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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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[Miriam wiggles her fingers at the puppy, laughing delightedly when all three of its heads try to nip at once. It's small and a little clumsy, like most baby dogs are. Or so she's heard. She had Barnaby when he was a baby, but that's the extent of her experience with puppies.

Which is a shame, really.] Huh? That's a neat trick!

[She pauses, scrunching up her nose.] Uh. You a dude or a lady? Or neither? Sorry. But you were just naked.

[It's polite to ask.]

[ Not only it was clumsy, but as it wags his tail, the puppy shakes his butt along with it. Plus the three heads are fighting for attention, so Miriam has to deal with all three.

What a useless dog. ]

I'm an hermaphrodite, originally; I'm both a woman and a man. [ not right now. Since Satan can shapeshift, he can choose his sex. ] But I can be everything. [ he smiles, and though it appears a playful one, it sort of mocking in its own way ] Would you prefer a female?

[ and you can bet your ass he is going to shape-shift into a woman. TGhe blond hair becomes bigger and his body a lot more feminine. ]

[Miriam has never seen anything so adorable in her life! She laughs, cooing at the puppy. Does it have three different minds stuck in the one body, or is it just one dog with three different heads? Either way it's adorable and she wants to cuddle it forever. She lifts the puppy up, bouncing it happily.

Then she glances up at Satan, and laughs delightedly.] Wow! That's awesome! You're awesome!

[She - they? - can change everything, clothes and skin included. That's probably the coolest thing she's ever seen.]

[ well, Satan would say for Miriam to keep it, but honestly he has a feeling the puppy will want to follow him around instead, like he has been doing so far. He COULD answer a lot of questions about the dog, though, since he used to have one and is familiar with the Cereberus quite well (well, at the least the violent and angry version of it...........)

But no matter.

Satan crosses his arms ] A lot of people would argue that. [ to be fair, Satan did destroy the whole world once and tried to do it a second time. Small details, anyway.

Well, let's see if he can try to scare the girl a little. With a soft smile, he tilts his head, approaching just a bit further ] My name is Lucifer. Or Satan.

[Miriam peers up at him curiously.] Like the Devil? Huh.

[Maybe he really is the devil. That'd be weird.

Well, not as weird as it would've been back home.] We've got one of those here. Or we did? I dunno, I don't see him much.

[ he has 12 wings and can change sexes as he pleases. Being the Devil isn't that strange, in his opinion ]

Yes, like the Devil. If you prefer to call me that. [ he's used to so many names by now ]

There were some in the place I came from, too. [ and some people have told him about their versions of the Devil, too. So this isn't weird to him. ] I don't really care for them.

[Miriam shrugs, rubbing the puppy's tummy. Its three tiny heads growl happily.] If you're nice to me, then I'll be nice to you.

[Besides, anyone who can shift their body like that is probably worth knowing. Or at least has some entertaining stories.] Didn't know the other guy, really. He's not the worst one here, though. Guess that's something.

[ NICE TO ME SHE SAYS AHAHAHAH

The urge to roll his eyes is so high right now, he isn't sure how he is holding back. ]

And who's the worst, then?

[ The puppy practically melting in Miriam's arms is A Thing, apparently.... Cerberus.... you have so much potential... why are you doing this...

he wants to roll his eyes at that too. ]

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[Shush, a girl can dream. Miriam shrugs, cooing at the puppy as it snaps playfully at her fingers. Barnaby watches the whole thing curiously, tail wagging.] Depends. What do I get for telling you?

Are you sure you want to make a deal with the Devil?

[ he smiles, coming closer to Miriam until he is all over her personal space, and then leans closer -

and then reaches for Cerberus to take to from her ]

I'm not that curious.

[Don't flinch. That's the rule. You can't flinch or it's all over, so you smile and keep eye-contact and--

Miriam pouts, careful not to let the sadness show.] Aww. That's no fun.

[Barnaby whines in agreement.]

As if I'd give you anything for your personal opinion.

