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

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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

—the Shinsengumi?

[She really ought to have known.

If her expression had seemed merely surprised before, it's full-on shocked now; her eyes are wide and her mouth is even hanging open a little inelegantly as he helps her straighten herself back up. Slowly, she shrugs his hands off her shoulder and takes a small step back.]

I didn't realize you were also from Kyoto, sir. [BUT SHE REALLY SHOULD HAVE. Open your eyes, Sen... Granted, she's mostly come face-to-face with captains. What is he, a footsoldier? A page? With... really pretty feathers.

(If only she knew.)

After a moment, though, she manages a small smile.]

The Shinsengumi's reputation precedes it. If you're with them, then I'm sure I'm in good hands.

[OR RATHER... she's in the hands of people her closest friend trusted, even if she herself had doubted them quite a bit. It's not really the same thing, but she'll make an effort - she'll just, uh, be on the lookout for the bloodthirsty rampages she was worried about before.]

[ The shock upon her features makes him wonder what's wrong but the way she recites the words as if she knows them does make him smile. So she knows who they are and what they stand for, her step back does make Yamato wonder will she be alright with this information. But he doesn't have to worry about her, it seems to be more positive than negative. ] Ah, so you know them? I guessed from your clothes but you seem nothing but familiar with the term so you must know that even a few others are here as well. I'm not the only one.

[ He's not! She has more people to meet and greet, which Yamato doesn't realize Sen thinks his feathers are pretty. That would make him happy too. ]

I'm glad, we're here to protect.. [ They are, even if he's a little God oriented but what does that matter! ] May I learn your name, maybe I even know you too?

I know of them. [Who in Kyoto wouldn't know of them? It's true that her first reaction to them isn't quite as negative as it could be - it's their abilities she doubts when it comes to Chizuru, not their intentions, and if they can be kind to a girl who's just looking for her father then she knows they're not all bad, deep down - so it's not such a stretch to conclude that she's familiar with them. After all, their reputation in Kyoto had been rather negative except for with those who knew them well.

Still, this does make things a little more complicated; Yamato hadn't seemed to know what she meant when she referenced the ochimizu, which means he's in the dark about that secret of the Shinsengumi's. She'll have to be sure that she doesn't let anything slip.

(It doesn't occur to her that the two of them might be thinking of two different versions of the Shinsengumi. Why would it?)]

I am Sen of Yase. [She inclines her head slightly.] That name might not be familiar to you... but that's alright. It seems we'll have plenty of time to get to know each other in the days to come, doesn't it?

[Since they're not likely to get sent home right away...]

Since we'll be becoming better acquainted, may I ask your name?

[ He's happy to know that she's familiar with them considering they need as many people on their side, they are good people. None of them are exactly bad and even though some holds their own insecurities, he still believes they should be held high. Yamato holds onto that group and even the person inside of it, though he idolizes him and everything. The uchigatana holds his own thoughts on the group as a whole and it means a lot to him. ] Sen of Yase? [ Trying to figure out if he's heard that name before, it doesn't come to him at all but maybe he's not thinking hard enough? Give or take a couple of minutes as he thinks on her words. ]

That sounds wonderful, I hope we can get to know each a lot. If you want, you can even stay at my place. It's only a little crowded but I'm sure I can make you a nest or something to rest in, it'll be really comfortable. I promise. [ Sen.. of Yase. He wonders what does that mean for him, does it hold some meaning that he needs to figure out? Is it personal or just a name he's yet to stumble upon until now? ]

Hm? Yes, I am Yamatonokami Yasusada. I'm one of Okita Souji's favorite swords. I'd say I'm difficult to handle but I'm quite capable. I also serve under this world's Saniwa.

Edited 2015-11-25 06:13 (UTC)

["I'm one of Okita Souji's favorite swords."

Well, anything else she might have said gets derailed right there. They'll have to figure out living - er, nesting - arrangements later, because it's not every day someone just smiles and says "I'm a sword, and the sword of an infamous Shinsengumi captain, no less."]

You must be...

[Crazy?

Nah. Luckily for Yamato, he's talking to a girl who was once a demon. She's been aware since birth that there was more to the world than just humans and natural wildlife, and she knows very well that legends often have more truth in them than the skeptical believe. So she comes to the conclusion that anyone who was raised to believe in the truth of legends would - ]

...a tsukumogami, then. Or... you were, before you began to grow your feathers?

.. Ah yes, I like to think I still am. Even though I have no connection with my vessel. At heart, I still am the blade I claim to be. [ With the feathers, he touches his hair just a little as he nods. ] You're correct, I didn't have these until I came here. I have no idea what I could be turning into... but if you stay here. You'll start changing too.

[ There are both a good and bad to being here. ] So if you're familiar with tsukumogami and the Shinsengumi, you must have some of spiritual prowess? Not everyone believes in them so I can only guess. Are you also a Sage where you come from?

[ He's happy to see that someone knows. At least she can understand his struggle in some way. ]

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

I WON'T, I WILL BE STRONG... u be strong too friend

NO I CANT BE STRNG.. NOT NOW I CAN ONLY BE... TB..

PASSES U A HANKIE......

EATS YOUR HANKIE.... THANK YOU..

OH...... BYE HANKIE.... FAREWELL

UGH IT WAS GOOD PROTIEN