Test Drive Meme # 2

[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 October 25th, and apps are open November 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!

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: THE LAUGHTER OF A CHILD
[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 some little friends for you to play with.

Grey Children are enemies in the video game Silent Hill. They usually move in pairs or groups of three, clinging to your legs and pulling you down so that they can laugh as they stab you to death. They're not particularly sturdy, but since they hunt in packs, they can kill you just the same. Let's hope your group is bigger - or that you can get away before they get ahold of you. But don't be too mean. They're just children, after all.]


SCENARIO TWO: FEAR ITSELF
[You turn a corner, and there it is. The one thing that terrifies you more than anything, that turns you into a frightened child, that makes you want to run or scream or fight wildly. It could be anything. That person you trusted, who betrayed you. A monster that haunts your dreams. Spiders, maybe? Whatever it is, it's exactly what you fear the most.

And then there are footsteps next to you, and someone else is there. Maybe they can help you. Maybe they can save you. But everyone's afraid of something, and the moment your savior gets close, their fear will manifest as well - and if you're really unlucky, combine with yours to make something even worse.

It's not real. It can't hurt you. Not unless you let it. But if you let it, it will destroy you.

This is a simpler version of October's Fear Event.]


H O P E

SCENARIO THREE: THIS IS NOT MY BEAUTIFUL HOUSE
[A moment ago, you were making dinner. Not alone, but with someone you care about nearby - your beautiful spouse, or your amazing child, or your beloved sibling. Then, in an instant, you look at them and you know: this isn't real.

This perfect house, this perfect family, it's not yours. You can remember your real life now, and that person you care for? You might not even know them. A moment ago they were your world, and now you know this isn't actually your life. Your life is something else, somewhere else.

Above the fireplace sits a painting of you and your happy family. You know that if you destroy it, you'll return to your life. But do you really want to, when you've never felt this contentment, this happiness before? You could have it all, if you wanted. And what about your companion? This is a decision you should make together - if you want to.]

Comments

[divulsion]

[Wanda sees them emerge a moment later. Though what they were was a mystery to her. As strange and alien to her as their surroundings. There's two. Then a third. four, five, six, and all laughing in a way that sounds positively ominous.

The fact that they're carrying knives certainly doesn't help matters either. Wanda fills a chill run up her spine. Yes, she has powers, incredible powers that could handle the creatures, but they're still relatively new and don't change her gut reactions. Especially since they're outnumbered three to one. She hesitates, waiting to see what they'll do. Wondering if all they'll do is stand there and menace them--

--and then they advance on the girls and Wanda bursts into action. Raising a hand in their direction, she shoots off a bolt of energy that sizzles through the body of one of the creatures. It makes a choking sound and drops, and the rest take advantage of her focus by moving in to attack.]

Take out any you can, and if you can't, fall back and I'll cover you!

[bekommen]

[Nick doesn't take the time to reply with words, just inhales and closes her eyes and concentrates. She's practiced this over the last several weeks with Graham, how to transform on command instead of as a reflexive action in response to fear, but she's never had a chance to really test her ability in a battle, when it would serve as a deciding point between life and death.

If she were the praying type, Nick would do so now. She's not, though, so all she does is wait for the split second of change, when she feels her skin harden and smooth out into a porcelain shell, feels her body elongate, grow taller, and hollow out inside. Her now-longer hair tumbles down past her waist; her clothes change from a practical ensemble of jeans-boots-shirt to a puffy black dress full of ribbons and layers. Her hinged eyes open again to see the gang of monsters bearing down on her and the other woman, and she opens her mouth and screams.

The sound that comes from her painted mouth - it's an inhuman howling, high-pitched and laced with pain, and it sends each of the oncoming creatures to its knees (or what passes for knees), clutching its head in agony.

Nick barely has time to register what's just happened - what she caused to happen - before she's turning to Wanda and urging her to attack again.]

Hit 'em - now!