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TEST DRIVE

Welcome to Visada's TDM! Feel free to get as creative as you'd like with these prompts. None of the threads will count as game canon. This is just to give you a chance to play around with the setting and get a general idea of just some of things that can be done in the game.

OPTION 1

Mistress Philenor, one of the vivacious butterfly-winged fairies that runs a shop in town, has asked you and another helpful soul to go out to the small lake on the northwestern side of the island and pick some Swallowtails. She needs a bushel of the flowers to make more of her popular aphrodisiacs.

You and your partner for the outing leave the village and make your way to your destination. The water in the lake is clear and fresh, you can almost see all the way to the bottom. A small island sits in the middle of the lake, within swimming distance to those so athletically inclined. A tiny stream travels off to the west, emptying into the sea.

On the southern shores of the lake grow the Swallowtails: great flowers of vibrant hues of blue.

Just remember Philenor's warning. Breathing too deeply of the pollen may have unintended consequences.

OPTION 2

Word arrives by lamassu post that there's unrest with the sea dragons. They're refusing to aid the villagers and transportation between the main island and the smaller one to the east has been cut off. People have been stranded there for two days now and something must be done.

You volunteer to help and head toward the eastern shore.

Maybe you meet others on your way and you decide to work together to see if you can resolve this. Maybe you enlist someone else's help when you learn that Lagiocrus (an ancient blue dragon) is cross with his nephew Jura (a young, free spirited green fellow who doesn't have much respect for people yet) over his foolish courtship of the princess Galzra (a haughty blue dragon from the far north).

All of the other dragons in the vicinity are too caught up in the drama to worry about the petty concerns of mortals.

Convince Lagiocrus that young love should triumph, or at least be allowed to get its heart broken. Talk up Jura to the disinterested object of his affection. Try to get Jura to see that there are other dragons in the sea. Or find some other way to either end the argument or lure the other dragons' interest back to helping out their landlocked neighbors.

OPTION 3

After a long week, you want nothing more than to relax at the beach. It's a great day for it. Fair skies, warm sands, calm surf, and naked bodies sunning themselves along the shore.

Wait.

Yes, that's right. This is a nude beach. Or if it wasn't, it is now that the first visitor decided to exchange bathing suit for birthday suit.

Do you join in? Ogle your neighbors? Swagger up to the hottie on the yellow towel a few yards away and start a conversation?

Have fun. Enjoy yourself. You've earned the day off.

OPTION 4

Wildcard! Make up your own prompt! Play around with the setting however you'd like.

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No, I guess that's a pretty exclusive kind of club. [ With sarcasm: ] A shame, really.

[ Don't worry, he knows one of you. He's best friends with him, even. ]

[Let's be BFFs too Brucey.]

I wouldn't go that far. It's nice to be exclusive. You need an ego boost, that's what you go to.

Are we still far from the place?

[ So long as she doesn't call him Brucey. ]

I'd much rather just be normal, honestly. [ Being a monster isn't all it's cracked up to be. ]

No, it's just ahead. [ And lo and behold, after a few seconds they're approaching some stands and small coffeeshops with plenty of food to choose from. Because things just line up perfectly like that. ] What are you in the mood for?

No such thing. Even for normal people.

[But ouch, someone's gloomy.]

Maybe some orange juice. You?

... true, I'll give you that.

[ Welcome to the emotional train wreck that is Bruce Banner. ]

I'll go for a milkshake. [ So, juice bar it is. ]

[ew milkshake that will make u fat]

What flavor. This is an important question.

[ He has an excellent way to burn off calories, it's okay. ]

I feel like strawberry wouldn't make me look any good, would it? [ Joking. Though he does like strawberry. ] Chocolate mint. [ Said to her as much as to the server behind the counter. ]

Strawberry is almost as boring as vanilla. [So good job, Bruce.] Orange juice for me.

[he's paying right. right.]

So how does it work? The green rage-fueled thing. What makes you get full of rage.

[ He said he would, so yes, he does pay. Worry, you need not. ]

It's not just about rage. It's the adrenaline. It works as a trigger, if my body releases past a certain level of it. [ A pause, then he adds. ] Not here. They put some kind of magical barrier on it, so I can control it completely.

Huh. Makes sense. [She bites on her lower lip for a moment, swiping her tongue subtly.] So what're you gonna do?

[ Doesn't make sense even to him sometimes, honestly, both his condition and how the people here managed to just fix it so easily. But he can't say he minds, having full control of himself after so long.

He knits his eyebrows, quiet for a moment before he lifts a shoulder questioningly. ] What am I gonna do about what?

The stuff they need us to do. You're just gonna solve it all with science?

If it helps, sure. [ He shrugs. ] I can still transform, if some particular mission asks for it. I'm not really sure what sort of things they'll ask of us yet, or if there'll even be a need for the monster, but I guess I'll find out.

Hm. I guess we'll see.

[There's her juice. Yay. Much thank. She only smiles, though.]

So you just call it the monster? Because that might get interpreted the wrong way.

[She arches her brows and wraps her lips around the straw. Just sayin'.]

He is a monster. [ He thanks the server for his own milkshake, stirring it with his straw for a bit. ]

I call it the Other Guy, too. Or the Hulk. That's what he answers to, anyway.

Yeah, people are gonna think you mean your - [She circles her finger downwards, and looks at his groin.] Other Guy sounds like you're talking about your wife's affair. Let's go with the Hulk, I guess.

[ He looks down too, promptly flustering like no 45 year-old man should. ] Ah. No, I-- I definitely don't mean that.

[ Great, now he's never going to un-hear it. ]

Whatever you prefer. I don't mind either way.

Sure you don't, adrenaline guy.

[You mustn't mind anything at all! Not.]

[ Oh he minds plenty of things. He's just not particular as to what people call the Hulk these days. ]

That's a good one too. Adrenaline guy. [ He takes a sip from his milkshake. ] How's the juice?

It's sweet. I like it. [A small smile - kind, this time.] Thanks.

[And she narrows her eyes after a pause, curious again.]

You know, we could actually put each other to good use.

You're welcome.

[ He tips his head in a small nod, smiling too. ]

Yeah? In what way?

You're strong, right? And I've got invulnerability. We could practice with each other, in case we get into some ugly situation.

That's... [ He pauses, mouth open for a moment. Good intentions or not, he really doesn't like that idea one bit. ] Probably not going to work out very well. I mean, even if you can fight the Hulk, he can still cause a lot of damage. It's not a particularly pleasant experience. I'd rather not transform unless I really have to.

Didn't you just say you can control it?

[Can you? Hmm?]

Edited 2016-01-30 22:23 (UTC)

Sure. As much as one can control a massive bull in a tiny china shop.

[ It's not that easy, okay. ]

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