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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!

scooptimistic: (I'm probably about to slap you lovingly)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-04-30 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, witches probably need vacations too. Or maybe she just stepped out.
hydrokinetics: (The future's in doubt)

[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-04-30 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe. You think we should go find her and stop her from coming back? [If you stop an enemy before it comes after you you'll automatically win. Isn't that how it goes?]
scooptimistic: (How nice the kids are being gay)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-04-30 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
We could! I think it'd be easier than trying to knock down an entire house.

... Or eat it, if you're the type.

[ she may have a bottomless stomach, but that's still So Much Candy. ]
hydrokinetics: (that's for the restless)

[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-05-02 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
Considering the last time I ate an unknown something I turned into a guinea pig? I think I'll pass. [He prods the house with his toe though.] Let's keep walking and see if she's around. We could probably get some answers before she tries to bake us.
scooptimistic: (How nice the kids are being gay)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-05-02 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
I could take on a baker!

[ Probably. ]

In exchange, I want to hear about this guinea pig story.
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[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-05-02 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Even if it's not that exciting? [There's a grin but he turns to walk back into the woods, waiting for Maya to come along.] It was a few years ago, I was a kid at the time.
scooptimistic: (How do I olly out of this)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-05-03 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
You mean you were about half the size you are now? [ as she easily steps into a stride meant to keep up with his own.

Because Percy? Still a kid. ]
hydrokinetics: (that's for the restless)

[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-05-03 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[He rolls his eyes.] Okay, so maybe it was about four years ago. My best friend and I had been in a rowboat out at sea for hours and we ended up on an island at this resort. The lady who was there brought us inside and we needed to have a few makeovers done. She went one way and I stayed behind. And...the lady told me that if I wanted to be a better, happier version of myself she had the perfect plan with the right diet, exercise, and replacing meals with a milkshake.

You can probably guess where this is going.
scooptimistic: (Who WAS that masked man?)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-05-03 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
... You know, [ and Maya says this very thoughtfully, one finger to her chin as she continues to walk. ]

I don't think I've ever met an unhappy guinea pig.
hydrokinetics: (you're better off trying to freeze hell)

[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-05-04 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
Trust me, all of the guys she turned into guinea pigs were really unhappy before they were changed back into pirates. And then they were just really mad, especially after we stole their ship.

[Hope Maya's enjoying herself because this all sounds crazy even years later.]
scooptimistic: (Good news we're still alive!)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-05-04 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she sure is. Because after dealing with Nazis and mummies and Cthulu?? This just sounds like home. ]

Well, you had to get off the resort somehow, right? You've got to use what you have!

[ Sure. Pirate ships included. ]
hydrokinetics: (Still goes both ways)

[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-05-04 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[P2 sure is wild!!]

There were a lot of boats to choose from but that one responded the best. I'm pretty sure Blackbeard wouldn't agree but after that the resort and Circe weren't really our problem. We had other things we had to do first. [Shruuug.] It worked out in the end anyway because of a bottle of multivitamins.
scooptimistic: (Oh myyyy)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-05-07 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ It sure is!!! ]

You know, you've really got to let me interview you sometime. I could fill an entire magazine up, I bet!
hydrokinetics: (you're better off trying to freeze hell)

[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-05-08 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Magazine? [Just. Kind of eyeballing her for a moment.] Didn't realize you were a journalist. I've talked to a couple of publishers before. [...since like. That's apparently canon?? Why it's canon we just don't know.]
scooptimistic: (These lips were made for talking)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-05-09 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
It hasn't really come up before, has it? But I actually write for teens, so I think it'd work out pretty well!
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[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-05-10 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
And you're how old exactly? [Maya you barely look like you're out of your teens.]
scooptimistic: (How nice the kids are being gay)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-05-10 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Ignoring the unspoken rule of never asking a lady about her age-- [ not so unspoken when Ulala was anywhere within the vicinity, but Maya's a lot more chill than her roommate ]

I'm twenty-three!
hydrokinetics: (you're better off trying to freeze hell)

[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-05-13 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a grin because yeah, he's rude, but he's curious anyway. Twenty-three isn't that old, actually.]

So not that old. That's not too far from being a teenager.