July Test Drive Meme

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Test Drive Meme #3 Welcome to Tabula Rasa's Test Drive Meme! Our upcoming August app cycle will be for current players only. However, anyone is welcome to use this meme as a way to try out the setting, test out a character for future app cycles, or just for fun. You may also borrow ideas from this meme’s prompts for use in the main game.

Threads from the TDM may be used as samples on your application. TDM samples must be 2 threads with different characters, each with at least 5 comments from your character. You may include your top-level comment if it is a thread you started.

Current players in the game may also claim an AC bonus by tagging other characters on the TDM. Please see the Activity Check page for details.

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Scenario A: This One Blows
With so many winged creatures starting to fill up the world, it was only a matter of time before someone asked: how does flight work? Aerodynamics is a complicated subject, but one cannot hope to fly at all in a world with no air or wind. What, then, would be the point of having wings at all if they can't be used?

All at once the sky becomes filled with air, and the winds begin to move. However, there doesn't seem to be much logic to where and how hard they blow - all the wind knows is that it does blow, and that winged creatures may use it to fly up and away. Unfortunately, the result is something of a chaotic windstorm, and with an infinite supply of snow falling from the mountaintop the world is suddenly whited out in a raging blizzard.

If you're outside when the wind strikes, you'd best grab onto something before you get blown away yourself. If you're indoors at the time you'd think that would be lucky, but the wind hasn't quite figured out where it's coming from, either... so maybe stay away from anything sharp or heavy, in case a sudden indoor tornado starts whipping things around.

Scenario B: Let There Be...?
Light is another tricky subject. Where does it come from? The sky seems like a reasonable answer, but not all places are exposed to it. What of caves and buildings? How does light get there, and what happens when it can't?

The change may come slowly or suddenly as the world itself seems to experiment with the idea. Anything with a roof over it is left in total darkness, while everything outside remains brightly lit. It's as if a bright spotlight were pointing down at the world from above - even windows won't do much to let the light in, as it can only illuminate what it touches. Reflecting light may still be too difficult of a concept for this world.

The idea of there being other light sources is also, unfortunately, a difficult subject. Nothing seems to be able to penetrate this new darkness. Navigating indoors may be difficult for awhile, especially if you're also battling a hurricane.

Scenario C: How To Train Your Dragon
Dragons are dangerous and powerful creatures, but the fluffier, feathery breed has quickly grown in popularity among the people of the new world. Many find the small dragons cute, and some have even adopted them as pets. They're only as big as a house-cat, so what's the harm?

Well, the winged dragons have noticed that people are much more forgiving around them if they play up their cuteness. They've grown more fearless around strangers, and with that they can be quite a nuisance. It's more common now to see them swooping down on people, stealing shiny things, or just getting in the way to beg for food scraps and attention. Though not actively malicious, their claws and beaks are also quite sharp if you're unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end.

Persistence is another strong trait among dragons, as evident from their fishier dragon brethren, so these bad habits might be tough to break.

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Comments

gasps softly

[menaretrash]

They aren't meant to be cool, they're meant to be cute.

[ Also, Sparkles and Fluffy are hilarious names for dragons, okay. Ann stares blankly at Katsuki, before staring back at the little dragon in her lap. ]

...He doesn't really look like a Bloodslash. He's too innocent for that. He looks more like a Sprinkles.

[comburst]

That's way too cutesy!

[ Katsuki, what did you actually expect...the dragons are fluffy and Ann looks like she definitely does not share his taste in names. Which honestly is for the better because no one should. ]

You only think he's innocent because he's not stealing something right now.

[menaretrash]

Yeah, but isn't that the best way to catch your enemies off guard? If these little guys end up being blood thirsty, won't a cute name just throw people off?

[ That last bit about not stealing things has Ann smiling wider than she probably should about such a statement. ]

...Well, he's already stolen my heart. [ HAH-- ] So, I guess he's a little thief in that regard.

[comburst]

[ Okay...he can almost respect the idea of hiding a bloodthirsty nature (which the dragons probably don't have) in plain sight but STILL... ]

Tch...they're big charmers, they've figured out people will give them attention and treats if they play it up.

[ It worked on him, too, don't believe his being gruff here. ]

[menaretrash]

[ They are too fluffy to be bloodthirsty okay. Anyways, Katsuki is right about one thing: these little creatures are definitely charmers. The one she's got on her lap is purring right now. ]

Spoken like someone who got duped out of food...

[ Much like she's going to be, soon enough. It's probably fine. ]

Hm, I think I'll go with Sparkles. He's got a shining personality, after all~.

[comburst]

I have not been duped! I've just kept them from starving.

[ Before...hunger was even a thing... ]

[menaretrash]

That's exactly what someone whose been duped would say, you know. But, it's okay, you did a good thing. Besides, you can tell they're very hungry.

[ With how round they are.... ]

[comburst]

It's a recent thing more than anything else. Nothing was hungry consistently until...now.

[ He doesn't get it either. ]

[menaretrash]

Wait-- what? Are you serious? That's... how did you all survive?

[ Sudden hunger in everything means a shift in nature, and probably not for the best... ]

[comburst]

We just do. No one usually needs to sleep, either.

[ Katsuki of course goes to bed at sundown ANYWAY. ]