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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 the beach thoroughly drenched with your mouth full of sand. The salt water causes various cuts and scrapes on your skin to sting and the sand isn't helping. The air is slightly humid, ruining any feeling of refreshment you might have gotten from your dip in the ocean. There are lights in the distance but the unfriendly scent of gunpowder fills the air. If you're lucky, you're alone. If not, you might find yourself staring up into a pair of monstrous eyes or down the barrel of a local's shotgun.

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. 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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We?

[Jasper snorts at that, then seems appalled by the sound that came out of her nose and promptly covers it with one hand. That only partly helps with the smells she's been assaulted with too. How has Pearl dealt with having such a large nose all the time anyway? Did it even function before now?]

What makes you think-- [Ugh, no. She sounds even more ridiculous with her nose covered. How does that even work? She lets her hand fall back at her side.] What makes you think I'd want to go anywhere with you?

[He'd like to see you try.]

[The looks the shorter folk give Roadhog are expected. He's large and his mask removes all human identity, really. But. Damn, he wouldn't expect them to rush to get him fed! He could see why Junkrat was uneasy about it earlier.]

That is fuckin' weird..[When has ANYONE shown them hospitality? Roadhog certainly won't turn anything down, but will have to be careful about showing his face.]

Your lead, mate. [Junkrat sounds wary now, his fingers twitching slightly. He doesn't like this still. Maybe it's a trap? They do have a pretty sizable bounty on their heads.... but with Hog here, he feels like the odds are stacked in his favor. Shit goes south, and they can just bash their brains in before making one of their infamous getaways.]

When I'm right, you can thank me later. [They've been in worse situations than this before! Besides, what place doesn't have some sort of weapon they can steal or craft?]

[Chihiro blinks, his eyes still wet and heavy from all the crying he'd done. At first, he doesn't really know what to do or say...he just curls up a little in Siouxsie's arms, shivering like a leaf from both the pain and the cold dampness of the fog. He's just so scared. So alone. He's actually surprised Siouxsie is helping him like this, given the way she'd spoken to him when she tripped.

He takes the time walking to look up at her again, his breathing quick and nervous when he notes all the plants covering her body. The almost fur-like growth along her chest tickles the side of his face, making him want to lean away from it.]

T...thank you.

[He's free to lean away, Siouxsie won't be offended - after all, it's pretty nasty, right? Long, stringy fungus like that just growing off her skin like it thinks it's supposed to be there.
Gross.

... But that? That's not something she's used to hearing. After all, while she does help people from time to time... Puppets don't usually say things like thanks.
Except for, like. Really young Puppets.

Thank goodness for her weird, barklike skin - or Chihiro probably would've caught a bit of blush creeping up on her face.]

Yeah, whatever. I'm only doing this because I hate seeing a girl who can't help herself.

I don't need to change anything. I can impact what happens here.

[She emphasizes the word by slamming the fist of one hand into the palm of her other. Lapis is so small and fragile without her powers. she could easily take one of those arms in her hand and snap it like a twig. Humans are so soft and fragile.

If she wanted to give this place any credit she could be thankful that her gem form made human is still sturdy and muscular, but it doesn't deserve it. Her form is the result of how she was created and all that credit goes to Pink Diamond.]

Don't tell me you're ready to quit and mope about now that you're powerless.

[..............ah.

Chihiro was just going to settle back into her arms after that, but he doesn't...not quite. He just keeps staring up at Siouxsie through wide, trembling eyes (that have turned more yellow than amber over time). Of course, he knows- logically- there's no way she really meant any direct harm with those words...but it's still a bit of a rude thing to say no matter who you are.

So Chihiro says nothing at all, turning to look down into his lap at his tattered clothing and bloody legs, and...something about the sight of it and that has him tearing up again, jerking a little as he fights back the urge to start crying anew.

It's not very successful.]

[Harm shmarm. Puppets who can't handle a comment like that deserve to cry.
... But then again, she's been trying to remember - she's the only Puppet here.

