test drive meme #12

[hadrielmods]

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!]

Comments

[manaburn]

Whose nightmare?

[Certainly not Haleek's, though she's been in such places before. Or at least heard of them.

Cloudsong growls, a low rumble in his throat, and turns his head to follow the human's movement. Haleek spreads her fingers wide and though she doesn't turn her head, she does adjust ever so slightly. This one is smart. Unfortunate.]

[the_avenging_angel]

[It was a good question. She stood there for awhile, thinking about it, knowing the monster couldn't see her.

This wasn't like the nightmares Helena had, about being helpless and trapped and alone in the dark. But real monsters didn't look like monsters, they seemed just like everyone else. All smiles and pretty words that never lasted.]

Maybe it is yours. Do you dream of monsters?

[manaburn]

[Haleek snapped her teeth, grumbling under her breath. Monsters, monsters, it's all just words. They don't mean anything.] I know my dreams, small thing.

[She dreams of traitors claiming honor as they kill her sister. Luring an honorable warrior into neutral territory only to stab her in the back. Shameful. They died screaming. She has dreams about that sometimes. But those are good dreams, usually, because they all die in the end.]

[the_avenging_angel]

["Little one." That was the second time the monster called her that and Helena did not like it. It was a bit better than Sarah's "meathead," but only by a little.]

Do not call me this.

[Where was Sarah? And the others? Were they trapped here too, waiting for her to save them? Or maybe they had put her here ...

No. Her sestras would not betray, not again.]

How can you know a dream if you cannot see it?

[manaburn]

You have earned no name. [Therefore Haleek will call the human what she pleases. Haleek snapped her teeth, angry suddenly.] I smell it. Like I smell you. Human.

[the_avenging_angel]

[Helena sniffed the air. She could smell blood and sweat and dirt but nothing else.]

What do you smell? [She paused, remembering what had just been said] Monster.






((OOC: Just a head's up, I'm leaving for a cottage Wed night and will be away from then until sometime on Sunday.))

[manaburn]

[Haleek curled her lip back in warning.] Orc.

[Not monster.]

It's no concern of yours what I smell. Not my fault you have a weak nose.

[the_avenging_angel]

[Orc. She had heard this word before. Sestra Cosima's friends had talked about such things from a game. But Helena didn't think this felt like a game.]

This nightmare is not a good place, I think. I wish the dreamer would wake up now. My sestras are waiting for me.