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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!

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i. sweet tooth

[ Looks like you're going on an adventure today, and truth be told, it wouldn't be completely unfair to be a little alarmed, since your companion at least doesn't look all that well equipped to fight. She's a rather slight teenage girl who is dressed very practically, but she's also quite serious... In fact, even though you've agreed to come into the forest with her, she's barely said a word since... ]

a.
[ Which is actually just because of her naturally sharp intuition. The further into the forest they go, the more Saber gets the sensation that they're being watched. She can't pinpoint a particular presence, and it's not magical enough in origin that she's worried, but... It's still something that keeps her on edge. She feels a duty to protect who she's with, since she was the one to ask them to come with her.

Quite suddenly, she stops and looks up into the tall branches of a nearby try. ]

Hold— We're being watched.

b.
[ By strange, mutated woodland creatures, so overall? Not a big deal. And so eventually, they get to their "destination" of the house made of candy. Saber's brow immediately pinches together in puzzlement as she looks at it. ]

It's made of sweets?

[ She's not familiar with the story that inspires this house, so this is definitely perplexing. She looks around and listens sharply for anyone else, but... There's nothing. So instead, she looks to you. ]

Should we go inside?

ii. hangry

[ There's little that Saber takes more pleasure in that a good meal. Considering they're so hard to come by in Chroma, having an actually tasty, colorful meal is quite the blessing. Saber is almost glowing with a quiet happiness as she brings a sandwich up to take a bite...!

Only for one part of its color to suddenly fade away.

Saber pulls away the sandwich and looks aghast at this betrayal, and it's very much a comical expression on her usually stoic and serious features. ]

What trickery is this? My sandwich is...

[ Ruined. She's absolutely heartbroken, and she looks to whoever's nearest with a look of very mild despair. She's not aware of just why colors disappear just yet, so... Will you be the one to tell her? ]

iii. cock a doodle don't

[ As the cockatrice is a decidedly English mythical beast, Saber is more aware of what this quest might actually entail upon reading it. As such, her message is simple: ]

A cockatrice is no minor trifle to handle. Should anyone wish to complete this quest, I ask that I be allowed to accompany you. If you have theme, bring either a mirror or a rooster.

[ Which is quite straightforward, but you're welcome to reply to the message itself. Otherwise, you'll find Saber waiting at the edge of the woods to offer her assistance to any adventurer into the woods. She may be waiting for you, but if not, she'll just ask simply: ]

Wait. Are you planning to feed the cockatrice?

[ Regardless, it looks like you don't have much of an option. Saber is insisting on accompanying you on this quest one way or another. ]

iv. wildcard me

[ The usual! Make up something and I'll roll with it, hit me up and we'll make something up, whatever. Just note that I'm using this TDM to voicetest, so forgive me if anything changes while I hammer out her voice! ]

[Despite not replying to the message, Sasuke shows up at the edge of the forest; however, he doesn't appear to have mirror or rooster with him. Maybe there's one or the other beneath the cloak draping over ninety percent of him.

With hair cast over one side of his face, he seems rather grave. (But at least an older adult?) He neither acknowledges nor smiles at Saber at first, visible eye trained instead on the edge of the woods. It wouldn't be this easy, of course. It's deeper within.]

Yes. Weren't you?

[ There's no particular outward appraisal of the man that approaches her, but she takes in what she needs to know at a casual glance. Considering how many people here were children, she was standing guard at the edge of the woods in large part to make sure that none of them were foolish in proceeding into the woods alone or unarmed. It's ironic, considering her own youthful appearance, but even from the way she carries herself, it doesn't give the impression of a teenager. ]

I was. By chance, did you come here because you saw my message?

[ Since that would certainly eliminate a part of the conversation. She wouldn't exactly need to warn him that this was unlikely to be an easy quest, and also that she wouldn't be asking to accompany him. ]

I read it. [Saber's... "servitude" isn't lost on Sasuke, though he has no particular explanation for what her existence is called. In any case, he doesn't appear disturbed, and he instead turns to go into the forest without any offer or rejection to her.

