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Test Drive Meme #3


Test Drive Meme #3
LOGS | NETWORK | OOC | MEMES | NAVIGATION



Arrival



Part 1


You arrive in an unknown space, dressed in white clothes (player choice what kind of clothes, as long as they cover everything). Whatever was happening to you before no longer happens. It's like everything was put on a pause and you were transferred away from the situation without you realizing it happened.

The space that you find yourself in is one of these four options:

An empty landscape filled with snow and ice, almost like a blank canvas.
A field with cherry blossom trees and spring flowers.
A sunny beach near an ocean that seems never ending.
A quiet forest with falling autumn leaves.

All of the spaces seem to continue endlessly. No matter where or how far you walk it almost seems like you're not moving at all. There are no animals here - just those who happened to wake up there at the same time, in the same place. Everyone is wearing the same kind of plain, white clothes.

Despite the possible rollercoaster of emotions you might be feeling, the place somehow feels familiar. Like somehow you belong there.

And it looks like you're not alone.


Part 2


After half an hour has passed the surroundings change as everyone is teleported into a room with all the other new arrivals, no matter what space they woke up in. It's a large place with plenty of seats to sit in and beverages to enjoy. Medical attention is offered to those who need it and the doctors here are very prepared for any challenging situations.

Here, in this room, everyone gets an answer to where they are and why. A hologram of a man appears at the center of the room, waiting to be heard. He brings a message on behalf of the leaders of Ellipsa.


The Message [ Click to Expand ]

Hello, my name is Olwen. I'm one of the leaders of Ellipsa as it currently is. I'm also one of the four who summoned you here.

Our world is in trouble and we need your help. I apologize for tearing you away from your world and forcing you to come here but I hope you understand. The magic we used doesn't let us ask in advance, nor does it let us choose who we bring here.

This world is composed of four Seasonal Segments. All of them represent one of the seasons. They were the places we used to get our resources from, but now they're dangerous places no one should go into unless they have the power to fight back. All of them have their own sets of powerful monsters and natural catastrophes.

We used to have plenty of people here who could control the powers of the four Seasons. We called them Seasonal Power Holders. Unfortunately, due to a tragedy you can read about later, we lost almost all of them. Now only four of us remain and the world is in chaos. We have done our best to protect the world, but we need more power holders to do that.

That's where you come in.

All of you have been assigned to one of the seasons. Whatever space you were in just now is what season you represent. You will learn different skills based on the season and those skills are going to help you save this world.

These powers don't interfere with your own natural powers. They use a new energy that has formed inside of you. It's harmless to your health, but it's vital to your seasonal powers. Your own powers should still work, even if the dark energy outside the city might interfere with them.

Unfortunately bringing you here wasn't as simple as it sounds. We couldn't do anything about how to keep you anchored to this world other than making a simple spell that helps with it. That is, you need to touch someone else who is not from this world ideally at least once a day. It will help you stay in control of your powers and boost your magical energy. If you don't, the consequences aren't very good. But as long as you hold someone's hand or give someone a handshake, you should be fine.

That's all I have to say about the situation. The staff of the Research Center will give you more information about housing and other necessary things. I will, however, promise that you will be sent home once the situation becomes better. That's the least we can do.


The hologram can be viewed in private in a separate room later, should someone wish to look at it again. For now, the staff of the Research Center hands everyone their new smartphones with their small flower lucky charms (the flower is anything the player decides). They're also told that the building next door is where everyone can find a room assigned to them with some of their belongings there and possibly even any animal companions. Those concerned about their mount-sizes companions are welcomed to the stables downstairs to see if their friends are there. The mounts are allowed to stay there until you find a place more suitable for them.

In the Arrival's hall there are also several stands with information pamphlets.

First type of stand is for the local Guilds and about the benefits or joining one.

Second type of stands is for the Welcoming Committee that aim to show otherworlders what the world is like and help guide people in the beginning of the journey and helps in getting settled into the new world. They even have people to help if you're unfamiliar with the new phones.

Third type of the stands is for The In Touch Support Group that is led by the Otherwordly Ambassador, Kamisato Ayato. The pamphlets have contact information for businesses looking to help Otherworlders. They also focus more on the lore of the World and what they have discovered so far, as well as a guide on what to think about when preparing to venture out to the Segments.

Once you get your smartphone and necessary information, you're urged to go out and find your apartment. After that whatever you want to do is up to you.

