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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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piperofdeath: (dangerous)

the snail returns! also I only have one icon with Kai's grey hair orz

[personal profile] piperofdeath 2025-04-02 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
The fact that Spike wasn't bothered by his glowing eyes made him pause but his own emotions were pretty raw right now too and his eyes sparked brighter with a warning. "Don't tempt me."
renhanded: (« [nod] i'm being very normal about this)

he is and i love him. and either option works for continuing!!

[personal profile] renhanded 2025-04-02 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Ren isn't the kind of guy to get into an argument with someone who's clearly coping with something- and especially someone who's coping badly- but he is the sort of person to gently support them when it's obvious they're hurtling at 90 miles per hour towards their own destruction. So he just shrugs in response, and follows into step.]

Alright. I think the band is up front by the ruler's table. You said you'd recognize him, so you can show me.

[In the meantime, he's also keeping his eye out for Narciso, who he happens to be avoiding. The last thing this guy needs is the actual fae king around here messing with him at a time like this.]
piperofdeath: (intrigued)

the snail returns! also I only have one icon with Kai's grey hair orz

[personal profile] piperofdeath 2025-04-02 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
Fangorn would be right. Kai was different from most humans. He was a magical being tied to a human soul. Magic chose him at a very young age so Kai had always felt more magic than human. A talking tree instantly piqued his interest and his eyes softly glowed brighter with his loneliness spurred curiosity.

"Nice to meet you Fangorn." His eyes flickered sharply for a moment as he hesitated before giving Fangorn his real name. "My name is Lorcan Kiael but I go by Kai."

It's a long story, although little did Kai realize Fangorn saw the memory where he was forced to leave that name behind.

"If you don't mind me asking, what's an ent?"
nuntius: tweak (pic#16152341)

[personal profile] nuntius 2025-04-02 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He keeps to his word and catches it before it hits the floor, grunting a little with the surprising amount of weight. It's still nothing to an angel, but when you've got dead weight collapsing into your arms, it's easy to be caught off guard.

Carefully, he lays it down, shedding his trench to shove a makeshift pillow up under its head, and then he waits. It's all he can do, he supposes.

Of course, if it takes too long, he may well begin to get anxious and panicky, squirming where he sits and start thinking about calling for help. ]
in_her_shadow: (and we are led)

[personal profile] in_her_shadow 2025-04-02 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
i'll think about it, no promises

am i supposed to know what a VK is?
theomachy: (075)

[personal profile] theomachy 2025-04-02 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I know.

[ he's still smiling as he returns the kiss, happy to lean down to accommodate it. it's a strange feeling to have time. to know they have time.

fucked up, right?

anyway, he almost snorts but manages to keep it in. ]


Close enough. I understood your meaning.

[ see: levi doesn't have to be amazing at processing or expressing those emotions right away. there's a reason they work so well together. ]
secunit: (you're going to leave him alone)

[personal profile] secunit 2025-04-02 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It certainly takes long enough for some anxiety, and it looks extremely dead, too. Eyes half-open, jaw loose, joints unlocked by design so that a dead or damaged unit can be shoved into a much smaller crate than otherwise possible for reclamation. The organic parts would be useless from a dead unit, but the rest is super expensive.

No breathing, no weird disjointed pulse. But then those systems kick back on, and several entire minutes later, all at once, Murderbot's eyes open fully. The drones around the party resume moving as it picks up all their inputs again. ]


Fuck.

[ The organic part of its brain is still flushed clean of influence, for the moment. It runs analysis on what had happened before the effects, and after .5 seconds it grabs the flower off its own jacket and hurls it away.

Where is Castiel's? There. It can't reach it from here, so it shoves its sleeve up out of the way, opens the gun port in its forearm, and shoots the flower off the human with a narrow energy burst dialed to be just strong enough to get the job done. This takes only another half of a second to happen, in total. One second since it cursed.

