dankmemes | test drive meme # 41

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 February 22nd, and apps are open March 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: JUST A SNACK
[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.

Or monsters, as the case may be. It seems like the Door has decided to grace Hadriel with a small invasion of Fallen Angels, from the mobile game Food Fantasy. You might run into a Hamstero or a Forker, a Fanged Snail or a Purple Dumpling. Actually they're mostly... kind of cute.

But still dangerous, so watch your back! These Fallen Angels can really hurt. They go down pretty easy, but there are a lot of them, and they're happy to hit you with claws and teeth and whatever other weapons they have. Sadly, they will not let you hug them.

L O V E

SCENARIO TWO: SOULMATES
[You look down, and all of a sudden you see something new: a name on your wrist, inscribed as if it's always been there. Maybe you recognize the name, maybe you don't - maybe you're happy to see it, or not at all. But it's there, and you can't wash it off, and you kind of want to know what's up with it.

So why not go looking for whoever the name belongs to? There aren't too many folks in the city, they can't be that hard to find. And when you do find them, prepare for the best new friend/lover/family member you've ever met. You'll get along like a house on fire - until the name on your wrist fades away.

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

H O P E

SCENARIO THREE: SCRATCH-OFF
[In your hand there's a ticket. Scratch off the boxes, see if you win - it's a pretty straightforward concept. But the prize is the one thing you want most in the world, and if you can just scratch off the right boxes, maybe you'll get it!

The other prizes are... less enticing. Do you really need a whole turkey, or a new dishwasher, or a lifetime supply of hair removal strips? Maybe you do. But it's that big prize, that golden ticket, that you're hoping for. So scratch away, or find a buddy to help you choose the boxes, or find someone else with a ticket to compare yours to.

Let's just hope you don't run into someone who actually has won the prize... because after all, what's stopping you from just taking it?]

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Then it brought...you, as yourself. Not him.

[It's not enough to be sure. This could be a trick—not of the Door's making, but Xehanort turning unexpected happenings to his advantage. She can't be sure. Can't.

But as she looks at him, Aqua finds that she doesn't care. Her friend is here, and she's missed him so much for so long. Dashing forward, she throws her arms around his wide frame. If this is really Xehanort, she still won't regret taking a leap of faith.]

[She says those words and Terra can't help but doubt – not because he doubts Aqua, never, but because he doubts himself. He can't sense Xehanort, not right now, but does that mean anything? Can they truly be sure that he hasn't come along, somehow?

He is just about to ask how certain Aqua is when she dashes at him. He braces himself for impact of some kind, an attack – it'd be better if Aqua strikes him down here and now, before Xehanort emerges from him–

She doesn't.

He gaps faintly as she hugs him, his arms flailing a little before he settles them at her back. Light, he's missed her so much. His voice is a little hoarse when he speaks up again, even as his grip on her tightens slightly and his forehead falls against the said of her head.]

That was so reckless; you shouldn't–

[Come close? Hug him like this? Terra doesn't even know… but what he does know…]

You can't tell me where you hid Ven. No matter what you do, we can't let Xehanort find out.

[He's broad and strong and warm against her. How long has it been since they've hugged? Years in the dark, for her, but how long before that? They'd been so focused on preparation those last few weeks before the test—a night under the stars had been the only carefree time taken for themselves. She can't remember the last time she hugged Terra, and hates that she doesn't.

(There's an empty spot in their arms; Ven should be here, too, completing a big tangled embrace.)]

I won't.

[The promise comes out in a choked tone, but she'll keep it. For his peace of mind, for Ven's safety. Just in case.]

I've missed you so much.

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