe they just didn't remember the pain all that well. Maybe the fun before really was worth the price after. Right now Swift couldn't see it.

"I should lay down. It won't hurt if I'm asleep." And he couldn't make an ass of himself, either.

Seel glared in response to Swift's dry attitude. Not that he himself was doing much better, but he just normally expected more from Swift. Which was profoundly unfair, holding himself to a different standard. That wasn't how this was supposed to work. They were both supposed to try. That's what was preventing them from becoming Pell and Caeru, right? That was one thing Seel didn't want. That was a horror, no matter how it turned out. He didn't want his marriage to end up like that. Swift didn't deserve that.

"I know. We're both not helping." Swift at least had an excuse. "That's a good idea. Taking a nap might help." He'd offer to come with you Swift, but being together at the moment seemed like a disaster. They both needed some time apart. To cool heads.

"I'll see if I can find you some real food while you sleep. In case you get hungry." They couldn't just eat crackers.

Swift almost asked him not to go, but thought better of it. Seel had the right idea--more time not speaking to each other would give both of them time to cool off. So they could both take a deep breath and stop picking at each other. They couldn't be falling apart now. That would only make everything that much worse, when they were supposed to be standing together. Swift, at least, couldn't lose that strength.

"Thank you. I appreciate it." He didn't have a whole lot of hope that he'd be able to actually eat it without being sick, but he could try, at least. And maybe he actually would be feeling better after a nap. maybe he should have been a little more grateful that he could manage that--in Forever, he'd never have had the time for it.

"I don't think I'll be that hard to find. I doubt I could walk very far right now."

Seel for one was hoping that Swift would be feeling better after his nap, or at least that Seel himself would. He'd use the time wisely. He'd find something for them to eat, even if Swift couldn't eat it now, he'd be hungry eventually. And maybe take a bath. Maybe it would help center him.

"Do you need me to help get you into bed?" He could still be nice when he was upset right? Well, Seel was actively trying not to be an asshole right now, even if it was really hard. He was frustrated and he couldn't help Swift and it made him angry. At Swift. He took a few more calming breaths, trying to remind himself not to be angry at Swift for something he couldn't control.

"No." Swift stood and immediately regretted it, though, and sat back down before he could fall over. The floor still looked hard. He didn't want to sigh, but he did--this was still incredibly stupid, and it made him change his mind.

"Yes." He closed his eyes again and tried not to think about how awful the whole thing felt. This wasn't even life threatening and it felt terrible, he could only imagine what some other things felt like and he shuddered even thinking about it. How had humans managed to survive at all?

"I'd appreciate not falling over, if you don't mind."

Seel was tempted to let him fall after that comment, but he knew that would get him absolutely no where except further into Swift's bad side. Besides, he offered to help. So he nodded and offered a hand to Swift, offering to help him up and steady him.

"Would you like me to carry you?" He was really going to feel this in the morning Swift, you were not light. But considering he had trouble standing up, being carried and just closing his eyes might be the best solution.

Seel didn't even want to think what Swift would be like with a cold.

"You don't have to carry me, Seel, just let me lean on you for a bit." He wanted to sigh again but didn't. For most of the same reasons he wasn't asking what had gotten Seel in such a bad mood over nothing. Swift certainly hadn't asked to be incapacitated, and yet Seel was behaving like he'd personally kicked his puppy.

He tried standing again and managed a little better this time (or at least it seemed like the floor wasn't going to roll out from under him) but he wasn't too certain he could manage a step unaided any longer now that he'd had time to sit and stew in it. He didn't like it any better now.

"Thank you for your help."

"Alright." Seel really wanted to throw a tantrum about that. It was a really stupid reason to get pissed off though. And Seel could barely carry him anyway.

"Your welcome." He felt like he was just going through the motions, that he'd mean it in an hour or two when he came to his senses and realized what a giant jerk he was being and how much he loved Swift. He remembered how much he loved Swift at least. He was just....really pissed off.

"I love you." He offered, although it probably would have meant more with some more emotion behind it. "Let's get you to bed."

Thank you for not throwing a tantrum, Seel. Swift could not deal with the noise right now and he'd probably have done or said something he regretted and would make it worse.

He reached a hand out for Seel to steady himself, but after the talk they'd had he couldn't even be sure how well Seel would react to that. But it was either that or hit the floor and probably not be able to get himself back up again.

"I love you too."

Just because they were fighting at the moment (for a really, really stupid reason) didn't mean Seel wanted Swift to fall on the floor and hurt himself. Then he really would have been mad. And probably upset with himself. So, as Swift steadied himself against his Consort, Seel reached out to steady him with his other hand.

"I think you'll feel better after a nap. Sleep always helps, right?" But this wasn't an overly tired harling, this was just a hangover. Something that Swift should never have been able to experience.

Either way, he helped him into the bedroom.

Swift would be far happier once he was sitting down again and while he was grateful for Seel's help, he knew they were really only delaying the inevitable for now. There was going to be a fight, he would just prefer that it happened later when it didn't hurt to open his eyes.

He smiled a little wryly, though how he managed it was a mystery. "Usually. I suppose I'll find out."

With one hand, Seel opened the covers to the bed and tried to help Swift inside. It would have been easier if he was a harling, but it wasn't as if they didn't have years together. He knew how Swift moved, even if he was swaying unsteadily. He gave him a little more agmara, even if it didn't help before, well, he had to try.

"Would you like me to make you some tea to help you sleep? I did figure out how to boil water." Seel tried to make a joke.

"Did you?" Swift actually laughed at that, which he discovered was a very bad idea and he just gave up and all but collapsed into the bed. Everything was much nicer in the bed and not moving. Or maybe it was only marginally better and it just felt like it was a lot, comparatively.

"I'd like that. Thank you."

"There's a first time for everything." Seel pulled the blankets back over Seel, trying to remind himself that he wasn't angry at Swift. Just the situation.

"I'll be right back. I'll leave it on the nightstand if your asleep."

"Thank you. I'll do my best." It might not work all that well, but he could try. If nothing else, he could use the excuse to hold still. Honestly, he was still shocked that he hadn't been sick at all. That by itself was a miracle.

Seel nodded and left the room, hoping Swift would drift off to sleep. He set water to boil and rummaged through the cabinets to find some tea, setting it aside in a mug. He almost wished he had a bottle of liquor he could take a sip from. Or pour some in Swift's mug, but he doubted that would help. He honestly couldn't remember if that particular trick had ever helped him or not. Thankfully, he didn't have any alcohol, just a dwindling pack of cigarettes and he knew how Swift felt about those. As much as he wanted one, he knew that would probably set off the fight they were putting off, if he went in the room with Swift's tea smelling like smoke. At the very least they'd be talking about it later.

So, he steeped the tea, playing with the teabag and finally throwing it out and quietly going back into the room.

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