Test Drive Meme #9

[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 May 24th, and apps are open June 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:
I'VE SEEN ENOUGH HENTAI TO KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING
[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 lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect chance to swarm around you and chow down. This time, the Door has brought in a group of malboro, from the Final Fantasy video game series.

These plant-like monsters are essentially comprised of long, tentacle-esque stalks- sometimes with eyes on the ends- and large, gaping mouths. Their breath can be poisonous and literally make you sick to your stomach, and- just your luck- they're carnivorous. Happy hunting!]


C O M B I N A T I O N

SCENARIO TWO: DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
[You're so tired- at least you've got a reasonably safe place to rest your head at while you recuperate, right? After all, nothing can go wrong when you're asleep.

Aaand that's where you're mistaken. For this event, all characters who fall asleep will either be Hosts or Visitors in their, or someone else's dreams. All dreams are inflicted by one of the four gods (Hope, Delight, Rage, or Fear), and will have their presence influencing the events within your dreams in order to harvest their desired emotion from you.

The sky is essentially the limit, so long as your dreams correspond with one of the four gods. Happy sleeping!

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


D E L I G H T

SCENARIO THREE: JUST SAY NO
[On your kitchen table the next morning is a blue pill. Just the one pill, along with a glass of what seems to be water. There's a note in elegant script next to the pill that merely says 'TAKE ME'.

If taken, the pill can have a variety of effects. You can hallucinate, you can get uncontrollable giggles, you can feel drunk, you can feel like colors all have textures and shapes and the world is looking at you through a kaleidoscope! The drug can have whatever effect the player desires, as long as it's pleasurable or fun.

So: do you take it? Can you hear someone who already took the drug, stumbling down the street? You, uh, might want to help them, and do be careful. There's no telling what kinds of monsters are still out there.]

Comments

[scarletcast]

[ There are more dangerous things in the world than soldiers, and when grief is what swallows, there's no space for fear. ]

Why, have you received one before?

[wipedclean]

No.

[He turns his attention to the next gun.]

I just don't trust the gifts they give us.

[scarletcast]

[ She eyes it as well, then her gaze flicks to him, abruptly sharp. ]

What else do they give us?

[wipedclean]

There were fireflies last month. Catch a few in a jar and you feel good. Catch too many and you forget to do anything but stare at them.

[He growls it out, dismantling the gun somewhat more forcefully than necessary.]

[scarletcast]

[ She frowns. It's not that simple, it's hard to imagine this man staring at fireflies. ]

Someone you know.

[wipedclean]

Yes.

[He goes through the motions of cleaning his gun with care, but they're still tense.]

He forgot to eat unless I made him.

[scarletcast]

[ A huff. From anyone else, it would be amusement. ]

Family?

[wipedclean]

[He shakes his head.]

A friend.

[Though he might as well be family, if the soldier had any family. Which he doesn't.]

[scarletcast]

That would do it.

[ Another look over the gun, and the one already assembled next to him. ]

I'm Wanda.

[wipedclean]

[He looks up at her, gives a nod, then returns his gaze to his cleaning.]

They call me James.

[scarletcast]

It is nice to meet you.

[ And the guns. Seriously bro, what a hobby. ]

How long have you been here?

[wipedclean]

[Look you gotta keep your weapons well maintained, ok.

He shrugs.]

It's hard to tell. A few months, maybe.

[scarletcast]

[ She hums quietly. ]

So they are not keen on letting us go easily. What were you, before?

[ Soldier, she guesses. But anyone can have a familiarity with firearms and look perfectly innocent, see dictionary: Natasha Romanoff. ]

[wipedclean]

They claim they don't know how to let us go, even if they wanted to.

[He looks up at her for a moment.]

I was a weapon. An assassin. A soldier.

[scarletcast]

[ She nods. There will be time for more questions when she sees others: someone out there has taken the pill; Wanda's curious to see what it does. ]

I was one also. What are you now?

[wipedclean]

[He tilts his head a little.]

You don't change the nature of a thing just by putting it in a new place.

[He shrugs.]

I kill monsters instead of people now.

[scarletcast]

If that is what you think.

[ It's not hers, and she's briefly sorrowful for him. ]

Thank you for answering my questions. I may see you later, when they decide they do not want me to leave.