awoosh | 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!

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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...

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.

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...)

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."

"He is exceptionally well-trained. I do not expect him to give you any trouble." Tonbokiri has well-placed confidence in his former master's steed!

"Please, allow me a minute to get him, then."

Although slow among touken danshi, he is still supernaturally fast, so it only takes a few minutes for Tonbokiri to return with Mikuniguro. The saddle was sized to fit Tonbokiri, so it should be enough to fit Kogitsunemaru as well, hopefully even with all the layers of fabric in tow.

Now the trick will be getting him onto the horse.

Kogitsunemaru will just be here, trying to gather up his layers.

Its not going well.

Tonbokiri returns to find things not going well with the kimono, and... well, he'll just have to help gather up all those layers as best he can. He starts by trying to gather up the train, but the fabric half-way has a mind of its own, and manages to keep getting under his feet.

(What if he just-- lifted Kogitsunemaru, kimono and all, and plopped him on the horse? Just, you know, what if.)

That fleeting thought gets a little stronger the more he keeps getting tripped up by fabric under-foot.
Especially when one fold catches him just right, and he stumbles heavily into Kogitsunemaru's back.

"Pardon me!"

Test Drive Meme 3.

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What's a troll, Aruji?

Ask Midare-

(true, that...)

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