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TEST DRIVE MEME

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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[Teddie's ears perk forward and a small gasp escapes his maw. Oh, that's right, other things are out here as well. Now that he's had time to sit around and mope, as well as recover from his changes, his impulsive actions suddenly became apparent. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all. Even if people couldn't see him, there were still other things are out here, things that can hurt him.

...Why is he getting up?!

His ears continue to twitch as he tries to follow the source of the sound, and much to his surprise, his nose seems to mimic them. Well this was a feeling he missed dearly, his fantastic sense of smell returning to him is but one small miracle in this whole mess. The other miracle, as strange as it sounds, was when Teddie heard the weeping. If this other, erm, "thing" is crying...then that must mean it isn't hostile. ...Right?

When he finally does find the source, Teddie finds himself shuffling closer nervously, fiddling his giant paws before bending over to pick up a stray string. He's not sure what he's looking at, the darkness doesn't help, but he knows sadness when he hears it.]

Y-You dropped your thing...

[Oh good, talking still works, even if his voice is a little more growly than usual. If it's at all possible for a bear creature to look shy and awkward, Teddie is especially effective at pulling it off.

"Please don't kill me" constantly repeats in his head.]

[Is it possible for something to seem bigger when it's closer? Lindsey looks up filled with an absolute blind fury. Wood and string and rocks - he wants to muster some response beyond a rumbling growl as he stands up, shoots up another foot right in front of the other creature's eyes. His hand's the size of a decent sized rock at this point and it curls into a fist.]

It's a guitar! Not a thing!

[He can't hold back the rumble from him as he gets to his feet and glares in his direction.]

And I didn't drop it. I broke it. [His lower jaw is jutting out, the picture of contained rage.]

[His ears fall flat against his skull as his eyes shift off to the side, like some sort of guilty child. Not that Teddie's sure what he's guilty of, but apparently he did something wrong. Like say, coming here. Coming here is starting to look like a very bad idea right now. By the look of things, bad ideas seem to be his track record for tonight. That's...fine.]

W-W-Well it's not a guitar anymore... It's bearly a kazoo.

[He points this out like it will somehow get this person to calm down. Although he's not so sure he's dealing with a person anymore... If the foot that was just in his face is anything to go by, not to mention all these rocks...]

M-Maybe we can still fix it!

[Bending over once again, he begins to gather more pieces, cradling wood and string alike in a desperate attempt to help a stranger who terrifies him. The urge to cry is strong.]

[The anger vanishes as soon as it had come. The bear is terrified.

Lindsey swallows.]

...I brought it on purpose. [There's still that growl in his voice but the tone is mostly sad. He holds up his hands - way too big to do any playing] I know you mean well but there's no hope for it or my budding music career now.

[He shifted his jaw to the right and to the left, spitting to the side.]

Whatever I am, whatever I'm becoming.

....Too big.

[Breaking things on purpose? That sounds like something Yosuke would scold at him for. Well, Teddie supposes it's good he's not the only one like that out there. He stops picking up pieces and gives a small, if not sympathetic smile.

It's taking all his courage to pull it off, too. Something inside him is still pretty scared.]

Whaaaat, is that all? Well in that case, why dontcha just get a bigger guitar?

[Teddie...has a very simple way of thinking. And for a monster bear, a very childlike way of speaking.]

[It takes him a moment to get that before he growls. It's unintentional, just the thought of going out looking like this...]

...Don't think they make them.

[He sniffs] You're a bear.

That I am.

[That part doesn't seem to bother him too much. Teddie would never deny his bearish roots, even if they're currently coming out in ways he's not used to.]

And all you gotta do is special order one! How hard can it be? [Looking at the things he gathered earlier, he can't help but smile a little more.] See? It's just wood and string and junk. All they gotta do is use more of it, and then ta-da! Bigger guitar.

[The bear just said "ta-da".]

[It's almost ... cheering. Lindsey realizes that. It's almost cheering. To hear the boy talk like that.]

....Been angry lately.

didn't think of it. [HE chuckles, a deep rumbling noise] ...But it'd mean leaving. And being seen.

[Teddie could feel his heart slow back down to a normal pace, the conversation now steering to something more friendly gives him a little hope. It's good to know not everything scary will jump on him.]

Heck, if you're shy, I can always special order it for you! I know all the ins and outs when it comes to stores, I'm kinda a pro.

[No he isn't. He's also not aware that his new werebear form of life comes with a human-enough form in daylight. Without even realizing it, he really could sneak in and get an order. ...Provided there's an instrument store.]

[Lindsey stares at him] I'm not shy!

[He just, raises a hand] Just hideously ugly and large and getting larger. You didn't rush over to give me a hug. [He frowns, before ] ....Good at shopping huh?

[Teddie pauses for a second.]

Do...do you wanna hug?

[He doesn't normally hug guys on the spot, but considering the circumstances, he supposes he could make an exception. He can't even bring himself to answer the actual question, he's already forgotten he's a pro at something something shopping.]

[Lindsey just stares at him]

...Not huggable.

[And by way of demonstrating he curls a hand into a fist and hits the ground. It leaves a sizable dent.]

...How come you're wanting to hug? ARen't you teddy bears out in the woods by now? hunting?

[As weird as it might be to see a bear jump back in shock, that's exactly what Teddie finds himself doing. He's a terrible monster and has absolutely no shame in it.]

H-How the heck do you know my name?!

[He also has no shame when it comes to misunderstanding jokes.]

[There's a long pause]

your name's teddy bear?

[Lindsey's face is perfect for confusion. Absolutely perfect.]

Well, duh! My name is Teddie and I am a bear.

[He even gestures to himself. See? All bear.]

Although this is kinda...new for me.

[There's a pause before Lindsey rubs at his head, a bit more horn emerging as he scratches it with his finger nails before nodding.]

Bear metaphorically.

I was talking about the rest of the other people who turned into bears.

[If this were anyone else, someone normal, that bit of news probably wouldn't have gotten as big as a reaction that Teddie gives.]

Y-You mean there's more?

[Teddie's never really connected with other bears before, possibly because he's not actually a bear. But still! It's exciting! He wants to know more! So much so that he's totally forgotten about the horrible situation he's in.]

Think so. I saw them run by. Running down a deer.

[Lindsey's features also do hungry well and they do that now, his lower lip slouching a little further.]

You're not alone. Don't worry.

[Aw, they play with deer. These sound like his kind of people.]

...Thanks, you've been super helpful, even if it's just 'cause I came over after you broke your guitar.

So... you know my name, what am I gonna call you?

[Lindsey blinks at him] ... Lindsey.

My name was Lindsey.

is. Lindsey is. It is Lindsey. [This is the most human he's felt in forever. standing up straight he looks back.] ...you're hunting?

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