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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> (30.)

[personal profile] trepidate 2018-08-20 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Well, destroying screaming ice is an old job of mine..

[ It just seemed like the proper thing to do given their career, okay hater. Phos is being very considerate right now. ]

But I won't ruin any more of them, if they're not hurting anyone. Is there anything else I should know?
averagemedium: (pic#8968201)

[personal profile] averagemedium 2018-08-20 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh??? He looks a little caught off guard by that, actually-- isn't this supposed to be the part where this guy's all "wait, no, I didn't mean that"? This is absolutely not the continuation he was expecting.

So good job, you've got one flustered nerd with no idea why this is happening.]


I-- yes? I mean, I wouldn't mind at all, that's, um, very nice of you to offer--

[He's making an effort give him a second here.]

But I couldn't let you do all the work or anything either, y'know? I could probably help.
osuni: (watch im gonna delete this soon)

[personal profile] osuni 2018-08-20 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[impey's canon bad luck here to haunt him]

. . .Is it so important that I have to open the door? Can't you just tell me whatever you have to say now?

[is Okuni blind or is she just purposefully ignoring Impey's predicament]
moonlands: (☾ light and color)

[personal profile] moonlands 2018-08-20 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
[there's about to be some retort of 'i'm okay being in the background if it means you're the one getting shot at' but then lupin rounds off with that and he's

entirely distracted]


Right, right? That's why it's especially not my style! It's like whoever did this doesn't even know me! I'd rather be on the cutting edge of everything - something cool, slick, new! Not like Sainty G pulled a bunch of his leftover scraps and Victor sewed it up to use as a tablecloth!

[which is apparently his description for what he's wearing. don't mind him as he's trying to pull it off now, because public indecency is just another charge on his long list of offenses it's fine]

It's not half-bad, it's all bad! Even when you're trying to be nice, it doesn't work...

[whine whine whine]
averagemedium: (pic#8968208)

[personal profile] averagemedium 2018-08-20 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
[oh don't worry, he will absolutely shove food at Guren regardless because this is just how he operates. Prepare for 'I accidentally made extra'...

But he nods along with those words, though he can't help asking:]


What's wrong with the forest and harbor? Are they just where things tend to go wrong, or...?
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[personal profile] goldenwords 2018-08-20 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
They give that urge to the wrong person and they'll be looking at a wildfire in the wildflowers.

[Idly, she wonders if she'd get the same urge if she used magic to pluck the flowers instead, but given that the only person around is Nico, she'd probably wind up confessing her feelings about the other two corners of the weirdest love triangle in existence to him, and frankly, she doesn't really want to do that.

Mainly because if he climbed out of the well hours before she did, that means someone else might have, too. Or. Two someones. And she doesn't think she'll live it down if they happened to wander by just as it happened.

Better to avoid it entirely.

Still--]


Really? But if you know why they're doing it, you can deal with the problem at its source and get them to stop doing it for good if you give them a more compelling reason not to.
neetvampire: (welp)

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[personal profile] neetvampire 2018-08-20 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Unfortunately, given that Kuro is a professional at acting Cute and Helpless, he's not as easily swayed by the pleading looks Lawless is sending him....

Especially since he knows this particular hedgehog, and this is currently Kuro's mooching grounds of choice. Kuro will kneel in front of Hyde, peering at him curiously as he flails about.]


I didn't expect you to pull a leaf out of Hugh's book....

Edited 2018-08-20 05:55 (UTC)
spiria: (⌠ stare ⌡)

[personal profile] spiria 2018-08-20 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
Really? That sort of thing happens? So this place is fairly unpredictable, then?

[ She noticed he hadn't really responded to that, but she wasn't going to pry. She barely knew him. Maybe someday they can talk a bit more in-depth about their worlds, but the first meeting was definitely not the day for that. ]
moonlands: (☾ smells like air pressure)

[personal profile] moonlands 2018-08-20 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Huh? Sure, I guess, an extra pair of hands wouldn't hurt! You're more than welcome to join me.

[and witness the magic at work i guess because somehow impey's still a really great chef for some reason

but don't mind him he's also just gonna

jump up on the closest elevated surface (some cobblestone?? idk) and announce]


You hear that, everybody?! I've got a dinner date with this hot ticket right here!!

[hm,

bad,,]
moonlands: (☾ bill's got boat)

[personal profile] moonlands 2018-08-20 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it's uh...

[it's not really something he can say, it's more of a favor he's asking

that's what a normal would say in this situation

but

this is impey]


It's... something I gotta show - yeah, that's it! Like a magic trick!! Demonstrating via window just uh - wouldn't be the full experience, you know?!
averagemedium: (pic#8968201)

[personal profile] averagemedium 2018-08-20 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
[jesus h christmas he's just getting used to actually being out in public and now this sure is a thing that's happening--

And this is it, Ryan is pretty sure this is how he's going to die, he's going to just keel right over from embarrassment because oh god what if people are looking at him now--

Nevermind slightly pink, he is doing his best impression of a beet now, hands pressed to his face. If anyone does happen to be staring, he absolutely does not want to know.]


Is-- is that really necessary?!

[is he sure he's not talking about someone else. was someone behind him.]
doublesharp: (pic#11560447)

i!!!!

[personal profile] doublesharp 2018-08-20 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Optimism is certainly difficult to maintain in an environment like this, especially given that everything from the furniture to the flora is dead set on digging into every one of their insecurities. But it's no big deal!

(Read: It's actually a pretty big deal.)

But although he can't quite make out what's being said, the voice that reaches Riku's ears as he's trying to avoid running into anymore greyed out flowers is painfully familiar. He may not be the person that Momo's trying to flag down, but eyes wide, it only takes him a moment to run over toward the source of the voice and spot--]


Momo-san?!

