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TEST DRIVE MEME: SEPTEMBER

TDM: SEPTEMBER

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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[He looks away, he doesn't want her to be here. Doesn't want her to see him. And yet he cares too much to leave. So he looks at the ground, hugging himself uncomfortably.]

A month... It's only been a month here. [And yet it had felt like an eternity.] A-and I'm glad to see you, but... But not here... [Yuya was trying his best not to cry, but it was incredibly hard. He knew of the fog god, Tsukikage had told him about it. He'd also told him there was no way back.

Yuzu would change. And he couldn't stop it.]

[ A month. ]

[ Something in Yuzu's heart shatters. He was here a month? A month? Her hands are in front of her mouth in shock for the briefest of moments.]

[ Before she knows it, she's walking forward. Her thoughts have a focus now, after all. Becoming a monster? Something about alternatives to human meat? Yuya's skin turning a deep shade of green, and potentially the same thing happening to her? Okay so she was still generally unsure about that last part, but that's beside the point. ]

[ She walked calmly towards Yuya with no intention of slowing down. She wasn't moving fast, but she wasn't taking her time either. ]

Yuya...

[ As if nothing had changed, she walked toward him. ]

[ Was she afraid? Of course not, how could she be? This was Yuya. ]

[ She would never be afraid of him, and this would never change. Yuya was Yuya, and Yuzu was down to throw hands with anyone who says otherwise. So, she walks toward him with a gentle smile. ]

[The closer she gets, the more he wants to run and hide. But he doesn't because what if he never finds her again? He can't even bare that thought. And that's what makes him suddenly burst into tears.]

Yuzu I- [Yuya can't finish, mostly because without even thinking, he goes in to hug her against his better judgement.] I'm so sorry...

[ Her arms open immediately as his actions cause her to let loose as well, diving into the hug and grasping Yuya in her arms as if he'll disappear if she doesn't hold him as tightly as possible. ]

[ She practically collapses, somewhat bringing Yuya down to the ground with her as she held him. She hadn't been separated for too long, considering that the last thing she remembers is returning back to the world and seeing Yuya go to duel his dad. Yuya, meanwhile, had been here for a month. ]

Yuya...! Yuya you're here... You're really here...!

[ The strong face she had been putting on suddenly crumbles. Once again, she was yanked out of the hands of the people she cares about and into a new and unusual place... but things were different now. ]

[ Yuya was right here with her. He was in her arms, and she was holding him... ]

I'm not losing you again...

[ They wont be alone again. ]

Never again...

[ She cries. The last time she held him in reunion, she was dragged into a wormhole and into another dimension. ]

[ This was yet another new and unusual dimension to Yuzu... but this time, she wouldn't be in it without him. ]

[He didn't want to let go. But there was something he needed to ask, something he needed to make sure of...]

What's the last thing you remember before coming here? [He pulled back and looked into Yuzu's eyes.] This... thing [He refused to call it a god.] Can apparently take you from any point in time, just to... Just to mess with you.

[Yuya seemed bitter, although he would never outright say that, he was easy to read. It was possible he'd been stewing on thoughts of revenge for over a month... Very unlike him.]

[ She had questions about what he was referring to, but those were questions for another time. ]

The last thing I can remember... It was really vague from where I... or maybe "we" were... but I remember that you were dueling...

[ By "we" she means her counterparts. During the time when Yuya was dueling to make Reira smile, she found it hard to refer to herself as a singular person while in that state. ]

I remember coming back, and then your dad appeared, and then you were about to duel him...

[ She shakes her head as if experiencing a headache. Though Yuya pulled back to question her, she kept her hands firmly locked on him. ]

After that... after that... everything gets foggy...

[ "Foggy" was the only word she could use to describe it for some reason. But this meant that from Yuzu's perspective, she had once again been ripped from her friends, family, and Yuya immediately after reuniting with them. ]

[ Well, until now at least. Yuya was here and that was comfort enough for her. ]

But wait, what do you mean by "thing"?

[Yuya immediately tensed, not because he couldn't answer the question, but because simply thinking about said thing made him bristle.]

That thing... They call it a 'god' here. But it's anything but. [He let go of the hug finally, though reluctantly. And continued.] This 'Fog god" just... takes you here. And makes you a monster... Like it's some kind of 'gift'.

[He spat the last word with a kind of bitterness uncommon for Yuya, if anything, his voice and inflection made him sound more similar to Zarc. But he was Zarc, just as he was Yuya, he was whole again after all.]

[ The bitterness was indeed uncommon for Yuya. She had only seen him speak like this when... ]

A fog... god...

[ If what Yuya said was true (and she was sure he was telling the truth), then she felt the same way about this supposed "fog god". ]

[ She would have to look into this a little more. She couldn't stand not knowing what's going on, after all, but for now... she reached for his hands and held them. ]

I still don't fully know what's going on, or what's going to happen to me... and to be honest, I'm kind of scared.

[ She admits this with a smile on her face. ]

But... at least...

[ She squeezes his hands ]

We'll go through it together... right?

You shouldn't have to though!

