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awash mods ([personal profile] awashmods) wrote in [community profile] awoosh2018-08-18 07:00 pm
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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!

bittybat: (me: i’m not like other girls. other girl)

[personal profile] bittybat 2018-08-24 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[It only takes a moment of blinking to brush the fog away and bring his focus back. His eyes drop, landing on the flower by his feet. Asphodelus, flowers of the dead. The scene hadn't included, thankfully, anything horrific... but it had included someone Damian had lost at one time.

Quickly, he turns to check on the small tiger, wondering if it had just been something forced onto him. Except......

...there's no tiger, there's a girl?

He visibly starts. The nudity doesn't bother him in any social way at first--he's trying to make sense of a girl? and tears?? as opposed to a tiger. (His eyes hastily dart around for the tiger, too.) What in the world...]


Who--

[But then it dawns on him suddenly this is, in fact, a girl and she's naked, and he pauses just long enough to turn the brightest of reds. IT'S A GIRL SHE'S NAKED SHE'S CRYING these are all things compiled to work against him!!!!!

The haori-like shirt is ripped off faster than he realizes, and he forces it over her shoulders and around her arms and front.]
Here. Where... Where did you come from? [He's already unraveling the cloth belt from his hand so she can use that too.]
Edited 2018-08-24 17:51 (UTC)
ninjanature: (pic#12382344)

[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-08-24 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow, look at that: his face still doesn't change even when Bolin playfully points out no one can tell if he's joking because of his shitty social skills. It's fine. On the inside, he's giggling.

Teenagers are cute.]


Good.
lavabend: (39.)

[personal profile] lavabend 2018-08-24 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ah actual, giggling Sasuke sounds like the most terrifying thing. Anyway, he's really not sure what to do with this conversation now. Is a murder still on the agenda? Was it ever on the agenda? Has this guy just been messing with him from the beginning? Probably that last thing. ]

I am so confused right now. [ So maaaaybe it's time for introductions? ] What's your name? Mine's Bolin.
toughchoices: (045)

[personal profile] toughchoices 2018-08-24 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I can, too. If it's necessary.

[They could see flashbacks of Scipio! Or, if it counts, memories relating to someone involved in Burning Maze spoilers. Does it count if they don't know about the spoilers at their canonpoint yet, but it's technically happened?]

...but I think we'd both prefer it if it isn't. [They can work while they talk, it's fine. Soon enough they'll have a pretty decent haul of Asphodel to work with.] Starting a garden isn't a bad idea. It's definitely safer than having to hike out here whenever you want more of these. I'll help water it. [Except she won't because I'm not apping her, alas.]
goldenwords: (Default)

[personal profile] goldenwords 2018-08-24 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[At the applause, she smirks and gives an overdramatic bow, because of course she does.]

Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week.

[And that is only going to be a lie if 12 apps get in before I can submit mine. When she straightens up, she still looks rather proud of herself. This is exactly why her brother - and most people, honestly - prefers to describe her as endearingly insufferable.]

It depends on how big the target is and how large an explosion I'm going for. The closer I am to it the better it works, of course.
goldenwords: (005)

i should have let it

[personal profile] goldenwords 2018-08-24 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
It means "destroy," so that's what it did.

[She says, as though that's totally normal. To be fair, for her, it is. But she recognizes that it may not necessarily be normal for him, so she follows up with an additional explanation - or tries to, anyway.]

Think of it as a magic word. "Abracadabra," "alakazam," you know. That sort of thing.
goldenwords: (007)

[personal profile] goldenwords 2018-08-24 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, bless him, because she was about two seconds from blowing the bush up, risk of getting caught in the explosion be damned.]

Well, that's rather rude. Furthermore, who magics clothes like this onto people? There's no accounting for taste there. [Honestly!!! ...but she can't keep complaining for too long, because like the protag he is, he's freed her from the bush. She takes a few steps out of range of it lest she get caught again before actually smiling.] Thanks for your help.
ninjanature: (pic#12394896)

[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-08-24 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[When he starts giggling out loud, please run. And fast.]

Sasuke Uchiha. [Finally, his face cracks. It's very faint, but the corners of his lips curl up.] Where are you from?
stripedown: (Please put your clothes back on)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-24 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ What a bizarre turn of events: a missing tiger, a naked girl whose eyes and hair are just a few shades lighter than the tiger's fur, and--

Oh. Well this is more personal space infringement from a boy than she's had in quite some time, and normally she'd yelp or shriek or flail or something, but no, there's not a peep from her. She does go from crying to looking incredibly overwhelmed by this forced dressing, though, so! Good job, Damian!

She does appear to try to answer him, opening her mouth briefly-- but nothing emerges and she shrinks down a little more, closing her mouth again. Well. She should have known better than to expect that the words would just come. ]

stripedown: ([tiger] bitch not today)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-24 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well. Isn't that just a loaded question, and the tiger stares at him.

Obviously it's him, for starters. ]
abrasivegrit: (ok annoyed now)

[personal profile] abrasivegrit 2018-08-24 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bortz leans back from the finger thrust at their face, then levels Rutile with a black scowl. Of course this absurd science experiment would be the quack doctor's doing.]

I would be in danger of going deaf if I had to listen to their pointless chattering for a minute longer, [they snap back sourly, already slipping their sword back into its sheath. They flick a few errant bits of grass and dirt off of their uniform, glowering.] Besides, [they add with a dismissive gesture towards the remaining flowers that are now whimpering and crying in the remnants of the flower bed,] you still have some left for whatever it is that you're doing.
bittybat: <user name=nevolition site=tumblr.com> (What if you went to a parallel universe)

[personal profile] bittybat 2018-08-24 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Look, it's incredibly bizarre because young tigers don't just turn into young girls and vice versa!! Damn this crazy place. Damian is a rational person, and this is not rational in the slightest??

