February Test Drive Meme

[hugtopiamods]

February (Nalom) Test Drive Meme
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The last month devoted to the dragon god Rawna is traditionally quiet, which gives the citizens of Havenwell a chance to adopt and integrate various festivities from other worlds into their own culture as a way to lighten things up. There are fresh displays in local businesses, custom shops, and pop-up cafes, offering discounts and deals for people who shop or dine together. You are the only ones who can support the gods in these dark days, and you need a partner to do that! So this month they are celebrating YOU. Yes, even you, strange newcomer!

❥ PROMPT I: This is How You Valentine

The information that the residents have received about Valentine's Celebrations might be a little… iffy… or at the very least sporadic, but they're trying a few experiments to see if it'll help get people in the mood. The following changes can be discovered around town, with varying effects:

• Conversation hearts
Found in display bowls at the counter of local businesses, characters who eat these candies find their vision becoming rose-tinted. Quite literally. Colors aren't erased by it but there's a definite effect as if they are seeing the world through some kind of film filter, the shade of which can vary depending on the person. Maybe you see different colors! Maybe you see some bizarre kind of Snapchat filter. Maybe you see dialogue appearing in text bubbles now. The effect can be alleviated/cured (at player's discretion) by leaning against someone for an extended amount of time, which is convenient, because the sudden shift in visuals can make you feel a little dizzy.


• Roses
A few members of the community council are handing out flowers! These aren't naturally grown, of course, as with how delicate a process is it they don't want to jeopardize the botanical gardens by removing an excess of them. However, these are made out of synthetic silks but smell like real ones and have just as soft a feeling without any thorns! Isn't that nice of them?

When your character receives one, they're filled with the gentle, warm sensation of being in love but without falling hard. And they'll want to share it. People who share similar features to your CR, even if it's something subtle like hair color or a piece of clothing, will jump out as someone to share this flower with. This comes with the urge to express some unfortunately cheesy lines about the other person… and while they don't have to be romantic, even the most platonic of lame comments can get you in hot water. Hope the rose is worth it!


• Wines and Fruit Juices
What goes with cheesy compliments better than wine? These are found only in the temples, and with a priest always nearby to ensure no one is drinking the alcoholic drinks underage or becomes too inebriated to be safe. No matter how it looks or smells, these will taste just as your character likes and will always be the perfect temperature! Handy! But boy, after even a small glass, it sure does feel like cuddle weather, doesn't it? Don't worry though, it isn't anything that would make your character get too inappropriate or do anything outside their comfort zone. But boy, wouldn't it be nice to lay your head on someone for a bit?


• Chocolate truffles
Good morning! Every residence will wake up at least one day with a small box of chocolate truffles in a box at their doorstep. Some are plain, some decorated, and the decorations range from simple white chocolate drizzle to fancy elaborate planets or galaxy speckles. No matter what the flavor, there's an urge to share them with someone. That's all! Go and spread that chocolatey delight! It's extra-satisfying to feed it to them yourself, for some reason...

❥ PROMPT II: Kreative Kompetition

No matter what the month, the world still spins, and businesses run, which means that the VR Cafes have been working on new games. This time, the theme is friendly competition! The following games are now available at the local cafes:

• Kart Racing:
Pick a kart and get out there! You'll be provided with everything you need, of course, since even virtual reality observes safety requirements. On the track, you'll be able to pick up comically large and squishy 'weapons' and obstacles. Nothing that will hurt but a cream pie to the face sure does make it hard to keep up! You can race against friends, strangers, or even find yourself in a whole grand prix.


• Kapture the Flag:
You and your opponent are tasked with capturing the other's flag. No holds barred! You can move and hide your own flag, plant traps around it, even carry it around with you! Can you find a way to disguise it? That's an option! Whatever you do, once your opponent gets it, you'll receive a message alerting you that your flag has disappeared. Don't let them get it back to their base!

Once a game has concluded, win or lose, both players will be rewarded with coupons for a free meal for two at one of the local cafes around town. Matching up the coupons gets a bonus dessert! It's not necessary to match them, but why wouldn't you?

❥ PROMPT III: Gentle Trembling of the Toes

By the time newcomers arrive in town, a particular occurrance has begun to happen on the regular: a very gentle rumble reverberates throughout the city, an earthquake small enough to not cause any damage, but large enough to be felt. The timing of it is sporadic, but it happens once a day. The sensation will typically last for anywhere between 10-30 seconds before dissipating as if it never occurred at all.

