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TEST DRIVE MEME ( 005 )
Test Drive Meme #5
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 November 17th and that Applications will open on November 24th!
Two important notes:
Remember that Reserves will open on November 17th and that Applications will open on November 24th!
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.
All That Glitters
The caves deep beneath the island's surface are not dimly lit; in fact, they practically sparkle with a strange, unearthly greenish light. Blame it on the crystalline growths that protrude plentifully from every nook and cranny, stalactites and stalagmites alike.
Their glow might be soothing to some, and viscerally terrifying to others, but one thing remains absolutely certain: based on the creaking, groaning noises of shifting rock and the high-pitched tinkle of breaking shards of crystal...
You aren't alone down here.
Formed entirely from crystal.
Upon spotting a living creature, each of them will begin to lurch closer and closer, arms outstretched. Every one is slow and cumbersome and even fragile enough to be smashed, if you dare venture close enough. But once they've trapped you, there is no escaping whatever fate they have in store for you.
And rest assured, it is not a pleasant one.
[The above prompt is a version of our Crystal Clear event from October! Feel free to give the event write-up a read for more information.]
It's High Tide
When you initially wake on the beaches of this strange island with its bleeding, dreamlike edges, you might notice that something seems deeply amiss...something like the fact that you're lying in a whole mess of seawater. Assuming you're not thoroughly soaked already, you'd better figure out a way to get to high ground, because the water level is rising very rapidly. Pretty soon, there might not be anywhere safe to go besides the trees, and even those might not be safe the longer this goes on.
Fortunately for you, if you can find them quickly enough, the island of Mu has helpfully provided some assistance for those who don't feel like doggy-paddling for the duration of the dream.
A Crappy Endeavor
In your travels on this strange new land, you might start to notice something following you. Something...oddly shaped, like a lot of dirt and clay that's consolidated into one great awkward moving lump of a creature. What lies beneath is far more like the common beetle...just much, much larger. And unfortunately for everyone involved, they have a very specific appetite:
Your poop.
Mu has produced a very close approximation of the creatures known as f'rshaymes, animals that go beyond merely being useful for disposing of all that nasty waste. Doiing so comes with significant benefits, as the combined process of mud and excrement as it goes through a F'rshayme's digestive system leaves behind pure clay for the...brave.
Often found in small herds of six to eight individuals, f'rshaymes are extremely docile and would be very easy to turn into a herd of your very own. How nice!
( CODED BY BOOTYCALL )
Setsuna | I Am Setsuna
[Let it never be said that Setsuna is a violent person. The route of least resistance is the one she prefers by far. If a battle can be won by talking and coming to terms with one another then that's all the better for both parties. However, try as she might, there is no reasoning with these creatures.
A sudden bolt of lightning appears and illuminates the caves as it strikes one of the crystal creatures, promptly shattering it. Thank goodness her techs are still usable here.]
Please! I can tell there is still life in you, isn't there? We do not have to fight.
[Desperate as her plea is to reason with the human-like shapes embedded within the crystal it does Setsuna no good. The creatures continue to hobble towards her, slowly spreading out so to block off any route of escape. Help?]
Crystals Are A Girl's Best Friend (cw: related to the crystalline disease, body horror, death. i couldn't resist. if your character wants to put Setsuna out of her misery that is fine by me. mu is just a dream it's fiiine.)
[When did it happen? Was it when she stopped to try and heal another infected by the disease and her hand brushed those crystal like growths. Or was it during a close fight with the creatures where she had to rely on her chakrams at close range. It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment it all went wrong.
Setsuna has her cloak pulled tightly around her, obscuring most of her body from view as she trudges through the caves. Her right arm feels heavy, feels wrong in every sense of the word as the crystals eat away at it. No amount of healing magic would turn back the growths. If this is how it ends then she's going to offer what aid she can before it's too late.
She forces herself on, smile on her face that sometimes wavers and gives way, though she's trying her very best to mask the pain when she comes across whoever she meets down here in the caves.]
How are you doing? If you need any help then allow me to assist you.
[Her forehead feels clammy, hair matting against her skin as a fever sets in. But she has to remain strong. There are so many that have placed their hope in her after all.]
The Tide Is High / Wildcard
[The rising water is definitely a concern. Thank goodness for these well placed... Flotation devices. The odd design gives Setsuna pause for a moment before she grabs one and hurries over to the nearest person she can find.]