She can probably follow without restriction.] Why do you believe a mirror or a rooster will be useful?

[ Saber follows after, but actually following is short-lived. She rather quickly takes the lead protectively, though she's not exactly quick to explain why other than the obvious. A cockatrice may be a powerful magical beast, but it's not so powerful that its gaze would overcome her natural resistance to magic. Where it would cause a quick death or petrification for most, she would guess that at worst, it would slow her movements if she were to look at it. ]

Both may be used to defeat it. I've never encountered one myself, but their legends are noteworthy. The cockatrice's gaze is what is deadly, so the mirror reflects the effect back. The rooster is another legend that says that its crow would kill it.

[ She frowns slightly, since she knows that's not exactly the quest, but she would technically be happier with the result of removing such a dangerous creature from living so close to people... But she does add: ]

I don't agree with it needing to be fed. But if it must, then it is wise to be prepared to fight it.

one

he doesn't like feeling like he's being watched. not like this. yuri's used to having eyes on him all the time, but there's something about this forest that feels threatening. he doesn't like it, but he agreed to go on an exploration because he's really got nothing else to do. it's not until he sees a sudden patch of color when he thinks they've finally found something worthwhile out here.

it's a candy house. not what he was expecting. the house does, indeed, look delicious, and yuri's not gonna lie to himself and say that he isn't hungry. if he could have one bite of it and get away with it, he absolutely would--but he knows that nice things aren't just handed to you on a silver platter, so he stands in front of the house with his arms folded across his chest.

he says it to whoever's nearby in a tone that can also be heard as don't be an idiot.

three

it's pretty obvious that yuri isn't experienced with dealing with giant chicken monsters. he was most likely dragged out here by someone (you!) for assistance, though how much of it he can provide is really up for debate. he's holding a piece of meat in his hands, hiding behind a tree and looking less than thrilled to be here.

he's not yelling, at least, but he's whispering as loud as he can, pointing at the cockatrice from behind the tree.

you

wildcard

hit me up with another prompt!

[Having someone rush to lead isn't exactly much different or unexpected than usual, but it is noted. Honestly, as a ninja, he prefers this better since the back is where a lot of stealthy attacks happen.]

You're not wrong to question the orders you're given.

[Though he hasn't ever seen a cockatrice, based on her information, he doesn't think it'll pose much of a threat to him. Like Saber, he has an arsenal of abilities that will protect him from any deadly gaze.]

Let's see what we're dealing with first.

1 - Forest Finds

[Why did he do this to himself. Why did Dwyer think today would be the day to walk out into the woods for a while? Because it's not - it never is and never will be, and this is the fifth branch that's whacked him square in the face and knocked him prone. While each time it had happened, he'd taken a while to get up, this time he stays sprawled on the path, blinking up at the boughs and contemplating his choices.

He's also, uh. As said, right in the middle of the path. Casually taking up space for you to walk and not looking like he's going to move. If he hears footsteps, he just closes his eyes and talks in a slow, tired tone.]

Yeah, I figured this would happen eventually. It's okay, I don't mind being eaten by a monster or anything. I've lived a good life. Just...don't tell my father this was how I met my end. I'd never live it down.

2 - Ashes to Ashes

[Okay, so. Maybe he'd been looking forward to eating something that actually tasted like food? But the deer meat going monochrome isn't the last straw for Dwyer. He'll live with a tomato sandwich, that's fine. It's when he goes to take a sip of his cup of coffee, still steaming hot, that he gags, sputters, and nearly spits out a mouthful of what should be rich and delicious and is instead the most disgusting, ashen mixture of liquids imaginable. The taste of cream is still there, and sugar, but coffee itself - that's lost color, and that's something he cannot stand for.

