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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:

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hellzone: (FUSSY ♪ hey hey pay attention)

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[personal profile] hellzone 2018-02-26 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ This is 100% suspicious. Yoshiko's frowning as she looks over Akira, watching as he's halfway through the window. Granted, nobody probably lives here anyway so it's not like he's breaking an entering, but why not use the door? ]

People normally knock, you know, [ she points out the obvious. ] Though I don't think anyone actually lives here.
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[personal profile] reingenium 2018-02-26 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ then back to shinsou while he chops the air!!!]

You stole from that house?! [ ?????????????!!!!!!!!!!! ]
changedfromwithin: (Sulk)

[personal profile] changedfromwithin 2018-02-26 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
[At first Phos only murmurs, unwilling to get up. Maybe it is a bad spot, but this grey grass feels nice. And they are just so tired. However they can still feel the presence of the other gem looming over them which did not make for great sleep. Phos opens one eye and immediately covers it with a yelp. Diamond's hair is as lovely as always.]

So bright...
worlds: (do i have any real context for this? no)

[personal profile] worlds 2018-02-26 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
... It wasn't that tough.

[He is not impressed!!]
worlds: (do i have any real context for this? no)

[personal profile] worlds 2018-02-26 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
[..............]

Why?
jokered: pixiv id: 3182498 (I think I may have swindled God)

[personal profile] jokered 2018-02-26 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
No big. We needed it done, anyway.

[it comes with a bit of a shrug; he's not rude so much as casual—he definitely didn't do very much to quell the beast.]

Akira Kurusu. [but they can move on to more casual introduction, it's fine.]
worlds: (definitely not sasuke uchiha)

[personal profile] worlds 2018-02-26 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
[insert annoyed twitch here.]

I'm not following you.
worlds: (do i have any real context for this? no)

[personal profile] worlds 2018-02-26 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Can't think of any.

[He's a former street rat, what more do you expect.]

You don't seem to have any idea either.
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[personal profile] bethelight 2018-02-26 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ As he closes the space between them, her posture does not change, but the curious look on her face likely speaks volumes. What sort of armor is that? It's not like anything that she's seen before. Were those pipes on his back and legs? Strange.

The fact that he bows shouldn't catch her as off-guard as it does, but it's unexpected, and almost immediately her composure slips as she stares at him with a stitched-on smile. It's okay, really! She's never been fond of that sort of treatment, please don't bow... ]


So you can see it as well.

[ Her expression dampens as she finally looks away, up toward one of the nearby trees. ]

From what I can tell, the entire forest is like this. It's almost as if something has drained the color and life away completely...

[ She can't feel any sort of magic at work here, so what could be causing this phenomenon. It's unsettling. ]
eyedrop: (wнeɴ yoυ're вαrely вreαтнιɴɢ)

shouta aizawa | my hero academia

[personal profile] eyedrop 2018-02-26 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
I. playing with dolls;

[ He had some apprehension about entering a crumbling Victorian mansion, but it was where the trail of crumbs ended--and clues otherwise had so far been scarce. He'd noticed that the door was open, besides, suggesting that someone might already be in here. That could be a good thing, or it could be a very bad thing, but he was willing to find out either way.

The doll crunches beneath his boot as he crosses the threshold, and he pauses; the thing was in pieces, its shards scattered over a dirty piece of paper. He mutters as he kneels down, his fingers brushing against the floor. ]


An illogical statement.

[ Or is it? Aizawa glances up, hearing footsteps just ahead, echoing in the dusty corridor. He loosens the scarf on his neck, his muscles tensing. ]

Come out. Now.

II. chicken wrangling;

[ How many ridiculous things must he be made to accept in one day? Too many, he thinks, as he stalks this monstrous chicken. Food is food, no matter how ugly it looks.

The creature is fast, and cleverer than one might reasonably expect from one's livestock, but Aizawa's not giving up. He throws a loop of his scarf, and manages to snag the bird by its fat belly, but the little guy isn't going down without a fight. It squawks as it tumbles, trying to bite at the scarf--which, mysteriously, doesn't tear.

He yanks on the scarf, dragging the bird across the grass, but it's thrashing wildly, razor mouth open and angry.

He mutters. ]


Well, I've got it. Sort of.

[ Someone help him calm this bird down. ]

III. wasting time on the internet;

a 'quest', huh? anybody know what it's for, or who put it up? don't just go spilling everything about yourself because some mysterious text told you to.

i don't have much interest in discussing unnecessary things like that, anyway.
Edited 2018-02-26 00:47 (UTC)
changedfromwithin: (Pout)

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[personal profile] changedfromwithin 2018-02-26 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[This gem's luck with catching chickens wasn't too great. They were too impatient and quick tempered for the job. By the end of the day, they're annoyed and tired. Phos tries to pick the feathers off themself as they search for their mentor. It probably shouldn't be a surprise to find him napping nor that he easily has so many chickens around him. They're kinda jealous honestly.]

