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awash mods ([personal profile] awashmods) wrote in [community profile] awoosh2018-02-24 02:33 pm
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test drive meme 1.





Her Pa committed suicide
By biting off his head.
Her mother saw her uncle's ghost
And died of fright, she said.
So her unpleasant habits
Seem most curious to me,
Because she seems to come from such
A happy family.




Prompt 1:

he forest looms as ever, colorless but not at all dead. The leaves are full, fluttering in the silence, but there's no scent to them, no color. The effect is eerily hard to navigate, almost like an optical illusion, leaves, branches and trunk blending together with the small path -- which already disappears and reappears at a whim.

But even so...

If you brave the path, it seems as though there is something leading you onwards. A trail of... something, crumbs, maybe, the same shade of colorless as everything else, almost impossible to see. Following those might be a bad idea -- your chances of getting lost, tangled in random underbrush, or wandering aimlessly for hours are pretty high... to say nothing of what you might encounter if you stray too far (hint: even the small, fuzzy things have nasty bites).

Still, it's there, and if you follow them... eventually you will come to a small house. It's decrepit, falling apart and in shambles... do you really want to go inside? Perhaps armed with one of the many convenient tree branches that have probably smacked you thus far?


Prompt 2:

hould you enter the house, you'll be greeted with a creepy, creepy doorman. Aw, how cute! And in that doll's hand, there's...a message.

On a slip of paper, it reads, simply and plainly:

The more you take, the more you leave behind.

Curious! (And yeah, you can destroy the doll. It's just a normal doll. You may even come across said doll already crushed by an intrepid explorer.)

Of course, it's a riddle, and the answer's a warning -- the longer you walk around and about the house, the less you'll remember about yourself, until you forget why you were there and why you should leave, and who you are at all, doomed to wander forever.

Or someone saves you, that's fine too.


Prompt 3:

roblem: There are no fresh eggs in the Town.

Solution: Catch a feral chicken, and keep it for eggs. That seems simple enough, right? You're totally up for the task... right?

But why do all of the animals look so strange in the forest? Mutated, with teeth, or wings that don't belong, or claws. That's... a chicken, right?

Catching it will allow you to get some eggs, but that beak looks pretty nasty -- it might be harder than it looks. But you're intrepid and clever, right? Why not demonstrate your Chicken Wrangling Skills that won you the championship so many years ago? Or try to serenade the savage beast? Or wuss out and form a coalition with which you draw lots to see who has to do battle with the chicken? There's safety in numbers! But the prize will surely be worth a bit of blood loss and fowl-related trauma.

Do it for the eggs.


Prompt 4:

here's a new quest on the forum today, and it looks awfully easy! It's listed simply as:

Quest XXII.
Talk to someone you've never met about their childhood.
Quest will be completed when you have reached an acceptable level of knowledge.


On the other hand, that's a little vague, isn't it... ? How will you even know when you've completed a quest like that?

Still, it looks easy! Maybe go give it a try. You could respond to the forum post to try to find people, or just go on outside, go harass someone about their past. If you're lucky, you'll drag it out of them with very little hassle and it won't take you a good chunk of the day. If you're unlucky, that's what highly persistent stalking is for! But don't forget, you'll likely have to return the favor.

And your new friend might not be the only one listening.


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!



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jokered: pixiv id: 810354 (be brave and say what you want)

[personal profile] jokered 2018-02-25 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[he nods.

he's glad he stuck with it even if ouni tried brush him off?]


That was pretty helpful, for starting with a resounding "no."
worlds: (mmmmmm no)

[personal profile] worlds 2018-02-25 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Ideas for next Christmas—]

I'm not doing the quest.
hypertoxic: (pic#7272287)

[personal profile] hypertoxic 2018-02-25 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Nope!

[ TURNS ON HER HEEL AND WALKS AWAY, WHILE CHANTING: ]

Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope! Nope!!! Absofuckinglutely not!!!!
pursestrings: (007)

[personal profile] pursestrings 2018-02-25 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
dogs r ok
my friend has a dog
[sssort of]
me tho nah except like 1/2 a cat
swordfucker: (6)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-02-25 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
No way.

