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NOVEMBER TEST DRIVE MEME




NOVEMBER 2019 TEST DRIVE MEME









Welcome to November's Test Drive Meme! This month's Test Drive's theme is: DEATH/ZOMBIE HORROR.

All Test Drive Memes contain at least one clue to the Deerington's upcoming in-game events for the month! Keep your eyes peeled! But...not literally.

Characters may die during TDMs, but you do not need to count it towards a game-canonical death unless you want to. Consider it a freebie. All TDMs can be considered game canon as TDMs introduce minor aspects about the world of Deerington that can be revisited by characters later on in the game. You may also use TDMs for your application writing sample as well as AC.

CW: Possible mild cannibalism, organs (including pictures of fake food that looks like organs), mutant insect in linked picture, blood, sensations of starvation, possible binge eating, possible binge drinking.
Don't forget to tag content whenever necessary. Have fun!











NOT BEAST NOR KIN


The blood and organs that have been festering in the ground and walls of Deerington seem to not only be attracting rats at this point, but something far more dangerous and... just plain gross. These deadly looking maggots are roughly the size of an average human. They’re slithering in an out of the ground, filling up holes where some organs seem to have burst open, or writhing around in the wake of the red waves that have left bloody puddles in the street. If you keep your distance, they’re mostly just disgusting to watch, adding to the feeling of utter decay that the town has gone into.

But those who wander too close or who are unfortunate enough to go by a nest of these maggots without noticing could end up swarmed. They can leap farther than something that large should physically be capable of and the sharp teeth on the end of their bodies will pierce through even the toughest of skin and bone. Once they latch on, they won’t let go; not until they’ve finished their meal. If you aren’t quick, the blood loss will be, and you could end up an evening snack for a whole group of these creatures.

They are fairly easy to kill, luckily. Average weapons seem to take them down or you can smash their heads (if you can call it that) with a few good stomps from a boot. The only trouble is how quick they move and how strong they are; you might need to call for help to get away from them when you get cornered by too many of these monsters.


ALL YOU CAN EAT


Maggots aren’t the only things that want to eat, though! And it seems that the community center is aware of that as well. Advertisements are strewn all over town for an all you can eat buffet that will be set up, not even an entrance fee required (though donations are welcome at the door if you’re feeling generous). No one in their right mind would want to go and get food from a party into Deerington at this point though, right? Of course not. You’re way too clever for that.

Except that as the party draws closer, anyone who saw the advertisements will find themselves slowly feeling like they’re starving. There’s a hallow belly feeling that no amount of food you consume will ever be able to fill. It feels like you might go crazy from how bad the hunger gets, craving something to fill your stomach, anything... And in the back of your mind, you might remember the buffet. You might start to feel a strange realization that the food they’re offering will actually help get rid of your cravings and you’ll be drawn to the party no matter how adamant you’ve been that it’s not a good idea.

The spread they offer isn’t something that should be appetizing to most on a regular basis; raw, very clearly human organs are laid out across the table on fairly decorative plates. A fountain of what looks like blood is put up in place of chocolate for you to dip your food into. No matter how disgusted you might normally feel, you find yourself practically drooling at the mouth and you’re quick to grab a plate and dive in.

At least the drinks look like they’re normal; sodas, beer, wine, champagne, and liquors ready to create your favorite cocktails. A menu will give you an idea of what pairs best with each organ, so make sure you select something that goes perfectly with your plate of intestines.

What would a Deerington party be without something tricky attached to all this. Even the smallest bites of any of the organs will offer sudden changes to the consumer, each power growing stronger the more that you eat.

  • Eating BRAINS will make it so that you are able to hear another person’s thoughts. Anyone standing near by, really. They’ll trickle in slowly at first, but the more that you eat, the more you’ll hear, and eventually it could become overwhelming. Sometimes you can focus in on just one person if you stare at them intently, but that could make you look like a creep. Maybe you should just go somewhere quiet until it passes.

  • Eating a HEART will make you feel compelled to confess your emotions to someone. Maybe a specific person or maybe it’s towards a complete stranger, but you just want to get everything out onto the table. You’re overcome with feelings so strong you don’t know how to contain them anymore and you’ve just got to get them out somehow.

