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test drive meme #12

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 August 25th, and apps are open September 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: O SHIT WADDUP
[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 hop right on you and chow down. This time, the Door has brought in several Doomed, from the Final Fantasy XI video game.

These strange undead creatures look somewhat froglike in appearance, but rumor has it they're actually made from a bunch of gross dead bodies all stuck together. Their whiplike tongue can hurt pretty bad, and if that wasn't enough, they can emit gasses that make it hard to concentrate, fight, and even stand upright. Have fun!]

SCENARIO TWO: PARANOIA
[Out of nowhere, you received a message on your phone. It's most likely from an unknown number - but not necessarily. It could be from someone you know, a number you recognize. A friend, an enemy, a trusted ally. But it's not who the message is from that matters, it's what it says.

Listen to me. They've been lying to you this whole time, and now they're coming for you. That, and nothing else.

So what will you do? Laugh and ignore this clearly missent text? Text back, try to get more details? Freak out? Or maybe you already know what it's talking about - who it's talking about. Maybe it's talking about that person who just walked by you. Didn't they look at you for a little too long? Doesn't it look like they might have a weapon?

You've got to protect yourself in whatever way you can. Who knows what they're plotting.]

C O M B I N A T I O N

SCENARIO THREE: LOUD VALLEY
[There you were, walking down one of Hadriel's rubble-strewn streets, when out of nowhere a cheery tune played. And then... everything changed.

Now there are rainbows along the cave ceiling, candy in the shops, walls painted in bright colors. Everything is cheery and happy and designed to lighten your heart. And if you walk around, you may just find your very own animal companion waiting to frolic and play with you! Sure, it'll all change back to normal Hadriel before long, but right now you might as well enjoy it.

This is a mini version of our Loud Valley event this month!]

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( okay, for a thing that kate spent the first day trying to get rid of - help, why is a tiny, fluffy thing following me why does it want to touch me - she can't deny that watching it play with her friends is absolutely adorable.

she's definitely hiding a smile with her hand as she rubs her cheeks. )

No idea. Would be something if they were. ( she'd wonder why they died out. or if they did. there were many a strange thing back home, like the fact that only themselves and Creatures seemed to have any unnatural powers. )

They do say everything has to start somewhere. ( so maybe there's a grain of truth in the stories. maybe their world, as it is now, was formed on phoenix ash or something. maybe superhumans used to be more like these mythical creatures.

she doesn't know for sure. but it would be interesting to find out, to see what they originally were. the months here, if they've taught her anything, have taught her more curiosity about such things - about other worlds, about her own. with so many questions about her own world she's never bothered to think about, so many she ends up thinking about when talking to others-

well, maybe she's being a bit more thoughtful than normal. )

[As nice as the idea is that way, way back, there may have been an actual phoenix ancestor in Faith's family, she pouts as she scratches under the kitten's neck.] Yeah. I wish we knew. I wish this place would tell us. Oh, what if this is where it all starts? Emotions rulin' us, creating things for us to give 'em what they want. Isn't that how things get invented? That's how Gramps knows what to put in his shop. What do people want? What'll they come back for? What's so important they'd give him money for it?

[The phoenix stretches its wings atop her head, flapping them once or twice as it settles, its flames a soothing warmth against Faith's scalp.]

Always thought things got invented because we were too lazy to live without them. ( cars, to get to places faster, to carry more things. washing machines, to prevent the effort of actually handwashing your things.

man, that cat is never going to move if faith keeps petting it, but it's nice to watch. almost as relaxing as it must be to get those scratches down its neck. kate lolls her head back and looks up at the ceiling of the cave for a moment, pauses in thought as the movement works a crick out of her neck.

could this be where it all begins? with gods that eventually become... what, exactly? with people underground that eventually-

she'd rather not go there. )

[The delay in her response is again attributable to the cutest kitty Faith has ever met.] That's a negative way of looking at it. Normal humans need all those things to get around faster. An' then there's medicine! I think it's nice.

[What if it were, though. What if the people here... what if the ones before them became Creatures? What if everyone brought here are the first superhumans? What if--

Oh, none of that matters, does it? Kate and Faith and all the others, what they did, that's what matters. Save the world. All of that.

The phoenix picks at her hair with its beak.

Faith laughs.] Go eat something! There's a whole cave to explore, silly bird.

( yeah, let's not question how the cutest kitty Faith has ever met is a result of Kate's head. or whatever is supposed to link her with it.

because the thought of it makes Kate shudder. rep, people. she has one. it needs to be scary. not fucking adorable. she's short enough as it is. )

Because we're too lazy to take our time.