None of these other monsters started out in a world like hers, where it's every person for themselves - death being a constant inevitability, and everyone taking what they want whenever they can.
They... come from a lot softer worlds. And that includes the little girl she's carrying right now.

So a pair of green eyes turn down to regard him for just a second, before looking back at the path ahead of her with a little sigh.
How do you... comfort someone for something like this? She's used to just letting people cry.

After a moment or so, she shifts him in her arms so he's being held by just one - so she can reach up behind her and... pluck a little, pink flower out of her clovers, holding it out to Chihiro.]

... Here.

[She looks entirely embarrassed doing this, but... it's an attempt. She's trying.]

Yeah, they're... pushy. And loud.

[ All qualities she hates and is even less tolerant of in a situation like this - whatever this situation is. She still isn't quite sure.

Lapis peers over at the shop Grace gestures towards, hesitant to blindly follow her inside. Even with the other woman's body adorned with the same sandy wounds she has on her own, there's no way to know if she can trust her. Mistrustful of others in the first place and with no way to defend herself in this new human body, Lapis takes a second to consider and respond. ]

Um... sure. [ But in the end, she begrudgingly decided it's better than being out here, where she might run into those who are native to this place. She just hopes she won't regret this. ] Let's go, then.

[Chihiro hadn't quite started crying again yet, so it makes it easier to quiet himself when she offers him the flower. And, truthfully, the offering is so perplexing that he's too focused on it to keep crying.

So, instead, he wordlessly takes the flower from her, looking it over through blurry vision. For something that just came off of her, it's still quite vibrant and alive. It's one of those little reminders that even if he's in this scary place turning into a monster, he's not trapped in there.]

I...It's very pretty.

[No, the drowning still doesn't make much sense at all. What sort of creature needs to drown someone in order to eat them? If they're going to drag them underwater can't they just eat them on the way?

And how can something this small drown anyone?]

Fine. Where are we?

Well, yeah. It's a flower.

[A beat.]

... I'm glad you think so, though. 'Cause, y'know - I made it myself!

[Said with the slightest smile - trying to tell a joke, hoping it'll help.
She's trying so hard to not be... herself. A Puppet. Abrasive and harsh and - well, everything Puppets are.
Just remind yourself, Siouxsie - this isn't a hard, dead Puppet. This is a soft, lively "human".
Like the rest of these schmucks.]

So, fuzzball - what were you doing out here, anyway? I mean, I get having places to be, but you seem a little too...

[Don't say "soft". Don't say "weak". Don't -]

... Uh. I mean - it's kind of a bad idea wandering around out here alone, right?

"I just woke up, what do you want from me?" He snapped at her once more, finally moving to shove himself up out of the sand and up to bare feet. He knew full well that it had virtually no impact on making him seem any more in control - he was far beyond that point, after all - but he liked being upright anyway. Taller. More secure, somehow. Even though the very act of pushing himself upright stung like nothing else, tiny, unseen cuts burning.

And yes, panic was thoroughly dangerous, but it served him well thus far. He didn't know much else. She and her little rock weren't really going to change that any.

"And I most certainly didn't fall asleep here, for the record," Draco added for good measure. "So put down that bloody rock before I hex you into next week."

You're welcome.

["Xander" will just take that empty bottle, put its cap back on and return it to his bag. Just as he's about to mention that they've been transported to a different world, the other man introduces himself. That was certainly an odd name.]

It's nice to meet you too, Junkrat. Is that an alias for something? [There was no harm in asking. If there was, well, he could easily become intangible and watch the man experience pain for passing through him.]

O-oh, um...

[Chihiro sniffs, holding the flower close to his chest as Siouxsie walks.]

I just...I wanted to be outside for a little while. I didn't know that it was going to get so...foggy.

[At least without prior warning.

As for being outside...he has his reasons.]

Needed some fresh air or something, right? Too bad there isn't any around here.

[There's that tone of hers... but it's not directed at Chihiro, at least. This world's just irritating - it's like she can't go anywhere without the air tasting acrid and there being too much light.
Yet even with all that light, she can't see the stars when it gets dark! What's with that?]

