aftr_ooc | TEST DRIVE MEME ( 006 )

Test Drive Meme #6

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 December 17th! Due to the holiday season, Applications will be opening on December 26th, with an app period shifted to end on January 2nd instead of the usual timeframe!

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.

United We Stand
This particular month, Mu has seen fit to recreate the strange, dichotomous island of Monsun. Most of the information regarding this peculiar land can be found in the informational post linked, but as a quick rundown: Monsun's western side is a hot wasteland of a desert prone of disasters and mishaps, but will affect your character's emotional and psychological state in a positive sense, while its eastern side is a verdant forest filled with endless resources...as well as a tendency to bring out the absolute worst of your character.

The western region blazes with a vengeance, the imaginary sun roasting overhead. The psychological effects of this area of island will shine far more kindly upon you than the sun does; your character's best qualities have been brought to light, and the longer they remain here, the more profound those qualities will become.

This is probably a good thing, too. Because those cactus plants on the horizon seem to be moving closer...and closer...

In fact, they aren't really plants at all.

Those who squint may find themselves thinking of another, cuter version of sentient cacti found on other worlds, but the mutual relation to a certain desert plant is where the similarities come to an end. Walking cacti are silent predators who prefer to slowly approach their prey, avoiding being noticed by their targets until it is too late.

Luckily, these creatures do not rely on projectiles to attack. Rather, their needle thin spikes can extend up to one foot out of their bodies in a fast, powerful motion - more than enough to puncture flesh and muscle. If you've ever wanted to try death by acupuncture, these are your kind of monster... but if not, a sharp weapon or fire will certainly help whittle down their numbers.

Regardless, all of your best qualities will come to light quickly in a fight, whether it be courage, diplomacy, compassion, earnest hope, or whatever other positive traits you might bear. Such is Monsun's boon to you.

Divided We Fall
The east, on the other hand, is the polar opposite to that desert wasteland. The sun shines evenly through the thick spread of deciduous canopies, which shade you from the worst of that unforgiving heat. The verdant greenery is perfectly temperate and even tranquil.

A pity that you'll soon find your worst qualities manifesting at a rather rapid rate. The proper Monsun generally gives you a twenty-four hour window before your most despicable traits start to flourish, but Mu, it seems, has sped up the clock significantly.

Scattered across the rich landscape, a herd of deer can be found prancing eagerly about, seemingly oblivious to their potentiality as a food source. In fact, they hardly seem to react to the approach of foreign entities at all. They're quite placid, and content to sit idly back until attacked - at which point they'll do little more than flee at a brisk pace.

What an ideal set of circumstances, truly. But should anyone else impose upon your peace, you'd better hope they don't mind encountering you at your absolute worst.

Don't Fear the Succ
You wake on a boat. It's a very nice boat, make no mistake, weatherbeaten and worn as it may seem, but it's still a boat, and you're still surrounded with lapping waves, as far as the eye can see. Or as far as the eye can sea.

Still, no reason not to make the best of this, right? Just sit back, relax, and let the wind take you wherever it may. You hardly need to eat or sleep in the regular sense in dreams, and this might be a good deal more picturesque than many of the dreams you're probably used to. All told, this is really quite a nice diversion -

Hold on. Did something just bump up against the hull?

Yes, in fact. Something did. Something with long, long, reaching tentacles that will soon snake over the deck to try and grasp your vessel in a death grip much like that of a boa constrictor: designed to crush and destroy.

It seems you've run afoul of that legendary creature of the depths; the one that every sailor most fears.

A kraken.

Hope you're not averse to a little hentai.

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...We had a run-in.

[ Hibiki looks rather blue in the face. But only for a few seconds, and then she's okay again. ] They were no match for me.

[What did that even mean? Her eyes widened as she watched the boy.]

Impressive! Tell me, how did you manage to beat them?

It was simple.

[ Hibiki sips her tea, enjoying seeming to be all-knowing.

She ran like the dickens. ]

[Marinette is hanging on his every word now, intent to learn the secret to surviving an encounter with these things.]

Go on.

[ Well, this would be awkward if she were anyone but Shikyoin Hibiki. And she is in a particularly ebullient mood today, so she feels like she can do anything.

More so than usual, even.

So she lowers her teacup, cradling it in one hand since she seems to be without a coaster at present. Ah, well. ] The particulars might be beyond the average person's ability to imitate.

[Patience was not one of her particular virtues, especially when she was waiting for something to happen. And now, she was waiting on this boy to give her an answer to a particularly important question.]

Mhm.

[But she didn't want to be rude. And she didn't really want to die a horrible ... cactus-related death, so she was just going to have to try and be a little more patient.]

Try me.

It requires stamina.

[ But Hibiki is looking rather challenging herself, now, so she may be amenable and just....building to the pertinent information.

This is the last warning before she reveals something that's likely beyond most people's abilities. ]

[Fortunately, stamina was something she had in spades.]

Are you trying to pump me up for your answer, or discourage me from waiting for it?

[She could deal with either way, honestly. But she was curious.]

...You're a rather suspicious person.

[ In the sense that you suspect others, of course.

Oddly, this girl not taking her cue doesn't bother her as much as it normally would. Ah, well. A sign Hibiki's perfection continues to increase, she's sure. ]

You say suspicious, I say curious.

[But yes, those non-answers are kind of suspicious, Hibiki.]

But in this case, can you blame me? I'd rather not mess up, and if you have some kind of knowledge about those guys, I'd like to have it~

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