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Ryslig Helpers ([personal profile] ryslighelpers) wrote in [community profile] graveyardsmash2022-09-09 09:15 am
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TDM: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

TDM: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

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

(CW: Human remains)

When you awaken, you are hit with an immediate feeling of motion. A bobbing, if you will, or perhaps more of a rocking. You take a deep breath through your nose and take note of salt, along with the pungent scent of rotting wood. Creaking sounds echo all around you. Sitting up, you find yourself locking eyes with a skull.

An entire human skeleton is positioned across from you, resting limply against a pillar. Surveying the rest of your surroundings, you soon realize that you're below deck on an old, dilapidated ship. A ship that's on the move. The crew must have suffered a terrible fate, strewn as they all are across the floor. With their ripped poofy shirts, sheathed cutlasses and jaunty feathered hats, they seem to scream one word at you. "Pirates". ...Ooh, is that an abandoned bottle of rum? And a treasure chest? Surely they won't mind if you help yourself. They're dead, after all!

Once you've ascended the creaky steps, you find yourself on the deck of this vast, once proud vessel. A tattered Jolly Roger flaps overhead. Thick fog obscures most of the ocean surrounding you, but what's that straight ahead? Land ho! The ship's about to make port, and a crowd of curious onlookers has already gathered on the docks to stare up at this spooky new arrival. They appear apprehensive, perhaps even fearful, as if they haven't seen a ship come in for a long time. Will they hold you accountable for what happened to the skeleton crew? Will they praise you for 'ridding' them of pirates and allow you to keep the booty? There's no way to know just yet. Perhaps you'd best hide and find a way to disembark without being seen. Or perhaps there's someone else to be found here on this ship who suffered the same fate; someone who has a better idea of what to do.


SCENARIO TWO

You've stumbled your way into a city, and you're promptly besieged by the overwhelming sights and sounds. 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 lost expression and your clothes- so different from their own- 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. A hefty laptop may be handed to you, with words of a ‘network’ used for communication. Wonder what that’s about? Then there’s the very confusing pamphlet stuffed within: "What To Expect When You're Expecting (To Turn Into A Monster)”. They may direct you to an organisation known as the Lighthouse, their members most prominently found at the 38-8 apartments and the Lighthouse Church. Or perhaps, if you're injured, they'll refer you to the Crowe Clinic instead. Unfortunately, the directions you're given are so very complicated that you lose your way in the streets after two left turns, a right and a left at the soup kitchen.

Take care when asking for more help. 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

Now that you've found a moment of peace, you open up the mysterious device that's been handed to you. Perhaps you'll recognize it as some sort of laptop, albeit an old and clunky one. Or perhaps you'll be astounded by this curious feat of technology, which is unlike anything you've ever seen before. Regardless, the moment the lid is propped open to reveal the screen and the keyboard within, you gain your first glimpse of the network.

Perhaps you'll want to choose a username and write your very first message, posing the pressing question that's on your mind at this very moment. The lettered buttons click and clack awkwardly beneath your fingertips as you type.

However, you may instead want to respond to today's most popular message.

WELCOME TO RSDOS.
PRESS F1 TO COMPOSE POST.

*** TODAY’S TOP POST ***

018.07.154.55 <JUSTSOMEGUY> Let's play Two Truths, One Lie! It's real easy! You just post three statements about yourself, and the rest of us have to guess the lie. It'll be fun! And you get to be a liar liar without your pants catching fire for a bit. 


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.


murdererofmiracles: (Hmph)

[personal profile] murdererofmiracles 2022-09-20 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
Hmph. Saying it like that only makes you harder to believe, fool.

[ Still, she does eye him for a moment. He doesn't seem like someone who could be the cause of this... more likely he's someone in the same boat as her, both literally and figuratively.

The normal high school student part, however, is what she doesn't believe for a second. She's not usually very easy to catch off-guard like that, even if she was lost in her own thoughts. ]
gildedsaint: (suspicious)

<sanctumreverentia>

[personal profile] gildedsaint 2022-09-20 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[...bonezone?
.........it can't be, right]


state your name and ask me nicely. maybe i'll consider it.
201graves: <user name=naomistares site=tumblr.com> (🦴 all of you)

<bonezone>

[personal profile] 201graves 2022-09-20 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Guess who has not taken note of the username field yet.]

There's absolutely no need for me to do either. You're embarrassing yourself. Stop.
makesascene: (Point/bitch say what)

[personal profile] makesascene 2022-09-20 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Or.

OR, OR!

You could join me in pretending to be the older one! It'll be fool proof!
gildedsaint: (Default)

<sanctumreverentia>

[personal profile] gildedsaint 2022-09-20 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
my my, i only know one person who is both absolutely humorless and has a preexisting opinion of me.
is that you, Harry? very sweet of you to be concerned for my reputation.
why won't you ever play along with me, darling?
roseheartz: (I just adore you)

< MrsUniverse >

[personal profile] roseheartz 2022-09-20 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
why wouldnt i?

one can always use more friends
roseheartz: (Now I'm sure that it's true)

< MrsUniverse >

[personal profile] roseheartz 2022-09-20 08:21 am (UTC)(link)
waitwaiwait

are you the boss of all sandwiches

or just the boss of a shop that makes and sells sandwiches???


[Bless her heart, she's thinking of subway sandwiches]
i_am_emmet: (017)

< kudari >

[personal profile] i_am_emmet 2022-09-20 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
[You know what, this could be fun.]

