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awash mods ([personal profile] awashmods) wrote in [community profile] awoosh2018-04-28 06:59 pm
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Test Drive Meme 2.





These are the mem’ries that last.
These are the mem’ries that will never pass.
And time waits for no one.
It’s gone in a flash.
And only the mem’ries will last.




Prompt 1:

he forest looms, uninviting and full of menace, an unwelcoming place for sure. Time to go explore! It isn't as though there's anywhere else to go, now that you've looked around the Town.

The trees whack at you with branches that have far too much mobility for normal trees, strange and mutated animals watch from the shadows and boughs, and there’s the constant, constant sense of being watched --

But eventually, nonetheless, you’ll come across a small house in the forest. It sticks out like a sore thumb, bright and colorful, which is probably the first warning that something is way off, and it’s...covered in candy. It’s a candy house! It looks delicious.

(It’s empty, too, not a single soul in it, without even furniture, but everything is otherwise edible and utterly delicious.)

But if you eat the candy? You’re going to have a terrible, overwhelming urge to do one of two things:

  • Fight the first person you see
  • Kiss the first person you see

Unfortunate.


Prompt 2:

he problem with a Town like this is that now that color is starting to return, bit by bit? You never really know when color’s going to come back -- or disappear. Maybe you’ve made a delightful, delicious sandwich from handmade bread and tomatoes and deer meat, all of which have color now… and then suddenly, when taking a bite, you get only the taste of ash and bread and tomato as the deer meat loses color.

Also, someone probably died for that color to fade away. Alarming!

Or maybe you’re walking along when suddenly your makeshift clothing is a hideous mix-match of colors; it had seemed fine when it was all grey and colorless!

Or perhaps, even worse, you’re walking out of a house when suddenly, the flowerbed in front of it has full color, bright and maybe a little blinding after so much monochrome. Damn those color mechanics.


Prompt 3:

he quest seems simple, on the Quest Post:

Quest 33:
Feed the Cockatrice.
Requirements: 2 of any color

Key word, of course, is seems. First, you have to find the cockatrice. Maybe grab someone to drag into the woods with you, since there needs to be at least two of you. Time to stomp through the woods in search of the elusive cockatrice.

Of course, once you find it, the quest...looks a bit harder. The monster hisses, ready to turn anyone who approaches to stone, as cockatrice tend to do. What do you even feed that thing? How will you get it to take it without getting stoned up? There are so many questions.

At least the stone will wear off...eventually… if you’re unlucky enough to get petrified.


Prompt 4:

ut hey, you did it! You fed the cockatrice, it seemed satisfied, and now you can go fetch your reward from your home. It must be something amazing, with the work that you put in.

The only change in your home, though, is what looks like a...picture book. It's got a colorful cover (in your character's color shade), and has their name on the cover, so it definitely belongs to them.

And when they flip it open, it's clearly full of pictures scribbled in, as if drawn in scribbly crayon. Unlike the rest of the Town, this book is fully colorful, every shade of the rainbow in those crayon strokes... which depict, page by page, your character's worst moments in their life. Every single last horrific experience or tragic moment -- it's all there, in colorful, cute children's drawings.

Congratulations!


Extra:

Got something in mind? Want to play with the setting more? The sky's the limit, so feel free and make up your own prompts to play with!



Welcome to Awash's second Test Drive Meme! Please check out the FAQ and rules as you test your characters out. The setting is yours to play with, so be creative and have a good time with it!

Important dates to remember are May 1st, 9 PM EST, when Reserves will open, and May 7th, 9 PM EST when Applications will open. Keep an eye out for it! As a side note, TDM threads are not canon, so please feel free to assume established CR for the sake of the TDM if it will make threading or showing off your character's voice easier.

