This test drive is meant to provide those who are interested in applying to the game an opportunity to not only experience the setting and mechanics, but to interact with players and characters already in the game!
The threads on the Test Drive Meme may be used for both sample sections of the applications and those already in game may use the threads here to supplement up to ten comments for their AC regardless of whether the player you threaded with applied.
It is up to the discretion of each individual player on whether they would like to use what happens here on the Test Drive Meme as their IC intro into the game.
PLEASE REMEMBER: The monster your character picks will not be official until you are accepted into the game. This is your opportunity to try out all sorts of monster types until you find the one that suits you and your character best!
And without further ado:
"Welcome our dear guests! We've been waiting for you!"
The Prompts:
Prompt 1 - Arrival: Having just arrived to Halloween Town, you may feel a little queasy. That is entirely natural. You're in a giant circular room with whatever it is you may have brought with you. A very tall figure walks out of the shadows and he's incredibly pale... that is until you realize the hand reaching out to you is not bone-thin, oh no, it is actual bone. Meet the ruler of Halloween Town and the king of Halloween, Jack Skellington. He greets you with a big smile and exclaims with joy how happy he is that you made it and how much happier he is to see you, one hand held out in greeting and the other holding the Jack o' Laptop he has ready for you.
Perhaps you stay to listen to him explain what awaits you and he will then happily escort you outside into the town to provide you a quick explanation before he excuses himself to greet the other new arrivals, leaving you to explore the town. Or, perhaps, the mere sight of a skeleton was... not what you were expecting and you ran out screaming before he can get more than a "Hello-" out.
Either way:
Prompt 2 - The Town: Whether you ran out screaming or were guided out into the town, there are most certainly monsters and ghouls all about. If you were patient enough to wait for an explanation, you know that they are the residents of this holiday. If you ran out screaming? Well, you might be getting more than a few scares- we mean... stares. But the town is just waiting for you to explore! But something is strange. When you look into a mirror or see a glass you look just a tiny bit off. And perhaps you feel just a tiny bit different.
Maybe you don't even have a reflection and all you can feel at the moment is a deep need to feed. Surely someone can help you... provided you can stop screaming at the sight of the citizens long enough.
We wouldn't recommend attacking any of the citizens, however, newborn monster that you are. We wouldn't want you to be a spirit so early in your visit.
Prompt 3 - The First Door: You've now been in Halloween Town for several days and while the zombies eat brains and the vampires drink blood, no one has tried to attack you (unless you've attacked them first, of course). The mayor, driving in his car announces a town meeting! Everyone must come to the Town Hall, even our new arrivals. Jack and Sally explain that Easter is nearly here! And the Easter Bunny has been kind enough to invite you all to experience what it's like to get ready for the holiday! It is time to take your trip through the Hitherlands to the door of Holidays. The path is laid out with Jack o' lanterns and linked bat-light strings between the trees to guide you to the doors. Don't mind that rather ominous entrance, within is perfectly safe... well... at least we think it is. As you travel along the path, you'll come across all the doors, but the one you are seeking is the one currently open. Trying to open the other doors, be it with spells or with force will result in nothing. Do you go in? Do you head back to the town?
Prompt 4 - Easter Island:Welcome to Easter Island! You may need to squint at first, since it's so bright and colorful, the complete opposite of Halloween Town. But once your vision adjusts, you'll notice something... different. You will find you are no longer any monsters but instead you're- well... to put it quite plainly, you're adorable! You have been turned into the citizens of Easter Island! The Easter Bunny welcomes you warmly, quite surprised to see so many adorable newcomers! And you'll find, perhaps without surprise at this point, that you can understand him. So what does he have planned for you?
Prompt 5 - Easter Egg Hunt: No matter what cute, adorable, and fluffy animal or egg ghost you've been turned into, there is an Easter basket waiting for you to go on a hunt! Throughout the entire island, that's yours to explore, are all sorts of different colored eggs. Each differently colored egg offers you a special reward or a certain kind of magic.