Around town, characters may also notice something curious- each time one of those tremors occur, many of the robotic residents in town will immediately stop, find a partner, and link arms while standing back to back with one another, clinking their heads together. They stand that way for a while, even after the tremors subside, until at last they say their farewells and move on. If asked, rather than alarmed, the town natives are tentatively optimistic, even excited in some cases: the quakes are a message, a gentle warning, but of what they don't yet know. It's been so long since a public declaration from their deities was made, due to their diminished presence in the world and the decline of the planet. The priests are especially eager, bustling about in their temples trying to prepare for whatever might happen, but no one seems to know exactly what, or when, the next step will occur. The doors exiting out of town are being reinforced, and the guards have doubled up their patrols and will be especially vigilant about explorers going too close to the walls around the city. Most people at least know this much: do as they do, when the tremors hit, and you'll understand a little better.

Characters that link up for long enough during one of the quakes can receive one of following messages in their heads:
1) "Change is coming." this message is passive, almost like a greeting.
2) "We thank you for all you have done." this message is softer, almost apologetic.
3) "We shall do all we can to keep you safe." this message is gentle, almost parental in its affection.
4) "Share your bounty and your joy." this message is kind and encouraging, tugging you toward people you may not have met yet.
5) "Remember to keep the balance." this message is plaintive, but without urgency.
6) "Do not approach the walls." this message is LOUD, insistent, and the most frequently transmitted.

The voice that conveys these messages is a collective of multiple, speaking in synchronization but at inconsistent volumes. Multiple links (eg. different threads) can receive multiple messages, and characters do not have to hear the same message as their partner.

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Have fun however you like with the setting! Make a network post, make up other prompts based on the general setting, go wild. Havenwell is your oyster.

This TDM is for the March application round. If you have any questions, feel free to direct them to the FAQ or to the Mod Question thread below. The reservation round begins on February 28, 2020 at 10:00PM EST and our applications will run from March 2, 2020 to March 9, 2020 from 10:00PM EST to 10:00PM EST.

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Sasuke Sarutobi | Sengoku Basara

[gatescostmoney]

Prompt 1: Conversation Hearts:

[ Overly cautious and used to testing for poison, Sasuke slowly nibbles one of the candied hearts offered to him. He's not interested in the taste; he's not fond of it. However, he wants to make sure it is safe in case his crow familiar wants to eat one. Once the last of it disappears between his lips, words surrounded by shapes begin to appear at every voice. Whatever they say comes into his view.

Sasuke doesn't have a point of reference for something like this. He comes from a time before comic word bubbles and dialog boxes were a thing, and even if he did know of them, he's never seen them just appear in mid-air before. It's disorienting and distracting. This needs to go.

So, he leans against the nearest wall, keeps to himself, and tries to blink away whatever the hell this is. Maybe if he just covers his ears, he will stop seeing those words... ]

Prompt 1: Roses:

[ Havenwell has too many buildings and too few trees. (Sasuke has yet to see the botanical garden.) It makes the gift of a rose from one of the council members all the more surprising. The rose might be fake, but at least they know what one looks like. And how a rose smells too. He caresses a soft petal. He feels... odd. Sasuke has felt this way before, but he can't place when or where. A dark part of him argues that he shouldn't feel as such. He's a ninja, a monkey. This is a human feeling. Still, Sasuke admits, this feeling is not... bad.

Whether or not he still agrees once he comes across another person and speaks to them is another matter entirely. ]

Prompt 2: Kapture the Flag:

[ Now this is more Sasuke's style. He's familiar with the game even if he's not familiar with what "VR" is. This ninja is fast, so he's not going to make any capturing of his flag easy. ]

Bonus: Free Choice?

[[ Is there something else you want to do with Sasuke? Let me know. ]]

1!!!

[scentsitivity]

[ Tanjiro had been minding his own business, it had been a regular day and he was just from Ainea's temple when he sees an unknown man leaning against a wall. His scent seems unfamiliar to him, but even without it he could tell the person is in pain. ]

Excuse me, sir? Are you all right, do you need help?

1

[floralprophecy]

[Labrador walks over to check on Sasuke when he happens to see him leaning against the wall, looking a bit distressed.]

