TEST DRIVE : MAY 2016 EDITIOIN

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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 MAY 20ST 12:01AM EST.
• There is an Enable Me / App this Plz to see what some people are offering or would love to play.
• 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, and already SOME 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."

Then there's the people who aren't happy to see you at all. Glares and silent, judging stares if you're lucky. Torches and pitchforks attempting to drive you out of the town if you're not. You may need a friend to help you.

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

[notveryeasy]

[He hadn't seen such creatures up close but he tries to keep himself looking calm. That doesn't mean his heart doesn't start to beat a little faster.]

I will.

[Subaki's not completely trusting. He'll fight back if he has to.]

[outstandingbalance]

Give me a chance to convince you. You already said we could meet.

[starmark]

...I heard. That I have a kid, I mean. She's here. Jolyne.

[It feels weird and distant and good, the way he's almost being petted like this. There's a fourth thing too, wrong, but that's a discomfort he makes himself shove away, because he knows what it stems from, and it's nothing that Polnareff is actually doing.

Feeling good feels wrong because he's so used to feeling otherwise. So this is a wrong he needs to embrace, no matter how uncomfortable it is. This is "wrong" that he needs to spit venom back at, because Polnareff thinks he's worthy of good.]

...Thanks. Thanks, Polnareff.

[It's all but visible, the way a weight lifts off of his shoulders at that, and he relaxes and slumps as that latent tension he's been carrying around leaves him.]

[awesmazings]

My favorite? ...uuuh...chocolate, I guess.

Why?

[goateeocracy]

So they're powerless here?

[The self-aggrandizing bullshit barely registers. If those three are here and have rendered powerless, the implications are huge. He can't claim to be an expert in this sort of thing, but he's fairly certain that the only thing that could render them entirely unable to use magic would be to remove them from their world. He can't even fathom the scale of the magic that would be required to produce that. A proper explanation would require talking to Aladdin, probably. Or Titus. Anyone but Judal. That would be an exercise in futility.]

Who else has been brought here?

[He has questions. Lots of questions. And they're going to be answered now. Right now.]

[goldeneyeball]

Not anymore it isn't!

[goateeocracy]

Watch it, brat!

[His patience is at its shortest at the moment. If there was actually something he could do for the kid, maybe he'd do it, but he can barely keep himself upright with the pain shooting through his arm. He leans against the wall, breathing heavily and trying not to do something else stupid.]

[silvercrusader]

Course.

[He's pleased and not all at once, that Jolyne is here. She has to be older than the eight year old Polnareff hears occasional updates on, if Jotaro is comfortable leaving her alone-- and that's a weird thought, and one he'll ask about later, but for now: Jotaro.

He could say more, of course. He could keep assuring, or he could distract, be bright and annoying until Jotaro felt comfortable enough to shut him up. But this-- this quiet petting, sitting together, overlooking this strange monstrous city-- feels good as well. So Polnareff sits, his feet kicking idly against the brick wall, and keeps his fingers working through Jotaro's hair.]

[nameditforhim]

You've got it. I already said I'd meet you, didn't I?

[goateeocracy]

[Kouen scowls up at him. He'd been told that they would all be transformed into something that reflected their inner selves somehow, and here's living, breathing, obnoxious proof. It isn't that he dislikes Judal, necessarily, but he's in no position to entertain overgrown spoiled house cats right now. And under no obligation to, for once.]

Shut up, Judal.

[It's a shame that he doesn't even get to enjoy saying it. Not with glass shards embedded in his arm. Not with his fingers starting to twist themselves into heavy black claws.]

[goateeocracy]

This isn't a goddamn game! Do you see her or not?!

[He doesn't mind children, but that doesn't mean he's good with them. Especially not ones who aren't old enough to communicate. Learn to talk, already.]

[lampyris]

[ Noticing the headpats slow and stop, Hotaru realises what he said was a little insensitive. Kogitsunemaru and Mikazuki had always been close, after all, so bringing up his absence so casually wasn't the best thing to have done.

Reaching up, Hotaru places his tiny hands over Kogitsunemaru's, holding on in what he hoped was a comforting manner. ]

Don't worry, Kogitsunemaru-san. If it's Mikazuki-san, I'm sure he's just fine.

[hissyfits]

[He stops and gives the Kou guy a sidelong Look.]

They are, at least as far as magic goes. Titus claims to have his back, but as long as there aren't any Rukh to see I call bullshit on it. He's always had a habit of talking grand when he doesn't get half of what's going on. No offense.

[He really doesn't mean his comment offensive. Grabbing the fliers he leafs through them, sorting them into three small piles.]

These here seem to be talking the truth. These are confirmed nonsense that's only good for entertainment if you've run out of any other options. And the ones in the middle could be either, I have seen neither confirmation nor the proof that they're wrong yet.

As for who... take a look around. If the look like dungeon creatures or severely out of place they've most likely been pulled in as well. There's too many to know all their names.

[awesmazings]

[That's a relief, because Jimmy likes seeing his new friend smiling more than he does frowning.]

Well, I went to the moon, like I said! Did you know there's moon-monsters living up there on the moon, cause I sure didn't! They're really cool!

[ueteribus]

In that endeavor, I do look forward to disappointing you.

[He's sticking to his point here; stubborn, in denial. The magic he knows is not the one this world has attempted to describe, and he'll insist it must therefore be false...until, it seems, forcibly proven otherwise.

He says this almost mutter quick, though, not interested in continuing further argument over the point.]

I couldn't say, as yet. Although if there are other places nearby I might look into them. Surroundings that are less...disagreeable. [In that pause he looks around, at all the technology opening present, and sniffs in disgust.]

