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.)

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[lookslikemomo]

[It's okay, Yuuta. Takeshi will just think you have weird tastes.]

Yeah. It'll be easier to catch if we can flank it, I think. Much easier if we can set traps, but I don't think that's allowed!

Let's do this!

[isolates]

[Yuuta nods and starts running to the side a bit so he can circle around behind the Fate Worm. Thankfully it doesn't notice him until he's behind it.]

Go go go!

[The Fate Worm gives a startled snort and bolts away from him.]

[lookslikemomo]

[And it heads straight for Momo! At first he looks panicked, but he jumps at it at the last minute, clinging on to the Fate Worm with all his might and--

Well, the Fate Worm now has one (1) passenger as he tries to escape Yuuta.

That counts as caught, right?]

S-Slow dooooown!

[isolates]

[Yuuta can't believe what he's actually seeing.]

What are you doing? You were supposed to catch it!!

[He continues chasing after the Fate Worm (and Takeshi) but he tries to think of what he should do.]

[lookslikemomo]

I diiiiiiiiid! But it caught me tooooooo!

[But wait wait-- the Fate Worm is slowing down? Dragging Takeshi around is tiring it out a bit, but it's still not stopping!]

[isolates]

Aaaaagh, do something!

[Even as he says that, he picks up his running speed. Sure he's not like Aoi with her insane running abilities, but he's still a Comrade he's still faster than normal people. Hopefully that's enough to catch up to the Fate Worm and stop it.

And also save Takeshi, but whatever.]

[lookslikemomo]

I'm tryyyying but I don't have a spell to slow it down!

[He tries dangling his feet down so at least he could help more with slowing the lucky animal and breaking the speed. It kinda hurt, but at least he should still be able to heal up later...?]

[isolates]

[Oh, spells would be a good idea but he's not so sure it's allowed to use them on the Lucky Animals. But, might as well.]

How about I put it to sleep?

[lookslikemomo]

[Was it a good idea? Would they be penalized? Right now Momo didn't care all that much, his legs feel like they'd come off if the Fate Worm kept running!]

Just make sure not to hit me instead!

[isolates]

[That's a high order for a moving target.]

I'll try but no promises.

[Yuuta pulls out his Relic to retrieve his Grimoire, having put it in there earlier for safe keeping.]

Dodge to the side a a bit.

[lookslikemomo]

O-okay! I'll try!

[Trying to make himself smaller now, if that's even possible.]

[isolates]

[Quickly he flips open his spell book. He looks at Takeshi and the Fate Worm in front of him then down at his spell book before looking up again. This is going to be a bit difficult...

Hopefully his aim isn't completely terrible.]

Mumyn Lei!

[lookslikemomo]

[Momo shuts his eyes tight and braces himself, in case the spell hits him instead. The next moment though, he feels the Fate Worm slow down, and it falls to its side with a thud, throwing him off and onto the grass.

He opens an eye, peering at his surroundings.]

...It.... worked?

[isolates]

[Yuuta stares for a moment, hardly believing then--]

Yeah! It worked!

[He throws a triumphant fist into the air then runs over to where the Fate Worm is now sleeping with Takeshi sitting beside it.]

[lookslikemomo]

[Momo jumps to his feet, fists pumping in the air.]

Yes! Hahaha, take this you silly animal! [He gives the Fate Worm a kick on its side (he's careful not to wake it up, but he's pretty sure it wouldn't because of Yuuta's spell. And he gives his friend a thumbs up.]

Great job on the aim! Now we can bring this back, and we're down to three.

[isolates]

[Yuuta grins widely.]

Thanks! We should do that quickly though before a GM notices something weird.

[He'd rather not chance it just in case it isn't allowed to use spells.]

[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.]

[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.]

fast forwardiiiiing x:

[lookslikemomo]

[So they throw the Fate Worm into the pit and go back hunting more Lucky Animals. It takes a while, and a lot of running around, and jumping and falling face first in the dirt, but Yuuta and Takeshi finally, finally wrangle their fifth Lucky Animal! Or maybe a not so lucky animal; it was a Malice Cat!]

This, uh, this counts, right?

[isolates]

Well, it's an animal.

[Although he's not sure. The more he looks at it--]

Something about it seems off though. I guess we won't know until we catch it.

[lookslikemomo]

I just hope we won't get told we need a new set of five if this one doesn't count...

[sneaking up at the kitty now...]

[isolates]

Don't say that, you'll jinx us or something!

[because that would definitely suck.

Yuuta makes a loop around so that he's behind the Malice Cat. Then without warning, he jumps up at it in an attempt to scare it into running at Takeshi.]

[lookslikemomo]

[Takeshi has his tongue stuck out in concentration, not wanting to let this last one go. Yuuta's suprise attack works on the Malice Cat as it screeches and jumps back, running straight to Takeshi who grabs it with all his might!

It's just that something feels so very bad about this cat once he does. He feels... weaker? All of a sudden.]

Ah...huh? [The Malice Cat is squirming in Takeshi's arms.] It doesn't feel so lucky, this animal... But I guess we'll find out if we bring him back, huh?

[isolates]

We might as well, since we caught it already.

[He gives Takeshi a puzzled stare before leading the way back to the pens.]

[ooc: want to start threading in the pens and have the GM yell at them?]

[lookslikemomo]

Yeah, alright. Let's go! I hope we win something super cool!

[ooc; sure! :o but which pen? or do you want to start in a new pen....?]