Hello, are you alright? Do you want to sit down?

wolf | kipo and the age of wonderbeasts

[grrl]

( i. this is not how you valentine )

[ wolf may not know what everything is. though she received a rather stellar education, less patchwork than most surface dwellers, she only retains what is useful. what would protect her in a fight. what maintains her survival.

what she sees = food left in the open

so wolf grabs everything. hearts, wine, chocolate. she immediately builds a pile of stuff and barks at anyone who comes near it, a deadly glint in her eyes. ]

Get your own pile! This is mine.

( ii. gentle tremors )

[ you can fight almost anything. kill almost anything. wolf is proof of that. but nature? you can't fight nature. and when the tremors don't stop, wolf burrows herself under a table, holding her deathstalker staff close to her body and tugging the cape close. it'll pass, she tells herself. wolf just needed to be strong.

it will pass. ]

( iii. wildcard )

[ got a prompt? hit it up here. ]

ii

[gatescostmoney]

[ The tremors don't bother Sasuke as much as they should. They remind him of the thundering hooves of the Sanada cavalry charging into battle. Or they are the aftershocks of a fierce (and daily) spar between his master and Lord Shingen when the latter was in better health. Sasuke will not admit he's homesick.

However, for all the defenses that Sasuke puts up around his heart which he denies he has because he is a ninja and not human thank you very much, he has an obvious weakness for children and animals. A cowering child dressed as an animal definitely causes him to pause and kneel down next to her. ]

Hey, are you okay under there?

i

[floralprophecy]

[Labrador is a little surprised when this child barks at him with a deadly glare! But he isn't really frightened since he's rather used to dealing with all sorts of children at his church.

This bishop smiles kindly and crouches down a bit to hopefully appear less intimidating (not that he is, unless angered, then he might turn you into literal plant food) as he holds out the box of chocolates he's received.]

Don't worry, my child, I won't take your food. Here, would you like my chocolates as well?

Mitsuri Kanroji | Demon Slayer

[breathoflove]

one. roses

[Mitsuri is more than delighted to receive a rose! And the warm feeling it fills her with... well, it feels like how she always feels when she's around the other Hashira. Or pretty much anybody that she grows close with. She spends a few moments just smelling the rose and smiling to herself. Then she sees you!! And approaches with the rose outstretched.]

Ah, did you want to smell too??

two. wine

[Are you kidding, this is better than the feeling with the rose! Mitsuri is very quick to take a seat next to literally anyone and lean her head against their shoulder. She smiles up at whoever-it-is.]

You're very warm...

three. trembling

[The earthquake catches Mitsuri off guard and she stumbles mid-step. Confused, she finds her hand being grabbed and then comes back to back with a complete stranger, someone she didn't even get a good look at before she was tugged to this position. Fortunately for whoever it is, Mitsuri is able to see others doing this same thing and realizes quickly that this is what they're supposed to do - otherwise she might have beat the shit out of whoever it was.

Instead, she leans back against them, tightening her grip on their hands, as words ring through her mind: "Do not approach the walls."]

...what? Why not? What's wrong with the walls??

[Her grip might be a liiiittle too tight at this point, sorry person.]

four. wild

[Hit me up with whatever you'd like!]

1...

[zapdope]

[ Look who's not paying attention to who he might be talking to. He probably should realize what kind of outfit the lady is wearing but he's too distracted with a girl talking to him about roses! ]

More than happy to!

roses

[zuraaaaaa]

[ Does he want to smell the rose offered from her? Why of course he does!

While he does not smile, his dark eyes soften as he takes the rose from her, long fingers curling around its thornless stem as he feels a gentle warmth fill his chest. This doesn't seem odd to him; he's clearly in an isekai; a scene with a woman would obviously mean that shoujo bubbles and sparkles should happen, metaphorically speaking. ] It is beautiful... but not quite so lovely as the young woman before me.

[ Of course, that cheesy line is a complete must, oops. ]

2

[semibluff]

[ Luck pauses mid sip of his drink to look at the girl next to him. His smile doesn't quite reach to his eyes. ]

Miss? I think you might have had enough for the night.

1

[scentsitivity]

Oh! It's all right, I still could smell it from here. Thank you for your offer, Mitsuri-san!