If you find:
A red egg: Will make you more inclined to hug and cuddle with the next person you see. A pink egg: Is a dark chocolate egg! Mmm chocolate. An orange egg: Is a milk chocolate egg. Mmm more chocolate. A yellow egg: Will suddenly turn into a small plush animal that replicates the animal you got turned into. It's so soft and fluffy. A green egg: Will turn into a little plastic egg-bracelet or egg earrings. Don't lose them though, the Easter Bunny asked Lady Luck to imbue them with a tiny bit of luck. A blue egg: Will make you burst out into song and you can't stop until you finish that song. A purple egg: A couple extra Holidollars and you get to take that with you back to Halloween Town.
But perhaps an egg hunt isn't something you're interested in! That's completely fine, the citizens need a lot of help getting ready for Easter for people! There's all sorts of jobs you can do! There's egg painting, egg counting, egg gathering, and basket weaving! All of these jobs pay Holidollars and you're making holidays wonderful for children everywhere!
Just don't drop the eggs! We don't want to make more egg spirits! Dropping an egg will bring you a whole day of bad luck as well.
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[Weird was an everyday thing for Rocket. He was use to it and expected it most of the time. Sure it would be nice to actually get a chance to just have a normal day here and there but, well, being a Guardian of the Galaxy didn't really allow for that. So when the strange little bat had appeared with a letter and a vial, Rocket had initially been wary of it, reading the note several times over before he'd finally given into the odd temptation he was feeling.
And that's how he'd ended up talking to a weird skeleton alien. From there it had only gotten weirder as he was led out into a town, the raccoon's ears perked and twitching as he looked around, half expecting something to jump out at him. He had questions, lots of them, but before he could get a word out the skeleton was gone.
Rocket stared after him before his ears fell back and his tail gave a sharp twitch.]
Now that's just great.
[Gritting his teeth, Rocket turned and started down the pathway, ignoring a few of the stranger beings that were lingering about in favor of just trying to get an idea of what planet he'd ended up on. He passed by several buildings before he finally caught sight of himself in a large panel of broken glass, steps halting as he rounded on his reflection.
His fur, which had once been nice and well taken care of, was now raggedy and almost..patchwork like in colors, going from his normal grey-brown to an almost grey-blue in places and even black in others. Stitching ran all over his body from the looks of it, criss-crossing around his head, sectioning off his ears, eyes and snout in different patches of colored fur. The raccoon's tail looked faker than anything he'd ever seen and he reached back to tug it around so he could get a better look at it.
All in all, he wasn't himself and he was not pleased.
A chittering snarl escaped the Guardian before he whirled around to glare around the town square, trying to catch sight of the skeleton he figured he didn't need to bother with anymore. One way or another he was going to find that bony bastard though and get answers.]
Five - Bunny
[Rocket had thought being a ragdoll was the worst thing that could happen to him. Limbs that could move on their own, stuffing falling out whenever he was injured--all things that he could deal with.
But then he'd gone through that stupid door and ended up on Easter Island.
Foot tapping in irritation as he watched beings milling about and decorating eggs, the ragdool raccoon turned bunny was not pleased. His ears had grown longer and flopped down against his back like a lop-eared rabbit and his feet had altered themselves and become flatter and larger--and stronger, which wasn't all that bad. His nose wouldn't stop twitching and his tail had been reduced to a small fluff of a thing.
All in all, it was embarrassing and he was having none of this.]
[Snow White loved animals, all animals, actually. And so when she saw a poor little raccoon in clear distress, she went over to him, crouching down.]
Oh you poor little thing, is something wrong? Did something happen to your tail? [He had been examining it thoroughly, so how could she not notice?] I'm sure we can figure it out together.
Edited 2016-03-14 06:50 (UTC)
omg do not apologize i'm laughing so hard right now xD
[Rocket froze as someone approached him and knelt down, instinct telling him to take a few steps back just for the sake of personal space. He found himself freezing midstep though as she addressed him the way she did, ears perked as he stared at her like he was unsure if she had actually just said that or not.
And then slowly but surely they fell back to rest against his head.]
