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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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sod_off: (Spike 7)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-17 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
What's Hellsing? Guessing you're not from my world then, or you'd have some idea of what I'm talking about.
fatalis: (pic#17724431)

[personal profile] fatalis 2025-03-17 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
So, when has it mattered? Just out of curiosity.

Funny.

Is that all this is to you? A joke?
vecnascampaign: ([Eddie] Cute)

Flower Power

[personal profile] vecnascampaign 2025-03-17 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
"But what if it is?" Eddie there's a dark hint of humor to Eddie's voice. "What's Vecna compared to the horror of flowers?" He wiggles his fingers, all but moaning "ooooo" at her.

He picks up one of the boutonnières before idly flicking it back on the table. He already has chosen one, a carnation and dahlia, but it was more being a good sport rather than actually liking it.

"So what do you think of faerie prom, Buckley?"
meforsaken: (- 11.)

[personal profile] meforsaken 2025-03-17 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Loki considers for a moment before answering, "In a traditional story, I would say they're my equal or thereabouts. But they would seem to have complete control of this narrative, reducing me to a mere side character. For a normal person then..."

The obvious comparison is the Utgard Gods. Those Who Sit Above in Shadow. Still, the Thor Corps had managed to defeat Toranos. No one has managed anything close to that with the Fae.

"A normal person is smaller than an ant in their eyes. There are gods that the gods pray to, and they have made that their domain."
terrorisms: (jbta114)

[personal profile] terrorisms 2025-03-17 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
( Hey good news, something else they got in common — Frank knows the look, too. It looks an awful lot like that look. He gets it much less than Clint, especially when he grows his hair out, and he stays settled down for a while, but all the same. Yeah. He knows the slow build-up to oh shit, you're the fucking Punisher.

At least this one's subtle about it. Someone less perceptive probably wouldn't have clocked it at all, but he's keyed in right now to exactly one person. Hasn't had time to grow out a beard or a head of curls.

Tell you the truth, he's half-expecting to have to throw down all over again for a second, but that moment never comes, and he's left standing stiff and wary, eyeballing the other guy while he decides whether his first move should be to throw a punch, dodge a punch, or bail while he's got the chance (never likely).

Could be worse. At least he's not eye to eye with the green guy.

Still, he feels the need to put it out there:
)

I worked with homeland security. Technically, I'm Pete now. So.

( Legally, don't start none won't be none. Just in case Hawk Guy's getting any ideas about making a citizen's arrest in the fucking faerie realm. )
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[personal profile] steepwithdead 2025-03-17 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
They were promised great knowledge, I think. They don't really care about what happens to the rest of the world.
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[personal profile] iwannahelp 2025-03-17 01:22 am (UTC)(link)

[FCG doesn't mind this at all and allows Hiro to get in his space since he doesn't take up much space anyway.]

I think so....my memory of my original creator is kinda foggy.

I learned my actual designation because my FRIDA helped me.

sod_off: (Spike 19)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-17 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Spike does not bat an eye at this. Well no, he looks a little nonplussed. But not that surprised honestly.

"How old are you, kid?"
heavenlyhonour: (Are you alright?)

[personal profile] heavenlyhonour 2025-03-17 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
He's trying to think of a way to reassure her that it's okay that she isn't a dancer, but Angeal then noticed the squeeze which actually helped him. "Then that will make two of us." Which was better because the last time he danced was..some holiday ShinRa party or other a long time ago, a lifetime ago basically.

But the First Class blinked at hearing what she said.

Wait, what?

Angeal clears his throat and works on shaking the compliment off because Aerith's next words really got to him more than she could know, considering what he put Zack through and here she was being kindness itself.

"Thank you" He hesitated a moment as he attempted to digest her words and then nodded. "Let's get on the dance floor then."
cross_swords: Seifer Almasy from FFVIII (Default)

[personal profile] cross_swords 2025-03-17 01:25 am (UTC)(link)

Do they really count as crosses, especially in this realm and nothing resembling the associated faith behind them? Probably best not to pat him on the shoulder to check.

"Determine at your own speed. Would be different to have someone see it as nice for a change. They've got attitude problems."

Or rather problems with his attitude.

"There any positives for getting on well? Because I'm not looking for minion duty or even right hand man status. I'm about done with orders."

microbrobotics: (pull me in! [suit])

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2025-03-17 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cute. Fun. Hiro just watches any movements he makes, comparing them internally to what he knows about servos. ]

I met FRIDA earlier yeah. So you both don't know much, huh?
toothaches: (Woof.)

