test drive meme # 38

[hadrielmods]

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 November 24th, and apps are open December 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: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC MOTHERFUCKER
[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.

Of course, a War Unicorn may not seem too lethal, but anyone who's seen Cabin in the Woods knows that they pack a powerful, uh, stab (cw for gore). War Unicorns are mighty beasts, larger than most horses and made of raw muscle. They might seem cute and cuddly in concept, but they're trained to use their horns to blind their opponents before trampling over them with their ironclad hooves and their two thousand pound bulk.

Want to try to bring one down? It's harder than it looks, thanks to their natural magic resistance- many offensive abilities and spells simply don't work on them, and you might piss them off if you try, so be careful...]

C O N F U S I O N

SCENARIO TWO: REMEMBER ME
[It may have just been a brush against the shoulder, a quick handshake, a simple hug- but at the first touch of skin on skin, suddenly you see the other person's memories. This can range anywhere from a recent moment to something traumatic from their past and can be done willingly, if you like.

Of course, once you realize what's going on, you might want to bundle up and avoid contact with everyone- though you might look a little strange, so don't be surprised if someone asks you what you're doing!

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

T R A N Q U I L I T Y

SCENARIO THREE: PASS THE TURKEY
[It's that special time of year again, where you get to hang out with people you only kinda sorta know and catch up with every other month or so and pretend that you're all really close for the sake of food.

Because of course, there's a splendid feast waiting for you- juicy turkey and warm stuffing and your very favorite potato dish! The only downside is that you have to spend your evening with these losers, but we're sure you'll find something to talk about!

Well- maybe not religion, relationships, or politics. How 'bout that weather we're having?]

Comments

^w^

[ladyofthewood]

Even when there is little to be found, there must be cause for celebration. It's a lesson Galadriel has learned- the hard way. Even here, she's distantly pleased to discover.

The voice assures her she hasn't lost her edge, sensing this cousin's mind at the edge of the crowd before he saw and called to her. Well. A look at him tell her he seems...relatively sane. Far improved than when she'd seen him last.

She approaches, though stays a handful of strides from him, head turned slightly away though her gaze is fixed on him. She hasn't lived this long by being needlessly reckless!

"Much the same way as you." Except she hadn't died.

XD

[so_dark_a_road]

It's true that he's a lot saner than he was when she last saw him. Death had been a wakeup call.

And she need not be wary of him. In Hadriel, he is a protector of the innocent and the defenseless -- and even of the guilty at times. Guilt is not a rarity in this peculiar city, and there are many who are in his position. They have changed their lives for the better, and now have a valid claim on those who do the protecting, or they have themselves become protectors.

"Where were you before you were snatched by the Hadriel Door? Did you come directly from Arda? Also, would you like a glass of wine?" He picks up a glass and the wine bottle and gestures with them to ask if he should pour for her.

[ladyofthewood]

Curufin feels lighter than he had the last few times she'd seen him. It helps.

But she will still be wary. Old habits and fears are hard to release. Galadriel allows herself to unbend slightly after a moment, knowing it would do less good by alienating what family she has here. Best to keep an eye on them.

The offer of wine has her nod in acceptance and wordless thanks, and she walks closer to him. "I was on my way to the Grey Havens to Sail."

[so_dark_a_road]

It's true that there is more light in his being than there was after the First Kinslaying, and more especially in those last years of the First Age.

But he doesn't expect instantaneous trust. That would be too much to ask.

He smiles when she nods, and pours her a glass of wine. He hands it to her and then lifts his own in a small toast. "To unexpected meetings, beyond the lands we knew!" He sips.

"I have been told that Sauron was defeated at last, and that the surviving Elves of Middle-earth began to pack up and leave for the Havens. Are you all right with ending up here, instead of going back to Valinor?"

[ladyofthewood]

No. Trust will have to be re-earned. But she's willing to stay near him and the rest of what family they have here.

Galadriel accepts the glass and lifts it in answer. "Unexpected reunions." Far sooner than she'd ever have thought, at least with this particular cousin.

"Some remain. Not all have been called to Sail." Only most, certainly those who had come to Middle-Earth one way or another. "I will adjust." And plot ways to get back home.

[so_dark_a_road]

He would expect nothing less. He's been making amends to family for the last three years. (Memes, Arda Marred, and Hadriel.) And so he is well-versed in it, willing and able.

He drinks to this reunion. Sooner than she expected, yes, very understandable attitude! If the Oath had had anything to say about it, Curufin would have gone straight to the Void when he died. But he evaded that fate and chose another future for himself.

"Who remains? Anybody in the family? And if you need anything, just let me know, or let Maglor or Fingon know. You can move in with us if you like. We have room." Now that Elrond, Maedhros, and Celebrimbor are gone. "There are a number of units empty in Delight's Housing, where we live, so if you want to be our neighbor but not our housemate, there's that option too. And there's plenty of other housing in Hadriel, depending on what you prefer."