Test Drive Meme #2

[changelinged]

TDM #2 - March/April 2025

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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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Lena Sabrewing | Ducktales 2017 | Dark Court

[in_her_shadow]

The Party

[ Been there. Done that. Got the T-Shirt.

So, this is going to be a reoccurring thing? At least the first time around, it almost sounded like an accident. When she heard the first time, her reaction had been to break down, to attack, to scream, to cry...

And now, she just chews calmly on a pastry as if she's just hearing a boring teacher drone on. Still, she can't help but eye all the newbies. There's a twang of pity for anyone who looks like they're not taking the news well, so she tries to look casual as she strolls over after the Lawmaker is done with her announcement. ]

Hey. So. You know she's full of it, right? She just likes the sound of her own voice.

Chance At A Dance

[ As she told Fiyero, she's not a dancer. Yeah, she'll bob her head and tap her foot if a melody matches her vibe, but she doesn't dance.

And let her guess - you're one of those types who approach wallflowers and insist on a dance? She holds up a hand as you approach. ]

Nope. Nada. Not happening. I'm good. Go find someone who finds that stuff fun.

Flower Power

[ She didn't plan on wearing any corsages, but dang, the Fae can be SUPER annoying when they want to be. So, finally, with a loud "Fine, if it'll get you leave me alone, I'll wear the stupid thing!" she slapped it on, and tried to find a corner to go be moody in.

And then the Rose kicks in.

The setting - the world's largest vault, the top ripped off, the bottom filled with an endless supply of gold coins, treasures, jewels. A young duckling is trying to kick the butt of an evil sorceress, and for a moment, the little duck seems to be winning, fueled by rage and grief.

"Lena was never your friend because she was NEVER REAL!" The sorceress snaps, and then raises her staff, intending to end this battle fatally. But then - her own shadow appears to grab the staff! No, it's Lena - in warped colors, but Lena all the same.

"I won't let you hurt my best friend, Aunt Magica!" She cries out, defiant.

"Aunt?! You're as bad as she is!" Magica balks, and once she wrestles control of the staff back, she decides on a new target. The jewel in the staff glows, and fires right at Lena.

Lena screams in agony - and in the distance, the "best friend" is crying out in horror - and though there's no blood and guts, Lena appears to be ripped apart, thread by thread, like someone ripping apart a piece of paper. She dissolves, and then there's nothing.

Just pitch blackness.

Back in real life, Lena falls to her knees, gasping for air, as that fresh memory suddenly swims in her head. Why, now, of all times, did that come back? ]

Augh... ugh... huh...? ... N-No, I'm... yeah, I'm okay, I... she didn't...

GEIS - un;featherweightsfan

Does the gift of my presence count?

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Flower Power

[sod_off]

[Hell of a thing to get sudden visions of. Wasn't his own, that was for sure. Spike could easily guess who's it was though, so he started looking once it faded. Quiet steps and easy strides, although he didn't hide his presence. Crouching down besides the duckling, long leather coat flaring out behind him.]

You remember where you are, Nugget? What's going on?

[There's a rough kind of gentleness to his voice.]

[in_her_shadow]

[ At first, she doesn't realize the past has been shared. She just knows she looks utterly ridiculous - weak - right now, and wipes some dribble from her beak, shaking as she tries to stand up. ]

I, uh... j-just... some of that food isn't agreeing with me. I don't think the Fae know about expiration dates.

[sod_off]

[Spike reaches out and offers his hand to help her stand. He'll stay crouched, but he can at least provide some steady-strength for her to get up.]

Don't think it was that. Hate to break it to you, but I saw what happened.

[in_her_shadow]

[ She almost takes the hand, but freezes when he drops what happened. ]

...What did you see?

[sod_off]

[Spike reaches out to gently make her face him. So she can understand what he's saying fully.]

Nothing, since you clearly don't want it.

[He'll forget he saw that, or keep it secret, or whatever. But she needs to know that it did happen, and others might've seen it too.]

[in_her_shadow]

[ Her breath hitches, and she then grabs the flower corsage and violently rips it off. There might be tears in her eyes, but she's quick to get rid of that evidence by wiping her face with the back of her arm. ]

Ugh...! We're just... stupid... toys for these people! They're just sick freaks!

Text | un: F.R.I.D.A.

[gunsandrosegold]

[ While Frida is aware enough to realize that might not be a serious answer, they decide to reply honestly anyway. ]

I think if it has helped or was appreciated by someone else, than I would say it counts.

[in_her_shadow]

is my world the only one that has sarcasm or what

[gunsandrosegold]

No, I’m familiar with sarcasm. But I also believe that sometimes people don’t realize the impact they have on others.

Often people deserve to know how they affect those around them.

[in_her_shadow]

did i come off that desperate for comfort

[gunsandrosegold]

No. But everyone still deserves to hear it now and then.

[in_her_shadow]

i'm good actually

i'm not some desperate blogger who vaugeposts for attention

was just bored

party

[nothasty]

[ Fangorn does not show surprise to be approached by a talking, anthropomorphic duck. It was fairly recently that he became acquainted with the existence of hobbits, after all. He doesn't quite recognize her verbiage, but he does understand the sentiment from her tone and the gestures she makes. ]

Burárum. I have fought against the thrall of more powerful sorceresses than she. A wizard's domain I have helped to conquer! There is much that may be done to dampen her power. Are there sorcerers in this realm?

[in_her_shadow]

[ In turn, her shock over a talking tree-dude is minimal. Life back home is weird, life HERE is weird, just... why not, at this point? Sure. Whatever. ]

Probably. There are dragons here, too. Anything could be here.

[ Half-shrug, and she chews on another snack. ]

[nothasty]

[ Treebeard rumbles to himself. He knows about Smaug and what happened in the Battle of Five Armies. ]

Mmmdragons are troublesome. Do they trouble this place much? Or do they remain far off?

[in_her_shadow]

We've only seen one so far. We managed to defeat it - [ using the term "we" very loosely here ] - but then the Fae took it away. No idea what they plan to do with the big lizard.

[nothasty]

MM, as long as the dragon was prevented from reaching any of the castle's riches, it should not trouble you further. If it discovered there was gold here, however...

[ His words trail off. That would be unfortunate, is the unspoken intent. ]

[in_her_shadow]

... Worse than killing us all, which it already planned on doing?

[ It was breathing fire and laying waste to the castle and land. She's not sure how much worse it could have gotten. ]

GEIS | un: foxygranpa

[autumnsrunaway]

hello leena please change the username to lucien this is not funny i am not joking

[in_her_shadow]

no ♥

i need more angy lucien icons

[autumnsrunaway]

Leena That Is An Unacceptable Answer Change This User Name At Once Also Where Is The Pnuctuation Marks And How Did You Make A Heart

especially if this cr continues, yes

[in_her_shadow]

i can't hold your hand forever

you gotta fly out of the nest and learn on your own

this one is kida angy

[autumnsrunaway]

Leena, Would it help it i said please. Still cant fnid the question mark.

[in_her_shadow]

you're a big boy now, i'm sure you can get it