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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!

tosa: neutral (Default)

[personal profile] tosa 2018-04-30 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
( That's it? That just gets him to laugh even more. Even the little thumbs up is cute. Poor kid, didn't know what he was getting himself into here, did he? Well, to be fair, neither did he. That won't stop Mutsu from giving a thumbs up of his own and loudly agreeing, )

I do too!

( They can definitely do this. And if his little friend is uncertain then... Mutsu will be the certain one. )

Figure out how to feed it and I'll keep it from getting to ya.

( With his sword? Nah, he's not going to go charging at that thing when he doesn't know it's strength. Instead, he'll reach for his gun with his other hand and-- ready, aim, bang!

Yeah, Hellbird really didn't like that.
)
bakukatsu: ([=w=] | Give a new legion of monsters)

[personal profile] bakukatsu 2018-04-30 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Corn, obviously.

[ Look, he's drawing conclusions from the fact the blasted thing looks to be at least 60% chicken. ]

Of course, there's also the possibility it turns out to be carnivorous. I'm sure it doesn't turn things to stone for no reason. We can test either theory.
shigeharu: (eep.)

[personal profile] shigeharu 2018-04-30 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
With art this bad, who can tell?

[ No, really, this art is pretty awful. ]
swordfucker: (161)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-04-30 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Hahaha.

[Josuke's amusing, Guren likes him already. He passes him the bag full of fish.] What, the pride of victory isn't enough? [Not when Guren played him like this, probably. But oh well!]

Don't get so sour. We have the same goal. We're going to feed that cockatrice.
queenofminiskirts: (neutral || how about no)

[personal profile] queenofminiskirts 2018-04-30 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
[A part of her wonders if she should just leave him to eat the house. But if anything did happen to him she'd feel bad so...]

I'll only say this once: you're better off eating the mutant animals in the forest.

[And that's all she's saying before she turns and starts to walk away. By the way, she's not letting go so if he doesn't want to be dragged along he'd best think fast.]
queenofminiskirts: (unsure || curious)

[personal profile] queenofminiskirts 2018-04-30 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Only in video games. I think they're supposed to be able to petrify people...?
asano_san: (older!Keigo - unsure)

[personal profile] asano_san 2018-04-30 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
I'm Keigo Asano. [Since he doesn't seem to want to cut him in half for destroying the candy house, he can't think of any reason not to give his name. And being polite to people who could cut him in half is a genius plan if he does say so himself.

But speaking of cutting him in half, this guy is one of the Three Great Spears of Japan? Zanpakutou spirits weren't part of his "what has Ichigo gotten me into?" training course, so he decides he must have heard wrong. He is distracted by how sticky his hands feel. He must be explaining his weapon.]


What time are you from if you're carrying one of those spears?
moochobliged: (1456233 (26))

[personal profile] moochobliged 2018-04-30 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Ling is... not dying, but running around with a stone boy is still strenuous, so he'll just squat down on the ground and sigh. Hhhh.]

Alkahestry... it's the healing arts in my country. Do you know what alchemy is?

[He'll get to the other question, to which the answer is ha ha not at all, in a minute.]
moochobliged: (4)

[personal profile] moochobliged 2018-04-30 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Ling is a dramatic boy.... deal with it. That sounds like a huge goddamn lie, but whatever, he's getting a free ride into the unknown here and maybe will die!! The usual.]

You don't even know where the river is...? It's not as if you'll find it no matter what direction you walk.
asano_san: (impending doom)

three

[personal profile] asano_san 2018-04-30 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[So this is what it's like to have someone launch themselves at your face. If he ever makes it back home, some apologies may be in store.

No! They already got their satisfaction in punching and kicking him for it. He doesn't owe them anything. Maybe he wasn't in the right, but they were way out of line, too. A severe over-reaction when he was just trying to be friendly!

Keigo proceeds to overreact.]


What are you doing?!

[He flings his arms up in an X in front of his face.]
thirdbeauty: (Blushing bathing beauty)

1 /takes the excuse to thread with Oona again and runs

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2018-04-30 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[The forest is creepy. More than once Natsuru has jumped at trees that seem to be grabbing at her, or eyes looking her way from the darkness.

She does make it to the clearing eventually, though, and breathes a sigh of relief. The house...

Well, the house looks pretty demolished already. Who could eat that much of a candy house? Admittedly Natsuru is tempted to try a bite herself, but before she can...]


Mmph-?!

[Her eyes go wide at the feeling of lips crushing against hers. It takes a minute for the realization to fully hit her that a pretty mermaid is the one kissing her, and her face starts to turn really red.]
asano_san: (eh? eh?)

[personal profile] asano_san 2018-04-30 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Keigo fumbles the cockatrice food, but manages to keep a hold on it. It would be such a pain to have to go back for more.]

You almost made me drop it!

[But he can't stay mad when everything's so light-hearted.]

As long as the chicken doesn't hide and leave us clucked.