  • Eating LIVER will cause you to want to drink. A lot. You might find that you’re not able to get enough, even. It doesn’t make you immune to the alcohol though, so it’s got the potential to lead some pretty nasty alcohol poisoning if you aren’t careful. Characters who usually can’t get drunk will find that consuming liver makes them a total lightweight. Woops. Better have someone help you walk home.

  • Eating the STOMACH will make you want to eat everything. You’ll no longer feel starving, but you just want to taste any food that’s near you, and you won’t stop no matter how full you feel. It’s not just organs, but any food consumed outside of the buffet. It might be a bad time to go to Peter’s Pizza for a late night meal.

  • Eating INTESTINES will give you an abundance of courage. You’ll find that you’ve got guts you never knew you had and it might make you willing to go tell your crush how you feel about them, or tell off that one guy who’s been pissing you off for weeks, or maybe you might start to think it’s cool to go scale a building or fight a monster when you don’t have any skill sets to actually take one down. Hopefully you don’t do anything you’ll regret in the morning— assuming you don’t get yourself killed doing something stupid, of course.

  • Eating EYEBALLS will allow you to obtain the memory of the first person that you touch. Depending on how much you’ve eaten, you may just see a small snippet or you could get sucked in to a full and heavy flashback. The memory will feel like it takes place in real time, but by the time that it’s over, you’ll find that whoever you touched is only just starting to ask you what’s wrong — or tell you to watch where you’re going, buster.


  • All affects from the food will wear off within about an hour if you’ve only had a bite — or they could last up to twelve if you really stuffed yourself. Please be sure to obtain OOC permission from any players for the brain and eyeball prompts!


Character Arrival

You can read how all characters arrive in Deerington here.

There is not a collective "all these characters showed up at the exact same moment" occurrence in Deerington. Since characters fall asleep, die, or pass out at various times throughout all their worlds, it wouldn't make too much sense if they arrived in game all at the exact same time. There should be some discrepancy between character arrival, whether by a couple minutes, hours, or even days up to a week.

The players are entirely in control of how/when they want to play their characters arriving in Deerington. For TDMs, you can play it like your character has just arrived and that can be maintained as your game canon, or you can wait until game events for that moment. Or you don't need to acknowledge it at all. The flexibility for character allows a bit more of an organic feel to the character arrival situation, so please play it to whatever feels right for you.

If you are interested in having an "arrival" introduction for one of your TDM prompts, you are more than welcome to explore that option.
deadbutpretty: (unamused)

[personal profile] deadbutpretty 2019-11-09 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Buffy pretends to debate what sounds more appealing before deciding.]

Your treat, right? I'm kind of broke.
effinphd: (tea & me)

[personal profile] effinphd 2019-11-09 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
Uh-huh. Did they tell you that in their little deer voices? [She's very suspicious okay. Are you secretly a Disney princess, Shiro?

Tragically, Theo is new and doesn't realize how rare a Shiro smile is (yet). Still, it's infectious, and she smiles a little too.
] Santa-deer came through for you, huh?
effinphd: (Default)

[personal profile] effinphd 2019-11-09 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
That's an understatement for this entire place. [Theo pauses, looking down at her gloved hand for a moment before tugging it firmer into place and offering it to shake.]

Theodora. Nice to meet you.
shiro2hero: (incoming dad jokes hold on)

[personal profile] shiro2hero 2019-11-09 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
... No, the Dog Keeper and Sodder did. [Shiro you can't just drop that on someone.]

Without me leaving any cookies, even.
blackmothwings: (10)

[personal profile] blackmothwings 2019-11-09 09:10 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, I suppose it is. [She agrees; she glances down at Theo's extended arm and gently accepts her hand.]

I'm pleased to meet you. It is a pity that the circumstances are... so strange. Have you seen anybody else?
Edited 2019-11-09 09:11 (UTC)
damascusrose: (08)

Daniel | Amnesia: The Dark Descent

[personal profile] damascusrose 2019-11-09 10:17 am (UTC)(link)
[CW: Blood, gore, insects; mentions of emeto and decapitation.]

Arrival


[Truthfully speaking, when Agrippa's disembodied voice had told Daniel he "deserved so much more" and convinced Weyer to save him- well, really, this isn't the outcome he anticipated. Daniel's rather sure this isn't what Agrippa expected, either- he almost wishes the man had come along with him, but of course, he'd just be a severed head at this point. A severed head on its last legs, as it were- Daniel's quite sure that if he hadn't thrown it into the portal when he did, Agrippa would have expired right in his very hands, and then... Alexander would've succeeded, presumably.

