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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[ fear ]

[ It helps to have the power of flight when angry people are trying to tear wings off of small talking black birds. Crow just wanted to ask for directions when he came through the Door, since he clearly wasn't in Arcadia anymore. Instead he's flapping for his life, dodging around the agitated blue men. ]

Alright, alright! Watch the tail feathers!

[ As he finally gains some altitude, he can see there are other people trying to fight their way out too. Good thing he can see the clearest path to get them safely away. ]

Hey! You! This way! No, no. Not that way. This way! Come on!

[ hope ]

[ While everyone with opposable thumbs is off fixing up their own homes, Crow is hard at work flying across the city to build new ones using pieces of trash and debris he finds on the ground. In the trees, of course. He's playing the nice bird here by cleaning up the streets, but he's also pleasing some of the lady birds. Two birds, one... nest, in this case. ]

Who's got what to contribute to the local nests? It's really important to, uh... clean things up around here.

Is it?

[ A talking bird. Why not; Wanda's curiosity is already turning to amusement. ]

What are you using for this nest?

Oh yeah, it is! Wouldn't want some innocent critter choking on the garbage in the streets, now would we?

And I get to build homes for any displaced working birds! ...like myself.

[ He audibly clears his throat. ]

Old clothes or papers or... I guess I could really make anything work. Not to brag, but I can get pretty creative!

[ Her eyebrows jump, but the smile's stuck fast where it is. ]

I know where to get some old clothes.

[ He's on his own with papers or twigs, though. ]

What is your name, or would you prefer humble working bird?

That's got a nice ring to it...

Crow, the Humble Working Bird! Friend to fellow birds. Maintaining the humans' streets. A guiding feather from monsters and inconveniences alike!

[ Crow would definitely put in his vote for Crow the Humble Working Bird as mayor-bird of this little cave town. ]

But the name's just Crow. For now.

[ He would win: the only bird in the running and all. ]

I am Wanda. This way, Crow.

[ He hops to it. Then gives his wings a good flap to get into the air, only to land a perch on her shoulder. ]

Nice to meet you, Wanda. Don't mind if I, uh. Let you lead the way?

[ ~~from the comfort of your shoulder?~~ ]

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[ She doesn't mind. The weight is new, and she's not sure how to walk properly to not tip him off by accident, but Wanda sets off at a steady pace towards the shops. ]

Where are you making your nest?

The one I'm working on right now is over in that park. Though I would much prefer to have a fancy room with warm blankets and fresh picked fruit...

[ He doesn't have the proper appendages to maintain that kind of lifestyle, unless he gets a maid when he becomes mayor-bird.. ]

It's pretty cozy though! It's almost taken up a whole half a branch, so I'm pretty proud.

[ His feathers ruffle with pride appropriately. ]

Then you should live by the orchard.

[ Always fruit there, and trees. Perhaps he'll even live up to his name. ]

The fruit there might look very different from what you're used to.

Thanks, sweetheart. I'll give it a look, but I'm pretty happy being closer to civilization.

I will definitely go to check out that fruit though. Weird or not, fruit is fruit!

[ And boy, does it sound like he's getting hungry. ]

Then again, I could go for anything right about now. Any of these shops have a decent menu?

They do not.

[ She smiles up at him, though. ]

But I also do not think they refuse service to crows.

[Corbin has been spending a lot of his time in his crow body, because flying was one of the best ways to avoid the working Joes if he didn't feel like climbing the curving rooftops. Of course, he had yet to see another crow, or any other birds other than the Jabberjays that liked to hang around the orchard.]

[Thankfully today they had been pretty easy to avoid, and so he'd decided to do a bit of painting, working on a mural of the Morrigan on the side of a building.]

[He noticed the crow, even noticed that he was talking. That wasn't too strange, as Corbin understood crows and ravens and magpies as a matter of course. It actually took him a second to realize that Crow wasn't speaking... well, crow. Huh. But he still looked over at the crow with a smile]

I ain't got much down here. All mah blankets an' nest buildin' shine's up in mah tower.

[He chuckles]

And there ain't no lady birds here, brother, sorry t' say. All th' ones I seen in th' orchard 'r' boys. If'n you're really lookin' t' build yer nest, yer gonna have t' hope someun else comes 'long.

[He was used to calling crows brother, or sister, it was just how his family had always talked to them, werecrows that they were, and how he was able to guess why Crow might be wanting to build a nest other than for a place to sleep]

Heeeyy now, I never said that!

[ He tries to think back, muttering did I say that? while trying to convince himself he didn't. He fervently flaps his wings in dismiss. ]

We're just not in season. So there's nothing wrong in being prepared for when they migrate down here! Those jabber-jaws don't stand a chance.

... Hehehe. Jabberjaws. That's a good one...

'Course ya didn', yer jus' wantin' t' get all the best shine first fer some otha reason.

[But his wink and his smile says that he knows different. Werecrows shared some of the same behaviors, and one of the best ways to figure out that a young 'crow was in love or looking for it was that they started decking their house or room with all sorts of shiny things. Shiny things attracted mates, after all.]

[He chuckled]

Hopes springs eternal, as my granny sed, but ah'm not sure where the lady crows is gonna fin' ya down in a cave.

Speakin' a jabberin', I don' think I ever met a crow as talks like a two-legger. Them jabberjays is the closest I seen an' they don' know what they sayin', they jes r'peats stuff.

Huh? Of course I speak Alltongue!

To be fair, I had to teach myself so I don't know a lot of the bigger words. Still better than constant bird twitter...

test drive meme #11

Crow | The Longest Journey

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