Test Drive Meme 2.

[awashmods]

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!

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[sacredblaze]

[All of Lailah's long years of experience and common sense tell her that the building is either A: Very Dangerous or B: Very Special. It's possible the thing is some kind of shrine that may help. Or it could be a trap - like a color sponge, sucking pigment from anyone foolish enough to investigate. But even if that's the case it's a colorful trap and that means flavor, right??

For several long (by human standards) minutes she stands near the house, hands clasped in front as caution and longing wage a silent war in her heart. She really shouldn't be so careless. But... one bite shouldn't hurt. Just a little taste to remind her what flavor is...!

Alas, it's not to be. For just as she plucks off a rainbow striped candy cane, a familiar voice reaches her ears and water sends the treat into the wild, colorless yonder. Whirling on the heartless perpetrator with a look of utter dismay, Lailah lets out a moan.]

Mikleoooo...! That was uncalled for!

[resoluteseraph]

[How is it that Mikleo is much younger and not nearly as experienced as Lailah but she's the one making silly mistakes? Not that he has any idea of just how old she is. That's besides the point!

Either way, seeing her break off a piece of the suspiciously tempting house in the middle the creepy forest is enough to give him a heartattack. Luckily he manages to knock the treat away before she gets a taste. He's heard that odd things happen in these woods and having a fire seraph who also happens to be the Shepherd's Prime Lord affected by the candy is not something he wants to experience. There's no telling what the consequences would be even if they didn't have extra firepower at their control

Mikleo breathes a sigh of relief even as she turns on him in order to scold him. After a moment he starts moving closer to her.]

I'm sorry but we have no idea what that might do to us. When we return to town, I'll make you something else to eat. [Color is still limited so he'll have to make do with whatever he can find but it will be a lot safer than this.]

[sacredblaze]

[A lady of worldly tastes can't be blamed for resorting to the occasional desperate act. Her heart, nay, her very soul can't be sustained on such a limited palatte! So hopefully Mikleo won't take offense to the way Lailah's shoulders slump despite her best efforts to smile at his offer. It isn't mere disappointment at not getting her treat - being chastised by her youngest Sub-Lord is something of an embarrassment. She's the one who should be setting a good example!]

Thank you. You're quite right, that was irresponsible of me.

[Though her usual cheerfulness rekindles a bit as she lays a hand on the sugar-coated structure without concern; there doesn't seem to be any danger in simply touching it.]

Still, it's strange for so much color to be all the way out here. These woods seemed intent on driving off intruders as well.

[resoluteseraph]

[Normally Lailah is a voice of reason within a group with only a few odd moments such as when her oath doesn't permit her to speak or when she comes upon a creature who curls up. Mikleo may not understand the latter and respects the former but when he watches the way her shoulders slump, it does make him feel guilty. Though he doesn't regret that she's not eating strange food and possibly suffering from the consequences.]

We might be in a new world with unknown dangers but we can still look out for each other.

[A gentle reminder that she's not here alone, that none of them are. Perhaps they could take some back and ask around if others have tried it.]

Perhaps it's a trap to draw us in? [Mikleo moves to the window and looks in.] Doesn't seem anyone's home. No furniture to indicate anyone's living here.