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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!

swordfucker: (8)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-08-19 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
Most people don't care around a notebook just for the hell of it.

[ya nerd]
promissum: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-08-19 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
There's nothing I fear but tiny sardine bones that get stuck in my teeth and breaking promises.

There aren't words these flowers could say that would upset me.

[He absolutely didn't answer any of those questions.]
bittybat: emeraldstag2 • livejournal (Default)

damian is here for cat so iv

[personal profile] bittybat 2018-08-19 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[As much as he's very I Expected This from everything out of the town now, he... well, hadn't expected a tiger. From a distance, it looks maybe like a simple orange tabby. It's small? It's cute...

But when he's closer, he realizes--the growl. Definitely a tiger.

Strangely, there's no fear from him. He tries to go around at first, then he backs up half a step when his path is interrupted.]
Did you come out of the forest? You're not mutated...

I won't hurt you. I need to pass [While trying to slip by the opposite way?] to investigate those flowers.
allweather: (whoa)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-19 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[This marriage falling apart.]

...Your... child is named Rascal?
satanslash: (Default)

[personal profile] satanslash 2018-08-19 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Sweet |D
messianic: (Farewell farewell my pleasures past!)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-08-19 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[He absolutely didn't.

So.

Minato is choosing to interpret that as him being too shy to admit to it.]


It's okay that you are. I won't judge--you can enjoy whatever you want to enjoy.

[Congrats ont he kink pep talk.]
allweather: (do not be lewd to these pure ears)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-19 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Most people don't have a lot of work to do.

[Including managing most people!! Let him live.]
sagishi: (008)

i

[personal profile] sagishi 2018-08-19 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
That certainly was an interesting trick.

[ Yukine might be startled by the deadpan drawl that suddenly pipes up from a few paces behind him.

Kaiki's standing there, looking exceedingly sinister (as he always does), though his gaze is directed down towards the decapitated flowers. He pays absolutely no attention to the flowers at his own feet that are screaming insults at him, instead cocking his head as if in thought. ]


But to lash out like that against some innocent flowers ... were you that frightened? I take it this isn't just a hobby of yours. This unorthodox method of weeding.
promissum: (Neutral)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-08-19 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Fill out the divorce papers.]

No, his name is Death Emizel. He hasn't proven himself as a worthy Death yet.
swordfucker: (23)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-08-19 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not a vampire.

[Very much not a vampire, at least. But he looks forward again, his expression a little more serious than it had been before Ryan brought all of this up.]

I'm human. [Debatable, considering how close he is to being a demon, himself. He's got two personalities. But besides that—] But there's a demon I have a contract with. Is that what you're talking about?
umbraportation: (has nothing for me anymore)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-08-19 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh gods. Nico would like his father to split the ground open beneath his feet and bring him to the Underworld right about now. Maybe both of them can swim in the River Lethe and forget this whole thing ever happened. That'd be great.

Because as horrible as it to confess his undying (which can be literal in Nico's case) love for a random person passing by, it's ten times worse that the person happens to be one Percy Jackson. The source of Nico's crush for years. He's moved on but that doesn't change the fact that he once had a crush on the older teen and they both know it.

After a moment of complete horrification, he tosses aside the sad remains of the talking and screaming flower. ]


Maybe it's revenge for everyone picking so many flowers, then.
scooptimistic: (Who WAS that masked man?)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-08-19 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... why. ]

That entirely depends on when I meet the right person. There's no real time frame for me.

[ Captain Organized, meet Lady Capricious. ]
averagemedium: (pic#8968203)

[personal profile] averagemedium 2018-08-19 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
...that doesn't mean the place is falling apart or something, right? I mean, sure, that'd be pretty consistent with my luck, but...

[Excuse him, he's propping himself up on his elbows to squint at their surroundings, as if suddenly expecting things to come down around them.]
promissum: (Neutral)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-08-19 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't had the chance to speak to her for more than a few minutes at a time. She came to our rescue with a giant mech after we prayed to her. It runs off belief, after all.

Demons praying to angels... [He lets out a quiet chuckle.]

I find it is much easier to mean what you say when you say it. As you said, words can hold power. They can be binding.
bittybat: (me: i’m not like other girls. other girl)

iii

[personal profile] bittybat 2018-08-19 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Hm.

The flowers being ominous or mutated or weird or magic inducing is one thing. A talking cat is another. Are they related? Did the flowers allow the cat to speak? Did pollen from the flowers allow him to hear the speech of animals?]


It's likely a trap. [He glances back and forth between cat and flowers.] Have you picked one?
culpa: (by having a team meeting!)

[personal profile] culpa 2018-08-19 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
( it's not like any of that was completely untrue or anything, yuu definitely does love mika but also that--definitely wasn't what he'd intended to say? or didn't intend for it to come out like that at least. he probably shouldn't be messing around with mysterious flowers from who knows where, actually. lesson (not) learned, probably shouldn't do that again. )

Uh.

( how's he supposed to explain this. )

Haha, because you are awesome and stuff, and you're pretty great? Like, definitely the best Mika ever.
stripedown: ([tiger] bitch not today)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-19 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ This is so baffling, what even is he--

The cub settles for her confused senses by taking a step back and offering a quieter growl. Why are there so many people who like to get this close to a tiger anyway?? ]
messianic: (With its own tints the sober grey.)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-08-19 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, no. Not at all.

[Don't worry, you'll get a few moments of relief before:]

It was falling apart, but we fixed it. Mostly. Like, most of it is fixed.
averagemedium: (pic#8964021)

[personal profile] averagemedium 2018-08-19 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
-oh, that's why it felt like there was more than one of you!

[That's-- entirely too casual a reaction for someone mentioning demons, probably, but Ryan sounds relieved instead of alarmed.]

It didn't feel quite like any of the spirits I've run into, I was a little afraid this place threw my sense off... so is it some sort of bonding thing, or-? You don't have to answer, by the way, you can tell me to shut up if this is too nosy.
theshowsover: (dress me up and watch me die)

[personal profile] theshowsover 2018-08-19 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah. So it was just the town making him act this way.

He sympathizes, but he still can't help but...

Tilt his head and say:]
You're in love with me, remember?
allweather: (tw: vincent is still here)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-19 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
[He's already done it, sign here on the line.]

I don't- I'm sorry, I don't understand any of this.
swordfucker: (174)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-08-19 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Wha— hey!

[It says a lot that Guren doesn't stop him with a palm to the forehead, honestly. Instead, he's bodyslammed by this menace, and it's enough to set him off balance. He tumbles backwards, squishing a few flowers who complain about it (and maybe one or two that don't really seem to mind), and only now does he try shoving at Yuu's face.]

You're crushing me, get off—! [Yeah, the tiny boy is crushing him.]
stripedown: ([tiger] bitch not today)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-19 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Perhaps one day she will be friends! And it will be a good day because Tonbokiri is likely a very kind soul who would never hurt her.

But today? Today, this tiger is having none of it, and as tired and not-entirely-animal as she is, she doesn't budge and instead lets her ears flatten a little more against her head. Look, giant man, she's sure you're very nice, but you need to not play around near this flowers?? ]
allweather: (he has a scar how COOL)

[personal profile] allweather 2018-08-19 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, abort mission, she's a proper romantic—]

Ah, but... surely you've thought about it...?