graveyardsmash | 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.

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[Good news, 90% of Taako's life has been AAAAAAAAAA, he'll figure this out fine. But he'll listen, keep looking like he's smiling and like he knows everything that's going on. Internally, he's very much that capital A scream. Because if Lup is here, that's one thing, but what the fuck does he mean looks like her brother? How is it possible that he knows that?

But if he's a friend of hers, maybe this is safer than he thinks it is.]

Huh. Uncanny, yeah? What do you know about him? That he's gorgeous and funny and uh, just cooler in every way?

[Maybe if he just keeps being hamfisted about it, he'll catch on.]

[Smooth, he's starting to get the hint, but he'll play along for a while, even if just to tease this boy.]

Not a whole lot, unfortunately. He showed me what he looked like, promised to join me on a little date with some mead... then disappeared~

[His expression shifts, eyes turning more serious now as his mouth flattened.]

If he was back... well, he has quite a few things he needs to explain, and a few missed appointments, too. Don't you think?

[Those eyes narrow up at the boy, considering. He's... not a monster... Weird. When people came back, they stayed as monsters. So why wasn't he? There are a LOT of questions.]

Oh, a date?

[He raises an eyebrow, bringing a hand to his cheek and tilting his head like he was looking at something adorable. Who the fuck was it out here pretending to be him hard enough that even Lup was fooled? He has just as many questions as Fran does here, though he isn't quite vocalizing those yet.]

Wow fam, sounds like you might've met a fake out there. Doesn't that seem fishy, showin' up, making promises, and then disappearing? Identity theft is no joke y'know, especially when you're as popular of a guy as me.

[A wink, maybe admitting who he is without saying there, but at least that was on purpose.]

But uh, if he's got some unclaimed stuff I'd be happy to take that off your hands so it don't clutter up the place.

[An eyebrow raises, challenging that confidence with a smirk.]

I don't know, this place is... weird, to say the least. Perhaps you just don't remember being here before, mister Taako~

I know, why don't YOU be the judge of that... Hold on a tic-

[He twists and turns, shuffling through the light bag he kept on his back and pulling out the network device all monsters got. A bit of clicking, a bit of focused searching, and BOOOM. There it is, a log of his conversation with the previous Taako, as well as the image he attached... Sure do look the same, after all.

He spins the device, showing it off to the other elf.]

Looks just like you, right?

[There we go, now here's someone he can play with. People who engage him are just as fun as people who try to get away- it's vital that he finds something interesting to do if he's really gonna be stuck here. In the meantime, he'll wait until the picture gets provided, and arch an eyebrow at the result. Huh. That's.............

Huh.]

Well, like I said, identity theft is really serious. And when you've got people comin' in from all over, uh, they might think- oh shit, I bet no one knows about Taako here, I can just take that cool ass brand and have it for myself. But you know, when you're dealing with knockoffs, there's bound to be disappointment. I mean, who can capture the original, amirite? You get it.

[He gives him a wink.]

Guess you'll just have to see how much better the real thing is.

[Hmmm, this is fine. Playful and flirty is pretty much the modus operandi of most fey... at least when they're not trying to trick someone. It doesn't take long for his grin to grow into a wide smirk, tucking the laptop away.]

Oh, I can imagine. But how will I ever know when I've found the real one. You could be just as smooth a fake as the previous one, after all.

[The smooth rhythm in his tone and the narrowed glance is a good hint he's mostly just toying with the elf, taking a few steps to close the distance between them aaaand, well, probably looking up at the taller male.]

You're talking yourself up quite a bit there, hun. I'm looking forward to finding out~

[Playful and flirty is a great way to approach someone, as far as Taako's concerned. Make 'em think you're superficial, dumb, and easy to manipulate- then turn it around when you need it and no one suspects you. So Taako's grin grows with Fran's, crossing his arms with a hip cocked like he's got all the confidence in the world.]

Oh babe, you're basin' your whole experience off the free trial. Please. You give me some good stuff maybe you can see all the premium features on this biz.

[He's just under 6 feet and absolutely in heeled boots, so he's not short, but by monster standards... well, who knows.]

Besides, gotta set your expectations so I can blow 'em away. You're lucky, my guy. You coulda eaten the best here and then you would've really missed out. I'm a catch.

[Well, his Kelpie transformation added a half a foot to this horned bundle of smiles and charm... Which brought him up to a whole whopping 5'6"... Look, hush.]

Is that soooo? Well... Perhaps you'd be willing to take me up on the offer your imposter didnt~

[One hand shifts up, gently tapping a finger over his chin with that wry little smile. It's honestly hard to tell who's enjoying this more, now.]

Well, consider them set rather high there, hun~ Now how about we get ourself off this beach? You look a little washed up at the moment~

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