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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!

oomfies: π‘œπ‘œπ“‚π’»π’Ύπ‘’π“ˆ (πŸ’š pretty.)

[personal profile] oomfies 2018-08-20 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Grow.... Grow your own... food? Independently? Like farmers?? There's no way a city girl like her is doing any kind of manual labor without gloves. Or manual labor, at all! But there's no point in arguing against it, not when this girl is being nice to her. ]

Oh, really? How come? I thought with a town already being here there'd be options for pre-made things. That would be great, though, I'd really appreciate it.

[ She readjusts her grip on the skirt of her gown, struggling to hold the bulk of it. ] So how does this food thing work then if you all grow it? Does it get distributed or something?
promissum: (Neutral)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-08-20 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Good. It's always best to have comrades when it comes to burdens that great.

Prinnies are the souls of sinners who must work to pay back their sins.

[Val listens and while it sounds familiar, he can't pin it to any particular myths.] Exceptionally pure humans may be eligible to become a human. I've only met one such angel. Everyone who was a standard human simply gets reborn.

The Fields of Asphodel must be crowded.
organfarm: (✚ 007)

[personal profile] organfarm 2018-08-20 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Oh man, looks like you might have scuffed it a little.

[ He squints at her knee from where he's crouched, brow furrowed. And after a moment of scratching his head, he looks up to try and meet Kisa's gaze, if she's let him. ]

Y'know, I didn't bring it with me, but I have a medkit with bandages and stuff in my room, and it's right there -- d'you mind waiting here a minute while I get you one?
foxslittlehelper: (❀小狐丸)

[personal profile] foxslittlehelper 2018-08-20 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, you sound familiar.

......

Kogitsunemaru covers his face with a sleeve, like he might if he actually was a lady in the Heian era meeting a stranger. Never mind that, well, he'd been walking without covering his face, but maybe this will work anyway.

Playing shyness, he tries to sound like a lady. "Thank you, sir~"

Of course, his hair might give him away.
littlestbaskerville: but i stole his glasses so it's okay (✿ kawaii uguu glasses.)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2018-08-20 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[What is Bandersnatch wants to play though?

Bouncing in place glad he agrees to hold her, she hugs his neck. Really she is carried enough to know how to keep herself from flying off.]


I wanna stay with Reim! [In his arms she's hugging him more before giggling.]

Oh...that would be a good idea! Um... [Lily looks around, in her process of getting caught on things she lost her location. In a few moments she points back behind them.]

That way...I think?
oomfies: (Default)

[personal profile] oomfies 2018-08-20 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
What the.. Was that a threat?!

[ She is having the worst kind of existential crisis right now, being bullied by this cat. There's no way she's taking her eyes off this little guy, not when the feline seems so... old and wise. Awful. She hates this. ]

Look, I don't know if you're aware, but cats don't talk like people do! They meow, like cats. Why are you so offended at my totally warranted and sane response? Has no one even questioned how you're talking?

[personal profile] blossomblade 2018-08-20 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ She doesn't fight the little paws, but she does look down at him in some confusion before turning towards his companion. ]

I can hear what they're saying.

Do you know why?
byang: (Default)

Shinya Hiiragi | Seraph of the End

[personal profile] byang 2018-08-20 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
( i. - all's well that ends well )
[ For most people,escaping the well is, understandably, a bit of a production. But for most people they don't have the option to just jump. Twenty feet. Straight up. Right to safety.

Shinya does, however, and anyone passing by said well might be caught off guard by him abruptly popping into view and alighting on the well of the wall with appropriately catlike grace. Shinya's a little shocked to see someone there himself, but all that shows on his expression is a cheerful smile.
]

Ah, hello!

[ ... And that's all he says for the moment, like this is a totally normal situation and he's not wildly out of his depth. ]

( ii. - the sins of our forefathers binds us to the dirt )
[ Shinya is minding his own damn business when a nearby colorless flower suddenly pays him an absolutely blistering insult, going on about someone named Guren and calling into question Shinya's value as both a friend and a subordinate. Shinya pauses, brow arched, and says nothing.

Well, that's rude... but nothing he hasn't heard before from various sources. Still, the situation is strange enough to demand his attention. He steps towards the flower and kneels down in front of it, peering down at the little bloom with an amused smile.
]

Picking a fight with someone that much bigger than you... I think I'll name you 'Yuu'.

