aftr_ooc | TEST DRIVE MEME ( 002 )

Test Drive Meme #2

Hello, and welcome to LifeAftr! We’re pleased that you’re expressing an interest in the game. Here, you can test the waters, gauge how your character may fare in the world of LifeAftr, and even gain some in-game incentives, if you so choose.

Remember that Reserves will open on August 17th and that Applications will open on August 24th!

Two important notes:

1. LifeAftr's test drives take place on the island of Mu, which exists apart from the real world and possesses a dream-like quality that characters are innately aware of from the moment they appear on its shores. No need to panic or fret. Dreams are odd things, after all - and anything can happen in them. Why would anyone question where their mind chooses to wander in its sleep?

2. Due to the nature of Mu, threads in our test drive can not only be accepted as thread samples in your application, but can be accepted as game canon as well. In fact, certain choices your character makes in Mu have the potential to bear in-game consequences, largely in the form of test drive reward items.

I'm on a Boat
The rhythmic rocking may be soothing to start with - perhaps reminiscent of how an infant might feel, rocked in the cradle. Well, up until you wake up long enough to take stock of your surroundings. You're on a flimsy wooden raft, comprised of logs lashed together with straw-like twine. You're surrounded by water on four sides, with the only landmass for miles rearing like an inkblot on the horizon.

Right - and you're not alone, either. You have a raftmate, and they're probably just as shocked and displeased to be here as you are. Good thing the boat appears to have come with a pair of oars - as well as a pair of very large butcher knives.

Those, ah...are probably just for survival's sake.

Probably. Though that's rather up to you, isn't it?

The Beast of the Bay
A roaring bonfire, the sound of waves lapping up against the sand, the uniform dark blanketing all but the orange glow of the embers at your feet - what more could you ask for? Those who huddle around the flames for warmth will find themselves oddly compelled to make something of the setting. It's simply too perfect to resist.

It's time, once again, to tell a story.

In fact, your lives may very well depend on it. As long as there is silence, the fires begin to dim, and the flames sink low. And in the distance, you swear you can hear...a snarling, a liquid yip-growl of a great stalking thing with slavering jaws. Maybe you glimpse it in the corner of your eye, dark-furred and clawed with golden slits for eyes that glow like molten amber.

For as long as your fire burns, you're safe. But you'll need a story to fuel it...and if the story is insufficient, if it's more lie than it is truth, then there's a beast that's hungry for your failure.

Get Spelunked On
The caves built into the cliffs lining the beach may be imposing, but you're going to need protection from the elements, and you might not have much choice if you want to last the night. In you inevitably go - or maybe you simply wake up there, having bypassed the need for a raft and a bad-tempered boatmate.

Never fear if you lack a natural means of producing light - it seems that there's all manner of round, glowing orbs buried in the ceiling of each sea cave. Isn't that thoughtful?

Maybe it would have been, if those orbs dispensing that faint cerulean glow weren't sentient - and annoyed at the sight of so many people invading their dark, secluded, peaceful habitat.

Glowgrubs are pale, wormlike creatures that like to dangle from the ceiling like very peculiar stalactites. Most don't grow any larger than two or three feet, but they can be remarkably fast on the ground when they like to be - and they do like to be, when there are intruders afoot. Armed with fanged mouths on both ends of their slightly striated bodies, glowgrubs can deliver a nasty bite that, while not fatal, is dangerous in its own right.

Those who succumb to the bite of a glowgrub will find themselves drawn, trancelike, to deep water. But while a glowgrub can survive submerging itself in those murky depths for hours at a time, most oxygen-breathing creatures cannot.

So don't go wandering about all alone, all right?

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H-hey, don't do that! [Hinata had jerked back too far and fallen off the log he'd been sitting on. He climbs back onto it holds his hands out to fthe fire.] Do you know what happened to the beast? Or is that all of the story?

[He breathes out fast, his heart still hammering in his chest. The creature out in the darkness doesn't help. To keep the fire going he continues in a quiet voice.] I don't have much I want to tell a story about. I guess I could give just a general gist? Or some old stories.

[ Snrk. Sorry, Hinata, that was pretty funny. She's gotta' get her kicks somewhere in this situation, even if its at other's expenses. ]

The beast is here, [ she hums, thoughtfully. ] But who knows where. Or who it might decide to target next. I'd be careful if I were you, dude.

[ Only a partial lie. She does hope Hinata is cautious because Rose doesn't know what might drive her out of control here, but... For the time being, she doesn't plan on hurting anyone. As she knows, however, plans tend to be derailed very quickly. ]

Old stories are good though. Gotta' love the classics.

[Why does he feel like she's messing with him? The beast growls in the dark and he stiffens, but still compelled by the need to tell a story he speaks quietly.]