I am the sandwich boss. I can answer the question if something is, in fact, a sandwich or not.
i_am_emmet: (060)

[personal profile] i_am_emmet 2022-09-20 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
Depends on if they already know Ingo or not. If they do, then it is fun.
roseheartz: (If I could begin to do)

< MrsUniverse >

[personal profile] roseheartz 2022-09-20 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
thats wonderful! you can settle a debate ive had with greg

(greg is my human boyfriend back home. hes delightful but that does not impact the question)

are hotdogs sandwiches?
i_am_emmet: (016)

< kudari >

[personal profile] i_am_emmet 2022-09-20 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. For it is a split roll with a filling inside of it. To deny it would be to deny a hamburger is a sandwich.
roseheartz: (And I'm nothing like you)

< MrsUniverse >

[personal profile] roseheartz 2022-09-20 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I KNEW IT!!!

thank you for your wisdom sandwich boss
i_am_emmet: (043)

< Kudari >

[personal profile] i_am_emmet 2022-09-20 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
You are welcome. Are there any other sandwich-related questions I can help you with MrsUniverse?
roseheartz: (If I could begin to do)

< MrsUniverse >

[personal profile] roseheartz 2022-09-20 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)
what is the longest sandwich ever made?

and the biggest?

and the smallest?
i_am_emmet: (067)

< kudari >

[personal profile] i_am_emmet 2022-09-20 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
The biggest has yet to be made. But when it is, it will feed every man, woman and Pokemon for ages.

The smallest was made by a Joltik. It was so tiny, so cute.
roseheartz: (I would even learn how to love)

< MrsUniverse >

[personal profile] roseheartz 2022-09-20 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
ooooooooooooh

how small was it?

also what is a joltik?
i_am_emmet: (019)

< Kudari>

[personal profile] i_am_emmet 2022-09-20 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
A joltik is a pokemon that is about inches big, yellow and fluffy, has four eyes and legs, and a set of mandibles. I wish I could show you but for some reason, I have no pokemon here!
roseheartz: (Now I'm sure that it's true)

< MrsUniverse >

[personal profile] roseheartz 2022-09-20 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
so a joltik is a pokemon and a pokemon is an organic being?
i_am_emmet: (011)

< kudari >

[personal profile] i_am_emmet 2022-09-20 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, some are rock-type.
Edited 2022-09-20 14:09 (UTC)
detectivision: (and there's every type of girl)

[personal profile] detectivision 2022-09-20 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm fine.

[It's said confidently, but a little too quickly.

He does his absolute best to stride to the front of the quarterdeck, where a captain usually commands their ship, and take a look at the situation. The sails, he's realizing, are all wrong: there's slack where there should be tension here, too much pressure there. Even in his seasick state, the details jump out at him like pieces in a puzzle, bright and gold -- he just has to find a corner, or an edge, a place to start.
]

I think I see how to adjust our course.

[He's from a point and click puzzle game. Of course he does.

With a task in front of him, Sherlock feels marginally better -- (it's easier to think about ropes and sails than watery depths and how the afternoon sky looks from below the surface) -- and he approaches the first set of ropes that needs to be loosened.
]

You, stay there. When I give the word, turn the wheel.

[She doesn't have to listen to him. No one put him in charge. Sherlock's just taking it because that's what he's used to; he's stubborn, willful, and positive that all his ideas are good ideas. Basically, he's 22.]
detectivision: (and there's every type of girl)

[personal profile] detectivision 2022-09-20 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sherlock gives an airy wave of a hand.]

Carriages appear to have gone out of fashion some time ago. Perhaps walking is behind the times, as well.

[He also doesn't think much of these noisy combustion carriages that somehow are both louder and smellier than a horse.]

We'll have to time it carefully. There--!

[The light on the cross-street is turning yellow, the indication that, in a moment, it will be safe to cross. Already, the cars are slowing down, lining up in their lanes like drilling soldiers -- and, as soon as enough have stopped that Sherlock is confident they can make their way across without being hit, he beckons with that hand.]

--now!

[And, with that, he starts to pick his way through the cars at a half-walk, half-trot.

He doesn't use the crosswalk. This is still jaywalking.
]
le_mat: (3)

[personal profile] le_mat 2022-09-20 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
If I was lying wouldn't I be less obvious about it?
le_mat: <user name="tanabata"> (72)

[personal profile] le_mat 2022-09-20 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[He yelps in surprise, jumping like a startled cat- but once Leo keeps talking it's clear he's okay... and Akira bursts out laughing]

Clearly!
no_monsters: (converse)

[personal profile] no_monsters 2022-09-21 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
If you are actually dizzy I'm going to have to ask you not to do that. You were stumbling.

[It's a completely "sir do you know how fast you were driving" tone of voice. Mild but insistent. It really is tempting to let him help. Maybe she won't try too hard not to stop him.]

If the ship runs aground there's the Coast Guard but falling from that height is instant death.
locumstudentesquire: (:?)

[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-09-21 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Well... At least Rose isn't grabbing his neck yet. Or using sleight of hand to keep putting him in/out of handcuffs when he isn't looking. Or leaving confusing fruit-seed based death threats under his office door.

Ryunosuke almost asks-- more incredulously than genuinely inquiring-- if all that is meant to imply that she isn't human, but. Well, he doesn't feel like getting another round of loud guffawing at his expense, so he keeps his mouth shut.

"Crystal Gems?" he repeats, frowning thoughtfully. "No, I'm sorry, I... I can't say that I have." He scratches the back of his neck awkwardly, brow furrowed slightly. "What do they look like?"