[Good cockatrice hunting times.]
tosa: neutral (Default)

[personal profile] tosa 2018-04-30 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
He's a real popular guy so ya'd think if he was in there, they'd make it obvious, right? ( Maybe riding his horse in the clouds? A monk's hood? Hmm... ) ... Or maybe not. These are pretty bad!

( Laughs loudly, )

But what about the banners, huh? Ya know all of their colors off the top of your head or just your favorites?
queenofminiskirts: (teasing || how about that)

[personal profile] queenofminiskirts 2018-04-30 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[She laughs again before she's reaching out and pushing him lightly on the back.]

You can't miss it. Momo made sure all the depots have clear signs.

[But she was coming along too! Just so he didn't get lost or something.]

I'm Kaoru, by the way.
queenofminiskirts: (excited || really!?)

[personal profile] queenofminiskirts 2018-04-30 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Mafuyu, you are speaking her language. She feels like she's found her soul mate right this moment.]

Right? Aren't miniskirts just the best!?

[She'll take that half pile.]

But what are you going to do? [Not even accusatory she just wants to know because this is how you make a plan, right? (Don't ask her she's not the one with the plans in her team.)]

inheritance: commission; DNS (124)

[personal profile] inheritance 2018-04-30 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
I think it's a possibility! [Never dismiss a theory until something proves it wrong, he thinks.]

The color's obviously tied to magic of some kind, and a curse would fall right into that category, wouldn't it?
youwillbeunequaled: (] we are all together at last)

[personal profile] youwillbeunequaled 2018-04-30 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh? Asano-dono, you know of this spear? [Cheerful at the prospect of having met another person who knows of that great man Tadakatsu's history, he steps forward.]

At Honmaru the year is 2205, but that is of little consequence. I carry this spear because I am the tsukumogami of it! Do you know the term?
asano_san: (shocked)

[personal profile] asano_san 2018-04-30 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not some history nerd, but I've heard of it.

[The date is strange, but less startling than it would have been to hear it in any other context. One minute he was sitting in his bedroom and the next he was in the bottom of a well in a world with almost no color. The same thing happening to someone from the future isn't as crazy as that thing happening in the first place.

That word, though. Tsukomogami. He knows he's heard that somewhere...

It comes back to him, a story his sister once told him about the spirit that lived in her hairbrush while she threatened him never to touch it again.]


You're a demon?!
batteredhat: (pipeweed)

[personal profile] batteredhat 2018-04-30 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Gandalf glances up at her approach and lifts his bushy eyebrows in incredulity and disapproval when she reaches for his staff. He waits until right when her fingers make contact with the wood when he speaks.]

May I help you, young lady?
batteredhat: (the road goes ever on and on)

[personal profile] batteredhat 2018-04-30 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, he was thinking that there were more surprises than just cockatrices likely to be waiting for them, but the boy raises an excellent point.]

The message stated 'Feed the Cockatrice' rather than 'Feed a Cockatrice.' So there may indeed be only one or it may be a specific one, but it would be good to be sure.

[Gandalf strokes his beard in consideration.]

Do you have any companions here who might be recruited to join us? We will cover more ground.

[The message also said a requirement of 2 but not of only 2.]
foeyay: (the mighty bioshock should tip a hat)

[personal profile] foeyay 2018-04-30 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Kamui's primed lips slam into Keigo's forearm, as does his nose. He pulls back and blinks, not so much surprised as mildly disappointed. He hadn't expected Keigo to have the reflexes (or brain power) to react in time.]

I was trying to kiss you. [Duh.] I certainly wasn't going to hit you. You wouldn't make much of a punching bag.
youwillbeunequaled: (s perhaps he's messing with you)

[personal profile] youwillbeunequaled 2018-04-30 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Tonbokiri blinks in startled surprise at that exclamation (demon? that hurts a little, friend), then shakes his head.]

No, no. I'm the spirit of this spear, given human form by my current master.
What kind of place are you from that tsukumogami are demons...
nipzips: (my thuggie)

one

[personal profile] nipzips 2018-04-30 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hey, it's that weird ass house. That weird ass house that does strange things to your mind if you eat its contents. Yeah, Josuke's staying far away from that place. Who knows what other effects it has? He sure doesn't want to find out.

Though, it looks different from the last time he saw it. To be precise, he can see that an entire wall has now disappeared. There's also a guy stepping out, crumbs coating his lips, looking so satisfied he might as well have been at a buffet. ]
Dude, that might not have been such a good ide --

[ And then, it happens, he's pretty much dragged into that one big kiss. ] MMHF?!
kringlefuck: (( 56. ))

[personal profile] kringlefuck 2018-04-30 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ she... she is very bossy... ]
Consume it? Why the hellfire should I?

[ He's easy to persuade, but man, that lemon drop is almost the same color of his jammies he's wearing right now.. ]

Does something happen if I don't?
asano_san: (older!Keigo - woe)

[personal profile] asano_san 2018-04-30 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
One where my sister is an awful person!

[Spirits and swords. When will he stop having to find out new things about spirits and swords? But Tonbokiri hasn't acted like a demon yet. He could be telling the truth.]

I guess that's not too bad. A good spirit, right? [You can't be too careful.]