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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!

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[personal profile] parodeity 2018-05-12 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
In the woods? You can say that. There are quests posted on the shitty internet forum our laptops have on them, and one was "feed the cockatrice". I got split up from my partner though and it requires two people so I sort of assumed it was a busy for the day.

[ he seems pretty easygoing but his partner is more than capable of taking care of themself. ]

If you mean here in general here, I just woke up in the well. No sending necessary.
photoshooter: (BACKLIGHT 📷 Rise and shine)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2018-05-12 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Now that prompts a real, guileless burst of laughter out of him, that perfect comic beat before the punchline. He lets his camera hang from its strap and rubs his face, grinning back, a little shy but encouraged by the familiarity of teasing, by the good-natured harmlessness of it.]

Oh, man, it's worse than that, Red. You literally don't even know the half of it.

[How's your Latin, Witchyface?]

My last name is Argentum. Prompto Argentum.
whichcraft: murder, arson, and jaywalking, presumably (INNOCENT ♚ what can one little girl do)

[personal profile] whichcraft 2018-05-12 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bingo. Hook, line, and sinker — and idly, it occurs to her that it's kind of a shitty way of looking at things, to have successfully made nice with this guy and immediately start cataloguing what that means and how she might use it, but.

Look, just because she knows she can doesn't mean she's going to, necessarily. Not unless she has to. It's just good to know the cards you're holding in your hand, that's all.]


I'm impressed at your entirely correct use of the word "literally" there.

[Coincidentally, she doesn't speak Latin, but the nice thing about Latin is that it's influenced so much of the spoken word she does know that it's not hard to make the intuitive leaps. Besides, Argent = Silver comes up in all sorts of random ways. Chemistry, heraldry.]

...So what you're saying is, I'm Red, and you're Quicksilver?
whichcraft: that's kind of bullshit but i believe it (LISTEN ♚ like watching paint dry)

[personal profile] whichcraft 2018-05-12 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
It's nice to know that even in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, apparently shitty internet forums are still a universal constant. I hope that means there are still shitty memes and people picking pointless fights with each other about random minutiae, too.

[She contemplates a minute.]

Also people roleplaying and like, those really terrible Geocities-grade animated gifs full of artifacts in people's signatures.
photoshooter: (SELFIE 📷 Oh my god do I try)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2018-05-12 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, no, he likes her. She's smarter than he is, obviously, she knows things like how to use "literally" correctly and the names of exotic birds, but then to use that to say she's impressed? To catch onto the joke of his name? Be still his beating heart.

This is probably the longest conversation he's had with a girl who wasn't Iris or Aranea, and all it is is hi, my name is Prompto Argentum and I think birds are pretty.]


Guess so! Haha, what're the chances of that? Maybe someone realized this world needs more colors and brought us here by mistake.

[He cups his hands around his mouth and calls up to the sky--jokingly, and he actually lowers his voice just in case noise will grab unsavory sort of attention:]

Heeeeyyy! We're not crayonnnnns!
whenitsgone: (mondays might be alright)

[personal profile] whenitsgone 2018-05-12 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[ Something about her words manages to change his pout into a bit of a momentary smile. Good going, Max. ]

So totally.

[ The chance to use Earth slang enthuses him, and it shows in his tone. It's the little things, really. ]
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[personal profile] reshoot 2018-05-12 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[A soft laugh. It's nice to not be totally on her own in this thing, she waves him along as they head towards to forest.]

Is there something specific we're supposed to feed it, or do we have to guess its tastes?

Birds like...seed, right? So...
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[personal profile] whenitsgone 2018-05-12 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. [ He considers this as he follows along, tapping his lips with a finger. ] I read once they eat meat. Also that they eat nuts and berries... I think that the latter would be easier to find.

[ What was he doing reading about cockatrices? Well, he wanted to read all about what Earth might hold. He had read about the whole fantasy bestiary. Imagine his surprise when three headed beasties hadn't roamed the land... ]
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[personal profile] reshoot 2018-05-12 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Berries and nuts, got it! We can check some of the bushes nearby for berries, because I'm pretty sure I've seen some when I was messing around earlier...Meat is definitely not an option unless you want to throw it an arm...which I'd advise against.

...Oh, I'm Max, by the way!

[Shake her hand, you know you want to!]

It's nice to meet you. Uh. Comrade?
whenitsgone: (locked up in my mind)

[personal profile] whenitsgone 2018-05-12 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's caught somewhere between laughing at the 'throw an arm' line and flushing because he was so busy expounding on his knowledge, he forgot they really have no access to meat. Oh dear. ] Yes, let's not do that. [ He does shake her hand. ] It's nice to meet you as well. I'm Warrick.

[ He's continuing their walk and trying to spot a bush with berries. Soon enough - ]

Aha!
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[personal profile] reshoot 2018-05-12 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It's been so long since I've had any food, these actually look kinda good...

[Her stomach grumbles as she starts pulling berries from the bush, placing them in a small leather pouch she has on her, which she offers to Warrick.]

Not that I'm going to eat mystery berries from mystery world. I've seen enough movies to know that like, always ends bad. Always.
whenitsgone: (but wait)

[personal profile] whenitsgone 2018-05-12 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Er. [ He holds his hands up. ] I can't actually... touch them. If you still want me to carry the pouch, I can, but I can't take them out once we get there.... I'm very sensitive to liquids. I don't want to risk one bursting.

