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Ryslig Helpers ([personal profile] ryslighelpers) wrote in [community profile] graveyardsmash2018-11-08 04:03 pm
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Test drive meme: November

TEST DRIVE MEME: NOVEMBER

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 is making all the cuts and scrapes on your skin 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 of the natives are trying to get on your good side with 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 on the more informative end of the scale. 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 readers saying they're lies, or pointing out good "jokes."

Then there are 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? Feel free to pick any monster type for this prompt, but note that you may not get the same one in game.

soft_focus: (-bites lip-)

[personal profile] soft_focus 2018-11-23 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
"...Mnh... ...Elias doesn't always think about stuff properly. ...Marco and I promised to make sure he didn't do things without doing that, but..."

She chews her lip, and bows her head. "We... ...asked him for help with something, instead of thinking about if Elias wouldn't know the right way to do it..." Bad things presumably followed.
imstuck: (And I guess I'll do it again)

Phil Connors | Groundhog Day

[personal profile] imstuck 2018-11-23 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
4-1 Pooka
[Phil realized pretty quickly what was going on with the fog. He was pretty aware of how god, if he exists, seems to thrive on fucking him over and watching him suffer, so he becomes pretty apathetic when he notices that his ears are becoming rodent like and his front teeth fall out only to be replaced by large teeth.

Of course he would start to transform into a groundhog. He might as well at this point.

And maybe it's because he's too used to his shitty things happening to him, or maybe it's because he's begun to shut down his emotions to cope, but when he starts getting the Hunger, he just shrugs and sets out to find whoever he can get food out of.]


Hey you got some bones I could chew on?

[He may or may not decide to attack you if you refuse to help him on his quest to chew on bones, fair warning.]

4-2 Pooka still
[While Phil expected the turning into a monster and the wanting to commit cannibalism, one thing he didn't expect was his overwhelming urge to burrow.

Maybe he should have expected it, what with reliving a day about a rat coming out of his hole for years now, but sometimes you miss details like this. Especially when you wake up one day feeling uncomfortable with the fact that you're sleeping above ground.

So you'll see Phil all day gathering all the blankets in his apartment and crawling into the lowest place possible for his burrow. Which, considering that it was getting pretty close to winter and that he's honestly pretty cold and tired, he's really just lying in a ditch in a bundle of blankets.

If your character approaches him, he will get a soft mumble of:]


Leave me here. This is my life now.

[He's fine.]

Wildcard
[If you wanna do anything else, just let me know!]
junosteel: (huh.)

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[personal profile] junosteel 2018-11-23 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Juno's been having a real rough time with the cold weather. On top of that mammalian instinct to just fucking pass out for a month or two while no food is available, he's never actually dealt with winter before--at least, not winter on pseudo-Earth.

He's been having awful shivers whenever sitting alone in his apartment--maybe the heat is broken? But when in doubt, whiskey cures all, including coldness. He's trudging back to his apartment from the Lucky 38, clutching several bottles of whiskey to his chest, when he spots a bundle of blankets just...piled up in a ditch.

...Hmmm. Upon inspection, the blankets seem to contain a monster. Smells like a rodent.]


Never seen a pile of talking blankets before. [The wereraccon says dryly.] If it snows, you know you're gonna freeze to death, right?
blutsauger: (Weigh heavy on my soul)

4-1

[personal profile] blutsauger 2018-11-23 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, of course! I was saving them to run a few tests back home, but I can spare a few!

[Medic just. Digs into his coat pockets and pulls out a few ribs. The fact that there's still chunks of meat on a few of them is concerning. More concerning is the fact that it's very obviously fresh.]

I take it you're new to the whole "killing" thing, ja?
imstuck: (I've stolen eighteen million bucks)

cw: suicide idealization?

[personal profile] imstuck 2018-11-23 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh hey, smells like someone who should be minding his own business.]

You say that like that's a bad thing.

[He pokes his head out from his blanket pile.]

Is that whisky you got?

[He might have perked up slightly from it.

Careful Juno he may be thinking about stealing some of that.]
imstuck: (In one evening)

[personal profile] imstuck 2018-11-23 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
Killing here, maybe.

[That may or may not have been a sad attempt at a joke.

Phil greedily grabs the bone and gnaws on it a little bit, before it does soon hit him that this was a little weird.]


I guess I should be asking why you have multiple human bones on you, but I'm not entirely sure I want to know the answer to that.

[Says the man that literally asked for bones to gnaw on.]
dedoublement: (020)

[personal profile] dedoublement 2018-11-23 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kaiba-lookalike wasn't expecting that, that much is obvious and noted, not nearly as confident as Seto Kaiba. But that's not always a bad thing, maybe this lookalike's more tolerable. Weirder stuff has happened. ]

Really? I hadn't noticed.

