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RYSLIG - MODS ([personal profile] rysligmods) wrote in [community profile] graveyardsmash2014-09-20 12:15 pm

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:


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.
sorprese: (eighty one)

[personal profile] sorprese 2014-09-23 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ mami's emotions are about as tumultuous as the water that had spat her up. she's scared, confused, sick to her stomach, but the same maternal instinct that has guided her in her teaching of her fellow magical girls is still in play, even with how monstrous madoka has become. she doesn't like to see the other girl sobbing like this.

instead of just crouching, she flat out sits next to the girl, dirt sticking to her saltwater-wet clothes. the look on her face still holds a certain blankness, but she seems to be coming to, somewhat.
]

Are we dead? That...would be the logical conclusion, wouldn't it?
selfbegot: (009)

[personal profile] selfbegot 2014-09-23 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it takes every bit of willpower madoka has to not startle or run when mami sits next to her. she pushes herself off the ground instead - away from mami, trying as hard as she can to not move to suddenly or scare the other girl - and finally gets herself into a sitting position like the other girl. (it's not like she needs to worry about getting dirty, after all; her clothes are filthy, matted with blood and dirt and grass from the past few days.)

she nods when she's finally up, her oversized antlers cutting paths through the air as she does.
]

It's not that way for everyone else. I've only found a few others...
sorprese: (twenty two)

[personal profile] sorprese 2014-09-25 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
I see.

[ well, no, she doesn't, really. she simply sits there for a moment, focusing on regulating her breathing, to bringing herself back to some semblance of "functioning being". ]

...I'm sorry for my reaction. I realize that -- ... it was inappropriate.

[ though, technically, it was probably a pretty damn appropriate reaction, all things considered. "waking up" in a strange environment just after death and seeing one of the few people you considered close to a friend -- who had just killed you! -- as a monstrous creature is rather worthy of shock and panic.

but if this really is still madoka, she deserves better than that sort of mess. she deserves the same love and nurturing mami's always wanted to give her, twisted body or not.
]

Are the others here?
selfbegot: (017)

[personal profile] selfbegot 2014-09-25 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
No- [ and she shakes her head at that, violently enough that bits of leaf and dirt are flung from her antlers. still, she's careful to not aim them anywhere near the other girl. ] No, I don't think that's right. I'd be just as scared.

[ she must look pretty awful, huh? all twisted and misshapen like this. and that's not even counting the grime and what's left of the dried blood. (she'd tried to get some of it off with creek water, but there's only so much she can do about that without having to look in a mirror...)

she tries to stop thinking about her appearance and answer mami's other questions.
]

We're the only ones. [ a hesitation, and she goes on- ] It's been almost two months for me. I kept an eye out for the others, but when people stopped showing up I figured they'd be safe...
sorprese: (sixty five)

[personal profile] sorprese 2014-09-27 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Two months.

[ mami repeats that bit quietly to herself, letting it fully sink in. madoka has been here, alone, in a strange word and strange form, for two months. as selfish as it is, mami almost feels like she's failed in not being there for her. she breathes, deep, in out in out, to soothe herself. there's a silence that stretches on as she searches for...something.

information and getting her bearings can come later. madoka comes first.
]

Do you need help getting washed off? Being clean always helps me feel better.

[ though, in her case, it doesn't usually involve cleaning off dirt and grime, it's a nice hot bubble-bath, but she'll do what she can for the girl. she's sinking relatively easily back into the role she's set for herself, letting her panic and dread take a backseat, as always. ]
selfbegot: (032)

[personal profile] selfbegot 2014-09-27 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ just like that, mami sounds like she used to. and even if there's some relief in hearing the other girl like that, it still makes madoka worry. that's not all, is it? it's not difficult to remember the fear in mami's eyes, after all, and if she's just hiding it...

but- but being clean does sound nice. the more she thinks about it, the nicer it sounds. maybe she can prioritize getting clean just this once, and then talk some with mami. after all, she probably looks weird and awful like this, right?
]

That... sounds really nice. [ and her voice hitches a bit as she says it, because even though she can't shake the feeling that this isn't how she should be treating mami - she shouldn't be letting her do this, she should be helping her - she wants to look almost normal again, so badly. ] Are you sure that's okay?
sorprese: (twenty five)

[personal profile] sorprese 2014-09-28 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ mami's overwhemingly relieved that madoka doesn't question the shift in her tone and attitude -- at east not out loud. she nods, something finally close to a smile situated on her face. ]

Of course I'm sure. You'll need to show me where it's best to, though. I'm afraid I don't quite know my way around yet.

[ god, yes, please, take her mind off it. let her slip comfortably into the person she's designed for herself, what feels good while still being beneficial to others, not this messy burden. ]
selfbegot: (018)

it literally just occured to me that i've been writing them in the forest this thread IS THAT OK...

[personal profile] selfbegot 2014-09-29 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
...mm.

[ and even though she's not quite comfortable with it, the prospect of finally being clean is too much to pass up. ]

There's a creek near here. [ and she can still hear it, too - hear the burble of running water, much farther than she should be able to. ] Can you- are you okay with walking?
Edited 2014-09-29 00:40 (UTC)
sorprese: (seventy)

fine w/me!

[personal profile] sorprese 2014-10-02 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ mami hauls herself up on still-slightly-wobbling legs. she stabilizes herself quickly, however, still all-too-keen on preserving her image. she nods. ]

That's fine. Show the way and I'l follow.

[ and try not to gape at the massive protrusions on your head, madoka, or the way your limbs have stretched. ]