Test Drive Meme #9

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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

fear!

[rectificare]

[Yep, more monsters - and the woman Matt runs toward looks entirely out of place here, the style of her dress resembling Victorian, though perhaps a little more this side of fantasy than history.

It's not that Eliza isn't observant - quite the opposite, in fact. She's too absorbed in studying how the creature moves to move out of harm's way. These things are fascinating, and she has the perfect opportunity to investigate up close!]

[abutt]

[As soon as they're out of harm's way, Matt steadies her with his hands on her shoulders.] Are you okay? Sorry I just grabbed you like that, but that thing was gonna attack you.

[He isn't too concerned right now about how she's dressed or where she might be from. It's been a really weird night, after all.]

[rectificare]

[Weird nights are, unfortunately, something Eliza is quite accustomed to seeing. She looks zero percent fussed about being pulled out of the way of the betentacled monster, smiling broadly at Matt as he speaks to her.]

Quite all right, young sir - though I dare say I would have fared well even without your intervention. Ah well - no matter! I suppose I can always find another one of those creatures to study at a later time.

[She speaks with the sort of accent he might be able to place as among the upper classes of London, England.]

And what about yourself? Are you quite unharmed?

[abutt]

[The accent throws him a little (definitely not Canadian, so he's definitely not still in Alberta), but he can't actually place where it's from except England. But Matt is less concerned with that and more with the fact that-- well-- that thing was going to kill her. Geez.]

I'm pretty sure it was about to choke you to death. [He shudders. That's pretty nasty.]

Yeah, I'm okay, but I'll be better when we get away from those things. [Already, he's looking for a way out.

And you're damn right he's going to take her with him. No way is he leaving her to maybe get killed.]

[rectificare]

[Such a gentleman! Eliza will be quite happy to keep his company for the present.]

Which path would you suggest we take? I'm afraid I'm not at all familiar with this area.