test drive meme

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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

[inhearts]

Oh, these are really cute!

[ One girl is standing in the field admiring the cute animals running about.

...Oh yeah, she's got to catch them, right? Excuse her while she'll be looking around for the cutest animals. ]

[greatcleavage]

Hey, be careful!

Last thing we need is some Dire Groundhog popping up while you're not paying attention.

Though I could have handled those before I got sent back to first level.

aaaaa oots excuse me while I go check for updates

[inhearts]

Dire groundhog?

[ Hold on, she's going to check the list... ] It's not on my list. What does it look like?

This is what RSS is for!

[greatcleavage]

If they're sending us after Dire anything at our levels then I'm finding a different plot hook.

The word 'dire' means you take a normal animal and turn it into the most hideous thing you can possibly imagine that doesn't actually require a Will save just to look at. And increase its killing power something like tenfold.

Good point! I keep forgetting about Google Reader.

[inhearts]

[ Normal animal = puppy.

Hideous thing = a big giant shadow.

Dire puppy = a big giant shadow puppy that has access to Almighty skills, is immune to all elements and physical attacks and one hit KOs everything it comes across-- ]

...That sounds terrifying. I don't think I could beat one right now. [ Hmm. Then, suddenly cheerful: ] As long as we stick to the cute ones, we should be safe, right?

I just put mine in my DW reading list!

[greatcleavage]

So it seems (and it's nice to have a quest that doesn't involve killing everything we see), but it seems too easy. There's bound to be some complication.

/does that now!

[inhearts]

Let's try it out! We won't know for sure until we've tried it.

[ Scanning the area -- well, there's a Qi Lin near by and it's on her list. Mumbles, ] Qi Lin... Kirin...? [ Turning to Roy, smiling. ] How about that one?

[greatcleavage]

All right, you head left and I'll head right. We'll split up, try to flank it, and start rolling Grapple checks.

[inhearts]

Okay, ready when you are!

[benevolence]

[huff huff huff

don't mind the big wolf that runs right on by, Minako; she's just chasing after a High Wolf (and wondering how in the world the darn thing is so much faster than her).]

[inhearts]

Ehh? [ For a moment, she almost thinks it's Koro-chan but --

Well...

...the big giant wolf that just ran past her doesn't seem to be on the list. She doesn't think she'd be able to catch it anyway. Even if it's really adorable.

It's not going to eat the smaller wolf, is it...? Or was it a participant? Minako starts running after both wolves, curious! ]

[benevolence]

[if it wasn't for the fact that the High Wolf makes a rather sharp turn to head back in the direction it had been running? Amaterasu would never have noticed that the Lucky Animal and she was being followed.

but she goes to make the turn as well and, well...

where the High Wolf is able to dash between Minako's legs and get a clear getaway? not so much for the big, white one! hope you got some fast reflexes, Minako, or else there's going to be comedy shenanigans in the form of: attempts to jump over but, oh no, a failure!!! and, thus, accidentally running flying into another person! will be happening.]

[inhearts]

[ Minako's reflexes are pretty okay! Unfortunately, she's paying more attention to the little wolf than the big one and trying to catch it is a go -- except it's too fast and she definitely doesn't see the big shadow about to land on her... ]

[benevolence]

[--and the collision occurs in what could only be called the longest slow motion moment in life

but, hey, at least the wolf didn't wind up landing on her butt first? that would have been all sorts of awkward all around.]

[inhearts]

[ That's something to be thankful for! For the sake of the girl sprawled on the floor under you, let's hope you're not too heavy! ] Oww... [ She coughs, then tries to peer backwards, ignoring the parts of her that are screaming ow ow ow. ]

[benevolence]

[she's a fatass, of course she's heavy she's probably as heavy as any dog of her size should be, if with a little more weight thanks to her bottomless pit of a stomach.

with a whine, she sits up. front paws at either side of Minako's shoulders while her big butt is somewhere on the middle of her. that hurt! but at least the cushioning was soft - better than landing on ground or some armor clad monster at least.

peering down, Amaterasu barks. you okay there, girl?]

[inhearts]

[ The cushion girl is still alive! She's probably in a bit of pain, though.

And she's been hanging around Koro-chan long enough to know there are different kinds of barks. ]

Wolf-san, can you get off me please? [ She doesn't know why she's speaking, but she does -- and she tries to twist her body to say the same. ]

[solveforn]

[N appears to be gathering a decent little group of them! But for some odd reason, he doesn't want to lead the two to the pen. Instead, he's crouched low so he can be closer to eye level, and appears to be... speaking, to them.

Or listening, at this point, as they babble on and on about running and being chased and kicked and how fun it is etc. N looks quite happy.]

[inhearts]

[ That definitely catches her attention. Minako approaches, slowly, hoping she doesn't scare any of them away.

Does she? ]

[solveforn]

[They scurry for a bit, but are in the immediate area. N looks up at the "intruder", mostly with an evaluating look. The animals don't seem upset or frightened, just eager to play.]

They seem excited.

[inhearts]

[ She stops, a respectful distance away. Despite some of them being on her list, Minako makes no move to catch them. ]

They look like they take to you.

[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?