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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Kogitsunemaru - Touken Ranbu

[foxslittlehelper]

{2}

Look, while Kogitsunemaru is a Heian era sword, he didn't dress like it. Sure, he dressed a little more traditionally than say, Shokudaikiri Mitsutada, but...

Kogitsunemaru is doing his best to make his way to.. well, anywhere, while in twelve layers of kimono. He's not going anywhere fast, there are plenty of layers to snag.

"This... really is more of Mikazuki's thing...."

[spiria]

Waddling around in a dress that was way too big was not fun, and she was now having to stop every so often to make sure she could breathe. Whatever this was around her chest? It was suffocating. How anybody lived in this lovely thing was beyond her. She couldn't even defend herself in this thing if she had to!

As she stopped for a breath, however, she looked over and saw someone who was ... Not faring much better than her.

"I don't know who that is, but if this is something they do regularly than I feel like they need an award."

[foxslittlehelper]

Oh, that looks unfortunate too. Is it supposed to make a torso look like that.

"It is a fashion that didn't survive.... for obvious reasons." Kogitsunemaru lifts his arms, showing that there's ... about twelve distinct, bright colors going on on those sleeves. "Mikazuki doesn't even wear this many, but still cannot dress himself in the morning. He shouldn't get an award."

... Sort of said like he's the roommate, and has to help.

Slowly picking his way closer. "... That hardly looks any better."

[spiria]

She doesn't know anymore than you do, bro.

"He doesn't dress himself? How does he get dressed, then?" In a moment of absolute derp, she forgot that there existed people of exquisite wealth who had servants who did everything for them, including wiping their bum.

As he brings attention to her own wardrobe, she looks back down at herself with a sigh.

"It's not, but ... It's not like I can do anything about it right now."

[foxslittlehelper]

...... Well, Mikazuki has other things to wear, but-

"Complain." It's time to drag him. Look, Kogitsunemaru is a bit annoyed at him still??

"Tugging at hems does little more than pull from where its snagged for you as well, then." So much for asking if she can figure out if there's anything tying him in...

[spiria]

"So, ah ... wait. I'm confused. He complains and then he's suddenly dressed?"

The point of that is completely going over her head. Which, in comparison to Kogi's height, doesn't really take much. She's smol.

"Right. I can get it to come loose from snags with effort, but it snags so often, so ... It's a lot of effort."

[foxslittlehelper]

Kogi laughs. "If anyone would have that power, Mikazuki would." Is he just letting this girl believe that Mikazuki complains and his clothes get on him? Yeah. He might. ".... I wonder if we can raise the hems with something."

[satanslash]

"... can you even move in that?"

And here is an annoyed teenager, also in layers though far, far less as Edo period wasn't nearly as restrictive.

He can at least get from place to place without too much trouble and only the occasional snag. It's keeping him from cooking so all he really has to keep himself occupied is trawling around town in boredom.

This poor guy, though. He looks like he might just have to become a statue in all that mess.

[foxslittlehelper]

"Not with any speed, no." Its hard to tell, under all that cloth, but Kogitsunemaru is slowly shuffling forward.

.... Although. "Once we are able to be free of these." An annoyed flap of sleeves, "do you think they might stay?" ... He is eyeing your armor a little, whoever you are.

[satanslash]

"Man, your guess is as good as mine. This place likes changin' the rules whenever it fuckin' sees fit."

He's been here long enough to know how things work, in that they don't ever work the same from month to month. Pain in the ass town...

He finally catches on, though, that the question has nothing to do with the layered mess.

"... what're you lookin' at me like that for?"

Should he be afraid?

[foxslittlehelper]

A hum.

How afraid should he be of a tall man in far too much silk? Some of his hair looks a little more like cat or fox ears, and they're at a little bit of an 'interest' angle. Or its the wind.

"Yours are far closer to what I would normally wear."

[satanslash]

That is a bit... different. Not that Rin is one to judge. He's not smelling demon, though something is very lightly pinging his 'not entirely human' senses. At least those layers are keeping him from moving very quickly, and the response does relax Rin some.

"Well uh, if I get to keep it after I can actually take it off, I ain't gonna complain if you wanna take this crap. I'd never have a use for it and it'd just sit in a closet."

[foxslittlehelper]

Yeah, he might be faster than you'd expect, but faster in this much cloth that was more likely to be faster to fall on his face.

