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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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retirementsnotsopeachy: (pic#16534805)

[personal profile] retirementsnotsopeachy 2023-07-17 11:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Well that's not what he was expecting when the door opened. Weirdly tall dragon-turtle demon. Huh. Mentally shrugging that off, he flashes a grin of his own. He doesn't know this isn't Iggy's place so unfortunately no chaos from him yet. Just a cheeky monkey with a smaller monkey on his shoulder. Sorry Iggy.]

I'm looking for a guy. Dark hair, a red bandana, and a yellow jacket with my face on the back? Reeeeaaaally energetic? You sure you haven't seen him in the building?
mayoninofukucho: (Idle)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-17 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Getting no attention from the Snivy, the Tepig resorts to rubbing its head against Rider's boots, hoping to be fed or petted (it's pretty shameless in how it plays nice with everyone and anyone, provided they're not actively hostile). Hijikata, meanwhile, turns more serious and lowers his voice, even as he crouches to carefully pet the Snivy's head with just one finger (it seems delicate, okay!)]

What rumours do you mean? If it's about any kind of crime, I can pretty much confirm that it's true. This place is a goddamn carnival for criminals. I don't think there's a single business with an ethical company codex down here.
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Re: PokePals

[personal profile] veileddreamer 2023-07-17 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
It must...otherwise...how would it be able to hold so many creatures...and have them all...be okay?

[Tau's Eevee walks away from Tau towards the Rowlet and gives it a curious sniff, before giving an excited little "Vee!" and bouncing from side to side to try and get the other pokemon to play.]

My...new friend...seems to be the energetic type...Yours is cute too...I like its little bowtie...feathers? [She can't actually tell if they're feathers or leaves from here, but feathers makes more sense to her.]

Oh...Have you...come up with a name for yours yet? ...I am having trouble deciding...
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[personal profile] bahahahaha 2023-07-17 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Iggy squints thoughtfully, leaning against the doorframe and folding arms over his chest as he tries to envision the person being described. ]

Hmmm... nope, doesn't sound familiar. I'd definitely remember someone like that...

[ He shrugs a little, pushing himself to stand straight again. ]

Aaaanyways, what'cha looking for him for? Is he in trouble~?
forgingfires: (Don't know why I bother)

[personal profile] forgingfires 2023-07-17 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I remember what happened before you dumped the ocean on me, Sun Wukong. [And one day canon might actually tell me what happened with the Celestial Summer Camp.] We both know you were taking a risk.

[He crosses his arms with a scowl and a frustrated flicker of fire.] Well, forgive me for being worried about my parents potentially forever trapped. Not like one of them being trapped defined most of my life or anything!

[His rubs at his arms, looking to the side as the fire quickly dies out.] ....how long were we in there?
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moon piercer | original

[personal profile] honeyswill 2023-07-17 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
research center;
Moon Piercer, a fairly tall, athletically built elven man, stood not far from the doors outside the research center. From the way he stared, both awestruck and seemingly lost, one could assume he was a touch overwhelmed by the scenery before him. Even when initially addressed, he didn't seem to register the person speaking to him, and it was only with a slight delay did he turn toward them, blinking owlishly, like he was still a little dazed.

"Sorry. Did you say something?"

pokemon;
Easily coerced toward the mall, Moon Piercer soon found himself in front of the pokemon vending machine, and sooner still found himself holding a pokeball in his palm as if uncertain what the next step in the process was.

"How do I- I am not meant to throw it, am I?" Babe, please.

underground mall - casino;
"Don't touch them." Moon Piercer said sternly as one of the gang members started insistently pulling someone away from the tables and machines, his own hand reaching to grasp the captive (you?) by the wrist to yank them back. "They have done nothing wrong." And he, apparently, wasn't going to take no for an answer insofar as this apparent punishment for cheating was concerned. He hadn't even seen them cheat (probably).

Feel free to be the one getting taken away or a bystander. He's making a scene.

[redacted] guild; (I haven't picked one for him yet get off my jock).
Staring, once again almost blankly at the questboard, Moon Piercer squinted, then turned toward the person closest to him.

"How dangerous are the segments? Should I be searching for a partner?"

wildcard
Hmu if u want something different or just make something up!! I'm not a cop and I'll roll with anything! Also I'll switch to brackets if people want.
Edited 2023-07-17 18:41 (UTC)
blooddyd: (pic#15869166)

[personal profile] blooddyd 2023-07-17 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Insects and frogs may not be readily available, but I recall having seen a stall or two selling berries...