Here, take this. The water won't be as much of a worry if you hold onto it... I hope.
[It's probably ocean worthy despite the weird design, right...??
When not offering to help others stay afloat, Setsuna can be found floating in the water on her own inflatable thing. Between the rising water, her cloak, long hair and the intricate hair ornament on her head, Setsuna is doing a great impression of some kind of half-drowned angel. Paddle over and say hello?]
Crystals are forever! Until I smash them into dust
Off like a shot herself, Terra sprinted down the tunnels, following her senses that pinpointed the presence of other entities, human and not - and it wasn't a good sign seeing a bunch of them starting to block off someone's escape. She can't see Setsuna, but her attention was on the creatures anyway - drawing her sword she lunged at one from behind, her sword driving into one and shattering it, before she pivoted in the same motion to swing her sword into the next one, moving almost in a perfect 360 degrees. That one too meets the same fate as the first, piles of crystal all that remain of the abominations. That'll give them a small gap of an opening at least, but more are coming, she can feel them. She glances over her shoulder towards Setsuna. ]
Run!
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She won't run off though. Instead she joins Terra, standing by her side with a determined look on her face.]
Thank you, but we leave together. Let's go!
[In no situation would she ever feel right in abandoning an ally, regardless of how long she's known them. Terra is no exception to this.]
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All right, I'll be right behind you. [ She will too! Once SEtsuna started off, Terra turned once more just to swipe her sword at one of the crystal creatures starting to get near the two, then quickly sprinted after Setsuna. ]
Don't let your guard down - there are still more...!
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[Close so she knows that Terra is still with her as they make their escape, and so she can warn or shield her if the need arises.
She moves as quick as she can manage through the caves, chakrams drawn and ready should the need arise. And true enough, as Terra said, there are more. Crystal monsters break free from the walls, blocking the tunnel ahead.
Setsuna hurls her chakrams, the thrown weapon slamming into one of the monsters, shattering it into pieces before both weapons return to her hands.]
There's so many of them. Why is this happening? [Are these creatures truly humans turned monsters? The vaguely humanoid shapes beneath the crystals makes it seem likely. The possibility alone is upsetting.]
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I don't know. [ She admits this unhappily, unsettled at the mere existence of the creatures. She had the same thought at Setsuna, honestly - the caves were obviously inhabited at one point. It was entirely possible that those people who lived here were unaware of the crystals nature until it was too late, but instead of straight up dying, they may have turned into those... abominations. In which case the best thing Terra and Setsuna could even do for them is to destroy them. ]
I'm not certain I want to know.. I feel it may be an answer we don't want to hear. But my only guess is that they were roused by our presence here. I think we'll be fine as long as we can keep them from cutting us off. [ And that was a cakewalk between Setsuna's long range weapon and Terra's sword! ... god she hoped she didn't jinx themselves thinking that. ]
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[And of course so they don't end up as victims to the creature's clutches.
If they truly once were human though then surely. Somehow. There must be a way to get through to them. A mercy killing no matter how necessary or deserving these monsters might be of one still annoys her. Nags at her. Death should never be the end all answer.]
Please, let us through! We won't bother you any longer.
[Of course her plea falls on deaf ears. The crystal monsters only ever keep plodding on, desperate to get their hands on the two of them. An emblem flashes beneath Setsuna, the shape of a snowflake appearing briefly before another bolt like before shatters more of the creatures and leaves the tunnel open for the time being. It likely won't be long before more show up.]
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As Setsuna casts that bolt spell, shattering more of the creatures trying to block them, Terra has an idea. ]
Can you cast that spell again? Up there? [ Pointing at the ceiling of the tunnel. Hopefully it was weak enough that they could collapse part of the tunnel on their pursuers, and get more breathing room. The exit wasn't far now..! ]
The Tide is High
Doing okay up there?
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I'm fine! A little wet, but... [There's not much that can be done about that is there.] Are you okay? If you need a rest then please, I insist.
[It's hard to say as she tries shifting around the inflatable "boat", but it looks as though Setsuna is either trying to make room if Keith wants on or she's intending to get off to give him her boat.]
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What are you...doing? [He isn’t sure but it feels like she is trying to make room or leave her boat.] I can keep going for a while. Do you need help getting to shore?