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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!

trepidate: <user name=vertebral> (07.)

[personal profile] trepidate 2018-08-20 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
You just ignore them even though they do this all day long? [ Dude, why. Everything grows back eventually if you give it enough time.. ] Hm.

My relationships with others? [ They bring a hand to their chin, tilting their head. ] The reasons the flowers are gray and nasty, it's because you're also rude, right? We need to become friends to fix it?

[ l o g i c ]
littlestbaskerville: ablublublu you're a meanie!! (✿ i'm just looking for the sky that i -)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2018-08-20 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[A true skill. Lily could be painfully to the point without ever realizing it. She doesn't really notice a problem yet as she keeps holding onto Reim and watching the fabric come off the snag.]

So I can stay with you? [As she says those words her eyes seem to light up and she looks at the other excited. For a moment she pouts.]

I didn't want it to get caught! I like my normal clothes...I've only wore dresses back then.
swordfucker: (167)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-08-20 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[He's got it right, help Guren before he literally dies.

But Guren thinks he's in fine control of himself, thanks. He gives Reim a sympathetic look.]


Well, as long as you're used to it. [A pause.] But, there are a few of us who can help each other out in the long run. I'm used to dealing with them, too, so I don't mind stepping in once in a while.

But they're all pains in the ass. [It's not like he likes them or will still help or anything baka]
messianic: (candle wax and waning death)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-08-20 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[You know, that's...close enough. Minato just shakes his head a little, expression settling into something a bit more properly concerned.

Aigis will be Aigis, after all. She can say things like this all she'd like, but he knows she understands her own feelings now and can feel things a lot more than she used to.

And the includes hurtful things!!]


Words may not physically hurt you, but they can still be painful to listen to. That's true for you too, you know.

[Insults are definitely still being hurled, though, so like--]

... Do you mind if we go somewhere a bit less noisy?

[personal profile] blossomblade 2018-08-20 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ The fire is still at the corner of her vision, and it makes her startle at another sound, makes her blink a time or two until the vision is cleared from her eyes. She turns to the familiar voice, and she can't help but smile as she takes in the familiar face that goes along with it. To fall is never pleasant, but the hand offered to her (if only at the moment in his words) is more than worth it.

She offers her hand to him. ]


Of course, Ignis. I'd appreciate that very much so.
spiria: (⌠ curious ⌡)

[personal profile] spiria 2018-08-20 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
"So, ah ... wait. I'm confused. He complains and then he's suddenly dressed?"

The point of that is completely going over her head. Which, in comparison to Kogi's height, doesn't really take much. She's smol.

"Right. I can get it to come loose from snags with effort, but it snags so often, so ... It's a lot of effort."
imiko: <user name="hardpromises"> (15)

[personal profile] imiko 2018-08-20 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[The rush for Hiei is insignificant and fleeting. He craves, as he always has, something bigger, something more dangerous. Higher stakes. A rival. Someone who can draw his blood. That's what ramps him up.

Surely Sakyo can commiserate, on a smaller scale.

After a moment, he turns around to face Sakyo while sliding one hand into a pocket. Theatrical and arrogant, as if doing something so flashy was like flicking dirt off an arm.]


You're the one who always wanted a show. The last one you craved you paid for with your life. Care to make it a habit?
purrsuasively: (04)

[personal profile] purrsuasively 2018-08-20 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Hell yes this cat just gave her attitude. This cat gives nothing but attitude, which is why his eyes narrow even further.]

I do? How interesting. I wasn't aware of this particular rule, but by all means, girl, close your eyes and count to ten. If there is any mercy in this world, perhaps I'll disappear when you open them.

[His tone... is so dry. I'm sorry, Lottie.]
homeecspacecop: (18)

[personal profile] homeecspacecop 2018-08-20 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Chuuta's tolerance for weird is very low right now, but his desire to help always outpaces his caution.]

Are they here? I'll help you look for them! [He's already starting to look around the field for signs of anyone else, since the missing friend is far more important than unsettling flowers.]
Edited 2018-08-20 02:12 (UTC)
allweather: (uggggGGgggGGGGHHHh)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-20 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Where can he find a sewing kit... It's already urgent.]

I know, I know, it was an accident. Where are your normal clothes?

[How did this dress fiasco even happen?? The town is testing the limits of his blod pressure already. He spends a few more seconds fiddling with the fabric, then- aha!!]

