TEST DRIVE MEME

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TEST DRIVE MEME: SEPTEMBER

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.

Comments

[neetfreak]

Oh, really? That's a good idea! I wonder if that's why Osomatsu-niisan wears red!

[blurspot]

You wanted me to do something if someone appeared, I didn't want to make you wait for nothing..! [he protests, flinching under the other's anger. He knows the stone won't hurt. He could catch it with one of the seaweed tendrils on his back. He knows it won't work.

Somehow it's still frightening though, and his own voice wavers as he speaks.

If she thinks he's lying already, she won't like what he says next.] ...no one can leave though...that was how I got here and everyone else got here, [he says quietly, holding his arms close.] I can't tell you how to leave because we can't...!

[quietpeacefullife]

Amalia is a lovely name. Very European. [He steps forward, leaving the cats to their fun. They'd find their way home as they always did.]

My name is Kira Yoshikage, I'm thirty three years old, unmarried, and I used to work as a business man in a small town called Morioh in the country of Japan. [He walks towards her as he talks, his gaze seeking out her hands. That's the most important part of a girl after all. Although, taking one of the Fog God's newest toys would probably bring more harm than good in the long run. He should stick to the regular villagers... It's a shame. She's very pretty.]

I've unfortunately been here for two months. But... you inevitably get used to it. I suppose. I imagine it just depends on who you run into when you first start out. You've met me, so you're lucky. [He approaches her and offers a smile, sharp fangs gleaming in the dim light] All women who meet me are.

[He gestures for her to follow.] Vandare is this way. Towards the docks and then the city. It isn't terribly far.

[me_underfire]

[...She's not sure if she trusts this guy with the gun, either, but he's obviously as lost as she is.]

Actually, no. I was on a plane ten minutes ago and I don't have a clue how I got here. He doesn't look like he would know, either.

[She gestures to the now disarmed gunman.]

[dominateartimus]

[The lack of a physical response from Ellie causes the waving tendril to droop and disappear from sight. As for the rest of the shade, he's still in the same spot as before and his attention is still on the water. His hands were no longer up in the air, but inside his pants pockets.

A chuckle slips out when Ellie states that she doesn't believe him. It didn't come as a surprise since he's dealt with his fair share of non-believers and there wasn't anything he could do to prove it otherwise.]

No, I don't think we've been infected with anything. [Even though there was a recent parasite scare for a few months, there wasn't anything else prior to that to indicate that they had been infected with anything. He lets out a sigh before shaking his head. As he starts to speak again, his tone shifts to one of annoyance.] A powerful being is behind this and they make sure that we change in to something a lot more suitable. They want us to become their pawns and yes, the process is painful for everyone.

[Don't mind him as he looks around for a rock and promptly throws it in to the water, hard. Talking about the "deities" and what they've done always riled him. He wanted revenge but it was always out of his reach, so he had to settle with other things to quell the urge.]

My changes were gradual, but I've known a couple of people who've received everything at once.

[redegenerate]

It wath either thath or going to the laundry every day to get ith out of your white shweatshirt and holy shith these teeth are annoying now. How long do you think it'll take me to stopth sounding like Shylvesther from Looney Tunesth?

[Probably a damned long while.]

Or maybe I can demand thath the fangirl who dragged me here make me be usthed to it NOW!!!

[Deadpool is just yelling a the sky, he is totally talking to no one. Totally.]

[redegenerate]

[Disarmed and with a single quick butt from the gun, now KO'd because NPCs are useless once their purpose is finished.]

Hehe, they said it.

[... Attention back on the lady now.]

Going from being on a plane to waking up on a beach? I bet you wish this was all some fucked up acid trip or something! Or maybe knife-induced hallucination. I've had one of those once.

[How smooth.]

[goldcuffed]

He watches the young man take in the situation - Damen in front, movement behind that is likely trigger-happy locals. It's not an easy choice for anyone. That unhappy twist of his mouth definitely reminds Damen a bit of someone, though, and he wonders if the likeness is coincidental or purposeful. It isn't unheard of, for people to come from the same worlds. He knows that all too well.

