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Test Drive Meme #3


Test Drive Meme #3
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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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nyxedmessages: (046)

[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 10:14 am (UTC)(link)
[HE IS secretly cute but hates to admit it!!]

... Oh? Well, I am amenable. Let no one say the Demon King is not willing to take a bribe of any sort!

[He's an opportunist! No one expects him to have morals so it's fine.]

What are you offering?
foxtouched: (★ 046)

[personal profile] foxtouched 2023-06-29 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
Kazu...


[ She sighs and- a gentle fragrance may start emanating from her. Since she has her limiters on, it's easy for her to do this without risking the effects of her pheromones.

But this fragrance comes from her, meant to soothe and calm stress, as the Oracle is meant to. She doesn't look intimidated at all, carefully bringing her hands to his arms again.

At one time she may have scolded him and been snide, but she knows him too intimately to be bothered now. She knows he's anxious- even if he hid much of himself from her, they still shared and continue to share a bond over these last few centuries.

Her touch remains gentle though. ]


Let's just go. The mortals brought here are in just as much stress as we are. Don't make things worse. Please. We can talk outside.
abnormalizes: positive blush (super freak)

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2023-06-29 10:25 am (UTC)(link)
I prefer to think of it as flirting instead of bribery, but close enough.

I haven't even introduced myself - Evangeline. Here for a good time, not a long time. Lover of fangs, wings, claws, tails, and all things nonhuman.
nyxedmessages: (026)

[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 10:25 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't want to be here! He is at least soothed enough by her power when he smells that fragrance, but he doesn't want to be. Like a sleepy child fighting to stay awake, his rage abets but he still wears it on his face impotently. At the least he stops bothering the locals.]

Fine. My appetite for food and knowledge both have been spoiled anyway.

[He huffs, turning on his heel immediately and heading towards the exit, power walking and knowing that she would need to hustle to keep up with his long legs.]
nyxedmessages: (033)

[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh

Ok, that isn't what he expected. Mortals make deals with him from time to time but he can't recall the last time he was flirted with(other than the times his retainer does it).]


Hmmmm... A thrillseeker are you, Evangeline?

[Ok, risk assessment time; what is the likelihood that this Evangeline is actually a powerful enough entity to hide her identity from him and would use the angle of seduction to assassinate him?

.... Pretty small, but nonzero.

Ah, what the heck, it's been awhile.]


What configuration is your favorite so far?
abnormalizes: neutral blush ((the girl's a super freak))

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2023-06-29 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
That's a tough one, there's so many good choices... [Seriously giving the question some thought.] Tentacles are a classic for a reason, you can't really go wrong with those... One of my favorite partners at home had a snake tail, wings, fangs, and claws.

Oh, it always helps if they're bigger than me.

[The Demon King is a noticeably tall man, and Evangeline very much appreciates that.]
underworldpunk: (Why you gotta go and do that?)

[personal profile] underworldpunk 2023-06-29 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
You're stronger than you let yourself think- and that's a lesson I've learned myself, before I got here. It's a reasonable fear to have with that at stake for you, but sometimes you have to take a risk to create any little change for something good.

Finding someone that understands can feel like some heavy weight is lighter, more so when you can talk safely.

[She moved forward, and she made sure her hand was seen before turning it over with palm upwards as it was offered. Once again giving that choice that he could hold her hand if he needed that. A connection that was physical.

Sometimes that could be a small comfort in and of itself.]


Nonentities is what we're seen as, if not worse. No rights and no protection, the only safety being the Underworld we're forced to live in- and it is still home because it's what we have with each other. We try so hard to keep the grid powered, but shops won't sell parts because of how they view us, or are afraid that if they are seen helping something bad will happen to them. While on the surface... just existing somewhere is enough to have the police called on us, and then can only hope they just arrest us. [So much fear-] But going up there is a risk we have to take, to get those parts to keep our grid going- and to make our voices heard beside the humans who see us as sentient beings just like them.

