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TEST DRIVE MEME



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: The State of the Game Discussion produced a lot of great suggestions and we now have a post for Plot Suggestions and Monster Questions. The NETWORK VOTE results are in and PRIVATE MESSAGING will be added some time in November. Lots of people have asked good questions on the FAQ, so do take a look. You can only app ONE character per round so choose wisely. Reserve and application dates have been announced. Test drive meme threads can be used for your roleplay sample! Sample scenarios: SCENARIO ONE: You've just been released from the hospital in Vandare and no one really seems to know what to do with you. The locals offer polite advice but don't seem to want to spend a lot of time with you. You and the other new arrivals stick out like sore thumbs, so perhaps one will spot you wandering about town. 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. 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.

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( since uta’s gotten himself lost in the woods, why not find something useful to do? after walking around and finding himself ending up in the same place he started for a few minutes, he’s figured this isn’t something he can get out of by continuing to walk around with no particular direction. so what does he settle on?

grabbing the biggest piece of bark he can find, and setting off to find something sharp to carve into it with. there’s nothing better to do, and he’s already accepted the fact he’s not going to get out of here soon. the strangeness of the place is curious, but it’s enticing. entertainment was always good, no matter what form it came to him in.

when he actually finds something that he thinks will do the job of carving into the piece of dead tree, he steps on a twig. it snaps loud and none too subtly, and before he knows it, there’s a voice—yelling at him? oh boohoo, did he scare them… uta looks up, expression un-phased by the loudness of the stranger’s voice. and simply, he replies to leo's question. )

... I'm Uta.

( good enough, right? there's really no other way to answer the question... uta straightens his back from where he's crouched, snatching up the rock from the ground. maybe if he shows himself more clearly it'll get leo to calm tf down. )

Sorry if I scared you. I was looking for something.

[ PREPARE FOR BATTLE, STRANGER. YOUR NAME AND VOICE SOUNDS SUSPICIOUS!

wait

shit, he doesn't have his sword, does he

...

Coughing to relieve the tension somewhat, and removing his hand from where his sheath previously laid on his belt, Leo orders himself to at least be standing like someone of authority. Something seems off about this Uta guy, and not in the good way.

It's not the man's appearance, despite the strange symbols plastered around his neck. The symbols appear to be in a language he doesn't recognize in the slightest, a strange occurrence for a strange boy. Hundreds of languages have been presented to him in memory, after all.

Nor the eyes. Leo understands unique eyes, having them himself, though not here. Here, the golden flecks in his literal-abyssal eyes are dramatically dimmed, if they haven't vanished completely.

It's Uta as himself, every single aspect of him that raises concern. ]

Looking for what, if I may ask?

[ It's said in a fake-friendly tone. This guy just... gives him all sorts of reasons to worry. Nevertheless, of course he can ask. If Uta give a straight answer, Leo will attempt to pin him down literally single-handedly, as he would have no other way to do so.

Even if the man had a damn stone on him. Leo isn't one to be intimidated by simple sticks and stones. ]

( dude chill out please

if leo is suspicious of him at all, it’s not surprising. his appearance is over the top and startling to most people, human or otherwise. the tattoos barely leave any room for his skin, and the piercings are one too many. there’s also his eyes that are a clear giveaway there’s something inhuman about him, and uta’s not sure why they’re still there. for his eyes to remain endlessly black is strange, for he’s sure he’s been stripped of everything that makes him a ghoul.

for instance, not feeling the hunger set in when he looks at this kid. he feels pretty average, actually. kinda weird.)

Ah… for something sharp. ( uta lifts his hand to flash the stone and piece of bark in leo's direction. ) All I found was a rock. I was walking around for awhile, but it seems I can't leave this place... so I wanted to occupy myself. I like making things.

( straight enough answer for you? now leo doesn't have to try to do anything stupid. even without his kagune, uta still knew how to fight with his bare hands. and ferociously. ) What about you? What are you doing out here?

[ wow saying that you were looking for something sharp by itself doesn't increase how suspicious you are

at all ]

You're not concerned with the sinister nature of this forest? It seems like it's one big trap, myself.

[ Luring in and then snaring, as if the very being of these woods is a hunter type. If the vegetation was, in fact, alive -- then this would be a classic horror story, with all the other itty bitty, but nevertheless, disturbing features of this world.

He hadn't even learned about the mutation yet. This forest was only the tip of the iceberg, as the big picture hadn't been revealed. ]

I'm here to learn about what's outside the forest. Nobody would answer me, so I decided to find out myself.

[ Pause for effect.

Or thinking. Whichever. ]

...You can probably tell it hasn't worked out like I hoped it would.

Not really. This sort of scenery is pretty, so I don't mind.

( things of sinister nature have never concerned him before, and this is no exception. even with the absence of his ghoul nature, the thrill of being placed in a situation where he can’t pinpoint or define an absolute end is exciting. perhaps being reduced to something human-like makes it all more exciting, but he’s not sure yet. he hasn’t been here long enough to settle on a concrete feeling about this place or decide whether or not being stripped of his powers is good or bad.

the apathetic look on his face turns softer and a small smile forms on his lips, faint and barely there. it's not intended to be malicious or of mocking nature, but perhaps his own way to try and relieve the tension. which probably doesn’t help much— considering they’re lost in the woods surrounded by unworldly laughter, feeling very much as though they're in a trap, and he’s smiling instead of showing any concern. ) It may not have worked out like you hoped, but perhaps this could be an opportunity to discover other things...

( and then, sounding a bit more enthusiastic. )

If you look around, maybe you can find something of interest to you. It's better than just walking around here uselessly for a way out... don't you think?

If I stay here and sit on my ass, I could easily be taken advantage of.

[ He says it with an affirmative snap, callous compared to Leo's normal tone. This is not the situation to bullshit, or as others politely like to call it, the time to wait it out. Honestly, if this placed was designed to be a snare, standing around aimlessly is many more times dangerous than wandering about.
Perhaps this was only so for Leo.

Weaponless, stripped of his sword (sort of, but that just makes the mental wound ring) and powers, Chain, or battle pet, is unresponsive... and then there's the literal handicap. Fighting anything, nature-based or something of human flesh, would not be ideal in the slightest. Uta or whatever has a higher chance than him, and doesn't seem to be one of sympathy.

Saying his words with a bite was a mistake, then, but not one to linger on. ]

I'm going ahead. If you want to stay here until someone with a route comes across, be my guest. I've wasted enough time idly chatting.

[ And unless Uta speaks up with interest, Leo has vanished from the scenery. ]

TEST DRIVE MEME

BODYSLAMS AFFECTIONATELY lets go for 2

FALLS OVER. rib cracks. ow

you're welcome xo

punches you in the face AND SHIT I JUST NOTICED THAT TYPO

kiss with a fist plays in the bgm

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