Look, ma'am, I appreciate the concern but I am not a 'poor little thing' and whatever is going on, I can handle it.
Well I know! Why don't you tell me your name, and then I can call you by that instead. I'll start, my name is Snow White. And how do you do? [She smiled, clearly not at all distressed that she was dealing with a talking raccoon, Snow could always speak to animals.]
But are you sure you're alright? I'm sure I could help.
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Test Drive Meme
Welcome to the Halloween Town Test Drive.
This test drive is meant to provide those who are interested in applying to the game an opportunity to not only experience the setting and mechanics, but to interact with players and characters already in the game!
"Welcome our dear guests! We've been waiting for you!"Prompt 4 - Easter Island: Welcome to Easter Island! You may need to squint at first, since it's so bright and colorful, the complete opposite of Halloween Town. But once your vision adjusts, you'll notice something... different. You will find you are no longer any monsters but instead you're- well... to put it quite plainly, you're adorable! You have been turned into the citizens of Easter Island! The Easter Bunny welcomes you warmly, quite surprised to see so many adorable newcomers! And you'll find, perhaps without surprise at this point, that you can understand him. So what does he have planned for you?
Rocket Raccoon | Marvel Comics
[Weird was an everyday thing for Rocket. He was use to it and expected it most of the time. Sure it would be nice to actually get a chance to just have a normal day here and there but, well, being a Guardian of the Galaxy didn't really allow for that. So when the strange little bat had appeared with a letter and a vial, Rocket had initially been wary of it, reading the note several times over before he'd finally given into the odd temptation he was feeling.
And that's how he'd ended up talking to a weird skeleton alien. From there it had only gotten weirder as he was led out into a town, the raccoon's ears perked and twitching as he looked around, half expecting something to jump out at him. He had questions, lots of them, but before he could get a word out the skeleton was gone.
Rocket stared after him before his ears fell back and his tail gave a sharp twitch.]
Now that's just great.
[Gritting his teeth, Rocket turned and started down the pathway, ignoring a few of the stranger beings that were lingering about in favor of just trying to get an idea of what planet he'd ended up on. He passed by several buildings before he finally caught sight of himself in a large panel of broken glass, steps halting as he rounded on his reflection.
His fur, which had once been nice and well taken care of, was now raggedy and almost..patchwork like in colors, going from his normal grey-brown to an almost grey-blue in places and even black in others. Stitching ran all over his body from the looks of it, criss-crossing around his head, sectioning off his ears, eyes and snout in different patches of colored fur. The raccoon's tail looked faker than anything he'd ever seen and he reached back to tug it around so he could get a better look at it.
All in all, he wasn't himself and he was not pleased.
A chittering snarl escaped the Guardian before he whirled around to glare around the town square, trying to catch sight of the skeleton he figured he didn't need to bother with anymore. One way or another he was going to find that bony bastard though and get answers.]
Five - Bunny
[Rocket had thought being a ragdoll was the worst thing that could happen to him. Limbs that could move on their own, stuffing falling out whenever he was injured--all things that he could deal with.
But then he'd gone through that stupid door and ended up on Easter Island.
Foot tapping in irritation as he watched beings milling about and decorating eggs, the ragdool raccoon turned bunny was not pleased. His ears had grown longer and flopped down against his back like a lop-eared rabbit and his feet had altered themselves and become flatter and larger--and stronger, which wasn't all that bad. His nose wouldn't stop twitching and his tail had been reduced to a small fluff of a thing.
All in all, it was embarrassing and he was having none of this.]
2. Ragdoll meet lycanthrope (also I am so sorry)
Oh you poor little thing, is something wrong? Did something happen to your tail? [He had been examining it thoroughly, so how could she not notice?] I'm sure we can figure it out together.
omg do not apologize i'm laughing so hard right now xD
And then slowly but surely they fell back to rest against his head.]
Look, ma'am, I appreciate the concern but I am not a 'poor little thing' and whatever is going on, I can handle it.
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But are you sure you're alright? I'm sure I could help.