[ It's really thoughtful though! It's such a nice flower, and the smell gives him this familiar-yet-foreign sensation that he can't quite pin down. It's a bit like familial love yet also different...? ]

They're really beautiful, aren't they? But not as beautiful as you.

[ ???????????? ]

Katsura Kotarou | Gintama

[zuraaaaaa]

Spray Paint
[ Any good delinquent terrorist rebel has some cans of spray paint up their sleeves! Catch him:

1) About to tag your house.
2) Finished tagging one of the run down buildings with FUCK THE POLICE written all across its walls. ]

Where Dem Hookers At?
Hello, ah, yes, pardon me. [ Whoever you are, this samurai will be beckoning you over politely. ]

Which, ah, street is this...? [ He has to establish that first part, it seems, because he is new here, after all. The side street he’s looking down seems to be leading towards.... the botanical gardens. He’s lost.

Then without further ado, shame, or even so much as lowering his voice, he asks: ] I am searching for the red light district...

Your Standard Come Bother Him Prompt feat. tremors
[ He’s doing some light reading.

Of a pocket book of the Japanese constitution. Which he helped pen, because the age of kings is over and wouldn’t you know it, he had somehow become the first prime minister... And first prime minister to be assassinated. Technically. Anyway, here he is, scribbling a notes into the already-published constitution to make the date of the death a national holiday when he gets back to his world. Who likes to work extra, anyway?

Unfortunately the gods here have other plans, and a small earthquake causes his pen to slip and strike through the entire page. ]

Wildcard
[ HMU, yo. This wandering samurai idiot will be wandering idiotically around town. He thinks he’s finally in his very own isekai! ]

Spray paint

[gatescostmoney]

[ If there were more trees in this city, Sasuke would be hiding in one. However, there aren't, so he's stuck watching this guy spray paint a wall from whatever vantage point he can find. When the man finishes his addition to the decor, Sasuke approaches him. ]

Having fun?

[ He's not going to bust the man; that's too much of a hassle. If anything, the paint adds some needed color variation to the city. ]

Libra | Fire Emblem: Awakening

[monklookslikealady]

Prompt 1: Conversation Hearts

[Whatever holiday was being celebrated here wasn't something that Libra was used to. If it was celebrated in Ylisse, it wasn't a holiday he observed personally. But, as he'd told himself he would get used to new things in this odd place, he grabbed a candy out of a bowl on his way out of the store he'd been shopping in.

Popping it in his mouth, he walked down the street, only pausing when he noticed that colors around him were changing. What was once white was appearing as a rainbow... and blacks were starting to look shiny and silver.

Not exactly what he was expecting, so he sits down on a nearby bench, closing his eyes to rest for a moment and hope whatever it was will pass. Hopefully it doesn't take too long.]

Prompt 3: Gentle Tremors

[The first time the tremors hit, Libra had been somewhere where he could brace himself against a wall in case they got worse. But, it hadn't been too bad, and passed quickly, so he just shook his head and moved on.

The next day, when they hit he watched as two of the residents link together for the duration of the tremor, and then walk off as if nothing happened. On one of his visits to one of the temples, the priests seemed excited, but about what, he didn't know.

All he knew was that he'd been told to do what the residents did, and maybe he would understand... but there was the problem, physical contact with someone. For now, he would do with rumors and listening to the chatter from the priests. Or asking someone what happened. Like that person there.]

Excuse me, what happened when you followed the resident's example?

Wildcard.

[ooc: hit me. Yes, I am that person contemplating bringing the touch phobic guy here, oops.]

3

[iustaegis]

[ She's been on the lookout for new arrivals, ready and willing to direct them to anywhere they wish-- a cafe, perhaps for the weary and thirsty, the gardens for those wishing for some peace, or the virtual reality venues for a healthy distraction-- but when she hears his query, she tilts her head to the side to regard him. ]

Have you... not tried it for yourself?

[ Why yes, she could answer his question directly, but a new arrival would be hard-pressed to believe the answer, wouldn't they? ]

Ardbert | Final Fantasy XIV | Shadowbringers/5.0 Spoilers

[firstbump]

OOC: Assume he's gotten his freakout over and has kept his giant axe at home.