He's still unsure how to think about that.

Daniel isn't sure what to make of a lot of things, at the moment. The dream was concerning, the bed was comfortable, the box of Turkish Delights he found in a basket appeared to be almost a sick joke- and then, there's the matter of the blood, viscera, and maggots just outside his new home(?).

It is for this reason that, once he finds the street outside clear of maggots(for now), he works up the nerve to leave the house, clutching the old lantern tightly in his right hand. Mind you, it's quite light outside, but he keeps it close nonetheless- just in case he gets caught out in the dark later. Daniel finds himself anxiously approaching the nearest person who doesn't appear overly busy, and clears his throat.]


Ah, yes. Excuse me. Sorry to bother, but- is this Hell?

[At least he's polite about it.]

Not Beast Nor Kin


[Of course, Daniel can't remain lucky forever. One might even say he has never been lucky before in his whole life, so why on earth would he start now?

The first time he comes upon a maggot up-close he freezes- completely still aside from his suddenly ragged, heavy breathing. It writhes miserably on the ground, apparently unaware of his presence. Daniel takes a step back- another. He's already seen what these creatures do to the gore on the ground- he can make the connection to what they could do to a living body. He realizes, suddenly, that he should squish it. Crush its head under his foot and watch it die.

The thought repulses him, and he nearly doubles over from the sudden rush of nausea, clasping his hands over his mouth. He's trembling like a leaf all of a sudden as panic seizes him. No. Not again. He knows it's not human, but oh God, he can't do this again-

The maggot's writhing stops. It lifts its "head" towards Daniel. Noticing him.

Similarly, Daniel's eyes snap up to make desperate eye contact with anyone in the vicinity. He takes his hands off his mouth, and in a voice that's barely above a whisper:]


Help. Please.

Wildcard


[Hit me up w/ anything, feel free to contact me @ [plurk.com profile] glitchbirds !]
deflectere: (S I X)

[personal profile] deflectere 2019-11-09 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
( the only thing wrong with that is alec's expecting something. he would do exactly the same thing if he were in mickey's shoes so while he stumbles, he grabs onto mickey's shirt when he's close enough and takes the other man with him, landing flat on his back.

the wind whooshes out of him but he still has the presence of mind to rear up to try and headbutt mickey. )
deflectere: (S I X)

[personal profile] deflectere 2019-11-09 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know if anything can make up for that but it's something, I guess.
strangel: (005.)

[personal profile] strangel 2019-11-09 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
( Helena hangs back a moment, watching Harriet before she follows, sticking to the shadows out of habit, trailing her fingers along the nearest wall. She's about to speak when she realises Harriet won't be able to hear her without seeing her.

She prowls along, idly picks up the lid of a trash can, and puts it under her arm, before jogging a few steps to be caught up with Harriet again. )


Do you believe this is dream?
pursuitofcappiness: (neutral)

[personal profile] pursuitofcappiness 2019-11-09 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, 'cause you're new around here. Don't worry, it happens a lot. My treat.
extremeteenbible: ALL ICONS BY ME (Default)

[personal profile] extremeteenbible 2019-11-09 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey! Yeah! Now you're getting the hang of it!

[ The Dellas pop out of existence one by one as each of them deals their maximum of 60 points of damage, but it's nice while it lasts. ]

Say, you're a cleric, right? That's holy magic... I know it when I see it.
fayzedandconfused: (we come running)

[personal profile] fayzedandconfused 2019-11-09 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. She kind of sucks, though, so don't feel too bad for her.
teamfun: (I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed)

[personal profile] teamfun 2019-11-09 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Pretty much! With maybe like a week's breathing space. And it's rarely just one shitty thing.

[This place is tragically lacking scientific findings. Not that Louis would know what he was looking for, but still. ]

Once a month, it switches over. I mean, I've been here for like, four months now and that seems to be the standard. It's super fun.
earthlike: (red carpet)

[personal profile] earthlike 2019-11-09 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Vira-Lorr. It is a pleasure to meet you.

My own name is Nadass Vihalen. Ambassador is my title, much like Runeseeker.
earthlike: (profile CU)

[personal profile] earthlike 2019-11-09 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nadass shakes her head sadly. ]

The distance between our planets is too great. We're only capable of creating and carrying enough fuel for a one-way trip.

