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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"I wouldn't call it a habit," is the dry response, Simon glancing over at the younger blond man a few meters over. "But when that teenage girl is your younger sister, you learn some orders are worth following." There's a fondness to his voice that always comes out when talking about River, about the lighter parts of her heart he's just rediscovering. No, he wouldn't have refused this, not for anything. She'd been so happy, so sure. No matter what this place was, something that could give her that look was worth cherishing.

Mm. Siblings. That explains a lot, at least in a hypothetical sense; as an orphaned only child, Mello has spent plenty of time living with other children, but none with whom he'd formed the sort of positive bond siblings are reputed to have. The children at Wammy's House were all too often pitted against each other in competition, and Mello was more competitive than most. Still, he can imagine what that might be like, how an attitiude of cooperation might be fostered instead, under those circumstances. He nods.

"That makes sense. If you live with her, certain concessions would need to be made in maintaining an alliance."

The bond Simon and River share goes beyond that of most siblings. After all, most siblings don't literally have a shadow organization after them. Most younger sisters don't have the secrets of an entire government in their head along with God knows what psychic abilities, most older brothers haven't spent their entire fortune, sacrificed a career, and risked their lives to save her. There are concessions he'll grant to her that he'd grant to no one else, from painting to murder, and none of it requires any more explanation to him than 'she's my sister.'

"That's one way to put it," is his careful reply, though the word 'alliance' has him stiffening slightly. Bad memories. Memories still far too close to home. "Another would be, we're family, and that means working together."

That's something Mello will never be able to understand on more than a hypothetical level. Sure, he has someone he's willing to kill for - even die for - but they're not close. They're incapable of working together (or so he believes). They don't even particularly like each other (again, Mello's belief).

"Is that what family means?" This is interesting. An orphan feels the absence of family most acutely, perhaps. At the very least, this is a topic that is somewhat novel for Mello, so it's not only captured but held his attention.

"One of its meanings, yes," he answers, still cautious. "It's a complicated word." He thinks for a moment, paintbrush suspended over his work. "Well. Maybe it's not so complicated. She's my sister. I love her. If me painting makes her happy, then I'll paint. Guess it's actually pretty simple, when you look at it." He looks over again at Mello's whitewashing.

"What are you working on?"

Still interesting. The idea of having the sort of bond of which Simon speaks, an unconditional love that simply delights in the other person's happiness, is an incredibly foreign notion for Mello. Maybe he knew what family meant once, but it was a very long time ago, and more has happened to convince him against the existence of love in the interim.

"So would you classify that more as philia or storge?" He's read about different types of love in intellectual settings, of course. As for Simon's question, he gives the wall in front of him a quick glance, then looks back at the other man.

"This? A third coat of Hope's version of Antique White, unless I've lost count." He offers a thin smile, an expression that looks out of place on him. At least he's trying to appear more personable.

"A little of both, I suppose," he says, not missing a beat. Sure, the greek words weren't exactly commonly used in his profession, but he'd learned the language regardless, as much as there was left to learn. Unlike some of his other classmates that had only memorized the necessary words, without looking beyond that. He'd never been able to stop halfway. "It's my experience that words don't exactly cover feelings. They get close, sometimes. But they're never quite there."

He's a little uncomfortable, talking this much about River with a stranger. The relaxed atmosphere of the moment, the memory of shared paintings had loosened him up some, but there's always that return to propriety. "Three coats? Must be something hard to cover up. Are you looking for a fresh start?"

Edited 2016-08-13 02:11 (UTC)

test drive meme #11

GASP shock amazement etc.

i know, no one expects the inquisition, etc etc.

what's mafia for inquisition

it's "l'inquisizione" i believe

gratzie

non ti lascerò mai, mio cestino di frutta celestiale <3

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