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Test Drive Meme #2

TDM #2 - March/April 2025
🦋 Introduction

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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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sod_off: (Spike 20)

Upbeat it is then.

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-21 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Spike tilted his head, listening to the music. Glad it wasn't slower or something--the upbeat quality of the tune wouldn't mean couples-type dancing. Not that he felt like he had to be proper anyways. Only when he wanted to be.

"I'd say 's a pleasure, but with the circumstances we're in." With a low chuckle, but Spike offers his hand anyway to pull her further onto the floor. "I'm Spike."
haveaname: (Default)

[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-24 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah, well it is a bit strange. And I keep thinking I'm going to wake up any moment."

She'd certainly had stranger dreams, especially since she had changed. But then this did feel awfully real, and she wasn't able to see through it no matter how hard she tried.

Taking the offered hand she stepped out a bit closer to where everyone else was dancing.

"Hopefully it hasn't been too long though, or Sir Integra will yell for sure. I mean Master just returned, so if I were to go missing it's like we just traded off."
sod_off: (Spike 7)

Okay to ping her as vampire?

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-25 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Hate to be the bearer of bad news then, Pet. This isn't a dream. You've been kidnapped." Idly, Spike wondered who Sir Integra--or Master--was. Which meant that while he was leading her to the floor, he took another good look to study her.

[OOC: I've been out of Hellsing long enough to not remember how they tell other vamps. Spike has no soul though, if that's detectable. Otherwise he looks human unless the game face comes out. He IS slightly cooler than a normal human to the touch though. No heartbeat or need to breathe either.]
haveaname: (Default)

Feel free

[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-25 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
"But why would anyone want to kid nap me? It doesn't make sense."

It wasn't like she was all that important, not compared to Sir Integra, and she wasn't anywhere near as powerful as Alucard. But if she was kid napped, then she'd surly find a way back, or someone would come for her, they wouldn't just leave her there. Right? She could feel his eyes on her though, and just laughed nervously.

"I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding. We'll get it all sorted out."

[ooc: She does still have the marks on her neck, and of course there is her arm. Also as a fully awakened vampire her eyes are red. Other than that there's the fangs, but other than that she might seem human.]
sod_off: (Spike 19)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-25 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Another vampire? What were the fae doing? Why?

Spike knew he wasn't likely to get answers to those questions.

"Why do the fae do anything? Because that's who's behind this. You've been kidnapped by the fae, just like the rest of us." They were now apart of the crowd but with enough space to move. Spike didn't try for proper position, just swayed slightly to the beat and encouraged her to move too.
haveaname: (Kitten)

[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-25 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"You mean the little things with wings that live in the woods?"

Vampires, werewolves, regenerators and holy relics had certainly opened Seras's eyes to the possibility. And she'd had thirty years since she herself had been turned and introduced to the reality of what was once just myths. So it wasn't that she found it entirely impossible, just not something she would have expected.

"It doesn't really feel much like a kid napping. But I guess they are supposed to be tricky."

Seras followed suit with Spike moving in time with the music, but not doing anything too flashy or impressive with her dancing. It wasn't something she really did that often, and it felt a little strange to do in uniform.
sod_off: (Spike 20)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-27 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"I mean the kidnap your baby and replace it, spirit you off to another realm because you danced with them, non-human morality fae. More than just the kind you're thinking of." Spike answered easily, raising an eyebrow.

Both were just kind of moving to the beat, focusing more on the conversation it seemed. "It doesn't feel like a kidnapping because of the party atmosphere, but that's what it is."
haveaname: (r-right)

[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-28 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"That sounds a lot less friendly."

Definitely not the kind of thing she would want to be around, she'd have to look into that and well hopefully it really hasn't been a hundred years or something before she can get back.

"The music is pretty good."
sod_off: (Spike 20)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-29 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
"It'd be better if it was punk, or hard rock." At least it's danceable to. "Fae are basically the ultimate outsiders. They don't really have morality the way humans think of it, in good and evil. Least that's what I remember from tales and have gleaned so far."
haveaname: (Fully realized)

[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-29 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe, but at least it's not that ball room stuff, a waltz or whatever. Then I'd really be in trouble."

Because even this much was about her limit to knowing how to dance, something formal or slow, she wouldn't stand a chance.

"They sound kind of like jerks."
sod_off: (Spike 19)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-29 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
"I'd love to see you say that to their faces. Except Narciso. Don't say it to him. He's a great guy." After Spike says it, he pauses, then looks like he sucked on a lemon. "Forget I said anything." Damnit. Bloody Charm ability.

