TEST DRIVE MEME

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TEST DRIVE MEME: MAY

Welcome to the Ryslig Test Drive Meme! Below are a few prompts to get you started, but you may make up any prompt you desire! Please take a look at the navigation page for rules, setting information, and links to reserves and apps. Have fun!

SCENARIO ONE

You wake up on the beach thoroughly drenched with your mouth full of sand. The salt water causes various cuts and scrapes on your skin to sting and the sand isn't helping. The air is slightly humid, ruining any feeling of refreshment you might have gotten from your dip in the ocean. There are lights in the distance but the unfriendly scent of gunpowder fills the air. If you're lucky, you're alone. If not, you might find yourself staring up into a pair of monstrous eyes or down the barrel of a local's shotgun.

SCENARIO TWO

So you've just arrived, and already some of the natives are trying to get on your good side with offers of food, shelter and other luxuries in return for hoping you don't eat them. They even have some helpful pamphlets to share with you. "How To Deal With Changes", "Alternatives to Human Flesh", "What to Expect When You're Expecting (to turn into a monster)" are all great pamphlets. There's even some detailing certain monsters, and the changes they go through. Some of these seem to have been passed down from one monster to the next.

Among these however, are some... not so helpful ones. "Bunnyipyips And You", "Axe Thief Axehounds," and "So you're becoming a Fur Bearing Trout" among others. Sometimes they have marks on them from previous people who had them saying they are lies, or pointing out good "jokes." Then there's the people who aren't happy to see you at all. Glares and silent, judging stares if you're lucky, torches and pitchforks attempting to drive you out of the town if you're not. You may need a friend to help you.

SCENARIO THREE

"Seek us out," the voice whispers in your head, and before you have time to question it you've found yourself in someplace entirely alien. Maybe it's the Fog God's ghostly town of Dyster, where exultant followers dance around bonfires and sing their praises to the skies above. Maybe it's the Fourth God's arcade, with small robots wheeling about amidst the lights and colors of old pinball machines. Only one thing is certain: you are not alone, in this sacred place.

SCENARIO FOUR

The time has come and you've found yourself becoming a monster. Is the change instant, or gradual? Are you familiar enough with monsters to know what's happening, or is it a complete shock? Feel free to pick any monster type for this prompt, but note that you may not get the same one in game.

Comments

Jimmy Two-Shoes | Also Jimmy Two-Shoes

[awesmazings]

2)

[So Jimmy is well used to being surrounded by and experiencing strange things. That's not usually a problem for him since he goes through that almost every day. In fact, he relishes the weird, because otherwise life (or un-life, in his case) would be boring, wouldn't it? He's definitely a glass half-full kind of boy. No matter where he is or what's going on, there's got to be something said about being able to make fun out of nothing, which is what Jimmy usually does.

...but this isn't Miseryville, and he still has no idea how he ended up here. Not only that, but he's not the only one here. When he first woke up on the beach, the first thing he saw was something that would usually strike terror into everyone else. Monsters, not many of them demons but still nothing unusual to his eyes. But when he first meets a human, that very person shoving pamphlets into his arms before he can speak, he's left taken aback. He doesn't notice those looking on at him with hatred for what he'll soon become, too preoccupied with trying to get the attention of any monster he sees.]

Hey, uh-! Could you tell me what a human is? These brochures say you guys eat them or something, right?

[Says the boy who is, in fact, very much human. He also isn't freaking out about having been something else before, so...it's a bit odd, to say the least.]

3)

[You shouldn't follow the voices of weird whispers in your head, but does that stop Jimmy? Absolutely not, because he's in Dyster now after having just...wandered for a while, curious to see what else there was to see on this Peninsula. He has absolutely no idea what he's looking for out here other than a disembodied voice who said to look for them, and he was apparently happy to oblige. Lucky for him he's not smack in the middle of the town yet, so maybe he's safe from being jumped by followers, angry for trespassing or whatever they might do to neutrals or potential Fourths who wander in.

Jimmy is both and neither of these things at the same time, he's just here to have a good time, alright.]

Hellooooo? Anybody here? Someone told me to come out here, sooo...I'm here now! So come out, come out, wherever you are!

2!

[fretless]

[Nice afternoon walk, interrupted! But that's alright. Ibuki's attention span is juuuuust short enough for her to need a distraction, anyway.

But that's definitely a weird question. Is he talking like, philosophical? Because she's pretty sure this kid is a human.
Or maybe they're not called humans where he's from? That could also make sense!
Hmmmm.]

Oh, my my - everyone's handing you all those brochures about the splendid monster lifestyle, and they haven't even told you what a human is!?
Luckily for you, Ibuki has a super easy answer to your question!

[Reaching out, she pats his head. Like she's a teacher or something.]

You're a human, little dude!

[awesmazings]

Woah! Really?

[Jimmy seems...completely surprised by this, no sarcasm present in either his tone or his expression. He doesn't seem upset by the prospect, just a little confused...but also curious.]

How'd you know? I mean, there aren't any humans where I'm from...just demons, mostly! And some other stuff, like lava worms and those uh...flying chicken things.

1/2

[fretless]

Because! Ibuki used to be a human, too!
But now she's sloooowly turning into a monster, just like you will!
See!?

[Motioning to her tail, of course. Singular, thanks to the time of day.]

[fretless]

-- Wait, did you say there's demons where you're from!?

[Excuse her? Demons? And lava worms??
The topic of monsters is now completely forgotten. Completely.]

[awesmazings]

Well sure! My best friend is a demon! Lots of folks are demons!

[He's pretty sure Heloise might also be a demon, but he and Beezy are more of the opinion she's a shapeshifter.]

