dankmemes | test drive meme #11

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 July 25th, and apps are open August 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: WORKING TITLE
[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 few Working Joes, from the Alien: Isolation video game series.

Once simply androids meant for mundane jobs, working Joes have had their programming altered to isolate and eliminate threats onboard their ship- which they now believe to be Hadriel. Super strong, yet slow and plodding, an android may ask you for identification before throttling you when you don't have the right answer. They are quite sturdy and difficult to destroy without the right tools. Have fun!]

H O P E

SCENARIO TWO: BEAUTIFICATION DUTY
[The city has always looked a little drab, but now with some tools from Hope, it's up to you guys to spruce it up a bit! Your character will find themselves in a shop filled with various paints, home improvement tools, window stickers, streamers, and various other items and tools used to improve the appearance of the neighborhood.

You're encouraged to add your own little flair to the project in order to improve living standards and make Hope the happiest god in the pantheon. So, what will you do? Paint a mural? Sweep up some rubble? Install a skylight! The cave is your oyster.

This is a mini version of our Extinction v2 event this month!]

S O R R O W

SCENARIO THREE: CRY ME A RIVER
[When you wake up in the morning, something feels... off. It feels like you just watched 20 ASPCA commercials in a row and then topped it all off with the first ten minutes of Up. You're beaten down, depressed, upset by all the horrific acts and trauma in the world, and it's enough to make you want to cry.

Turn on the waterworks, because Hadriel is about to have a shortage of tissues and everyone's getting dehydrated. You might run into your neighbor crying while you're scavenging for food, or you might just find that one whole asshole in the entire movie who isn't affected.

Either way, it's time to get some hugs, some kleenex, and maybe a little bit of chocolate. Happy... crying?]

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one.

[Of course he'd run into a situation like this. It's hardly a good sign to wake up in a place you don't recognize, but this really takes the cake. Zelos had planned on sneaking around quietly to figure things out, but he stands out like a sore thumb in his outfit, with this hair... It's only a matter of time before he's approached by one of those working Joes.]

[Apparently, working Joe doesn't like that attitude. He reaches out to strangle Zelos, and after some struggling, the swordsman finally jumps back far enough away to gain some space.]

[These things are stronger than usual, so he doesn't very much want to stick around. One attempted slash with his sword at the thing tells him that it's not going to work, but he gets struck by another one from the side. Two on one? Not fair. Help him out?]

two.

[The best way to cope with being stuck in a place like this is forced cheer, isn't it? At the very least, it should do nicely at distracting whoever he happens to run into. Whether your character is already helping or lingering off to the side uncertainly, Zelos shoves a paintbrush or some streamers into their hands and points them in the right direction.]

[...Oddly enough, though he's been passing everything out and yelling encouraging things, he hasn't done any work himself.]

[This person talks weird...and has hair almost as stupidly long as Reynir's... Lalli stares from the streamers in his hand up to Zelos, then back down to the streamers. He pinches one between his fingers to limply bounce it.]

I don't do this kind of work.

[Rejected. He'll be trying to hand this stuff back, now.]

I see, I see! [He takes the streamers back, setting them aside in his basket of goodies... only to pull out a paintbrush and shove it right back at Lalli.]

You're more of the painter type, right? I should have guessed. Quiet guys like you are more likely to be artistic. So, what color do you want?

[oh

he really thought that would be the end of it

uhhh]

...Blue...?

[????]

Blue, gotcha!

[Just like that, he turns off to drop some of this stuff off to the side and pick up a bucket of blue paint, holding it out for Lalli.]

Here you go! See any of these walls? You can just go nuts. Let's see your inner creativity! Paint whatever you feel like!

[He takes the bucket -- heavier than he thought, oof, but it's fine -- and turns to the nearest wall. He doesn't seem intent on using that brush at any point, but hmn... Go nuts, huh...

Instead, Lalli heaves the bucket forward so the blue splashes wetly on the wall and at his feet. With a dissatisfied noise, he drops the bucket, dusts his hands off on each other, and approaches Zelos again.]

Okay. I'm done. I would like to clean my boots, now.

[What Zelos was expecting was work to be done, even if mediocre, and for him to sit back and watch like the nosy guy he is. Instead, he nearly gets splattered with paint himself, stumbling back to avoid the splash.]

Whoa! Are you nuts?!

[He steps back when Lalli approaches him again, holding his hands out to keep him back.] You almost turned me blue! Aw man, you're getting paint everywhere...

...You told me to go nuts.

[So he must have done it right, if this guy is asking that. Lalli has obediently stopped, but he sticks out one of his feet and points meaningfully at it.]

If you clean my boots, I won't bring paint everywhere anymore.

[Look, up in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? Is it Batman, Superman, or just a grouchy jackass? Well, it is some short guy swinging around really fast using what looks like a couple of gas-powered grappling hooks.

Levi lands violently right on top of the first Joe that had tried to strangle Zelos. The impact doesn't kill the android immediately, but it does break a few things inside and knock it skidding to the ground. Imagine an angry little wrecking ball coming out of nowhere.

Once settled, Levi keeps his feet on top of it. When it starts to struggle, he stomps its face using the heel of his boot, again and again, not paying much attention to how Zelos is doing.]

Whoa!

[Unlike Levi's silent fighting, Zelos is a much noisier fighter. As Levi takes care of that one, Zelos focuses on the other, swinging his sword to unleash demon fangs on the android. That doesn't do much, and so he jumps back further to charge up for a spell. Fireballs shoot out to pummel it as he glances over at Levi.]

Thanks! I owe you one. You wouldn't happen to know if these guys have a weak point, would ya?

test drive meme #11

Zelos Wilder | Tales of Symphonia

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