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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.
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[She puts her finger to her chin in thought. There's a lot of possibilities, but she feels sure that they are lying to them to get them to give up and remain here.
There's no other way for it, it has to be that.
Otherwise, how is it possible...
She feels like she remembers a TV show talking about parallel universes, but she dismisses that as too far out.]
Look, we need to find a way home before too much time passes, we have to stop Dr. Maruki. Yeah?
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Yeah. Absolutely. We-- we promised everyone we wouldn't let him win.
[Especially for Sumire, who's one of the people with the most to lose, considering the circumstances. Aside from Akechi, of course, but--
Well, he's not going to think about that right now.]
It's possible they don't know what happens. Or don't keep track. They don't seem to... know anything about how reality works.
[His little antannae still wiggle as he thinks, but he's all but forgotten they're up there by now.]
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[She shakes her head, he already knows, it would be silly to say anything more on the matter.
Her eyes track the movement for a second before she tilts her head at him curious.]
What makes you think that? About how they think reality works?
[Honestly, she hasn't seen anything too strange from them but... that's not to say there hasn't been something and it just escaped her notice.]
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[And this is why he can't give up. This is why he can't indulge any of his-- his fantasies. He has to find another way. But he has different things to think about right now, especially when Akechi is here and safe and there is always more to do.]
It just seems like... they talk to us like we're pets. Like we can't do anything, even though they claim to have been watching us.
[They can't possibly be so powerful that they could see the lot of them fighting an actual god and think it was just... some joke? Something that was nothing to worry about? He's trying to keep his face even, but the antannae move a bit more, furrowing with his brow that betrays the anger simmering in the back of his throat.]
Like nothing we did is anything to them.
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[She shakes her head, it clearly bothers her but what can she say or do? Nothing. Instead, they are trapped here with people that seem to have power beyond them and their personas? Maybe. She's not sure.
Sumire has no idea what to do and to hear Ren also frustrated, see him also angry, it feels like they're in a place where everything could go wrong at any moment.]
We need to gather information first, treat this like a palace. So, first we need to understand our opponents enough to learn their keywords, yeah? Even if it's not the same, it's still important to piece this together. Once we know more about them we can navigate and get the advantage.
[Part of her doesn't feel it, but she hides it well, smiling at him with faith in them.]
Whatever is happening, we can overcome it.
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You're right. We can and we will.
[If he were here alone... it would be a lot harder. But he's not, and she's not. They've never found something they couldn't conquer, so why should this be any different?]
It'll be their mistake, underestimating us. They won't see us coming.
[A little wink, like an in-joke.]
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[She smiles at him, a little more genuine. They need to not lose faith and to work on this together, to not give up because things are more difficult and strange and new right now.]
It's okay to be... upset by this, frustrated even, but we have each other and we're more capable than they know. Let's make them regret getting in our way.
[Which is funny since she's in her gymnastics skirted leotard and looks anything but threatening, but whatever that's not the point.]
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(Except, y'know, for the other kid that was also causing all the problems. But either or.)]
With you and Akechi here? We can't lose. I know it.
[The aforementioned little antennae agree, perking up with his smile.]
I do... hope we can get you some other clothes, though. Not that you don't look good, it just-- probably isn't very comfortable.
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Looking down at herself, she blushes and can't being herself to look at him. Because he's not wrong.]
So rarely worn it outside since I was a kid that it feels a little strange. But I'm sure they plan to clothe us... eventually, right?
[She's really over here hoping.]
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[He kind of looks at her and then to himself, before reaching up to pull at his little cover jacket.]
Do you... want to wear this for now? I still have my other shirt, but I don't know if it will keep you very warm.
[Says the idiot wearing a short-sleeved shirt under this blazer.]
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[She gives him a smile and then looks around.]
Honestly, if I keep moving I'll be plenty warm. Which I should go do. Maybe find Akechi-san.
[A short bow and a smile.]
I'm sure I'll see you again shortly.
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[He just gives her a smile back.]
I'm sorry you're stuck here with us, but... it's really good to see you. Let me know if you need anything, okay?
[And he'll let her go with a wave.]