aftr_ooc | 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:

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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the tide is high but I'm holdin on

HEY!

[Yeah, you, you sad person on a dick raft or something. You're being hailed by a man on a shark! It's just a literal living shark and he is riding it like a horse and everybody seems super cool with this arrangement.

It's fine.

Judging from his...well, sharklike grin as he leans against Sharpedo's dorsal fin, Archie is very well aware of most people's probable reactions to this. What, he can't milk it a little?]

Need a ride? Water's risin' fast!

I'm gonna be your number two

[Alternately: these dirt things are Pokemon, right? They sure look more like a Pokemon than an "animal", which in Archie's limited experience are usually not very elemental in nature. Whatever they are, they don't seem interested in fighting, so he's just crouched a safe distance away, watching one.

Once one seems to take notice of him, Archie holds his hand out, offering it some sort of berry he found around. He doesn't move as it starts to sniff the air and approach.]

Heeey, little guy. Th' hell're you supposed to be? [it's also not super small but okay the man has a shark]

[Bro, if you think he's going to ride on one of those shoddy excuses for a pool toy, you got something coming. No, Guzma here has taken to the back of his own water pokemon, Golisopod, who is casually floating along the water with the man on his back. It's not common or smiled upon to surf on pokemon like this in Alola - that's what the Ride Pager is for - but, well...they're not in Alola, are they? Besides that, Golisopod seems happy to be able to swim around and get some exercise - he doesn't have any sort of problem toting Guzma around.]

Nah, homie, I'm goo--

[HOLD UP. Guzma double takes so hard he may have snapped his neck right there, looking at the shark with wide eyes and a slightly open mouth. Holy shit, he actually knows that creature. It's a pokemon!! Another pokemon! Is this person a trainer from his world? Or maybe someone like that red Hoenn Ranger with the Cubone? Let's test--]

Bro, where's your Ride Pager? Could use a Charizard instead'a Sharpedo!

[Oh, holy shit. Golisopods don't live anywhere near Hoenn, but Archie still knows one when he sees it. His smile turns easier, and he leans over to pat Sharpedo's side companionably.]

What, and ditch my buddy? Not on your life! 'Sides, I ain't been through Alola in years.

[Holy shit, this guy is from his world! Guzma beams, happy to see another trainer after what's been actual months now, and he laughs, patting Golisopod on the head to approach a bit. The huge insect gurgles, a few bubbles spewing from his mouth as he wades towards Sharpedo, wriggling his antennae at the big shark.]

'Fraid we ain't in Alola neither, homie - not any island I know, anyway... But y'all want ground to stand on, there's a mountain what maybe a few miles out. [He indicates the peak jutting out from the the wooded jungle of the island.] And a few islets what most of us live on. Them places are safe, ain't no flooding just yet, but there's crowding like y'all don't even know...considering the mainland's sinking.

Take your pick, dog, and I'll lead y'there.

[Sharpedo tilts slightly to size up Golisopod with one big red eye, then sniffs him through the water. Great sense of smell, Sharpedo.

As for the offer, it doesn't take Archie long to make a choice. People sounds good to him, a lot better than it ever has maybe, but there's more important things that would be better done away from crowds. Some folks don't really like when you break out your enormous sludge monster near their homes and/or food and water supply?]

I got a Muk here who could use a stretch. Hoenn Muk, not your kind. [those weird-ass island adaptations. Archie grins.] Bet we could beat ya to the mountain.

[............was he supposed to wait for an agreement or something because Archie touches Sharpedo's side and they are FUCKING OFF]

[Whoa, what--excuse you?! Not only does this old guy have a totally unfair advantage of having a Sharpedo, but he just belted out that challenge and bolted?! Who the hell--]

Golisopod, pedal to the metal! [Guzma hangs onto the long, curved parts of his partner's shell as the big bug jerks suddenly and rips off after them. He's definitely no where near the speed of Sharpedo, because come on...it's a damn Sharpedo, but he makes a valid effort nonetheless. By which he at least keeps this old man and his stupid shark in his sights at all time. Golisopod slows only once or twice, feeling the effort of pushing himself to extremes, but an affectionate pat or rub from Guzma and some words of encouragement get him going again.]

Yo, you dirty cheat, you'd be sucking bubbles if you didn't have that Sharpedo!!

TEST DRIVE MEME ( 005 )

Archie | Pokemon / Trustfell AU, can't stop won't stop

SHARKNADO (high tide) - 1/2

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