TEST DRIVE: NOVMEMEBER (get it because it's a meme)

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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 11/27.
• 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: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.

Comments

[outstandingbalance]

That's survival instinct if you think you're the kind of person who gets eaten. If you're a predator... you look at things a little differently.

[She doesn't sound serious about it. She's not breezy, but still, not serious. Or maybe just noncommittal. She even smiles.]

Which is a figurative way of say, I think I can handle you, if it did turn out to be a trap.

same person, different (better) username!

[mttbrand]

["Narcissist" is putting it lightly, my friend.

The look he gives Marco is one of confusion, of course, and he looks around at the trees for a moment.]

... It doesn't seem that dangerous. A little eerie, sure...
But not really too different from the Underground, wouldn't you say?

same person, different username!

[mttbrand]

Oh, no, they do! I made sure to introduce myself to all of them!
It's only fitting for myself, you know.
I have to find a way into human media somehow, darling.
First step's meeting new people. Second step: television!

[He's standing up again, finally looking the pamphlets over.
... The hell is an Axehound?? Maybe this guy was right about these things being trash, but...

They're the first gifts he's ever gotten from a real human! That's so important to him...!]

Well. Even if the information isn't that important... I've decided I'm keeping them anyway.

[outstandingbalance]

That's a start. [Natasha doesn't take her reaction personally. She's used to not being trusted, and under the circumstances, who wouldn't be suspicious or upset? It's not hard for her not to take it personally.]

Where should we start. I'm sure you have questions. I can't promise you'll like the answers, or even that I'll have them, but I'll tell you what I know. Where are we? What's happening? Who's responsible?

Or maybe we should start with an introduction?

same person, better username and stuff!!

[mttbrand]

[Wow. Wow. He's never heard a fellow monster speak so lowly of monsterkind before!!
... Of course, that's because this guy used to be a human.

Mettaton can't help the look of indignation and little scoff and Eikichi's question, obviously rather offended.]

Yes, of course! I'm Mettaton - monsterkind's #1 star!
And it'd be a good idea to not use that tone when talking about monsters, darling, because there's a lot more of us where I came from!

[HUFF. HUFF!!
... Not that he's seen any of the other monsters. But that's neither here nor there.]

[outstandingbalance]

In some ways, yeah. They wish they could do to people what whoever's behind this can do to them, though.

[He's not really wrong.]

Hopefully they won't find out how.

[mttbrand]

Oh, humans are anything but harmless, darling.
Haven't you heard the stories...?

[Wait.
... This guy talks like he wasn't a monster originally. That's...
New?? And weird.
Mettaton looks pretty dang confused about it, too.]

You... don't sound like you're supposed to be a monster.
If you don't mind me asking, sweetheart, what... are you supposed to be?

still me!! just a different username

[mttbrand]

[Childish glee isn't even the half of it. He's so excited, he doesn't even notice how creepy the forest is!!

Hearing her talk without warning does startle him a bit, but since she sounds friendly - well, he's not worried.
Which is probably evident by the grin he's got.]

Oh, darling, every part of me is soft! It's so...
Well, it's very strange, honestly. But at the same time, wonderful!
I never knew humans were so... doughy!

[mttbrand]

I prefer to think they made my metal squishy, thank you.

[And he's rather satisfied with it! If his smile is any indication.
It does falter, though. There's something that's bothering him.]

... Is it just you, here? Usually your brother's not too far...
And I haven't seen hide nor scale of Alphys or Undyne, either.

[outstandingbalance]

"Some," she says honestly and without hesitation. "Not nearly as much as I'd like to, but I'll tell you what I know. Where are we? Who brought us here? What's happening?"

She shrugs, lowering her hands. "Or maybe you'd like to start with introductions."

[thehangedboy]

[Still he doesn't hold it out. It and his other hand stay firmly drawn up to his chest while he worries his lip thoughtfully.]

How do you feel about humans, then?

[If he were Roland he might draw it out of her a little more gracefully, but Jake is still young enough to have that blunt to-the-point way of handling things a child often does.]

