Prompt 1:
 t happens in a flash. One second you're wandering the Town, living your casual, day-to-day life, and the next? You're suddenly face to face with a sweet fairy godmother. She's beautiful, and kind, and warm-hearted, tutting at you gently and encouraging you to just "answer a few questions for me, dearie".
If you don't, she'll just keep following you around, so maybe you should just get it over with...?
The questions she asks, are, well... a little personal. Have you ever killed someone? Have you ever had sex? Have you ever been jealous of someone else? Have you ever stolen? Have you ever been unkind?
The questions go on and on in that vein, growing increasingly unfair, until there's one you just can't answer -- and then she sighs, shaking her head, and declares you "not pure of heart at all". And then she'll cast a curse on you, before disappearing in a poof of nothingness.
The curse can do any of the following things:
1. Force you to only speak the truth, no matter how you try.
2. Make your powers run amuck, no matter how competent you are with them otherwise.
3. Just generally remove your inhibitions, so that you'll do things you'd normally be convinced are a bad idea.
Of course, if you're totally pure of heart and can answer everything yes a la Disney princesses, you won't get cursed at all. She'll pat you on the head before disappearing, you lucky duck, you.
Prompt 2:
t comes upon you like an absolutely ridiculous urge, one that's surely the Town's doing -- one moment you're walking, the next, the moment you see someone else, you feel the urge to intensely, fiercely engage in an insults battle.
This can take the form of flowery Shakespearean insults, or a rap battle, or who knows what else -- all your character knows is that they desperately have to win this battle of insults with this total stranger. Get to it!
Prompt 3:
 he quest sits proudly and clearly on the quest post on the forum. It seems simple, too:
Quest 87
Beautify the Kraken
Requirements: Any two colors.
Surely you can manage that much! So off to the harbor you go to find a kraken. That's actually the easy part; the kraken will emerge to anyone wading into the woods.
The much harder part is...beautifying it. Good luck trying to put some lipstick on it as it tries to drag you down into the depths! How much eyeshadow would a kraken even need? Do you even have any make-up on you from this desolated Town?
Prompt 4:
here's something weird about the Town today. It's foggy, and dark, and gloomy, which is a far cry from the typical summer warmth... and oddly silent too, as if the fog is muffling all sound. It gets quieter the closer you get to the well, too... and it feels like something is watching you.
Which is because, quiet simply, something is. It's a small, white porcelain doll, without a face. It just appears wherever you walk, staring you down as you go. It won't move while you're watching it, but as soon as you turn around...
It's suddenly right there next to you.
It doesn't actually want to hurt you. It's just there, following you, constantly... how obnoxious, this isn't a horror film!
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 fifth 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!
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That she was asked none of, how convenient. She'd rather not answer personal questions in front of a stranger, after all. She's certain that no one would, including him, but he seems to be far more bothered by being harassed by the godmother than the nature of the inquiries themselves. ] You handled them very efficiently, though. Sometimes, it easiest to be direct like that.
[ The fairy godmother has poofed away at this point, too. ]
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[ Feathers are definitely ruffled for this protagonist, mood just a little sour from the verbal harassment he's just received in the form of a questionnaire. The reassurances help the mood a little but in all fairness the only praises Binghe ever hears are those from his shizun and he peers at the newcomer, wondering if this one will start with the questions too.]
Your hair is bright.
[ Wait, what? Saying thoughts out loud now? Binghe looks around quickly for the offender, noting she's long since gone and poofed from their vicinity. Coward.]
1/2
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[ She clasps her hands together. ] Your hair reminds me of... a stormcloud.
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[ The storm cloud comment gets a look, torn between proud and suspicious. It's a strange comment to make and Binghe still isn't even sure if the girl is part of this place or a stranger to it just like he is.]
Never thought of it like that, it just falls this way.
[ Dammit, curse that creature and where-ever it came from! The truth is dawning on Binghe faster than anything; any words that come out of his mouth are nothing but the truth, whether he likes it and intends it or not.]
Why are you here? You're suspicious. [ RIP any tact this conversation may have ever had.]
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Why am I... ah. [ Oh no, he suspects her! Oh no. ]
I've heard there was a fairygodmother within these woods, so I cam to investigate, that's all. Most creatures under these trees are a lot more dangerous, though-- mythical beasts, monsters, and more. [ She nods to him. ] I'm glad that you're safe, and that the fairy did not cause you any harm. [ UNLESS... the fairy did?
She's quickly looking over him, to check. ]
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[ Such a phrase would normally just be something outright and abrupt, yet for Binghe it's more actual concern than anything. This place is new, strange and he knows nothing about it. Whilst it isn't the first time he's wound up somewhere bizarre (and dangerous), the idea he's in a world away from the only thing that matters in his life all but has his skin crawling.
If he has to tear this place down with his bare hands just to go home to his teacher then so be it! Just...finding a starting point would be wise and right now Pyra is the only one who seems willing to talk. Never mind the fact no-one else has approached yet....The fact Pyra is giving him a look over to make sure he's okay isn't going unnoticed and Luo Binghe opts to say nothing on it for now.]
I haven't seen anything that looks like a monster. Only that "godmother" and you. What's your name?
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Pyra brings a hand to her chest. ] My name is Pyra and... [ A pause, and then-- trying to lighten the tenseness in the air, she jokes lightly: ] Ah, I'm glad that you don't suspect me as a monster. [ Yes, yes, she knows looks can be deceiving, but her tone is airy enough that he should understand she's only trying to be friendly, here! ]
But... [ She steps away then, motioning towards him as if she could get him to follow. ] we should get moving, because there are. Are real monsters in here, I mean. Griffins, demons, the more mischievous fairies, basiliks.... [ Just to name a few. ] Come, let's head into the town, Sir...? [ Sir name, she would like your name, thanks. ]
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All of what you mentioned can be dealt with if they dare show their faces, let alone the whites of their eyes. [ Not that Binghe has seen many of them back home, he's just confident enough in his skills to deal with such problems if they bother to turn up. Right now it's Pyra's attire that gets a look, Binghe idly wondering if this one even belongs to a sect dressed like that. If she does it must be a strange one.
Pyra's tone is enough to get Binghe's hackles down a little and he even takes a few steps in the direction that is motioned towards.]
Luo Binghe.
no subject
Ah, then you are a... warrior? [ It's a guess on her part, but not one that she pulls out of thin air. Many people here know how to fight, and he carries himself proudly like-- hm. Not quite like a common footsolider, but perhaps something more. Or he could also just be boasting. ]
I'm sure many people here would appreciate your help, if you would use your skills to protect them. [ She leads him through the forest, pushing back a lower branch for him. ]
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Yes and a student too, one who has a great teacher. Next to him I can barely compare. [ It's obvious, even as Luo Binghe ducks under the branch Pyra holds, that Binghe's admiration for his teacher eclipses all else, eyes lighting up as he speaks each word. Without his teacher he'd be a no-one, some unnoticed student more than likely, stuck in a lonely world with no-one to look towards.]
Why would they appreciate it? Are there no fighters here already? Do you not fight?
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Even if there are others here who are capable of fighting.... [ Letting the branch return to its place, Pyra then moves to walk ahead of him once more, leading him towards the town. The trees begin to thin out, but the forest floor still remains mostly shadowed by the leaves above. ] why wouldn’t they appreciate someone else joining in to protect others? You are a warrior and a student to a wonderful teacher, as you’ve mentioned. [ Or so she has no reason to doubt what he says. ] Of course they would be grateful for your help.
And... in battle, wouldn’t you be able to prove what you’ve learned from your instructor to others?