"Why would ballroom give you trouble? I mean, other than the arm maybe." Time for a topic switch. "Actually, the waltz was pretty fast for its time. Not that slow stuff you see now."
haveaname: (r-right)

[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-29 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
"I will, just as soon as I see one of them. Well, maybe not jerks exactly, but I will tell them it isn't right."

She laughs a little nervously, she wasn't really sure if that was something she should do but it would probably feel good. At the question her cheeks grew a little darker, curious she could still do that being dead, and twiddled her fingers a little.

"Ah well, I never learned, I've have ever been to a dance like that or anything."
sod_off: (Spike 28)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-29 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, well, we have to fix that." There is a mischievous smirk on Spike's face that bodes no good. He's going to have fun with this.

"So, first I'm not sure what we do about your arm. Usually it goes up along my own to my shoulder. We join my left and your right out a bit to the side. Like so." He's just going to step into her space, and put their hands in position. "My arm goes around your lower back and waist, and that's how you lead a person. Don't worry too much about your feet; just follow me and keep the beat." As his arm slid around her waist. Spike tilted his head for a moment, then proceeded to lead her in a 'proper' dance. Albeit to upbeat music.
haveaname: (Oh crap)

[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-29 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Wait, what?"

She was caught off guard a bit, the shadows of her arm shifting and turning a bit, but gradually reforming to mostly resemble an actual arm. Seras barely had time to really process what was going on when she started, still trying to get the position properly down.

"W-we're so close."

What if she stepped on his foot, or stepped the wrong way?
sod_off: (Spike 26)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-29 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Are we? I hadn't noticed." Spike replied, deliberately and obviously playing innocent. He was having fun with this. "Think about how scandalous this was at the time. Would've been...mid 1800s or so? I might be remembering wrong."

They were close, but as long as she relaxed she'd do fine. Follow his lead.
haveaname: (Oh crap)

[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-29 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
"How could you not?"

They were close enough there's no way anyone would be able to even think about getting between them. Absolutely no way was there any personal space when you were this close with someone, you could see everything, smell it, if she had a heartbeat it would have been racing.

"The 1800s, you were alive that long ago?"

Despite doing so a bit clumsily at first, she managed to follow without it looking too out of place. But it was far from a graceful dance.
sod_off: (Spike 28)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-29 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Spike laughed, clearly amused. "I noticed. We're actually a little closer than is proper, but I don't mind." She was fun to tease.

"Born in 1853. Look good for my age, don't I?" With another chuckle. "I'm a vampire, Pet. If you couldn't tell." He was 99.9% sure she was too. "And look at you. You're doing fine for your first time. I get to be close to an attractive girl, and you get to learn to dance."
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[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-29 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
"You do. I wasn't born until 1979, though I died in 1999."

Which has been thirty years ago, but of course she hadn't aged a day since she'd been turned either. Other than her arm, everything was pretty much the same as it had been when she died and was turned.

"T-thanks, I'm doing my best."
sod_off: (Spike 8)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-29 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
"1880. When I died. Best thing that ever happened to me." Spike replied easily. "Too bad, you missed Punk's heyday. Some great acts came out of the London scene. I was in New York though. Also had some great acts there." He's just going to keep her talking and not focusing on her feet. So long as she goes with his lead, she's fine.
haveaname: (Kitten)

[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-29 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know about the best, but I wanted to live and this was a lot better than being turned into a ghoul. Or just dying."

The conversation was a good distraction and she was starting to relax a bit, though she was still very aware of just how close they were. But it did help her to follow Spike's lead and to keep time with the music.

"What were some of your favorites?"
sod_off: (Spike 7)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-29 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Sex Pistols." Spike responds without hesitation. "Enjoyed the Clash too. Ramones. Easier to say what I didn't like really." It was a little awkward with the upbeat music, but they were managing well for that.

"What about you? What's your taste?" A beat. "Oh, and Billy Idol stole my look."
haveaname: (Default)

[personal profile] haveaname 2025-03-29 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
"I know some of those."

Well pretty much everyone knew of the Ramones, but the Clash was good.

"Snuff, and a few other things. Not that I got to actually see any of them, just hear it when it would come on the radio."
sod_off: (Spike 53)

[personal profile] sod_off 2025-03-29 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Still counts in my opinion." Spike encouraged. "Might have to see if we can get records and a record player here. Or something. All this lute and mandolin stuff is going to drive me starkers after a bit."