Part 3


The building next door is where everyone can find their new apartments. As you enter, you're told by a friendly native that for the first two months you can live anywhere rent-free and five meals a day are paid for you. After that they get a monthly payment that helps with some of their living expenses, but otherwise they have to have a job to support themselves.

All of the apartments are comfortable, two bedroom apartments with all necessary utilities. They are also completely soundproof. Sometimes the magic system, however, does glitch and you might find yourself rooming with a stranger. This is not the intention and the staff will immediately prepare you your own room if you ask them. But maybe having a roommate isn't all that bad?





Party in the Underground




Part 1


The center of Nightwake never sleeps and there's always something happening, but today there's a lot of excitement in the air all around the center and every district! Locals and those who want to help them (for 100 Moon Coins or a gift card of their choosing), are walking to everyone to offer colorful fliers along with free vending machine tokens. There's also colorful advertisement on billboards and posters everywhere around the city advertising all sorts of things like items, clothes, drinks and more.

Local businesses, stores and restaurants are also going pretty crazy with their celebrations of anyone walking in being their 50th, 100th or whatever customer of the day and the prize among other things are gift cards and more free vending machine tokens but they aren't even for that same shop or restaurant? They also offer people to spin all kinds of different prize wheels, spin roulettes, buying a certain amount of things from them, and taking part in eating and drinking competitions for a surprise prize. Someone even put these surprise prizes into the Gacha Restaurant's randomizer, so for a week, you can choose it as a total surprise there too. (The surprises can be even more vending machine tokens and silly things like cute keychains or a 5-in-1 avocado tool as some examples.)

You can't find any of these shops, restaurants and other places, that they are advertising, in the whole city. The locals, posters and billboards will tell you where you can find them. There's a new entrance in every district, where locals welcome everyone to the grand opening of the Underground Mall!

Some may even drop into a sudden hole in the ground on their way and fall (or slide) somewhere far away. Don't worry, there will be very soft and huge pillows for landing in your destination.


Part 2


The Underground Mall's upper floors give the vibe of a joyous mall with several restaurants and shops you won't see on the surface. The mall is definitely a must visit place for those who appreciate different fashion and exciting food choices. The party from the surface continues down here with various sales around the area. A good day for shopping!

For those who like games, there's a futuristic VR Arcade for you! This Arcade focuses on games that are played with VR goggles on. Even your regular DDR machine will now take you to dance in different environments and feel like you're dancing for your life or for an actual audience.

There are all sorts of vending machines lined up in their own, huge corner. You can find the usual ones with all sorts of different snacks, food and drinks, but there are also some with cake, cookies, mayonnaise, cream, flowers, engagement rings and other less usual but normal things. Nothing here is randomized, unless you choose the random option from the machine, otherwise you get exactly what you want. So pick your favorites or try something new, that sounds more or less good! You can find a machine that turns moon coins on your phone into vending machine tokens (or you can pay straight with your phone).

And, yes, you can find vending machines full of snacks and drinks all around the area too.

Then there's also an area for ufo catchers with all kinds of prizes like pokemon plushies and lots of other plushies, items themed to different season, plushies and other items themed to any fauna and flora from all around Ellipsa, puzzles, food themed items etc etc.

Moving inside the mall is done by escalators and elevators, but there are also regular stairs for those who prefer them.

The fastest way of traveling from floor to floor in the mall is by quick teleport nodes. You choose a floor you want to go to from the list of choices, much like an elevator and then you're transported into that floor's node within seconds. Unfortunately, they're still working out on the bugs in the system, so you may end up in the wrong place - including places that aren't on the list of choices.

Part 3


There's also a Poké Ball Vending Machine, so anyone who recognizes poké balls may have some idea what they could get here. The vending machine somehow has enough balls for everyone in Ellipsa but everyone can only buy one ball! The balls don't have names in them and no one can see through them, so even those, who know Pokémon will NOT know what they'll be getting from this vending machine as it is entirely randomized!

Are you ready to get your first Pokémon? What about being ready to see how you two get along? Everyone, who plays this vending machine, gets either a Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Eevee, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Rowlet, Litten, Poplio, Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble, Spirigatito, Fuecoco or Quaxly.

(And yes, ICly it is entirely randomized but OOCly you can decide which one you want your character to get... Of course you can rng the result too. More about Pokémon guidelines in the OOC Tips of this TDM.)