WE CAN BRIBE HIM IT'LL BE EASY puts down death now.. he'll come

[yasusada]

I think if he wants to eat for the night he better behave. [ Yamato isn't going to have him acting like a five year old, so the way he speaks almost makes him sound like a concerned parent. He's sure if that doesn't work, Horikawa would be able to find someway to make the vampsnake speak, he can't hide the truth for so long? Honestly, to help someone like Sen would be ideal, she's nice? ]

Oh, of course, we can speak of him later. [ Yamato use to not be so religious, but he standing on a God that's able to take him home has good thoughts in his mind. ] Thank you for listening to me, is what I should be telling you as well. [ A hand is raised to scratch the fluff of feathers in his hair as he gives a nod to her and follows with a bow. ] Is that so, are you someone who's able to use a sword or do you believe in using small knives as well?

[ RNG FOR DEMON, RYS. GIVE HER BACK HER POWER. ]

I've met people who use that as a means of defense, may I learn what you can do? [ He is interested. ]

[cryogenics]

[The real question was why anyone would want to eat a face. Bucky wouldn't. And hadn't. Couldn't say too much about other things, though.]

Good. And no. I come out here a lot. It's quiet.

[thehangedboy]

[He nods.]

You've done it, and I've seen others further along who are fine. And I'm going to stay me under it, right? So that's alright.

[It's going to have to be. It's only the hunting that frightens him, but even that he knows he can avoid if he goes to the right places for food.]

[twomeals]

[...Ah. Looking at the text doesn't help at all, he realizes, as he stares at the words in the pamphlet.]

I've never heard of bunny...yipyips. Ah, maybe it's like a rabbit and a fox, put together?

[cantfixtime]

"At least get along." she sighed, deciding that it would be her goal to get the two on friendlier terms. They were stuck here now, and no matter what had happened with them, she had to make sure they didn't burn the house down every time they got in an argument.

"You guys just don't see each other the way I see you two. He's just like you. All he's ever wanted is to make a better world....he just can't see that that was your goal, too. I don't know how to make you two see that, but....you guys could make a great team, I think."

[showyouthesight]

[Rin is used to that look by now, but that doesn't mean it doesn't still get under his skin. He paws agitatedly at the ground.]

Unfortunately, it is here. And it sucks enough without you riling up people any more than they're already riled up.

[seesbetter]

Anything else I need to know? From the sounds of it, freaky scientists are just the tip of the Crazy pile.

[mcgill]

...'kay.

[Alright, fine — for that, she'll get a little smirk and a firm, professional shake of the hand.]

Faraday. You related to the scientist? A great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter or somethin'?

[folklorist]

I see. [ He'll fiddle with the fabric as he drapes it over his shoulders then. It's definitely big enough, given that Helios is only 5'9". Though he has to pause and hum slightly at that description. He doesn't ask right now though because the sun was slowly encroaching in on his space as it were. Heading out was probably for the best right now... ]

Ah! Yes, if-if you don't mind. I-I'm very grateful for all of this. So-so thank you. I-I don't know what I can do to repay you... [ Helios doesn't have access to his magic anymore but he still has other skills, like cooking at least. ]

[mcgill]

I do.

[James is probably much higher on the class scale as far as names go, but sure. Whatever she says.]

Is that, uh, short for anything in particular?

[seesbetter]

[Isn't that where cannibals always start? Movies don't lie, man.]

Quieter than the alternatives. Those little kid noises are something I could do without, though.

[buildingcastles]

[At the mention of kidnapping, Christian winces. He doesn't draw back, but the word has a hard impact--one he immediately shrugs off, but there's a second where he shows his hand.]

Not all kidnappings are caused by humans.

[It's a quiet mutter, hiding his argument behind a lazy shrug.]

Maybe they're all monsters. Huh? And that's why they have so many manuals on the subject. What about that?

[Okay, so that one is just a joke, but he has to poke at the skeptic a bit. Proof isn't always what you think it is, Mister!]

[devilsavocado]

We're not.

[ He agrees. He may not believe that about himself, but he knows Karen could never be. Foggy could never... ]

It's no one's fault, Karen. These things-- if anyone, it's the fog god's, but even then. [ Matt steps forward again, arms holding her at her shoulders. ] You're not a monster, Karen. They can only change so much. They can't change who you are.

[ Oh, but they can. They really can. ]

[aimedhigh]

I had gathered as much. [He's listening intently to her explanations, looking pleased and ...well, rather solemn at some of her revelations. That's a lot of people dead.]

Do you? Such as? I'm hoping it's not the afterlife, or at least that -- certain people I know aren't here, if it is.