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test drive meme #13

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 September 24th, and apps are open October 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: DON'T LOOK AT ME
[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 Boos, from the Mario video game series.

These monsters can be menacing, but are also incredibly shy. When looking directly at them, they will cover their faces and fade into the background- however, when turning away from them, they advance on you until they're in the perfect spot to take a nice big bite. The only way to defeat them is to escape this part of the level- that is, run madly away and try to keep up eye contact while you do so. They may look cartoonish, but those ghost teeth can be sharp!]

SCENARIO TWO: YOU'VE GOT RED ON YOU
[Hadriel is home to many things- temples, irate gods, angry citizens and... well, zombies, apparently. Beware as they start to walk/stagger/generally kind of shuffle around the streets of the city, since where there's one or two, there's usually a hundred more just waiting for the right moment to strike.

Zombies attack Hadriel by the dozen for this prompt, and nowhere in the city is technically safe from them! While they're not necessarily fast or intelligent, they have an advantage on you in that they have a lot more friends and they can't feel pain. So saddle up, bunker down, and try to survive the infestation!

This is a mini version of our Dead Men Walking event this month!]

R A G E

SCENARIO THREE: CAPTURE THE FLAG
[Hey, what's Hadriel without a few mind-numbingly stupid games to forget the fact that you're in a murdercave that routinely tries to scare the crap out of you while also maybe killing you every once in awhile? You're not quite sure who came up with this particular mind-numbingly stupid game, but you seem to be playing, so get your running shoes on and grab that inhaler!

This is a game of Capture the Flag, and thanks to Rage, you're really starting to feel that competitive spirit. You're going to win- you have to. So what if you incur a few fouls along the way?

There's a red team and a blue team for this prompt, with both teams trying to protect their corresponding flags. Try to strategize to take the other team's precious flag, chase someone from the opposing team down, or just go all out and full body tackle that poor guy who got a little too close to your territory- it's all on you!]

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"In case you missed it, this isn't space. If I were you, I'd suggest getting far more concerned with terrestrial applications. Atmosphere is very different than vacuum." Did she mention she hated teenagers? Always thought they knew everything. It was taking all her will not to just roll her eyes at him. She might have been better just walking off.

"But let me guess: you're invincible and you know exactly how to fix it. Please do share with the rest of the class. The feedback on my cybercomms is a bitch."

Andros gave her an incredulous look and shook his head like he was talking to a monkey who was better off in a zoo than discussing astrophysics. "Space isn't a vacuum. I don't know what your talking about. But I suggest you leave this to me. I would hate for a civilian to get hurt."

He shook his head. "And no, no ones invincible. As for fixing the problem, it'd be a lot easier to work on it if I didn't have to babysit you. So let's just concentrate on figuring out how to get that portal back."

"You might want to make sure you know what that word actually means. It hasn't applied to me even in the broadest sense for longer than you've been alive." She gag been military for a very very long time.

Now of course age was just hanging around to bother the kid on purpose. He could use a taste of someone not being intimidated by his attempts at being in charge.

"Although I'm sure the chief would find it hilarious that you think I need babysitting."

Andros couldn't suppress a glare. "That's nice. Your military. You're still a civilian in matters like this. Unless you have experience dealing with supernatural, extraordinary threats, spatial anomalies, multiple dimensions and the like, then I outrank you."

She was worse than his team when they first met. At least they genuinely wanted to help him. And they had experience as Rangers. Planetary Rangers, sure. But it was a step up from this woman. Dammit, this was why he liked working alone.

She could have protested that the "supernatural" didn't exist--that phenomena like that always had a rational explanation, and that magic was just science that humanity didn't understand yet. He would have insisted that she didn't know what she was talking about. Instead she just shrugged.

"That depends on how you define 'supernatural.' If you simply mean 'beyond the scope of nature,' then yes. IF you're talking about ghosts then no. 'Extraordinary threats' is just another day.

"But military? No. We're the people the military calls when they can't clean up their mess.

"And you," she paused for a moment to take him in again, her expression carefully neutral "do not have the authority to order me around. I've had better than you try to strongarm me. You think having a rank makes you important? In charge? You aren't given respect, you earn it.