Prompt I: Conversation Hearts

When you're a Warrior of Light, you always side-eye any beverage or food given to you and only you. You don't side-eye the bowl of sweets on the counter. Ardbert thanks the shopkeep as he takes his bag of (amazing, elastic!) socks and a handful of candies, walking away.

He pops the first one into his mouth in middle of the street, stopping dead in the middle of the street when the color of everything turns tints pinker. He stares in shock and a sense of dread.

"Wicked white, not again," Ardbert just stands there, waiting to drop like a bag of rocks and be kidnapped as the poison takes hold, except that it never happens. "... what? Is that all?"


Prompt II: VR or no VR, that is the question

Ardbert was only going in to maybe strike up some conversation. Instead, he found most people quietly doing their own things with these strange helmets on. Not sure what else to do other than try to understand the locals better, Ardbert's rented on as well.

He's holding it awkwardly in his hands, staring at it dubiously as he turns it around. It seems a poor substitute for the real thing, and his expression says just that, melancholy and a little lost. How could he be surrounded by people who could actually see and interact with him yet still feel so alone?


Prompt III: Gods and Earthquakes

"Gods" and earthquakes. This will go "well". It always does. Still, the second time it happens, he follows the locals and links up with a stranger.

A voice that certainly isn't Hydaelyn's enters his head, urgently beckoning: Do not approach the walls. He stiffens, but otherwise pretends he didn't hear it; better safe than sorry to share such information in a world he doesn't understand.

The Warrior waits until the earthquake is over to unlink with his partner, looking them over. "... are you all right?"

1

[censorshipnutkin]

[ooc: My icons are old, but I'm 5.0 and spoiler friendly.]

"Let me guess. The world just changed color." A voice from a bit behind him, and if he turns, he'll find Thancred leaning against the wall, eyes shut. "Mine's a bit black and white, and blurry right now." A chuckle as he pushes off the wall to walk towards Ardbert.

"Goes to show I shouldn't take candy from strangers, even if it seems to be fine." He pauses to look at the current black and white Warrior. "Wait, do I know you?"

Mitsunari Ishida | Sengoku Basara

[calloutpost]

[A]
[What sort of sick joke is this? A strange city filled with ugly, uncanny people who claim to have achieved immortality while he grieves for the dead, cruel gods who hold the balance of nature hostage in demand that he act in worship of them over his Lord, and now he's waking up to strange little boxes of things that smell too sickly sweet to stomach... not that Mitsunari has much of an appetite to begin with. He's not a fan of sleep, either, so he's a little miffed that he has woken up twice now in this hell on earth. Has he not suffered enough? What purpose is there in his being here?

He doesn't really have a purpose where he came from, either. He'd been left alive with promises that he might be able to find one again, but nobody said this place would be a part of it!

At least he's able to choose a direction for himself for the time being: pass these suspicious sweets off to anybody who will take them. It takes precedence over even finding a way out of the city, and it doesn't occur to him to question why it's so important to him. Just that he will accomplish it, one way or another.

Unfortunately, his way is by approaching people in the streets and glowering at them. You'd think he was about to mug or even murder someone, but instead he just thrusts the box out.]

You there. Take this and do as you please with it. It is worth nothing to me.

[Charming.]

[B]
[Don't judge him too harshly for not understanding this "VR" thing-- it'll be another few centuries before computers are even a concept in his world. Don't even try to figure out how he ended up in this cafe in the first place. Even Mitsunari doesn't know. What he can tell is that he's been transported to yet another strange locale, this one at least a little more familiar then the city. AND he has a clear objective.

Being a PVP game, of course the map is littered with abandoned buildings in styles completely unlike more sensible Osakan aesthetic, but it is otherwise an open grassy field. Rocky hills and plains are easy to just zip right through. And zip he does, leaving a streak of purple light behind him to mark the position of the flag he's holding. He'd feel more at home gripping a sword, but he doesn't think too hard about it.

It isn't long before he finds his opponent's base, and he stops in his tracks to give his surroundings a cursory glance. That's... all there is to it? Really? Even a child would think this game a waste of time.

Unbeknownst to Mitsunari, there are probably traps all over the place. Or his opponent is lying in wait. Or maybe the flag is already gone.]

[C]
[Or choose your own adventure! Find him scowling at a temple or be one of his unlucky new roommates or recognize the crest on his armour or... ask why he's even wearing armour, honestly. I'm flexible, even if Mitsunari doesn't want to be.]

