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Test Drive Meme 3.





Mary, Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells,
And cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.




Prompt 1:

t's probably been at least a little while since you managed to climb out of the well, so hopefully you've dried off by now and are enjoying poking around the Town. But who cares about all of that? More importantly, the Town has a new feature this time, for reasons entirely unknown to everyone.

The flowers...seem to be talking. They have no faces, but they will definitely turn to talk to you, and if they have had their color restored, they will very brightly and contentedly compliment you, or your clothing, or wish you well.

If they haven't? Prepare yourself for all sorts of horrible, horrible insults, because that's all that's coming your way.


Prompt 2:

ow are you settling in? Is the Town treating you well? It's not as bad as it used to be; some of the houses have color, some of the food has color and taste as well. It's been polished up a bit since everyone first got here.

Granted, when you wake up that morning to find yourself in full fancy wear of many different types (all colorless, and gender has nothing to do with which you might end up in), you'll find that the Town might not be as well put together as it seems.

You can't get out of the formal wear. It just won't come off, no matter what you do. Which wouldn't be so bad, but... it seems like these clothes will snag on just about everything in the Town, which is far from smooth. Try not to trip over those loose cobblestones, or your dress snagging on a nail sticking out from a door frame. This is really not the place for this sort of clothing.


Prompt 3:

e loves me, he loves me not... that's a pretty familiar game, right? For some reason, the urge to pick one of those flowers and casually pluck the petals from it while playing that game is going to grow stronger and stronger the more flowers you see. Eventually? You're just going to have to cave to it.

(Certainly it doesn't help that the flowers scream a bit when you pull their petals; they still can talk right now, after all!)

She loves you, she loves you not...and by the time you've picked the last petal, you've forgotten who you were even thinking of originally -- instead, the very next person you see is going to be the victim of a very impassioned declaration of love. Don't worry, you'll come back to yourself...after you declare your undying love for everyone to hear.


Prompt 4:

ut no matter how many people tell you not to go into the forest, however, it's still rather enticing, isn't it? It's sitting right there, waiting for you to explore it, waiting for you to just step a little bit out of the Town...

And soon, you're surrounded by the dark boughs of the trees, the twisty, turny paths of the woods, where it feels like you're wandering in circles for hours upon hours --

And then, after ages of tree branches yanking at your hair and roots tripping you up, you find a clearing.

And in that clearing? There's a field of flowers. They're colorless -- strangely eerie because of it, but still distinctly recognizable to the flower familiar as Asphodel. And touching any single one of those flowers will suddenly give you vivid memories of one of your precious friends -- so long as they're dead. Anyone around you is going to experience that flash of memory too, so be careful!


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 third 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!

An important date to remember is September 1st, 9 PM EST, when Applications will open. There will be no reserves for this app round or any future app rounds, so it will be first come, first served applications. 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. You are of course welcome to use prompts from the previous two test drives. Thank you for your interest in Awash!

umbraportation: (and I feel this life)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-08-29 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
When I come to visit-- [ There is no doubt in Nico's mind that he's absolutely going to visit Camp Jupiter. Both Hazel and Reyna are there, so is Jason some of the time. And Frank too. ] you can show me the gardens.

[ Yep, he is volunteering her for the job because he wants to spend time with her too. But he leans down and picks up their semi-full makeshift sack of flowers, careful not to touch any of them. ]

Should we walk back or take the short-cut? [ AKA get back the Nico way. ]
goldenwords: (012)

[personal profile] goldenwords 2018-08-29 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Live a little!

[there are very few people for whom explosions are a part of living, sadie]
finalize: (i forgot how lazy i am)

[personal profile] finalize 2018-08-29 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
If that is all right with you... I would like that.

[ what goes unsaid is that it would remind her of the dorms back home, for obvious reasons. it does pop up in her mind for a moment, but--

--she'll ignore the implications of that, the pang in her chest, and make her way to the table, looking over the projects sitting there as a distraction. ]
goldenwords: (001)

[personal profile] goldenwords 2018-08-30 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Realtalk: I don't know if traveling through the duat is gamebreaky enough to get nerfed, but eh, the tdm isn't game canon so it's probably fine.

Anyway, Sadie nods and focuses her energy. Carter is better at this particular trick than she is (as much as she loathes admitting it), so honestly it looks like she's just... standing there, staring at the space in front of her as if she can rip an opening through it with the force of her glare alone.

Provided she isn't interrupted, an opening will form in about five minutes - though he won't be able to see it clearly. She holds her hand out to Nico.]


You'll need to hold on so you don't fall in. ...if you want to see the duat, I should have a paste you can put on over your eyelids to help with that. I'm told it can drive people quite mad, knowing what's there, but I think not knowing is worse.
ninjanature: (pic#12394898)

[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-08-30 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
[It's been a long time since he's seen Naruto this young. Sure, he remembers Naruto this young, but the years have extended between the them of now and the them of old.

