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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!

allweather: (getting mad about notes)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-19 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay, but he's kind of worried about it.]

Hm— mine, as well... I'll be sure to schedule in adequate time to spend with our child, especially mealtimes... [Annnd now he opens his notebook back up to scribble some notes and mumble about scheduling.]
promissum: (Declaration)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-08-19 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Of course! [As enthusiastically as ever. Which is to say, with way too much energy for a task like this.]

If they're insulting people, they should be doing it properly. Surface level insults can only get them so far.
neetvampire: (what a pain)

[personal profile] neetvampire 2018-08-19 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
I was looking for one. But all the shady spots without people have flowers... or other things.

[Try asking Kuro his age, he'll just give some smarmy line about how rude it is. In actuality, he might have lost track at some point because he's That Lazy. He'll stand after a moment, not really keen on staying sitting in the ashy remains of flowers.

He can smell something different about her, inhuman, but it's not quite the same thing he'd expect in his world. The red eyes give him a good idea, though.

Only vampires had red eyes.]


It's harder to find a place I won't be bothered during daylight hours than I thought in this place.
trepidate: <user name=vertebral> (16.)

Phosphophyllite | Houseki no Kuni

[personal profile] trepidate 2018-08-19 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
i.

[ Even to most other sentient rocks, the idea of talking flowers would be ridiculous. Something out of a dream, maybe, for the colorful plants that aren't hurling one insult after another. But to Phos, this is no different than the ice floes speaking to them, and they don't hesitate to speak right back to either patch of flowers.

Presently, they're kneeling over the grayscale growth and arguing with it earnestly. To any onlookers, this just appears to be a very shiny person yelling at some flowers. ]


Wha—!? You can hardly call me fragile when you're just some plant! I could weed you out of the dirt right now!

[ Maybe break up the, uh, fight? ]

ii.

[ This is the worst, stiffest, most uncomfortable set of pajamas Phos has ever had to wear. At least, that's what they assume them to be, since they've never come across such a ridiculously fluffy outfit that wasn't meant for sleeping in. So while they're not necessarily bothered by the idea of being in it, they are now faced with a different problem: the hem of the gown keeps snagging on everything as they make their way through town.

To combat this, they've spread the alloy of their arms into several long, hooked tendril.. things(!?) that hoist and bunch the skirts up into one big, puffy lump around their thighs. Once they've spotted someone else in similar fashion, they'll approach with an exasperated face. ]


What's the deal with these pajamas, huh? They're gonna get torn up before we can even get to bed in them.

wildcard.
[ i'm open to anything, so feel free to tag with whatever! and juuust in case, phos' info page is here, and for any plotting you can find me at [plurk.com profile] heita ! ]
intoningly: (Default)

zero | drakengard 3

[personal profile] intoningly 2018-08-19 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
i.
[ It doesn't matter if the flowers in question have color or not, whether they're offering insults or compliments– Zero's feet believe in equality. So here she is, stomping all over the little bitches. ]

Shut up already, freaks.


ii.
[ Zero is dressed to the nines in what can only be described as an outfit becoming of a fairy tale prince. She'll look you up and down once before cooly asking: ]

You got a lighter on you?


iii.
[ She seems unfazed by how the flowers cry and shriek as she plucks them bare, from the (bald) pile beside where she's sitting you can see she's been at this for awhile.

Once she has company though, she looks up, opens her mouth to speak– and then shuts it immediately.

What follows after is a very obvious internal battle that makes her look a little like she's trying really hard not to vomit.

Fucking flowers, man. ]
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promissum: (Default)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-08-19 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Make sure they eat enough sardines. That's the key to staying strong and healthy.

[Maybe he got it mixed up with vegetables? But no, he sounds completely sure of himself.]

I could send a Prinny up to help take care of them. They've been well trained under my care.
messianic: (I stood in the cold on the porch)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-08-19 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry... sorry.

[Minato keeps muttering those apologies as he tries to push himself up, over and over again and yet--

And yet.

He keeps tripping over his own frills, or Ryan's tassels, or who know what else.

So eventually, he just flops as well, huffing out a breath. And in the flattest of deadpan.]


I didn't know frills were so deadly... but you might be right. I'm drowning.
organfarm: (✚ 011)

[personal profile] organfarm 2018-08-19 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, yeah. No problem. Lemme see what I can do.

[ He shuffles aside the roomy folds of his own dumb mantle, trying to keep it out of the way as he starts untangling Connor's cape from the door hinge. And though he tries to be polite and not say anything rude, he lasts all of thirty seconds before blurting out, ]

-- is that thing on your forehead also part of the outfit? [ He sneaks a curious glance up before returning his attention to the cape, trying to play it cool by keeping his hands busy. ] I mean, it looks cool, but it looks a little different from the rest of your getup.
allweather: (because shut ur mouth)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-19 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[No, no, record scratch. Reim's pen pauses. He looks up.]

I'm sorry— sardines?
messianic: (For thou my death dost tell:)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-08-19 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Oh no. The rolling with it and joking is a bit less important as soon as Jion flops over just like that. Oh!! No!!

Minato hurries over to his side properly, then, crouching next to him with a frown.]


Hey--are you okay? Did you really hurt your knee? ["Really"... yeah, he was definitely just bullshitting that whole time.]
promissum: (Smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-08-19 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Sardines are the most ideal food because they are full of nutrients. Like omega-3 fatty acids.