Slow, but it just woke up from a hard shutdown, fight it.

And it could almost do surgery with its onboard energy weapons, so at least there's no danger that anyone could be hit. ]
meforsaken: (- 73.)

wrappppp

[personal profile] meforsaken 2025-04-02 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[They're done lecturing, especially since it doesn't suit them or Akechi. Instead Loki pouts, revealing the real reason they're upset.]

You would've made for a very cute cat, though...
hybrid_king: (Default)

[personal profile] hybrid_king 2025-04-02 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't know what life even is yet? Well, at least Teddy can smile at the guy for that.

"Looks like you're going to get a chance to learn for once," he says, his voice happy. "And if you need a guide in these unexpected waters, let me know."
hybrid_king: (Default)

[personal profile] hybrid_king 2025-04-02 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes," Teddy says with a smile, avoiding the bait about clothes. In fact, he's just wrapping his arms more firmly around Billy instead. "I want to appreciate being back in your arms. So yes, I want out of here."

He'll probably even be gentlemanly when they do. But who knows. It's really up to Billy.
silversunshine: (pic#17642473)

[personal profile] silversunshine 2025-04-02 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Prompto can't help but whimper and press close to his King, desperately wanting to feel the warmth he's being bestowed. How can he show his affection when it feels as if he has nothing of worth to give. Oh! Except perhaps his love. Yeah he can do that. Even someone as worthless as him can worship his King with his loving touch.

It's only as Prompto lifts himself up to kiss at the neck of display and extends a hand to smooth over the royal chest, his mind intent of worship, that he finds himself thrown back by some.. some.. usurper! What the hell?! NOCTIS?!

Prompto can't help lashing out at Noctis, pushing his arm off of his waist with an uncharacteristic growl of annoyance. There's no room for the King of Lucis, for Prompto's friend, at the moment. Not when he was having such a good time! Why can't he be happy that Prompto is being shown some affection?

He shoves his friend back another step to get some distance and whispers under his breath:]


Back. Off. I'm a little busy Noct.

[ Prompto has to take a deep breath to calm down at the man who tried to take him away so he closes his eyes, counts to three and tries to bring back the pleasant feeling his King had been giving him before the interruption. He can't help but deliver a sad pout upwards and steps forward, his bright blue eyes pleading for forgiveness.]

I-I'm sorry My King. Your Majesty. If we ignore him he'll go away?

[He sounds genuinely upset at the fact and hopes that his King won't hold his friend's actions against him. Sure Noctis is his bff but Prompto is going to have serious words with him for standing between him and the Spring King later.]
miraclewater: (ring ring banana phone)

we can move this to overflow if you want or wrap it

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-04-02 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, so she's fae too? But not this fae? Interesting. Well, he knows plenty of demons who are fairies, but not fae, and fae who are not fairies and not demons... It's all a headache.]

What is the proper arrangement?
miraclewater: (drama)

🎁

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-04-02 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tsukasa... he makes a note of that. He doesn't say much else, but nods and watches Tsukasa for another intense moment.

Then he steps away, clearly not eager to get caught by the music again. They'll see each other again, he's sure.]
nuntius: (sup1010-0190)

[personal profile] nuntius 2025-04-02 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Castiel is there when it wakes, hovering, blue eyes wide, doing his best to give it space. Castiel is still learning about that, often entering Dean's personal circle even after being reminded. It isn't exactly a concept angels have, especially when they're existing as celestial wavelength, in their massive true forms. ]

You-

[ He'd had something to say, he thinks, but it all happens in a blink. The moment the little flower is pulled from the lapel of the black jacket he wears under his trench, his mind begins to clear. The fog lifts and Castiel can finally see through the haze and he sits back hard on his ass, hands planted on the ground beside him, legs out. ]

Oh. That was...odd.
dirtdevil: my one (1) serious keyword (unconditional love)

[personal profile] dirtdevil 2025-04-02 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ of course he did. he always does.

he always does, but even if Levi often feels like Erwin can read his mind, sometimes there are things he thinks Erwin still needs to hear. there are so many things over the past four years that he wished he could have told him, and now he can. it will take him awhile to remember them all.

there's one thing above all, though—he kind of said it already, but kind of isn't good enough. not for this.

he looks at Erwin for another moment, just taking the time to remember his face. he didn't even have a picture of him after he was gone. ]


I love you.

