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Ryslig Helpers ([personal profile] ryslighelpers) wrote in [community profile] graveyardsmash2022-01-14 03:47 pm
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TDM: JANUARY/FEBRUARY

TDM: JANUARY/FEBRUARY

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 in a dark ditch, the sky cloudy overhead. Dirt cakes into your cuts and scrapes. The air is clammy and damp, and it smells like rain.

You’re in a grave. And when you sit up to inspect the tombstone marking your spot, it has your name on it. Maybe the graves next to you have the names of familiar friends, family, acquaintances. Not all of them are open like yours are. RIP.

There’s a light dancing in the distance, and you hear the jingle-jangle of heavy keys, or worse still, the gravekeeper’s massive pitchfork or shovel. If you're lucky, you can sneak out beyond his notice, and get out alone. If not - you might find yourself on the wrong end of a shovel’s swing, or worse yet, tripping headfirst in front of a pair of monstrous eyes.

SCENARIO TWO

You've stumbled your way out of the graveyard, and you're promptly besieged by the overwhelming sights and sounds of the city. Cars honk at you to get out of the street, and strangers try not to look in your direction for too long. They see your dirty clothes and scraped faces, and pretend to busy themselves with something else. Rarely, a look of pity is cast your way.

But some people try to reach out. Enterprising citizens and those that hope to curry favor with the newcomers pass out new clothes and bundles of food, asking if you have a place to stay the night, wondering about the details of the world you came from. Some are even handing out pamphlets which vary in how helpful they are--"What To Expect When You're Expecting (To Turn Into A Monster)", "Wolpertinger: Fact or Fiction?", "100% ACCURATE MONSTER QUIZ ASSESSMENT: GUARANTEED TO PREDICT YOUR MONSTER!", and "Ryslig Law In A Nutshell".

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? Does it fit you, or does it feel incongruous with your nature? Feel free to pick any monster type for this prompt, but note that you may not get the same one in game.


goldeneyeball: th-th-the man with the golden eyeball (manticore angry)

[personal profile] goldeneyeball 2022-01-15 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[The manticore lets out a yowl when his rescue doesn't go as smoothly as he would have liked. One corner of the pitch fork grazes his side and that's enough for him. He grapples it with a clawed hand to direct it away from their faces. Where does this guy get off attacking a young girl like this?]

Take a HINT, man! Get lost!
nonmagical: bugresources on tumblr (encanto_34009)

[personal profile] nonmagical 2022-01-16 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Mirabel would be a little more scared if this cat man weren't trying to defend her - she does appreciate it, because she can't exactly fend off a pitchfork man by herself.]

Just - just leave us alone!
goldeneyeball: th-th-the man with the golden eyeball (manticore angry)

[personal profile] goldeneyeball 2022-01-16 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
[JW is surprised the girl hasn't run off yet--she's tougher than she looks! He plans to tell her as much once this man has left them alone.]

[He's had enough. He grabs hold of the pitchfork and after a moment more of grappling, he lifts a clawed foot and strikes outward at the man with a clawed paw, sending him toppling backwards. Once he's down, JW raises his long scorpion tail over his head to act as a threat.]


You got one more chance, asshole!
nonmagical: bugresources on tumblr (encanto_31229)

[personal profile] nonmagical 2022-01-16 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
[The man takes a hint, and scrambles away into the night. Mirabel lets out a sigh of relief... and tries to grapple with the fact that there's a huge cat man in front of her.]

Are you... okay? It looks like he got you there before you sent him running.

goldeneyeball: th-th-the man with the golden eyeball (manticore curious)

[personal profile] goldeneyeball 2022-01-16 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
[He puffs up his fur as the man cuts a trail and hits the street. Huff! Puff! Ow... Now that she mentions it...he puts a hand to his side and pulls it away to see red on his paw.]

I--yeah. I'll get patched up at home...what about you, kid? You don't look like a monster at all...

[His ears twitched.]

You're just dirty.

[personal profile] nonmagical 2022-01-16 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I did just crawl out of my own grave.

[Which was a horrible experience. 0/10 wouldn't recommend.]

I'm not a monster. I don't know what he was talking about.