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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!

fineprinted: (pic#11914793)

Perish

[personal profile] fineprinted 2018-08-19 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Mm, that's true. Maybe my hair's still adjusting to this place. [ atmospheric levels and what-not. ] ...No, maybe I'm just that unlucky. I seem to have dropped my lucky item upon coming here too.

[ sigh. his ears catch the flower's backhanded comment though, and he waits for eichi to inevitably crush it in his hands or whatever.

at least now they know these flowers don't have eyes either. ]


Oh, I can help you with that if you'd like! They look even more average without the colors anyway, so please don't feel too bad, Eichi-kun. ♪
Edited 2018-08-19 06:29 (UTC)
purrsuasively: (Default)

[personal profile] purrsuasively 2018-08-19 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
[People in his world? Duh? Don't be a world-ist.]

One must learn to handle life's little disappointments. [Just out of pure spite, obviously. Mogget sits, one paw still batting the flowers as he looks up at this stupid, stupid human.] So, Reim. Will you continue your lesson?
pluperfect: (6.)

[personal profile] pluperfect 2018-08-19 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, I'm so grateful...! Thank you so much. [ Another curtsy. ]

I was hoping you could tell me that. I've never been here before... it's like nowhere I've ever seen.
athorn: (04)

4

[personal profile] athorn 2018-08-19 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Getting warned off of entering a forest is for chumps. Rosetta, who is definitely not human, shan't be stopped by the likes of mortal fears. She's already at the clearing when Ryan makes his comment, and she makes herself known by sliding into view from seemingly out of nowhere.]

Really? Personally, a splash of color would make them appear healthier . . .
umbraportation: (walk among the shadows)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-08-19 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Being dragged here in the middle of that situation would have been nerve-wracking. Not knowing what was happening back home.

[ He does look carefully, catching all the differences between this guy and other creatures Nico knows. ] I've met a lot of Underworld creatures but this is the first time I've seen a demon.

[ Totally unfazed by the fact that this guy's supposed to be bad. ]

Don't know about demons but if humans didn't wise up eventually, they end up punished in the afterlife for eternity.
averagemedium: (pic#8968208)

i'm dying

[personal profile] averagemedium 2018-08-19 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh.

Oh??

There are definitely better ways to hear something like that, and after several long, long moments of blinking rapidly and trying (and failing) to figure out how words function again, exactly... all he can manage is:]


That, ah. That's... definitely a new one.

[Four-eyes, sure, he's heard that, but nobody has taken the extra step to call him an asshole along with it.]

Please don't actually throw up, though, if you do that then I'm going to and we're both just going to have a really bad time.
scooptimistic: (How nice the kids are being gay)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-08-19 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
I'm Maya! It's nice to meet you too, Reim-- even though I seem to have flunked this questionnaire you had going on...?
spiria: (⌠ keysmash ⌡)

Kohaku Hearts | Tales of Hearts (R)

[personal profile] spiria 2018-08-19 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ prompt two ]

[ So far, life in this place hadn't been too bad. It was different from what she was used to, certainly, but it hadn't gotten her down too much other than the obvious missing her friends and family back home. Kohaku was settling in okay, now that the original hubub of "how did I get here," and "why aren't my friends here" had settled down and she had generally accepted her current fate.

Still, it wasn't without its share of surprises. This morning, for example. The dress she was in was lovely, of course, but the fact that she couldn't take it off was frustrating. Not one to let things like this get her down, however, Kohaku had decided to just make the best of the situation and go about her day in this giant, flowery dress with the waist that nearly suffocated her.

Currently, Kohaku was trying to make her way around town, a thing that was normally very easy to do, but this dress was just so bulky. It caught on everything, and we mean everything in sight. She could barely brush up against something and it would catch on it. Kohaku had to stop many times and try to free the snagged fabric from its prison.

So far, she had managed to keep herself from completely falling over, but her good fortune was bound not to last. ]


A-Ahh!

[ BOOM. Down she went! And it was all because she had stepped on her own skirt and fallen face-first into the ground below.

There is now a very frustrated girl making very loud groaning noises on the ground. How is she going to get herself back up? This thing was proving to be more of a burden than anything. ]
intoningly: (10)

[personal profile] intoningly 2018-08-19 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oddly enough, that's kind of close to the mark.

Also, they're just fucking creepy. ]


You ever hear of 'direct action', kid?