"Some of it would see use, some of it to get passed on." .... Like majority of what he's wearing atm, or, maybe if he needed something and didn't want to put more effort in than Iwatooshi.

[youwillbeunequaled]

Although he has nothing much good to say about the tight-fitting French clothing he's found himself in, at least he's not having as much trouble moving as the lady on the path ahead of him in that elaborate layered kimono.

When three of those layers somehow, mysteriously, simultaneously snag themselves on a bush, he calls out, "Please wait, you're caught on this. Allow me-" And he quickly bends over to free the tightly caught cloth.

[foxslittlehelper]

Ah, you sound familiar. ...... Kogitsunemaru covers his face with a sleeve, like he might if he actually was a lady in the Heian era meeting a stranger. Never mind that, well, he'd been walking without covering his face, but maybe this will work anyway. Playing shyness, he tries to sound like a lady. "Thank you, sir~" Of course, his hair might give him away.

[youwillbeunequaled]

As he looks up from freeing the cloth he answers, "You're welcome--" and cuts off as that hair and those eyes look far too familiar. His own eyes become round for a moment in surprise, then he nods his head in both greeting and apology.

"I- I beg your pardon, Kogitsunemaru-dono! From behind, I did not realize it was you..." Which is also embarrassing to admit, so perhaps he'll just continue on with something else. "It seems that that clothing is most challenging. Is there anything I can do for you?" Please spare yourself being snagged on something every three steps, Kogitsunemaru-dono...

[foxslittlehelper]

He laughs, and waves off Tonbokiri's apology. Sorry that he's your introduction to the rest of the Sanjou's being trolls. ... At least, three out of five of them are significant amount of troll. "You could carry me, like the princess I am dressed as." Its his Heian joke in reverse, Tonbokiri, he doesn't mean it.

What's a troll, Aruji?

[youwillbeunequaled]

That's not quite what he had in mind, but sure!

"If it will help you, I would be happy to." He starts to roll up his sleeves then pauses. "Or I could fetch Mikuniguro. He would be best suited to carry you wherever you need to go." Even if you have to ride side-saddle because of the kimono, a horse is a sure bet, right?

(Please help this guy being a touch too honest for his own good...)

Ask Midare-

[foxslittlehelper]

oh no Tonbokiri wasn't supposed to just agree to this, Kogi has to go all in with it now-

So, equally serious faced, he looks thoughtful for a minute.

"Is Mikuniguro prepared for a side-saddle rider? I doubt I would be able to ride any other way."

[tosa]

With his foot, he moves to kick up a bit of fabric caught on the edge of a wooden step. It probably looks like he was trying to step on it, though. He would never do that! Not to Kogitsunemaru who has never done anything to deserve Mutsu at his worse.

"Dunno how any of ya guys move around in this." He speaks casually and lightly. As for Mutsu himself, he's dressed differently himself but it isn't nearly as ridiculous as twelve layers of kimono.

"Have ya tried dressing down?"

[foxslittlehelper]

Ah, so he'd have to be Kashuu or Mikazuki, then? Kogi, just because you're annoyed at Mikazuki doesn't mean that he deserves to be tripped up like that.

"I think they were most often carried." And maybe for a moment, Kogi looks at Mutsunokami like he's debating asking the other sword to do so, but wait, that's his joke.

He nods, adjusting his far too many layers again. "Not even the coat budges."

[tosa]

"What kind of curse is this supposed to be?" He asks, coming over and tugging at the the sleeve of the outermost layer, trying to see if he can get it to budge even a little.

"There's gotta be some sort of catch to get out of 'em..."

[foxslittlehelper]

"Maybe I have to ask you to help me out of them." Kogi no.

Sorry that he's a sanjou a bit of a troll, Mutsu.

[tosa]

Kogi no.

"Age catching up to ya finally?" Look, the meaning isn't lost to him but that doesn't mean he can't put his own spin on it. He's one of the younger spirits at the citadel and he wouldn't be a real punk if he didn't mention how old some of the other guys are. "Need any other assistance, Kogitsunemaru-san~?"

[foxslittlehelper]

And now they're just going to keep going with it, aren't they. Oh dear.

"I am finally dressing it, so it must have caught up." Yeah he's old, okay fine- Can he shuffle closer and lean on Mutsu? Mutsu will see it coming a good two minutes away, given how often he snags on things, but-

"You should help me walk."