No matter the risk, fighting in some way to have something better.
scrappyjedi: (CK3217745 copy)

[personal profile] scrappyjedi 2023-06-29 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cal doesn't have a Pokémon on his shoulder, but he does have a little droid companion there instead. He had been nearby, looking at all the machines, when BD-1 pipes up and starts beeping.

He hadn't been paying attention, so he's perhaps just a touch confused by what his friend is saying. ]


What-? [ He turns to see someone with a bird on her shoulder, his brows quirk. ] No, c'mon, you probably heard wrong.

[ He gives an embarrassed, apologetic chuckle to the stranger. ]

Sorry, he seems to think he overheard you talking about eating your, uh, friend there.

[ Surely that's not the case! And if so, she must have been kidding. They look like pals to him!

As usual, he has no idea what's going on. ]
vintagehardmedia: (easy going)

[personal profile] vintagehardmedia 2023-06-29 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
Hm?

Well.. Ok!

[Such an eager man...

Curious now, Athena lifted a hand up high.]


Hit me high?
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods along of course. Tentacles are well-known, frequently requested. The snake tail one with the wings doesn't sound too outlandish either.]

I see, I think I'm getting the picture. As a spirit, the form is all about your state of mind, and the state of your soul I suppose. Also, it is helpful to have a form that coincides somewhat with what allows you to best interact with your surroundings, so this is how I present for now.

[It's..... not a lie. Not entirely. But if this one is indeed just an adventurous human, it should more than suffice.]

You may refer to me with whatever moniker you usually use for the lord of the dead, or the demon king, or whatever dark-aligned ruler is appropriate for the mythology you either believe in or don't believe in but are culturally aware of.
abnormalizes: neutral (she's all right she's all right)

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2023-06-29 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
Humans can definitely be weird about it, so I get this form being easier. It's a shame though.

[If it were her, she'd still at least give herself some horns, other people's opinions be damned.]

-The closest entity at home I can think of to a lord of the dead would be Funeral of the Dead Butterflies, but that's not exactly any more convenient than 'Demon King'.
startraveler: (all's well that ends well)

arrival

[personal profile] startraveler 2023-06-29 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Such an unexpected encounter. Out of all people, Aether would have never guessed he would bump into Xiao so randomly. In fact, he takes a moment to blink and look at his friend, as if making sure it really is him.

And he smiles, bright and sunny as always.]


Xiao, you're here!

[He's happy to see him. It's been a while now. He reaches out, wanting to catch the other's hand as if still seeking a proof that what he's seeing is real, but... he quickly withdraws his hand. It occurs to him that perhaps Xiao may not recognize him, just like so many others didn't.

Despite that, Aether never stops smiling, even if it isn't as bright as before.]


Sorry about bumping into you.
nelinquish: (Listening | Pondering)

[personal profile] nelinquish 2023-06-29 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Someone with common sense, finally. She gives a small smile in return and nods, but the smile is replaced rather quickly with a flat look back on her face as she sizes Judith up and doesn't relax, but definitely loosens.]

They are very conspicuous and I wish to remain not so perceived.
acquirement: icon of kamisato ayato (what you really want)

[personal profile] acquirement 2023-06-29 12:25 pm (UTC)(link)
{ he doesn't look apologetic for making her jump, but hopefully buying her drink will appease her enough she won't go crying to aether or lumine about being bullied-

that is, if he gets her a nice drink. if. }


I've been here for three months already. You are rather late. Since you're on your own I assume you haven't found the Traveler yet?

{ he purposefully doesn't specify a name, leaving it to her to let him know which she knows of.

while he waits for her answer, he'll turn to the server and request their drinks: bubblegum flavour for her, matcha for himself. }
nyxedmessages: (021)

[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is a friendlier gesture than Demon King is used to, but if it is to study, he'll do it. He does seem unpracticed though, having to take aim carefully and taking care not to hit too hard.]

Mmmh! Is that enough?

[He thinks he saw something. A spark?]
vintagehardmedia: (flirt)

[personal profile] vintagehardmedia 2023-06-29 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah-ah.

Now-- hit me low?