( iii. - don't you wanna see these clothes on me )
[ Well, at least the elaborate blue robes have some degree of practicality to them - but to Shinya, who's used to wearing pants, they're still annoyingly cumbersome.

He's not gonna let it get him down, however. He's given up trying to wander anywhere and instead taken to handsomely lounging on the roof of a shop near the town center (though getting up there ended up tearing a hole in his cape). He certainly looks like he's just lazing around despite his unusual location, but if anyone calls out to them his turns his gaze their way without a trace of surprise and lifts his hand in a calm wave. He's clearly paying attention, at least.
]

(ooc: just so everyone knows, i won't be able to apply this round!)
organfarm: (✚ 011)

[personal profile] organfarm 2018-08-20 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I guess it'd be best not to waste too much time here, huh. [ Jion glances at the flowers again, but grimaces and looks away when they keep calling him a worm and a useless lout. ] I mean, I kinda knew that sitting here wasn't gonna accomplish anything, but everything here's so weird, and I kinda ... needed to distract myself for a bit to calm down, you know?

[ That long, rambly schpiel peters off into an awkward laugh as he rubs at the scar across his nose. ]

So uh, thanks for distracting me from that, I guess.
promissum: (Neutral)

ii

[personal profile] promissum 2018-08-20 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[So here's the thing, Val already wears a dated outfit. Look at him, with his collar up high and his cape fluttering in the wind.

Notably there's no wind, though. It seems to be fluttering on its own.]


Human, you haven't given up, have you? If you've been injured you should see a healer of some sort.
finalize: (now you're a hero.)

[personal profile] finalize 2018-08-20 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ and there's minato, with the best plans, slicing through weak social link lies like butter.

(it's comforting--) ]


Yes...

[ to all of that. it's obvious no one wants to be insulted, right? and she'd rather minato not hear any more of this stuff, and she'd rather not hear any more of this, so... aigis is more than happy to take the out.

she gets up with minimal effort, ignoring the mixed insults and some miscellaneous "Oh my god I love your hair!!". it doesn't take long for her to extend a hand to help minato get up as soon as she's all upright. and.


she looks like she wants to say something.

........

............ ]


... Let us make like a tree and leaf.

[ !!! ]
allweather: (reim huge hands lunettes)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-20 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Breaking news: local nerd adopts small child for the second time. He's going to have to child-proof one of these dilapidated homes... that's going to be so much fun. But, later; for now it's just good to have a familiar face around, and he chuckles at her enthusiasm before turning to head... That Way.

Off they go.]


Do you remember seeing anything memorable...? A certain building, maybe?
swordfucker: (85)

ii

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-08-20 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
[It's unclear if Guren heard that comment, or if he conveniently missed it, but he's stepping up behind Shinya and slightly to the side, hands in his pockets, knowing his friend will recognize him by footsteps alone.]

For all you know, you're encouraging it, talking to it like that.

[Hey.]
organfarm: (✚ 015)

[personal profile] organfarm 2018-08-20 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, yeah I'm fine. You don't have anything to apologize for! [ He sheepishly accepts the hand and hauls himself to his feet, slapping the dirt off his clothes. ] My commanders always told me I gotta stop overacting so much when I'm surprised, that I'm gonna get in trouble some day because of it, but it's so hard to fix, you know?

[ Jion hesitates the next moment, looking like he's trying really hard to do the polite thing and not point out Aigis' robot-ness ... but he lasts for all of ten seconds before blurting out, ]

-- hey, can I ask what you are? [ It's not meant rudely, his expression purely curious. And he hurries to add, ] I mean, you don't need to tell me if you don't want to, or if you're not supposed to. But I've never seen anyone like you before.
usedlick: (cuz a free wind is blowing)

[personal profile] usedlick 2018-08-20 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry?

[And he also doesn't really understand what exactly about that is confusing. After all, it's not like this guy could really be from the past, right? That's completely illogical. Time travel isn't real or surely it would already be a patented billion dollar industry by now.]
fivefingerdeathpunch: ominously gripping something for support (gonna turn you into paste)

god, at this rate I'm gonna have to reactivate my paid asap

[personal profile] fivefingerdeathpunch 2018-08-20 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Gimme a break... [Jotaro shoves his hands in his pockets and firmly resolves not to think about the whole time travel thing until later, when it's not in the way of finding out whether Dio's got a successor out there building an army.]