"A man named Lucius Malfoy," he answers simply, casting his gaze back toward the sand dunes, not making any assumptions as to whether or not the young man knows Damen's 'roommate' of sorts. "Let me help you to Bavan at least. A safer city, where they are less likely to want to shoot you."

[spes_phthisica]

[He's not exactly moving in defense of the human either. Well, he had attacked the weird stranger, right? If he wasn't prepared to get killed, he shouldn't have done it.

He looks as if he's down for a moment too, whimpering over his twisted arm, so Souji lets go of his sword for the time being. He draws fast enough to get it again if this stranger himself turns out to be troublesome.]

I'm not sure I understand everything you're saying, but I'm glad to see you're adapting so well. You're probably going to need it in this place. [He sure sounds cheerful about it.]

[quietpeacefullife]

[Was he hear to gawk? Sort of. Yes. But it was better not to say so.]

You're not human, hm? You look like a human. Well, it's for the best. None of us stay human. But whatever it is you are, you won't stay that either. We all become monsters. At least in the physical sense.

[The words that come out are a bit bitter. He hasn't been here long so it's only natural to be resentful of what had happened to him.]

Enlighten me though. If you're not a human, then what are you?

[cardboard_boss]

Yeah, sure I have.

[Hear that sarcasm, Liquid? Two could play at that game. Why would anyone want to visit a hell hole like this?]

Anyway to avoid this fog? [Because it still sounded like a load of crap to him. He had to see it to believe it. Fog was never a good thing anyway. Back home he had the Skulls to deal with and their fog full of parasites.]

There anyway to change back to a human after you get changed?

[saveyourserpent]

You can't avoid it. It comes for you no matter where you are.

[If there was a way to avoid it, someone probably would have figured it out by now. Unless they're keeping it to themselves, but that's not very likely.]

Well, the weres seem to be human in the daytime at least. Beyond that, I highly doubt it. Maybe there's a temporary fix out there, but you're always going to be a monster.

[Rather optimistic, isn't he?]

already been making some "monster" related icons for Snake

[cardboard_boss]

[Then he was doomed. Everyone was it seemed. The fog would wash over him like a death wall and engulf him, turning into some hell monster.]

Basically, we're sentenced to death there then. No longer able to live out our human lives. [Morbid but yes.]

Weres? As in were-people?

ooh nice

[saveyourserpent]

[Well, at least Liquid, Mr. Dramatic himself, seemed to have taken to it well. There he was, swimming in the sea like he belonged there.]

It wasn't exactly my idea, now, was it? That's a bit much, but I suppose sometimes it fits.

[Like vampires! Liquid was dead before he came here, though, so it's never been as worrisome a prospect.]

Wolves and bears seem to be the theme there. I wouldn't call myself an expert on monsterkind, but you sort of learn as you go.

Re: yeah. monster-y Snake ^-^

[cardboard_boss]

Never suggested it was your idea. You're suffering being a merman just as others are suffering being other monsters.

[Was Liquid suffering? He seemed to be adapting quite well. Like a fish to water?]

Werewolves and Werebears, huh? Sounds like a fairy-tale or horror movie. What's it been like for you? Living like a merman for five months.

[shoalful]

[Nothing too overwhelmingly rare then, though Meenah does give an intrigued little noise, since she recognises the crystal. The follow-up quip would probably be more offensive to her if it was straight-up insulting the ocean part of it, but as is, Meenah gives a short, cackling laugh, bringing her trident back to rest balanced in one hand.]

Shows you know as much aboat my species as I do on yours. Nautical tics are a seadweller troll fin, the highest castes in troll society. You speakin' to royalty...at least, royalty back home. This dump ain't worth that kinda effort anemoneway.

[Technically speaking, she's dead royalty back home, and also doesn't give much of a damn about blood caste under normal circumstances, but details, details.]

monster stepdad

[saveyourserpent]

You really think I'm suffering? Ha! You always did like to underestimate me, didn't you? I'm doing just fine.

