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RYSLIG - MODS ([personal profile] rysligmods) wrote in [community profile] graveyardsmash2015-09-18 11:43 pm
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TEST DRIVE SEPTEMBER EDITION

TEST DRIVE
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!
  • Ryslig's FAQ is located here, so please take a look if you have questions.
  • The reserve date is 9/26.
  • Test drive meme threads can be used for your roleplay sample!
  • Players with characters already in the game can earn up to a maximum of 6 coins by replying to potential character threads! You cannot use this to go over the bonus 20 coins per month total, but you can use it 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. 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."

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: 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.

SCENARIO FOUR (New):The claws, the fangs, the pangs of hunger - horrible as they all are, it's manageable given enough time and perseverance. Local monster hunters, though, not so much.

Maybe it started with a few wayward glances on the outskirts of town, critical stares and disapproving whispers, or just the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whatever it was, deserved or entirely unprovoked, you're being hunted: a handful of aggressive, well-armed humans doggedly chase your trail throughout city streets and out into the open, and if you're not careful (if you don't find help soon) you might wind up as the next trophy kill claim on one of those hunter's walls.

[personal profile] unignited 2015-09-23 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Antlers would really cinch what she's becoming.. but yellow eyes and photophobia didn't, not even a little. That didn't prevent him from mulling it over, thinking of what he'd observed since arriving, found out from Rin or read in those questionable pamphlets.

It keeps him busy while he steers her away from the bakery and down the street, keeping an eye out for anywhere that looks like they might sell sunglasses. Pharmacies did usually, and as a bonus might have some other useful things!]


Don't think like that. You're still the same Shiemi, even if your eyes are a little different.

[Plus the bony plates..]

People might be afraid now, but they don't know you like I do. All they see is these .. changes. But that's not going to change everything.

[He knows, which might be why he sounds particularly confident of this fact. His brother might be a scorpion-tailed blue CAT right now, but he was still absolutely, undeniably Rin. Maybe it would help her to know that. Rin would certainly be both thrilled and alarmed to find out she was here.

It's always best to focus on the things they could change, instead of the ones they couldn't. Like becoming monsters. He has no idea about the wendigo hunger though..]


..Oh, here's some. Let's try here. It'll get us out of the sunlight a bit too.

[The door he diverts towards seems to be more of an 'accessories' shop for all MANNER of things, from keychains to teeshirts, but it did indeed have at least some sunglasses..]
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[personal profile] blushfully 2015-09-23 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ She follows along without a fuss. In a way, it's good for her to keep moving and to focus on her friend alone. She knows she could never hurt him and it helps her block out everything else, it helps her to ignore the pain in her stomach and the settle the worry in her heart.

It's why she listens quietly and intently, glancing up to Yukio as they walk before her gaze falls forward again. Shiemi isn't sure what's going to happen to her, if all of this would get worse before it got better or if it would even get better but she had to hope, right?

She had to be strong like the weeds just like Kamiki has said.
]

You're right. [ She finally says, looking back up and nodding. ] It's going to be rough but we can figure something out and I'm sure it'll somehow work out. I shouldn't be so hard on myself either...

[ She smiles again but this time, it resembles her familiar smiles from home and she laughs. ] Thank you, Yuki.

[ And she truly does mean it. Still, her focus changes again as she steers them toward a store that is filled with all sorts of things like the tourist shops back in Inari. Shiemi is mostly just happy to be out of the sun, the store offering her eyes a chance to relax and adjust to the low light. Carefully, she lowers her hood and glances around with a little bit of wonderment.

Her focus is on the sunglasses though and slips on a pair, turning back to Yukio with another smile.
]

Yuki, look at these! [ Shiemi, no. Even if they are utterly cute. ]
Edited 2015-09-23 05:03 (UTC)

[personal profile] unignited 2015-09-24 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[It's easier to not be concerned over what minor changes he'd experienced if he could focus on someone else's problems. Later on, when he was alone, he could worry about all of it as much as he wanted, but putting on a more confident bearing might be helpful to Shiemi ... and that's all the reason he really needed to do it.

The smile, and the laughter closer to the sound he preferred than anxiety and fear, made it worthwhile enough. Sooner or later he'd have to tell her Rin was there, and then he'd get out of the way, but until then he could pretend for a little while.]


Ah. I'm glad it helps. [That may be a brief flush of pink across his cheeks, but it's paler than usual even for him, as he turns away to suddenly take way more interest in a set of custom made Zippos than he ever has before.]

..do you think--[Yuki, look at these!

Immediately he cuts himself off, turning to see what it is she might have found, and for several moments just stares. They MAKE heart-shaped glasses? They look incredibly silly but there's no way in hell he's going to say so!

They were a bit cute, he supposed... After a few moments he allows himself a cautious smile.]


Those would work I suppose! Do you like them?
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[personal profile] blushfully 2015-09-24 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Needless to say, she is absolutely delighted by her find. Her smile growing as she turns, finding a reflective surface and glancing at how they look on her. How had she never seen these before? Really, it such a shame that she had never seen a pair back home.

Sunglasses weren't even something Shiemi wore but these were just too cute!

His question gets her question and she looks back to her reflection thoughtfully. They would work, sure but...
]

They're really cute. [ She says, pulling them downwards and peeking over the top of the rims at him. Again, Shiemi can't help but laugh now that she had begun to feel better. ] I should probably pick something more practical, huh?

[personal profile] unignited 2015-09-24 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Yes. Absolutely. Yukio is all about practicality.

Golden eyes really weren't that hard to get used to, he supposed. He might always miss the green, but it was still definitely Shiemi.]


You should pick whatever you like best, you're going to be the one wearing them after all.

[Which is diplomatic practicality right here ladies and gents. If she wanted to wear pink heart shaped sunglasses then he wasn't going to tell her no!]

Then again there's no reason to just get one pair, is there? [He gestures to the rack; there's probably even sillier ones if she looked for them.] If you remain photophobic you'll probably want more than a few so you don't get tired of the same thing all the time.

[He had a certain fondness for ordinary square framed ones himself.]
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[personal profile] blushfully 2015-09-24 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
That's true... [ Carefully, she removes the heart shaped sunglasses and sets them nearby for safe keeping. Glancing back to the rack, there are certainly a lot to choose from with some standing out to her more than others. ] I guess it wouldn't hurt to get two pair for now. Just so I have options and in case I accidentally break a pair.

[ Because it was something that could happen. Besides, she thinks that maybe something more subdue would benefit her in the long run. There might be days were she wouldn't want to draw attention to herself in town and wherever else she might go. Honestly, she just hopes that it doesn't become so bad that she's utterly unable to be out in the sunlight. ]

They really have a lot to choose from though.

[ Shiemi vanishes behind the rack as she circles it and looks over all the different styles. Finally, she spots a pair and slides them on with a grin. Speaking of ordinary square framed ones... ]

We could even match!
Edited 2015-09-24 06:15 (UTC)