[ He then tilts his head at the fact she hasn't eaten. ]

You'll need to eat something soon...
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[personal profile] reshoot 2018-05-12 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh...

[Blinkblink.]

Sensitive to liquids? Like...an allergy?

[No sorry that's much weirder than not eating.]
whenitsgone: (but wait)

[personal profile] whenitsgone 2018-05-12 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm, something like that.

[ He probably shouldn't be telling this, but he's told it so easily before, so why the hell not now. ]

They burn me.
whichcraft: god the killers truly understand my soul (BURN ♚ on the back of a hurricane)

[personal profile] whichcraft 2018-05-12 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Now that? That gets her attention right away, even though she's careful not to let on about it. So he's making a joke about raging against the heavens, but still is smart enough to keep his voice low just in case someone actually overhears him. That's such a subtle thing to notice, and yet it makes a big impression: this one thinks about the consequences of his actions. He's aware that his actions have consequences.

It's legitimately sad how incredibly impressed she is by that, after months of traveling with a pack of idiots who couldn't always be arsed to remember that speaking a Dread King's name aloud often means suddenly the Dread King has just become aware that someone has invoked his name.

God. She'd forged a bond with her boys in the time that they'd journeyed together, no doubt of that, but man. Sometimes they were just dumb as a sack of rocks, and it still sometimes surprises her when people aren't.]


You think that's really what it is? Someone here, grabbing and bringing people here?

[...Oh, hey.]

So you're not from around here either, then. You're from somewhere else.
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[personal profile] reshoot 2018-05-12 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
All liquids burn you?

[A slow inhale...]

It's like that one movie...

Wait, wait, then how do you like...hydrate. Or...wash yourself, I guess.
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[personal profile] costaliris 2018-05-12 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Good luck, Max. You're dealing with a pretty grumpy teenager.

Gladion just... scowls at her angrily, until Sivally nudges his hand with a huff. She's right, you know. This isn't like back home.

A sigh escapes him, hand resting on the head of the chimera.]


It's still an awful color...
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[personal profile] costaliris 2018-05-12 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[That only makes Gladion scowl harder, but the question about Sivally is a good distraction away from horrible color combinations and rainbow clothing.]

Sivally is a synthetic Pokemon. They are my partner.

[Sivally preens a little at the reply, looking quite proud of themselves. Damn skippy they're Gladion's partner.]
whenitsgone: (we're running out of time)

[personal profile] whenitsgone 2018-05-12 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. That one movie.

[ Completely blank look. That particular figure is part of the cause of his weakness. She just happens to be real for him, not part of a movie. ]

I don't hydrate. My magic keeps me clean. I promise.
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[personal profile] tendershepherd 2018-05-12 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sorey hadn't been expecting to hear such a sudden shout, but when he did he took off running in the direction he thought he heard it come from.]

WHAT'S [He shouts as he breaks through to the area the shout definitely came from.] wrong...? [Only to be flustered because rather than anyone getting attacked or something else happening, there's just a kid here. A kid and a strange monster he doesn't recognize.]

Hey, are you okay?! I heard a shout from here. Did that thing hurt you?

[The monster doesn't seem to be making any threatening movements, so he doesn't see a need to draw his sword--but that doesn't mean he's not going to be cautious, or worry about the kid's safety.]
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[personal profile] queenofminiskirts 2018-05-12 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[She has an expression as if she had no idea what he means. Except maybe the partner bit. And synthetic...maybe he was like Momotaro then?]

Can I pet them?
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[personal profile] reshoot 2018-05-12 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay she totally wants to pet the mystery creature but...it's a mystery creature.]

What color would you prefer?

I'm sure there'll be more opportunities for clothes in the future...

You strike me as someone that wears a lot of black.
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[personal profile] costaliris 2018-05-12 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sivally loves pets. They're sniffing the air around Max a bit, just as curious about this new person.]

... black or red.

[Honestly he wouldn't have such an issue with bright colors if it weren't for how he was forced to dress for so many years.

Besides, Lillie pulls it off much better than he does.

Still, being that obvious that a stranger could pin down his likes wasn't exactly elevating his grumpy nature. He even lets out a sigh with his response, turning his head slightly and placing a hand over one side of his face.]
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[personal profile] perfectennist 2018-05-12 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Tenn's just saying you have a habit of putting a lot of things in your mouth, Gaku. Are you going to deny your oral fixation this late in the game? Really? ]

... it smells terrible in here.

[ Tenn pulls the mask back over his face, wrinkling his nose slightly at the scent. That actually turns his stomach a little, and he likes sweets.

He reaches out and touches the gummy candy with the edge of a fingernail, flicking it curiously. ]


Shouldn't there be a witch and an oven inside?
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[personal profile] costaliris 2018-05-12 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow, excuse you! Sivally would never!

Not that Gladion would be so arrogant as to think a stranger would understand that. He seems to be, so far, the only person with any Pokemon in the village. Even a standard Pokemon like Umbreon wouldn't be recognized by most, let alone something as unique as the creature at his side.

If anything Gladion was more embarrassed that his surprised cry earned such a response.]


Sivally wouldn't hurt me. I'm fine. I was... startled.

[He won't say by what, but the faint pink on his cheeks indicates it was something minor.]