( case. in fucking point. when does she ever want to wait. )

Kitkat. [The tone practically adds the tsk on its own.] There's a lot to be said for doing some things faster than others.

[The phoenix caws its musical cry at Kate.]

See? Phi agrees with me.

[She named it Phi. It rhymes with fee.]

( okay, that's true. that's why they've spent seven years biding their time, making slow movements and advancing piece by piece. it's the kind of game Alicia loves and the kind that Kate itches to end already. )

True enough. ( she shrugs, seeing no reason to continue this line of discussion for the moment. )

You named it Phi?

( lmao. like she's named the cat. other than 'pain in my ass', does that count as a name? )

[Course it's true. It was true they could take down Rosenberg, right?]

Yeh! Like phoe-nix. It sounds better than 'Nix'.

[Faith turns her attention to the kitten, giggling at it.] What's this cutie's name?

( Kate's never been entirely sure that was planned as carefully as their steps after were.

of course, it was a far less delicate operation to stab Rosenberg in the back. )

Uh. ( she stops at that. Faith, surely you know by now that Kate is not the naming type. even her stuffed elephant collection remains nameless. ) No idea. Didn't come with one.

[Doesn't matter. They still did it.]

Neither did Phi. [It's matter-of-fact. Really? This isn't a stuffed cat, it's a real cat! How can you not look at this cute little face and want to name it?] We can't just keep callin' it 'it' and 'sweetie' and 'cutie' -- no matter how true the last two are!

( simple. you look at the face and realise it's a damn pain that is going to disappear in a week anyway. ) Cat?

( Kate. Kate no. )

[DOESN'T MATTER! It's here now!!

...]

Kate.

[ :| ]

What?

( that's what it is. call if a Red Dwarf homage if you must. )

[Witness Faith pouting.]

You should name it something cute.

( FAITH.

no. Kate. calling things. cute names.

no. )

Bruiser.

( deal-with-it.gif )

That's not cute!!

[POUTING INTENSIFIES.

Cuddling of kitten intensifies.]

It's not a bruiser, it's fluffy and soft and cuddly!

[Phi flaps its wings again, giving a soft, musical scree as if to say, please.]

( oh good lord this is the legend of her generation, ladies and gentlemen.

good lord.

Kate's just. going to sigh. loudly. )

Call it Commander Fluffington, then.

( do not take that seriously, please god. )

[Guess who's taking it seriously.

That's right, Kate. The legend of your generation.

Faith's eyes light up at the name.]

Commander Fluffington! [She coos at the kitten, who seems content. That could just be all the attention Faith is showering it with, but she'll take it.] It's perfect!

( why does she bother making jokes this is why she tries to have no sense of humour. )

I was--

( you know what. no. she's not having this discussion. ) Fine. Commander. ( she's not seriously using Fluffington. ever. )

[Aw Kate don't be such a Bitter Betty. Faith is just taking the joke several hundred steps further.]

Commander Fluffington gives the nicest nuzzles. [She leans her cheek close to the kitten who readily proves her right. Atop Faith's head, Phi gives a contented cry.] What's it say that this is your thing for Hope and Delight's game?

[She is in fact making the most of this event. Can you blame her? She always knew you're a sweetie, Kate.]

( somebody save her.

shoot her. put her out of her misery. please.

she almost says something about it being Hope and/or Delight's way of getting back at her for the entire mess a couple of months ago, but let's not go there, hmm? )

It's pretty agile, I guess. ( that's the real reason ok. she's sticking to that, having seen the thing jump onto Sam's head from one of the shelves in her flat. )

[And they say Faith is dramatic!]

I think it says you're soft and cuddly underneath that tough image.

[Phi chooses then to lift off Faith's head and soar up high.]

( both can be true.

also. folding arms, raising brow, watching that phoenix instead of the kitten. ) Yours is on th' nose. Don't mean mine is.

( like. ridiculously on the nose. maybe they just went literal with hers as well because. you know. once a Kat or something. )

[ :D ]

Oh, I dunno. It's small, it likes to climb up high, it's curious -- sounds like you to me!

[Faith may or may not be reaching, just to bother Kate a little.]

( it's not really reaching lbr. )

Great. ( it. doesn't sound great. :| nope. ) Least it moves well. ( asshole thing managed to sneak behind her back from Delight's temple klsdgjdfl; )

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