[The same hand was lowered to about waist level. Come on, stranger... This is simple! ]
Edited 2023-06-29 13:14 (UTC)
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah... That sounds lovely.

[It isn't shorter than Demon King, but he has never cared whether his name is shorter or longer. Funeral of the Dead Butterflies appeals to him, however-]

Well, my name is for your convenience. You may call me whatever you wish, be it Demon King, Funeral of the Dead Butterflies, or otherwise. What kind of being is this Funeral of the Dead Butterflies?
mayoninofukucho: (Mayonnaise)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-06-29 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Needless to say Hijikata doesn't hold back. He empties about half the mayonnaise bottle into the bowl, stopping just shy of causing an overflow.]

There you go.

[Now these two tough-looking guys will just be sitting on the bench, enthralled by watching their little creatures eat... honestly, even if anyone had a problem with that, would they really dare to complain to them?]

I still can't believe we got Pokémon from a vending machine just like that. I wonder what these two will evolve into!
abnormalizes: neutral blush ((the girl's a super freak))

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2023-06-29 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Funeral of the Dead Butterflies is an Abnormality - a monster with origins in the human subconscious. He looks like a well-dressed man with five arms and a butterfly for a head.

His goal is for all people who die to be able to return to their homes to be buried and mourned. Unfortunately, my company doesn't exactly let people go even after they die - none of the major companies do, I don't think.
nelinquish: (That plan sounds like...)

Arrival

[personal profile] nelinquish 2023-06-29 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[She had been coming back to make sure they had grabbed everything from her apartment. Honestly, she had been a little introspective and she should have been paying attention, but she gently steps to the side and looks at him.]

My apologies, little one.

[She doesn't seem to be offended at his manner of speech, her eyes wandering over him and then flicking away as she turns to start walking away again.]
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I am sure he is beautiful.

[It aligns more with what Demon King thinks of as beautiful, in any case. A lovely little spirit, concerning itself with the dead in such a way. Demon King doesn't have respect for the dead in the way that mortals do, but he loves him some death spirits.]

I suppose the kind of place in which you can buy the flesh of your fellow man at a nice restaurant would dabble in some corporate necromancy. Have you seen this... you called it an "Abnormality"? Do people see him often?
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[It is very simple, but Demon King is like an infinitely old shut-in. He can't remember the last time he performed an informal greeting in person, nevermind these gestures which are... something you do with one you are familiar with, normally?

That said, he is a little swifter on the second one.]


Hmmm! I see...! It seems like it is helping to stabilize and strengthen my little elemental tag-along... somehow.

[It's not like it is a sentient addition to his energy, so he can't ASK it, but he can feel it.]

Fascinating. And so easy, too.
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[personal profile] abnormalizes 2023-06-29 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I've seen him! He's definitely beautiful.

[Evangeline's a sucker for multiple limbs, heads that aren't heads, and nice suits.]

My job involves working with Abnormalities to use the energy they produce to power the city. My personal role is keeping Abnormalities happy and keeping casualties low when they're unhappy.

Outside of my company, you wouldn't normally see any Abnormalities, or very few and probably right before one kills you.
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[personal profile] nyxedmessages 2023-06-29 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Using the energy they produce...?

[Mortals usually really suck at dealing with nonmortal entities! These ones were able to harness their powers...

He pauses, closing his eyes as if in thought. He can't get out of this world, but maybe he could look into another one.]


EUGH. I can't even peek over right now!! I want to see it! What kind of technology do you use? Does all of it use that energy?
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[personal profile] abnormalizes 2023-06-29 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[...oh no, that's really cute. Help.]

Some of our technology is at Ellipsa's level, but we also have Singularities - technology that seems to defy physics. With Singularities we have trains that can take you across the continent in ten seconds, machines that can reverse time in a limited area, tattoos that can make your skin deflect bullets, 'canned experience' that lets a consumer experience anything as if they'd actually lived through it- all kinds of things.

Not everything runs on enkephalin exclusively, but it's the most efficient energy source available, and the companies that patent these technologies consume a lot of it.