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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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autolatrist: (pic#11625618)

[personal profile] autolatrist 2018-02-26 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[No...! His bleeding heart!!]

Very well. I could never leave my dear brother behind. The truth is.................................................................................. we've gone back in time.
☆KARAMATSU☆
whereabout: and put its blood in my hair to warn the others off. (it looks like i murdered a care bear)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-02-26 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ Just two normal guys doing normal stuff, nothing to see here at all.

He jumps from the lamppost to the windowsill, grabbing the frame with one hand and crouching to steady himself. Thank Aidios for anime physics. Reaches for the clasp and... ]


Locked.

[ Not like this is gonna stop them. ]
lefthandfree: (before it's gone)

[personal profile] lefthandfree 2018-02-26 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Agreed. There’s something about the way it looks that’s always calming too.

Your father abandoned you in the woods? Like to get rid of you? Or?

Yeah, sure, but it’s not really like a vacation or anything. This is more survival than just plain old camping.
remitted: (04. You look so tired; unhappy)

[personal profile] remitted 2018-02-26 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
That depends. Do they catch you?

[balthazar no]

I do know who he is, yes. It's a bit hard not to know him, actually, he's influential where we come from.
cestmagnifique: (into the grey of something trite)

[personal profile] cestmagnifique 2018-02-26 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Planet Sadala? I've never heard of that before.

[ Though one has to suspend belief to some extent in this place. ]
scooptimistic: (That actually looks concerning)

[personal profile] scooptimistic 2018-02-26 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Something... alive?

[ Well, that's... promising?? In some manner?? At least the water isn't full of death!

... In some manner. ]


Wait, it didn't bite you, right?
axefaire: (♚ 69)

[personal profile] axefaire 2018-02-26 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, really? Consider me flattered, then! I'm quite fond of you as well, Balthazar!

[bats eyelashes coyly

this truly is hell]
jokered: (simply cease murdering others)

[personal profile] jokered 2018-02-26 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[this brokenness is something that might not surprise him based on what little he already knows.]

"The more you take, the more you leave behind."

[it definitely sounds like a riddle.]

I guess first we'd have to know what we'd be taking. Aside from that piece of paper.
Edited 2018-02-26 02:19 (UTC)
whereabout: on a resume? (can you put "designated driver")

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-02-26 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds...Eastern?

[ lol calvard ]
aegisdriver: (Default)

B.

[personal profile] aegisdriver 2018-02-26 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[wow look who it is...Rex is going to charge up to her, waving his hand in a manner that is vaguely heroic, but definitely childish. What he's not displaying is just how freaked out this place has him–-in fact, it reminds him of a very specific place full of very specific, generally stressful memories. At least he was able to find Pyra! And if a driver has his blade, what else do you need?

Wait...what else do you need?]


Ok, Pyra! Looking for something? [let him reassure you with his dumb face]

No need to be so distressed. Salvager's Code #11: If...

[...crosses his arms]

If you...Or was it...? [He holds up a finger to Pyra: gimme a sec]

When you...

[Another pause, followed by laughter.]

Aheheh...sorry, Pyra. I don't really remember. But the point is, whatever you lost, we'll find it! [Wait, what did she lose?]
oflovers: (054)

[personal profile] oflovers 2018-02-26 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
That is one word for it.

['Evil' or 'demonic' also work. Just...look at the evil eye it is giving them. Yukari wouldn't want to play with a regular chicken, much less this thing.]

But it is just a bird, right? How hard can this be?

[As creepy as it may be, it is still a dumb bird, right?]
cestmagnifique: (pic#9971187)

[personal profile] cestmagnifique 2018-02-26 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. Birds do like bread.

[ She's totally got this. And she can spot a bakery nearby, which is one of the main reasons she suggested it. So leading the way towards the bakery, she does keep making a few glances backwards towards the edge of town. ]

I don't want to lose sight of our target.

[ Perhaps one of them should have kept an eye on it... ]
autolatrist: (pic#11625668)

ADORKABLE

[personal profile] autolatrist 2018-02-26 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
It will become clear when you meet us in person, who is cool and who is responsible.
☆KARAMATSU☆

[Both are him, as far as he's concerned. At least when Osomatsu's his competition.]
remitted: (03. Bruises that won't heal)

[personal profile] remitted 2018-02-26 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Are you really.

[no trust him things don't go half this well in hell]
axefaire: (♚ 75)

[personal profile] axefaire 2018-02-26 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Of course I am! You're a very charming gentleman! It's not often I meet someone so fascinating!

[well this certainly isn't a match made in heaven]
autolatrist: (pic#11625513)

[personal profile] autolatrist 2018-02-26 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh?! It isn't often Karamatsu meets his match in poetic bullshit. In fact, he has no idea what Dave's trying to imply at all. How thrilling! He nods like he totally gets it.]

I'm not worried. The show can't go on without the leading role.
complementing: (✿ hamster cheeks [ HELEL ])

yum...

[personal profile] complementing 2018-02-26 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Minako sticks her head out from the trees, pouting at him.]

If it's staying distracted by you, I can't try anything. Can't you go hide somewhere? Or come up here and hide with me?
lefthandfree: (before it's gone)

[personal profile] lefthandfree 2018-02-26 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods, feeling that that’s definitely the best strategy here, but then of course comes the fact they’re supposed to somehow trap it, and all he’s got is his arms.

Speaking of convenient tools that would be helpful to have,
] Not here with me, no. I didn’t realize they’d be so. [A slight pause before he gestures at the whole of the bird.] Y’know. That.

Seems like it’ll fight, but being too rough to keep it from fighting is...not going to get us any eggs. [Poultry, sure. Eggs, not so much.]
whereabout: and left its corpse on the wall as a warning (i killed an earwig)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-02-26 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Finished, he closes the laptop again, because what kind of world has people who just sit there and wait for a reply to something they post on the internet to come in? Who even does that? ]

Yeah. What can even do that to a place?

[ ...maybe an artifact? But this is like, some Sept-Terrion level bullshit. ]
lssj: (Default)

[personal profile] lssj 2018-02-26 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
have you ever been to another planet before
relieable: (he went to fight wars)

[personal profile] relieable 2018-02-26 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
thats it?
pursestrings: (019)

#goals

[personal profile] pursestrings 2018-02-26 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[will it become clear, he already thought these brothers would turn black and white like everything else...... something will become clear, but perhaps the wrong thing.]

hmmmm i see i see
ur bro has pretty good jokes
how r ur jokes??
$$$OKUYASU$$$
swordfucker: (6)

[personal profile] swordfucker 2018-02-26 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[He lets it hit without even a flinch, looking more amused than he should.]

Oh? You going to do something about it? [Ah, fighting is Amusement for him, and with nothing else to do, maybe he wants to see its strength...? He can encourage this, can't he.]

Where's the door where you hop in and drive him?
changedfromwithin: (Smirk)

[personal profile] changedfromwithin 2018-02-26 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
....You're asking me what a gem is like I'm supposed to know what an Australia is?

[They glance off to the side.]

I'm 200.
Edited 2018-02-26 02:25 (UTC)
jokered: pixiv id: 810354 (mischievous but serious. beautiful.)

[personal profile] jokered 2018-02-26 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[...

honestly, he is not sure what to make of that, exactly. it definitely sets akira a bit on-edge to realize this person is aware he's a persona-user. his immediate instinct is to play dumb, but he's no idiot.

he's a Fool, but he's no idiot. if he can cast a spell that can give another strength at the cost of persona usage—that has to mean...]


...You're a Persona-user? [he's never met another one outside of his team, and since he can't sense them, this is a baffling situation.

what the hell, world.]