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TEST DRIVE MEME: JULY

Welcome to the Ryslig Test Drive Meme! Below are a few prompts to get you started, but you may make up any prompt you desire! Please take a look at the navigation page for rules, setting information, and links to reserves and apps. Have fun!

SCENARIO ONE

You wake up on a hard cot in an unfamiliar room, still thoroughly drenched from your arrival. There's salt water all over you, stinging your shallow wounds and making every breeze feel like ice against your skin, and before you have time to adjust to the new environment some... thing walks in. Something that used to be human. There's really no other word to describe it - they're a monster, pure and simple.

SCENARIO TWO

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 THREE

"Seek us out," the voice whispers in your head, and before you have time to question it you've found yourself in someplace entirely alien. Maybe it's the Fog God's ghostly town of Dyster, where exultant followers dance around bonfires and sing their praises to the skies above. Maybe it's the Fourth God's arcade, with small robots wheeling about amidst the lights and colors of old pinball machines. Maybe it's the snowcapped and solitary mountain to the north, or the vast and uncaring sea to the south. Only one thing is certain: you are not alone, in this sacred place.

SCENARIO FOUR

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.

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[Marco was just passing by on his way to his room, but his response is automatic, coming before he even looks at who he's talking to:] Hello!

[Then he pauses. Looks like a new guy. All alone here, except for him and, of course, the Fourth God. Hmm.

He nudges his glasses, smiling.] Sorry, were you talking to me?

The mermaid was nothing compared to the bird woman now before Phil and he will gladly admit that he swallowed hard. Oh he's definitely not in his home town and this is no dream. He fumbled a bit to regain but his composure and blood on his skin. The lady did want an answer and Phone Guy is nothing but talkative to a fault.

"Hello-hi!" Phil berated himself for that nervous tic, "I-I think I'm okay, just having new town blues. I, uh I think I might need to catch my breath? I don't wanna be rude but is...is everyone here like this?"

The unspoken question then becomes Will I become like this?

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And the saddest part is that the stranger wouldn't look too out of place in the horrors that befell Freddy's. Sometimes Phone Guy asked himself why they had to make their teeth so damn sharp, but then he'd have to ask that about Foxy and Foxy's the best.

But the man's wit was not dulled by the snide guest's comments and he regained some courage by stating, "Normally I shouldn't trust people with sharp fangs either but you make a compelling argument. Also I thought fog machines died with disco...why is there a god dedicated to it?"

[Oh, look, a nerd. A nerd in a weird coat.]

[At least this arcade is populated by the usual fare.]

Uh... sure. Someone, uh, told me to be here?

[That sounds a little less crazy than hearing a voice in your head.]

Who are you?

[The hiss of steam and crackle of ice is certainly a bit foreboding, but not once he turns a little to see a friendly face so enthused to see him.]

Hmmm...?

[The undead child must've been here for a significantly long time if they look as radically changed as this. A few moments of staring passes before he recognizes the voice and face under all the monster stuff.]

Oh, you're Reira aren't you...?

[Ruri looks at the older woman and shakes her head, letting out a breath. Taking a breath she solidifies in to her normalish black and white form.]

"In my experience of working with idols that consisted of 80-90% of them. Could you be more specific?"

[Considering he didn't fall over himself after bracing against the incoming man, clearly he's also stronger than he thought too. Then heat flows into the small space around them all when the human's tackled from above.

Oh yeah, that monster's definitely more than familiar. Sora's voice breaks the gloom and it's not a hallucination...]

If I knew I was going to run into my disciple here, then I don't think anyone could have expected it to be like this. Wouldn't you agree, Yuzu...?

[So no, definitely not the sort of reunion he'd been looking for. But he'll take what he can get.]

[When Karamatsu first arrived, the thick crowds of people vying for his attention was something he loved. He mistook them for his adoring public, all of them clamoring for just a brief second with him. The strange thing was, though, was that it didn't...stop, really. More and more people in Ryslig at least spoke to him and gave him the time of day, whereas that barely happened back home. Even though the locals weren't all as friendly as they once were, they sure did still give him attention. How could they not, with his horns and claws betraying the fact that he had already begun his descent into changing.

He's usually out when the newcomers start pouring in, keeping his eye out for his siblings. It's such an internal struggle, wanting to see your family, yet never ever wanting them to have to endure the same things he has so far. But if they ever do happen to show, he wants to be the first to find them and make sure they'll be somewhere relatively safe. Even Bavan has its moments, but Vandare? Vandare is a completely different story.

Of course, he's grown to be more self-conscious about how he looks than ever before. He's hyper aware of his new additions, even though he can hide his claws in his pockets or maybe his ears and horns if he had a hat (which he doesn't). It's impossible to mistake the way his eyes and hair are steadily changing from a deep black and brown to a grey-ish blue color.