[Considering he had nothing to go back to, this was another chance at life for him.]

It's very... wet. Could be worse, though. It isn't as hard to adapt as people say.

[Maybe he's just always been a monster himself, right?]

[missionfail]

That all just sounds... like you weren't trying hard enough.

[It's not fair to say, and even she knows that. Jasper doesn't know anything about any of the inhabitants here, but she also isn't willing to so easily accept defeat having just arrived.

No matter how defeated she'd been before.

She pushes herself to her feet, straining.]

What would keep us here?

[twomeals]

Don't worry! I'm stronger than I look.

[Is he really though? He can't actually fight off a mob, small though it is; more likely he'll run as soon as she's gotten a good head start. Still, he gives the humans another hurried glance, flapping his arms at them in hopes they'll stay distracted a little longer.]

...I could probably give you a few minutes, at least.

somehow i didnt see the notif for this but GOD CALLING HER A HAG...

[marysioux]

[Actually, that's a really weird sensation.
Back home, even things like hair wasn't really... soft. Y'know - woodlike, while not being wood. So feeling actual fur is kinda strange.
But she's not gonna comment on that when there's something more important to make noise about -]

Hag? Aw, c'mon; I know I'm probably, like, way older than you - but I'm not that old!
I'm still a youthful, perky beauty!

[... Of course, despite the complaints, she's still following right along. The question is... how well lit is the cafe?
Because there's a good chance it won't be much better, you know - all she had for light were torches and candles...]

[missionfail]

[She can't help but chuckle at that, the sound lacking any mirth. If she isn't a monster already, then what is she?]

I am... was... a gem. I'll be one again if I have anything to say about it.

[Being human is a punishment worse than corruption or shattering. They're weak, frail, short-lived creatures that age rapidly and have to keep themselves continuously fed to even continue their miserable existences. They're filthy and revolting and now that she has a nose of her own being around them will be even worse.]

I won't stay like this.

[missionfail]

[It's still a ridiculous way to talk, but she's slowly grasping it. Jasper doesn't place any stock in royalty from other cultures. The only beings she'll follow are the diamonds and, as this feathered girl has said, it matters little here.

The harpy doesn't have nearly the presence of any of the diamonds, so she has to question how well she'd rule in any case.]

How great for you.

[Her stomach grumbles loudly and she scowls.]

What's your deal, anyway? Are you really just trying to be helpful?

[punbooked]

[It's frustrating, it's too much, she doesn't have the patience to deal with him, doesn't want to hear what he is saying and if anything she thinks perhaps he isn't trying hard enough. Helpful would have been to leave it alone, helpful would have been to actually think before opening his mouth so all of this right now was not helpful because she was already on edge. The information about leaving, that honesty perhaps was the most it had been considered but already she doesn't have the faith, only trusts herself and no other that she's come across.

The creatures voice wavers and she doesn't seem phased by it, if he wanted to be who he said he wanted to be then maybe he should think about it; sometimes helping people hurt, particularly people who were new here like he once had been.]

Fuck off, all you're giving me is excuses! [She manages to snap, her shoulders going tense, trying to force the emotion out of the moment and it's easy, easy to do in front of a stranger. A pause and her voice evens out, cold and despondent. Grip loosening on the stone in her palm she lets out a huff of breath.] I don't have time for them.

[Quietly she turns on her heels to leave him by the shore.]

There's always a way out of something.

[impheired]

[Fuyuhiko sits up as straight as he can. Which is surprisingly straight, considering he's a dog. He looks oddly sheepish, ears slightly downturned.]

Err...yeah. I really did. Normally, I wouldn'tve waited this long to say something but...you seemed pretty freaked out. Didn't wanna make that worse with a werewolf reveal.

[catphishing]

"A shade." It's a shame he couldn't carry over his former ability to relieve pain, but faeries don't have that kind of power. It's only now the changes are starting again he's starting to realize how much he'll miss that when it comes to times like this.

"Look, I know it's scary, but it's going to stop hurting soon. You look like you're turning pretty fast."