Cheap, insignificant creatures possess so much potential...
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stripedown: (Child of the wilderness)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-19 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ He clearly means well, so Kisa can't even pretend that he doesn't. But he's still a strange man dressed in weird clothing (which likely isn't even his fault), and as she once again shoves herself upright--

She also immediately scoots back, away from the hand, eyes wide and clearly frightened. ]
messianic: (With its own tints the sober grey.)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-08-19 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[...]

No, actually, I don't think that's how it works at all. Please don't help them insult people even better here.

Everyone's going to be tense enough as it is...
allweather: (dorp)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-19 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
There are plenty of other foods that aren't so... odorous.

[Also, he has no earthly idea what an omega-3 fatty acid is. Frankly, it sounds dangerous.]
scarsnstripes: (what)

IV I had to

[personal profile] scarsnstripes 2018-08-19 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Atsushi honestly hadn't meant to make his way out this far, but between the little tug on his senses enticing him towards the field and curiosity, he winds up here regardless with thoughts of 'I'll only go so far, I won't run into anything dangerous if I stick close to town.'.

So much for that.

Atsushi does finally stop in his trek when he spots the tiny tiger cub though, eyes going wide.]


....Is that--
umbraportation: (hollow and empty)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-08-19 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Most people call him by the name Cupid these days.

[ He wishes that being a child of Hades meant he doesn't have to speak to that many "angelic"-like gods. In the end, Nico did what he needed to even though it hurt and that was because 1) he'd promised and 2) it was sort of the end of the world. At least the world as they knew it, anyway. ]

Saying what you mean isn't easy but random love confessions that flowers curse you to say isn't any better either.
stophamatime: (074)

ken amada | persona 3

[personal profile] stophamatime 2018-08-19 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
i.
[ Some of the flowers are perfectly nice, and even if he feels a little silly, Ken is nonetheless being polite back, thanking them for the compliments or giving them a wave. It's...only good manners, right?

(He feels so silly.

There's a dog with him, too - a white shiba inu who's trotting off for a roll in the foliage, tail wagging cheerfully. And Ken's about to join Koromaru and look for a stick to throw, because who'sagoodboy, until a few of the (colorless) flowers finally speak up, and you can practically hear the record scratch as his head snaps around to look for the offenders. ]


Who are you calling short?!


iv.
[ On one hand, he is totally mature and smart for his age and he totally knows better.

On the other hand, sometimes despite his best efforts, Ken does act his age, and do something like touch the intensely suspicious colorless flower.

Maybe you speak up in time? Maybe you don't and you'll get a memory in the next tag. Maybe you beat him to the punch, and it's going to be his day to see someone else's trauma in all its glory.

Choose your adventure, my dude. ]



wildcard
[ Or really choose your own adventure. That's cool too! ]
stripedown: (I'm not ready to be a protag yet)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-19 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ Anything is better than being mocked, except for maybe a two-week hospitalization, but this seems to be neither of those things so Kisa will deal with kind(???) suggestions from strange people and carefully pry herself off the ground once more.

Her next step is taking this helpful advice and trying to twist herself around enough to get this cape to unfasten properly. It looks about as pitiful as her last five walking attempts. ]
athorn: (04)

[personal profile] athorn 2018-08-19 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, no. They suck, straight-up.]

There's nothing wrong with a touch of honesty, but . . . [She tilts her head in the colorless flowers' direction, refusing to give them the satisfaction of a look.] I know what you mean.

[Rosetta's follow-up to that is a giggle. Forget those naughty crops.]

Don't worry. These kids only have good things to share.
stripedown: ([tiger] what did you even expect)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-19 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well. She was guarding the field from people who really liked to touch the flowers and get inflicted with painful memories that she'd somehow also witnessed, and while this is probably a nice, normal hand that isn't going to do anything too stupid--

Kisa has a track record here, so unless he can bring his hand back fast enough, she's going to very politely try and chomp on it. ]
organfarm: (✚ 011)

[personal profile] organfarm 2018-08-19 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Woah, hey, it's okay!

[ Jion doesn't come any closer when she scoots back, sitting back on his haunches instead. It's not like he's used to talking to kids younger than himself, but he's at least seen how other soldiers treat kids, and he mimics what he's seen them do -- offering her an awkward smile and keeping his voice low, hands held loose. ]

Sorry if I scared you. Just wanted to make sure you were okay -- you didn't scrape your knee or anything?
swordfucker: (100)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-08-19 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Haha.

[Okay, Reim is cute again, he is spared. Guren lowers his fist, stepping closer just to nudge him in the arm. Friendly nudge. Between bros who don't want to have children together.]

Glad I don't have to snap you out of it. [hm.] Anyway, what's with the notebook?
promissum: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-08-19 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Sardines are what kept me going after I gave up human blood. There's definitely power in those small creatures.

... I could do without all their tiny bones getting stuck in my gums.
stripedown: ([tiger] NANI THE FUCK)

bless

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-19 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's something immediately strange about this one, and it's the only reason why Kisa doesn't try to puff herself up even more or even growl loudly, the only sound she's made in... a while.

In fact, this tiger cub now appears to be very puzzled and slightly distressed by what her senses are telling her, because as far as she knows, she's the only human tiger. But then why is she getting a similar sense from him?? ]
allweather: (because shut ur mouth)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-19 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Reim is satisfied with just the one rowdy child he's accidentally adopted, yes, reality has firmly returned and he remembers this now. Nudging is acceptable. He lowers the notebook, but doesn't put it away because he's a big nerd.]

What do you mean...? I may have been more prone to delusions than previously thought, but a notebook is just a notebook.