But even with his eyes peeled, Karamatsu is bound to miss some things. He doesn't catch Todomatsu pushing out of the crowd, doesn't notice that they're about to cross paths until he's literally slammed right into him, nearly knocking his shades off his face in the process. He staggers back, quickly lifting a hand to adjust them as apologies fall from his lips-]

Ah-! Forgive me, I wasn't-

[And...oh.

He wasn't expecting someone he recognized, let alone family.

He's immediately taking a step back to look Todomatsu over, momentarily forgetting how his own appearance is distinctly no longer...Karamatsu.]

T...totty?

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[He's been following his brother for a little while now, and he's not really sure what his end-game plan is to be honest. He should probably just.. go over to Choromatsu and let him know that his nii-san is here by now, but he still doesn't want to have his brother scared of him -- augh! Why couldn't Choromatsu be fearless like Jyushimatsu or Ichimatsu??

Maybe he should just turn---- oh, wait.

Wait Choromatsu's definitely starting to run, as if he's being chased by some kind of monster. But, there wasn't anyone following him besides...

Oh.]

Ahh, shit---!

[WELP. Since Choromatsu already knows(?) about Osomatsu's presence, Osomatsu decides that hiding behind stuff isn't really helping so you know what he's gonna do?

He's gonna start running right after his brother.]

Choromatsu, wait!! It's just your nii-san!!!

[DON'T BE SCAREDDDDDDDD]

[It is indeed-and Sora's quite perceptive to catch it, especially with the golden deer eyes.

What's stranger than that is that the boy seems...happy. Honestly happy. Openly happy, beyond the clinging relief that came of the aftermath of Yuri's appearance in Synchro, a stark contrast against the curled tremble he once had.

Especially now that he's nodding, half bouncing in the spot.] Y-

You're here..! When did you get here..!? [...Talking a touch more too, possibly.]

Adachi paused a moment; he half expected the guy to cower back from the teeth display, but he didn't. It probably took him a moment to find his balls in the face of all this weirdness, then. Good for him.

"Beats the hell out of me," he replied finally, handing him back the brochure, "but she's the pain in the ass responsible for use being here. That's another good reason not to follow her: why the hell would you respect the thing that dragged you away from home?"

[Not good. Not good at all. His content smirk falls and even the chocolate sinks in Sora's gut when he hears that voice. He's off the wall and more alert than ever as darts backward out the alley. Because it would be a bad idea to get himself cornered.]

You sure you still want to take time out of your day for little ol' me?

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[He looks especially lost in town with random people offering him things every time he comes up to him. It doesn't take much to realize they are apparently trying to bribe him or placate him, and Steve can't figure out why. He's also noticed that not everyone in town looks... normal, but as of yet nobody has been violent. It makes the overly generous gestures from the nervous townsfolk more awkward than suspicious, and Steve finds himself declining housing, various trinkets, and random food--which is where he eventually relents, taking small snacks seems harmless enough. The part Steve doesn't get is how he ends up with so many booklets about transitioning into monsters.]

I think you've got the wrong idea.

[He finally speaks up to the next local, who is trying to hand off yet more papers to him, which Steve is making an effort to politely refuse.]

No, I'm all right. I've got plenty of them. I don't have fangs or a tail. See? I can figure things out without directions.

[He's putting in his best, here. Apparently he just looks like the type to go on a rampage?]

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[Well, the booklets had most of it all wrong. Steve had felt pretty normal for most of the day. In the evening, as the sun went down, he had started to itch, but it was nothing like the signs and "growing urges" that had been described in the little pamphlets. Steve had brushed them all off easily. As soon as the light dies, it hits him like a tidal wave. All the pain of his skin trying to peel off of his muscle, all of the adrenaline, and anger, and hunger. It's enough to make his insides twist around so tightly that he's pretty sure they really have turned upside-down, taking most of his sanity and dumping it out with their contents. He doesn't even remember running, but somehow he's outside in the dark, body covered in gray clumps of dry, gravelly patches that are trying to spread over his body. He hears movement nearby, scratching footsteps that both his sharpened senses and his tactical knowledge pinpoint, but the senses are honing in on the stranger with a purpose. They want him to feed. His breathing comes out partially as a growl, strained because he's trying to hold back. He turns on the intruder, hunched, baring his teeth at them to let them know he means business. What he says is to himself, but also for their benefit. A warning that they should run.]

No.

Oh you know, not that long.

[To be fair, he doesn't really know the kid that well.]

What's making you so happy to see me? Who else is here...?

