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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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[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.
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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. ]
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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?
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[ 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.
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[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.]
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[ 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. ]
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[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.
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He brushes himself off after, removing the glove for now. ]
I'd have been fine. I'm fifteen now.
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[He gives Hiro a little shoulder nudge as he walks by.]
Let's go grab your stuff and head somewhere else. Got a few places around.
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[ Nudged!! walkin tho. Despite his security measures, he would really like to get his tech back into his own hands. ]
Yeah? ... Where do you live?
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Uh. Well? So the whole place is split up into fae courts, and each court has their own dorms. Been staying in one of those. I think I have a roommate, but I haven't met them yet.
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[ Hiro's still not fully sold on this magic nonsense. ]
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Without me being able to test anything serious or get close to them? I think so, yeah.
[It isn't that he 'can't'. It's that he won't. Something feels really off, and his reviving here is only the tip of it.]
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[ Hiro already knows his brother, but a year and a half of superheroing has also fine-tuned his sense for shenanigans. ]
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[Narciso You Bastard.
Either way. I would rather get as much info as we can.
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[ He spots his gear, so he dashes ahead to go pick it back up. Starting with purple helmet and visor. ]
Baymax usually does all the scanning, so my helmet's not super well equipped, but it can do the basics.
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It fills his heart with so much pride and joy, he almost misses the helmet and everything. What is he a superhero?]
Basics might be all we need, but if we need more we can probably figure something out.
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Anyway, Hiro pops on the helmet. Snags a couple more pieces of his armor, including the other glove. There’s a flicker of light on the visor as his HUD comes up and… That is 100% a superhero outfit. ]
Yeah? So what am I looking for first? Any ideas?
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To be honest? Anything. I haven't been able to find anything useful. I'd take a nickel alloy at this point.
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Like automatically taking in that request and putting it into the helmet. A tap to a button on the side, and then ... no ... other physical input? Not even a virtual keyboard. (Neurotransmitter.) ]
Nickel, got it. Lemme see what I can do.
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He can't say it though. It'd make Hiro's head get too big for his shoulders.]
I mean, if you find anything else, I'd take that too.
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Yeah, I'll extend it to other metals. Lemme just ...
[ Huh. He frowns? Taps on the side of his helmet. ]
Aww, man. This one doesn't have spectral cameras. Just infrared.
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How many helmets do you have?
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[ He does still look around with the infrared, but it's not going to tell him much, alas. ]
I guess the ultra armor counts as its own. And the underwater one. The exosuit can run through any of my regular helmets though.
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