TEST DRIVE MEME: SEPTEMBER

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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.

Comments

A. people don't listen.

[divinereaper]

[ Being alone on the beach wasn't Naoto's way of spending time, but with no idea where to go or what to do, he went with the option. The crashing of the waves against the sand was calming in a way. But that was broken by a girl's cry of peace and the all too familiar sound of guns getting ready to fire.

This wasn't going to end well. And damn it, he might be missing an arm, but he wasn't going to let someone die.

Without thinking, he ran in, ramming his body into the crowd, causing multiple people to freak out and start pointing their guns at him. Despite the threat, the teenager throws out his hand, forcing people to stay back with a good kick to the abdomen. ]

Grab on! We're getting outta here!

[watertender]

[Wow, okay, that just happened, and despite the initial freeze that comes with the shock of something unexpected... Katara takes that chance to do as he says, grabbing on with a tight grip. Everything's just escalated so quickly, but when there are guns being used... how can it not?]

Let's go, come on! The sooner we get out of here, the better!

[Before potential reinforcements can arrive. She doesn't know who this person is, but he's helping her and she feels like she can trust him for the moment.]

[divinereaper]

Took the words right out of my mouth!

[ When he was sure the girl had grabbed on, he took off running, using his shoulder to knock back whoever dared get in his way. He didn't dare stop running, not until he was sure no one from that mob had caught up. Looking around one last time, he let out a sigh of relief in between deep breaths as he let go of the girl's hand. ]

Okay, I think we're in the clear....

[ He stands up straight as soon as he feels like he has control of his lungs. ]

You okay? Nothing hurt? They didn't end up shooting at you, right?

[watertender]

[She has to take a moment to lean over, hands on her knees, as she tries to catch her breath once they're sure they're safe. Spirits, it's not the first time she's done anything like this, traveling with Aang the way she does, but it's always a lot no matter how many times it happens.]

No, you got there before anything could happen. You're okay too, right? If you're not, I'd... I could try to heal you, but I'm not so sure that would work.

[Because she can't waterbend and she's not sure what could have happened to lead to that. Was it chiblocking? Was it some kind of drug or something? Who knows.]

[divinereaper]

I'm fine, more or less. Just sore from being a battering ram, but that'll go away in a bit. But I'm glad I got there in time. The locals aren't fond of us newcomers; I almost got shot myself when I woke up here.

[ Naoto shuddered a little as he remembered how close that barrel was to his forehead. It was a close call, and if he didn't knock out the man by means of a punch to the face, he didn't know if he'd still be here. ]

They're just lucky I'm missing my arm, or everyone there could've came out worse for wear.

[ Naoto really wanted to give each part of that mob a piece of his mind, but with no Drive and no arm, all he could do was throw a few kicks, and even then that was risky. This whole island situation sucked. ]

[watertender]

You're not allowed to be a battering ram again. If we need to, I'll do it. We should take turns!

[Nothing seems to feel right, though. Not really. Why would people just want to kill them? There were some stray comments about how they were monsters, but without context she has no idea what they could have been talking about... It's more than enough to make her super uneasy, even if she has found someone that's passed the immediate trust test.]

They're lucky I can't waterbend. They would've had it coming.

[divinereaper]

Take turns? That's new.

[ Naoto's never gotten that offer before. He can't say it's not welcome, however. ]

Waterbend? What's that? Is that a new Drive or something?

[ He wracks his brain for every Drive he knows, but somehow, the term 'waterbend' doesn't appear. He then realizes that his own Drive was not even responding to his needs. He lifts the stump of his right arm, trying to will Bloodedge to at least activate, to form a claw or something to help him. But nothing happens. ]

... well, shit. I can't even use Bloodedge, ain't that a treat.

[watertender]

That's new?

[She shakes her head, but there's other things that are more important to answer.]

It's just... I can control water. [How could someone not know what waterbending is? She may be the last waterbender of the Southern tribe, but still... he doesn't seem like he's from the Water Tribe.]

What's Bloodedge?

[divinereaper]

Control water, huh...?

[ It definitely wasn't a Drive; something like controlling water was pure magic, and he's only seen one person use magic before. Hopefully the lady in front of him wasn't as trigger happy as that witch. ]

[ He froze as soon as she asked what Bloodedge was. She actually managed to hear his mumbling? He felt the need to tell the truth, because she had done the same; it was only fair. He decided to keep the explanation as simple as possible, hoping he wouldn't get more questions. ]

Uh... well... Hm. Simply put, I can control my own blood. Very creepy stuff, in my opinion.