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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.


breedscontempt: (>:c // chatvert)

[personal profile] breedscontempt 2022-03-12 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Guillermo's lived with vampires for over a decade, and met werewolves, ghosts, and several one Babadook, among other various and sundry supernatural creatures, so this guy's appearance barely registers.

"I'm not okay," he says, sounding half-furious, half-miserable. "I'm supposed to be a vampire, I've waited so long to--" He swallows a scream of rage. "The fucking Fog is mocking me! Twelve years. Twelve years I've been waiting for what was promised to me and okay fine now that I'm here I'd accept it from someone other than N-- my Master, but no, but no, she had to turn me into a stupid werewolf!"
sandinmyhair: (allow me to explain)

[personal profile] sandinmyhair 2022-03-13 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a pause as Bruno digests this. Someone who... wants to be a vampire. Well, clearly they're a real thing where this fellow is from, maybe they have advantages. Much more than that, though, he picks up on that bitterness. It must have meant a lot to him. Ugh, this Fog God....]

She does that. The Fog God is cruel. [The more he thinks on it, the more he comes to the conclusion that she thrives on malevolent irony.] I'm sorry sorry she did that to you.

[Genuine sympathy from some stranger peering in through his window.]
breedscontempt: (slayer // chatvert)

[personal profile] breedscontempt 2022-03-13 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I hate her, [Guillermo says bluntly. He hadn't felt one way or the other about her, but now. Now? She's on his shit list. And people on his shit list don't last long.

He's never killed a god before, but there was a first time for everything.]


Um. Do you want to come in? [Does this guy follow vampire rules? Does he need to be invited?] 'Cause I think that'll be less awkward than you looking in here like a stalker.
sandinmyhair: (lineface)

[personal profile] sandinmyhair 2022-03-15 10:32 am (UTC)(link)
You're not the only one. [That is one spectacularly grumpy face Bruno makes there for a moment. Clearly Guillermo's not the only one by a looooooonnnng shot.]

[It clears up when he's invited in, though.] Oh--thank you. Yeah, it's not the best place to be having a conversation.

[He nearly climbs in through the window because that's just how Bruno rolls, sometimes, but stops. Gestures sheepishly.] Sorry. Door. Right.

[Clearly people here aren't much smarter--or saner--than the ones Guillermo left behind.... At least he remembers to fold up the parasol when he comes in.] Aheh. Hola.