[But it's alright, he pats Okuyasu harshly on the back once, then walks past him.] Don't worry. If there's anything like vampires in here, I'll take care of them. [Those aren't ghosts,]

How long have you been in here?
messianic: (for as we know from dreams)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-02-25 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Minato doesn't.... know what a fantail pigeon is in particular. He'll just keep that to himself though.]

That's...okay. I think I'll be okay without them. [thanks though.]

So you grew up in France... but you weren't born there? [How much info do they even need for this quest?]
parodeity: lilibombe @ tumblr (TIME šŸŽ§ is a concept)

[personal profile] parodeity 2018-02-25 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah? Unless someone else managed to revive her.

[ his voice is calm, and so is his expression. vriska doesn't really know him well enough to see any signs to the contrary, anyway. ]

Basically shit went straight to hell. I guess I kinda tapped out too, or was tapped out, but this ain't like any dream bubble I've ever been in, sooooo. I guess we've been tapped back in. To a different game entirely, probably. Thanks, though. For the sorry, I mean.
worlds: (mmmmmm no)

[personal profile] worlds 2018-02-25 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Which you ignored.
relieable: (i want his dick and his friendship)

[personal profile] relieable 2018-02-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
yeah
choromatsus kinda the straight man sometimes but also not
like he thinks hes better than the rest of us
but so does todomatsu
tottys a dry monster satan in disguise
then theres me and im the cool one
messianic: (Not of detention is Fruition —)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-02-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Nice to meet you, Ouni-san.

[Social Link, get!]

Were you searching for something in particular out here?
mirrah: (pic#8345265)

four. im not even app'ing lucatiel but im always here for maria

[personal profile] mirrah 2018-02-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[A private person by nature - or perhaps a product of her circumstances - Lucatiel would find such a question highly intrusive, not to mention bizarre.

At least...any other time. But she'd seen the task assigned to them, understood the real meaning here. It's why she neglects to question this woman's reasons and simply offers an agreeable nod.
]

Of my youth, then...let me see. [She raises a hand to her chin...or, well, that of her mask's chin.] Ah, yes...it was back then I was merely in training to become a knight of my homeland. My brother and I would often spar, but I never could best him in combat.

Once I found myself so frustrated with defeat I charged at him with reckless abandon, right into a fence. I believe I lost my first tooth that way.

[An embarrassing choice to share, but she believes it was a very important lesson to keep a cool head in times of crisis, so it's fine.]
reingenium: (pic#10480875)

2/2

[personal profile] reingenium 2018-02-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ she probably wouldn't care to answer how she got on the barrel without him noticing anyway. he looks back to the chicken, then to her, then the chicken. he deflates a little. ]

Perhaps it would hide them, if it laid any... But if you kept the chicken for yourself, you would be able to at least contain where the eggs would be hidden, correct?

[ his chin's in his hand again, and he's back to thinking. ]

But its beak would be an issue, wouldn't it? This costume's armor is durable, but... We may be able to see how strong this creature is by testing it.

[ he's already cooperating with whoever this girl is... she hasn't tried to hurt him yet at least. ]
salutations: ([bird] tag your mature content)

[personal profile] salutations 2018-02-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
I see... Well, even if it's hard to believe, I suppose I don't know human beauty standards! [he cheerfully just drags this guy he's never spoken to before]

Still, anyone who understands the tender sorrow of a woman's heart is a fellow of mine. The loss is inevitable! As much as I try to spread my love to everbirdie I meet...
inheritance: (85)

[personal profile] inheritance 2018-02-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Ah... [Izuku wilts, his hopes dashed.] So you just got here, too.

U-um, if you're on your own, maybe we could stick together and see if we find anything? We don't know what's going on yet--it might be dangerous to go off on our own.
pursestrings: (026)

[personal profile] pursestrings 2018-02-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Cute... sure... is that a normal brother thing? Hm.]

man is he like
a baby?
cutting: (that's just nasty)

3

[personal profile] cutting 2018-02-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Fear not, struggling nerd, the resident knife nut is here to save the day.

