Test Drive Meme - Autumn 2017

[thelostmods]

TEST DRIVE MEME

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I. A Mad Tea Party

You awaken to a new message from Zephyr at your bedside informing you that for today only, they're giving the Meadous a little makeover. That makeover would seem to be one that has transformed the Meadous into a Wonderland of sorts. There are sweets on the table that inform you to "eat me" and that will turn you small or increase your size, depending on what you eat. And down in that smaller world, there are all sorts of creatures, like talking flowers. There are also people much larger or much smaller than you now. Maybe you want to crouch down and say hello when you're bigger? Or shout a warning not to crush you while they're walking when you're smaller.

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II. Be Careful What You Wish For

Well, that... that wasn't quite to plan. You stare down at the crayon drawing from Zephyr showing you exactly what you wished for. Except you hadn't meant it literally. Or you hadn't meant it quite like that, even if your wording had been vague. Now you're stuck with something you didn't want. Or perhaps you made a big mistake and now you're a different species. Or have extra appendages you can't get rid of. Not without making the walk of shame back to the Wishing Pond to wish away the changes. Why this? Why?

Hopefully, no one will catch you as you steal forth to undo your mistake.

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III. Intrepid Explorers

You've found some fantastic ruins in the jungle and delved in (perhaps unwisely) on your own, only to find that these ruins contain not only treasure, but traps. You might find yourself swept up in a net and suddenly dangling from the ceiling. Or you might be on the receiving end of a poisoned dart that's making you hallucinate all sorts of creatures, friend and foe, alike. Or you might have even been smacked against a wall by a well-timed hammer and dazed.

It's not life-threatening, whatever situation you're in. But you might start hoping that someone else wanders into this place soon to help out.

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IV. Bulletin Board

Each month, Zephyr clears away most of the notes from their Bulletin Board and adjusts the decorations, leaving it fresh and open for anyone who might wish to post something new. The Meadous is a fairly rural place with minimal technology. Those used to a network may find the Bulletin Board is the closest they can come to something like that again. Who wants to actually talk to the neighbors when you can post a passive aggressive note about someone making a racket at 2 AM, instead? There's also some measure of anonymity afforded. Just be sure to only post up your notes when no one else is around and can catch you at it.

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V. Choose Your Own Adventure

Whether it's just waking up in the Meadous or exploring some other part of the Setting, you're striking out with your own prompts to get some action started.

Comments

[jumpthegun]

Don't much like the house you arrived in as-is?

[demonichymn]

it's cozy enough. you know, for the rabble.

when was the last time you heard of an Overlord living in anything called "cozy", though? I need spires! a moat of lava! a drawbridge that creaks and shudders when it opens! at least five hundred gargoyles and various other statues! a prominent address plate for when I get chinese food delivered!

it's about style. I could live in my cute little house with the unbelievably twee street name, but if I can live in an imposing monolith of pain that stands as a testament to my strength, why bother?

[jumpthegun]

Creaking and shuddering is a sign of age and decay, isn't it? Do you want something new and sleek or old and falling apart? I'm getting a conflicting vision here for your future abode, Your Wickedness.