TEST DRIVE MEME ( 005 )

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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:

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. The deeper in you venture, the more the thicker clusters of the things begin to move. And eventually, it will become plain to you that it isn't the crystal at all that's moving, but rather the thing inside of it - something vaguely humanoid shaped, bipedal, with arms and legs and the dull, pale glimmers in the region of what might almost pass for a face.

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. Better hurry and hang onto them before you drown! Unless you'd rather doggy-paddle the whole way out, that is. In which case, we're sure the water feels great.

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!

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Comments

Fighting Glitter

[justthehardway]

Are you kidding!?

[Vi didn't have superhuman strength, nor could she fly, but she DID have giant hextech gauntlets with rocket boosters on them. She was practically wading in shards of broken crystal as she smashed the creatures like glass with enormous rocket powered punches.]

I can do this as much as I like without having anyone say things like "police brutality"! I haven't had this much fun in ages!

[anesaiyan]

What? [ She gives this girl a once-over. Caulifla doesn't sense a lot of power from her, but she guesses those gloves must make up for it. ]

Well you can have those ones. [ She gestures at, like, a group of two that had been knocked away during the explosion. ] The rest are mine.

[justthehardway]

More like you can have that one- [She pointed at one off to the side that had one arm.] -and I'll get the rest.

[anesaiyan]

[ Yeah, no. Caulifa grabs Vi by the collar or whatever passes for one and pulls her down to her height. Caulifla is very strong. ]

You trying to pick a fight with me!?

[justthehardway]

[Whups down we go. Vi was pretty tall, but definitely lost to Caulifla in pure physical strength. She was difficult to pick a fight with, though.]

You'd know if I was trying to pick a fight with you, on account of you'd need help picking up all your teeth.

[anesaiyan]

What!? [ NO YOU DIDN'T.

Caulifla's response is predictable. She's already got a grip on Vi, so she just. Tosses her. Several dozen feet, into a group of those crystal monsters. ]

[justthehardway]

[Vi took a moment, as she flew through the air, to not reflect on any of her life choices up to this point. She hadn't gotten where she was today by second guessing herself. It wasn't like she hadn't known this crazy chick wasn't crazy strong already. She just wasn't the type to curb her tongue for anyone.

She reoriented herself as best she could and turned the headlong tumble into a rocket assisted elbow drop and took out three of the monsters, then sprang back to her feet. She hurt like HELL, but at this point she'd rather die then let her new opponent see it.]

Thanks for the assist, short stuff! Maybe if you can break more than I can right here, I'll admit you're pretty tough!

[Look.

She had a certain streak of madcap brilliance, but no one had EVER accused Vi of having good judgement.]

[anesaiyan]

Is that what you want to do!? Fine!

HRRRAAH!!! [ That's the tradition power-up shout, complete with most of the monsters and possibly Vi getting knocked back just by the power radiating off of her.

Also, Caulifla is now blond, with green eyes, and has a huge golden aura around her.

Don't blink or you'll miss her rushing into the biggest group of monsters she can find. ]