dankmemes | test drive meme # 35

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 August 25th, and apps are open September 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: GET YOUR RED CAPE READY
[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.

And they sure are big boys. Big and easily angered and ready to run right over you. This time, the Door has brought in Brontos, from the video game Dragon Age.

Brontos are large oxen-like beasts, though more sure-footed due to spending all their time in caves underground. There are domesticated brontos, bred to haul and be ridden and eaten... but these aren't those. These brontos are wild, one and all, and they are skittish and large and perfectly capable of running you over. Maybe just keep your distance.]

SCENARIO TWO: DESERTED
[You're alone. Completely alone, as far as you can tell. Nothing here works - oh, there's food in the stores, sure, but the water's not running, the electricity isn't working. There's not a soul on the streets, where you would normally expect to see at least a few people here and there.

So what will you do? Smash windows and grab food from the stores? (Well, the doors are all unlocked, but hey, who doesn't love smashing windows.) Shout in the streets in hopes someone will hear? Curl into a ball and cry? All valid choices. But then, what will you do when you do find someone, after thinking you were all alone? Someone you like, someone you hate, a complete stranger?

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

S O R R O W

SCENARIO THREE: ONE MORE CHANCE
[You can't stop thinking about the one who got away. They've been on your mind - well, it feels like forever, but maybe it's only been a few days. A few hours. But you can't stop thinking about them and regretting what could have been.

Maybe it's a failed romance. Maybe a broken friendship. Maybe a family member who walked away - or who you walked away from. Even a business partner who things ended poorly with. Whatever it was, you regret how things went down. If only you had another chance, a chance to fix things!

And then, there they are. The person you've been thinking of. What will you do? Beg forgiveness? Make amends? Run away? Make your decision and take action, because as soon as you do it you might realize it was never that person at all. You might have just poured out your heart and begged forgiveness from a complete stranger.]

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[ This 'being confused for another dude' thing is still weirding Daryl out, but there's nothing he can really do until her hallucinations - or whatever is going on with her - start to fade. Maybe introducing himself properly will help, and after all, he can't just keep calling her 'kid'. ]

Good. You never should. You'll just end up havin' to put 'em down later, when it's harder. An' I'm Daryl. [ He clarifies it gently, making it clear he's not annoyed or mad, and doesn't do anything foolish like reach to shake her hand. Daryl would never have done so, anyway. ] But I guess you can keep callin' me Lee if you want.

[ He stands slowly, blood loss making his head spin a little, and nods down at her. ] An' what should I call you? Besides someone that needs a meal put in 'em. [ But he hasn't seen anything to hunt around here, so scavenging is their next best bet. At least he's gotten pretty good at doing that lately, too. ]

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Daryl?

[It's then that she seems to become aware that this decidedly isn't Lee. Clementine clumsily wipes at her face, looking sheepish as she lowers her gaze for a moment in the process. That. Was confusing. And maybe a little embarrassing. But the guy seemed to be rolling with it and okay with her little outburst. Which was....well, something. More than others might have put up with.]

Ah, I'm Clementine. Sorry....I'm not sure....why I thought you were Lee.

[Daryl looked nothing like Lee. Though both of them were supportive and reassuring. At least as far as she figures from just having met Daryl so far.]

test drive meme # 35

Usually a good thing for everyone but Daryl :C

Pretty much.