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Test Drive Meme #2

TDM #2 - March/April 2025
🦋 Introduction

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🦋 The Party

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's a garden party at the crack of dawn, with the sun still in its early stages of climbing through the yonder, casting a good mix of pastel hues of blue, pink, and beige on everything. Heralding the first day of spring, the Ruler of the Spring Court has found it fitting to arrange this gathering where guests can feel the blades of grass touching their ankles, as well as the rich soil beneath their feet. Flowers of all kinds surround the party as if they were carefully curated. With spring as the "dawn of seasons," which marks a transition from winter's latency to the resurgence of life everywhere, the Ruler of the Dawn Court has also seen it fit to host aspects of this party during the one time of the year that dawn occurs the whole day. Tall candles and torches grace the outskirts of the garden party, providing warmth and an orange glow everywhere. Not one flame goes out even with the occasional wind, the Duchess always makes sure of this.

There are also freshly picked blossoms and branches with leaves on every table accenting the festive spread of food and drinks. This time, a lot of the food prepared for the Adopted guests are familiar to them with a little bit of a twist. Burgers might come in small packages and in toothpicks, while hotdogs in buns are also diminutive. Cookies look delectable but they have a flowery flavor to them, as if eating freshly picked daisies or daffodils. Fruits that may have been present in an Adopted's home, such as pineapples and watermelons, have seeds in odd places. Picking this selection of food is an attempt to be more welcoming and to appease the lovely guests the fae have invited.

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.


🦋 Chance at a Dance

A party is not complete without dancing, of course, and while during the last gathering held for the Adopted, different fae danced to music exclusively for them around a glowing tree, this time they are insisting their guests to join in.

This is a party for you, after all.

If the prodding of the different fae hosts won't convince you, perhaps the music will. They play easily recognizable tunes that their wonderful guests must have heard before. These melodies have certain unique effects to their mortal attendees, which are as follows:

  • Upbeat Music: You will believe that you and your dance partner have been friends forever and have known each other a long time.
  • Romantic Music: You will become amorous and flirtatious towards your dance partner.
  • Slow Music: You will develop some tension with your dance partner. It may be negative or sexual; completely up to you.
  • Quiet Music: You will assume your dance partner is a threat and try to fight them.


🦋 Flower Power

At the Spring King's behest, every Adopted should wear a flower corsage or boutonnière to the gathering. After all, this is to celebrate the coming of spring and what better way to do that than to honor everything in bloom.

The thing is, though, the King of Spring, while amorous and friendly, also has a penchant for playing with mortals' memories, if not also affect their desires and despairs.

So, mischievous as he is, he made sure to enchant the different flowers present in every corsage and boutonnière for the party with the effects below:

  • Rose: You will recall a horrific trauma
  • Carnation: You will see a vision of your future, whether it's good or bad
  • Orchid: You will remember a time you lost someone
  • Chrysanthemum: You will believe someone among the Adopted is your soulmate
  • Dahlia: You will believe you betrayed someone important to you, whether you actually did or not

It is perhaps a good thing that no one but the Adopted are allowed to see these visions and memories, but everyone who wears a corsage or boutonnière will be able to see each other's memories and visions when in close enough physical proximity to the vision-haver, for better or for worse.


🦋 GEIS

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 gave someone a gift. Perhaps a bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolates. Was it appreciated or not? A reward might await the most meaningful gift given.



🦋 Link to Overflow Post




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whatchabuyin: (Default)

you're all good!

[personal profile] whatchabuyin 2025-03-20 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
Hm.

[They think for a moment while they shift a few items around, then shrug.]

Haven't heard o' any so safe ta say I don't have any.

[They return a moment later placing down a glass salt shaker with an aluminum top. It's already full of salt that Bartimaeus can likely tell something is not normal about.]

I think dis one for ya. Should be handy.

[ooc: Salt shaker: A little sprinkle will make anything edible, but it will taste like lime gogurt. It will never run out of salt.]
wizard_dresden: ([neg] - 004)

Party

[personal profile] wizard_dresden 2025-03-20 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
"That's one way of looking at it," I say.

Yes, I'm aware that my faerie godmother (shut up) has ended up in this weird fae realm that is fae, but not like the Faerie realm that I know from home.

"What are you doing here, godmother?"