Besides, you know, someone having died for it to go away, apparently. That's. That's concerning. He's taken up his Mend stave to comb through town, knocking with surprising sharpness on doors or just plain walking up to you in the street, face grim and determined as he says,]

Hey. Do you know if anyone is dead around here?

[It may be long after the point which healing could help, but he's got to keep tabs on you, mysterious coffee color person!]

3 - Cockatrice...?

[It is with absolute certainty that Dwyer did not elect to take up this quest of his own volition. Maybe you needed a second person to come with you and were desperate, and he was there, and for some reason you decided yeah, why not this guy? How hard could feeding a weirdly-named creature be, anyway?

Let's find out!]

i;

[ This is far from the first unsettling forest he's found himself in, but it might be the spookiest.

It's times like these that he actually sort of misses having his shadow possessed by a loudmouth Evil King. Stan's usual egotistical rambling would be a welcome break from the eerie silence right about now.

Unfortunately, he is on his own here. None of his old friends are around to keep him company. ]

> "..."

[ Ari decides to break the silence himself by whistling, although he's too nervous for the gesture to bring him much comfort. The splash of color among the trees luckily distracts him from worrying if he's off-key, and he gazes upon the candy house in equal parts confusion and hunger.

He can't remember the last time he ate, but chewing on the front porch seems like a good way to end up cursed or something, right? ]

[ it’s the whistling that gets dextera’s attention, more than the person it’s coming from. it’s hard to miss a shock of red hair like that normally, but the candy house is just a little more distracting.

it takes him a moment still to realize that the house and the whistling are two different phenomena, though, and he blinks. ]

…?

[ dextera taps the nervous boy right on the shoulder, coming from behind. ]

[ So caught in the moral dilemma of whether it would be worth risking his safety and well-being for a tasty snack, Ari utterly fails to notice the dark-haired figure approaching him from behind.

He gasps and jolts when something touches his shoulder, instinctively jerking forward and nearly tripping over his own feet in the process. Ari scrambles to turn around and face the offending party, just in case he needs to defend himself from a possible attack.

Fortunately, it's not a ghost. Unfortunately, he's not sure if this young man is a friend or foe.

Ari asks for his name, but the words don't carry properly in this foreboding forest. He clears his throat and tries again. ]

> "Who are you?"

[ As always, he has to put a particular sort of emphasis behind his voice to try and make himself heard, or else anything he says oddly seems to fade into the background. ]

Ah—?

[ that was strange. he felt like he’d heard something else for a moment there… but the question gets across anyway. as always, when he meets a new person, dextera touches his throat and shakes his head, a quick sign to say that he can’t speak.

it doesn’t mean he’s without words, though. ]

My name is Dextera. [ he spells it out, slow and careful. ] Are you lost?

[ Oh? So he can't speak... Fortunately, Ari somehow gets the gist of what he means anyway. He nods.

The redhead explains that yes, he is lost. He's not sure how he ended up here, actually, but he definitely took a wrong turn somewhere. He gestures to the candy-coated house nearby. ]

> "Do you think it's edible?"

[ That's not the question he meant to ask, but he's genuinely curious. It looks like something out of a children's fairy tale—not that he really knows any stories like that. He grew up with stories of great heroes, villainous demons, and the horrors of tax evasion. ]

[ dextera does think it’s edible. whether or not it’s a good idea to eat it is another question entirely. when all the food here is so dull and grey, and this house is practically glowing with color, it’s hard to resist, but… ]

…

[ he nods. ]

Probably… dangerous.

[ Ari can't help the sigh that escapes him, as he glances wistfully toward the candy-coated structure. ]

> "Thought so."

[ The last thing he needs right now to get himself cursed—or worse—but he's undeniably hungry. His stomach is quick to make that proclamation, even if he won't. ]

[ all that said, it probably isn’t a bad idea to eat something if they’re all the way in the woods, and this house is standing so temptingly over them. ]

But you can try.

