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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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[ Will flinched. Eyes closing (which is the worst thing he could have done, considering that Ghost like being edged it's way closer towards him) face twitching here and there, his telltale signs of having been emotionally and mentally, pushed too far.

Reaching back, grasping at the teenagers side, something, anything to make sure he was real. Fist balled into white knuckles where he held on to him. ]

Am I glad to see an actual "person" person...

[ This was ridiculous and Will knew it. Nodding, the back of his shaggy hair, brushing against the back of his new walking partners. ]

I think that, albeit stupid, is actually in fact, a great idea.

[ This was exhausting. ]

[Noah feels Will's hand and - maybe misinterpreting the gesture, maybe not - he reaches back in return to hold on to Will's hand with his own.

Noah's shaking a little bit, he couldn't hide it even if he tried. He's a coward after all, but it feels better to know he's not the only one afraid. These things look so... silly. Noah wouldn't even be scared if he hadn't also seen what they were capable of.]

Um, to the left - my left.

[Noah corrects quickly, he doesn't want to risk separating. Not when he's now got a fear buddy. It somehow makes him feel like they've got a better hold on this, even though it means there's two of the Boos so they're actually still even stevens with the problems to helper ratio.

Details.

He starts to edge a bit in that direction, but only if Will moves along with him. He'll stand right in the goddamn street if it's that or go it alone.]

So. Um.

I'm Noah, hi.

[ Will wouldn't point out or complain that his intentions had been misinterpreted. In any other, or normal situation, he wouldn't have even put himself this close to a stranger. So instead, Will embraced it, it was for survival and if the young man could cope with Will's sweating hand then they were good to go.

Moving with Noah as he stepped to the side, stumbling a little as he was about to go the other direction. ]

It's okay. At least we know our parasympathetic nervous systems are working. Which is great news, really. Especial now.

[ Rambling a little before composing himself once more and giving his name in return. ]

Will.

[A physical reminder that both Will and Noah are real and alive right now is that whether or not Will’s hand is sweaty. Noah’s not about to complain. He also lets Will ramble has he wants to - he’s listening, Noah’s always been a better listener than talker.

He’s not sure if the Boos (not ghosts, if this situation wasn’t so dire Noah would allow himself to get huffy at the offensive stereotype even) can go through walls. He hasn’t seen it personally but absence is proof is not proof of absence, so the idea of seeking shelter in the empty shops to the side of the street might not be usable at all.

Even if they can go through walls, it’ll force them to turn so Will and Noah will at least have the Boos on the same side and not be forced to sandwich back to back like this for the remainder of the escape. Maybe even then as long as one of them is watching the other can keep an eye on where they’re going. That’s the idea. One little step at a time.]

Nice to meet you, Will.

[Because this is obviously also a great time for inane pleasantries.]

I don’t suppose you know if these can go through walls, do you?

[ Will pondered over the question for a moment. He's not seen them move through walls, yet he wouldn't put it past them. There was a way he could find out however. Nodding, nudging with and elbow lightly into Noah's side. ]

I can find out. Swap places with me.

[ Walking in a circle, still back to back with Noah, Will wished to see the people off in the distance that were easier to view from where Noah was standing. Once moved, Will took some deep breaths, scanned the area for a second until he saw blood on the floor. A Boo had taken a victim that had gotten themselves trapped while attempting to flee.

Breathing slower, calmer even. Will closed his eyes and let his mind drift away. It was dark. He could hear a terrified whimpering and then suddenly his vision came back to him. Stumpy little hand like appendages move away from his eyes, his jaw long and smiling with malice in mind. He was inside the head of a rather large Boo in the midst of attacking. Flinching, Will jolted a back a little, bumping into Noah without meaning to. His jaw detached and unleashed slashing and slicing teeth into the hidden victim. ]

... Yes. Yes, they can indeed traverse through walls... I think, it's best if we can keep as much space between us and them as possible.

[Noah's not sure what Will's intending to do here, but Noah just goes with the flow and trusts him. Another thing he's good at. Will seems to know what he's doing? And he certainly seems trustworthy too. That's good enough for Noah, really.