If you have any questions about the TDM, feel free to ask us here. If there are any other questions, you can catch us via PM, the FAQ or the contact page. Thank you for your interest in Awash!

glorypunch: (pic#12031445)

[personal profile] glorypunch 2018-04-29 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ this is magical... she made a friend! growing up around boys means she's still not used to interacting with other girls, and it's hard to make so many friends in an army. ]

That's right! [ and then nanami is in BUSINESS MODE. ] Have you ever seen a cockatrice before?
glorypunch: (pic#12031442)

[personal profile] glorypunch 2018-04-29 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...how rude!! ]

I'm not naive! [ she didn't say that directly, but if the shoe fits then nanami will get mad at it. ] I'll fight you if you want! You just snuck up on me!!

[ she draws her sanjiegun, which is not a bad match for a pistol, but it's also not a good one, either. the important part of all this, though, is that "don't fight near someone's house" was actually just an excuse not to get shot before she was ready. ]

...but not to the death, okay?! Nanami has a lot of things to do after this!
queenofminiskirts: (teasing || how about that)

[personal profile] queenofminiskirts 2018-04-29 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[She couldn't help but laugh a little.]

Well, as long as you promise this won't be your first step onto a life of crime I guess it's fine.

[She gestures to a direction.] There's one that way.
tosa: neutral (pixiv: 156319)

[personal profile] tosa 2018-04-29 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
( Wow.

It's true but it's good to give Mutsu some trouble. It keeps him grounded. Keeps him good. Keeps him from getting more spoiled than he already is. He's proud enough as it is so let's keep him humble.
)

Hm? Can't even pretend to be a lil interested? Tough crowd

( But he doesn't really mind, even if he put his HEART AND SOUL into his explanation. )

I mean, I guess ya got a point. ( It's true. ) I've been around awhile and people've been fighting for a pretty long time. Makes ya think people should take care of the mess down here before they start going to new places and everything. But ya know, some guys're focused on what's around 'em and others prefer to reach for the stars instead. Not saying one's better than the other or anything like that... but I'm not gonna knock a man down for reaching for his dreams, 'specially when it means reaching the moon.
inheritance: (61)

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[personal profile] inheritance 2018-04-29 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Izuku's right in the middle of making his own sandwich when he hears Yuu's reaction. He looks over curiously.]

What's wrong? [Why is he glaring at his sandwich like that?]
nipzips: (homeboy)

[personal profile] nipzips 2018-04-29 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I see ... Okay. [ That sounds a little dramatic, if you ask him. Sorry about your life and friends, buddy.

But what a joke, asking Josuke of all people for money. Haha!!! The funniest joke. ]


I got like 250 yen in my wallet, about enough to buy a piece of bread, but first of all -- I don't even think this place will take it. [ He doesn't even know what currency this town uses yet, if they even do any trading at all. And also, because he's starting to catch onto this guy's game now: ]

So if you're trying to mooch some money off of me you really shouldn't bother.
observitude: (c - come with me)

house candy

[personal profile] observitude 2018-04-29 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Just a week?

[The voice from behind Annabeth sounds amused, and the white-haired teen's face matches.]

My, my... How exciting your life must be, to find obvious traps so often. What about well-hidden traps? Do you account for traps so hidden you don't even find them?
prochronistic: (050)

[personal profile] prochronistic 2018-04-29 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[now listen here swordfucker]

I can handle myself. I'm not going anywhere.

[Part of her is now very tempted to break off a piece of the candy out of spite and eat it just to prove that everything's fine, but she knows that's a bad idea. Instead, she heads over to a window that looks like it's made of spun sugar and runs a nail along the "glass".]

...I wonder what whoever lives here does when it rains.

[Soggy candy house...]
shipracked: (pic#12260498)

[personal profile] shipracked 2018-04-29 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[. . . cackles]

There we go! Looks like our little lamb has some fight in her after all!

[holding back isn't really Rider's style, but sure, if Nanami wants to make this a duel not to the death, she'll oblige. as well as she can, anyway. what is restraint???]