Welcome to Our Dark Side




The third part of the TDM is under this details cut as it has Content Warnings, including Cursed things, Organized Crime, Illegal Activities, Monster Forms/Body Horror, Attempted Murder, Experimenting on People

The Third Part of the TDM [ Click to Expand ]
Part 1

The lowest levels of the mall are only accessible by random quick teleport nodes around the mall (if you know you know is the motto with these). You can run into them on accident (they're usually hidden, but with so much traffic, the hiding place becomes visible) and they sometimes immediately just teleport people without any warning. The arrival can be in various places. A random shady hallway, in the middle of the floor, in a shady establishment and so on.

Anything that seems shady can be found from these floors. Even the local diners here are very weird and likely have illegal things on the menu. Clothing stores sell all kinds of clothes fit for thieves and assassins and the amount of weapons shops here is twice the amount than on the surface. Rumor has it there are also people trying to summon the devil somewhere around here, but that's still just a rumor.

One of the teleport node locations can take you to the front of a cursed vending machine corner. At first they look like ordinary vending machines, but upon closer inspection one may notice they are anything but ordinary.

The food vending machines are full of different "eatable" bugs with half-hearted warnings that they may or may not be poisonous (they didn't really check before putting them in the packaging), Mystery Food boxes (includes some very suspicious foods that don't look edible, but are actually alright in taste? But may contain some side effects like growing mushrooms out of your hair if you eat the mushroom ones), ones that is labeled Energy Drinks but all of them look more like creepy potions (they provide energy but at the cost of poisoning someone for 24 hours) and hyper realistic cakes that look like various body parts (the cake part is intentionally written in small print).

Other vending machines have various shark eggs (hatching them will provide a magical shark with little hands and legs that invades the first watery surface it finds and bites whoever comes too close - it does not belong as a pet, but one may try to tame one), Mystery Boxes (with anything from highly cursed jewelry to books that suck your soul if written into) and Cheat Slips (it's said these slips will let you master a skill immediately, but all it does is cause one's powers to go berserk for 2 hours).




Part 2


The lowest levels are also a place for a large Casino. While they do exist on the surface, this one is a little different.

The Casino (named just that, "The Casino") is divided into four different sections; All of them are dominated by an organized crime group. This is the only area of the underground they work together in peace and sometimes come to relax. They don't cause trouble for each other here, but they definitely can try to cause trouble for everyone who is visiting the place.

Losing in this Casino can mean being taken to the back rooms by whichever group's area you ended up losing in. They will offer to let you go if you can pay off your debt you made in the Casino, but they have other options of compensation.

Name: Diamonds
Game Area: Card Games (Poker, Black Jack, Craps)
Compensation: They will send characters on a criminal quest to either steal or sabotage something or even smuggle a (cursed) item into important places.

Name: Spades
Game Area: Roulette
Compensation: They will attempt to kill the character that lost in the quietness of the backrooms.

Name: Clubs
Game Area: Pool, Darts
Compensation: They will just make characters clean their casino area.

Name: Hearts
Game Area: Slot Games
Compensation: They will drag characters into experiments in a different facility.

You may also end up taken to the back rooms for getting caught cheating, although it may also end up in a congratulatory meeting for an impressive sleight of hand instead or an invitation to join one of the groups. How would you feel about a life of crime?




Part 3


Those caught in Hearts Group's Experiments will be subjected to series of tests. Mostly they're to check the characters' physical condition before proceeding. Once the tests are concluded, the character will be given a medicine (either via shot or a pill). This medicine will not show any signs of working for a while and characters are let go afterwards.

The same medicine can, however, later be consumed by anyone else in various foods and drinks (free samples, some restaurants, even some grocery store items), even in the higher levels of the Mall. The experiments were the final test before distributing the medicine secretly to the public. So your character may accidentally end up getting the medicine in other ways.

What are the medicine? Monster Form activators. They will awaken a monster form inside a character that will trigger under one of the (player) selected conditions: strong emotional reaction, full moon, near death situation or bleeding.

The form can be returned from by calming down and focusing on their sense of self, but there's a chance to go berserk, making this difficult. If characters go berserk, their powers will be a lot stronger, but they won't know who's a friend and who's a foe. Their form may also be a lot scarier than it normally is. They will likely only want to cause destruction around them or want to feed on humans.



