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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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See, arm around his shoulder was okay. Hands on the strong yet thing membranes of his wings? He doesn't know you well enough for that trust, Harry. Better the wings be put away.
"It's part of what I am. Half-Kree, which makes me strong and durable. Half-Skrull, which makes me a shapeshifter. It's biology at work. And lots of evolution."
Does the guy even know what evolution is? Well, it doesn't matter. For his next parlor trick Teddy's form shifts even more. The clothes stay on, shifting with him as he becomes shorter, his body becoming more that of a runner. His skin goes to a more human shade, his eyes green, his hair Snow White. Even the shape of his face changes, and instead of a smile, he smirks.
"And this is what Tommy looks like. If you see someone with this face but dark hair and hazel eyes, that's my Billy."
He's not saying the guy should flirt with Tommy. He's just answering a question. And maybe showing off. Honestly it's more for the sake of the fae around them than it is for Harry. He wants them aware that he can pull their own tricks on them if it moves him.
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"Never heard o'Kree or Skrull, but a shapeshifter? If ye weren't already taken, I'd take ye anywhere ye wanted. Yer twin's free then? An here? Ye wouldny consider an introduction, would ye? F'yer good ol pal Harry?"
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God, is Tommy free? Teddy is never quite sure. The way he's been dancing around David back home is intriguing, but is that something this Tommy has even encountered yet? He doesn't know.
"The thing is, it's hard to pin down a speedster. You'll need to go for your own luck on that one."
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"I'd settle for an introduction, but I do like a challenge. I think my chances're good tae at least get a date."
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That said, Teddy had been forced into a few things when he'd first been crowned. Took really consolidating his power to have his own authority for real.
"You're chances are not zero, so that's something."
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Harry snorted and leaned on Teddy, "Ye really hev no confidence in me, do ye? I could charm th'birds right from the trees given half a chance!"
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God, how does he begin to explain all of this to the guy? Actually, did he owe the guy an explanation?
"But Tommy isn't someone won merely by charm."
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He didn't get introspective often, and it was even less likely to happen with a complete stranger, but who else did he have to talk to? Thus far he hadn't found anyone from home. He had to find an ally someplace and Teddy seemed like a really useful one.
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"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."
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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.
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So as much as he'd love to chatter, there are others to see.
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"Aye. Should probably go find someone else tae bother myself. Don't be a stranger? Ye know how tae use the phones they gave us?" Because not all the people he'd met seemed to have the same sort of technology back home, so it seemed reasonable to check.
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He wants to make sure that he can reach Harry if he needs to.
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Harry winked as he rattled off his contact information. Teddy was useful and probably a soft touch, always a plus in a potential ally. And he liked the guy, not that he'd admit to a genuine emotion. That was just asking for trouble.
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Sometimes positive assumptions are useful.
"I'd say the same to you, but it goes without saying."
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