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pixieledmemes2025-03-15 08:32 am
Test Drive Meme #2
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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'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.
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.
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.
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.
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"I think the trick is gonna be trying to amass as many of their stupid free powers with purchase as we can, train those up." A beat. "Right. So. When they sort us into one of their... They call 'em courts. And when they pick you, they ask if you want their court's gift. Say yes and you can do some pretty weird stuff."
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"We're accepting magical powers from the people that kidnapped us?" From his tone it's pretty clear that Steve doesn't like that plan at all. There's got to be some fine print that they didn't read in accepting those powers.
Like maybe they can turn them off whenever they want.
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A beat goes by, and he glances up at Steve's face. "Try to punch me. I'll show you." All he had to do was tell Steve to stop after all. Couldn't be that hard to apply it in a combat context.
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They weren't fighting each other any more. Steve wants to keep it that way. Besides, it feels a little weird to punch a dead man who he deeply respects.
"You're a perfectly capable fighter without your armor." He knows how much Tony trains. He doesn't think he needs the magic to protect himself, especially magical gifts given by the people who kidnapped them.
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He takes a deep breath and steadies himself, because Steve'll probably protest again, and then he'll give Tony a second or two to brace anyway.
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It's a normal punch from a muscular guy.
"What the hell, Tony?" He glares at him. "You didn't need to do that! I believed you had magic."
Now Steve's a little angry at Tony.
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"It was an accident. Jesus..." He rubs at his bruised cheek while glancing around looking forrr- He grabs a water glass from a nearby table with some ice in it and holds it to his face. Good enough. Bit wet though. "Sometimes it just- Triggers." Which wasn't exactly selling the idea of Get The Magic Powers, Steve, but- It would have to do. "I'm learning how to control it, but it's a- A process."
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Steve grabs a cloth napkin from a near by table and held it out for Tony to wrap the ice in. "Maybe don't make people punch you until you've got a better handle on it."
He hopes he's the only person Tony's tried that trick on. "Not sure I want magic. I was trying to get rid of magical stones."
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"Can't believe they got you too," he muses. "I think it's officially a Fairy World reunion now." Yay Tony gets to see his friends again, boo it's while they're all kidnapped by the worst folkloric creature of them all. He can't keep his eyeroll to himself. God he hates this fucking place.
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"I think they can take whoever they want," he says with a sigh. "Who else is here?"
He's seen Tony but hasn't noticed any other Avengers. The party is crowded. And he hasn't thought to look, honestly.
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"There's even more people from our world who aren't Avengers." Oh yeah, right. "Most people aren't from our version of Earth. We're kinda anonymous among a chunk of people here."
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"How come Strange can't get us out?" Steve's seen him portal whole armies around. The guy wielded the time stone for years. If there was anyone who could get them out of it, he would assume it'd be the guy calling himself Sorcerer Supreme.
Maybe that's why the stones are missing. The stones could get them out.
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But more than that... "Even if he had it, I wouldn't be so sure it'd work." A beat. "These guys, the court whatevers, they're pretty powerful. Not sure if they're Thanos powerful, but-" Sigh. "They're- Maybe not as outwardly destructive, but they're certainly able to do some crazy shit."
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Thanos powerful is pretty damn powerful. He is not in the mood to fight another Thanos. He was ready to die on that battlefield. It'll take him a bit to get back to that mindset.
"Like kidnapping a bunch of us for some reason," he says after a moment.
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Then he lets him go before Tony can start squirming.
"It's nice seeing you too, Tony."
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"Alright, so- Let's-" He hesitates. "Enjoy the party for the night, and tomorrow we, y'know, assemble. And figure out what we're workin' with." Not that Tony's not in a rush to mount the rescue mission to get his people back where they should be but! He's going to enjoy the final reunion tour just a little bit while it's happening. Sue him, he's got a good lawyer.