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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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[Honestly, when he fell into that ravine, he wasn't sure where he might have ended up. But it can be a safe guess to say that it wasn't here - wherever this place is.

Taichi's eyebrows furrow, doing a cursory scan to see if he was even anywhere in the Digital World.

If he was, then it's a different area than any of them had explored. What's worse: Mr. Nijishima isn't around either.

This doesn't make him feel any better.]

Guess it's worth a shot... [He isn't the Bearer of Courage for nothing.

But if he hears someone approaching, he glances over at them.]

Wanna go in with me?

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Are we sure this is a chicken?!

[This question has been yelled - loudly.

But good news! He seems to be doing a great job so far in being bait for this weird...chicken....monster.

With years of soccer and having to pull of death-defying moves in the past, Taichi skillfully rolls out of the way when the chicken swipes its talons at him.]

Go get the eggs already!

Wildcard

[Got an idea? Hit me up!]

[ She's sure she's read a story like this. Two children, lost in the woods, using bread crumbs to find their way back. They find a cottage in the woods made of sweets, and then...

Oh. Hmm.

This might not be the same thing, and it's not the first time she's happened upon a house in the woods—but that was different, and it didn't set a very good precedence. Hopefully this stranger will forgive her for being reluctant, or for being surprised that he's actually talking to her in this instance, with no sign of hesitance or wariness. It causes her to blink in a flutter before pausing herself.

Bright green eyes flicking up, her voice is soft. ]

Are you sure?

[ You know what they're potentially getting themselves into, don't you? ]

[If there is one thing that Taichi can be sure of: it's the reluctance of putting others in danger. It's something he has steadily grown accustomed to feel, a doubt that would linger.

This girl beside him doesn't look much older than he is, but it doesn't matter. Her reluctance is evident, and he doesn't fault her for it. This house does look far from safe and anyone in the right mind would turn tail and go in the opposite direction.]

I am.

[A simple answer.

He does incline his head at her, a look that tells her that it'd be alright if she wants to remain outside, too.]

Sure.

[ said easily enough-- which could just be because she doesn't want a kid venturing into some creepy-looking place by himself, but more likely, it's just Maya being as curious as ever. ]

Who knows, maybe we'll make some incredible discovery!

Think there might be some kind of treasure in there?

[He keeps himself upbeat, not wanting himself to lose courage. If Yamato was here, that's a different story.

But this woman--]

Might be worth the risk.

Treasure or not, there's no real way of knowing without taking that first leap, right? The only way to find the truth is to keep moving.

[ Maya, stop sounding worldly, you're only 23. ]

[Taichi almost snorts,, nodding.]

Then let's go.

Onwards, my new friend!!

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

I'm Maya, by the way. Amano Maya.

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