Welcome to Ryslig's test drive meme! If you're considering apping here, this is where you can try your characters out in the game's setting. A few things to note:
You can only app ONE character per round so choose wisely.
We now have a Quick Game Facts that simplifies the basic information about the game. Good if you want to see what the game is at a glance!
Lots of people have asked good questions on the FAQ, so do take a look.
The reserve date has been announced (it was changed to the 30th to allow a maximum number of people compared to a Friday).
Test drive meme threads can be used for your roleplay sample!
NEW! Players with characters already in the game can earn up to a maximum of 3 coins by replying to potential character threads! You will need to have your normal 20 comment AC in the game. You cannot use this to go over the bonus 10 coins per month total, but you can use it if you are missing some threads to reach that coin total. Same rules as normal bonuses apply.
Sample scenarios:
SCENARIO ONE: So you've just arrived, fresh out of the hospital, and already the natives are trying to get on your good side. 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.
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.
SCENARIO TWO: You've become hopelessly lost in Lager Woods. Paths don't seem to lead where you remember them leading, and you feel as if you're going around in circles. Childlike giggling can be heard from no direction in particular. Suddenly, you stumble upon another character, who seems to be just as lost as you! Perhaps you can find a way out together. Or maybe they want you for lunch...
SCENARIO THREE: You've heard about the fog, but you've never seen it before. Now, the mist surrounds you. Barely able to see before you, you need to get home - and fast. It's far too dangerous in this situation.
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? NOTE: Feel free to pick any monster type for this prompt, but note that you may not get the same one in game.
The things Link had said to him comes freshly to mind, and he shivers in Pearl's arms. He wishes he could feel as indignant about it. Like he could feel it wasn't justified.
"What if they're right," he says, voice heavy with tears. "We...We hurt people. Even if we don't want to." He closes his eyes tightly. "They just don't want us to hurt anyone else."
Pearl makes a disgruntled noise, sounding like she's going to launch off into a rant, but... No. Steven has a point.
She's silent for a moment before she answers. "It's not wrong of them to want to defend themselves, but... That doesn't mean they're right, Steven!" The very thought of it fills her with anxious dread, making her volume increase involuntarily. Exhaling, her hand on his shoulder tightens its grip ever so slightly before she continues. "It doesn't give them the right to generalize and persecute an entire group of people."
He looks up at her, his eyes sparkling with tears and deeply filled with sadness and regret. Somehow he feels like he's been robbed of the ability to even feel like he deserved better than the treatment he got.
"But what if I'm bad?" he cries, pink tears heavy on his cheeks.
"Steven..." Pearl pulls back, smiles sadly, looking a little misty-eyed herself. She moves to gently wipe away some of his tears and--
Oh god they're sticky, she wasn't expecting them to be sticky. Fortunately she succeeds at not looking too disgusted, and subtly wipes her hand on the tree branch without breaking stride.
"You're not bad. In fact I think you're the most good person I've ever met. Would a bad person have tried to resolve things peacefully, like you did?"
He doesn't notice, thankfully. He's too busy hanging on her words, clearly desperate for any sort of validation, as recently his self esteem has been incredibly lacking in that regard. And Pearl is important. She's super important, and he wants her approval.
So, he actually does seem to find value in her assessment, though he still feels trapped and lost. He pushes back forward to bury his face against her chest.
"I wish there was someone who could just bubble me like the broken gems. So...So I wouldn't hurt anyone, and I could sleep until someone could fix...could fix me."
Srry stupid touch pad on this dumb laptop posted my comment before I was done 8|
Pearl lets him stay right where he is, for as long as he needs to. Watermelon juice on her shirt is a reasonable sacrifice to make, if it means Steven gets some of the comfort he needs. Plus, as terrible as all of this is, it's kind of soothing on her intense anxiety, to feel needed in some way.
"You don't need to be bubbled," Pearl says firmly. "We'll figure something out together, and I should still have a good month left before... before..."
Ugh, she can hear the tension creeping back into her own voice... "A-anyway," she laughs nervously, "the point is, three heads are better than two. I know it's hard, Steven, but we'll figure something out. Somehow..." she says more quietly at the end.
Steven is quiet for a little while after that, like the upcoming optimism is a heavy weight to bring to the surface. But he manages it. He smile a little, and then adjusts his hug to something warmer and gentler.
"Yeah," he says. "It's...It's like a mission, right? We can do it..."
"Yeah. Exactly like that," she says with a warm smile. Even if none of them have any of their powers. That's fine. Steven's optimism is the most reassuring thing there is.
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"What if they're right," he says, voice heavy with tears. "We...We hurt people. Even if we don't want to." He closes his eyes tightly. "They just don't want us to hurt anyone else."
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She's silent for a moment before she answers. "It's not wrong of them to want to defend themselves, but... That doesn't mean they're right, Steven!" The very thought of it fills her with anxious dread, making her volume increase involuntarily. Exhaling, her hand on his shoulder tightens its grip ever so slightly before she continues. "It doesn't give them the right to generalize and persecute an entire group of people."
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"But what if I'm bad?" he cries, pink tears heavy on his cheeks.
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Oh god they're sticky, she wasn't expecting them to be sticky. Fortunately she succeeds at not looking too disgusted, and subtly wipes her hand on the tree branch without breaking stride.
"You're not bad. In fact I think you're the most good person I've ever met. Would a bad person have tried to resolve things peacefully, like you did?"
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So, he actually does seem to find value in her assessment, though he still feels trapped and lost. He pushes back forward to bury his face against her chest.
"I wish there was someone who could just bubble me like the broken gems. So...So I wouldn't hurt anyone, and I could sleep until someone could fix...could fix me."
Srry stupid touch pad on this dumb laptop posted my comment before I was done 8|
"You don't need to be bubbled," Pearl says firmly. "We'll figure something out together, and I should still have a good month left before... before..."
Ugh, she can hear the tension creeping back into her own voice... "A-anyway," she laughs nervously, "the point is, three heads are better than two. I know it's hard, Steven, but we'll figure something out. Somehow..." she says more quietly at the end.
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"Yeah," he says. "It's...It's like a mission, right? We can do it..."
They always had before.
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