TEST DRIVE MEME

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TEST DRIVE MEME: JANUARY

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]

[you can say that again]

Yeah! The Fog God is the one who brought us here! She's also turning everyone into monsters! I hate her! [he says with a booming voice and a smile on his face]

[naturallywavy]

_{[ Gintoki cannot really focus here with Jyushimatsu saying stuff like this with his mouth wide open.
This boy. He just ain't Right. ]}

Didn't your mother ever teach you to not hate people with your mouth wide open?
_{[ why is that the part he's concerned about. ]}

[neetfreak]

[it's a wonder insects don't wander into his gaping mouth.

or maybe they do]

...! [Jyushimatsu closes his mouth. keep your mouth shut is something his mother has told him. plenty of times]

Mmm...!

[naturallywavy]

_{[ he just broke it.....
Gintoki stands there, expectantly, sliding his hands to his hips and cocking his head to the shoulder. ]}

What's that? You can't really do anything with your mouth shut?
_{[ this is bothersome. ]}

Hey, hey. You probably came out the womb like that, didn't you? How did you even bother to suck your mommy's teats with your mouth wide open? How did you make it through life this far with your mouth open?

_{[ god, Gin rambles. ]}

Look, there's a time people can change for the better. Do you seriously think you can survive a job interview with your mouth hanging open? There's a better life for you.
_{[ why is he scolding him now... ]}

[neetfreak]

[wh

what did Jyushimatsu do to receive such a lecture? he leans back a bit, sweating nervously as he tries desperately to keep his mouth closed]

I...! Aaah...

[this is hard! he doesn't even know how to respond. finally he blurts out]

I ͝HA͡V͝E A ̕JOB͞!̴ PL̢EASE̕ ͡D͝O ͝N̨OT̀ I̡N̷S̶U̴LT ͟M̶Y ͠M͟OT̡HER͠! [and he slams both fists into Gintoki's stomach]

[naturallywavy]

<sub>[ What seemed to be an innocent, funny looking guy turned out to be something Gintoki couldn't even wrap his mind around. What was his deal? Did Gin put too much pressure on him.
Before he knows it, he's being attacked now and.. wow, this guy was stronger than he thought. Was he an athlete?

Anyway, Gin makes a charming gwahhh sound and goes flying a few feet until his hits the back of a pinball machine. He doesn't actually hit the ground, though, but rests back on the pinball machine and puts his feet on the ground. It startled him more than hurt him. ]</sub>

A—ah.. Satan, is that you?

[neetfreak]

[ah, and Jyushimatsu was hoping to knock the guy out. he was strong! he could probably take a lot of punches! that was cool!]

I'm Jyushimatsu! [he's gone back to that big smile again, introducing himself as though he didn't just attack someone]

[naturallywavy]

_{[ Jyushimatsu... Jyushimatsu. Somewhere, it clicks in Gintoki's mind and he realizes who he is exactly talking to. Man. What a damn shame.
Gintoki straightens himself with a groan, rubbing his face with his palm. ]}

Oi, oii. You went from scamming adults of their money to turning into a dark lord of the underworld himself.
Damn. You've really let yourself go, haven't you? Where are the rest of you guys? Isn't there six?

[neetfreak]

Six! That's right! [Jyushimatsu bobs up and down excitedly. someone knows who he and his brothers are! a new person! that's weird, but also cool. maybe this guy grew up in their neighborhood, or something]

Aren't there supposed to be three of you?

[or maybe not. maybe Jyushimatsu knows what's up]

[naturallywavy]

_{[ what the ever-loving fuck. How does he even remember the Yorozuya? Gintoki's brows lift for a moment. Ugh, this is complicated, but not anything he can't deal with. He'll move on. He doesn't like to think of the fact he's separated from Kagura and Shinpachi right now. ]}

Yeah. Me, myself and I. That's how it's _{[ a beat ]} kind-of-always-been... for awhile.
_{[ ok.. no.. TOTAL LIE. It was always that way until he came to Edo. ]}

I can already tell this is gonna be a pain in the ass. Do they all look like crazy Satan like you or should I expect G*dzilla?