[He didn't mean to yell, it just sort of happened. And in the process he balled his hand into a fist, digging his own claws into his skin. Even when blood pooled he didn't seem to care, he was just... Upset. The starting of tears gave it away.]

The only thing that was keeping me going the past month is that you were safe and at home... I... I can't I don't want this...

[Yuya retreated in on himself, and put his goggles on, the first time he'd done so in a while.]

[ Those words hit something deep in Yuzu, but she didn't falter. ]

Yuya... please look at me...

[ She drew closer to him and cupped Yuya's face in her hands, gently trying to get him to look her in the eyes. If he looked at her, he would see her own tears. ]

The fact that you were here for a month with all of this happening to you... and that I wasn't here for you in all that time... is the worst news I've heard since I've arrived here.

[ Becoming a monster... it scared her. But she could see both the physical and mental state that this world had put Yuya in just by looking at him. The fact she wasn't there for him hurt her more than anything else. Maybe this was the Fog God's doing, sending her here just in time to see the scale of what she wasn't there to protect him from in just one month. ]

How could I ever leave you alone in a place like this... you dummy...

[ Did she want to go home? Of course she did... she missed her friends, her family... everyone, really. She had just reunited with them only to be yanked into this place. ]

[ But she wouldn't leave, not unless she and Yuya left together ]

[Even with the goggles on, it was easy to tell Yuya wasn't great. And Yuzu, bless her for trying, made Yuya feel even worse. His own tears started filling up his goggles but he stayed quiet. Just holding hands.]

Can we... Sit down, just anywhere? I need... I need to think...

[ Yuzu's chest hurt. What could she say to him after not being there for him while all of... well... this happened to him? Of course her words wouldn't help, if she wanted to help she should've been here a month ago, and for that she should blame the Fog God. ]

[ But she couldn't. She couldn't shake this feeling that Yuya's state right now was her own fault. ]

Of course...

[ She kept smiling. ]

[ She didn't stop smiling as she held his hand as tightly as possible... but still trying to be gentle at the same time. ]

[ She can't break down right now. She couldn't break down when Yuya was experiencing far more pain than her right now. She had only just arrived, while he's been here for a month. She has to be strong so that he can be assured that she'll be fine, even here. ]

[ Rather luckily, there was a bench nearby. Praise the town for having convenient places to sit, but she still thought all the pamphlets were rather excessive. ]

Is here okay?

[He nods and sits down almost immediately. It's not comfy, but it's the thought that counts.]

Thanks, I...

[Yuya didn't finish, probably cause he didn't what to really say. He was overwhelmed. Everything spun around in his head like a never ending merry-go-round and it made him feel sick. It made the aching in his bones just that much more prominent... And every time he glanced at Yuzu that pain would increase. Like a stabbing feeling.

After a moment, that felt like too long. He removed his goggles. Tears falling out and slightly soaking his pants. Not that he cared.]

I'm... [His emotions were so mixed and jumbled, he could barely talk. Part of him wanted to run, but another part of him told him to stay. And he was listening to that part for now.

He searched for Yuzu's hand, and lightly placed his own on top. Worried about the new claws, he was overly gentle.]

I'm really thankful you're here... I was so sure I'd never see you again...

[Despite saying this, Yuya doesn't look at Yuzu, in fact he's avoiding eye contact entirely.]

When I saw you again, it was like being here didn't matter, I wanted to see you again and I...[He starts to mumble, unable to organize his own thoughts.] Does that make me a bad person? I feel like deep down, it's my fault you showed up here.

[ His hands find hers, and she slowly twists her hand around so that her fingers intertwine with his. She eyed the claws for a moment, but ultimately they didn't matter to her. ]

Of course not!

[ Her voice raised a bit, which was unintentional, but it hopefully helped get her point across. Yuya wasn't a bad person, he was the furthest you could get from a bad person. ]

Yuya... you never stopped trying to get me back, trying to bring us back together. You're not a bad person, you're Yuya Sakaki, the person I like.

[ She didn't realize that she said the last part out loud. ]

[For the first time, he looks at Yuzu. Smiling softly.]

Thanks, I like you too...

[That was the right response, right? He... He wasn't too sure, especially with Yuzu. But he did feel better. At least somewhat.]

[ Yuzu's eyes widened in realization of the words she said, and her face suddenly flushed. ]

[ Thankfully... it seemed that the true meaning of her words went over Yuya's head, so she ended up breathing a sigh of relief. ]

See? Then if we like each other... there's no way either of us can leave the other alone, right?

[ She returned his smile with her own. ]

Now... I'm new here, so I still have a lot to figure out. Can I count on you to help me, Yuya?

[ She gripped his hand a little tighter. ]

[He hummed, looking away for a second. Because he still didn't want her here, and yet...]

Yeah...[Yuya nodded.] You can count on me...

[He continued to smile but looked away again. Concealing a very slight blush. He wasn't sure why he was blushing, but this... This felt nice... He could live with being a monster if Yuzu was here...]

[ She closes her eyes and smiles. There were things she had to worry about, things she had to think about, and things she had to prepare for... but for now... ]

Hm... [ She hums happily, leaning her head on Yuya's shoulder. ]

[ For now... she could forget about those thoughts and just take in the fact that they were finally together again. ]

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