[ She punctuates her question by stomping on a pretty red one right right as it tries to convey a wistful "You really are beautiful inside and ou–" ]

I can barely hear myself think with these things running off at the mouth. Didn't anyone ever tell them that nice things don't mean a lot if you say them to everyone?

[ and obviously, the ones saying mean things are just assholes. ]
sagishi: (012)

kaiki deishuu | monogatari series

[personal profile] sagishi 2018-08-19 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
i.

[ Kaiki can be found standing in a cluster of flowers, hands in pockets, staring down at the chatty blossoms at his feet. Most of them are shouting insults at him, which he doesn't seem too bothered by -- if anything, he seems to be listening to them quite intensely, though his expression doesn't betray much more than that.

And when one brave, colored blossom on the sidelines pipes up something about you look lovely today!, he looks at it.

Then places his shoe on it.

Not hard enough to smash it into the dirt, but just enough to muffle its voice for the moment. Something about it bothers him, evidently. Sorry-not-sorry if the poor thing was busy serenading you with compliments, too. ]


ii.

[ Thanks, he hates it. Given how sallow and sinister he usually looks, the fancy dress just makes Kaiki look like a vampire. A gaudy one. But he's not in the mood to feel bested by a damned costume, so he tries to act like it's not hindering him at all.

Even when he turns a corner and his flowing cape catches beneath his boot, almost making him wipe out. With surprising agility, he manages to catch himself and find his balance, then warily looks around to see if anyone saw that.

Of course, he looks visibly annoyed if he notices anyone within sight. ]


v.

[ Wildcard! Please let me know if there's anything else you'd be interested in, or if either of those prompts don't work and you'd prefer something else! Kaiki is always available to make anyone's day a little worse in whatever way works best. ]
stripedown: ([tiger] bitch not today)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-19 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ A brief glance at the flowers behind her, and then she's staring back at him. Protecting? Sure, if it means he won't touch them. ]
swordmom: (pep talk)

i

[personal profile] swordmom 2018-08-19 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Is this... person... arguing with flowers? Really, so many people here are so quick to get riled here... Horikawa approaches them carefully, speaking out to them gently, as if a giving a child a pep talk:]

You shouldn't get so mad if you aren't as fragile as they're saying, you know? If you think of yourself to be the opposite of what they're saying, then there's no need to be upset.
fineprinted: (pic#11843426)

this is just what i need, thank you

[personal profile] fineprinted 2018-08-19 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Eek--!

[ he jumps back, staring at the literal broken arm on the ground. oh god, he broke them. he deadass tore a sentient rock person's harm off. oh god oh god oh god, he's just going to bow feverishly at them over and over. ]

I-I'm very sorry! I didn't mean to break you, I... W-We should go get better help--!!

[ huuuuuu he's so sorry.....!!! ]
Edited 2018-08-19 05:06 (UTC)
stripedown: ([tiger] bitch not today)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-19 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sadly, yes, she's not as impressive as Hatsuharu or Rin, who happen to be rather large barn animals. Even Shigure as a dog is bigger than she is, but maybe--

... Well, she doesn't want to think about the years it'll take before she takes the form of a fully grown tiger, so instead, she continues to watch Atsushi warily. Just to make sure he doesn't do anything weird! ]
intoningly: (5)

[personal profile] intoningly 2018-08-19 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

Zero stumbles, almost falling over since she's mid stomp. One of those stupid colorless flowers follows up with a "Fall over you slut" ]


I'm good.

[ She says, flatly– lifting her leg to make a point. And that point is she will not be stopped. ]

I'm just having a talk with these.. kids, about learning to speak only when spoken to.

[ And she starts to bring her foot down yet again. ]
averagemedium: (pic#8968208)

[personal profile] averagemedium 2018-08-19 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Those...? Do you not want anyone to bother them?

[He hums to himself, glancing between the tiger and the flowers. They're definitely something he wants to investigate...

On the other hand-- well, his hand still hurts, he's not eager to get another tiger bite. Eventually he sighs, raising both hands.]


I won't, I won't, so-- no more teeth, okay?
stripedown: ([tiger] what did you even expect)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-19 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ He sure can march by her! Because she's a tired little tiger, and he's a skinny, swift kid, but it also doesn't mean that he's going to get away with it entirely.

