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archishellago2018-07-25 10:49 pm
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Test Drive Meme #006
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 |
hi I just woke up | III
[ Then they break through the crowd, emerging into the clearing that has formed around ... Diamond, of all people, holding a squirming munga in their arms. They stop short for a moment, eyes narrowing, but then close the distance between them and reach into their pocket. ]
Hold it still if you please, Dia. I want a sample of its venom before we're accosted for aiding and abetting.
HELLOOOO
Dia compliantly holds the little sucker still for them, but they do look a little confused. ]
Accosted? What are we aiding and abetting, exactly?
no subject
They slip a delicate file from their lab coat and scrape some of the gooey toxin from the munga's spines into a glass vial. ]
This tiny fellow is on a city-wide rampage. The citizens are at a loss trying to capture it, partially because it secretes a venom that is highly hallucinogenic to organic beings. We, of course, are fine. It's quite fortunate that you happened upon it.
[ The vial goes in their pocket, and Rutile bends forward to get a better look at the munga squirming in Diamond's arms. A gleam runs through their eyes, and they tap their scalpel with a gloved finger. ]
I volunteered to help catch the creature, but I can't say I'm not curious about its anatomy.
no subject
They move to hold the creature just a little closer, almost protectively. Despite its hissing and spitting and squirming ... ]
But ... is it really okay for you to, you know ...
[ Dissect it? Experiment on it? ]
no subject
Of course it isn't. There are strange laws here about personal property and pets, and even if there weren't, I would have to be affiliated with the Academy, which I am not.
[ They hand the lead over to Dia, a slight scowl twisting their lips. Rutile has already had plenty of run-ins with the Sentry and can't afford - literally - to worsen their reputation. The munga is safe. For now. ]
It all takes a great deal of getting used to, but this little thing belongs to somebody who will likely be very upset not to get it back.
no subject
[ Dia seems quite excited to lead this thing around with a leash. It bites at their ankle before it seems to almost resign itself to a growly sulk, upset that its biting and thrashing about has done nothing to keep these gems from doing what they will. ]
All right. It seems to have settled down a bit. So, how shall we find them to return it?
no subject
Truthfully, Rutile doesn't quite know, either. ]
I suppose we might find... [ their expression takes on an air of disgust, ] a member of the Sentry to take custody of it. And then, failing that, a local pet store. Actually, on further consideration, reverse that. We can start with a pet store.