And by save the day, we mean a throwing knife suddenly and unceremoniously lodges itself into the chicken's head, both killing it in an instant and pinning it to the ground. The skill with which it was killed might be a little unnerving if not for the fact that it was. A chicken...

Winner, winner, chicken dinner??? At least Akira doesn't have to run around for it anymore, right.]


That was just sad, man. [THANKS, SHIKI.]

scooptimistic: (Persona cut-in damn straight)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-02-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Hold on!!

[ Well, she probably doesn't need to block off its escape route if it's going for Akira instead, so hopefully he won't mind too much if she dashes over to get a grasp on it and bundle it into her arms.

DOWN, CHICKEN. ]
bulletfool: (68)

[personal profile] bulletfool 2018-02-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Quest?

[He opens his mouth, about to further pursue that subject, when he remembers the forum. It's almost hilarious, to the point that Izumi speaks with audible mirth:]

I don't care about that.
jokered: (I’m way too busy to spend more)

[personal profile] jokered 2018-02-25 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
It wasn't a yes-or-no question.

[so he had to. obviously. also, he's just a punk.]
messianic: (To sell me also)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-02-25 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[It's the risk he's gotta take for social links.]

... I mean... I guess that's an option.

[...]

Can we start with just nudging each other, though? [Less physical harm, pls.]
juvied: (--.- ..- .. . -)

jonas | oxenfree

[personal profile] juvied 2018-02-25 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
ii. is leave possible? (two options!)
'The more you take, the more you leave behind'? So... don't take anything, I guess?

[Jonas looks up from the note to the doll that'd been holding it, then takes a slow, pointed look around the house. His expression is the kind of unimpressed look that one can only master as a teenager and most lose in their adult years.]

Yeah, I don't see there being a problem with that one. Honestly, this place looks like it needs to be slapped with a demolition sign like... ten years ago. [He proceeds to ball up the note. He initially raises his arm to throw it, then, thinking twice, shoves it in the pocket of his hoodie instead.] But I guess when you follow a weird forest trail to a weird forest house, you owe it to look around, right?

[His tone is not one of deep conviction. But he's not running for the door either.]

[OR:]

[Maybe you arrived to the house on your own. Maybe you found the little doorman and note all by yourself. In that case, if you go around exploring, you'll have a rather chill time of it. Right up until you open a bedroom door to find a lanky teenager, sitting in the window and smoking like he belongs there. And he promptly shrieks at your arrival.]


Jesus - ! Don't you know how to knock?!

extra. & other souls to sail them.
[He'd felt those eyes in the woods, and it'd been the closest he'd felt to Edwards Island in the most unpleasant way. After his little trip in the trees, jonas had taken to exploring the districts instead, wandering the streets and buildings with half-hearted interest.

By the end of his meandering stroll, he ends up seated over a canal in... Bleo? Blue? Blua? it'd been hard to read the plaque. The proper name doesn't matter much in the end, so much as it being a place to sit, to smoke and think. Not so deep as not to notice the next person passing by, who he calls out to:]


Hey, I wouldn't touch the water if I was you. Just a warning.

[His right hand, if one is sharp enough to notice, seems a little stiff.]

wildcard.
( wanna do something else? hmu! )
worlds: (s'cool blood ain't mine)

[personal profile] worlds 2018-02-25 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Why do you ask so many questions?
autolatrist: (Default)

you can run you can hide but you can't escape my love

[personal profile] autolatrist 2018-02-25 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, it's just Osomatsu. So much for his valiant efforts--

WAIT A SECOND HERE
]

Ha?! You're here too?

[No! He was the Chosen One! Damn it... Still, it's such a relief to see a familiar face, he could just cry.]
scooptimistic: (By all means do let me fuck him up)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-02-25 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Onwards, my new friend!!

[ whose name she doesn't know-- right. ]

I'm Maya, by the way. Amano Maya.
cattlemilk: (( 34. ))

[personal profile] cattlemilk 2018-02-25 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
do humans usually not have litters that big
cuz dat doesnt sound 2 great 2 me, man