MonsterDescriptionPowers
AlraunePlant monsters with a humanoid shape. They may have changes as simple as flowers growing in their hair or have complex body modifications such as roots for legs and long vines as hands.Pollen with status effects like sleep/poison/paralysis, control over plants, poisonous kisses, etc
GargoyleMonstrous humanoid winged creatures with horns on their head and stony hides.Super strength, tough skin, flight
HarpyHuman-bird hybrids. Anything part can be replaced with bird bodyparts, although the most common configuration is arms turned to wings and legs into talons.Flight, sonic scream, hypnotizing voice, ability to whip up whirlwinds
KelpieAquatic horses with a man made of seaweed and algae, covered in a sticky fur that makes it nearly impossible to get off if one is to ride them. Some may get a fish tail when underwater, although when out of water they have legs like any horse.Water breathing, illusions
LichUndead humanoids, they may look skeletal or simply corpselike.Raising the dead (into zombies/skeletons), necrotic touch
ManticoreBeastlike creatures with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion or dragon. They vary greatly, some sporting horns on their heads, or resembling a Chimera or Sphinx.Super strength, flight if wings.
MinotaurAnimalistic monsters with the head of a bull and the body of a human, although some variations exist in which there are different animal heads. Some sport hooves and a tail in place of legs. Super strength, overall size, super defense.
TaurThis refers to any number of creatures with a humanoid upper body and a lower body that resembles a non-anthropomorphic animal in the same sort of style as a centaur. This category includes things like Arachne and Naga, and other variations of such monsters.Varies depending on animal the taur is based on
WerecreaturesMonstrous, bipedal animals, the transformation of which is often (but not always) triggered by the full moon. Common variants are wolves and bears, although they can be about any animal. The Pooka would be one of the variations in the werecreature category.Depends on the animal the form is based on, but usually super strong/fast etc



This effect can either be permanent or temporary, depending on how the players want it. Temporary can be up to just one transformation under the conditions or several.






OOC TIPS


- Ask your questions related to the TDM here.

- The TDM is available only to friends of the mods and their friends. If you want to play in the TDM, please leave a note here to inform us who invited you over. We will get to you as soon as possible.

- Test Drive is open for current characters to make a top level as well. New characters can add TDM (or "New" or anything else) on their subject line to indicate they're new!

- Current characters cannot access the starting area again to meet new arrivals. They can, however, be at the Research Center when the newbies are teleported in.

- The TDM is game canon so anything in the TDM can happen for your character(s) in the game as well.

- Remember to add Content Warnings wherever needed!

- Smut is not allowed on the TDM. You can play situations leading to it, but if the thread is turning into smut, please move it to a private space such a post in your character's journal, or a locked post in the game's log community if you decide to app!

- Pokémon Guidelines:
• Anything mindblowing crazy that the pokedex has to offer for any of the evolutions doesn't carry over to Seasons. They're closer to anime variants where people can get flamethrower at their face and live (we still do not recommend getting a flamethrower at face)
• Pokémon gain experience points much slower, even if they battle one another.
• You may be able to find a vending machine with weird stones mixed in for stone evolutions. Strange.
• All start at level 5.
• More Pokémon may appear later in the game but for now it's just the ones mentioned.
More on all the available Pokémon here!

- Check Locations: City to find more areas to explore inside the city. Every place in the districts are open. The Underground Mall has been added to the locations page at the very end of it.

- Similarly, Locations: Segments is useful for outdoors adventures. You can find monsters to encounter on Beastiary.

- Minor NPCs page has been updated with the criminal organizations.

- FAQ has information on characters' smartphones as well as general things about the world that might be handy.

- Feel free to check and use out Questboard for additional prompts.



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chiefkeyward: icon by <user name=devillady site=plurk.com> (A lingering smile)

[personal profile] chiefkeyward 2023-06-28 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Lahabrea is quite an imposing figure at his staggering height. He’s an anomaly even among his brethren by a couple of inches. While he’s been sundered into this diminutive guise, Lahabrea has noticed that he tends to tower over others. It’s a bit comical, especially since so many people view him as a giant in this form. He cannot help but wonder what others would think if he stood at his colossal height. The people of this Star would undoubtedly flee from him if they saw a 17-foot-tall man approaching.