A.

[pinkmin]

[Here was a small child, unphased by this murderous aura of a man /checks notes martyred to evil. She just blinked up at this powerful approach and stared at whatever it was he was holding up there.

Hold on. Thrust that box a little lower-- yeah, right there. That's just about high enough for Vianca to reach. Perfect. She will take this box and look at its contents thoughtfully.]

...

[The box now open, she held it back up towards him.]

Would you like to share them?

Emil | NieR

[lastweapon]

1. you know what life is like

[Mysterious chocolates should probably be cause for alarm, especially when your friends aren't around to help dissuade you from eating them. But free candy is FREE CANDY, and Emil is all about that life. The only thing that would make it better would be sharing them, though, so he hasn't actually tried eating any of them. Are they all different flavors? Are they all filled with that weird toothpaste-y stuff that makes your mouth feel gross? Maybe you're about to find out, because it looks like Emil is headed right towards you!

...Which may look a little threatening, since his face doesn't move and is stuck in a permanent smile.]

Hey! Check it out! Free candy! I think it was supposed to be a present, or something... Do you want one? I'm not gonna eat 'em all at once!

2. [rainbow road joke goes here]

Well... That's dumb.

[MY IMMERSION... So maybe you thought the skeleton was a fun NPC. Sorry... He's another player. He sounds a little upset when he finally gets to see the kart track. Granted, where he's from race tracks aren't really a thing, but--]

Why would I want to ride around in a big circle!? You're not even going anywhere! How's sitting in a weird metal box supposed to be fun, huh?

3. YEEE-HAW

[Or find him somewhere else! Mistake him for some leftover holiday decorations, or scream at the sight of him! He knows how he looks. Maybe he's behind the counter of your favorite Random Item Shop, drumming on the countertop and singing to himself while he waits for YOU, O Wonderful Customer, to grace the shop with your glorious presence. The possibilities are endless!]

1.

[pinkmin]

[It's okay, her face barely moves and is stuck in a mostly-permanent line. They can balance each other out.

Vianca blinked exactly twice at this rapidly approaching orb, and then once at the treats in his hand.]

Yes, the natives are getting in the spirit of other worlds' holidays.

... I will take one.

Kyle Hyde | Hotel Dusk series

[what_a]

A: conversation hearts

[Even if Hyde wasn't the sort of man to turn down free stuff, maybe the pleading tone the shopkeep took compelled him to pocket some of the heart-shaped candy that was everywhere all of a sudden. He would have just left them in his pocket forever and ever, too, had he not reached back into his pocket an hour later... Oh yeah, those things. Well, the residents of Havenwell wouldn't dare poison the good folk tasked with saving their world or whatever, would they? Actually, don't answer that. With what may have been an audible "Oh, what the Hell," he eats one... And immediately scrunches his face up. Of course they're the bad ones.]

Ugh, it's like eating chalk...

[Wait, is someone coming this way? The gods liked sharing and crap, right? The faster he could pawn these things off on someone else, the better, because... ...Oh maybe they were poison. Things are turning pink now. That's probably bad. Time to make it someone else's problem, too.]

Do you like these things? I can't stand 'em.

B: rumbling about town

[On his home world (really, that's still so freaky) Kyle was already prone to wandering around the city and losing half a day or more to his thoughts, so he figured it would be a good way to at least get his bearings and tackle the "why me?" problem later. But while he's walking around and trying to remember what landmarks are where, the ground starts shaking. When the locals stop what they're doing to join arms he watches them with his arms folded and brow furrowed, but before he can even think about asking anything the moment has passed and the robots are on their merry ways, excitedly preparing for... Something, talking about how it's "so wonderful to hear anything from them."]

...Huh. Is that new, or do they do that all the time?

C: wildcard

[Or run into him somewhere else! Maybe in a restaurant glaring at a half-eaten meal because the food tastes... you know, funny, or asking the locals about the area, or even experiencing some (not so) mild culture shock at the idea of VR being a thing that just exists. Or picking up that thing you thought you lost in a way that looks kinda shifty... The sky's the limit!]

( a ) holy shit kyle hyde!!!

[grrl]

Food's food.

[ short and to the point. ]

If you don't want it, I'll take it for my food pile.

