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

[twomeals]

Umm, it's not really "private," exactly, but...

["The humans don't like us" is kinda difficult to say when this guy is technically still human. Maybe "They don't like newcomers," that sounds a little better? Or maybe he's thinking too hard on this? Either way, what he actually comes out with is]

You could try going to the town? There's more people there, and some of them are pretty friendly.

[unehelichkind]

But?

[ You're making him curious here, alright? He wants to know. ]

Well I like towns, they tend to be lively. Which way is the town though?

[twomeals]

But....the humans don't really want you to be here?

[So it's sort of like it's private! Maybe? Also he attempts to point out directions before remembering he's a bird, and.

Hm.

Probably best not to change back into big form when he's riding on the guy. Yue takes flight instead, heading towards the town and swooping back to land on his shoulder.]

It's this way!

[unehelichkind]

The humans…? Um… [ But animals can be wherever they like right? And Ed is human…

The bird lifts from his head and Ed follows it. ] Oh..! Alright!

Either way that’s not nice, if it’s not private property so what gives them the right to decide who can be here? Besides, birds are supposed to be able to fly where they want to.

[ He likes animals, and meeting an animal randomly is always nice, to him. ]

[twomeals]

Mm, they're okay with birds being here, it's just us that they don't like.

[says the bird, not noticing the contradiction there.]

If you're lucky though, maybe you can be a bird too! It's fun to fly, and they don't really notice me when I fly around like this.

[unehelichkind]

[ what ]

...I'm not following.

[ he does know one thing though: ]

If I were to be an animal I'd actually like to be a horse though.

[twomeals]

Not following what?

[the bird doesn't understand either??]

Ah, horses are nice too! They can swim around, and stuff.

[unehelichkind]

What you’re saying.

[ Did he use weird German again? ]

Yeah, and they can run really fast and they’re strong and pretty and cool.

[ He loves horses, his expression and tone of voice is very telling. ]

[twomeals]

Oh....did I say something strange?

[He keeps forgetting what things humans would know or not...]

Maybe you'll be one of those, then! I have a friend who's a horse, you could meet him.

[unehelichkind]

You're a bird but you speak like you wouldn't be allowed in the area while other birds are.

[ He could be one? ]

Oh! I wanna be a horse! I can be a horse?

[ Still sort of thinks he's dreaming. ]

[twomeals]

Mm, well...you could say that's how it is. Sort of.

[Awkward bird. He cheers up pretty quickly, though.]

That's right, you can! It's a possibility, at least. You'd be a, um--kelpy? That kind of horse.

[unehelichkind]

What do you mean?

[ A bird is a bird. Right? ]

Kelpy? [ Wait. ] Do you mean kelpie? Like in the Scottish water spirit?

[twomeals]

Scottish? [???]

Umm, they're horses, right? That live in water.

[unehelichkind]

Scottish is people and things and stuff coming from Scotland.

Yeah, they are.