[ for as long as he agonized over telling him when Erwin was alive, it's the easiest thing he's ever said. ]
chosenkingoflucis: (N37)

[personal profile] chosenkingoflucis 2025-04-02 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Noctis looks away, angered by the whole situation.

"Well what if we want no part in their stupid games?"
secunit: (side with drone)

[personal profile] secunit 2025-04-02 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Murderbot lets the energy weapon fold back into its forearm, still exposed by its pushed-up sleeve. ]

Yeah.

[ It had levered itself halfway to sitting upright to shoot the flower, and now it lets itself thump back to the floor. Still kind of, you know, coming to over here. ]

...Yeah.
chosenkingoflucis: (N03-32)

[personal profile] chosenkingoflucis 2025-04-02 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Flipping back, he watches Ardyn dissappear into the shadows, his jaw dropping.

"What are you...?!"

No sooner had the words left his lips then Ardyn is suddenly flanking him, Noctis lashing out instinctively with another hard slash as he spins to face the Chancellor.

Noctis lets out a low growl in response, knowing full well Ardyn is just trying to get under his skin but unable to keep himself from reacting to the taunting. He lunges once more blade in the lead.
sod_off: (Spike 38)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-04-02 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's the rub, isn't it? What choices are available to us?" Spike was annoyed, and angry. But calmer at least a bit. Honestly he wouldn't have minded more fighting too. Good way to get his annoyance out. "I mean that, by the way. Most people would think we're helpless, and have no choice. But we're not prisoners--although that might be preferable in some ways."
umas_second: (pic#17755203)

[personal profile] umas_second 2025-04-03 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Gotta pretend tae trust someone sometime. Run yer own game, I'd expect it. But we should team up.

Villain Kid. Ye'd fit right in on th'Isle.
umas_second: (pic#17633568)

[personal profile] umas_second 2025-04-03 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Harry flashed Teddy a smile, the seriousness gone in a flash, "Aye! A fairy world full o'new people tae get tae know!" He gave Teddy's shoulders a squeeze, "Won't say no tae being allies. Won't try for more either, though I'll warn ye now I'm gonna tease."

Tease, flirt, have a good time with a friend. Harry would continued to hang all over Teddy and say outrageous things, but he wouldn't do anything serious. He respected relationship boundaries, though any other kinds he'd probably ignore.
nuntius: yours? (pic#16364448)

[personal profile] nuntius 2025-04-03 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
You can use my coat. Pillow.

[ He vaguely gestures at the bunched up trench, but doesn’t reach to shove the jacket back up under its head. ]

I feel strange. That was strange.
secunit: (find all the bodies I've hidden)

[personal profile] secunit 2025-04-03 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sure, why not. Back under its head goes the coat. Just gonna lay here in the middle of this weird-ass gathering of strangers while everything loads back up. ]

Emergency shutdown flushed all their garbage out of the organic parts of my brain. Temporarily, at least. It let me figure out what was happening.

[ However the effect had been caused, the result was a hell of a chemical cocktail up in there! ]

Yours still has to filter all the crap out with you awake for it. Probably going to feel strange for a bit.

[ Sort of like some potent, illicit drugs, Murderbot figures. ]
nuntius: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] nuntius 2025-04-03 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
I believe my grace is burning it up.

[ Not as quickly as his companion, but the longer they sit, the more Castiel’s eyes clear. ]

I don’t understand how that could happen to something like me. Or you, evidently.