[ Piplup's eyes light up for a second at the mention of berries, until she realizes-- this other human had called her an IT, too! So while Dimitri is mulling over his options, she will huff and puff and climb off his shoulder...

... only to attach herself to Byleth's leg instead and ruthlessly peck on his shin! Take that!! And that!! ]


Oh, for goodness sake-- [ He kneels to try and rescue Byleth from the onslaught, though he's admittedly afraid to squeeze the poor thing with too much Blaiddyd strength. ] What have we done to upset you so?
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[personal profile] blooddyd 2023-07-17 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If the kiss lingers for longer than strictly professional, Dimitri surely can't tell; for one, this isn't the kind of service he would normally provide, and for two... well, wait for it. ]

... yes, I'd wager so. [ It takes him a second longer to find his footing, both out of leftover shock and renewed surprise at finding a Felix who doesn't look nearly as annoyed as he would expect. ] It will only take one moment.

[ To close up shop and issue some apologies, that is-- the people are distressed, after all! Eventually though, he manages to dispel the line that had been slowly but surely growing - not without some grumbling and pouting - and once it's down to the just the two of them, Dimitri finally huffs out a small laugh with a shake of his head. Wait for it-- ]

I appreciate the heroic rescue, but you do seem to favor the more drastic approach, Felix. [ Such as physically hauling Dimitri to bed, but the memory is fond like his teasing. ] Those people only asked for a kiss on the cheek or forehead, you do realize?
unnecessaryflourishes: (don't look back lest you lose hope)

[personal profile] unnecessaryflourishes 2023-07-17 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Not being aware of what to expect of them in this world, I cannot say. Though I have seen their like before.

[He'd never paid them much attention, true. But he has seen them - or something very similar - before.]

I cannot speak to the closest with any certainty. But the largest would be in the summer segment.
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[personal profile] blooddyd 2023-07-17 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... hm. Still no sign of recognition, huh? It's true he hasn't known her well in several years, but something tells him Edelgard couldn't feign ignorance that well without something slipping through the cracks of her mask.

(In a different world, what slips is a dagger.)

Right here and now, though, the dagger is what gives them the chance to talk, briefly though it may be. Expecting lasting peace negotiations would be the peak of folly, but another truce at least seems like a viable option, and the points she makes, solid. ]


I can agree to that. [ He nods his assent. ] Furthermore, hostilities would do us no good, and I hear word that death itself is... impermanent in this world. Questionable though it may sound, testing the hypothesis ourselves would only push us further way from our shared goal.

[ The war may be practically won at this point, but the Kingdom still needs him. Any other time, though? He... can't say he would mind experiencing death, though the promise of revival would be disappointing. ]

As it stands, cooperation is key to success. We have a truce until returning to Fodlan, and it should extend to any of our allies that may find themselves trapped in Ellipsa, as well. Do you find those terms agreeable?
blooddyd: (pic#15869165)

[personal profile] blooddyd 2023-07-17 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, Dimitri has a few options to go through, but the first that comes to mind is: ]

How about, 'Did you give them a dagger, Dimitri?' or 'You haven't given anyone any more daggers, have you?' You always used to pester me about this without relenting...

[ Seriously! You inadvertently follow after your father's footsteps and give a girl a dagger ONCE and then NEVER! Hear the end of it!!

(And don't even try to pretend this hasn't crossed your mind, Sylvain; this childhood friendship deal works both ways and Dimitri knows you just as well.) ]
silentjade: (LWJ (158))

[personal profile] silentjade 2023-07-17 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Mn. He may have appeared in another place. I will look for him. [ He's just too polite to leave someone who is trying to help him. ]

Have you experienced many hardships after arrival? [ Since she's willing to answer his questions, Lan Wangji may as well discover if people here are in need and could use his sword services. ]
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[personal profile] jiangzaid 2023-07-17 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's the sound of a guqin that has him freeze, then turn to search for the source. The last time he'd heard that instrument...well. It hasn't been all that long since then, has it? And it had ended badly for him. So what if he's in the darker part of town? He actually does fit in! And he's found some replacement fabric that matches his old robes, so there's been a bit of a patchwork to fix the big hole a certain someone had made in it. Namely the right sleeve.

And there. There he is. Dressed all in white, just as usual. A creature lunges at him but all he does is slash out viciously with Jiangzai, not playing with his opponent like he normally would.

Damn it! He can't stick around now! So naturally with that last nasty dealt with, he turns to leave with the hopes of not having managed to gain a certain Lan's attention. He likes having both arms again, thank you very much! ]
mayoninofukucho: (Routine)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-17 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm... why not?

