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TEST DRIVE MEME ( 029 )
Test Drive Meme #29
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.
Reserves and Applications are always open, and are processed every weekend.
Two important notes:
Reserves and Applications are always open, and are processed every weekend.
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.
Hee Ho!
It's cold, wherever you are - in a world blanketed thickly with snow. Dense clusters of evergreens, their branches heavy with ice crystals, paired with skeletal deciduous trees, pepper the region. Overhead, scattered flakes of snow drift from the slate-gray sky. The forest is thickly wooded, but that's not terribly sufficient in the way of insulation from the cold. You should probably find somewhere warm, unless this is agreeable weather to you.
It's chilly enough for the proverbial Jack Frost to be nipping at your nose. Or maybe...not so proverbial. These woods are packed with all sorts of little creatures. Wait for long enough, and you might see one of them coming your way.
The good news is that this fate only awaits you if you provoke them. It's even possible to befriend them. One of the best and easiest ways to do this is with gifts and offerings, such as clothing items. A pair of boots or a vest or a hat that will fit these cute little creatures will buy you a friend for a while! You can tell when you've managed to make friends with one, too. They're sure to leave you a little token of their appreciation...and it is extremely cuddly.
If you piss them off, on the other hand, they tend to react...poorly. They'll gust ice and snow your way in copious amounts, and even try to freeze you solid in blocks of ice or impale you on falling icicles. By and large, it's recommended that you play nice. Or, at the very least, have a reliable method of dealing with them if you choose not to. They probably melt very easily, after all.
Unearthly Delights
In the waking world, the harvest island of Nuidan has seen fit to shower adventurers with celebrations in full swing, and the island of Mu has seen fit to reflect such a joyous celebration. However, dreams are tricky things, and nothing carries over quite as it should.
Like the harvest festival in reality, Mu has provided tables laden full of food and drink alike. Unlike its more realistic counterpart, however, the food is just a little strange - in color, in texture, taste, or smell - and the drinks, no matter how much you pour to fill your cup, are seemingly bottomless. Maybe those vegetables are a few shades off, or maybe this sweet pudding tastes a little on the savory side. It's not outright revolting, in most cases, but it's definitely noticeably odd. Andhey smell strange, too; a little too sweet, a little too heady.
If you're feeling mellow and happy, for example, the world around you will change to suit; filling up with your favorite colours, your favorite smells, and anything else that you find cheerful and relaxing. It will manifest as shifting lights, textures, and sounds around you. Suddenly, the food and drink you're eating tastes, looks and feels just like your favorite things, even if they're not quite as you remember them.
If you're not feeling so positive, however...well, we'll leave that up to your imagination as to how the dream could shift. While nothing at this table will ever outright harm you, that doesn't mean your mind can't get creative about the things it might conjure in the meantime. Maybe the food and drink will turn to dust and ashes in your mouth. Maybe it'll start to look a little off, like the meat's gone bad, or the milk's started to sour. Maybe you'll be struck with a sensation of bitter melancholy.
All in all, it's better to try and enjoy yourself...for everyone's sakes.
Let's Have a Blast
In less pleasant news, the waking world has also been stricken with an influx of devilish creatures known only as creepers, and...yes, they're exactly what you thinking. With features frozen in a gaping grimace, a greenish complexion, and a hated proclivity to sneak up silently behind people and explode with only a sinister hiss as warning, creepers are the bane of any builder. And it's certainly not fun to have one blow up in your face, either - you try climbing out of the crater these things always leave behind while dealing with third degree burns.
Whereas the waking world only has the one type to deal with, you adventurers in Mu won't be nearly so lucky. For starters, Mu has dropped you in a thick, steaming jungle, and the dense vegetation can make it awful hard to pick out what's around you. It'd be bad enough trying to pick out ordinary creepers in this mess, thanks to their mottled green texture, but you're not dealing with just ordinary creepers in this dream-world. No, you're dealing with different species of them.
Most, however, aren't. Spider creepers tend to coat you with sticky webs and can even poison you if you get too close to them when they pop, and magma creepers carry with them the unfortunate possibility of starting a full-on forest fire if they explode in a place with thick enough vegetation. And, really, if it's on the list, if you can think of it, a variant of it probably exists. Mu doesn't discriminate; it's happy to let your imagination fill in the blanks of whatever variants of these explosive complications you can dream up!
The good news is that they can all be killed the same way. All creepers are vulnerable at a distance - they can be sniped or shot from a distance without exploding and spewing all of their mess everywhere. You can also deal with them up close, as long as you're fast on your feet and don't let them implode all over you. And, if you happen to have a cat nearby, you're in luck! They'll steer clear from you no matter what.
Just watch your back. These things are completely silent when they're creeping up on you. Oftentimes, you won't know that there's one right behind you until you hear it: the dreaded, telltale hsssssss...
( CODED BY BOOTYCALL )
Mira Delacroix | OC | Balance CRAU
hee ho
[ Oh, these things are absolutely adorable. It makes her momentarily forget about the fact that here is not where she should be but that's-- that's probably fine. It's fine. Getting away from time loops? That's ideal, and she's totally not stressing out with how worried she is. Definitely not.
