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

[oldtonew]

[ What a strange thing to call your enemy. Monster. Kettara bares her teeth, eyes narrowed. ]

Then you are very lucky, human, to have such a worthy enemy. Surely your ancestors will be pleased.

[childofaxios]

...Lucky?

[ Chyler whispers the word. Lucky. Lucky. ]

Those things killed my squadmates. They killed everyone in my school, every soldier, every teacher, every student. They killed the whole world. That isn't lucky.

[oldtonew]

Everything dies.

[ Kettara watches the human for a moment, frowning. It's strange, being in this place, where no one thinks as she does. Too often she missteps, or fails to understand the intent of others. Their ways are not her own and they treat entirely logical things as foolish or worse, monstrous.

That word again. Monster. It's been applied to her more than once.

Kettara pushes that thought away, lifting her chin. She will stand tall in front of this human, regardless. ]

A true enemy is a gift. A chance to prove your worth and honor your ancestors, along with your dead.

[childofaxios]

[ She's not going to cry. She's not going to cry.

For a moment tho, it looks like she might. ]

Don't... don't you mourn your dead? Where you're from?

[oldtonew]

[ Kettara huffs, putting her ears back. ]

We honor the dead. I am Kettara Bloodthirst, named for my mother. My every victory is done in her honor.

[ It's better to live well, so the dead can look down upon you in pride. ]

[childofaxios]

[ Every victory in her honor.

That, at least, Chyler can understand. ]

That's why I joined Corbulo. For my parents.

[oldtonew]

[ Kettara nods slowly. At least this human - Chyler - understands the importance of respecting the dead. ]

Then they will watch with pride as you defeat your enemies.

[childofaxios]

[ Her throat tightens. She hates how emotional she's being. She doesn't cry. She doesn't do that. ]

I hope so.

[oldtonew]

Why would they not? I will meet my mother with pride when I die.

[ It's said with more bravado than she feels. Often, Kettara wonders what her mother wold make of her choices and whether she truly will approve in the end. Her mother was of the old Horde, and followed the old ways. Kettara is traveling a new and uncertain path. ]

[childofaxios]

[ She can't say that she's afraid these are enemies she won't be able to defeat. It's luck and good timing that's kept her alive so far, luck, good timing, and allies. Alone? She wouldn't stand a chance. ]

Do you fight alone?