What he is use to, however, is muteness thanks to Dextera, and he doesn't try to pressure her into answering his question. Instead, he unfurls his fingers and holds the cloth belt up for her to take. She doesn't have to use it immediately, but it's for her to hold onto for now.

Welp... The basics, he guesses?]
I'm Damian.
stripedown: (Child of the wilderness)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-24 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She appreciates it. And is still mildly terrified, but after you've just watched a person's memory, it's hard to not feel at least a little more at ease around them.

Not that it means Kisa is grasping that belt at any level of speed, but she will slowly reach out for it and look at him uncertainly. Introducing herself isn't going to be easy, but carefully, her lips move, forming syllables.

"Ki" and "sa". ]
bittybat: (“shit it’s 2 a.m.” i say every day)

[personal profile] bittybat 2018-08-24 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Gently, his eyes narrow. He'd been trained to read lips, so the name is received without any confusion.] "Kisa"? [Just so she can verify it. But then after... he's not entirely sure what to do with this situation.

Dang... Where's his dad when he needs the man the most?

Professionally, there's a lot he wants to ask, but being she isn't exactly speaking right now... he doesn't want to push it.]
You were the tiger. [It's a suspicion, one he hates, but he doesn't pose it as a question. In the end, she can confirm or deny it.]

The flower...?
stripedown: (Mastering unfair looks at 12)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-24 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's a series of silent nods-- first to her name, with a hint of relief that he managed to get it. Secondly, a little more subdued, to the claim that she was the tiger that completely latched on to his leg to try and get him to stop.

And a third nod. He probably understands now why she hadn't wanted him touching the flowers, and he'd been smart enough to try and take a different route when dealing with them, but she's wondering if she should have tried harder to stop him. The memory hadn't seemed painful, though?

Still. When she looks at him, it's with furrowed brows and an apologetic frown, right before she lowers her gaze. Sorry, Damian, she didn't mean to cause you problems. ]
theshowsover: (it must be mine)

[personal profile] theshowsover 2018-08-24 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
No problem.

[He waits while Ken gets up, in case he needs help. Once he's sure he's not about to fall over, he starts to lead him away.]

I have a cafe in town. We can go there.
bittybat: (pic#12448369)

[personal profile] bittybat 2018-08-24 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Both her soft modesty and her quietness make him frown. It's very different for him. He's usually the one who is sitting in judging silence while someone else fills the void with chattering. This is uncomfortable... but being uncomfortable is better.

It makes him take the time to think about how she feels rather than what she saying.]
It's fine. I assumed covering my hand would help. I was going to take one to study later, and I should have retrieved it with something else.

[For a long moment, he's quiet too. His eyes drift back to the flower on the ground, then to the rest of them.]

It was my father. The man. It was... a memory.
Edited 2018-08-24 21:30 (UTC)
kototama: (♪ kalopsia)

i.

[personal profile] kototama 2018-08-24 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Holy.

Shit.

Kotoha has seen a lot of things in her life--but she has never seen someone slam a flying word into someone else. She can manifest syllables in the air, but it's usually by accident or for shenanigans.

She's never considered just shutting things up with the word itself.]


Now that was spectacular! Hey, how'd you get it to actually do the effect of what you're saying?
kototama: (Default)

[personal profile] kototama 2018-08-24 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[And Kotoha will gladly flash a v sign for victory!!!]

I think we can safely count that one as a win! Nice, nice, way to go. ♪
stripedown: (Child of the wilderness)

why is this gently killing me

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-24 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kisa's very familiar with someone else who's extremely judgmental, though him being silent is entirely false. She's at least very much aware than he's probably not too happy with the fact that he has to do the talking between the two of them, but there's not much she can do about that yet. She's nowhere near brave enough yet to pull her words back from the deep pit they've toppled into.

So for now, she merely listens. There's something soft and worried entering her eyes, because from what she's been observing, people had been experiencing more painful memories. But this one had been kind. So it had been a good memory, right? ]
smaaaaaash: (011)

[personal profile] smaaaaaash 2018-08-24 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Y-yeah... Let's avoid more flowers for now.

[Especially since some seem to be doing a lot more than talking, yikes. Then he smiles at the idea of Izuku living in a quaint little cottage someplace.]

I'd like that. Who have you been living with?
parodeity: patoshop @ tumblr (ROSE 🎧 my lady)

ii

[personal profile] parodeity 2018-08-24 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's such a lot. dave, meanwhile, is in his jeans and a record tee. he immediately goes over to help fish rose out of the bushes, even before he recognizes who it is he's saving.

when he does recognize her, it feels like a punch to the gut. ]


Hey, sis. Need a hand?
stripedown: (Child of the wilderness)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-08-24 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... This girl sure is friendly, isn't she?

Maybe she's actually a nice person? Give Kisa a minute to ponder this, though for now, she'll just stay put. ]
kototama: (♪ kerlerap)

[personal profile] kototama 2018-08-24 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's fine, Kotoha has never had a single issue with filling the silence.]

Anyway, what's your name? I'm Kotoha. Nice to meetcha!
parodeity: art credit unknown, please contact (WELP 🎧  that sure occurred)

[personal profile] parodeity 2018-08-24 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a school dance you go to where a lot of people grind on the dance floor to inane teenybopper pop songs and the school chaperones want to stab their eyes out a bit.