dankmemes | 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...]

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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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[It's not the first time someone's responded to her presence like that. Barry just about had a mental breakdown when he'd first arrived in Hadriel and Lup doesn't want to ever remember Taako's emotional crisis at seeing her again after his memories had only just returned. Which makes Lucretia's reaction almost seem normal at this point.

So, naturally, the elf just tips her head to the side and winks, arm still draped around the other woman's shoulders, as cool and casual as anything. As if she hadn't just disappeared from their lives for well over a decade.]

In the flesh! Miss this pretty face? I know Taako tries, but perfection is pretty hard to copy.

[Lup's expression is bright, smile wide and toothy, but there's a touch of worry there nestled between her brows, her grip across Lucretia's shoulders tightening. Try as she might to keep up the casual tone, it's impossible when faced with one of her dearest friends.] It's... Shit, Luce. I can't believe you're here.

Wait--me?

[What a ridiculous question. Completely nut bar, really. Laughable. But she knows she shouldn't laugh; that's not even really what she wants to do. It's just. Lucretia is the one who didn't go anywhere. She's the only one who stayed put, at least in her mind, stayed right where she was as if she was stuck. She supposes that was all her own doing, but--still. And she'd known where everyone was, everyone, even though their paths were different than hers for a time, because she'd put them on those paths. Lup was the only one she never found. Lucretia should be saying that to her.

She's in shock, she knows she is, and some strange part of her she'd almost forgotten about just takes over, and she finds herself wrapping her arms tight--probably much too tight--around Lup's shoulders and holding her there. Keeping her in place like she'd wanted to--like she'd wished she could have before.]

Oh, Lup, oh. I looked for you for--I looked everywhere. Where have you been?

[The suddenness of Lucretia's hug may come as a bit of a surprise to the elf, but she returns the embrace with only a second's hesitation, her lanky arms wrapping around the other woman, holding her close. Even if she'd seen and spoken with Lucretia before arriving in Hadriel, she'd been stuck as a lich at the time, unable to reach out and physically touch her friend after so many years apart. But she's here now and Lup relishes in her embrace, fingers curling into the other's heavy robes, cheeks pressing against together.

The familiarity is there, even beneath Lucretia's unfair aging. Nothing could keep Lup from recognizing her best friend.]

I know, babe. I know. [And she does. Barry wasn't the only one who'd spent so long looking for Lup.] So, don't make fun of me, but I may have been trapped in an umbrella. It's a long story.

[It's impossible to deny the hurt and anger that still lingers within her towards the other woman, especially after her twin's most recent breakdown, but Lup's fury has always for Barry and Taako, never for herself. Everything that happened to Lup was due to her own stupid mistakes.]

Test Drive Meme #27

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