[with that taken care of, Rider plants her boots against the side of the house and pushes, launching herself into the air in an impressive front flip, before she lands on the ground in front of Nanami. she levels her pistol in the air, barrel pointed at her opponent]


Care to take the first strike? I'm feeling generous.
totaltrashfire: (I hope that you're missing me)

Mae Borowski| Night in the Woods

[personal profile] totaltrashfire 2018-04-29 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
1. Started out with a kiss

[If there's anything Mae has learned over the last few months, it's not to go fucking around in the woods.

Of course, if there's anything Mae's teachers (and her parents) can tell you, it's that Mae's never learned anything in her life. So here she is in the forest, checking it out, on the watch for any weirdoes in hoods (weirdoes in hoods are bad news).

And when she finds a candy house? Of course she's going to eat some of that! Who do you take her for?

So maybe you were also exploring the woods, or maybe you just happened to run into this young woman just outside the edges of the forest. Either way, she seems to be staring at you with wide, wide eyes.

She approaches.]


Uh. Hey!

[She's getting... really really close. What is personal space?]

3. Look at all these chickens.

[Mae's got her bat slung over her shoulder, standing at the edge of the woods, and whoever she sees, she beckons them over. She's played a lot of video games in her time, and she knows when someone offers you a side quest, you go do it!]

So what do you know about cock-ah... cock-oh... cock-things?

[She's already forgotten what they're called! And okay... it's kind of funny to say "cock" over and over. Heh heh.]

[[OOC: Mae looks like a cat but doesn't consider herself a cat! So if your character calls her a cat and she acts like that's weird, it's not because you misunderstood the icons haha.]
Edited 2018-04-29 17:11 (UTC)
inheritance: commission; DNS (108)

[personal profile] inheritance 2018-04-29 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Knowing the forest, there probably is. It's some kind of mythological creature, isn't it?

[Izuku turns toward the forest, eyeing it thoughtfully.] So either there's a certain cockatrice we have to find to complete the quest or any of them will do the trick. The problem is knowing which one of these is the right way to go.
moochobliged: (1456233 (15))

3.....hi

[personal profile] moochobliged 2018-04-29 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[You know, when your new quest buddy turns to stone mid-feeding attempt, it's actually very stressful. Kinda takes one out of the action pretty much immediately and ruins all quest concentration, so what Charles will find along with his vessel is this:

Ling squatting on the ground behind some gnarled roots and undergrowth, and said vessel statue maybe... tilted a little...? Like perhaps someone tried to physically heave it up in the air and run off, but had to duck and hide from an angry bird first?

How mysterious!

He's also shoving berries into his mouth instead of throwing them at the cockatrice, but these things happen, stress eating is real.]


No, if I knew any alkahestry— [Wait, hold on?? Wait. He stops dead mid-sentence and just points at Charles, then at the statue.] Ah?
prochronistic: (059)

[personal profile] prochronistic 2018-04-29 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[tosses her head. whatever.]

Who did you ask about this sort of thing when you arrived here?
tosa: neutral (Default)

[personal profile] tosa 2018-04-29 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
( It's not fun when you're doing nothing wrong!!! He's an innocent spirit and it only took a century for everyone to catch up! )

Can't ya do both? Ya know, enjoy the moment but keep outta trouble and all that. ( Holding up the "glass shard." It's just sugar? So it should be pretty harmless, right? While examining it, it snaps and he jumps. He didn't do that either, okay. ) What kind of opportunity d'ya think this is, anyway?

( Does she know something he doesn't? Or got something on her mind she wants to share? Anyway, while he's making conversation, he'll pop a piece of window in his mouth. He's still on team #HideTheEvidence and he's got his work cut out for him so let's get started on that now. )
prochronistic: (090)

1/2

[personal profile] prochronistic 2018-04-29 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Does she like spiders? Not really. Has she dealt with worse in the past? Oh, definitely. So it's time to crouch down in front of the spiderweb and hold out a hand to urge the spiders to crawl out onto her palm.]