His gaze gets hawkish when Naruto gets closer, and he wonders if even his skilled eyes would be fooled by some kind of genjutsu this town is capable of performing.]
Ch. [No.

This was definitely Naruto.]
Better old than a brat. [Had they really been this rude??? Awful.

He vanishes before his body even begins to move to stand, and he reappears on the ground a foot behind Naruto with the same blurred quietness. There have been plenty of times he could see Naruto in Boruto, but never any times to see it the other way around. Here, now, he can tell how much they're related. Boruto is absolutely Naruto's son.]
You can ignore the flowers.

Unless you plan to fight them just because they called you a knucklehead.
toughchoices: (013)

[personal profile] toughchoices 2018-08-30 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Reyna smiles. This definitely isn't something she minds being volunteered for.]

The shortcut might be better - the sooner we get those things somewhere safe, the better. [It probably won't be a problem.] Don't worry, I'll lend a hand.

[So he won't need to worry about immediately passing out.]
fivefingerdeathpunch: kind of grumpy but attentive (interrogative noise)

[personal profile] fivefingerdeathpunch 2018-08-30 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
[The sad thing is that Jotaro isn't even actually mad, he's just gotten used to meanness as a shortcut to getting his way. He does feel a little bad about it, but not enough to apologize, even though it would probably give him a little more time to figure out his explanation.

Okay.]


You know how snow falls, and when there's a little bit it just melts, but when there's a lot it can pile up on top of everything? The snow is the power of your spirit, and a Stand-- [He flicks his cigarette (which is totally still burning, if not for much longer) at Star Platinum to remind Bolin what he means by that, knocking off all the ash that's accumulated.] --is an avalanche you have to learn to control.

[He hopes that made sense, because he is not feeling like teacher material at the moment.]
lavabend: (73.)

[personal profile] lavabend 2018-08-30 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
Huh? Oh, no, no, don't worry about it! We're fine right now, we made some great friends, and even found the rest of our family!

[ He didn't even realise that bringing up the fact that he grew up in poverty might be an awkward topic to some. Anyway, this backstory topic gets thrown out the window because he's way more interested in what she has to say. ]

But what's a robot doing in human school? Oh, I get it now -- you were undercover, weren't you?
underwraps: (pic#12265033)

INDEED YOU ARE and i'm jazzed!

[personal profile] underwraps 2018-08-30 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, he expected more of a fight; being a pro Hero himself means he's all-too-acquainted with their self-sacrificial bad habits—so the fact that All Might is agreeing with his suggestion immediately puts Aizawa at unease.

Still, he doesn't speak up until they start moving and curiosity inevitably gets the better of him.]


What did the field do to you?

[Ever the direct one, it seems.]
heartsteals: (hey handsome have you got the time)

clips back into this thread while t-posing

[personal profile] heartsteals 2018-08-30 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ good thing he's coordinated enough to not stumble into Impey's (undoubtedly buff and supportive, but still) chest. The mere suggestion that he went a week without changing his clothes gets Lupin to make a sour face. ]

What? No! I took them off! It was just that every outfit I had turned into something weird the moment I put it on.

[ he might be stuck in weird peasantville but he has GREAT hygiene okay ]
finalize: (now you're a hero.)

[personal profile] finalize 2018-08-30 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ at least she relaxes a bit with his reassurance, though she still feels kind of. bad. for bringing something like that up. she wouldn't have guessed he'd had such a difficult upbringing, but. well. surprises everywhere.

plus she can't help but give a small smile when he gives his guess about her school life, given he sounded so sure about it. ]


I am glad you found happiness, Bolin-san.

[ she just has to say that, because she is! so far, he sounds like he deserves it.

and she continues smiling lightly and walks on, not answering that question.

maybe... that is her answer to that..... ]
umbraportation: (and I feel revived)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-08-30 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ While Sadie works her magic, Nico just stands back and watches - ensuring no one interrupts. Then is instantly moving towards her when the hand is outstretched because that's how shadow-travel works too. Gotta hang on for the ride.

But he doesn't take it right away. ]


Somehow, I doubt whatever the duat is going to show me can drive me mad. [ Nico survived Tartarus alone. ] So bring on the paste.

[ He'll close his eyes so Sadie can put it on. ]
umbraportation: (leave your mark behind)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-08-30 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ It'll be fun. He nods and looks around for the nearest shadow... harder to tell when a lot of this place is black and white. ]

Let's get out of here then. [ Puts his sword away and motions to a spot. ] Over there.

[ Nico's recovered a great deal since their long trip home but he trusts Reyna about as much as he trusts Hazel. Probably more with this sort of thing. ]
lavabend: (77.)

[personal profile] lavabend 2018-08-30 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks. And -- [ And then he kind of waits for the answer to his other question, but it doesn't actually come. ] Hm.

