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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I suppose I could.

[Said as if she has the answers, though at this point she has fewer of them than she would like. Things change here so often, and in such unpredictable ways. A bit like home - though certainly not enough like the Abyss, or all of these people would be long dead, and instead the islands would be filled with the shouting and crowds and madness of the city she loves and the palace she had left behind.

No time for that. No moping. She nods, and smiles.]

But only in trade for something. What do you think you can offer, in exchange for information?

An offer? Well...now I have to consider if getting the information is worth all that much to me to even trade anything

[He squints one eye in thought before shrugging]

And I am afraid the biddings not going to go very high on this one, Miss.

[After all he's figured out what he NEEDS to know: He's alone. There's no electricity. Scavenging is a must. The rest...well...that's just fleshing out the story.]

I understand. Not much to part with in the first place, hm?

[He doesn't look like much. Just some elderly human, probably. No obvious spellcasting focus that she can see, and by his clothing he's probably from that same 'modern' era of Earth that most of these people are. Forgettable, disposable.]

Then if that's your preference, I hope you enjoy your brief stay here before you starve to death. If you're lucky, one of the few lingering monsters will eat you instead. Painful, but it probably goes quickly enough.

Why thank you.

[Eli says this with a wide grin and a sarcasm he makes no effort to hide.]

Aren't you sweet?

[Sometimes being met with such sarcasm pisses her off. But the boldness of it from this newcomer makes her shake her head and laugh instead.]

You probably think I'm bluffing, don't you? You want to find out? The coastline isn't far. Some of the ones with shells live around the rocks. We can see how long you last. Or you can give me something, and I can help you in return. It just depends on how much you value your survival.

[Though the sarcasm drops away, Eli's mouth remains in an easy smile]

Now I didn't say I didn't believe you. Only that I didn't want to give you anything.

[He then gestures vaguely in the air]

Is this your parlor trick or something? Scaring newcomers out of their stuff?

What 'stuff' could you possibly even have that would interest me? I accept payment in favors. Information. Names. Promises. All far more valuable than gold or -

[She looks him over, shrugs.] I don't know. Whatever it is you're wearing.

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