[He waves his hand a bit, smirking and obviously not planning to tell Adrian more then that- instead wandering over to investigate the machines more]

[He doesn't bother trying to avoid the hug, because...really. Would he have been able to in the first place? Even if he had, Jyushi probably would have come at him again, so may as well let it happen. Even if there's a slight "oof" at the tackle portion of it.]

I am, yeah. It's a good thing we're here together, huh?

[Though, you know...that raises the question...]

Do you know if any of the others are here too? I haven't seen any of them myself...

[Gon's not the only one that doesn't care for the reading. Though after politely accepting the first two or three, Goten is out of there.]

I think this is enough, sorry!

[He looks over his shoulder, waving apologetically to the rest of the natives as he jogs to get away from them. It's when he's passing by Gon that he slips on one of the pamphlets he laid out on the road side. Goten gets a good face full of dirt before he sits up, holding his nose as he picks up the cause of his fall with his other hand.]

Owww!

[He slowly blinks to Gon, frowning a little before holding out the pamphlet]

I think this is yours.

Phil was used to the threat of getting torn apart by the bots that seeing something similar steeled him up. And it became obvious that whether or not he lived or died depended on a macabre rhythm and suspicion. He figured that this was no different, more so with the information he just got from the cat man. So this Fog God was the one who pried Gray from his bad night?

"People actually...like her?" Phil was not one of them, even though she saved his life. The way the man talked about it, it seems like she didn't do it out of the goodness of her heart. "Why?"

You've been here that long already? [Her brows crease together and she nods. She's going to do her best to keep it cool regardless of how odd this continues to be.]

Why would you wish to stay? This place does not seem to bring hope.

[She clasps her hands in her lap while she tries to sort through what the other entirely means. ]

The monsters here may be hiding. [Not likely but she can hope.] Perhaps we are not here to be tested on. Perhaps this is a kind of slavery. Means to amuse someone else.

[She shakes her head.] There must be a way to stop this.

That time? [Daenerys carefully eyes him. She brushes a few strands of hair from her face.] This truly happens regularly. No one was lying.

[A beat then she realizes there's another concern that he pointed out.] What people would take advantage of this? What would they benefit from it?

K...Karamatsu-niisan?!

[Yeah, you may have forgotten your appearance, but it's not something Todomatsu can overlook easily. He'd straightened himself, aiming to scold whoever ran into him, but seeing something like that? It's not even that big of a change, but he's still taking a few steps back.

That's...he's...]

You're turning into one of those monsters! [Thank you for shouting the obvious Totty.] Y-you have horns! And your ears are ugly like some kind of oni! And your fingers are weird now!

[And that's when he remembers the pamphlets, glancing down at the one that mentions "human flesh" before raising both hands in front of himself.]

D-don't eat me Karamatsu-niisan!! I don't want to be in that kind of scenario with you!

[...well it wouldn't be better if it were any other monster but.]

"Oh -" Rapunzel looks a little startled: she hadn't been expecting anybody to reply to her. Least of all a woman who looks as if she's part of a forest. Still, Rapunzel doesn't comment on that, though she continues to look at the woman carefully, curiosity, rather than fear or disgust obvious on her face.

"Why would they make a joke? This place is the strangest place I've ever seen - not that I've seen much, really, but I've dreamed, you know? But even in books -" Rapunzel realises she's babbling, and smiles sheepishly. "It's so different here!"

[Bucky looked normal too; it was one of the perks of being a werebear. He only looked like a monster at night, and a little exhausted during the day. He was used to new arrivals showing up by now. Inevitably, they were all confused, especially by the pamphlets.]

Not yet you don't. [As he approached, he tried to gesture for the locals to shoo.] But they're anticipating that you will eventually. They're a little paranoid. [But for good reason.]

[The sun is down and the bear is up. Transformed, Soeki is big, hitting nine feet, and while instinct normally isn't an issue for him, tonight he's fighting the sense that someone is in his territory, someone closer to beast than man perhaps. Someone doesn't belong on this block, with its humans that Soeki actually likes - the printing press guy who gives him a discount on business cards, the old lady whose groceries he carries a couple times a week.

To the werebear, Steve is the intruder here.

Massive and furry, his ears laying back and his long teeth bared, Soeki suppresses a rumble of a growl and stands up straighter, his proportions more like a bear's than a giant man.]

You should turn right back around, buddy.

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Nah let's be terrible together

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Ah! Yes, hello. ;w;

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FOR NOW IT IS......

gosh it's so good to see someone playing this guy

Excellent. X3

No one should be happy to see Yuri

Steve Rogers | Marvel 616

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EEE!! Though Rapunzel's taken from near the beginning of the film, so excuse her!

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