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Test Drive Meme #2

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.



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miraclewater: (drama)

Nahobino | SMTV: Vengence

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-17 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
ooc: new player & character here. may contain vague spoilers for smtvv, but anything concrete will have a spoiler warning

i. the party
[Somewhere at the edge of the party, the Nahobino lingers. He's a striking figure -- long blue hair catching the early morning rays, a few glowing accents dotting his body, but he seems to be trying to lay a little low. Nobody here is hostile, so he's more in the mood to sit back and see how this all plays out.

He's got a plate of some assorted food, but doesn't seem to be eating any of it. But after the Lawspeaker, well, speaks, he regards it a bit more suspiciously. He picks some kind fruit tart and looks it over for a moment, until his yellow gaze slides to whoever's nearby.]


Well. What do you think?

ii. chance at dance
[Normally they wouldn't really get drawn into a dance, but there's just something so infectious about this music. Besides, what's a dance but a battle without the blood?

He's feeling confident enough to offer a hand to anyone nearby who looks like another Adopted (those fairies can wait their turn!). He doesn't smile, but there's something in the lilt of his voice that makes it clear he's in a good mood.]


Care to dance?

[A new song's starting soon. What kind will it be, he wonders?]

iii. GEIS
UN: nahobeeho
ive given a number of gifts, but nothing terribly meaningful. i prefer acts of service

why? has anyone given you a gift lately?

iv. wildcard
[ go crazy! ]
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ii.

[personal profile] aspirings 2025-03-17 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
[... Alright, well.

Tsukasa's gotten used to a lot of things over his time here, despite his own normie status. He's Seen Some Things.

But.

This guy is... truly on another level, isn't he? The eyes, the hair, the get-up, the... the hair--

Oh, wait, he said something.]


Oh!

[A dance. Right. Tsukasa blinks, and then shrugs a little; he's a performer, so agreeing to a dance is easy so long as he can manage to not stare at this guy while they do so.]

Sure, that's fine with me. Let's do it, then.

[It seems they'll be stepping out onto the dance floor just in time for another cheerfully upbeat song to start.]
miraclewater: (hmmm)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-17 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[It's fine. He can tolerate staring, so long as it's not a death glare.]

Good. I haven't seen you in a while.

[The familiarity with which he speaks surprises himself. He's used to having two memories swirling around in his head, but this third magic intrusion doesn't know where to fit. Even so, he feels as if he's known Tsukasa for so long.]
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[personal profile] aspirings 2025-03-17 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
It has been some time, hasn't it?

[The words come easily even though he really doesn't know why; still, all of a sudden, it feels like he's dancing with someone he's known most of his life. An old friend, in a place where he doesn't have any old friends--comforting, in a way he doesn't want to take for granted. He really has no natural defenses whatsoever against magical mental influences, so he falls into it face first.

Dancing, at least, does sincerely come naturally to Tsukasa after all of the practice he's had at it, so Tsukasa'll pretty comfortably sweep him into a dance that matches the upbeat pace of the music. They've been friends for ages, after all.]


Still, it's so good to see you again! Even if I wouldn't wish being kidnapped here on anyone, I'm glad for that much.
miraclewater: (escape chance 0%)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-17 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Yes. How long. Since before he became the Nahobino as they are now...? Yes, that must be it. They saw each other in school. Right?

Dancing isn't really in his skill set, but he's clearly got enough natural grace to follow along well. He'll let Tsukasa lead, just mirroring the steps where it feels natural.]


I'm glad to see you well. [This world can't be as dangerous as Da'at, which he's glad for.] How long have you been here?
aspirings: (pic#17509096)

[personal profile] aspirings 2025-03-17 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's handling the dance very well, and besides which! It's fun, which is all that matters.]

Hmmm! It's been about two months now.

[...

Don't think too hard about that, Tsukasa.

Down that pathway lies more panic attacks.]


--Regardless! I'm sure it's only a matter of time before we get home properly. There's no need to worry!
miraclewater: (hmmm)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-18 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Two months... that's not too terrible.]

Hm. You think so?

[He's not as convinced, but he'll be polite and not say that.]

How bad is it here?
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[personal profile] aspirings 2025-03-18 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I do think so!

[He says, confidently, with absolutely unfounded certainty and no reason for it.

It's fine.]


Er, aside from the dragon, it's been relatively fine, I suppose. For a kidnapping.
miraclewater: (i see you)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-18 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
...The dragon?

[Goddamnit. What is it now. Always some goddamn serpent causing issues out here.