So he follows Will's lead, moves as directed, tries to keep watch for the both of them while Will does his thing.

Whatever it was it gave Noah's new friend a frighten, so he reaches out to take his hand again and gently squeeze it. That's comforting, right? Please be comforting.]

Okay. Okay, uh. No hiding in the shops then?

... That was my only idea. That usually works, so. I don't really have a plan B.

[ Noah's attempt at comfort only startled Will more. Human contact, why did humans have to touch each other? Shaking off the initial feeling of panic and anxiety, pulling his hand away automatically, only to capture Noah's only moment after.

It felt like slipping away but Noah being there grounded him. Besides, if Will had someone he could help, he'd suffer all kinds of self sacrificing emotions and discomforts.

Squeezing Noah's hand a little tighter, tapping his index finger across the back of it as he nodded his head and tried to look back over his shoulder as he spoke. Keeping his voice hushed, who knew if the Boo was even listening? ]

Plan B is your plan A. We rush for the shops, look for a mirror, window, anything that might reflect our images. Maybe, if we can distract it with it's own image? Fingers crossed it has the same effect as looking us in the eye...

[Do Boos understand English? Who knows. They're creepy ghosty things and they eat people and that's really all that matters.

Noah does try to keep his eyes on them - but Will's plan has Noah glancing up at him positively amazed. He hadn't even considered that. Noah's got no poker face, he's clearly thinking Will is obviously some kind of genius here.

Oh right, eyes on the Boos! He quickly snaps back to attention to them, tries to remember if there's a nearby shop with anything that matches that description. Think, think, think...]

There's a shop with a big big window out front that hasn't been broken yet, real shiny, I think it's close by. Oh gosh I hope no one's busted it since I was last there...

[ Will knew a few people who could relate to the Boo's in a way. Always pushing you in an advance, do shame in eating people alive. This was all in a days work for the FBI Profiler.

Had he been a vain man, Will would have taken pleasure in knowing he'd been thought of as a genius. He wasn't his Doctor after all, even if he could think like him.

Nodding to Noah's words and giving a slight nudge with a shoulder. ]

Lead the way. If needs be, I have a pistol... Though I don't want to run the risk of our antics drawing more of them.

If they're like ghosts it might go right through them too...

[Now that's a cheery thought, having no way of fighting back. Noah has a knife too, but good luck on him remembering it for anything other than cutting twine or a branch here and there. Rook knew when he tried to teach Noah that would be an uphill battle against his nature.

Noah keeps hold of Will, only glancing back to the way they're going with the briefest bit here and there to make sure they're on the right track. His knowledge of the city comes in handy - both because he knows the window is there, and because he needs very little guidance at this point to make it through the streets. He's walked them for... god, it's been a year now, hasn't it? He can tell by the shops they pass in his peripheral where they are related to it, where they need to turn to the main concourse that the smaller shop streets branch off to.

The window is there. There's a severe splintering crack in one corner, but not enough to shatter, and it still takes up most of the wall of the first floor unblemished. Inside the shop is only empty shelves and dust - no reason to break the window when there's nothing needed inside and the door is unlocked. Noah breathes an audible sigh of relief when they come close enough that a quick glance back shows it just a few doors down.]

There - it isn't broken yet.

[That last part is whispered to Will - in case the Boos can in fact speak english.]

[ Will mused over Noah's point. He'd never encountered ghosts before, in his illusions if he shot them, they bled. This was something totally different, new.

Nodding his head to let Noah know he'd taken his point on board, Will then continued until they reached the large glass window he'd been told about. Perfect still in one piece, still able to reflect. ]

Okay, Noah, I need you to be brave. I'm right here with you.

[ Squeezing his hand as he spoke the words. Reassuring the teen that he was there and that they could get through this. ]

We can do this, okay? Now I want you to slowly edge to my side. We'll face them together, then turn around on the count of 3. Once they open their eyes, we duck and roll out to their sides.

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