Test Drive Meme 3.

[awashmods]

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!

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yuuichirou hyakuya | owaris

[culpa]

i.

"Yuu-chan! Do your best!"

( tmw you crawl your way out of a weird well only to find even weirder things, such as: complimenting flowers. each one gets a weird look as yuu passes them by, but--they're not hurting anything, right? )

"Yuu-chan, you're sooo strong!"

"We believe in you, Yuu-chan!"

"Why couldn't you save them, Yuu-chan?"

"They all died and it's all yo--"

( a booted foot slams down on that last one, smearing it's planty-guts all over the dirt before yuu sighs, pats the sheath of his sword up against a shoulder and keeps on going, )

Man, Ashuramaru. Do you know how to get out of here? Because I think I'm getting a little lost out here.

iii.

( whatever you were doing clearly isn't as important as what he's getting up to, right? which is why yuu's shoving his way right into the next closest person's personal space, grabbing onto their shoulders and yelling directly into their face: )

I love you!! You're so awesome and amazing and I can't believe I haven't told you how much I love you yet? Because I do!

wildcard.

( he's a Dumb Baby, yuu will worm his way into almost everything. do what ur heart desires. )

iii

[theshowsover]

[Akira stares at the guy that has enthusiastically latched onto him. Does he even know him? He can't remember seeing him before... but maybe he has and just forgot? Should he feel bad?

He should at least say something.]

...Thanks.

[culpa]

( yeah, you're welcome weird dude. the moment the impulse fades away his expression twists, brows furrowing for a moment before-- )

I swear that wasn't me.

( both hands release akira, palms raised up for a moment before they move down to. try and dust whatever the heck that was off of himself. )

Do I know you?

[theshowsover]

[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?

[culpa]

Maybe I forget some things, but I'm pretty sure I didn't forget falling in love with you. I can't even remember your name.

( did he forget this guy's entire existence. how bad is his memory getting?? that's weird as heck. he should probably be a little more concerned over it but. eh. effort. )

i I forgot to label bc I was so hype

[swordfucker]

[One minute, you're dealing with a crazy flower crisis of too much variety, and the next, they're all shouting your son's name in the distance. That's the life.

But really, the first Yuu-chan he picks up on gets a turn of his head, and he sees him now, wandering like he's lost. He probably is. There are a lot of emotions Guren doesn't want to acknowledge, let alone show, so by the time he catches up to Yuu, of course he's acting cool.

And that means bringing his shoe right to the small of Yuu's back to knock him forward. To be fair, it's half testing that he's not some illusion or inaccurate spell. He's paranoid.]

Took you long enough to show up here, you idiot.

[hi]

[culpa]

( the flowers are a distraction. he doesn't believe a word they're saying but they're acting demon-y enough. saying just the things one would want to hear one second before throwing insecurities right back in his face. it's--enough to keep his attention hyperfocused in on them instead of his surroundings, enough that guren does catch him off guard when a foot slams into his back.

enough to cause yuu to stumble several steps forward even if he doesn't quite fall. )

Hey ass--oh. ( the angry twist to his face immediately lightens up the moment eyes settle in on guren himself, smiling big and wide as he twists back around, raises both arms up before running straight for guren. you know, those very few steps that separate them. hope he's ready to get body slammed. )

Guren!

[swordfucker]

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.]

[culpa]

( tumbles backwards but not over, which leaves him stuck with yuu wrapped around his front, arms gripping tight. definitely tight enough to keep pressed close even with guren shoving at his face. )

I woke up and no one was there and I couldn't find Shinoa or Kimizuki or Mika or--haha, I'm so glad to see you, Guren!

( he loves his gross bad dad a lot ok. and is definitely ignoring the whole squishing bit, he's fine. )

Where've you been?

iii obviously

[befouled]

[ ---Of course, those are words that he always wanted to hear Yuu say. Since they'd been reunited, Yuu had been more than affectionate to him, as if he were making up for the lost time in which they were apart, but -- Words like this, declarations like this --- ... Feel like they could make his heart stop. So, Mika just stares forward, completely silently -- mouth hanging slightly agape, face a deep red. ]

[culpa]

( 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.

[befouled]

Did ... something bring this on, Yuu-chan? Usually, you don't --

[ ...Usually, you don't say these kinds of things to him, even if Mika would like nothing else than to just have Yuu praise and coddle him for the rest of his immortal life. ]

[culpa]

I think it's this place. I was playing with flowers and they screamed? And then I just couldn't help myself.

( he's not gonna lie about it. that's dumb. mika knows him better than that anyway. )

wildcard

[bittybat]

[Damian is putting the finishing touches on the community board in the middle of town. There's a pile of wood next to what's completed, but Damian himself is up on the bit of roof overhang he added on top.]

You!