[ For all the sarcastic spite behind the implication of the words, they come out as almost interested, as if he hadn't actually noticed his own unfortunate circumstances despite it being literally impossible not to notice.

Or maybe he's just gone numb already, his limbs do feel a bit heavier than usual. But, he still couldn't say for certain if it really were the cold seizing him up, or the paranoia that his careless slaughter would awaken something far worse inside him.

Either way, he feels detached from the situation as a whole, it almost doesn't seem real. The Virtual Reality mishap hasn't entirely been ruled out just yet. ]


This happens often then?

[ Often enough to have search teams combing the area with hot cocoa and blankets, which, now that he thinks of it, does sound like an amazing idea right about now.

He shakes his head, half to shake out the sand still itching in his hair, and half in idle amusement at the obvious distaste for Kaiba. Can't blame the creature. ]


It's easy to forget he has a job as a CEO, what with how often he's shoving his head up the Pharaoh's ass. But, you do look a lot like him, on top of being composed of everything he hates.

[ Malik quirks a bit of a smile, again thinking of how his sister would approve. ]

You're basically a walking insult to him, and I was wondering if that was intentional if you were a program or if it's divine irony here to make this situation lighter.
noasark: (Well that didn't work)

[personal profile] noasark 2018-11-23 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, yes, well... [Noa for his part seems relatively immune to sarcasm- he pads over and starts using those wings of his- which seem as mobile as hands, impossibly enough- to try and gently usher the other toward those resources.]

People arrive every two months on average, from various locations of time, realm, and so forth...even if they last recall dying. As for Seto...

...Hnnn, yes, that one Was supposedly a pharaoh wasn't he... [he mutters to himself, before shaking free of the thought.] Right. The resemblance is...noteworthy, given he and his brother were the adopted ones...

I've learnes to nip the matter in the bud rather than bother with being irritated, [he huffs.] I can hardly fault a population for coming to know the one who remodeled one of their strongest arms dealers better than the predecessor's deceased child.

...but I assure you. This is quite real. ....though I'm not sure why my changes took that route... [he grumbles, frowning.] ...No matter.

No one from outside Ryslig remains human long, so who knows..! You could be the next spit in his dear absent face...
dedoublement: (015)

[personal profile] dedoublement 2018-11-23 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Malik allows himself to be lead by the other, finding no reason to resist as he takes in the new information. He does recall something about Kaiba's step-father having a biological son, but he'd thought the reports said the kid died. But, as he says, people come to this world even if they last recall dying, so that answers any lingering questions he may have had on the matter.

No, there's something more important for him to focus on, even as his hands finally seem to have enough movement in them to bring them up around himself, a poor shield against the biting cold he notices that much more now that he's no longer standing around like a statue. If he huddles a little closer to the wings guiding him than necessary, so what. ]


So, I take it the locals don't appreciate these people showing up and turning into monsters all over the place.

[ He feels less guilty, knowing that. Regardless of how he would have acted differently, there was still the chance the old farmer would have shot him in cold blood, just to prevent what he could become. It would be the smart move to make, and he was perfectly justified in reacting the way he did. No one would fault him for it, everything's still fine. He's still in control. ]
noasark: (wat)

[personal profile] noasark 2018-11-23 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[The wings are warm at least- and it's not a long walk either, various human figures in coats and scarfs bustling about at tables ahead. Noa gives a bitter snort at Malik's question, quite familiar with the answer.]

They certainly don't, though one can't blame them. We unfortunately top them in the food pyramid...at an obligate position for that matter.

[Which is to say...monsters eat people. Whether monsters want to or not.]
blutsauger: (From the recent deceased)

[personal profile] blutsauger 2018-11-23 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, but you must not be too experienced with the killing before coming here. Maybe one or two, yes? Not enough to be fully prepared to kill to eat.

[He waves one of the ribs in the air, reminiscing.]

This man, for example- had I not been experienced, he could've gotten the upper hand on me. But once I had his gun out of the way- everything became simple.
dedoublement: (Default)

[personal profile] dedoublement 2018-11-24 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Makes sense.

[ People always fear what's above them, regardless of whether or not it had its sights set on them for its next meal or just happened to be passing through. The world's always been a disgusting, every man for himself type place, and here seems to be no different.

Malik's quick to snatch up the first blanket he sees and wrap it around himself, idly gesturing to some of the bite and scratch marks up one of his arms as he does so. ]


Does everyone end up like this, or was I the lucky one?