[neetfreak]

[Jyushimatsu stops moving, considering how he should explain things to this man]

I'm the only demon! My brothers are different things. Like, Choromatsu-niisan is a werebear, and Todomatsu and Karamatsu are faeries! No one is G*dzilla!

[naturallywavy]

<sub>[ Right. Choromatsu and Todomatsu. Those were their names. Gintoki wasn't a die-hard fan of their vintage series, but he could appreciate their classic kind of comedy. Jyushimatsu is too erratic for somebody like Gintoki when he's a soldier, nervous from any person's sudden movement. That was a long time ago, sure, but old habits still rise within him and what not.

And so, Gintoki keeps his distance. You can.. be over there, weird crazy athlete Satan. ]</sub>

So.. all that bullcrap in the pamphlets, it's not joke, eh? What would Akatsuka-sensei think of this, huh?

[neetfreak]

[gasp! Gintoki was totally going There. this was fourth walling to the max! Jyushimatsu is fired up!]

He'd probably laugh! But, really, it's not a joke! We turn into monsters! And it hurts!

[naturallywavy]

This is troublesome— everything about what's happening, it sounds like a big pain in the ass.
_{[ didn't he just say that..... ]}

You think he would laugh? I don't think so. This isn't very showa era of you, you know. Sure, his crap has always been pretty freaking weird, but honestly, I don't think I can really argue.
You say it hurts? This isn't the kind of comedy where it's slap-stick, and it's funny.

Seems kinda dark to me. I don't think he would laugh. He's probably rolling in his grave about now. You still find ways to maintain your comedy gold? Y'know, to make'm proud still?

[neetfreak]

Sometimes, but... It's really not funny! [should Jyushimatsu talk about the blob story? or how monsters have to eat humans? that's not funny at all] If you can, you should probably leave this place!

[naturallywavy]

_{[ He's quiet for a moment, and rubs at the slope of his neck before beginning to move from the pinball machine. ]}

Trust me. If I knew how, I'd go back to where I'm supposed to be.
Now isn't really the time for this.. whatever.. this is.

_{[ He knows he's trapped here, but that doesn't mean he won't at least try and find a way back home. ]}

[neetfreak]

[WHATEVER THIS IS. Jyushimatsu nods and flaps his wings, lifting off the ground]

I don't know how to get back home either! But I'll keep looking!

[naturallywavy]

Yeah, yeah. That's good.
To not give up on things.

I bet all of those funny people that live around you miss you even if you're all brats.
_{[ All the funny people that live around him probably miss Gintoki too. ]}

[neetfreak]

Ah... [those funny people that live around them. like Iyami, and Chibita, and Dekapan and Dayon... and Totoko-chan. and their parents. do they all miss the sextuplets? Jyushimatsu wonders]

We'll get back home to them! But first, we gotta turn back into our normal selves!

[naturallywavy]

I dunno. Do you think they'd really notice a difference with you? I mean, the best I remember, you guys have a reputation for being little demons, right?

[neetfreak]

[were Jyushimatsu anyone but Jyushimatsu, he might meet Gin's question with a flat stare. as it is, Jyushimatsu just laughs]

Same as you, right?

[naturallywavy]

_{[ weird. ]}
...I guess.

[neetfreak]

[he flaps his wings again, taking to the air. who thought giving Jyushimatsu wings was a good idea?] I gotta get to work! Be careful, okay?

[naturallywavy]

_{[ yeah you just.. you just do that and fly. Gintoki had dealt with weirder people, but god. What happened to Jyushimatsu to make him like this? The demon thing, yeah, but the.. weirdness. Gintoki doesn't remember Jyushimatsu acting like this as a kid.. but then again, Gintoki couldn't keep them all straight anyway. ]}

Uh, right. Nice to see you've got your own personality now.
And a job. Those are good qualifications for dating material, y'know.
_{[ yeah you... you go, Jysuhimatsu. ]}

[neetfreak]

[yeah! they've all got personalities now, Gin-chan. just you wait and see!]

Yeah! Dating material! HAHAHAHA! [off he goes, laughing all the way]