[He proceeds to rapidly select virtually everything there is (which doesn't mean he'll get a wild mash-up of ingredients, but just expands the range of possibilities - unless the machine is malfunctioning, maybe), and is likewise asked for a few moments of patience... only to eventually receive a plain, medium-sized omelette with no sides or extras.]

Aw, just a three-star meal. Ah well.

[He'll just drown it in mayonnaise, that'll make it taste great no matter what! He curiously observes Noah's outcome...]
silentjade: (LWJ (505))

[personal profile] silentjade 2023-07-17 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Even in the midst of chaos, Lan Wangji doesn't miss much and that includes the sight of someone else swinging a sword at one of the undead. A sword he recognizes even from a distance and one that he hasn't seen in quite a while.

It had been in the hand of a dying man with only one arm - a state that Lan Wangji had been responsible for. While his guqin keeps the lich under control it only means he has his own sword free, yet he doesn't draw it just yet. ]


Xue Yang. [ He sees you there, trying to sneak off. ]
mayoninofukucho: (LA - What now?)

I'm enjoying your action scenes though!

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-17 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[He picks up the gun Nina kicks his way, starting to really get into the flow of this beat'em'up - but then things happen a little too fast, and when she kicks the scummy doctor in the head he quickly steps in.]

Whoa, whoa. How am I going to interrogate him at the station later if his brain is mush--

[But then he sees the syringe in her hand.]

Shit. Did he...

[If it's empty or half-empty, he won't even need to finish the question of whether got to push the plunger.]
corpsewarblade: (Confident smile)

[personal profile] corpsewarblade 2023-07-17 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[That was true, her shoulder certainly did appreciate not having to brace against the kick-back of a real shot! She put her own 'rifle' down and rotated her shoulder in thought as she considered his words.

At the compliment, a small, awkward smile came into her face a moment. Her talent was one of the only things she was proud of, after all.]


...It is. I've played FPS games before, but not with VR. Guessing this stuff isn't commonplace where you're from?
acquirement: icon of kamisato ayato (you're hypnotized)

we can do, yes! ends with a little snark-

[personal profile] acquirement 2023-07-17 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
{ he smiles in response to the laugh. }

While she has enough to deal with already, I'm sure it will be in better hands with her.
corpsewarblade: (Hmm...)

[personal profile] corpsewarblade 2023-07-17 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah...they don't seem to be affected by staying in it.

[New friend! The Rowlet tilted it's head (a full 90°!) to examine the other Pokémon, before hopping a couple of times in place and ruffling its feathers, cooing eagerly to accept the invitation-]

Huh- I think they're feathers but they look like leaves. No name yet, I don't know if it's a boy or a girl, that makes it harder.

...Yours is cute. It's fur looks really soft.
colchismagecraft: (Why...?)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-07-17 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Caster had, 'helpfully', been trying to prod the Hologram with her twisted ritual knife by the time he came over. Only the most functional of Witches.

Still- that voice was one she recognised. Not from home, but...]


...Mamoru. So, you remember me?

[Leaving the statue be, she floated- yes, floated- over to him.]
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colchismagecraft: (Crazed smirk)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-07-17 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[She noticed that choice of wording...interesting. Part of her wanted to dismiss the thought of her as a hero out of hand, but another part held onto it all the same.

...The question was easier to answer.]


I'm sure you can guess. After all, you know my tastes in magic by now.
colchismagecraft: (Neutral/Watching)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-07-17 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Jean, then.

[A small nod of greeting. Perhaps they would, or perhaps she would fall into old habits. At this point it was hard to say.]

How odd...I wonder why I was pulled in when I was, in that case.
colchismagecraft: (I hate this/I hate you/I hate everything)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-07-17 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[A grumpy male Servant...that didn't sound like Lancer or Berserker, so-

Caster's face twisted into a vindictive scowl. One of her enemies from the Holy Grail War- one who had betrayed her, and one who killed her beloved Master.]


Archer.
colchismagecraft: (Neutral/Looking out)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-07-17 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmph...I suppose that is a little more tolerable.
politicallyinclined: (❦ loyal)

[personal profile] politicallyinclined 2023-07-17 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
(The squeeze brings her back to the apartment, grounding her. She pulls Ahsoka close and embraces her friend, heart-broken over all she has had to endure.)

He was furious. We both were. What happened and their judgement was entirely unfair. I think that was one of the reasons Anakin seemed to need me more.

(There is a question she has avoided because, in her mind, others matter more. But now she asks it.)

Why am I not with him?