[ A weremonster situation, maybe. He can't remember where he got the injuries from, but some are very clearly bite marks, and if the old monster books he read are even remotely accurate, that leads to a chance of infection himself. ]
noasark: (WHO MEEEEEEEE?)

[personal profile] noasark 2018-11-24 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Ahh- someone who thinks realistically. You wouldn't believe how many people have simply demanded this 'can't be', [hhe huffs, a somewhat elderly human offering Malik a paper cup with hot chocolate in it.]

It depends though, on what you mean by...'this'. Anyone who isn't originally from this place arrives without warning and over time becomes a 'monster', one of a little over 20 known types. ...Not everyone arrives in late November, freezing and covered in someone else's blood, [he adds with a dry smirk.]
dedoublement: (015)

[personal profile] dedoublement 2018-11-24 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
People are ignorant on the best of days.

[ He's never liked people, not as a whole. A person here and there surprises his low expectations for humanity, but overall, they're an annoyance. ]

I woke up with a gun to my face, it's the old man's own fault he ended up in the ocean.

[ The slightly defensive mutter is under his breath and muffled into the hot chocolate he drinks a little too much too fast, ignoring the way it burned slightly. He thinks he needs that bit of pain to shock the numbness in his limbs away. After finishing off the first cup, he moves to a second one and takes this at a bit more of a normal pace. ]

I meant does everyone you know of wake up with bite and scratch marks on them, I don't remember having these injuries before I got here. And, if that's the case, then does that mean it's the bites that are spreading the monster infection to new arrivals. And how long do the changes take to start?

[ It's good to know there are different kinds other than a chimera, he had been slightly concerned over looking that much like a Duel Monster, but not too much so to be overly concerned. And if he's going to start changing, he'd like a heads up on the matter. This is apparently no a Virtual Reality simulation, and in that case, Malik needs all the information he can gather for himself. Information is always power, to some degree or another. ]
noasark: (wat)

[personal profile] noasark 2018-11-24 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmm...the ocean? ....I might just look for that later... [he mutters. A few volunteers trade looks- the sort one would trade when thinking about how SOMEONE must have done the DUMBEST thing, Oh Well.

Noa looks over the scratches however and makes a 'hmm' sort of sound.
] Mn- yes, that's everyone. Various cuts, scrapes, bites...you should notice that some are already scabbing over, actually.
dedoublement: (016)

[personal profile] dedoublement 2018-11-24 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ The volunteers are pointedly ignored, despite Malik knowing exactly who and what they're referring to and not being amused even the least bit by it. It's not like he had many options to work with when he was panicked and confused. ]

Haven't had time to check, none of them were serious, so they weren't worth individual attention yet.

[ Once he gets cleaned up, then he'll worry about just what the hell marks are where. At least there's none under his shirt, thank the Gods for small miracles. ]

So, what happens now?

[ He's hoping the answer involves a scalding hot shower. ]
noasark: (:3)

[personal profile] noasark 2018-11-24 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm none should be...

...As it is what's important is finding some way to get you a spot to stay. Follow me, [he insists, trotting toward a nearby building.] This is best discussed indoors.
dedoublement: (016)

[personal profile] dedoublement 2018-11-24 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ Malik isn't about to complain at the chance to get out of the cold, so he follows Kaiba-chimera into the building. ]

So, every couple months, people show up here from other realities and times, and over time become monsters that feed on the residents who either want us dead or are smart enough to listen to us to save their own hides, does that about sum up our current situation?
noasark: (wat)

[personal profile] noasark 2018-11-24 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
[They enter what appears to be the rented space of a cafe. Noa quickly seats himself upon a cheap folding chair, inviting the other to do the same. He balks, however slightly, at how Malik puts things.]

While correct in the matter of the first part, I would not put it so starkly from there. We are a very small population compared to their own. The very fact that so many are able to accept us as part of society at all is impressive- we appeared from nowhere, and to say all victims of our sort are deserving...well. It would be naive.

It is not a matter of them listening. It is a matter of them allowing lions to walk among them, trusting that they will not be devoured next. There is little else they can do, after all... [he points out slowly.] ...Given that to kill us only guarantees We return within the month.
dedoublement: (010)

[personal profile] dedoublement 2018-11-24 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ Malik listens intently as he settles into his own chair, holding his blanket tight around his shoulders as he debates the argument presented.

However, it still says only one thing to him. ]


It doesn't matter how few of us we are, you just made my case for me. Massive creatures compared to wild animals, feeding on humans, immortal, for the most part. It doesn't matter if there were two or twenty of them, that alone would be enough to devour an entire island of primitive people who don't have nukes to deal with the problem effectively.