[ Did she not hear it? Or was this on purpose? After some thinking, he finds he understands what's going on. ]

Right, right. Top secret undercover stuff. Possibly some espionage. It's fine if you can't talk.
lavabend: (115.)

[personal profile] lavabend 2018-08-30 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
Right. Falling spirits. Crushes you in an avalanche. Totally make sense. [ Except, he doesn't get it completely but he does understand a Stand as a spirit-version of yourself, so he assumes that's the gist of it. Explanation aside, he's way more interested in learning about Star Platinum himself, rather than how he came to be. ]

But can this guy talk? Does he know I'm here? [ Does Star have any sentience? He starts to wave at Star Platinum. ]
finalize: (i can't keyword all this shit)

[personal profile] finalize 2018-08-30 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ bless your soul, bolin.

she curiously tilts her head there. ]


Espionage? Are there usually secrets that would warrant such methods in a school?

[ maybe it seems like she's asking this as a way to keep her cover for her sneaky school mission (which doesn't exist, really), but mainly aigis just really wants to Know.

she still hasn't fully integrated herself into human society, after all, so... maybe this is a fact that she just never really stumbled upon during her limited time there. a fact that bolin somehow picked up despite not ever going? who even knows anymore, it's all a mystery. ]
Edited 2018-08-30 06:28 (UTC)
lavabend: (59.)

[personal profile] lavabend 2018-08-30 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
I don't actually know ...? [ This guy has never been to school. ]

But you did say something about having a mission. [ And surprisingly, he was paying attention. ]
hoasen: (waves)

[personal profile] hoasen 2018-08-30 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He's really too nice, actually, now that she thought about it. He worries greatly, but then she is guilty of doing the same.]

Well, you really do not have to repay me, considering that you already gave me my life, no? [She taps her lip.] But, if you had to, I would say, perhaps your company. [It's free, and she gets to make more friends!]
noholdsbard: (Staying composed)

[personal profile] noholdsbard 2018-08-30 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
But I— [ Now he’s just distressed, as if she’d just accused him of holding her life hostage for…a shred of clothing?? Though he does understand that she didn’t mean to be mean about it.

Relenting, ]
Ah, of course, my lady—Sen, that is. I will be sure to keep my harp out of your way this time.
hydrokinetics: (Default)

[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-08-30 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Finally, someone who gets it. [Percy Jackson did no wrong!! Also Annabeth would maybe agree with Sadie because Percy is sure the gods just like to make his life miserable.] Just be glad you never had Aphrodite hear about your relationships. I'm not sure who's worse, her or Hera.

[A gesture to the town though.] This place used to have even less color than it does now. Plus the whole lack of modern amenities thing. That's kind of a big deal.
hydrokinetics: (Default)

[personal profile] hydrokinetics 2018-08-30 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
This place probably reminds her of camp. [It definitely reminds him a little of camp, but he keeps that to himself. There are a couple of things he could say here, but he's going to address them one at a time.]

You'll probably end up with a couple of strangers, yeah. The two girls I ended up housing with were total strangers, but people move out and find other houses all the time. [Frankly he sort of expects Nico to move out and do his own thing, but that doesn't mean Percy won't try to keep an eye on him now that they're both here.] You're hoping to find ghosts?

[It's a thought. Nico spends more time talking to the dead than the living anyway.]
umbraportation: (leave your mark behind)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-08-31 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Probably. [ Only here a day and it reminds Nico of camp too. When do they play capture the flag? ]

Sounds like a pretty good compromise between not enough and too many roommates. [ Look, he doesn't enjoy living alone but if there's too many that's no good either. Even Nico needs a place to crash at night. ] Yeah. Specifically a ghost who lived in this town before us. Hopefully they'll have some information on why it's so empty or where all the people went. Maybe how we get out of here.

[ These days he's spending more time with the living than the dead but this is pretty important. ]
culpa: (you may be the prince of the playground-)

[personal profile] culpa 2018-08-31 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Why would I know what an inch is?

( only losers use inches and feet to measure stuff. damian's face twists into a bitter expression, and yuu's follows suit: nose scrunching up tight, brows furrowing. )

You're the one who asked me for help! So I helped. If I didn't help you good enough, you should've just told me to grab the other wood. ( with a hand reaching out, index finger pointing to the two by four damian originally wanted. )

If you wanted this one, maybe you shouldn't've had the other one out!
culpa: (nothing like some blunt force trauma。)

[personal profile] culpa 2018-08-31 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
( does it matter if he's in ruga. what belongs to guren also belongs to yuu. )

Do I need a laptop?
culpa: (who's got the knife?)

[personal profile] culpa 2018-08-31 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
Rokujou. .

( like honestly he doesn't remember 90% of the people he met in school. but that name doesn't sound like anything important, so. )

Never heard of them.