There, it's free. [She's still holding onto him... is he going to have to carry her around? He will, but.]
tropism: (frontin' more booty than Peru got keys.)

[personal profile] tropism 2018-08-20 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
It's not uncommon here to encounter people from different points in time, and from different worlds.

[ a pause. ]

It's only a matter of time before we Stand users meet each other.
finalize: (now you're a hero.)

[personal profile] finalize 2018-08-20 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ if the staring and the ass-planting made her uncomfortable, she doesn't really show it.

she's used to it. and really, after the heaps of insults thrown in her direction, a little bit of awkward staring isn't the worst thing in the world. her smile stays as is, changing only the slightest into... something somewhat bittersweet?

even with the somewhat exaggerated reaction.... well, she understands-- ]


That's okay. I should be the one apologizing for surprising you... I know the flowers are easy to get lost in, so I should have been louder--

[ yeah! not going to mention weird robot stuff unless he does!

she outstretches a hand to him to take, so he can stop being a puddle on the ground. ]


Are you hurt?

[ like, physically. not emotionally. ]
allweather: (061)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-20 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[He's making a List and putting Guren right at the top, just wait.]

Do you take shifts...? [This is honestly a joke because no one has ever helped Reim take care of his gaggle of nutcases and angsty teens in his entire life. But is there a schedule.]

I'm sure it's just growing pains.
promissum: (Neutral)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-08-20 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Do you know of a different afterlife for sinners?
organfarm: (✚ 015)

[personal profile] organfarm 2018-08-20 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'm okay -- I'm okay, sorry for the trouble.

[ He gives a really awkward laugh as he scrambles back to his feet. And though he's standing a little awkwardly to avoid putting his weight on that knee, he waves a hand to try and reassure Minato. ]

It's fine, I promise. But uh, you're pretty cool about this whole thing, huh. Kinda surprised that me falling over is what got you to frown, and not the, uh ... the stuff before that.
littlestbaskerville: climbing up master glen's cloak brb (✿ on blood red stained silk sheets.)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2018-08-20 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[That...was a good question. Lily shrugs and holds tighter to him.]

I woke up in it! It was fun then it kept getting caught on stuff.

[Reim is lucky she didn't try to just summon her chain to rip it off the nail. Small favors in this world honestly.]

Yay! [Throwing her hands up she hugs him.]

Reim carry me! [The demands begin...but mainly if she gets stuck again she might have a melt down.]
usedlick: (this town don't look good in snow)

[personal profile] usedlick 2018-08-20 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[It is a bit odd, as at this point most AI voices have been made to sound as human as possible, mostly so humans do not feel "creeped out" by robotic voices. But Connor doesn't seem particularly startled by the voice, odd or not.

When he turns toward the robot (it's built to look like some kind of dog, or wolf, interesting), Blade Wolf should be able to see the LED on his temple, currently flashing a calm blue, and the letters on his shirt that identify him as an RK800 model, his serial number printed underneath. Though maybe it will mean nothing to Blade Wolf right now.]


I'm not sure. They're just flowers, and I don't detect anything unusual about their biology.

[He's aware of their connection to mythology, though that hardly seems important. Humans might like stories like that, but there's no evidence that any of it is real.]
purrsuasively: (13)

[personal profile] purrsuasively 2018-08-20 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Later, Mogget will show his appreciation for being led around town by leaving a dead rat on Reim's pillow; for now, he simply digs his claws into this shitty chair and enjoys the ride.]

Whatever one says...

[So hateful.]
nonbelligerent: (10.)

[personal profile] nonbelligerent 2018-08-20 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[he doesn't even flinch, and instead simply remains where he is and waits.]
usedlick: (you don't care I know)

[personal profile] usedlick 2018-08-20 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. It seems this fabric is easy to get stuck on things.

[Or in things. He's not used to having this much fabric all around to take care of.

He looks up and surveys the human, or what he thinks is a human. Her eyes definitely catch his attention, but then, she could be wearing decorative contacts or something. Humans are weird about "fashion."]


Could you help me pull it out from the door?
allweather: (whoa)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-20 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[No, no Chains, he's going to make a list of super important rules and that one is going to be first unless there is actual danger around-!!

