Test Drive Meme #40

[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 January 24th, and apps are open February 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: SLURP SLURP
[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.

What's that on the ceiling? Who's that skittering along the wall? Why, it's none other than the the Licker, from the Resident Evil series.

The licker crawls around on walls and ceilings and can easily avoid all attacks with their creepy crawly acrobatics. Watch out for those tongues, though- they can whip you with them and catch you off balance. They love waiting in dark corners to jump at you and slash you with their oversized claws, as seen here. Luckily, their brains are exposed and they're quite blind- move quietly and avoid their notice, or attack them in their weak spot to get away safely. Be careful though, they tend to travel in packs...]

T R A N Q U I L I T Y

SCENARIO TWO: CABIN IN THE WOODS
[It's nice outside. There's a heat to the air that permeates through the muggy interior of the cabin, but at night, it's cool enough that you can relax and see all the stars in the sky. The hot tub is a nice contrast to the chilly night air and the possibilities are practically limitless!

So cook something up on the grill, go hunting, or just relax and definitely don't get murdered, because you do happen to have a bit of an odd cabin mate. Why are the two of you sharing this cabin? Well, that's up for you to decide, but whether you're close friends who decided to take a vacation together or random strangers stuck together by circumstances, you're here for awhile so you might as well take the time to relax and get to know one another up here in these mountains!]

R A G E

SCENARIO THREE: MONSTER HOUSE
[It seems like you've just misplaced a few items at first- but after awhile, it becomes apparent that the items are misplacing themselves. Weird, right?

Maybe not that weird, because soon afterward, items of all shames and sizes start to move around, now well within sight. Their intent is clearly to annoy or even harm you, depending on how dangerous the item is... maybe a deathly pair of pants, to a set of keys that keeps running away from you, to a house consumed with the desire to- well, consume you.

Be careful of everything, be suspicious of items that may be trying to lure you in with their stillness, and have fun! This event is based on Hadriel's It's Aliiiive! event this month.]

Comments

[crownnecklace]

[Mary…

Well. Sora obviously doesn't know what's going on to cause that kind of reaction, so he startles just a little when she latches onto his arm. It's not hard to tell she's scared though and Sora shifts just a little to guard her from the flame that's in the fire pit. It's small enough to manage, at least, and he looks down in surprise at the question.]

Of course not! [She's a little girl?? Why would anyone burn a child?] We'll put it out as soon as we don't need it anymore. I promise.

[Okay. So. Mary's afraid of fire. Got it. Give him a moment to adjust the Keyblade in his other hand, casting a brief Reflect over both of them. Mary might not be able to see anything, but she'll feel a thing, invisible kind of shield come over the two of them.] And this'll keep us safe.

[It'll wear off eventually but if he has to keep using magic to toss up brief spells to make her feel better, then okay.]

[withsadness]

[Mary takes a deep breath, and though she doesn't move any closer to the fire, she smiles and seems to calm down, Sora's efforts having helped.]

As long as you promise, I believe you!

[She looks up at him, a smile slowly creeping across her face.]

Are you a magician?

[crownnecklace]

[There's an enthused little nod. It's a promise. He hasn't had much experience with kids, truthfully, but Sora's the kind of person who can adapt depending who he's talking to. He's also spent enough time in 100 Acre Wood to know when to soften his approach.

It's hard not to smile back though.]

Not really, but a wizard taught me how to do a lot of spells. I can't do much without the Keyblade.

[withsadness]

Why is it a key? Does it open a magical door? I've never seen a key so big, so it must be a very big door, Mister!

[With one fist still hooked into his shirt she hops up and down, causing her wide skirt to billow around her.]

I wish I could meet a wizard! I would learn a...a friendship spell!

[crownnecklace]

It's a really, really big door. [Kingdom Hearts was Huge.] It can lock and protect all kinds of worlds from monsters, too.

[How do you explain a Keyblade to a child.] But I think friendship is one of those things you don't need a spell for. Sure, it's powerful, but anyone can use it. [He grins down at her again, glad to see she's more excited than afraid now.] And my name's Sora.

[Please don't call him mister ever again.]