Surprisingly, this young man doesn’t seem the least bit perturbed by his presence. If anything, he seems oddly happy. That’s a nice change of pace, especially since Lahabrea has gotten used to people viewing him as a venerable threat. Nevertheless, he turns his gaze towards the reptilian Pokemon again.

” Indeed, it is…cute, I suppose.” He mutters with a hint of awe in tone. “While I have studied other chelonians before, I never seen one quite as unique as–” Suddenly, he’s interrupted by a little yawn from the fluffy little critter in his arms. The Eevee blearily stares at the burly fellow before peeking up at Lahabrea. It lets out an adorable squeak before greeting Reiner with a cheerful yip.

“Ah, it’s finally awake,” Lahabrea chuckles. “When I first opened the capsule, it was deep in slumber. At first, I assumed it was injured, but this pup seems alive and well.”
nodevils: (11)

Gabi Braun | Attack on Titan | Autumn (in-game)

[personal profile] nodevils 2023-06-28 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Poke bowl? Oh! I think I've heard about this!

[And with that conclusion, Gabi is instantly jumping on the Pokeball vending machine, getting herself a ball and opening it up....only for a little guy to pop out. Gabi immediately leans backwards, clearly not expecting that. She squints at the bird for a second and tilts her head.]

Hey -- I thought poke was supposed to be raw fish! [She looks at the inside of the Pokeball, then at the bird...the bird lets out a cooing "Brrrr! Brrrr!" at her and hops closer to her. She rubs her chin.] Alright, well I guess poultry is fine too. I'm not super used to this part. How do you do this without making a mess everywhere. And I guess I gotta cook it myself, too....

["B--brrrrr!?"

The bird suddenly hops back away from Gabi, looking absolutely shocked. Its beak wibbles a couple times as big tears build in its eyes. It hops back up to Gabi's leg and rubs itself against her, letting out more "Brrr! Brrrr!" noises. Gabi bends over and gets real close to him and looks him in the eye with the most flat, unimpressed expression.]


Hey fella.

Do you think you can just butter me up, or something? Like if you shower me in adulation, I'll just decide to not have you for dinner?

[The bird stares at her for a second....then kinda nods its whole body and lets out a simple "Brrrr."

Gabi responds by picking him up and putting him on her shoulder.]


Yeah, well, you got lucky. There was only a 65% chance that was gonna work!

[The little guy has a relieved expression as he wipes his own wing on his brow. He then lets out a couple excited chirps! Truly, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.]
Edited 2023-06-28 22:42 (UTC)
nodevils: (13)

VR arcade

[personal profile] nodevils 2023-06-28 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
-- eh, Reiner! I don't think you can just walk around in public with that -- wait a minute.

[Gabi puts a hand on the rifle-shaped object Reiner is holding and squints.]

...this is made of plastic! What is this? Is this a toy?

[She's still getting caught up to the whole arcade concept too.]
divino: (145.)

c.

[personal profile] divino 2023-06-28 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That was a pretty convincing-looking hand, to be honest. Alear is also kind of glad it's not an actual hand. He's seen enough weird shit for ten lifetimes already. ]

I think all the items in that machine are edible confections. See! I got a cookie earlier.

[ He holds up a cookie that looks like a cookie. ]

Would you like a bite? It tastes rather buttery.
partizan: (14)

xiao ¦ genshin impact ¦ summer (new)

[personal profile] partizan 2023-06-28 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
arrival part 3: apartments

{ the entire arrival process has put xiao on edge, from waking up (which is strange in itself, adepti have no need for sleep at least he seems to tell himself that) to finding himself in a room of people bustling about, giving explanations to what it means for them to be there. he barely makes it through the message before he's gone in a poof of black and green smoke, only breathing a sigh of relief once he's outside in the street near the apartments. it's still a bit busy, but it isn't as though he knows the area anything like he does home to go further yet.

and this is where he's been told there will be a place for him to stay, but it already looks as though it's too crowded to be of use.

the only one that looks like it could work is the corner of the top floor. it would be the most out of the way, but give a good enough view of things to see if anyone he knows is here.

the problem is, he's been staring up at the top corner in contemplation of whether to bother or not when you bump into him. xiao is quick to make space, but at least he isn't jumpy about it. }


You should be more careful.


party in the underground

{ it's a few days in when the fall happens, and honestly he's avoided going out for the most part merely to avoid the crowds of people that seem to keep to the city. with good reason. whatever magic is in control in this world, however, has other plans as he's suddenly plummeted down into the underground mall. he's graceful as he falls though, instantly flipping so he'll land on his feet, already summoning his spear on the off chance he's under attack.