Ah, but okay, there she is launching herself at him. Give him a moment to make sure his glasses stay on--]


Yes, yes, hold on— [He shifts to get an arm around her and then stand, hoisting her up in the air. Thank god she's tiny. Now then, because he didn't actually say it-] You can stay with me, of course. In fact, you probably should... Let's try to find your things.

[Point him in a direction, Lily.]
4play: (can you repeat that in human?)

IV | YGO Zexal (for all your jerk needs)

[personal profile] 4play 2018-08-20 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
1. Trust me I'm not crazy, I just murder for my family

[Whatever kind of hell his twisted imagination could have come up with, it never included strange towns and talking flowers.

So far IV has tried to take everything in stride, defaulting to putting on his 'Gentleman Duelist / Asia Champion' idolish act, but these flowers are making it more and more difficult. All the insincere compliments of the colorful ones had made him sick reminding him of his fans so he had kept wandering until he came upon a patch of colorless ones.]



Cheater! You're only a champion because you laid that trap for him!

Haha, you know that's not true. Nobody forced him to pick up my deck and look through my cards, although I do admit that it was stupid of me to have forgotten it in the resting room in the first place-

Gentleman my ass! You're an asshole who gets his kicks off of thinking that he's better than everybody else!

That's really not the case. I really care about each one of my fans. Their support helps me to always give my best.

[If he keeps having to say shit like that he's going to feel sick. But those flowers are in for a bad surprise if they think they can make him break character this easily. He's being popular for a living for way too long!]

Your father was right to use you as a toss-away fodder for your rival!

WHAT?!



4. ...and for stress relief

[Now the flowers had done it. IV didn't care for reason anymore, not when those damn blasted things keep on torturing him with visions of an awkward but loving father that no longer exists in that form and his own little brother -- worse than dead, laid out comatose in a much too big bed in that room, way too much like a toy to be forgotten.

That's just what their father now is planning to do with them, right? The flowers were right, that bastard Tron had played all of them, used them as fodder and IV? IV had let the only person on earth who has always held to him walk right into it, even when he had known, had fucking -known- that that bastard was up to no good!! ...and then he wasn't even strong enough to rescue him, ending up just like him instead-- all he had been able to do was to grovel and ask his enemy for mercy; if not for himself then at least to rescue the rest of his family. Had that bastard Ryouga actually cared? IV doubts it, but there is nothing he can still do about it anymore.

Not that it matters.

What matters is that IV could have just as well killed Michael with his own hands!! And. Those. Flowers. Are. Getting. A. Kick. Rubbing. It. In!!]



Okay, that's enough with playing mister nice guy! I'm sick of putting on this annoying front anyway! You want something to laugh?!


[A whisk of his hand and his bracelet unfolds into an axe-like contraption. Without wasting a breath IV draws a card from his deck and slaps it on his duel disk.]

Take this! "Flaming Hell Blessing"!! ENJOY MY FANSERVICE AND TURN TO ASH YOU LOSERS!!

[A surge of alien energy and suddenly several waves of very real fire are rolling over the flower field as IV laughs sadistically. Normal cards can't do shit like this, but the one his father had given him so that his son could 'accidentally' kill himself sure does!]



X. Wildcard!
usedlick: (cuz a free wind is blowing)

[personal profile] usedlick 2018-08-20 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a good thing others are also having issues with this, or he would really be a failure of an advanced prototype. But he notices the tear on her own cape; it truly is an android sin!]

I'm trying to avoid tearing it. I'm not sure who this belongs to.

[Committing property destruction is not permitted unless it's in the course of official police business, after all!]

I'm sure they'll want it back intact.
foxslittlehelper: (❀小狐丸)

[personal profile] foxslittlehelper 2018-08-20 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
A hum.

How afraid should he be of a tall man in far too much silk? Some of his hair looks a little more like cat or fox ears, and they're at a little bit of an 'interest' angle. Or its the wind.

"Yours are far closer to what I would normally wear."
trepidate: <user name=preshtagonist> (42.)

[personal profile] trepidate 2018-08-20 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Looking nice.. and doing what? I can hardly move in these.

[ Just to prove a point, they draw the tendrils of one hand back into normal arm shape and raise it halfway over their head stiffly, just before dropping it down in defeat from the restriction of motion. Stare if you must, friend. ]

Ah, yeah. There's no way I could fight in this. Can you help me figure out how to get out of it?