September / October Test Drive

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Test Drive Meme

Prompts Arrival: So you've just arrived in Nyoi-Cho. Congratulations! You must be so excited about having your wish granted. Or maybe you're upset that the result wasn't quite what you expected? If that's the case, then that's too bad! There are no take backs and no redoes, so you're stuck with what you have! Maybe you should have been more careful about how you worded that wish... Oh well. There's no use in dwelling on it. You're a magi now, and that means adjusting to a whole new lifestyle! Maybe one of the townspeople can help you out. Only... they're acting a bit strangely, aren't they? They're all too happy to show you around, but there's something unsettling about the way they're behaving. Almost cheerfully dissonant. Any questions about the history of the town are met with blank stares and brief silence, before they plaster a smile onto their faces and change the subject. Any attempts to tell them about your duties as a magi or anything else that relates to the magical will get similar reactions. Isn't there anyone normal here that you can talk to at all? Home Improvement: The houses that the magi are given access to really are something, aren't they? There's almost no limit to what they can do! Why don't you create the house of your dreams, or maybe recreate and relive your favorite childhood scenes? Invite some spectators over to marvel! A Corrupted Soul Gem: You neglected to take care of your soul gem, and now you don't feel quite yourself anymore. You feel like you're losing your sense of self - all you seem to be able to focus on is your old regrets and past failures. What's happening to you? A Day in the Life: Everyday hero by day, magician by night! You've got a busy day ahead of you and no time to waste! Maybe it's school, or maybe it's work, maybe it's both! Being magical doesn't make you exempt from paying those shopping bills! May Day: Uh-oh. This magical girl stuff looked easier on TV. You're in some serious trouble! Or maybe you see someone else who is! It's time to pull up your socks and show them what you have. Be the hero you've always wanted to be, or give in and be that damsel in distress. There's no shame in needing a little help now and then. A Successful Mission: Congratulations! You met up with your first Nightmare, and you fought valiantly. You even mastered that tricky power of yours! As if in response to your masterful victory, you feel as though you've unlocked a new power. What sort of power did you get? Is it a useful one, or is it not so useful? Maybe you've mastered it beautifully, and now you're showing off to all of your friends. Maybe you're having a hard time keeping it under wraps, and now you're wreaking havoc across the town without meaning to! A Dreadful Nightmare: You had an absolutely horrid day. As you drift off to sleep, your mind dwells on all the injustices you've had to endure. In response, your bed swallows you up, and your room shifts into a horrific Nightmarescape. What sort of Nightmare are you? What kind of Nightmarescape do you create? Hopefully your fellow magi can stop you before you cause too much damage! Wildcard: Feel free to use any information from the FAQ or the World Info page to make your own prompt!

Comments

[cromwellsaqua]

Not yet, tonight, although it'd 'splain a few things. Namely everyone else walkin' around.

[psionichax0r]

I like that you had to qualify that statement with "tonight." Thank you for that.

[Still... Something weird is still clearly going on here.]

You mean the humans?

[cromwellsaqua]

Fuck off Sol.

[He glances back at the people mulling around before shrugging.]

If that's what we're callin' them. I knew I was gettin' into somefin weird but I wasn't expectin' aliens everywhere.

[psionichax0r]

[Wait... Wait just a second. Wait just a god damn fucking minute.]

When did you get here?

[cromwellsaqua]

Uh... [He thinks back.]

Like, an hour ago?

[psionichax0r]

[Sollux facepalms, with both hands.]

Oh my fucking god.

[cromwellsaqua]

What, you ain't happy to see your kismesis here too?

[psionichax0r]

First off, you are not my kismesis, second off, no I am not happy to see you!

Two... There are now two Eridans in this one shitty city.

[cromwellsaqua]

[He's about to argue the kismesis point, but Sollux's next sentence stops him in his tracks.]

...Two Eridans? How can there be two a me, you sure you ain't the one hit his head tonight?

[psionichax0r]

I'm positive, you know why? Because I've been here for over four perigee and he showed up last week and hasn't stopped harassing me since!

[cromwellsaqua]

You're outta your pan, Sol! That doesn't make a lick a sense, there can't be another me runnin' around here on account a I'm one of a kind, ain't no saltblood that can even come close to this sorta quality!

[psionichax0r]

Okay. Ignoring everything you just said because it's crazy, where were you before you came here?

[cromwellsaqua]

The capital? [What sorta question is that?]

[psionichax0r]

Right. Okay, that means nothing to me. The capital of what?

[cromwellsaqua]

The fuck d'you mean, "the capital of what", I mean the coddamned capital!

[psionichax0r]

[Sollux roles his eyes. He overemphasizes the gesture so that Eridan knows he's doing it.]

Do you know how geography works? Of what planet? Country? State? Can you be a little more specific?

[cromwellsaqua]

[Sol Captor has obviously lost his mind. That's the only reason he can think of behind this line of questions.]

The capital a my ass, what d'you glubbin' think? Alternia!

[psionichax0r]

[No, it's clearly Eridan who has lost his mind.]

Eridan. Alternia doesn't have a capital. Alternia doesn't need a capital.

[cromwellsaqua]

The fuck you on about, why wouldn't it need a capital, where else would all a you goldbloods live in your ivory coddamn towers?

[psionichax0r]

[That sentence stops him in his tracks. Goldbloods? Ivory? Sollux looks at Eridan like he's grown a second head. It's total bewilderment he's feeling, maybe even a little bit of disgust. He takes a step back.]

What did you just say?

[cromwellsaqua]

[Sollux's reaction isn't what he was expecting at all; he was expecting anger or a fight or at least just something normal, not confusion and moving away. He looks confused, too, but when has that ever stopped Eridan Ampora from talking?]

I said you're goin' stupid again, or did you forget your own hive?

[psionichax0r]

My hive is gone. It was destroyed along with everything else on Alternia, your non-existant capital included. So why don't you tell me who the fuck you really right now!?

[cromwellsaqua]

[There's the anger, but it's not right. Nothing he's saying makes any sense, and so even though normally he would be getting angry right back at the other troll, instead he takes a step away, trying to defuse the situation.]

I'm Eridan Ampora. You glubbin' know that.

[psionichax0r]

[That confuses him again, he feels his anger stopping in it's tracks. Why was Eridan confused? The whole thing makes him stop and think this whole situation over again. Could it be something else was going on here? Something like when he had a double?]

...You swear you're Eridan Ampora?

[cromwellsaqua]

[He gives him a crooked grin, and nods a little.]

Who else's got a face this pretty?