[ganbarevenge]

No, I don't know!

[This is terrible. He shudders and curls into a little ball at the foot of the tree. He can hear the giggling in the distance, which is saying something because he's kind of surprised he can hear anything over the sound of his teeth chattering.]

You don't suppose it's...g...gh...ghosts, do you?

[awesmazings]

[.../squint]

Iiii...I'm pretty sure it is?

two

[ueteribus]

[The footsteps draw closer, soon accompanied by the crashing of underbrush breaking, someone not at all trying to be quiet and quite possibly fumbling around out there-

Some shrubbery is violently shoved aside as Lucius forces his way through. He abandoned the paths entirely out of sheer frustration and his appearance has suffered for it, seeing as at a glance he was hardly dressed for walking in the woods to start with. His mood is not doing so great, either.]

Don't you make your demanding inquiries at me. I've had a long day and I've no mind to put up with it.

[goldeneyeball]

_{[The salessnake peels his lips back to show off his fangs.]}

What do you think I eat with these? Popsicles? You're a monster, kid! I don't know what that word means where you're from, but here it means a bonafied man-eating terror of the night!

robin | teen titans

[birdarang]

ONE

[ He really, really didn't want to deal with this right now. He's tired, he's sore. There's no other place Robin wants to be than his own bed, under the warm covers and getting sleep he desperately needs. He limps along, trying to ignore the fact that his legs feel like lead.

There are more friendly locals than bad ones, he notices. It's probably because it looks like he got the life beaten out of him...which, he kind of did. Robin spots cuts all over, bruises, a black eye that's almost swollen shut. He tries to show how calm he is (when in reality, he's not), but it's pretty obvious that he's exhausted. But this doesn't stop them from handing out pamphlets.

In no time, Robin has a range of information sheets that he can't take seriously at all. What to do when you crave Human Flesh. Harpy Feathers and How to Take Care of Them. Things that, even though he's fought giant plasma monsters and supervillains alike, he can hardly believe. Especially the fact that people think that he's going to turn into these things.

His tired brain tries to process what he can. Robin needs to find out where he is, why. Where the other Titans were. The fact that it's dark, with no moon to light the way, and in some deep part of him, he's kind of scared. ]

This is ridiculous. [ He'll just mutter that under his breath. Whether he's talking to you or not, that's something else entirely! ]

TWO

Who's there?

[ Robin wasn't sure what brought him out to these woods, but it was a dumb mistake. After wandering some time through the trees, he's lost. He scales the branches, looking to see which way would take him home. He tries to use every method he can to estimate the closest way to civilization, and even those don't work. The fact that he can't do something as easy as navigate his way through the woods is pretty irritating; Robin becomes less and less patient as time goes by.

And then he hears the children laughing.

It's...creepy. His heart pounds, his hands are clenched into fists. Robin's not at all sure what's going on here, but it can't be a joke. What child would be wandering around in the woods like this? Trying to imagine a child as lost as he was already alarming. Hearing them laugh like it was some joke didn't really help. If anything, it set him on edge. ]

Where are you? [ The giggling is heard from his right; Robin spins around to face the source of the noise. Nobody there.

Then the left. He turns, same result.

You'll probably find Robin standing there, glaring off into space. Normal stuff. ]

[copy_ability]

[You need to wait two hundred years before this guy is mature enough. We apologise for this delay]

Doop! Poy poyo! [He keeps pointing at the sky and then at the sun. That's a star! Maybe that place is closer to home!]

1

[hearthebell]

[Though L has been in Ryslig long enough for it to have changed him dramatically, he's still plenty recognizable as the lanky, listless detective Ryuk would remember. He was the primary spectator in his and Light's game, after all, even if L would have no reason to know Ryuk even if he still appeared precisely as the Shinigami he used to be.

Still, there's something about the towering, gaunt figure that catches the vampire's interest and holds it. He hangs back for a moment, taking in the man's unusual appearance, before approaching with slow, shuffling steps. He can't be out in the sun for too long, but the protective coat and dark umbrella certainly help to shield him from the worst of it.]

You're new. I'd know if you weren't.

[He sounds confident in that claim, and why shouldn't he? L is one of the few men in any world who can honestly say they don't forget a face, even when he makes efforts to see as many of them as possible.]

Would I be correct in assuming that you weren't a human before you came here?

[2crack]

[It's okay. Tuffnut believes himself too.]

I don't know if I can teach that. It's kind of something you're just born with, you know? Much like good bone structure. You just need to stand out more.

[He sets his plate aside for a moment, stepping up to the kid so he can bend down and reach for him. He can't be that heavy, right?]

[titularly]

Of course they're--

[It's a natural response, since there's almost never been a time where the six of them were legitimately split up from each other. Even when they went off to do their own personal things, Osomatsu had an idea of where they were. He could always go find them and bother them if he wanted to.

Here, though.... that's another story.]

I-I mean.. they're probably around here, somewhere. They wouldn't leave their big brother all alone in some weird place like this, they're probably terrified without me around!

[So he hopes, anyway.]

[titularly]

A shade?

[That... doesn't really explain much, but he can't really expect Jyushimatsu to give him a satisfying explanation in the first place.

Come to think of it, he's read something about shades before in those stupid pamphlets. Something about... how they're creatures of the shadow and feast on souls... so his brother's been turned into something strange like that?]

Can you.. still touch stuff like that?

[He looks as though solid objects would phase right through his skin. Actually, Osomatsu's going to reach towards his brother curiously just to see what would happen.]