[personal profile] toothaches 2025-03-17 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
When Maurice is done baying his mournful song, he drops his head and frowns at Spike's shoes. There has to be a way out of this place. There has to be.

"Twenty--" Mumble mumble. He's not being cagey with his age, he's just distraught. Suddenly tagging along with a bunch of small town vampires was way more appealing than this. Also, a bump is starting to form on his lip from where Spike socked him.
kirammans: (pic#17745587)

[personal profile] kirammans 2025-03-17 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps this place has... similarities, but not exact things from home.

[It's all pretty damn weird to Cait but she's a city girl.]
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[personal profile] iwannahelp 2025-03-17 01:26 am (UTC)(link)

FCG follows feeling his worry rise a bit. He doesn't panic because he doesn't believe the gunslinger will hurt him but he worries just the same.

"I trust you FRIDA."

microbrobotics: (to the future [suit])

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2025-03-17 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ If Hiro could have found out a way to resurrect Tadashi that way, he'd probably have done it. And then Tadashi would have hated him for doing an apocalypse about it? Hm. ]

Were they at least trying to save someone important to them?
sod_off: (Spike 20)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-17 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yes, Spike would either get on well with him or they'd be fighting each other. Or both, depending on their mood. He could work with that.

"Depends. Do you view not being killed or eaten as positive?" Entirely seriously. "Downside is right now they have all the power and advantages."
kirammans: (pic#17745611)

[personal profile] kirammans 2025-03-17 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
The motives of our hosts are precisely what interest me.
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[personal profile] umas_second 2025-03-17 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Harry reached for the guy with a beaming smile, "Jus let me lead, aye? No need tae worry aboot a thing. I'm an excellent dancer. An teacher. Just follow my lead. M'Harry, by the way."

He was never quite so alive as when he was singing and dancing. Harry didn't know the words to the current song so he just hummed under his breath as he attempted to lead the guy onto the floor. His feet were already itching to be in motion.
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[personal profile] gunsandrosegold 2025-03-17 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
That’s what my friend, Deanna, had told me. She had been the one to witness it when it happened.

[ They could only be thankful that they hadn’t hurt her. They could never have forgiven themself if they had. ]
kirammans: (pic#17741960)

[personal profile] kirammans 2025-03-17 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Especially when let out of their cages.
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[personal profile] iwannahelp 2025-03-17 01:29 am (UTC)(link)

[FCG is a bit jerkier when he gestures then FRIDA is but the gunslinger is taller with more mechanics so that would make sense. FGC is meant to care, FRIDA is meant to protect and remember.]

Uh huh...the city we came from fell a long time ago and we were lost.

cross_swords: Seifer Almasy from FFVIII (Default)

[personal profile] cross_swords 2025-03-17 01:30 am (UTC)(link)

Both was definitely more in Seifer's wheelhouse. His closest friends either deferred to him or believed a quick kick to the shin was the proper way to correct bad behavior.

Maybe Fujin was right. Maybe Seifer just needed more kicks to the shin to be a model citizen.

"Been nearly killed, and eaten, before. They look less intimidating than a dragon, but that's not hard to do. Scales give a real edge. But they almost stink with power."

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[personal profile] hybrid_king 2025-03-17 01:31 am (UTC)(link)

"So hopeless without biding time for the right situation," Teddy says with a final sigh.

Yeah, he figured.

"Lauri-Ell is still gonna be pissed at me. And America over Billy I expect."

sod_off: (Spike 8)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-17 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
"They should. Bunch of us here are all from different worlds. Varying levels of ability to fight back, too. They have to be powerful to do that." Spike snorted. "By all means, give 'em shit if you want. They might respect it if you do it the right way. Just know what you're getting into."

Spike would respect the other if he gave 'em shit. Only reason Spike hadn't was he didn't think it was worth it yet.
gunsandrosegold: (pic#17137136)

[personal profile] gunsandrosegold 2025-03-17 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Frida glances back at FCG. “Thank you,” they say, a smile in their tone.

They could only hope they would never betray that trust.

Finding a quiet corner where they could talk privately, Frida then kneels down in front of the other automaton. “Do you remember… when we had all first met, and I had been bitten by Mr. Pock O’Pea while he had been a werewolf?”