"You? You're just a brat trying to prove you fit into the big boy pants."

If this had been a year or two ago, Andros would have told her to stay out of his way and would have walked off. But, that was then. Now? Well, he had grown enough to realize this was a fight that neither one of them was going to win. He probably should have realized it sooner, but old habits die hard.

Instead, he powered down, crossing his arms over his chest and then releasing, the helmet he was carrying dissipating in a red light. The light seemed to focus at his head, arms, legs and abdomen, before quickly disappearing. Instead of his red ranger morphed suit, he wore his space uniform. Civilian clothes never felt right.

"Actually, that's my job too. Rangers are a little like special forces. We deal with threats that the police and the military can't. Why don't we call a true and I'll forget you what you just called me."

She wasn't entirely certain she wanted him to forget what she'd called him, but she was also smart enough to take the small victories where they came--even if they weren't really victories.

"Fine." She could live with that, even if she didn't like it. She was grown up enough to deal with it.

And yet, that still didn't solve any problems. They were still who knew how far down beneath solid rock with no way of reaching the outside. No way of letting her team know they even needed to come look for her.

Damn.

"Then the next step is figuring out where this is. And why we're here."

No, they weren't victories. Although she should probably be grateful he can't abandon her on any nearby moons. Andros took a look around, now that they weren't completely at each others throats. He spotted something. White, round, floating. He wasn't entirely sure what they were, but he hoped they weren't the locals.

"......Think they're friendly?" Andros asked, wishing he hadn't demorphed and still had an astro blaster.

"It could just be a mistake. Portals open all the time." Okay, he didn't even believe what he just said. "Or we're part of someone's plan. They either need help, or they want us out of the way. At least, that's the way it normally works back home. We could be playing by a whole new set of rules here."

Exactly. They absolutely weren't playing by any rules either of them knew and she almost broke the truce to roll her eyes, but managed, instead to distract herself by staring at the creature that had put in its own appearance. Nothing she'd ever seen before, and her hand hovered almost by itself over her weapon at her hip. It was never unintentional--not really, not when her entire body was prosthetic--but it was close enough.

"I'd assume anything and everything is hostile until proven otherwise."

Andros couldn't actually believe he said it as the words were coming out of his mouth.

"You don't make a lot of friends that way."

Still, he wasn't going to go pet it or something. Andros wished he had an extra astro blaster. He didn't want to have to morph if he didn't need to. That counted as escalating a battle, and it might spook the whatever it was.

Andros had learned a couple of times that just because something looks hostile, doesn't mean it actually is hostile.

"I don't need a lot of friends." That was the stark truth of it, really. She didn't have many friends, and she was very choosy about the ones she did have. She could be friendly, sure, but she never got too close.

"What is it?"

Andros didn't respond. He knew what she meant. They were a lot alike. Andros' friends were confined to his team, maybe other rangers when he saw them. But he preferred to spend his time alone.

"I have no idea...." Currently, since they were looking at it, it was hiding. Like it was shy or something. Weird.

It definitely did rank among the stranger things she'd seen, and with the range of prosthetics available, she'd seen quite a bit. But what exactly it was remained a mystery. And was it actually trying to hide from them in plain sight?

"I suppose it's not that important, really, but what is it doing?"

Andros shrugged and gave her a puzzled look. "....trying to hide unsuccessfully? Usually if monsters are going to attack, they just do it."

Walking around, he circled the creature, before turning his back to it and shrugging. "I think it's just scared." Or that would have been what he said, but it was cut off with an 'OW!' and the thing moved forward and bit him.

Her gun was in her hands immediately and she whirled around to look at the creature, watching it intently. She'd warned him to treat it as hostile.

"What happened?"

"It bit me!"Andros turned head to look at the creature, and then at his shoulder. His hand went to his hip, until he remembered he demorphed and didn't have an astro blaster. Dammit, now he'd have to morph again, unless he wanted to let her take care of it.

"It bit you?" She just kept right on glaring at it--it was still hiding its face, though, and she couldn't get a good look at it. What the hell was it doing?

"Maybe try not to stand so close."

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test drive meme #13

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That's okay she already does

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