Look, I have two options when Lea shows up - run away, or find out what she wants. I can't leave, so option B it is.
littlestderolo: (👑 rogue)

[personal profile] littlestderolo 2025-03-20 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
A favour, perhaps. Or some trinket. Or something more... nebulous.
littlestderolo: (👑 rogue)

[personal profile] littlestderolo 2025-03-20 09:42 am (UTC)(link)
“Of them, yes,” she confirms. “I’m not entirely certain that the Fey here are exactly the same as the Fey of my realm, but so far there’s proving to be similarities enough.” Which is why they’ll need to tread carefully.

She meets his gaze regardless of how curious or critical it is. She is what she is. (She’s just a slip of a girl in a pale blue dress with slowly spreading darker splotches with white streaks in her dark curls, who looks younger than her years. She leans into that, when necessary, but she’s not, for the moment.) She’s curious herself, about her newfound companion. He seems to be of a similar mind as she is. Which is appreciated.

Cassandra would have to be exceedingly unobservant to miss the eyepatch, but she doesn’t otherwise react to it, beyond carefully making a silent note to always approach Aemond from his other side. “Cassandra,” she tells him. She’d noticed the lack of a surname, and answers in kind. It’s… rather nice, the possibility of being someone other than Cassandra de Rolo, here. (Or Lady Cassandra Johanna von Musel Klossowski de Rolo, for that matter.) Something else. Something more. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Aemond, although the situation isn’t ideal.” That’s… putting it mildly. But she means her words, all the same.
brandingproblem: (telling me that I'm insane)

[personal profile] brandingproblem 2025-03-20 10:26 am (UTC)(link)
[It's tempting to snap something harsh. Give it a name. Name it for him, what Tony can do and the other Tony can't. The thing he just did. But he stays angry-silent, letting himself cool off (is there really such a thing as cooling off from that?) and letting Tony talk it out.

Other Tony's a similar asshole just without mind-talk powers. Hogwarts houses. (He has children. And has not otherwise lived under a rock.) A vague understanding/agreement to not use the power again that seems just vague enough to get by on not following through with it. Which is probably the best he's going to get out of Tony, honestly.]


I promise it's good to see you. Alive.
brandingproblem: (there ain't no time to waste)

[personal profile] brandingproblem 2025-03-20 10:30 am (UTC)(link)
[In this house we respect the sanctity of the PhD. Maybe not the actual holders of them, Strange, but--]

Yeah, the music's not really my style. [She doesn't need two weird emotionally manipulative magical effects on her.] Some other time, another party, promise.

[As a career liar, he has no obligation to keep that promise. Maybe later, if they need a pick-me-up, the next time some jackass party happens, he'll make an offer for a laugh. Or a bit of mutual mortification. If the magic wears off. What if the magic never wears off--]
microbrobotics: (finishing touches)

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2025-03-20 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ yuuuuup. dead brother dead brother. ]

Oh man, you really gotta see one in person. If this place has any kinda building tools, I'll make one here.
savingthrows: (019)

LOVED DW not getting me this notif I'm so sorry

[personal profile] savingthrows 2025-03-20 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ She looks down at her shoes then, scuffs them against the ground a bit. Her lips pull together, corners downturned, and she shrugs after a moment. ]

No. But Mike told me. About the Snow Ball Dance.

[ She looks back up at the people dancing. ]

It sounded... Nice.
savingthrows: (063)

[personal profile] savingthrows 2025-03-20 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
me too
353 days
and a few more
but I did not count them
tadeadshi: (36)

[personal profile] tadeadshi 2025-03-20 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
Shut up.

[He just kind of smiles as he keeps looking it over, running his fingers along the pieces.]

Still using the same connectors, huh?
savingthrows: (038)

[personal profile] savingthrows 2025-03-20 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
is an accord
like a promise
savingthrows: (001)

[personal profile] savingthrows 2025-03-20 10:46 am (UTC)(link)
it was important
microbrobotics: (let me expain)

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2025-03-20 10:47 am (UTC)(link)
Well - yeah. They print out easily and I don't need machining to get them down to the right tolerances.

[ Tadashi will find that there's some motion sensors in there, plus some contacts that will activate if Hiro moves his hand in a certain way. This thing does fun stuff with the right gestures. ]

Wanna see how it works?
tadeadshi: hxneylemon @ tumblr (06)

[personal profile] tadeadshi 2025-03-20 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
I absolutely wanna see how it works.

[With that, he kind of half-tosses it back to Hiro, half rustles his hair a bit as he gets close.]

Let's find someplace out of the way.
microbrobotics: (rubbing away the tears)

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2025-03-20 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ Normally, Hiro would squawk about that hair ruffle but ... this time he tears up. It's been so long. If this is a dream, he wants to stay a little while longer.

