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

[muzzles]

[ And this weird looking dude (okay, not so weird looking all things considered. just dirty, but who isn't dirty in the wasteland) happens to be trying to remain unseen. He's skirting buildings, keeping to the shadows that seem to be lessening even in the caves, and invariably looking more and more annoyed by the whole happy-go-lucky bollocks that's going on around him.

He's ignoring the rainbow. Why should he care about something that's a figment, that's nonsense, that's risen from the ash only to descend all over again.

But oh- oh, he knows you. And he sees you staring skyward where there is no sky, no dust, no dirt. Only cave. And light. Max stops and stares, shotgun hanging at his side. He doesn't move much, just tips his head minutely and steps out further, before he grunts a singular word. ]

You. [ Yes, he knows your name. No, he doesn't care that he isn't going to say it out loud. Not yet. ]

[kamikaze]

[A scratch of boot on the cave floor, and Nux startles, glancing to the figure--

Bloodbag. His own feral bloodbag, the one who became more like an ally than a thing like they all did. Nux doesn't expect to see him. His little brain's constructed the idea that this here, this blinding shiny place, it's either Valhalla or the leading steps to it. There has to be an afterlife. It's all he knows. Even if he's gone from the Citadel, it's all he has to rationalize. This silly belief. ]

-- Bloodbag!

[Exclamation. Why's he dead, too?]

What happened, did you 'n the others make it?! [The wives, the Imperator... their sacrifices weren't for nothing, were they?]