yet nothing comes, just the noises of people as they go about their shopping, giving him strange looks as he straightens himself back up. on the one hand, it does look similar to the busy streets of liyue harbour. on the other hand, it's completely different. there's no natural light, even when he looks back up the hole he fell through is gone again. }


What is this place?


welcome to our dark side: part 1

{ following what feels to be something worth investigating leads xiao to teleporting to the lower areas of the mall. he doesn't accidentally use the device like you have, but when he appears there's clear concentration on his face as he observes the area he's found to begin with. }

You should go back the way you came. { the warning comes without xiao even looking over, eyes instead sinking towards the wall, contemplative. } Sooner, rather than later.


welcome to our dark side: part 2/3

{ a crime gang may not reek the same as remnants of gods, but there's still something incredibly wrong with this operation that helps him focus--gives him a means to be useful. since arriving there's been too much peace, and while it's good for the land it doesn't give him much of a place to... fit in? to not overthink his purpose now he's been brought here instead of staying home in liyue.

he isn't the one who lost the bet, he wouldn't play a game in a casino to begin with. however, after your character sadly lost their game and got dragged to the back to be experimented on, xiao appears in what seems like a puff of green and black smoke. }


It seems I was right. { though he doesn't seem pleased by it. } Even here there are those driven to the darkness. Disappear.

{ there's a flash as he dashes forward, screams from the crime gang to get things under control as he summons his spear mid-run, already coming at the one holding you by the arms to pull you into the room. }


{ ooc: i am voicetesting so bear with me! he will be a bit difficult to talk to so feel free to message me at [plurk.com profile] serves if you wanna check/plot anything! }
Edited 2023-06-29 08:26 (UTC)
majimekun: (pic#15138139)

[personal profile] majimekun 2023-06-28 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Deuce is not bold enough to call Riddle that. Not yet.]

I mean you're good with the hedgehogs, so maybe that's why it likes you?

[Deuce would have thought Riddle would have had the opposite effect on small critters, but then again maybe they just like how reliable he is?]

...I mean are there any other critters it could be?

[He pulled the pokeball out of his pocket then.] I mean I haven't been back here since I got this thing, so maybe I just missed them.

carrionmywaywardsun: (you know time crawls on)

C

[personal profile] carrionmywaywardsun 2023-06-29 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
[feel free to see Crow's soul stuff. it's full of darkness and death and undeath and the emptiness of the void. if he looks real hard, maybe Demon King can see that all of that evil dark stuff is actually corruption and beneath that corruption his soul seems to be something else altogether. also as a soul it's just, like, extremely powerful, if that's possible.]

Hoping for the real thing?
dundundone: (... why are you looking at me)

[personal profile] dundundone 2023-06-29 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[... This guy bit into a whole lemon, didn't he, by the sounds of it.]

The only reason most people ever eat the peel -which sounds like you did- is when the lemon is sliced and candied. [Or zesting said peel for a dish.] The sourness of a lemon can add to a lot of dishes, and there are people that do enjoy it on it's own. Some lemons are sweeter than others, too. People like lemonade, a drink made from lemon juice, water, and sugar.

[Of course this may as well be happening today. Why not.

Friendly type, and something else—]


I don't hear that often. [Or at all.]
carrionmywaywardsun: (bring home the boys in scraps)

[personal profile] carrionmywaywardsun 2023-06-29 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Crow gives his two black knives a little flourish to get most of the blood off, and then they just sort of...vanish, somewhere, out of his hands. Don't worry about it.]

Exit's that way.

[Leading the way to another door in this anonymous warren that forms the back rooms of the Casino, calling back over his shoulder as he goes]

So what'd they nab you for, anyway?
abnormalizes: neutral (she's all right she's all right)

C, talking about cannibalism (actual)

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2023-06-29 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
I assume most of the real deal is too expensive to put in a vending machine?

[Despite being a 100% normal human with nothing weird going on with her soul (other than having seen, like, so many deaths of other people), Evangeline did not blink at the apparent human hand coming out of the vending machine and being eaten by this guy.]