Maybe next time think about bringing someone along, y'know? I mean, ol' Siouxsie's not gonna be around the next time something like this happens.
You've got friends around, right?

In some regards, that probably wasn't a bad thing at all. At least it was feasible.

And though the gesture didn't do as much as perhaps hoped to alleviate Draco's obvious fright, he did settle the tiniest bit, frowning fiercely. Anyone with the body of a snake trailing after them seemed ominous at best, though perhaps that was merely his memory playing tricks on him: he remembered too well the way Nagini's tail traced back and forth. It was far too soon.

"Help how?" Draco demanded first, utterly aware of how trusting the wrong person could go awry for him. He wasn't going to make that mistake this early on, not if he'd been kidnapped. They'd really have to prove it to him.

Mmm...

[That...doesn't make Chihiro start crying again, but it does make him deflate considerably as he keeps his gaze locked on the flower still in his hands.]

No. My classmates aren't here.

[He hasn't met any of them yet, for some reason. He can't understand why he'd be here, alone, and they wouldn't.]

And what's that? [ it's his immediate response, pitchy, slightly hysterical, and more than a little pissed off.

[ really, he doesn't care much what some child has to say on the whole matter, because what could they possibly know about it? Though the words are also out of his mouth before he realises what he's looking at, and when that happens, it's all he can do not to balk. Horrifying bloody creature, that's all he's got to say, and he gapes a little in obvious horror before taking a step back. ]

Excuse you. What the hell are you going on about?

And for that matter, what the hell are you?

Classmates...? You mean, like - school?

[... Did she ever do that? She probably thought about it when she was younger, but man... those priests sure make everything Not Fun in her village.
But do classmates really count as friends? Aren't they like... obligatory friends?

This kid must not have many friends.
Hmmm.]

... Well then, aren't you lucky! Like I said, I hate seeing a girl who can't help herself...
So that means I'll just have to stick around to help you out, huh?

Maybe you'll learn a thing or two from hanging around a strong, gorgeous woman like me!

[Translation: you have no friends, I have no friends, let's be friends.]

Eh-?

[Oh. Um. This is...sudden? It's sudden.

He thought she didn't...really like him...

Chihiro only seems to curl up further in Siouxsie's arms, though it's not borne from distress this time. No, he's more confused than anything.]

I...I appreciate it, really, I just...I don't want to be a bother.

[He already busted her nose, and now she has to go out of her way to haul him around...how could she just want to stay with him after all that?]

[That... just gets a little scoff from the nymph.]

No, see - what would be a bother is if you had no one to rely on, right?
Imagine breaking your legs again, only this time, I'm not around to help.
Then what would you do?

You'd just sit and cry.

[She shifts him in her arms again, just so the hold's more comfortable. Stop curling up like a little bug or something, jeez.

But for some reason, she's got a little smile on her face, saying this.]

Besides. You could obviously use a good rolemodel like me! [no] I can teach you all sorts of things about life and shit.
Like how to get guys to buy you free stuff!

They are. Though I have not been here long, no one bothers with the beach and the docks. They've been emptied out, actually. The "shadow king" Katsuie rules this kingdom of no people.

[So dramatic but he was only telling it as his roommate had described it. Apparently Katsuie had gone off at some point and slaughtered all those that lived around the docks. And now they were empty and he proclaimed himself ruler over them. Ridiculous but true.]

I am one of two subjects, apparently. Oh. And all the cats are part of it too, I guess. But past the empty docks is the city of Vandare full of lovely people all alive and well. You're better off there than here. I can lead you there, if you like. Wandering won't do you any favors.

[Snake wasn't actually surprised to hear that Eli, no, Liquid wanted to take on some gods. Didn't he think he was one himself? By the sound of things anyway.]

I'm always able to adapt to any environment, no matter what.

[Changing into a monster though? That was a whole new ball game. Yet, Snake would have to deal with it, it seemed.]

How long have you been here? Is the monster changing process instant?

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