Because now Kisa is truly alarmed, and there's really only one way to stop him from progressing any further-- which is to whip around and grab onto his pant leg with her very sharp set of tiger teeth.

For once, she's actually not trying to outright chomp out of self-defense, but she still might get a bit of skin in her attempt to drag him back and away from the flowers. ]
overlayed: id die for lili (surreptitious)

3. gem meets gem, mistakes happen!

[personal profile] overlayed 2018-08-19 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ghost Quartz has this way of being there the whole time with no one noticing, and unfortunately for this Lapis Lazuli, that is the case right now. They'd been sitting next to the more colorful flowers when they noticed her plucking at a nearby patch. They didn't approach, however, until Lapis herself asked them to.

They don't say anything to Lapis' "confession" at first, mostly because they don't register it as one. But it reminds them of the little one, and they can't help the hints of a smile.
]

It's nice to meet you, too.
athorn: (07)

[personal profile] athorn 2018-08-19 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[That's her middle name. How did Tiara know?]

Why not? They only have positive things to say, so you don't need to worry too much about making an impression. Even the most proper lady requires time to breathe.

[Taking that as their cue, the flowers return to laying innocuous praises on Tiara, compliments that range from her appearance to her bearing. Aw, how sweet.]

See? They're ready for you.
bittybat: (pic#12365083)

[personal profile] bittybat 2018-08-19 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[The name at least seems to somewhat satisfy Damian for now. With practiced ease, he drops from the roof to the ground, then rises to a complete stand. His eyes lower to the area around Nico's feet, the flowers, and back up to Nico's face again.]

Damian Wayne.

[When he goes to retrieve the bat-shaped shurikens, he takes a long, semi-circled way around. Despite this avoidance, he doesn't appear to be afraid of Nico, only cautious.]

You came out of the well recently. [It isn't a question. One by one, he pulls the batarangs out of the ground and puts them on the inside of the cloth belt he's fashioned out of the recycled medieval clothing.] Ignore the flowers.

Come on. [Will Nico follow him through town. Hm.] There's a board.
theshowsover: (done my time and served my sentence)

[personal profile] theshowsover 2018-08-19 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
[The curtsies are so formal... he feels like he should be doing something in return.

So he bows, although with a more western flair to fit his getup.]


I thought that too, when I got here. [He turns to lead her off, toward Ruga.] I guess I can just show you the main places.
stripedown: ([tiger] bitch not today)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-19 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... Hm. Minor dilemma. She doesn't want to let him get too close, but she'd transformed from weariness and hunger, so this might actually help.

She stays low to the ground as she slowly creeps forward, sniffing at the berries cautiously. Then she delicately picks one up in her mouth and retreats a few steps back. ]
averagemedium: (pic#8968206)

[personal profile] averagemedium 2018-08-19 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
Probably, but-- where I'm from, these are associated with the underworld and the dead, y'know? So if any kind was going to be colorless... I guess this is one of the best types for it.

[It gives the clearing an eerie air, sure, but he happens to have an appreciation for that sort of thing.

Her presence definitely draws his attention from the flowers, though, and his head tilts slightly as he looks her over; she's another type that he's not familiar with, something he can't really place.]
purrsuasively: (03)

[personal profile] purrsuasively 2018-08-19 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Boooooy. He holds up his paw once more, wiggling his tiny little toes.]

We cats rarely pick flowers. An easy task for you, a difficult task for us.

[As sarcastic as ever. But Mogget is also as curious as ever, which is why, after languidly stretching in the sun, he slowly slinks closer to the flowers.]

But this is a trap, you say? Are you certain? [He tilts his head to the side, taking a moment to consider this strange boy before leaning forward to sniff a flower.] They smell innocent enough to me. Rather bland, actually.

[He's a Liar.]
Edited (hmmmmm I love leaving entire words out!) 2018-08-19 08:55 (UTC)
intoningly: (7)

[personal profile] intoningly 2018-08-19 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ She turns around slowly, clutching her stomach with one hand (like she really did throw up DRAMA QUEEN!!) and wiping saliva off her mouth with her other hand. ]

You mean upchucking in unison isn't a part of your ideal confession?

[ She says, half annoyed, half grim ]

Blame these shitty flowers okay. They've been making me do weird crap all day. This is definitely the worst of it though.

[ And to make her point she kicks the pile of bald stems at her feet. ]

Goes without saying– none of that was said with my consent.