[ dextera is no stranger to just putting things in his mouth. ]

[ If he was still back home in his own world, with his friends, he knows how this would go. Curiosity over the candy house would lead to bickering about whether or not it was safe to eat, with Stan ultimately deciding to force Ari to try a bite, whether he wanted to or not, just to prove his point.

This is Ari's chance to avoid making such a (probably) stupid mistake. An opportunity to rise above the silly antics he always ends up dragged into. No one is making him do anything. He's free to— ]

> "Maybe a closer look wouldn't hurt."

[ Dang it, Ari. ]

[ dextera nods. he doesn’t think it’s a good idea to eat, but the house itself doesn’t feel menacing. it’s odd, to be sure, and almost certainly perched against them if it’s in the middle of these woods, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to kill them.

he reaches out, brushing his fingers along one of the candy “bricks” that make up the front wall. there are gumdrops sugar-glued to the windowsill, and dextera does sort of wonder what it all tastes like. ]

It smells sweet.

[ he breaks a piece off, but nothing retaliates. phew! ]

[ Ari follows Dextera toward the candy house, watching as the dark-haired young man touches the brick wall. Will the sugar stick to his fingers? He's certainly bolder than Ari, at least, who wouldn't have dared to actually break a piece off of the wall. ]

> "I hope nobody's home."

[ Too late to worry about that now, when they've already committed property damage. Luckily, he doesn't hear anything coming from inside the house. ]

Ah…

[ dextera hadn’t considered that, and he now looks at the candy in his hands like it might be evidence of a crime. although he hasn’t personally encountered anyone living out in these woods, he knows that people have.

he pushes the candy back against the place he took it from, and then looks back at ari. is this… better… ]

[ It's... the thought that counts? Maybe?

Ari's hand hovers nervously in front of his mouth as he considers Dextera's possible solution: just put it back.

Ari asks Dextera if the block pierce will actually stay in place as soon as he removes his hand. If it simply falls back out again, they might have to try something else to get it to stick. If only there was an easy way to wet it... ]

…?

[ for a moment, dextera thought that he’d heard ari say something—but maybe not. it doesn’t matter, perhaps, because dextera pulls his hand back and of course the candy falls right down. it’s not hitting the ground, at least. what it touches is just more candy, or maybe some cookie flooring.

he winces. ]

I think it’s broken.

[ Oh. There it goes.

The sad way it tumbles to the floor suddenly gives Ari an idea, and the red-haired boy leans down to pick up the sugary brick piece himself. It's surprisingly light in his hand, almost reminding him of a piece of... meringue, he thinks it's called? His mother made some once, when he was younger. But the texture of this is a bit more solid—it would have to be, to build a house out of it. ]

> "Here goes nothing."

[ Ari lifts the brick piece to his mouth, his tongue darting out to lick a strip down its surface, not unlike an envelope. He then quickly puts it back, holding it in place until it has a chance to stick back where it belongs.

His tongue tingles. ]

[ dextera decides to not be useless, and so he puts his hand over ari’s to help hold it, too. it doesn’t occur to him that just licking it might be enough to set off any magic that might be lurking, or else he might be a little more worried. ]

…

[ once he’s confident in its repair, he looks to ari once again. ]

How did it taste?

[ There's a hint of something sugary sweet coating his tongue, and Ari swallows before he can think better of it. ]

> "..."

[ Considering he just licked part of the wall, it tasted pretty good, all things considered. But that suddenly seems far less important than Dextera himself.

Oddly, Ari finds that he can't stop staring at Dextera. His big, expressive green eyes gradually widen with surprise... as a rather embarrassing urge sets in. He hasn't felt this tongue-tied in a long time, so utterly flummoxed by the desire to—well—

It's only the fact that he didn't actually eat an entire piece of candy that keeps him from immediately jumping the dark-haired young man, but the strange urge to grab and kiss him is only getting worse by the moment. ]

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Test Drive Meme 2.

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Dwyer | Fire Emblem: Fates (Revelation Route)

Ari | Okage: Shadow King

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