graveyardsmash | JANUARY TEST DRIVE MEME

Entry tags:

test drive

JANUARY TEST DRIVE 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 01/29.
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

Friendship route, huh? Becoming friends with Yuto was a bit more complicated than that.

There was no response from Yuto for a longer moment as he kept watching the other. People should be more wary, especially in this place.

"There is not much to see here." he replied finally, gaze shifting to their surroundings. "But I don't mind showing you around."

~~You're going to deal with his immense friendliness and you'll like it, Yuto.~~

"Thanks." Yugi waited for this kind stranger to make the first move before following him to who-knows-where. This guy seemed trustworthy enough, and this cinnamon roll didn't really mind the suspicious behavior. "I'm Yugi. And you are?"

~~We shall see.~~

Another "Yu". Yuto fall silent once more as if revealing his name to somebody was a difficult decisions to make.

"...I'm Yuto." he said in the end.

And then he led the way, showing Yugi around and commenting on various parts of the city in a few words. Among those comment there were also warnings. Be careful about going to this or that place and also...

"It's not wise to wander around at night."

After the usual "Nice to meet you" "How was your day?" "What are you in town for?" banter, the two of them talked about the city. Surprisingly, talk of card games hadn't come up... yet.

"Because of the monsters?" Yeah, those things that he had heard so much about. "Not all of them are bad, right, Yuto?" Oh yeah, Yuto's gotta deal with that optimism too. Have fun!

There weren't many replies from Yuto. A few short words here and there. And answers for Yugi's questions.

At first Yuto nodded in silent reply, but the second part of what Yugi had said made him frown.

"...Of course not all of them are bad. Monsters are no different from people in that sense." he paused, then looked in the distance. "...But that doesn't mean we can't be dangerous. Even if we don't want to hurt anyone..."

Yes, there was a "we" there. Despite hiding his changes Yuto wasn't really going to hide the fact that he was a monster as well. He had no intention to deceive anyone.

"We?" He noticed that alright. Then it hit him why this stranger was wearing a cloak.

"You're one of them, aren't you?" But there was no fear or disgust in his voice or demeanor, Yuto hadn't shown any reason for Yugi not to trust him. If asked, he wouldn't deny being curious about what this stranger looked like though.

Yuto again fell silent, watching the other for another few moments. It never ceased to amaze him how calmly some people reacted when facing a monster. It was reckless to not be at least a little wary of him.

On the other hand, he was... glad. He didn't want people to look at him with fear in their eyes. That was why he kept hiding his monster changes beneath the long cape.

"Yes." he answered simply, then approached the nearest wall that cast a shadow and leaned his back against it. He reached up to push his hood down, revealing a very human face. But his hand - it was different. With black scales and black fingernails.

Yuto crossed his arms, his grey eyes still watching the other. He was waiting for questions. Yugi certainly had to have a few of them now.

Edited 2016-01-15 17:00 (UTC)

"If you don't mind me asking... What kind of monster are you, Yuto?" He would approach this one question at a time, to avoid overwhelming his kind traveling companion. Not that he could guess himself, all that he could see was Yuto's hand for now. Yugi wasn't sure if he wanted to ask him to show off his monster features or not, maybe that would be rude.

"I'm guessing that the monsters here are different from the ones we use back home." Maybe he would drop the DM bomb on him, but he had a feeling that Duel Monsters wasn't a big thing here, since the hospital staff had no idea what he was talking about.

And again he didn't answer right away. He closed his eyes for a moment.

"I'm a Gargoyle."

And he had no intention of showing his monster changes to anyone, unless he was given a very good reason to do that.

At the other part he frowned.

"You have monsters in your world? And you use them?"

He hummed as he brought his hand up to his chin to think as he looked at the other. If he had to guess, maybe gargoyles were kind of dragony... but he wouldn't push the monster issue.

"Yeah... I don't suppose you've heard of Duel Monsters, have you?" Asking was worth a shot, the worst that Yuto could do was say no. Perhaps he might know somebody here who plays? Maybe.

What?

"You play Duel Monsters too?" Yuto sounded clearly surprised. There were a lot of duelist here already and he still couldn't quite believe it. But since Yugi is a duelist too, then the question is...

"Where are you from?" And then he narrowed his eyes a little bit: "Have you ever heard about Duel Academia?"

"Oh, yeah, everybody back home does." Yugi was just as surprised! Maybe there were duelists here after all. Or one duelist, at least.

He kept his hand up to his chin to ponder before answering. Hmm, Duel Academia... Didn't ring a bell because Kaiba hadn't created it yet. "I've never heard of Duel Academia... But I'm from Domino. What about you?"

"There are a few duelists here." Yuto explained after a moment. "But most people don't know about the game."

But Yugi didn't know about Academia and Yuto had never heard about Domino. Did that mean more worlds connected to his own? Or maybe Domino was a city in one of the four Dimensions, but he just never heard about it?

"...I'm from Heartland."

"I've never heard of Heartland either, sorry." He chuckled awkwardly and rubbed the back of his neck, feeling as though he was kind of useless. But more importantly, time to talk kaados and people with kaados.

"Do you mind telling me who's here? I'm looking for my friends, I don't know if they're here too."

"That's fine. I have never heard about Domino either." Well, maybe he should try asking about something different. "So what kind of summoning method do you use? Xyz? Syncho?" A small pause. "...Fusion?"

But the question about friends...

"Most of the duelists here are friends from... my world. I don't think you know them."

His world? Huh. Yugi decided not to ask. Instead, he would just be quietly disappointed that his friends didn't seem to be here. Then again, it was probably a good thing that they weren't, what with all of the monsters around.

"I don't use Fusion, but... what are XYZ and Synchro summoning?" Since when were there those kinds of summoning methods? Were those a thing in his world?!

Yes, world. In here there were people from different worlds or different versions of the same world.

Since Yugi didn't know what Xyz or Synchro were, Yuto in silence took out his own deck and browsed through it until he found the card he was looking for. He showed it to Yugi. It was a black card with a ghost knight on a horse - Phantom Knights Break Sword.

"This is an Xyz monster." he explained. "If there are two or more monster of the same level on the field you can overlay them to summon an Xyz monster from the extra deck."

He waited patiently, also in silence, for the other to look through his deck and show him the card that he was looking for. Once it was in sight, he looked down at it in awe. So cool! "Pegasus probably would've told me about these if he were working on them..."

Yugi looked back up at his new friend. "What's Synchro Summoning though?" Did Yuto use that kind of summoning as well?

"Pegasus?" Yuto asked, clearly not recognizing the name at all. But then he continued with his explanation.

"You need a tuner monster to Synchro Summon a monster from extra deck." He looked at his own card. "The cards for Synchro monsters are white unlike Xyz monsters." Then he looked again at Yugi. "But if you want to learn more about them I suggest finding someone who uses them."

"Pegasus is the creator of Duel Monsters. You don't know that?" Then again, maybe Yuto's world was a lot different. Oh well.

These new summoning methods were a lot to take in. He had to see them in action when he got the chance! "Thanks for the info, Yuto. And thanks for showing me around." A pause.

"Do you know where I could stay the night here?" He asked, hoping for directions to an inn or something, rather than expecting Yuto to give this stranger a place to stay.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

JANUARY TEST DRIVE MEME

no subject

yuto's been away in canon for so long that i forgot that he had a collar. collar buddies!

haha xD

is this tag too godmodey? :T with the first part.

Yuto doesn't really talk much but eh let's use it to skip the boring part xD

(uwu)b

no subject

("we" as in DM people, if it wasn't obvious.)

nah it's obvious haha

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject