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pixieledmemes2025-01-15 09:46 am
Test Drive Meme #1
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You wake up at a party.
You're not sure how, exactly, you got here. You may have just been walking in the woods or at a meeting for work or doing any other normal activity for you. But you know you weren't supposed to be at this party, you're fairly certain.
Anyone you ask about it will say the party is for you. You and the others also waking up and looking confused. Further questions will lead to the partygoers insisting you have something to eat. You're starving and others are eating the food without repercussion, so you figure there's no harm in a bite. You finish your portion.
It seems to be a holiday party of some sort, if the large, candle-decorated pine tree in the middle of the tables is any indication. While the party appears to be outside, the temperature is mild and pleasant within the gates and hedges sectioning the party off from the rest of the garden. Stars twinkle overhead, a full moon hanging in the sky, as fluffy flakes of oddly not-cold snow drift to the ground. Some of the hosts dance in a circle around the pine tree, moving their hands around in odd patterns as their feet move; it seems to make the tree glow. The mood seems to be festive, with everyone smiling brightly. Their chipper voices sometimes crescendo louder than the soft chamber music that's being performed in the corner; their laughter rings out like little bells now and then as people get settled.
There are candles and sprigs of pine on every table accenting the festive spread of food and drinks. There are cookies, olives and cheese and crackers, various sliced meats, cranberries and oranges, chocolate coins, fried potatoes of every shape and style, warmed cider and mulled wine, and every other type of food you might be craving.
As the party winds down and everyone's eaten, a tall, stately woman stands up and speaks. You feel her voice more than hear it.
I am the Lawspeaker of the Fae, elected by Seelie and Unseelie alike, and you are all, now, subjects of Faerie. You cannot leave this realm once you have eaten our food, and even if you could, there is no saying how much time has passed back where you're from. Your loved ones are likely dead, your problems have likely played out. We require assistance in various matters, and each of you has been chosen for your talent and skill. You will be adopted by one of the Seelie or Unseelie Courts based on your strengths and personality. Your Court will decide what to do with you from there.
As suddenly as she stood, she sits back down.
In front of you sits a spinning top with symbols you don't recognize on each of its four sides. Next to it is a pile of chocolate coins. Someone nearby helpfully explains that you'll need a second player to bet against, but they at least are willing to take a second to explain the rules.
Each round, each player puts a coin into the pot. Then they take turns spinning the top, taking an action depending on the symbol that is landed on. The wind chime means you do nothing. The coin means you take everything in the pot. The sword means you take half of everything in the pot (half plus one if there is an odd number). The hand means you put a piece of your winnings back in the pot. When one person owns every chocolate coin and the other person is left with nothing, they have won the game.
Perhaps you should try and flag someone down to play a game to figure out what's going on around here. After all, half of the party guests look about as confused as you do, and it might be a nice idea to start getting to know the other people here.
Tucked away in a corner sits the dessert table. Each cake, cookie, and pastry has signs next to them:
Warning: Do Not Eat
But everything else you've had tonight doesn't seem to have an effect, so what's the harm in a little sweet treat? You dig in, and then, without your knowledge, something changes about you. What those changes are, exactly, is dependent on the desserts you've eaten. Luckily the effect is only temporary; some only last a matter of minutes, some last hours, but either way as soon as you leave the party, you'll be cured.
Types of Desserts
- Cakes: You will believe you've lived in the Fae Realm your whole life and belong there
- Cookies: You will shrink down to about two inches tall
- Pies: You will forget someone important to you
- Candies: You will no longer be able to tell any lies
- Custards: You will grow a tail, antennae, wings, or any combination thereof
You feel a vibration in your pocket sometime after the Lawspeaker addresses everyone. When you search for the source, you will pull out your Leaf, the device the Fae use to stay in touch with each other. Anyone who's used a smart phone will easily recognize how it works.
Greetings, Adopted. This is your Lawspeaker.
Tell us all of a time you received a gift. It could be one you enjoyed or one you did not. Perhaps a particularly amusing story will be rewarded.
GEIS
While the type of magic I use is limited to my family, you will find few others who know more about its use than me. What information are you looking for?
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Thank you for replying.
Have you been able to use your magic since you've gotten here?
I can't do any magic, but I'm wondering if they're restricting you.
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As for if my magic is working, I actually haven't tested it yet. I have been trying to avoid drawing more attention than necessary to myself. Give me a moment if you would.
[The party seems to be winding down now and it's not as hard to find a somewhat secluded spot for a quick test of his basic skills as it would have been before.. Fire? Check. Lightning? Check. Frost? Also check. The more complicated skills he leaves for later. He has no wish to accidentally destroy something so soon after his arrival.]
Some of my skills can be very destructive, so I don't feel it wise to test them right now, but my more basic skills are functioning normally, and I don't feel as if my magic has left me like I might after exhausting it and going into stasis.
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It sounds like you're responsible with your magic. Not like the faeries who brought us here. You have a duty at home to fulfill? I've got something like that, too. Protecting people is essential to me.
What's your name?
[ a king? a father? could be both or neither. steve's a man of fewer words, but he's already liking the vibes this guy is giving. ]
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[Regis can't help but smile as he types. If there is nothing else good about this place, he can at least shed his annoyingly long moniker for a little while.]
It's a pleasure to meet a fellow man of duty, though, I hope your duty has not been quite as long run as that of my family. We've been at this for a couple thousand years, and there is no sign of an end to it currently. Still, I find joy in keeping my people safe from the monsters who roam our lands and the people who wish to use my family's magic for ill. I just hope that they are doing okay without me there. A big part of my duty is holding a protective magical shield over my city. If it still stands without me physically there, I don't know, and I fear what will happen to them should that shield fail so suddenly.
[The Wall is meant to hold while he is asleep, unconscious, or even working other magic. Other barriers he's made have lasted a short while without him focusing magic directly into them, but this is a completely different matter. He has no idea what is going to happen to the Wall with him having been picked up and taken to another realm entirely.]