He puts the mitt back on one hand, swiping at his face with the other. ]


Yeah, okay. I don't wanna accidentally hurt anyone.
tadeadshi: ruddyowl @ dw (135)

[personal profile] tadeadshi 2025-03-20 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Tadashi sees that and carefully starts leading them away from the crowd. Less potential to hurt someone sure, but also less eyes on his little brother crying and being emotional. They've both already gotten a little too tear-eyed the last hour.]

Y'know. Not that I had any real doubt, but glad you said that part out loud.
microbrobotics: (GOOD DAY SIR)

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2025-03-20 10:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ SURE HAVE. And he's gonna do it again too.

He does, however, give Tadashi a light shoulder punch with the hand that's not currently holding a magnet weapon. ]


Hey! I'm pretty careful nowadays. Most of the time.

[ Once they're outside the immediate range of people, he holds up the mitt, which promptly starts lighting up purple and blue. ]
tadeadshi: (84)

[personal profile] tadeadshi 2025-03-20 11:00 am (UTC)(link)
Uh huh, most of the time he says.

[And that's all he comments on that.

Because Hiro is doing something way more interesting. He leans in about four inches away from the glove to really get a look then stepping back again before it can do anything.]


Okay. Got a warm up, got it.
microbrobotics: (space the final frontier [suit])

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2025-03-20 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah, Hiro gives him a bit of a shooing gesture when he leans in too close. Sheesh! ]

And aim. A little, anyway.

[ He gestures with the glove and shoots out a metallic ring. It stays attached to the glove with a glowing blue magnetic tether. Not that there's much metal here, but Hiro planned for that okay. It wraps around the branch of a nearby tree, sticking to itself, and providing Hiro with a good solid grapple. ]

All right, watch this.

[ He shifts his grip, and the tether retracts, taking Hiro along with it. Slightly less graceful with only one glove - he distinctly bonks up against the tree branch rather than landing neatly on it - but he's clearly practiced at using this to get around. He winds up seated on top of the branch after, grinning at Tadashi. ]
tadeadshi: ruddyowl @ dw (145)

[personal profile] tadeadshi 2025-03-20 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
[He's prepared for pretty much anything, considering it's his brother.

That?

That is too cool. Tadashi comes to stand by the tree looking up to him with a grin.]


If I knew you just wanted to get taller, I would've told you they already invented step stools!

[Okay okay, but. It is really cool.] Used to having two hands for it?
microbrobotics: (gotta go fast)

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2025-03-20 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my god you're the worst.

[ Nerd. Dweeb. He really missed you.

... also now he has to get down. give him a second to sort that out. ]


Yeah, I usually wear two. The other one's with the rest of my - uh - [ Armor? superhero costume?? ] - stuff.
tadeadshi: ruddyowl @ dw (161)

[personal profile] tadeadshi 2025-03-20 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
Uh huh. We should probably grab that so no one picks it up.

[He hasn't talked to that many people here yet, but he's watched. And he doesn't trust half the people here. Tadashi steps a little closer with the offer to catch on his face and the way he stands there expectantly.]
microbrobotics: (ha ha ha...)

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2025-03-20 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, they'll get shocked if they do.

[ Hiro might have gone full paranoid after Yokai and Obake. Little bit.

Also, he opens his mouth to protest - he is FIFTEEN not TEN - but the little gesture is frankly kind of overwhelming. He lowers himself off the branch to make it less difficult on his brother, at least, then drops. ]
tadeadshi: art by miyajimamizy@twitter (175)

[personal profile] tadeadshi 2025-03-20 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
C'mon, nerd.

[He sees the hesitation there and holds his arms out once he sees Hiro getting ready. A little - oof - as he dips his knees with Hiro's weight before setting him on his feet.]

There you go, one brother catcher supreme nine thousand.
a_keyhole: (Default)

[personal profile] a_keyhole 2025-03-20 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Jealous of Tony?" Stephen rolls his eyes. The idea is as ridiculous as Loki poking him in the nose. There's nothing to be jealous of and he's not sure why Loki would ever think that. Theirs is a friendship built on shared interests and mutual understanding.

Tony is only learning magic because he has to. Otherwise, they'd probably have very little to do with each other.

"Perhaps if his charm powers start to actually work on me you could step in." Because Loki has some different specialties than him. "He's getting stronger but he lacks the subtly to truly trick people into the charm."