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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[Not good might be putting it very mildly here; at least as far as Ai is concerned. However she just raises an eyebrow at him, he can be as unimpressed as he likes. Sadly that really isn't anything new in her life here.

Rude. She's not a loser. She just has different priorities than him. Not like there's a whole lot for her to look forward to back home anyway. Sure she made plans for the new year, but for the forst time in years Ai recognizes just how lonely those plans are. She's not altogether interested in continuing the status quo when being here is more interesting.]

I have more worthwhile activities here.

[L glances over the mural, dark eyes lingering on something he saw "worthwhile" enough to have no qualms about carving into with a chisel.]

So I see.

I doubt it.

[ She mutters the word and holds out her hand. Give her the chisel so she can sleep one night easy with the belief that he isn't still carving holes in it to meet the terrible monsters beyond.]

[He stares at her outstretched hand as though she's offering him some interesting but puzzling exotic bug.]

I'm not giving you my chisel. If there are monsters behind that wall, I might need it to defend myself.

And Hope keeps them trapped in the caves after newbies arrive. You're in like no danger at all of being attacked unless you're finding the nearest opening and going exploring.

[She motions once more for the chisel. He is not going to be allowed to keep that tool of mass destruction if she can help it.]

All right. If you want this, tell me how you're so certain of it. How does "Hope" manage it, and what else can you tell me about that deity?

[L drives a hard bargain. His very spirit rebels at the idea of giving something and getting nothing in return.]

I don't know how he manages it. I'm no more a god than you are. So unless you have superpowers you're probably as idiotic as I would be to go in the caves. I just know he keeps them mostly contained in the caves with the exception of when new arrivals wake up in the Colosseum.

[She's really not the best person to pump for information. She's really not the kind of person to care much about how the gods work or why their powers work so long as she doesn't have monsters in her face all the time. Chisel if you please zombie man.]

[Well, it's something that she at least seems to be trying to answer the question with practical knowledge. L can appreciate that.

He still holds onto the chisel.]

What changes when the newcomers arrive? Does his power weaken? Is stability in what holds this world together compromised? Do the monsters get stronger, or the other god that deals primarily in fear?

The Door pulls new monsters in when he it pulls new people. It has something to with Fear or something.

[ Seriously is she going to have to fake it through his questions, just to stop him from putting more holes in her mural. Well she could direct him to Mello or the network, both were good places for information. She just wants him to promise to stop before she does.]

Are you done trying to ruin my mural?

[L's pretty tenacious; it's more or less looking like she'll at least have to suffer through some of his interrogation if she wants to get anything resembling what she wants. Which is, of course, a reasonably intact mural.]

You make it sound so deliberate. I don't have anything against your mural... just being trapped here against my will.

[It's very reasonable.]

Then go have a temper tantrum somewhere else.

[It's that simple.]

I've never been accused of having a temper before.

[He doesn't deny the tantrum part. That's accurate.]

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