...Plus freshness is kind of an issue.
roundandaround: One arm to the side in a "come in!" gesture, dressed as Cocoa from Is the Order a Rabbit. (welcome!)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2023-06-29 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Okay! [nod nod] I'll be careful! But some candy's okay as long as it's not a whole ton, right? Like with humans!
roundandaround: Pointing in confusion at herself. (who me)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2023-06-29 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
I guess luck is important too, but then how come some people are really good at it and other people are bad at it? So it can't be just that.
nyxedmessages: (044)

[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[The weird shit is the spice of life!]

I see... "Cookie" is what they call that in this realm.

[He points at the cookie. He supposes that is good to know, even if he isn't sure how important in the long run that word will be.]

No thank you. I think I have had enough sweets for today.

[He isn't one to STOP indulging, but he had been hoping for something savory. Ah well.]

I guess it could be interesting as a novelty...
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Who messed up this soul? He wrinkles his nose at all of the corruption, but doesn't say anything.

Looks like it could be a good snack if he could clean it off a bit, but at this point he's not sure if it's worth the effort.]


It would certainly be more interesting. I mean, it isn't not interesting as a recreation, but it doesn't really pique my curiosity as much.
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[He heaves a long-suffering sigh. Yeah, it was too good to be true that there would be something so wild to find, even in this weird world.]

It wouldn't be so hard to do. Implement a refrigeration effect in the machine, a little oversight... With a little extra work it could even be automated. The hardest part would be supply, really.

[He pauses then, looking at her, squinting at her soul.]

Hoh. You used to that sort of thing?
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[He grunts in annoyance at being tugged over to her, even though he was the one to suggest trying it.]

Yes, I am fine.

Well, at least that rules out doubles. What a pain that would be, to have myself duplicated.

[There can only be one. They would have to fight to the death on principle!]
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
If it is you and I going, then we are not alone, right?

[He brushes himself off, standing up to his full 6'6.6" height and flipping his long hair before placing his hands on his hips.]

I'm fine with touching or whatever if that's what this world does to people. How extensive does this touch have to be?
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[personal profile] mistsplitter 2023-06-29 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah, that's pretty much the same situation Ayaka is in. It is a relief she's not alone, but the fact that Edelgard doesn't have an answer to this either gives her no information about her own situation. And if that's the case, why aren't the other versions of themselves pulled into this world, too?

But she can think about that later. She shakes her head. ]


No, I went back to Inazuma when the chance to go back home came in Nippon. Our memories were erased in exchange for sending us home, however.

Some time passed, and then I was brought here. It was only then that I was able to recall everything.
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[personal profile] vintagehardmedia 2023-06-29 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Athena, a reedy 6'1", was undeterred by the imposing height of the newcomer.]

Well... I think just a high five is enough. It's not something I've pushed the limits on yet.

[There hadn't been reason to, either. With their cheerful personality, high fives were easy to come by]
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
........ Really?

[What kind of energy is exchanged or created with a hi five? He will have to study, he thinks.]

Do you mind if we try right now? I would like to see this process.
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[personal profile] foxtouched 2023-06-29 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ This probably means face against his titties for a short moment but she pulls back slowly to look up at him.

Hands on his chest though. ]



So you're still bound to me, then. We should try and see how it works when we're not in the same vicinity though.

[ You know, just to see if she can drag him back to her like that. ]

Try sending yourself out of this building for a moment.


[ She knows he can portal out! ]
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
[SIGHS.

But he is curious. So he will comply, for now.]


Fine, fine.

[He throws up his hands, then opening up a portal in order to go stand outside like a jackass. While he is there he will at least take the time to glare at passerby, and scare one or two with his aura to soothe his ego.]
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[personal profile] foxtouched 2023-06-29 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's done this plenty of times, so she'll just wait til he's out of her field of vision and she figures he can reappear standing upright now—

Which would make him his full height though but- ah, well. She'll just draw him right back in with her eyes closed, feeling his presence start to reform before her and visualizing it- once she feels he's back, she'll open her eyes and- ]
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2/2

[personal profile] foxtouched 2023-06-29 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ She blinks. Wait, why is he not-

She notices the shadow above her too late and that's only because he's going to drop onto her! She's about to dash out of the way herself but she knows she won't make it! ]



Eek!
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[personal profile] putupyourdukes 2023-06-29 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
What, you won't take it?

[So what if he's used to being a wealthy noble, had to start fresh earning money here through questing, and is now going broke dumping it all on Dimitri?]

So you're only accept money through... through kissing these people?