[They can worry about the extraordinarily rude flowers later! For now, Riku's dashing over to hurriedly kneel down beside Momo, throwing his arms around his shoulders in a hug. In the back of his mind, he can practically hear Sougo fretting about not being so casual toward their senpai, etc. etc., but that's hardly important right now! It's Momo, after all!]

Momo-san! It's really you!
swordfucker: (126)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-08-20 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
No way. [He's a bad slave.]

All the beds are trash, so suck it up.
satanslash: (Rin16)

[personal profile] satanslash 2018-08-20 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Predictably unpredictable.]

Yeah, uh. It... gets crazy around here sometimes. There's been some work on gettin' warnin' systems set up for whenever shit really hits the fan, and I'm actually a part of a defense force this guy named Guren started, so at least we've got each other's backs?

It just... really sucks that we can't ever tell what's gonna happen next.
swordfucker: (145)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-08-20 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm.

[Another one of These. He sees now, why he has a notebook.] Nevermind, we'll start at a smaller step. How about your house? Did you find a building with any of your extra stuff in it?
regrede: (Default)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-08-20 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ there is something charming about big stupid dudes, but that’s still not sierra’s type for a life mate or anything. he’d probably make a good servant, though, if she ever felt like nudging him that way. ]

That’s very kind of you to say. In that case, could you come a little closer?

[ hm ]
osuni: (y'all need the bible)

DO U!!!

[personal profile] osuni 2018-08-20 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
[In a way, she's grateful for that too. That it was her and not some other well-meaning stranger on a quest to befriend Baren. So as much as seeing that memory hurts, and the fact that their private lives are on display like this rankles, Okuni pretends that it's nothing more than just a convenience. She's a part of him, and neither of them are the type to really talk about their feelings. (AWFUL)

She doesn't feel a thing for that dead asphodel though, bye binch.]


It's one of the many annoying things about this forest. [chroma!! doesn't make any sense???] I told you about the last time I went in, right? I had to spend four hours listening to people call me names, and it wasn't even actually them! I can't even get the apologies I deserve.

[hm...?? IS THIS RELATED, OKUNI?? she's just bitter and she needs to whine about it to baren]
umbraportation: (walk among the shadows)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-08-20 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
I'm a little surprised it hasn't happened yet but the flowers are just about everywhere in town so probably not a good idea to burn them all.

[ While it would be awkward having someone confess their love to him, the fact that Sadie is a girl is one reason Nico would brush it off. Not to mention he has experienced it for himself so he knows she wouldn't mean it.

Missing someone by a few hours is probably the least of her problems because as far as Nico knows, some have been here for months already. Not to mention he's heard others have disappeared too.

Whoever she's looking for may have already come and gone.

A sigh. ]


Somehow I doubt any compelling reason I could give a god would end well for me. [ Nico knows better than to mess with gods. ] If it's a flower problem then they'll die eventually and the problem will solve itself. There are more important things to worry about than some insulting and cursed plants.
Edited (words are hard at 2am) 2018-08-20 06:11 (UTC)
spiria: (06)

[personal profile] spiria 2018-08-20 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
Mnn ...

[ She's quiet for a moment, then she nods. ]

I can understand that. Maybe I can join the defense force, too? You know, when I'm not drowning in this thing. If I ever get out of it.

... I'll figure out how to maneuver in it. And fight.
moonlands: (☾ bill's got boat)

[personal profile] moonlands 2018-08-20 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
Sure, why not?

[well also he had an INCREDIBLY LARGE COMPULSION TO DO IT because impey is an idiot who wants everyone to know that he's in love -

except he's uh

suddenly not in love anymore. he seems to blink with that realization and then look back over to ryan and....

well, they can still be friends right??? SO IS HE EVEN GOING TO ACT DIFFERENTLY, PROBABLY NOT]


Ahahah - are you the shy type? Sorry about that! Would you believe me if I say I don't know what got into me?
moonlands: (☾ can't eat this)

[1/2]

[personal profile] moonlands 2018-08-20 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
Eh? Really?

[HE'S SURPRISED AT FIRST - ]
moonlands: (☾ bill's got boat)

[personal profile] moonlands 2018-08-20 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
I mean - yes, of course! Your wish is my command, lovely princess!!

[hook, line, and sinker

he will walk toward her without hesitation!!]
regrede: (Default)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-08-20 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, of course they did, but it’s nothing I haven’t heard before.

[ most of them were kind of mean, though, since sierra is the type to take compliments for granted and anything else as an affront to her perfect image. she smiles. ]

As you can see, I killed the ones that didn’t, and I think that’s a bit of botanical intimidation for the rest to step up their game.
swordfucker: (89)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-08-20 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
Something like that. The forest has a mind of its own, which means we can't map it out. It changes, and most if the time, if you go in too deep, you come out injured. The harbor water is dark and cold and a pain to swim in, and recently we had a siren problem.

[Fun times in Chroma!!!]

I try to keep looking into things, but it's better in groups.
osuni: (im here for the gossip)

time to wiki magic tricks impey

[personal profile] osuni 2018-08-20 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
[IMPEY

This is the #1 situation for don't open your doors to strangers even, especially after they claim they're magicians, but Okuni has unfortunately seen many, many magicians in Chroma so she like... actually considers believing him.... curse her own curiosity]


Hm.

[CURSE HER OWN CURIOSITY!!! She vanishes from the window without a word, so maybe she abandons Impey

but then

the door opens.

and there Okuni is, looking expectant.]


Well? What do you have to show me?