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APRIL 2020 TEST DRIVE MEME
APRIL 2020 TEST DRIVE MEME
Welcome to April's Test Drive Meme! This month's Test Drive's theme is: ENCHANTMENT 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: Enchanted food, possible body horror, mild finger injuries, magic based mind control, rapid aging, possible death
Don't forget to tag content whenever necessary. Have fun!
YOU UNCULTURED SWINE
Pork is on sale!! Time to buy it up for all your family meals. It also means anything with pork in it in all of the restaurants is on special and super affordable for just about anyone. New arrivals can even get a free meal of bacon, sausage and eggs at the diner! Seeing all the low prices, you find yourself craving pork more than ever. But who doesn't love bacon, right? Maybe you had ham and pineapple pizza at Peter's or those delicious and mouthwatering pork dumplings at the Hot Pot. You could have cooked a nice pork loin with your friends and family for a large get together. Candied bacon is a real treat to munch on in the park! You're cooking it yourself or getting it from the local restaurants, so nothing bad could happen with a little self-indulgence, right? Just about everyone has learned not to trust the food at a giant feast in Deerington, but short of the lunch and dinner menus at the diner, the restaurants and the grocery store have never done a Sleeper harm! At least, that's the way it's always been before. Two years is long enough to start taking things for granted.
Anyone who has any of the specials from the restaurants or who cooks any kind of pork related product at home will find that once they have finished their meal, they will slowly turn into... pigs. It seems to vary on how fast a single person turns, some moving slowly over the course of days while they eat more and more food, and others will turn into a full blown pig in a manner of minutes. At first you can still talk to others and display your usual personality in pig form, but the longer you stay a pig, the more boarish you'll become.
So how do you break the curse? Locals say there's a magic stream up on the mountain that will stop these kinds of enchantments, but you can't go alone. Someone will have to carry you up and sing to you while you drink. It might be a friend or a lover or a complete stranger, but whoever you can nudge into it will have to physically carry you in their arms up the side of the mountain looking for this stream. It can take a while— the walk is fairly long, a few hours at best, but you'll know it when you find it. The stream sparkles unnaturally in the sunlight and it seems like none of the animals are willing to drink from it's unnaturally cold waters. The moment you take a long sip while your companion sings whatever song pops into their head, you'll turn back into a human. Hopefully your clothes turn back with you.
If your character does not eat meat/pork, then they'll be safe from this event!
GOOD ENDURES
Mirror mirror on the wall...The pork doesn't seem to be the only enchanted object around Deerington this month. There are several of them cropping up all over the place and each one has a different outcome for those unfortunate enough to run into them.
Spinning wheels seem to be in the most random of places. Some of them will even just appear in your house. Sometimes multiple spinning wheels show up. Anyone who gets to close will have the strong urge to prick their finger on the spindle, the needle very easily cutting the tip and making you bleed more than you might have expected. Hopefully you have a first aid kit around.
Anyone who pricks their finger will find that they are forced to follow the next person they see around everywhere. They'll follow them to work, to school, to the bathroom, to the kitchen, even to bed. It doesn't matter if it's someone you've never spoken to in your life, you will follow them like a lost duckling every hour of every day. It's enough to drive anyone bonkers.
Mirrors will also suddenly be being displayed in every home and every shop, even if you never had them before. It doesn't matter whether or not you have a reflection, any person who looks into the mirror will find that they are forced to imitate the next person they make eye contact with. This can be their personality, their posture, the way they speak, their basic movements— you'll start to become a total mirror image. If it goes on too long, you might even start to find the two of you start to look more and more alike...
Apples start to pop up in all the stores as well as in your fridges. They're bright red and look so delicious, you can't resist taking a bite. Even if you don't like apples or are normally allergic to them, you'll want to eat these, and you'll find they taste delicious and don't bring harm to anyone. At least... not at first.
A few hours after eating the apple, you'll start to notice differences in your appearance. Your hair has start to thin and become gray and limp, your skin is wrinkled and covered in spots, your hands become frail and shaky. You're aging, and rapidly at that. Before you know it, you've turned into a hideous hag, one that would frighten children in any fairy tale book. But how do you reverse it?
The cure for all three enchantments is to tell three facts about yourself. Even just introducing yourself will show improvement if it's to someone who never knew your name before. Those who ate the apples will have to seek someone out, but anyone who pricked their finger or looked in a mirror will specifically have to confess these three facts to the person they're enchanted to follow/imitate. Once three facts have been shared, you'll be able to leave, return to normal, and age back to your regular self.