Nahobino's grip on Tsukasa tightens just slightly, tensing, but... the mood here is jovial and light. If there was a dragon, it's clearly gone.]


Did someone beat it?
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[personal profile] aspirings 2025-03-18 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's no judgment here from that response or tightened grip; he gets it. It had been harrowing for all of them, but for someone with absolutely no combat experience, it's... something he won't be forgetting any time soon.

So Tsukasa just takes a deep breath in and nods solemnly.]


Everyone did, together. Most everyone who can fight here ended up working together to defeat it. And once it was incapacitated, the fae spirited it away somewhere.
miraclewater: (Default)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-19 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Spirited it away, hm. Not killed it. Hard to say whether that's mercy, or something to worry about in the future. He won't know until he gets a better idea of these fae.]

That's good. I'm glad you weren't hurt. [So there is some degree of danger here, it's just... there's more defenses? Good to know.]

But what about those who can't fight?
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[personal profile] aspirings 2025-03-19 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[What about those who can't fight? Right, like Tsukasa himself. Those memories are stark--cowering away from the dragon and its flames, avoiding ceilings and debris and in general, feeling as though he was so absolutely out of his depth, more than he's ever been before--

He frowns, brow furrowed, mind only half on the steps of their dance.]


Well, I suppose for now, everyone is fending for themselves as best they can.
miraclewater: (moody)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-19 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a subtle shift, more easily noticed by two minds paying attention. Of course, he should know Tsukasa isn't a fighter. His dear friend. Right?]

Are they being left behind? [He frowns, just slightly. It's an attempt to test the waters, to measure the temperature of this place. How cutthroat is it, really? Are the weak protected at all, or...]

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i.

[personal profile] soulsighting 2025-03-17 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
[For someone who's trying to lay low, he does stick out in the crowd. Caelus notices them from around the corner, and they can't help but stare a bit. He looked... Different? From a lot of the people here for that matter. It catches their attention, and they walk toward him, friendly of course. There doesn't seem to be anything malicious about Caelus as they walk to his side and stare down.]

If you eat that, you're stuck here. I guess it doesn't matter though, you're likely stuck here anyway.

[Caelus greets them with a friendly smile, holding a pastry in their hand as they take a bite out of it. Happily munching on it, even if they don't get any real pleasure in eating. It was just a thing they mimicked. Although, it did taste good...]

If you do decide to eat it, it won't kill you.
miraclewater: (look at my hand)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-17 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Such beauty is only natural for a divine being of their caliber (a JRPG protagonist).

He considers the morsel again, turning it slightly. It seems pointless to resist then, if they're stuck anyway... even so, in the back of his head, Aogami advises caution.

This person -- demon, he assumes, from Caelus' looks -- doesn't seem to have a problem.]


Hmm. Are you sure that's all it does? [He doesn't want the food to be an excuse for these fae to hold him with a collar. Some kind of... binding magic, you know.]
soulsighting: dns (Default)

[personal profile] soulsighting 2025-03-17 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[They're about to answer that question, before they notice something odd about his soul. There's two of them in one body, and while not impossible, this was one of the few instances where it was actually visible to their eye. Caelus quickly straightening their back, and staring directly into his soul, and to the one beyond the initial one.]

... There's two of you.

[All this time talking to mankind, and they're still not the greatest at conversation. Beautiful. No notes.]

A bit stuffy in there, isn't it? Or are you not aware that there's another soul in your body?
miraclewater: (ring ring banana phone)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-17 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah. They're straight to the point. Nahobino straightens as well, though his expression hardly changes.

Something even odder about the two of them, for two souls in one body, is that they seem to fit surprisingly comfortably in there.

He waits a moment for Caelus to continue, but then... that's not the commentary he was expecting.]


You can tell that, but you don't know what I am? [...Interesting. Most demons he's met who recognize that sort of thing know what a nahobino is, what that means.]
soulsighting: dns (Default)

[personal profile] soulsighting 2025-03-17 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, this is kind of weird. They're staring in curiosity, and maybe they're getting a bit too close with those few steps forward. Although, there's nothing outright malicious about Caelus and their movements. They're fascinated than anything, tilting their head to the side to get a better look at the other soul on the inside.]

Nope. I have no idea what you are. If you wanna tell me, then that's fine. I'll be happy to listen.

[Now they're stepping forward again, just barely hovering over the smaller man. Their eyes staring down at the soul, and getting a much better look of what's inside. A hand tapping at their chin.]

