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Test Drive #3
Welcome to the November test drive! We're so excited to have you with us.
A few things of note:
A few things of note:
✦ Test drive threads can be considered game-canon if you choose. They're essentially in a shared dreamscape and take place between your character leaving their world and arriving in the audience hall with their faction leader.All set? Perfect! Welcome to Fellden.
✦ Reserves will open at 12:01 AM UTC on December 1st, and continue to be until 11:59 PM UTC on December 7th. This is to reserve a character, not an application slot.
✦ Applications will open at 12:01 AM UTC on the 8th, and remain open until 11:59 PM UTC on the 15th, or until all application slots have been filled. Once Activity Check ends, we will have an application slot number available on the application page. The IC & OOC intro logs will be posted two days later.
✦ Questions? We have a FAQ that's chock full of good information! If they are test drive specific, we have a top level thread below that allows for OOC questions to be posted.
✦ The network is available to use! No matter where your character is, their compass arrived on their person. Please feel free to include a network post in your top-levels! Once opened, the compass will display instructions on use, such as using voice-commands to activate it. Usernames are your characters first name or their most common nickname.
✦ Below will be a header for OOC questions as well as a request for Fortuna if you risk having your fortune read in Kyst.
✦ Current players who participate in the test drive by tagging new players will be eligible for a secondary blessing in December.
 You’ll find yourself just outside the Temple doors, which will be locked if you try to open them. A little rude, keeping you out after bringing you all this way. The thing is, you can hear a lot of commotion in the distance, and smoke rising from the center of a district; you may want to check that out. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire! Except the smoke is not at all something to be concerned over. Instead, people are gathered near a large bonfire in the decorated city square, drinking and carousing, singing songs of celebration; Moon saviors have arrived! War winners! The residents of the city laugh and sing and dance in pairs throughout the square that's dusted with snow, grateful for those who have come to aid them. Their merriment doesn’t dwindle as the sun begins to set on the horizon, twin moons rising in its place. When you (and other new arrivals) are finally noticed by the revelers, do not expect to be left alone! Crowns and laurels of fir and juniper will be deposited upon your heads, seasonal fare of food and drink placed into your hands, while live musicians play loud enough for the dead to hear. You’ll be invited to dance, to drinking games, and offered food and flowers and other items of value. Some may cry when they look into your face, thanking you for becoming their champions during this long and exhaustive war. Hopefully you’re here to enjoy the festivities. Sneaking off is just fine, too, but don’t expect to be let go of quietly; the people of the Moon Temple are so happy to see you! Enjoy the celebration while it lasts long into the night. If you do manage to leave, a helpful citizen of the Temple will inform you of the nearby transport mirrors that will take you anywhere on the map, one of which they will provide to you. |
 You'll find upon your arrival that the castle is not accepting visitors as they decorate the interior in preparation of the festive season that quickly approaches. Guards at the door will instead direct you to the center of the city where further preparations are being made. Venturing there, you'll be greeted either by those who are decorating for the evening's party that will enlist you to help, or perhaps you're a late arrival and the celebration has already begun! Festivities are in full swing in the Court of Stars. Starfolk have begun their celebrations of the new arrivals and the ushering in the season of the Winter Festival. Once hesitant, guarded, the Stars citizens now welcome new arrivals with open arms, celebrating their appearance with a deep gratitude. Large circles of dancers will pull you into the fray or pull you to dance one-on-one. Others will place bundles of cedar and juniper in your arms for decorating or perhaps learning to weave your own wreath to wear: some will even take pity, create it for you, and set the laurel upon the top of your head. You'll be invited to dance, drink, eat, and participate in the festivities through a snow dusted square. Even the soldiers will join, knocking shoulders and welcoming you to the Court of Stars. Whether you choose to remain for the festivities or wander off, one thing is certain: you are more than welcome in your new home. If you do manage to leave, a helpful citizen of the Court will inform you of the nearby transport mirrors that will take you anywhere on the map, one of which they will provide to you. |
 The coastal city of Kyst is abuzz for the holidays, some calm finally beginning to settle in after the rocky past few months. Newcomers will be welcomed with smiling faces from merchants as they look to try to sell their pricy but beautiful wares. Tavern owners and barkeeps will beckon with the promise of warm food and delightful drinks, a place by the fire, and stories of holidays of old. The air is rife with music and the smell of delicious baked goods. Perhaps you'll hear or smell something you recognize from your home; as Fellden is the beginning of all worlds, it wouldn't be an impossible likelihood! Those looking to help out might be coaxed to assist in decorating homes with laurels, garlands, berries, and other bright green, red, silver, and gold colors. Those who seem very eager to help might be recruited by shopkeepers to stand outside and try to get customers in to see their wares, to have a drink, or to rent a room. Anyone willing to do so even for a day will receive free food and drink for the duration of their assistance. And for the auspicious, some may notice a person who has set up a mild little stall in the back of town, sipping eggnog as she offers fortunes. "Fortunes for the new year, my friend," she tells any who approach her. She offers only a small smile. "A laurel for a card. Only one." |
 In the distance from Kyst, a large forest looms, the Gods Wood imposing even from this distance. Should you travel there, everyone you encounter will urge you to be respectful while within the forest. There, people can be found visiting intricately decorated shrines, prepared for the upcoming holiday, while people leave seasonal offerings in the bowls and plates within the shrines. You're free to leave the crown you were given at your faction celebration, or perhaps something else that you've been granted since your arrival is better suited for your offering. Be mindful of your actions though; those that show disrespect will be forcibly removed from the Gods Wood by the trees. Best foot forward! If the forest is too intimidating, there appears to be a gathering at the nearby Lake Theta where the Festival of Aeons is taking place. You'll be drawn into the fold readily where people will inform you that it is a celebration of souls, both living and passed beyond the veil. You'll be taught how to make paper lanterns to be set into the sky when twilight falls, with further revelry coming after. Be prepared for a long night of celebration ahead of you as the dancing, music, and festivities last long into the night. |
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It is, I don't feel like I'll last very long... like this.