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.
aw she's adorable squishes
[ Excuse him while he tries to inspect himself for anything amiss. ]
Uh, I think it's safe to say I'm still transforming. At least, I didn't have a pig's tail the last time I checked. How can you help with that? You're not some kind of witch, are you?
[ So much for pork on a stick being harmless. ]
Hee thank you, I try
You are in safe hands! (b ᵔ▽ᵔ)b
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How do we fix this?
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I'm gonna try to say this and not offend you 'cause you're kind of looking like my savior here, but-
How strong are you, really? And I'm sure you have a killer singing voice. :)
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Where are you right now, anyway? We're going to have to meet up if this is going to happen.
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Oh! Well, why don't you tell me where you are and I'll come to you?
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Does the Hot Pot sound familiar?
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BUT! I have a handy dandy map and can and will totally find you!
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I'll be waiting right here.
Action?
Action!
[ He's just going to try and amuse himself while waiting for his would-be rescuer to show up. While he's doing that, though, some things start happening. For one, it seems like he's shrinking. At least, things are suddenly looking a lot taller than him, and-
Is that a curly tail sticking out of his backside? He may or may not let out a startled squeal when he makes that realization. ]
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Um... hello? Starked?
Action;
When she shows up, he looks a little bit startled but he tries to cover it up. ]
Oh, hey, there you are. [ He manages a small smile at her use of his chosen username, but he's quick to introduce himself. ] Tony Stark, nice to meet you.
Action;
[She gestured for the way they need to go and well, began walking.]
So, did you just arrive too?
Action;
[ He turns to the side so she can see said tail. This is ridiculous. But he starts following after her, because he really doesn't want to turn into a full-blown pig. ]
Yeah, just got here. I mean, it's been a bit, maybe a few hours, but- Yeah. How about you?
Action;
[Sailor Moon looked at the tail and then back up the path.] Same, just a few hours. But they've been... very informative few hours like the knowing how to break this pig curse thing.
Where are you originally from, Stark-san?
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[ In the best sense. Because she knows how to break the curse and he doesn't. Or didn't, until she told him. There is a good part of him that wonders if this is actually going to work, but then again, he still has no reason to doubt her word. ]
Originally California, then relocated to New York, if you're familiar with either of those. You?
Action;
[She winked.]
And I'm, well, originally I'm from the moon but I now live in Tokyo, Japan. I'm very familiar with California and New York... in name only though. I always wanted to visit, though. I've always wanted to go to the original Disneyland!
[She may be a superhero but still! It's DISNEYLAND.] What made you want to move?
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[ He winks back. ]
You're from the moon? Funny, you don't look like an alien. [ And not just because she's young and attractive (no, he's not having any untoward thoughts, don't worry). She looks very human, so that's an interesting piece of information. ] Kind of a big move, coming to Tokyo from the moon. Makes my move look like small potatoes.
[ He chuckles, though. ] You should go to Disneyland first chance you get. It's worth the trip.
Long story short, my house in California got blown up, and I had some business ventures I wanted to pursue in New York anyway, so- It was all very practical. [ On paper, anyway. The reality of it is slightly more interesting, which he doesn't necessarily mind telling her about if she asks. ]
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I want to go to Disneyland, that's definitely true! [Maybe now that's she's graduated she can! At the mention of his house being blown up, her eyes widened.]
Oh my gosh! I hope you weren't hurt!
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[ He smiles, hoping to reassure her that he was fine in the aftermath of his house blowing up. ]
Yeah, I was fine. Some scrapes and bruises, nothing major. It's too bad about the house, though. It was a nice one.
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Well, I'm glad no one got seriously hurt. Oh, and actually, I can restore buildings too, but that's kinda part of healing.
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Flying's cool. Existing in space, too. I can do that, but not without my armor. Lift a car's doable, but the rest? Healing and all that? Nah.
[ He doesn't mean this all to sound like he's bragging, just comparing notes. The fact remains that she's way cooler than he is, and that's saying something. ]
I didn't realize it at the time, but the whole thing was my fault anyway. That's what happens when you announce your location to anyone with a working TV and basically challenge people to a fight.
[ Well, it was just one person in particular, but he sure did deliver, even if the whole affair was nothing more than smoke and mirrors. ]
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