test drive meme

[chims]

the test drive meme

It's a new day in The World, and a special quest is abound. But wait, the players cry! The game isn't open yet! Shush you, the GMs warned. This is only a test drive meme. The game is simple. You've woken up in a lush field of grass, soft to the touch and a little damp with dew. Spring has reached The World, and there's a randomized checklist in your hand. Your goal is to catch five of the Lucky Animals bounding about, and it's perfectly fine to work together. In fact, we encourage it! Collect them all and deposit them in a pen where the GMs await. There's plenty for everyone, but they will be watching closely for cheaters. Any items won in this pre-game minigame will carry over once holyrelic opens, so get your limited edition item set today! Magnificent prizes await you, so go forth! Just beware; some of the Lucky Animals aren't really so lucky and have their own side effects. (All participants who apply will receive a mochi hat of the player's choosing. They can be either small (think mini tophats) or large (like a harvest cleric's hat) and any of the three colors, with any variety of accessories. All participants who finish the quest will earn a spring-themed beginner item set! It will include one weapon and a bonus item set with five restoratives, five randomized buff spells, and five randomized food items.)

Comments

[solveforn]

It pays to listen, after all.

[N stands up, watching the animals running circles around him.]

They have voices, like any living thing.

[inhearts]

[ She's curious. Unjudging. ] Can you understand them?

[solveforn]

Their voices aren't that different from what normal people speak. Even you should be able to understand them.

[inhearts]

[ She thinks about it. ] Oh! Through their feelings?

[solveforn]

[You're quick to catch on! You remind him of someone he knows.]

Knowing their words is something special, but it's not needed to understand them. Rather... just like with people, even knowing what they're saying doesn't mean you understand them.

[inhearts]

[ Like Koro-chan. Fondness is visible in her face and her tone as she thinks of a puppy friend she had bonded with back home. ] Yeah, I know what you mean!

[ Stepping closer. ] I'm Arisato Minako.

[lookslikemomo]

Oh, right, let's go!

[He picks the Fate Worm and makes a run for the pens, as fast as he could, hoping the GMs don't notice.]

[solveforn]

You may call me N.

[greatcleavage]

Wait, your shadows are also people? Is this some prestige class with an overdramatic name?

[inhearts]

No, Shadows aren't people. They're demons. [ The...easiest explanation anyway. ] 'She' is their mother and the final enemy. We were going to prepare for the last battle but... [ She indicates their surroundings. ]

[inhearts]

It's nice to meet you, N-kun!

[ She looks back at the animals. ] It's too bad Koro-chan isn't here. I think he would like this place. [ ...chasing the animals too. Maybe. ]

[solveforn]

Is Koro-chan a friend of yours?

[inhearts]

Yes! He's a puppy that's living with us. [ Fighting with us, but she doesn't say that. ]

[solveforn]

[It wouldn't surprise N!]

A lillipup? Or a growlithe, maybe.

[inhearts]

Hmm? What's a lillipup? [ /clueless ]

[solveforn]

A Pokemon. Are you not from the Unova region?

[inhearts]

Unova? No, I'm from Japan.

[ Wait. ] When you say Pokemon, do you mean actual Pokemon?

[ quick ooc note: I looked at your permissions; Minako is aware of the franchise but hasn't played any of the games! ]

[solveforn]

I do... do you mean that you don't live with Pokemon?

((OOC: Perfectly fine by me!))

[inhearts]

Just ... normal animals. Not like the ones here at all, either. [ ...oh! ] Ah, Koro-chan's a Shiba-Inu! He's pure white with red eyes and very sweet.

[solveforn]

[N takes a moment to think about that.]

...A world where Pokemon and humans are entirely separate from each other... but that's not the case with you, is it? Pokemon simply don't exist as Pokemon. Or, you don't recognize them as Pokemon.

The implications and the possibilities are fascinating and troubling.

[isolates]

[He wastes no time and runs after Takeshi. At least they didn't get too far away from the pens so it's not that long of a trip.]

[benevolence]

Some of them were certainly ugly, but they were able to put up a good fight.

[she stretches, hands coming to rest at the back of her head; she almost misses the challenges the demons back home used to present...]

Mm. Let's.

[blessedrose]

I worked long to master what magic I could, but I am hardly a mage. I am first and foremost a warrior.

[ she readies two weak Silence spells. It's weak enough that the conscious decision to speak will override the magic, but other noises will be muted. It might occasionally work wrong due to the World mechanics, though... let's hope for the best. ]

Do you not possess magic?

[shiningascent]

[> Feel slightly creeped on

Pause. The girl's presence had not been unnoticed, and Pit even watches back for a moment once he catches on that she's been staring. Whoops, that's a little awkward]

Oh! Um, hi there! Are you here for the quest too?

[iseedollpeople]

[She just tilts her head and, after a moment, nods. But she's not watching his face.]

The wings. Did they give them to you?