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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.
finaletea: (Sigh)

[personal profile] finaletea 2019-10-29 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
No apologies needed. None of us we're in our right minds then.

[ Mami may have acted... a little irrationally herself. ]

Really? That's good though. Still my home is open to you if you need somewhere to say.

I've been by myself for about two months now.
negate: (z15)

[personal profile] negate 2019-10-29 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Very well.

[ One hell of a fight tho, right? ]

I would appreciate that very much. Having somewhere to stay would do me good, specially with an ally. I hope I'm not imposing.

Two months? Time flows differently here, doesn't it?
finaletea: (Sad 2)

[personal profile] finaletea 2019-10-29 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course not, Akemi-san. You're never imposing on me.

[ Nevermind she's been extremely lonely... ]

I was told while I here, time seems to freeze back home? It's very confusing and quite frankly has only added to the nightmare that is this place.
negate: (z07)

[personal profile] negate 2019-10-29 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's only proper etiquette to not accept right away. Despite having become a "demon", Homura still wants to have a happy life. In a way, being removed from her world could help... but the fact that she's been separated from Madoka once again weights heavily in her mind. It's as if she can never win. ]

We would need to have someone from our world come from a different point in time to either prove or disprove that, but for the time being it doesn't seem to be much we can do.

Would you answer some questions I have, Tomoe-san?
finaletea: (Hmm 2)

[personal profile] finaletea 2019-10-29 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
That's true...

I'll the best I can yes. But there's a lot here that I still don't understand myself.
negate: dnt (Default)

[personal profile] negate 2019-10-29 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
It's okay.

Do you think we can meet? I would prefer to speak in person.
finaletea: (oh!)

[personal profile] finaletea 2019-10-29 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh of course! Here:

[ Mami forwards her address to her. Luckily it's not too hard of a place to find since she lives close to mainstreet. ]
negate: (z11)

[personal profile] negate 2019-10-29 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rather than replying, Homura heads that way. Good thing she has a good sense of direction.

Probably ten minutes later, there is a knock on Mami's door.
]

It's me.

[ Her voice might be unique, but more unique is the feeling her magic gives off. It's like usual... but there seems to be something a bit off about it. Nothing mayor though, not at all. ]
finaletea: (Smile 11)

[personal profile] finaletea 2019-10-29 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Mami can tell something is different when she opens the door. It makes her a little uneasy but... she chooses to mark that up as not being around another magical girl in awhile. Plus after what happened, Homura might be a little off now.

More than she may realize. ]


It's good to see you.

[ For a moment, she wants to hug Homura... but it feels a little too awkward. Especially after everything that's happen. Instead she invites her in. ]

There's water boiling for tea if you don't mind waiting.
negate: (z10)

[personal profile] negate 2019-10-29 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Likewise.

[ Homura smiles. A bit. It's a big deal for her, alright?

But yes, a shrug would be hella awkward for someone like Homura.

She walks in, looking around the place.
]

I would love some tea. Do you live alone?
finaletea: (Tea)

[personal profile] finaletea 2019-10-30 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
I do... oh except for the ghosts. But they won't disturb us.

[ It might sound like a joke, but she's being completely serious. Mami has a smile on her face as she starts to serve the tea. ]

So what did you want to ask me?
negate: (z04)

[personal profile] negate 2019-10-30 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
The... ghosts?

[ Nani? ]

Just the general information you have of this place. Things worth knowing if I'm going to be stuck here.
finaletea: (back 2)

[personal profile] finaletea 2019-10-30 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ She passes Homura a cup. ]

Well, I guess that's a good place to start. This place... it's not right, Akemi-san. It's like the whole town is under a spell, and an evil one at that.

Nightmares are real here, and I don't mean what we were fighting the labyrinth. Horrific things keep happening here...
negate: dnt (Default)

[personal profile] negate 2019-10-30 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Hm.

[ She sips the tea in silence, taking a moment to savor it. Mami's tea is delicious no matter where, apparently. ]

I didn't expect to be fighting "nightmares" anytime soon. What kinds of things are those? I take it this isn't the sort of escenario we're used to.
finaletea: (Back 4)

CW: death

[personal profile] finaletea 2019-10-30 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Let's see... this past month I've had to fight a lot of different people. The moonlight transformed them into nightmares... and the only way to cure them was for them to die.

[ She stares down at the tea in front of her. ] It was awful. [ Mami lets out a sigh and takes a sip of her tea finally. ]

I was told right before I came here they removed all the food supplies and had people fight to survive. I'm really glad I didn't have to get involved...
negate: (z09)

[personal profile] negate 2019-10-30 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Would you say the reason we've been brought here is... torture?

[ Are they playthings in someone's grand design? ]

What about the others trapped here? Have they organized themselves in any way?
finaletea: (Reflect)

[personal profile] finaletea 2019-10-30 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
It... certainly feels that way.

[ Supposedly they're there to help, but she has no idea how at this point. ]

A little from what I can tell. But there's a lot of conflicting personalities with little information provided, so it's difficult.