She tries to focus on anything but Faerun, and she looks through her pack. ]
I don't have much for you, if you want anything... Would you like a new scarf?
[ The demon seems to agree, and it looks incredibly happy as she hands it over. ]
There. I'm glad you like it.
unearthly delights: side one
[ Momentarily, she can let go of her anxiety and stress and just... try to enjoy herself. It works, which is good. The food she's holding turns into a beignet, fluffy and sweet, and she looks absolutely delighted. ]
Is this magic? It's incredible.
unearthly delights: side two
[ On the other hand... she starts stressing. Big time. The drink in her hand turns a deep, inky black, and she doesn't realize it until she takes a sip. She's that preoccupied with her thoughts, but when she swallows it, she immediately chokes. ]
Ugh--! That's horrible...
[ The food around her is starting to rot, too. Welp. ]
let's have a blast
I've had enough of things that shoot webs--!
[ Ugh, gross. She's absolutely covered in the webbing, and the thing keeps advancing on her. Luckily, when she reaches out, she manages to give it a nasty shock. It reels back, but it's close to exploding, and she doesn't even realize it. ]
That's right, just-- Stay away from me!
let's have a blast
However, something even more eyecatching appears before him: a young maiden in distress! With entirely too much cheer considering there's literally things sneaky things exploding everywhere, Wei Wuxian announces himself with an enthusiastic handwave and beaming smile.]
Hello! Is everything okay over there? Do you need assistance?
[What that assistance will be and if it'll even be helpful at all is a crapshoot but for better or worse, someone's noticed her plight? Though it doesn't seem like he's aware the creature's about to explode either...]
no subject
I-- I'm fine, don't worry about me.
[ Maybe he should because, uh.... the thing's about five seconds from exploding. ]
no subject
Forgive me, miss, but you need to move right now.
[He's a gentleman and tries to do his best to be courteous to the women he meets but the firm grip he puts on her webby shoulders just before trying to fling her out of harms way is a little brusque. Even if she resists the clumsy toss, Wei Wuxian's body is now planted between hers and the pulsing creature. His tall, slender frame might not offer much cover from the blast but it's better than nothing.]
unearthly delights: side one
[The soft voice comes from a boy standing not too far away from her - he's not very tall, and he's very slender, with white hair and large, pointed ears. He puts a hand to his chin, looking thoughtful.]
Though I cannot say it's a type of magic I'm familiar with.
no subject
[ It could be dangerous, sure, but... uh. No, it's probably fine, right? ]
And it seems harmless. For now, at least.
no subject
He nods, though.]
For now, it seems unlikely to injure us.
[His lips quirk into a smile.]
And I'm grateful for that.
no subject
[ Incredibly grateful. She considers the beignet, then takes a bite--and it's absolutely delicious. ]
Oh--I'm Mira, by the way.
no subject
[For as much as the Leveilleur name would mean to her.]
A pleasure to meet you.
no subject
It's nice to meet you, too, Alphinaud. Did you just arrive here, too?
side two
His armor is a crisp sleek white with red accents. He takes a step closer, but he only bridges the distance as much as he has to. Whatever he's feeling it shut away behind too many guards. He can't afford to let the hurt and frustration at Mu for doing this show. Or dare feed any hope he has. His student, his friend...who might not remember anything.]
Probably better to put it aside for a bit and see if things return to what you saw. The rules are murky in Mu but, can't hurt to try.
no subject
[ Yeah, when she looks to him, there's no recognition there. What she does do, though, is heed the warning and put down her nasty drink and look at it with a frown. ]
Mu--is that what this place is called?
no subject
Yeah, it's a dream realm. It's tied to where I'm asleep right now, a realm we don't know the name of. If you're here.
Chances are you'll end up here too. This realm tries to reflect the waking one with mixed results. Kind of like it can't quite understand it.
no subject
I see... So people arrive here first before waking in the realm you're in?
[ ... man, that's weird. At least it's not time loops. Still, it's more than a bit concerning--it feels like she'd just been with Battler and the mirror in the forest, and now this. ]
no subject
We come from all realities and timeframes. My realm discovered space flight and are exploring the stars. A guy I know was a servant of death.
Gods, monsters, we're all here. Just trying to make it through and maybe find a way home.
no subject
Except, when he mentions that, the rotting mess goes right away. She's too much in awe to dwell on the bad. She won't touch on "maybe finding a way home" because... well, she'd rather not. ]
Exploring the stars? That must be amazing. My original realm discovered space flight some time ago, too, but I've always thought it was incredible.
no subject
[That can be good or bad. He sometimes has nightmares about things he saw. But the same can be said about the islands. At least space had so many people he cares about.]
Hold on. Original realm?
no subject
[ --ah, right. ]
Yes. I was actually pulled to another--Faerun--not too long ago, before coming here.
no subject
I wonder if they’re connected some how.
no subject
[ She considers that. ]
I think that would make sense, wouldn't it? Otherwise, I don't see how this sort of thing is possible.
no subject
I’m not a scientist so I don’t have any idea of what it could be. There’s just too many things we don’t know.