No matter how nice they seem, there has to be resentment and fear there. They only treat us well in hopes they won't be eaten themselves. It's likely not out of kindness or acceptance, but out of their own senses of self-preservation that have them being even remotely kind to the ones who could and likely have turned on them at any given moment. Like how lower mortals give favor and kindness to their Gods in order to pacify them and hope for favor among them. Same concept. Give the ones above you whatever they want so you're not next.

[ The old man with the gun and the volunteers, they're all Malik's seen of other people around the island, and while he hasn't been around them enough to judge each individual's reasonings, he knows the human brain better than anyone. Knows the darkness in people's hearts, the fears and hate most are too cowardly to say aloud. He doesn't buy this goodwill crap for a second. ]
noasark: (someone kill me again)

[personal profile] noasark 2018-11-24 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Noa doesn't like what he's hearing.

He doesn't like what he's hearing at all.
] Incorrect.

And before you insist upon the 'realities' of human nature, keep in mind, who has been here for years beyond yourself, [He adds, the echoed voice he bears bringing a chill.] There are numerous here, who are kind without the edge of 'appeasement'. Those who understand that indeed, they could live their last day and become someone's meal, yet have no regrets regarding their contributions to our lives here. They view us as people, and treat us as such.

[He leans in, narrowing his eyes.] But more than that, do not be so bold as to raise yourself to the level of even a 'godling'- we were brought here by a god who absolutely speaks, and it would be wise not to waste that lording over the people around us.

Such acts end...Hollow.
junosteel: (waiting on the planet to turn to me)

[personal profile] junosteel 2018-11-24 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Juno raises an eyebrow, shifting his arms slightly away from the pooka. He's not getting his whiskey from this were. Besides, he wants to make it home with at least one bottle.]

Maybe. Depends on how you ask for it.

[Don't be a rudeboy, say "please".]
thetuskathand: (happy)

[personal profile] thetuskathand 2018-11-24 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Kevron isn't put off in the slightest and happily offers his hand in return, completing the handshake. Talons are far from the strangest hands to shake he's seen.

"Kevron, uh..." He takes a second to think. "Izayoi. Kevron Izayoi." He chuckles. "And now that you've met one for real, I hope I don't disappoint."

"So, are there, um, more folks like you around..? Ones that've 'changed'?" He realizes he might've come off as mean or insensitive with that last statement, but it's a little too late to take it back.
Edited 2018-11-24 21:23 (UTC)
dedoublement: (017)

[personal profile] dedoublement 2018-11-24 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Great. A Kaiba with as much faith in people as Yugi. Just what he needed today. ]

What you're implying is everyone in this world is kind, caring, trusting good people who believe in the best of everyone and do things out of the kindness of their hearts that reach out to these poor creatures that came across them and are willing to give all of them the benefit of the doubt-I hate to burst your bubble, but unless this whole place is lobotomized, that's not how things work.

[ It's naive, sickeningly so, to think such a large amount of people would be so selfless and kind for no reason other than for the sake of it. That's just not how the world works. ]

I don't care how long you've been here, can you read their thoughts at every given moment? Can you look deep into their hearts, see their darkest desires and deepest fears, see and hear everything they don't say aloud because it's not the 'proper' thing to say. Do you really know them well enough to swear they are what they appear to be?

[ Whatever creature he becomes, he silently hopes it's one with abilities similar to those he had with the Rod, if only for exposing the people around here for what they truly are.

But he waves a hand from under his blanket at the poorly veiled threat, dismissing the concerns. ]


I've had my time in the spotlight ruling as Master, and I'm not too eager to return anytime soon, so don't worry about that.
noasark: (someone kill me again)

[personal profile] noasark 2018-11-24 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[He almost starts with 'are you an idiot.'] ...In what reality is 'not all' going to mean the opposite of what you're saying? There's such a thing called a middle ground, [he scoffs.] My point isn't to lump all of your faith into the idea that you won't be dealing with an irritating piece of shoe scum- the point is that it's better to treat them as human beings instead of flaunting your power over them like some sort of show pony, [he insists, looking absolutely revolted by the idea.]

I certainly can't read their thoughts- nor can you, [Noa continues.] And I can absolutely say that I've seen the darkness that people are capable of, long before coming here, [he hisses.

Yet...he does visibly relax, as much as he's rolling his eyes.
] You don't especially sound like you are, speaking like that...it's one thing to act as though anyone could be holding a dagger behind their back, it's another to imply that you should be treated as 'godly'...I've had quite enough of doing that, myself... [He mutters, pulling a face so vile it reveals the fact that his mouth doesn't end at the corners of his apparent lips. More than likely, it's an ear to ear limit.]

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