dankmemes | Test Drive Meme #7

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 March 25th, and apps are open April 1st.

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: HOW UNUSUAL
[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.

Watch out as you explore the streets of Hadriel, because you're not alone, and there's always something on the rooftops watching and waiting for the perfect opportunity to separate you from your group and tear you into pieces. This time, the Door has brought in a few Rodents Of Unusual Size, from the film/book Princess Bride.

These large creatures are about the size of a large dog and can be stoked into a frenzy once they smell blood. They typically hide in the shadows and wait for an opportune moment to leap out of the dark and strike at you. Though they can sometimes look like overlarge puppets, take no doubt that these monsters are very much alive, and they love the taste of flesh.]

H O P E
SCENARIO TWO: MIRROR, MIRROR
[While exploring, you might be surprised to come across a pristine mirror in this underground city. It could be lying in your path, it could have been dropped into your bag by a mysterious someone, or it could find you some other way, but it will be there. This is no ordinary mirror, however- upon looking inside of it, the glass will show you a vision of a future that you hope for more than anything.

Regardless of what you want, the mirror shows visions that you believe are possible so that you can adequately hope for it- whether or not they actually are isn't really anyone's concern. Feel free to hide in a corner and stare for hours, throw it away, or try to peek at as many other mirrors as you want- we won't stop you!

This is a mini version of our Hopeful Future event this month!]

R A G E

SCENARIO THREE: PAY 2 WIN
[How cool are carnival booths? Super cool, right? And luckily, the grand prize in this one is something you've always wanted. It could be a briefcase of enough money to make all your troubles go away, that sacred amulet you've been questing after, or something a little less concrete- the approval of someone you want to like you, a curse upon someone you don't like, general freedom... the choices are endless.

And all you have to do to win it is play a game or two.

Something strange seems to be happening, though. Each time you finish a round of the game, the prize requirements just get a little higher, just stretch a little more out of reach. Play again, we're sure you'll get it this time! No? Well, you've definitely got it next time.

Get fed up and smash the booth for the prize? Well buddy, now you're disqualified, and tampering with the booth sets that thing you want most up in flames. Sorry, bud. Better luck next time! And look, there's another booth right behind you...]

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[ Blue is not a fighter. She has not ever been a fighter. She carried a switchblade at home and knew how to throw a punch. The basics on how to minimally defend herself. But that wasn't really fighting, it was just defense. Whether she will be a fighter one day, well... it seems to be a more and more likely possibility.

As time goes on, Blue feels necessity weighing on her to learn to protect herself better. You can't fight demons and ROUSes with a switchblade, after all.

So she carries a sword she barely knows how to use. Again, mostly for defense. The gist is the same: point the sharp end at the bad guy and jab it in them. There's no skill to it and when the enemy is a better fighter than her it's easy to get overwhelmed.

Like now, when she's on her back with one of the rats biting at her face. Her blade is between her and the teeth, the hilt in one hand and the flat of it against her other. She's trying to push the thing off her entirely, but it's large and she's small and it's got the advantage currently.

Then it seems to stop. Reconsider. And climbs off her. Blue jumps up sword raised in defense, but instead it scrambles away. Curious about what made it leave, she follows to find a man standing over one dead ROUS and more coming. ]

Hey! Watch out! [ She yells down the path at him. ]

[ He was still focused on the dead ROUS at his feet, peripherally aware of the skittering of claws on the ground but unmoved for the time being. It's not until he hears her shout that Lucifer's attention shifts away from the ROUS and back to his surroundings.

It takes him only a split second to make a count of the ROUS who have come in close, before he identifies the woman who shouted. Straightening to his full height, he smiled broadly in welcome waving a hand and casually calling out. ]

Well, hello. [ What? She's cute if, regrettably, too young but in the next split second he takes in the way the ROUS spin towards her, identifying her (or perhaps her sword) as a threat.

Oh, right that might be unfortunate. ] Think you might have our situations turned around, love.

[ It was his turn to warn her. Though he didn't move immediately to defend her. He's watched Decker take down too many armed and dangerous individuals to automatically equate "damsel" with "distress". ]

Test Drive Meme #7

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