Heeere, spider... nice spider...

[...]
prochronistic: (011)

2/2

[personal profile] prochronistic 2018-04-29 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Spider friend is scuttling off in the opposite direction.]

Oh, come on! Don't crawl away from me!
moochobliged: (tumblr_m8irw99ecC1rtvppr)

[personal profile] moochobliged 2018-04-29 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[A whole piece of bread...!! That's a little disappointing, because 250 sounded a lot more impressive for half a second, but bread is enough. Still, if they do need actual money, that's more than he has on him, ha ha.]

I'm trying not to starve! I'll open a tab!

[And never pay it but this dude doesn't need to know this. Ling is now more or less rubbing his face on Josuke's knee. Feed... him...]

So hungry...
photoshooter: (DOUBLE TAKE 📷 Eh?)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2018-04-29 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome, thank you!

[He turns in the pointed direction, starts to take a step, and then cancels the motion. After a second, he looks back at her.]

Whaaat am I looking for exactly?
inheritance: commission; DNS (199)

[personal profile] inheritance 2018-04-29 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[That makes Izuku bristle, though the anger isn't directed at Josuke.]

They can try, if that's what they're aiming for. Everyone here is a lot stronger than they think. I won't go down without a fight, and I know the others feel the same way, too.

[Most of them have something they need to get back to, something important.]
occultigen: (PROFILE ⚜ fuck these stupid hair wispies)

[personal profile] occultigen 2018-04-29 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, er...in a manner of speaking, I suppose. It was done, at least.

[She...basically showed up and existed while her partner did all of the heavy lifting, but if there is one thing we have learned from elementary school, it's that sometimes you too can get an award for literally just showing up.

She edges a little closer, trying to sneak a peek at his handiwork. It all looks a bit like gibberish to her eyes at a passing glance, but then, even gibberish is probably better than cartoonish realities of things you despair of the most.]


I'm sure I don't know who would ever draw something like this, but whatever you're doing to it can only be an improvement, if yours is anything like mine.
prochronistic: (041)

[personal profile] prochronistic 2018-04-29 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[But the question for the ages: is she going to want to fight or kiss after eating that?]

Oh, really? Let's see... [Time to break off a little piece of something (that feels sort of like a gumdrop?) and pop it into her mouth.]

...you're right! It's super sweet!

[Yuuri's going to end up with whatever effect her companion doesn't tbh.]
prochronistic: (028)

[personal profile] prochronistic 2018-04-29 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a good idea!

[But:]

Wait, do you have a can opener?
shipracked: (pic#12260499)

[personal profile] shipracked 2018-04-29 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[. . . . . . stares at him like the "keep outta trouble" part does not compute]

Sure thing, golden boy. If that's what you want to do. Sounds boring, though.

[she speaks dismissively, but moves on to answer his next question as she snaps off another piece of peppermint]

It's an opportunity to indulge, something no one should ever pass up! It isn't like peppermint and sugar are common commodities in the time period I come from.
inheritance: (93)

[personal profile] inheritance 2018-04-29 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[The enthusiasm dries up suddenly, replaced by a sense of foreboding.]

You and the other wolves have to hide back home? Just because you're wolves?
observitude: (two gods - under my protection)

nerd

[personal profile] observitude 2018-04-29 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well... You know what, as long as the mission isn't a total failure. Both of them getting stoned or dead would be a failure, but his buddy enjoying a snack? Yeah. Sure.

He's not fond of the idea of leaving the statue's side, and wants to hook his arms around it to pull it to safety, but...nnngh. Vincent's so much heavier when he's made of stone. Reluctantly, and mostly to limit the likelihood of the cockatrice meeting his gaze again, Charles ducks behind the roots as well.]


Sorry to disappoint, but this is what I really look like. I'm a lot cuter in that body, huh? [So small. A perfect, darling boy.] I was worried something like this might happen...