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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Excuse you?!

Rin's eyes widen in disbelief for a moment before he scowls a little.

"Hey! Don't talk about Exorcists like that! My old man was one! He was the highest ranking one: a Paladin! Don't you dare say they're fake!" Rin's tone is anything but level as he fights not to completely explode on this guy. Just who does he think he is?!

Rin's not exactly handsy, but it shows that he's ready to turn this into a physical fight if L says that Exorcists aren't real again.

"What do you know, anyway!? Huh?!"

Rin gets increasingly louder as he stares L down.

L's nonexistent eyebrows raise. He didn't mean it as an insult (and for him, that's actually somewhat significant). Just a bit of skepticism, but now, of course, this is a reaction he can't just ignore or brush off. Anger, regardless of context, is usually interesting, especially when it seems like it could lead to something physical.

"You clearly feel very strongly about this. I can't say the same, but it's clear that you believe every word of what you're saying."

Rin's scowl doesn't let up as he glares at L. Something about the way he said what he said bothers him. It definitely wasn't an apology.

"Of course I believe what I'm saying. It's the truth." Rin is gritting his teeth, trying not to yell. "It's like saying you don't exist. You can't pretend something isn't there when it's right in front of you."

Of course, by right in front of you, Rin means himself. Even though he's only in training.

L watches him with the cool indifference of someone who knows that he's not talking to someone even vaguely capable of being right, but is beyond argument out of sheer conviction.

"You can only trust your senses, but in truth, if you're concerned with that, I don't suppose that any of use can actually prove that we do exist."

"What do you mean you can't prove we exist? We're breathing right here! It's not like we're dead!"

Rin just gives him a look of 'how stupid are you?' He knows his own intelligence is pretty low and he's pretty stupid. But existing is obvious to him. Just like ice melts and it becomes water. It's just pure fact.

And trying to think beyond that will just make his head hurt.

L quirks a brow.

"We're breathing, but we might very well be dead. Depending on what you remember; what I remember definitely suggests it."

The look he gives back is calculating and unconcerned. If people think he's stupid, it typically says more about their intelligence than it does about his, after all.

"Pfft, there's no way I'm dead. I've still got to kick Satan's ass!" Rin says, as if there's no way to trump that logic. Just who does L think he is, anyway?

"And if I'm alive and you're standing right here beside me, then you must be alive, too. You're nothing like the ghosts I've seen."

Ghosts that are problematic and bratty and get to do things that he restrains himself from doing.

It sounds more than lofty or ambitious; it sounds insane, the ramblings of someone too religious to be bound by common sense. L can only stare for a moment.

"And what are they like? Who's to say that I'm not as unique a ghost as I was a human?" he challenges languidly.

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