[ and the moment Satan actually touches Cerberus, all three heads just start licking his face.

PUPPY PLS DAD IS TRYING TO BE CREEPY DON'T DO THAT. ]

If I was that interested, I'd just read your soul. [ but he really isn't. And the puppy is still licking his face, so that's a thing he has to deal with now. ]

[She really wants to hold the puppy again. So bad. But now that she's actually looking at the dude, Miriam is getting creepy vibes from Satan.

Well, duh. He's the devil. Or something.] What's that mean, read my soul?

Some sort of telepathy. [ NO IT'S NOT. ~~Miriam, don't say yes to that. Or do and... regret it a lot~~ ]

It doesn't matter.

[ but. ]

I'll let you hold the puppy if you answer my questions. [ how is that for a deal with the Devil? Pretty sweet and simple, right? ]

[Urk. Keep smiling! Keep smiling and be as cute and harmless as possible, and everything will be fine. Miriam wiggles her fingers at Barnaby and the dog comes and lays his head in her lap.

There, now she's got something between her and the devil.] Just a question? Guess that's okay. Hit me.

Not just a question. I'll let you hold Cerberus for as long as you are willing to answer.

[ he scratches one of the three chins of the puppy, while the other two heads try to lick the hand clumsily ]

How does that sound?

[Miriam frowns. It's probably a trick. But if it is, the worst thing he can do is kill her - right? And if she dies, she'll come back and make him sorry.

Besides, she really wants to hold the puppy again.] Okay.

[ now, now, Satan doesn't need to trick anyone for now.

he gives her back the puppy, and crosses his arms. He also decides to revert to the form he is most comfortable with, which is, again, of the blond boy ]

So.

Tell me about this place. Where are we and who brought us here?

[That's not so bad. Miriam's shoulders drop and she hugs the puppy to her chest. It squirms and kisses her, all three heads vying for attention. And Satan's changed again. He looks more like a boy this time. Weird.

Well, still cool. But weird. Miriam isn't sure she likes him.] It's called Hadriel. There're a bunch of gods in charge. They eat emotion and fuck people over. And you can't die. I mean, you can, but they bring you back. Nobody's figured out how to leave yet.

[ Gods are emotions are VERY familiar to him. About eating them, not so much but-

perhaps a twisted version of Asgard? He pauses for a moment thinking about her answers, but decides he doesn't give much of a damn about the gods or the emotions, just like always. ]

So they brought us here for the emotions. Are we able to speak to them, or are they not so keen of giving out information?

Not in person. [Miriam coos down at the puppy, wigging her fingers at it. Each head nips playfully at them. Barnaby watches the whole thing curiously, tail wagging. Unfortunately, the puppy is probably too small for him to really play with.] But they have phones. It's weird. Most of the time they answer.

[She pauses.] Fear talks to people. He's okay. Most of the time.

[ Fear. He commits the name to the memory; not an Asgardian name. As if that's any better - it's not. ]

If we can talk to them, have they ever said why they need our emotions? Why can't they just use their own?

'cause they're hungry. [Obviously. Miriam shrugs.] And they wanna bring their friends back. They're dead. Need lotsa power to bring 'em back. But apparently they can feel emotion and shit, they just can't eat it.

[She tips her head to the side.] Makes you wonder what eats them.

[ So they need their emotions to use as power to bring more gods back. Alright.

He doesn't care so much about what eats them, but rather he prefers to understand what he is meant to do in order to... to what? Go back? To hell? No, that's not really an option, is it? Akira is dead back in his original universe, God has Satan locked up in Hell and under torture... so does he WANT to go back?

That's a question he will have to eventually think about, but not right now ]

And what are these? [ he points at the Cereberus because he had no Cereberus with him when he was at the arena ]

[Miriam swings the puppy up in the air, giggling.] That's Delight. She probably got hungry. They do stuff like this, take turns and stuff. Fear brought nightmares in last time. Made 'em real. I like this better.

[She plants a kiss on the puppy's middle head.]

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