Test Drive Meme #1

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Welcome to Fernweh's Test Drive Meme! Do you have an interest in joining the game? Need to make sure the setting works for you and your character first? Or have you made the decision to join the game and need fresh samples for your application? Whatever the reason, feel free to use the scenarios however you wish.

You know what to do! If you don’t, just follow the instructions.

How To Play:

→ Comment with the character you would like to test drive (duplicates are allowed)
→ Choose a scenario or start your own
→ Tag around
→ Have fun!

SCENARIOS

01. Arrival

You have been sitting and staring at the sign above you for some time now, lost in a blur of swirling questions that seems to start with how you ended up there; in a place (and time, maybe) that you know you weren't an hour earlier. Or maybe you're an old hand at this by now and you've figured out that this is simply another stop that the multiverse bus has made. So why not get off and look around a little?

At any rate, the sign points you towards the direction of a place called "Gazin", which looks like a decent-sized town from where you stand. There has to be someone who can explain.

02. Around Town

So, you've settled in. Well, mostly. At least you know where things are without taking too many wrong turns and ending up in the less desirable areas of town. But now you can go about your day. Visit the market, check out the local shops or have a drink with a new friend at one of several inns.

03. Exploring

You've heard people talk about some pretty interesting places and now you're itching to get out and find them. Be careful though, there are creatures and monsters out there that will be pretty interested in meeting you and may wish to have you for its next meal. Better take someone along. And maybe some weapons, too. Make sure one is made of silver.

04. Monsters

So, you managed to find that location you were looking for. Good for you! Only.. it seems you've also found one of the native creatures to the area and you now face to face with it. Um. Good luck! We'll see you when you get back!

Hopefully.

05. Celebration

It won't take long for you to figure out that people of Gazin are, all in all, pretty happy people. It shows, too, when a seemingly quiet evening suddenly bursts into a random, impromptu party to celebrate whatever good fortune has touched a person. Name Days, good harvests, betrothals, weddings, or just life in general.

Sing, dance, drink and be happy, too!

06. Wild Card!

Want something else? Feel free to choose your own adventure or mix and match to create something completely different!

NAVIGATION

Comments

[radishlobbyist]

She nodded grimly, simply glad that he hadn't laughed in her face and told her that she had lost her mind. She couldn't have blamed him for it, though maybe being magically whisked away into another world made you more willing to believe in the unbelievable in general.

"Yes, it happened to me," she confirmed. She did appreciate the smile, even if she didn't quite smile back but her body language relaxed at his open acceptance. "I come from the city of Nevernight in Qishan, though I was in Yiling when I was taken. This town you're in is called Gazin, by the way, in the province of Farsennia. It is bordered by the countries of Suthlan and Verimas... none of these are familiar to me, but maybe this information is more use to you than me."

Which isn't the most unsettling part, though, Farsennia could simply be some faraway part of the world that hasn't been explored yet. It's only her well-practiced self-control that keeps her from pacing as she gets to the part that makes returning home seem so terribly out of reach. "There are several people from home here, but we were all taken at different points in time. The others are years ahead of me... decades, even, in some cases."

[death_scythe]

Going with the motions. That was one of the things Duo did best. Just going with the flow and taking it a step at a time. It was probably the one that that kept him from losing his mind after many years of doing what he did. The wars, growing up on the streets. One thing at a time.

The one thing he was focused on, right now, was making sure he at least understood what this woman was saying. The names Qishan and Yiling...they weren't familiar to him. They weren't really places he knew, but they had a similar ring to places and names he had heard before. Sitting up straighter, Duo moved his hands to his lap, a finger now tapping on his knee. He could ask her more about those places, see if she was from the L5 cluster, but given her state of dress, he doubted she was.

Next point in order. The time.

"You have people here you know, but they're much older than you remember. I'm going to assume that it's backwards for them. That you are younger than they remember. Is that right?"

It sounded convoluted as hell. One thing at a time.

[radishlobbyist]

She would indeed not have known of a colony L5 but being questioned further about the time issue had her quite pleased, as it had been a grave concern for her ever since the deeper meaning of these discrepancies first sank in.

It felt good to be talking about it, as she usually tried to cling to hope.

"Yes, that is right." She did start walking a little then, back into town since she figured that was where he was headed anyway. And it would be easier to get a better understanding of Gazin when you saw it for yourself. "They are older than I remember them, I am younger than they remember. They speak of events which have not yet happened." She frowned. "It is the most worrisome part. If it were not for that, I would have thought to simply take a ship and travel as far as I can, until I come across someplace familiar. But even the people from home are from different years. That's not to speak of people who told me they believe they are from my world, but the faraway future. Hundreds of years in the future. So even if we can get to the place that is home... it is very unlikely we would be in the time that is home."

[death_scythe]

The woman started moving, and Duo immediately sprung to his feet. Catching up, he matched her stride, his hands raised and clasped behind his head as they walked. He watched her out of the corner of his eyes, a small frown tugging on his lips.

He could see how much it bothered her. Being pulled from home, and living a different time than the people here she actually knew. If it had been him in her situation, he would probably feel isolated, especially if anyone he knew came from a time after him. And then to be the one to come from the time after, not knowing what should and shouldn't be said would just be one hell of a headache he didn't need.

"I can't say I understand what you're dealing with, but I can sympathize. I feel like I may have lost time between when I went to sleep and when I woke up here." He held his hands out in front of him, to show the small scars on his hands. "I didn't have some of these when I laid down for my nap. My hair's a bit longer too. It was at my thighs but now it's touching the back of my knee." With a sigh, he just shoved his hands into his pockets.

"How long have you been holding that in?" he asked, his head tilting up to look at the sky.

[radishlobbyist]

It's an uncommonly kind and understanding response for having been the subject of her rant and when he finally comes to that question at the end, Wen Qing can't help giving a startled little laugh.

"A long time, I'm afraid," she admits, not quite smiling but close enough, with wry, self-deprecating amusement lacing her voice. "I have been here for two months by now." She exhales noisily. "Two months of running around in circles without visible progress."

Sure, she has made unexpected friends and learned new skills here but none of this is equal to finding a way back to the time and place she belongs.

"I'm a physician, and my field includes treating magical maladies. Could I inspect your hand at some point? You're the first person I have talked to who lost time during the transit. That is very worrisome."