I've never had to tell stories, just recount facts. I can put them together well enough so...I'll do my best. [He stares at the fire still nervous and wary after that beast story.]

...There once was an unusual cat. He was from the land of fairies and his fur showed that. His nose was violet. His ears sky blue and his body yellow. His eyes were indigo...

His front paws were green and his back were orange. His tail was red. He has a number of strange adventures and this is one of them. [The fire flickers and rises a bit waiting for more of the tale. He sighs, he really isn't good at this. But he'll still try.] He was colored up like the rainbow so this isn't going to be a scary tale.

After yours I thought something...well not another scary one.

Anyway, the cat has a lot of adventures. This is about one in particular. This is about his visit to the cloud people.

[ Only just a little. Not about the beast, however, because that's definitely a danger. More than he knows, considering its sitting right in front of him. ]

That's fair, [ she hums, thoughtfully. No need for more horror up in here. ] But a rainbow a cat visiting cloud people, go on.

This sounds like it's gonna be good.

...if I remember every thing it should at least be okay. [He hopes it will be good. Hinata rests his hands on either side of him as he continues, his voice becoming more steady. Treat it like a trial.] The cloud people have very little worry about because they live in the sky. Except for Sir Thunder.

[He leans a little forward as the flames rise a little higher.] He's quick to temper and stomps everywhere, kicking in the doors of their beautiful palaces. No cloud person lives in a boring place.

They were really happy to see Rainbow cat. He happened to visit at a good time, they said. [Hinata pauses to remember what that event was and nods to himself.]

They were celebrating the marriage of the Wind God's eldest son, North wind and the daughter of the King of the magical isle. All of the people of the sky were there. Aurora in delicate garments of light. Comet, who rarely came to any event but only the best ones. Their parents, each in their kingdom's best. Everyone gathered there having a good time until a swallow came in and said Sir Thunder was coming and he was furious.

Sounds like Raijū, [ she comments, thoughtfully. The thunder god takes many forms, but she'd seen him once as a wolf. It'd been a surreal experience. ]

Who pissed in his cornflakes though?

[ He might not get the modern slang, but it's a new world. That means people might be a bit more pop culture savvy, maybe. A woman can hope. ]

[He laughs, just a bit. Some of the tension eases and his shoulders relax.]

Trade wind tripped over his toes while in a hurry. Will you tell me about Raiju after this?

[They need a story so he continues. Feeling a bit more confident now than he had moments ago.]

As I just said, Trade Wind had tripped over his toes and Sir Thunder was pretty mad about it. Everyone panicked, they didn't know what to do. Only Rainbow Cat remained steady and calm. He crept under the table, opened a small bag he brought with him, and gave a look at everything he brought with me.

He had a plan when he came back out and called to everyone. "I'll find a way to keep Sir Thunder from coming here," He spoke confidently. "So please, continue as you were. I'll go to him and see what I can do."

They were surprised at how brave Cat was. With that promise in mind, they happily saw him off as he raced towards the rumblings of Sir Thunder in the distance.

Sure. He's a pretty interesting dude.

[ Calling the God of Thunder 'dude' probably says a lot about Rose as a person.

She regards the rest of the tale quietly. Only adds, ] That's a pretty brave cat, [ at the end. ]

[He smiles a little. The tale is silly but, he still likes it. Maybe now more than he ever did. Something to be said about someone facing odds bigger than them and winning anyway.]

Brave and smart.

So, the rainbow cat ran until he spotted the giant far off in the distance. He took the time to stop and check his bag. He pulled a cloak from it and pulled the hood over his ears. He sat down in the middle of the road and acted like he had been deep in thought for a while. The unsuspecting Sir Thunder came upon him and fell for the ruse.

'Who are you and what are you doing there?' He bellowed.

The cat, holding the facade effortlessly pitched his voice so he sounded wise and serious. 'Me? I'm the famed magician Mewpuu.' He gestured to his bag. 'Look at my bag, here. There are magic seeds inside, Sir Thunder. I've known about you for a while now. You're quite famous.'

Wisely he had appealed to Thunder's ego. But Thunder's sore foot was more important to the giant. 'I don't think too highly of magicians.' Still, he was curious and that over rode his anger. 'What can you do, anyways?'

He tricked Sir Thunder into believing he could read minds using what he had heard from the swallow. It was pretty simple after that. Thunder wanted to learn his magic and he had him exactly where he wanted him. The giant wasn't very bright.

The rainbow cat let him believe he had a fine talent there and told him how to hone it. It was all a lie but, Thunder was willing to believe sleeping two to three hours, then having cake. Sleeping another three then having a cup of hot tea could do it. He did have manners so we can give him that much.

What do you think cat asked for in return?

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sorry on the wait,. some flooding down here in florida