You won't! Somebody'll kick your ass and then we'll both fuckin' die! I don't wanna die, V, get your shit together!
[ He wishes Griffon would stop saying those things in front of people, because now he's a bit more obligated to respond to the other man. ]
Yes, none of us quite enough on our own.
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You should speak with your faction leader.
[This is not advice that he would normally give, since his own bias tells him they have been not much help thus far, but V's circumstance sounds rather dire.]
They may be able to help you, at least until you can regain what you have lost.
[Straightening, he puts down his bauble.]
...Why don't we take that break now? I insist.
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Faction leader?
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The Emperor, if you are with the Court of Stars. Or the Priestess, if the Moon Temple has claimed you instead.
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[ There's a lot to wrap his head around, and it unfortunately seems like that's the case for everyone. ]
And how much groveling does it take, to get something from this Priestess?
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I cannot say for certain. I have only spoken with the Emperor, and only once. And dismissed shortly after.
[Which clarifies one thing — Dimitri and V are meant to be on opposite sides.]
However, ask nicely, politely, and without challenging her perspective, and I have no doubt that she would see to your aid. Somehow.
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[ Yes, he had gotten that. But it doesn't bother him much. When one lacked overt power, one had to use other means. So he just nods. ]
What happens to those, who challenge?
[ Just wondering about the severity. ]
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[Okay some of those might be hypocritical, Dima, but he goes on.]
In my case? A dismissal and a bad first impression. Consequences that I can easily deal with. But there is expectation on our shoulders — to fight for our side, to aid in this war. Not complying in some way is not an option. Not to them.
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[ So apparently his imagination is a bit more severe than yours. ]
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Extreme consequences for extreme measures, perhaps, but I would not discount it. Banishment, however, might be the baseline expectation for those who test the bounds of their loyalties. Or disloyalties, at that.
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[ He doesn't assume it's genuine, at all. He would have to meet one of them first, actually see their facade and how they managed their court. His view is also very skewed by Vergil's sweetest memories of the rulers of Hell. ]
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[Dimitri not so much, but.]
There will likely be an audience for you to attend. You may further make up your mind about the matter there. Request for aid notwithstanding.
There is also the Gods Wood, but I would not visit that place with the sole expectation of asking for a favor.
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[ Although there's only so much you can see from a distance. ]
What is this wood?
[ Tell me more, tell me more. ]
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Death and its attendants reside there. As do many shrines to the gods of this world. I would suggest you tread lightly if you decide to explore — as if you are a visitor in their home.
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[ He just wants to know all the options. You can't make a move without getting a good lay of the land. ]
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[He does allow a small sigh.]
And, perhaps, come with an offering in tow. One likes cookies.
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[ OF. COURSE. THEY. DO. HE'S SO EXASPERATED BY THIS. Entities that don't need to eat just DOING IT FOR FUN. ]
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Is it so surprising? I suppose even a god, or something like it, enjoys the taste of sugar.
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[ Sigh. ]
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“Pitsa”?
[Work with him here, he didn’t know what it was, and this was how his friends presented it to him. This may become relevant.]
That is something... baked, right?
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Who doesn't know what a pizza is? What kind of backwards hell hole is this? Yeah you bake it! It's covered in cheese and pepperoni grease!
[ V motions at the bird, ]
He also eats it for fun. It's messy.
[ And he does not like messy food. ]