[Yuu? He points below him. The board isn't exactly tall, not when it's made so most people can put things on it regardless of size... but he can't reach anything unless he keeps jumping down and back up.]

Hand me that piece of wood. The two-by-four.

[culpa]

( you, yuu, it's basically the same thing. it gets his attention anyway, head tilting up to look over to damian before turning to the pile of wood. but he doesn't. . go for the two-by-four, picks up the biggest piece of wood he can find instead and offers it on up. )

What, this one?

[bittybat]

No, not-- [--that one, you moron. Hm. Alright, asshat, that's fine. This is fine.

Damian's lip curls in exasperated displeasure, but he doesn't stop Yuu from hefting up the larger board and handing it over. Putting the makeshift hammer down, he climbs to his feet to receive the opposite end by sliding it under one arm.

It won't be too heavy necessarily, but it'll be cumbersome, and that's exactly what Damian wants. He pretends to not be able to wield it, lifting it and smacking the end under Yuu's chin as he turns to heft it up on the roof. It gently hits Yuu in every place along the side of the head on the way up.]

Oh. Sorry. [:)] You gave me the bigger one, so it's a little heavy.

[culpa]

( not everyone knows what a two-by-four is, damian. sorry for being an idiot. whatever! damian's taking it, and yuu's carefully lifting it up enough for him to grab on and carry it wherever he's taking it--

until it smacks him under his chin, over his face. there's a trail of ow, ow, owow, hey, watch it! while damian drags it up. and he honestly wouldn't have thought twice about it, accidents happen. except people don't usually make snarky ass faces like that when they're hitting someone accidentally. )

You did that on purpose!

( so excuse him, while yuu grabs onto the top of the community board with one hand and moves to climb on up after damian. )

iii

[liven]

[ shijima just casually sMACKS POOR YUU IN THE FACE as she bats him away. ]

Annoying! [ truly the reaction everyone wants when they give false impassioned confessions. ]

[culpa]

( wow rude. at the very least he's very good at just. taking it. and ducks his head down, a palm pressing to his face where she smacked him. )

Ow--hey!! It's not like I meant to!

[liven]

Then why do it? Silly child.

[ sorry yuu she's

a rudeass grandma cat ]

[culpa]

( his immediate thought is this girl really reminds him of shinoa. tiny and opinionated. )

Why'd you hit me?

( which clearly means this is the perfect time to start stupid arguments with her. )

3

[thisucks]

[Lawless startles and just stares at him, mouth hanging open in a rare moment of speechlessness.

Then he blinks.]

...No. The beginning was good, but the compliments were way too vague and generic, not to mention that you made it all about you in the end. What kind of love confession is that?! Put more heart into it, if you're gonna do I want to see the Passion all over your face and in your voice! Also body language! Don't just stand there like a stick, if you want to succeed you better tell 'em you love them with your whole body too!

Try it again!


[Just Yuu's luck to have found the one vampire who is way too much into acting?]

[culpa]

( see at first he's just. what the heck is this guy going on about? yuu doesn't care. it's not like he really meant to say it anyway, there's no way he's going to be able to be passionate about it a second time when he didn't mean to say it the first time but--

those fangs are mildly distracting. he's not anti-vampires as much as he had been before, but yuu doesn't know this guy. he's not mika, or the vampire queen, not ferid nor crowley and he definitely doesn't know whether or not to trust a strange dude with fangs.

a palm presses to the hilt of his sword, but yuu doesn't pull it out. not yet. )

I'm not saying that a second time, I didn't even mean to say it the first! What kind of bloodsucker cares about love confessions? ( he's evolved passed swinging his sword at literally everything, at least. )

[thisucks]

Oh? You noticed? I keep forgetting that the folks here are a little more open-minded over noticing the supernatural than the rest of the world.

[He smiles and pushes his glasses up, one fang poking out between his lips.]

It's kinda refreshing, actually. I'm not the kind of vampire your toy-sword over there is going to be able to kill, no matter how sharp or powerful it is, though. Just saying~

[But! Now onto the important part! Yuu's question!]

And the answer is clearly the romantic ones! Also the ones who appreciate fine art and pretty much anybody who has a heart. I mean, I wouldn't want to get some throwaway love confession that sounds like they're ordering take-out, would you?

[culpa]

( toy sword. there's a voiced protest that only yuu can pick up, patting at the hilt of his blade to console the demon stuck inside of it. ashuramaru isn't a toy, far from it. but the way this guy said it is enough to get his guard up just that much more, lips pursing tight. )

This is a Black Demon sword, strongest of the strong. Ashuramaru could kill you in an instant.

( not necessarily true, yuu knows; he's fought vampires he didn't stand a chance against. demons are strong, but using them too much comes at a heavy cost. and the more he gives up, the less yuu he becomes. doesn't stop him from boasting like an idiot though. )

Vampires don't have hearts. Don't have feelings.