198x, Japan. I'd already started high school. My mom's wound up making her sick. I finally dealt with the guy responsible a couple weeks ago, but he had followers and business partners we never even met who are still out there.

[There, is that enough info to pay for finding out how many Stand users there are in the future?]
rerevale: (7.)

[personal profile] rerevale 2018-08-20 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ How much more can this tulip truly last.... it seems to be wilting, one petal at a time.

Momo, momentarily, is too busy cracking up to notice.
]

Haha, no way?! What a mist-ake?!

[ please stop ]
usedlick: (ventura highway)

[personal profile] usedlick 2018-08-20 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah! He's free! He checks the coat over for any rips or tears, but it all seems to be in order.]

Thank you. [Though he's still interested in something he said a minute ago...]

You mentioned a "Mr. F." I assume that's what you call the person who left the forum topic about quests on the message board?

[Because of course he's already looked at it.]

[personal profile] kyokai 2018-08-20 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Mmhmm, yeah, she's getting a Look for that. ]

If you're an old woman, then I'm so old I'm dead.

[ Haha, it's a joke, but it isn't actually a joke. How is he to tell anybody that he's dead, though? Especially to little kids, of which Shijima definitely doesn't act like. ]
littlestbaskerville: hey, hey, look at that, fang HEY FANG LOOK (✿ this is home [+fang.])

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2018-08-20 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Someone familiar was doing wonders for her mood and the fact it's Reim is even better for her. She loves him and getting to live with him is great. As they walk where she pointed, Lily starts to look around trying to see if she sees anything familiar.]

It was...a broken house? But a lot of them are...Oh! I think I saw flowers nearby?
trepidate: <user name=vertebral> (25.)

[personal profile] trepidate 2018-08-20 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
It doesn't come off?

[ They've had the exact opposite of this problem once, with their clothes melting off once, but uh. This is new. Immediately, Phos drops the hem of their skirts and draws their alloy back to resemble Normal Arms to tug and, ultimately, fail at undoing any part of their outfit. ]

β€” Huh? No, I didn't even think to look.. I just thought we were given free pajamas from the town, or something.
swordfucker: (11)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-08-20 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Okay.

[The way she's caught on this nail is too complicated, and he's not about to force her up on his own to keep her skirt in tact. Sooo... He pulls out a knife from his jacket pocket and rips that little corner off, dropping the rest of her skirt free.]

Done. Now, get up.
finalize: (safe and sound.)

[personal profile] finalize 2018-08-20 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ just lick it, connor.

but aigis actually hadn't considered that possibility, and it gives her a-- small pang of guilt, honestly. not that she dwells on it long... she'd just simply have to add "mend cape" onto the list of things to do.

current one on the list: help other robot that she hasn't quite realized is a robot yet. ]


You're right... These clothes are intricate enough that they may be special to the one that owns them originally.

[ coming closer again! until she pauses, realizing she should maybe voice her intentions. so: ]

Here, I'll help you... Carefully. Is that okay?
swordmom: (pleasant)

isnt he the most precious i love my boy

[personal profile] swordmom 2018-08-20 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Horikawa's face scrunches up as bit as he's pushed, making him seem rather dopey, like a golden retriever that got booped on the nose. However, that's quickly replaced by his usual demure smile as as he calmly wraps one hand around the taller man's wrist, and moves this offending palm off his face... and in one smooth motion, Horikawa laces his fingers with that of Guren's. Somehow our TDM threads always end up with scandalous hand-holding.

Horikawa looks up a him cheerfully, with an innocent head-tilt to the side.]


... I'm terribly sorry, maybe I should have told you that I've been taken in by your looks before approaching. I guess this could be called "love at first sight," right?
Edited 2018-08-20 03:10 (UTC)
osuni: (BYE GUYS)

god bless reim

[personal profile] osuni 2018-08-20 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[The shape IS different, reim is right. But at least the scandalous cleavage dip is just exposing a bit of her back instead of her front..... the neck ruff is like in front of Okuni's face though, and she huffs a little as she bends it so she can actually speak.....]

There's too much fabric. It's stupid!

[Okuni solves this problem by bending down and hitching up her skirts until they're like around her waist, LEGGY SURPRISE]