Test Drive Meme #006

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KHU IODUAN; TEST DRIVE MEME #006

I. AROUND AIFARAN - Getting The Perfect Shot! This month in Aifaran, there's a contest being held on the popular social site Xa Xa, which Earth-based Dreamfolk may recognize as vaguely Instagram-like -- it's all about the pretty pictures! With a top (and substantial) prize of 500 hhinn per category, lots of people are getting into the game. Prizes will be handed out for awards like Best Composition, Most Creative Angle, Best Use of Lighting, etc, and this means that it won't be uncommon to see people in unusual places (even some risky ones) trying to score the perfect shot. Maybe they're bumping accidentally into you on the street, or slipping off the edge of a rooftop, or not paying attention to that train heading their way?? II. TALENT IS A MISNOMER - You Didn't Need That Wall Right? There are a lot of Dreamfolk in the city, and all of them are dealing with their own newly gifted Talents in their own ways. Some, especially those who are used to extraordinary abilities from their own worlds, have some idea of how to train on them safely, learning the ins and outs of their new gift. And then you have some whose only exposure to "magic" is through stories, fairy tales, or really entertaining TV, and pointing a finger-gun at a target and saying "boom!" has never actually worked... until now. "Uh," the other Dreamfolk says, staring dumbly at the car-sized hole in the wall, and then glances at you who just happened to be the closest person. "That's... new. Yikes. Should we run? Wait, I've got a better idea--" Cue loud voice and frantic pointing in your direction. "IT WAS THIS ONE! THEY DID IT!" III. WE HAVE REGULATIONS ABOUT THIS - Munga on the Loose! Munga are ill-tempered, rat-sized spiky lizards with a gift for camouflage, and whose venom in their spines and teeth is also highly hallucinogenic. And... they're on the loose. Fortunately, keeping them is highly regulated, and pretty much everyone in Aifaran knows about them, but loose Munga are uncommon enough that the reaction is more likely to be startled flailing at a hint of spines and skittering. Today someone's exotic pet has slipped out of their hands, and it's trailing a harness and lead as it zigzags away, prickling and hissing and going for the ankles. It's given a wide berth, except by those who don't notice until it's too late or those too preoccupied by something else. Hopefully the proper authorities have been notified to catch and return the creature, but maybe someone helpful can keep it from getting too far away? IV. A SURPRISE WINDFALL - Officer, This Isn't Mine... There was a loud thud as someone tosses a heavy bag from the window of a dilapidated building. Five seconds later there’s smoke pouring out the windows and your holding what seems to be someone else’s luggage. Opening it, you find carefully wrapped bricks of some very illegal drugs, and someone down the side alley is pointing at you and yelling. A mounted Sentry officer is giving you a rather peculiar look as well while he calls in the fire brigade. And among the people fleeing the building, there are five Kin’nal looking at you, wide-eyed, as it suddenly dawns on them that they messed up. Take your new prize and split before reinforcements arrive? Try to explain the mistake? Take note that the building is still on fire? V. KNOWLEDGE IS PRECIOUS - Accosted By Monks The Tariken monks are out in full force today, their orange and green robes making them easy to spot in a crowd, and there's a high chance you might be approached by one. Their sect values knowledge above everything else, so recording information from Dreamfolk, who are transient to Konryu, is something they see as imperative. Some of the questions are standard ("what's the name of your world? is it anything like Konryu? do have have any special position there?") but sometimes they move into stranger territory, like what's your favourite bath soap scent and how many times you wear your socks before washing them -- all of which are asked with the most studious attentiveness, just in case your answer holds the secret to the multiverse. VI. WILDCARD - Because You're Not The Boss Of Me Anything else that doesn't fit the above prompts is welcome, just keep it within the game setting please! Applications • Reservations • Taken List • Game Navigation

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OH HELLO <333

[toobright]

[ Diamond beams with excitement to see their sibling who they've missed so dearly, the Instagram-worthy sunlight lending a beautiful rainbow sparkle to their hair. ]

I have to say, I'm a little embarrassed someone as cool as you has caught me in such a pinch ... but it is very good to see you.

[corundrum]

[Padparadscha just gives a slight smile at that, offering their arm back by the non-hand end. It's hardly uncommon to see gems in such a state, though it's usually ones of a lower hardness than Diamond that Padparadscha has watched break.]

Same goes for you. Though it's a shame it's not at home. [From their point of view, they'd disappeared before anyone but Phos had the chance to see them recovered by the techniques of the Lunarians.]

[toobright]

Yes ... though, this place is quite interesting, isn't it? It's very lively!

[ Of course Dia wants to be with all their siblings, but it's nice to look on the bright side, isn't it? Being here still accomplishes the goal they sought by going to the Moon, too ...

They gratefully take their arm back from Padparadscha, gingerly trying to slot it back in place on their own, just to hold it in place and make sure no fragments chipped off to keep it from going back into place properly. ]

I hope Rutile has something ... oh, I'm so clumsy!

[corundrum]

It has more people than we've ever seen before, so of course it seems that way.

[Some parts of the city are quieter, some are indeed lively, but ultimately it's the change in numbers that has the effect of making it overwhelming. Coming from their place where there's only around thirty of them around at any given time, a city this size, or a city at all, would be unthinkable.

Padparadscha laughs a little at Diamond's fuss over their arm.] Well, much as they may not like to hear it, Rutile isn't the only scientist here. But that's only for if you get desperate.

[toobright]

[ Yes, maybe that was what it was ... but beyond that, so many here seemed so young and full of energy, still. Maybe that was just because they were all organic beings ... ]

Other scientists? Is that true?

[ ... Diamond leans in, as though Rutile might appear any moment to hear them talking shit. ]

So they are upset about it, hm ...

[corundrum]

[That's a valid enough concern with Rutile, so Padparadscha smiles slightly as they lean in to listen to Dia's comment.]

I think it's making them a little bit restless. There are a lot of different branches of science here that Rutile couldn't have known about in our world, so compared to that, they may feel like they're just like one of us again.

[Rutile had always been very proud in their knowledge and in their work, even if Padparadscha lay at the core of why they did it. It stands to reason that exposure to a variety of new things they have less understanding of would drive them to work harder.]

[toobright]

I see ...

[ Dia holds their chin in their hand, thoughtful as they decide what the best course of action in this case might be.

And then, their face lights up with an idea! ]

Perhaps we should try to bring Rutile as many books and journals as we can, so that they can catch up as soon as possible!

[corundrum]

[Amusement touches the side of Padparadscha's mouth at that comment.] I'm sure they're making more than enough progress on that by themselves. There are plenty of libraries here, and even ones made just for things like science and research that Rutile is far too interested in.

[They even have proper places of learning here rather than just a specific room where newborns are taught by their leader. More people requires something more impersonal, Padparadscha supposes.]