Both different colors, but also similar... Very interesting. I've only seen this in one instance, and that was with my sister and I.
miraclewater: (i see you)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-17 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nahobino looks up, feeling the hair on the back of their neck rise. Is this some kind of intimidation tactic? They make sure not to move, holding their ground. Their fingers twitch in anticipation of things going south.

Young man, there's no telling what else they can tell with such developed senses, Aogami says in the back of his head. There's a long pause. What colors do you think we are?

There's not much time to consider that when Caelus continues. Sister and them...?]


That, [What? Even demons with siblings don't sync up in the same way a demon matches their Knowledge.] You're very strange.
soulsighting: dns (Default)

[personal profile] soulsighting 2025-03-17 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[They hardly realize they're so close and personal. Far too distracted to see that inner soul within them since there was only that one instance that they dealt with. It's fascinating to see from the outside, but they stop once they say something and Caelus is left blinking a few times. Their eyes darting back and forth around the area, and then at Nahobino, who's only several centimeters away from them.]

Oopsssss. Sorry, I didn't realize I got so close.

[Finally, Caelus takes a step back a bit sheepishly, but still friendly in their demeanor. That sheepish look paired off with a soft chuckle, as they finally come to realize that they were awfully close and probably intimidating, given their height and overall stature.]

I guess you could call me strange. I'm... A soul reaper. I can see people's souls, and yours just got my attention is all.
miraclewater: (Default)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-18 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. They blink as Caelus actually backs up, eyes widening just a touch. He didn't expect such an imposing demon to actually be thoughtful and polite. Usually demons of his stature are very self-absorbed.

Right. Anyway. Soul reaper... he's never heard of that, but that sounds like it follows.]


I'm used to attention. [Now who's self-absorbed? Either way, Nahobino has relaxed a touch. He can feel Aogami still being tense in the back, but they'll take a pleasant conversation over a fight any day.]

Hm. Are you one of the locals here?

[One of the fae, that is.]
soulsighting: dns (Default)

[personal profile] soulsighting 2025-03-18 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[THEY'RE NOT A DEMON GOD DAMMIT well maybe they can be. Still, it seems like the boy isn't as tense as before, and they can sit well knowing that. Caelus still holding a very casual air about them, which might be a bit strange at first, but again, they don't mean any real harm, if at all. Though, they can definitely tell that the soul in there is on guard, so they have to tread carefully, as to not anger one of the one's inside.]

Absolutely not. I've been here for about two months though, and gotten to know my court leader just recently.

[They tilt their head curiosity, taking a bite out of their pastry. Happily chewing a few times before swallowing the bite down. Their attention shifting back to Nahobino.]

Are you familiar with the fae?
miraclewater: (ring ring banana phone)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-18 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sorrrry everyone who isn't human is a demon to them. That's just how things work in their world. Unless...

Interesting, then. They're not just snatching up humans. Nahobino alone is proof of that, but he'd thought maybe they'd just gotten confused.

Fae, though?]


Like fairies? I know some. [That's a family of demons, sure. He knows plenty of fairies.]
soulsighting: dns (Default)

[personal profile] soulsighting 2025-03-18 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Fairies, yeah. But the fae you're familiar with, might not be the ones keeping us here. There's a library somewhere, but I don't think you guys are allowed to leave the party yet without getting into trouble. I don't know much about it; other people are much more familiar.

[They would sneak out and maybe get a book from the library now that Caelus was an established Adopted here, but they didn't want to risk it. It would be bad if they got in trouble before getting home. While they could get away with things back home, they certainly can't do it here. Unless they want to be transformed into a tree or something.]

I would be careful though. Try to stay in this location until the night is over.

[That being said Caelus finally breathes and smiles in a friendly manner again. Careful not to come off as someone who is hostile because... They really aren't.]

I'm Caelus, by the way. There's some of us here, but I'm one of the deities that got dragged here by the fae.
miraclewater: (look at my hand)

[personal profile] miraclewater 2025-03-18 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maybe not. Most of the fairies he's met have been relatively benevolent for demons, what with Oberon taking in the wounded and lost students, but... this kidnapping or whatever it is strikes him as a bit more extreme than that. Nobody's been eaten yet, as far as he's aware.]

What happens at the end of the night? [They hadn't really been planning on sneaking out, but he's wary of any kind of restrictions nowadays. Still, he's not going to do anything stupid.

Ah. A deity. Yeah, that makes sense.]
They call me Nahobino. [He watches for a moment to see if Caelus has any reaction to that word. Maybe not, if things are different where he was from.]

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