[ Maybe, in time, Ninga would be able to fuel a return trip, but Nadass doubts it would be any time soon. ]

It was hard, but it was too great an opportunity, to great an honor for me to pass up.
earthlike: (shy smile)

[personal profile] earthlike 2019-11-09 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
They are interactive, yes. At least, the ones on my home planet are.

[ Earth has not quite caught up to Ningan technology just yet. ]

Even farther than that. There are certainly patterns which resurface throughout history, though I will admit, my knowledge of Earth's history is all secondhand, so I couldn't tell you the extent to which things repeat themselves.
earthlike: (paparazzi)

[personal profile] earthlike 2019-11-09 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Before I arrived here, I was partway through a mission to Earth, serving as a sort of cultural ambassador between our two species.
teamfun: (What it all comes down to)

[personal profile] teamfun 2019-11-09 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[He knows a thing or two about having a shithole to go back to. Of course, he still kind of wants to go home. His remaining family are important to him, he wants to be there with them- even if it is in the worst place ever.]

Pppprrretty much. But hey, so long as you can figure out a way of doing that without going off the deep end? You're golden.
klutziness: homette @ LJ (teenage dirtbag)

sorry for the delay, had a crazy week at work!

[personal profile] klutziness 2019-11-09 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
hey you don't know they aren't the same person!
maybe i know him when he's a kid
weirder things have happened trust me
klutziness: colorise_icons @ LJ (sorry not sorry)

sorry for the delay, had a crazy week at work!

[personal profile] klutziness 2019-11-09 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[All she does is shrug a little.]

I've heard that before. But there are worse things than being disappointed!

[She says this whole-heartedly; she wasn't kidding when she said she's seen a lot of weird stuff.

She opens her mouth to make a retort when the little spark hits her arm. Instead, she yelps, slapping her hand over the stinging spot.]


Hey! Using magic on other people is super rude! Didn't anybody teach you Magic Manners 101?
birdstheword: <user name=birdstheword> (✂ 34)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2019-11-09 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Donno Buffy, those eye balls look pretty appetizing. But it seems like a few people are digging in and ignoring them so it is getting eaten.

Mouthwatering as the table oddly is she bounces at the mention of pizza and claps her hands together once!]


Pizza sounds perfect! I haven't had that in a long time...

[She smiles wildly before reaching out to take one of Buffy's hands in both of hers. There's a gentle tug!]

Lets go before the buffet starts to be too hard to resist!
multipliable: (aicrxxiv)

[personal profile] multipliable 2019-11-09 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she doesn't believe him. of course she doesn't believe him. she's his wayward dream companion. ]

Sounds fair to me. [ kick away. he would deserve it if he did something like that. ]
multipliable: (riacxxiii)

[personal profile] multipliable 2019-11-09 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
You would have been eaten.

[ if he wasn't coated in gunk before, he certainly is now. it's going to be a pain in the ass to get cleaned up. luckily for him, he will leave that task for one of the others. he personally can't be pissed. ]

Don't wander around outside if you can't fend for yourself. [ his brummie accent comes through quiet and deep as he finally looks over at her. ]
earthlike: (innocent)

[personal profile] earthlike 2019-11-09 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ With all the maggots dead, Nadass gingerly steps down from the park bench. She has some splatters on her own clothes, but it's better that than her own blood. Probably. Still horrifying, but marginally less so. ]

I am in your debt. But... I hardly think staying sheltered indefinitely is the best solution.

[ If she had known what she was going to run into, she may not have left the house, but... She needs to eat, and thus needed to buy food. It's not her fault she nearly became food instead! ]

What is your name?
peejay: (007)

arrival

[personal profile] peejay 2019-11-09 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[John is horribly out-of-place for many a reason. His clothing and foppish manner are certainly one thing, but the fact that he is a bipedal talking lion doesn’t help either. In other words, he sticks out like a sore thumb, and the fact that Daniel approaches him is a stupid move on his part.

Prince John looks upon the hairless primate with wide eyes, before letting out an obnoxious chuckle and dismissing the thought with a casual gesture of his paw.]


Of course not, you simmering simpleton. I’m here.

[To anyone else, that’s all the more reason to consider this Hell.]