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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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[They're joking! Mostly! At the very least, there's no malice in their voice, just the regular teasing tone of a sibling talking about their brother.]
Whatever information you've found in the library, you must keep in mind that they are allowing you to find it. They enjoy seeing y- ... seeing us struggle.
[Loki correct themselves because here in this place, they are equals. They are not a god and mortal with all the trappings that come with that relationship, but simply two beings who have found each other in the midst of everything.]
Perhaps, though, you could show me some of these new constellations. Shame this party is so early in the day.
[Otherwise they could snuggle close under Loki's fur cloak as they watched the stars. Jane could point out the patterns, and Loki could come up with a story for each one.]
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[ She has to laugh; her time on Asgard had been short, she hadn't even left their palace before things had gone...awry. ]
I wish I could show you. Maybe tonight, when the sun sets? [ The weather seems to bend with the mood of the fae, and so far today it was pleasant enough. Maybe the night would bring no clouds, and she could point out the new ones she'd mapped and compared to those she'd found in the library. ]
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[They smile fondly, none the wiser that that date shall never be. Since surely by the time the night comes, they will both be in their right minds and thoroughly embarrassed by this. Well, technically Loki wouldn't say no to a date with her under normal circumstances, but the opposite is probably not true.
Wrapping an arm around her, Loki pulls her in closer as they continue meandering about.]
For now I shall settle for having you with me here. And to "settle" for something as grand as that, well, I feel almost undeserving.
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[ And, well - Loki might just be surprised. The embarrassment is a given, Jane is going to be humiliated at the number of people she'd become convinced were her partners, but an opportunity to relax and sit under the stars...
It's enticing. ]
You're anything but underserving, Loki. [ A gently little nudge, even as she wiggles in closer against their side. It's...nice. ] I'm the one who feels like an imposter. I'm just a human, you know?
[ And Loki is, well. Loki. ]
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[Loki stops, looking to her and tilting her head up towards them so that she will see the sincerity in their eyes as they speak.]
Humans are wonderful creatures, Lady Jane. And leagues more impressive than the gods. You are capable of such change, such innovation, and such determination that I cannot help but to envy you. You are the writers of your own stories, not bound to a single path as we are.
And you, my dear, are exceptional even amongst all humanity.
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...Thank you.
[ The party has faded into nothing, inconsequential in the background and Jane looks up, meeting their eyes, almost shy. She's worked very hard to be where she is, to have those degrees and really earn the title of Dr. Foster. Recognition always feels really, really good. ]
And, well. You're exceptional too. I hope you know that. I'm not just saying it.
wrapping so we can move onto them dealing with the After
They give her head a light kiss, still looking like an embarrassed schoolgirl. It is difficult to make Loki speechless, but somehow she's succeeded. Their time together is soft and quiet, something both of them desperately needed.]