[fretless]

Ehhhh!? Friendly demons!? That's...
TOTALLY COOL! Ibuki wishes she could be friends with demons!! But where Ibuki comes from, they don't even exist... except for like, in songs.

[And stories, she supposes, but songs have a higher priority. Though, that begs the question...]

Wheeere did you say you're from, again? Ibuki's gotta know for sure!

3

[expectional]

Someone "told" you to come here?

[The owner of the voice isn't immediately apparent, but it definitely sounds like a kid. A kid that's somewhere nearby. Just...completely out of sight. His tone is more curious than accusatory or angry though.]

Hmm...but how exactly did you get here? Did this "someone" give you their key?

[awesmazings]

Well...s'more like I heard someone telling me to "seek us out"- [Jimmy lowers his voice, mocking the words he'd heard earlier.] -but they didn't actually tell me where, yaknow? So I've been going all over the place lookin' for 'em!

I didn't find 'em anywhere else, so I kept on walking until I got here!

[He pauses, tapping a finger to his chin before he looks to Nagisa directly.]

Not that I really know where here is.

[expectional]

[Looking directly at him might be a little hard, since Nagisa's still hiding because he's an asshole. He COULD come out and have a proper face-to-face conversation, but playing Cheshire Cat in a nearby tree is a lot more fun. Spooky voice is just more appropriate for the setting, you know?]

"Here" is Dyster, the Fog God's realm. But the only people who can come here are her followers and their guests. It should be impossible to get here without a key.

[Curiouser and curiouser.]

I wonder... [A thoughtful pause.] Hmm...was it a woman's voice you heard?

oops sorry I forgot Nagisa was hidden still

[awesmazings]

Dyster, huh...

[Jimmy looks briefly around where he's standing, as if he's looking for the source of the voice speaking to him. Really, he's just trying to get a better look at where he is.

He takes a few steps forward.]

Say, how'd you know?

it's okay friend

[expectional]

Well, like I said, this is the Fog God's realm. And for all intents and purposes, the Fog God is a woman.

[Sort of. In as much as fog can have a gender.]

If one of her followers didn't bring you here, then there's really only one explanation... Hup!!

[With that, Nagisa finally swings down out of the tree with the use of his back vines, landing firmly on his weirdly talon-like root feet. He straightens up, sweeping his bangs back off his face as he does so and looking directly at Jimmy.]

She must have given you a direct invitation and brought you here herself.

3

[maskinglayer]

Did you bring a body with you?

[This resident isn't angry, though he doesn't really see a reason to get angry at people coming into Dyster. After all, either they're there to join the Fog God or they're a Fourth looking to get slaughtered, and that's just fun! He has no clue which Jimmy is but the masked child doesn't seem bothered at all approaching him anyway.]

If someone told you to come here, they probably sent you for a reason, so is that why? Are you offering it to Fog-sama? Also, orange peels feel weird when you rub them against your skin, but they smell better than lemon or lime peels.

[awesmazings]

[Oh hello there, masked child.]

A body? Nooo...was I supposed to?

[Dammit he's already making a bad impression.]

I like oranges! But I don't got any of those, either. Sorry! I didn't know I was 'sposed to bring something. They just said to look for 'em, so...here I am!

[maskinglayer]

Oh...well maybe they just forgot to tell you.

[But wait, if he was told to look for someone...]

Are you playing hide and seek? Can I play too? I'm really good at it! Though if you don't want to play with someone like me I understand.

[awesmazings]

It sure does feel like it! I can't find this person who was talkin' to me anywhere...

[Jimmy tilts his head a little at Jataro, putting his hands on his hips.]

Well that depends! Are you really good at hide and seek? Like, really really good? You gotta mean it if you say you're that good!

2

[adandyinspace]

[...Okay.

Normally Dandy wouldn't be in the mood to humor some random ass kid, especially if he's in the middle of important business. I mean, as far as he's concerned all his business is important business and therefore no one should bother him ever. But this is different, he'll put his super important mission on hold if only for one reason:

This kid is an idiot.

Time for a dramatic close up.]

The most terrifying monster of them all, baby.

[awesmazings]

[Oh, god.

Jimmy looks up at Dandy in silence as his question is answered, and for a long time he says nothing. Possibly struck silent with fear, or awe maybe.

...

......]

Cool! Where are they, I wanna see!

[adandyinspace]

[w o w

What do you even say to something like that?]

Uh...well, if animated movies have taught me anything, then they're all in the rainforest cutting it down.

Why dontcha go down there and stop them or something?

[awesmazings]

I would if I knew where I was!

[He's a little confused right now, Dandy. Be gentle.]

Do you live here?

[adandyinspace]

[The trees are dying, Jimmy.]

Do I look like I live here?!

3

[kingshaming]

Ah, so I was not the only one then.

[A voice overhead answers as another tall blonde lands near by. He seems to be midway through his transformation, considering the huge not-quite-black purple feathered wings and forward sweeping horns. Oh, and the low ambient light- not bright, but instead the deep shades of dusk.]

Sadly I am not the one that called you here.

[awesmazings]

[Well hello there, mysterious bird(???) man. Though the horns make Jimmy think more demon than bird. Maybe he's both?]

Huh...so who do you think it was, then? They must really need something if they called for both of us, right?

[kingshaming]

If I had to fathom a guess I'd say the ones who brought us to this country to start with. But I'll admit that's just a suspicion.

But that aside:

[he offers his hand, red eyes warm even with such a stern expression on his face]

Xander.

[awesmazings]

[Oh! Well Jimmy won't mind if he does.

He takes Xander's hand, seemingly not too bothered by his overall appearance.]

Jimmy! How long have you been here for?