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

[utulien_aure]

Perhaps he will, later; they have nothing but time, after all. But it's more important that she learn what this world holds for her right now.

"When the Door opens every month, a new band comes through. For the rest of the time? No, not so long as we have been here. But the city has moved at times, and the varied places it has been have held different perils."

He shrugs and picks an apple off one of the trees. Want a piece, Galadriel?

"The more serious concern are our hosts- the masters of this city, in as much as there are any. They use the Door to search for people who can feed them- who possess emotions, which they draw power from."

[ladyofthewood]

Time. She feels almost in limbo, unable to go forward or back. Family helps, though she might not say as much.

She inclines her head slightly at the offer, though moves away briefly to touch the trunks of a few of the trees. Still she listens, the pensive line of shoulders and slight incline of her head towards her cousin tells that much.

"And they chose me and my fellows to bring to this one in introduction." Her flat tone says all in how she thinks of them. "How long have you been here?"

[utulien_aure]

"I doubt on purpose," there's a small smile at that. No, he had not thought she would be pleased at her new location.

"They seem to have little control over whom the Door brings, once it is opened. But certain worlds do appear to attract its attention more than others do. I myself have been here...more than a year and a half, I think. Others have been here longer, but many suddenly vanish from the city as well. Gone home, we think."

[ladyofthewood]

Are any of them all that happy? Within reason, perhaps.

Ironic amusement touches her gaze before fading as she studies Fingon thoughtfully. "What do you recall last from home?" She doesn't like the lack of certainty of what happens to those who leave.

[utulien_aure]

He stills, feeling as though all the muscles in his body are pulled tense.

"War on the plains of Anfauglith." His voice is carefully, deliberately light. "I believe the loremasters call the incident Unnumbered Tears afterward. Or so I'm told."