Made some new friends, Sensei?
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[personal profile] parodeity 2018-02-26 12:48 am (UTC)(link)


man
this just isnt the same without the neon colors
pretend theres a lot more green and red and like some pink thrown in for aesthetic
windeity: (GAZE ♫ sharp)

3!

[personal profile] windeity 2018-02-26 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[/INTERNAL SCREAMING INTENSIFIES.

Like with Dave (and Vriska, and Terezi) his response to seeing Jade is a sheer confused mess because he remembers everyone being gone and dead and now everybody's here. So it's hard to say what any of this means. Nevertheless there's comfort in Jade being here and...trying...to befriend a chicken? Why is he not surprised.

He looks at Jade, looks at the chickens, and he looks at Jade again before he approaches from behind and steps up to her side to examine the birds further, hood of his godtier outfit down and hanging behind him.]


Well. I am not sure they want to actually make friends, but it could be worth a try, I guess. [Calm. Casual. Slightly playful because this is still a little weird to him since monster chickens somehow fit right into the other stupidity of their lives.]
jokered: (pretend things are better than they are)

[personal profile] jokered 2018-02-26 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Well...

[even though akira thinks it'll have to be a group effort, he'd like for yusuke to be a bit mkore optimistic about it—he's an artist, after all.

so akira's fine with just giving him so easy encouragement.]


I think if anyone can find a way to spruce this place up with colors, it's you.
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:D

[personal profile] inheritance 2018-02-26 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think we'll know until we try. [From the way he's scrunching his nose, it's pretty obvious he doesn't like this approach either.] I've checked the buildings around town--there's no one here or in that forest. And the only other people we've seen so far are either our classmates or people from other worlds altogether. If there was anyone else we could get information from...

[Izuku shakes his head, then glances at Bakugou cautiously.] What do you think about all this, Kacchan? [Prickliness aside, Bakugou's very perceptive in his own way, and Izuku figures that sharing theories would be better than trying to puzzle it out himself.]
messianic: (of plaintive sweetness)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-02-26 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[A grim but probably not unrealistic thought. Minato just...casually makes a note to himself to try to prevent people from getting eaten.]

A headcount is a good idea. And trying to see who can protect themselves.

Then we can make sure that everyone who can't is protected.
imperialsun: (Emotion - Unsure and surprised)

Prompt 3

[personal profile] imperialsun 2018-02-26 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[That chicken looked like a demon.

Naoya stares at the other at first before the familiar pang of kinship made him realize that the other would be alright. Sword in hand (real) and submachine gun in its container (also real) he moved closer to witness the other's agile feet against the dreaded beast's pecking. Ahh...maybe something was wrong?]


Do you need a bit of help?
worlds: ([casually ignores friend])

[personal profile] worlds 2018-02-26 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Sand, technically, but he won't bother to correct her.]

I wouldn't know.

[If it's "interesting" or not, that is. After all, it's the only life he's ever known.]
explodosafe: (i will survive~)

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[personal profile] explodosafe 2018-02-26 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
What? No!!
My quirk manifested while I was rubbing my eye and I ended up almost cutting my own face in half with my hand thanks to it!
-I mean, I still sort of did, I was bleeding like crazy and crying and my parents brought me to a doctor to make sure my eye was still working okay but you know what I mean.
Who the hell starts fights with toilets when they're kids?

Anyway, I agree! Red is the best color, it's all PASSION and MANLY! We're clearly great minds who think alike!


[Or not, but he likes bonding with people over things and liking red is already a good starter.]
Edited 2018-02-26 00:52 (UTC)
explosivo: (struggle)

IT DEFINITELY IS

[personal profile] explosivo 2018-02-26 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ yes, it's the most unfair thing in the world that an asshole like him could actually be quite good at things, even if it's something as silly as chicken-wrangling. also he's quite decent at handling animals... to an extent.

to an extent because he does catch it with a minimum of effort, and then pays for his cockiness and his nose hurts but not as much as his pride. ]


Shit... get the hell off me--! [ ... of course the chicken is not listening. he struggles not to just yank it off in case it bites a part of his face off. ] Fucking do something, round-face! [ don't just stand there and laugh!? even if yes, he deserves it. ]
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[personal profile] villainlike 2018-02-26 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[he yawns]

I'd call it looting, but yeah. I guess. There wasn't much else inside except for broken furniture and ruined floors.
explosivo: (ugh)

[personal profile] explosivo 2018-02-26 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ how... nice... ]

You mean nosiness is its own reward?
messianic: (schedules of sentiment)

[personal profile] messianic 2018-02-26 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
... No, sorry.

[Minato's brow furrows as he thinks.]

I'm still thinking, but it's a little complicated.
explodosafe: (I don't think I get you)

[personal profile] explodosafe 2018-02-26 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Why did you kill your salamander? Or is that supposed to mean calamari?
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[personal profile] bethelight 2018-02-26 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ That definitely sounded a bit condescending...

Giving the other girl a somewhat incredulous smile, Lux chooses instead to gloss over that and give her the benefit of the doubt. It's fine. ]


It's hard to tell what branches will be able to hold your weight. Sometimes the larger branches aren't nearly as strong as they look.