Sumeragi Subaru | X

[unhappymedium]

1. Roses

[It's a beautiful flower but Subaru doesn't know what to do with it once having politely accepted the rose. The petals are soft and he takes in their scent, which fills him with a gentle feeling. His expression is distant as he holds it close, looking rather lonesome.]

2. Truffles

[The chocolates are beautiful and smell delicious. He closes the top after a long moment of staring before offering the box to someone nearby.]

I don't think I can accept these... would you like them instead?

3. Other

[Pick your poison.]

2

[floralprophecy]

[Labrador is a bit surprised to suddenly be offered a box of chocolates from a stranger, but he doesn’t seem to be a bad person?]

Thank you for offering, sir, but why can’t you accept them...? Is there something in them that you’re allergic to?

Labrador | 07-Ghost

[floralprophecy]

[Prompt 1: Conversation hearts]
[Labrador rubs at his eyes. Surely what he’s seeing right now can’t be true? Why does everyone around him suddenly have animated cat ears and tails, with little kitty noses and whiskers on their faces?? Was the candy he was given drugged? Is he hallucinating?

Whatever it is, he suddenly feels quite light-headed and he stumbles, bumping into someone nearby...]

Ahh! I’m so sorry! Are you alright?

[Prompt 1: Roses]
[Being basically a God of Flowers, Labrador happily accepts the exquisite synthetic rose he’s handed, admiring how realistic this fake rose is. He’s never seen anything quite like it before, and it even smells just like the real thing!

Lab is normally a rather warm, friendly and charitable person, so the sudden urge he feels to share this rose with someone else isn’t at all foreign.

He walks over to the nearest person with a sunny smile.]

Hello, would you like a rose?

[Prompt 3: Trembling]
[This prophet was slightly alarmed by the tremors at first, but by the second day, he realises how everyone seems to linking hands when it happens, and he intuitively feels that he should probably do the same. He gently takes hold of the hand of the person nearest to him.]

Sorry, excuse me, would you mind holding my hands for a moment?

[And he presses his back against them. His eyes widen as a message comes through loud and clear like the prophecies he’s so used to receiving.]

Do not approach the walls.

[But unlike the prophecies he gets, he’s not given a vision, just a verbal message... and no reason why the walls should not be approached. He turns to his partner.]

Did you hear that too?

[Wildcard]
((He’ll probably be walking around with his flowering vines swirling around him and helping him get things from high places or something like that. Or just happily chatting with any plants or flowers he finds.))

Ogata Hyakunosuke | Golden Kamuy

[snyaiper]

[Truffles]
[Ogata had avoided all the various items being handed out, wary and distrustful of the possible effects, and not wanting to fall under their weird romantic spells. On top of that, he's not really interested in participating in anything celebratory.

But then they had to just show up on his doorstep anyway. Terrible!! Tetchy as he is, he's gonna sorta.... trail whoever catches his interest for a while first. Creepy!!! Eventually, he'll approach, but if whoever he's following gets fed up and confronts him first, the response is the same. Ogata holds up a single chocolate, and saying with a deadpan expression;]

Open up.
[There's nothing romantic about this.]

[Kapture the Flag]
[Here he's in his element, though!! The VR is an adjustment, but he's acclimated. His goal seems to be less to win and more to just be incredibly annoying, as he's made very little effort to actually capture his opponent's flag!!!

Mostly he's just bee setting up traps around his own flag, when he's not skulking around hiding with it on his person. Someone aught to catch this terrible cat and steal his flag so everyone can be done with the game, already.]

[Wildcard]
[Hit me up if you'd like a bespoke prompt for any of the other options or have your own idea!!!]

Truffles

[floralprophecy]

[It certainly is rather unsettling to be trailed like that... Labrador decided to give him the benefit of the doubt at first, since there’s always the chance that they just happen to be going in the same direction...?? But it soon becomes apparent that he’s being followed by a strange man...

This bishop decides to confront his stalker after a while.]

Excuse me, why are y- [Then he just blinks at him in confusion when this stranger wants to feed him chocolate!] Why...?

Klarion Bleak | Seven Soldiers of Victory (DC comics)

[tobluerafters]

I - Chocolate Truffles
Upon awakening to find his gift, wrapped so neatly and so beautifully decorated, Klarion couldn't help by scarf them all down immediately. When one lives underground sweet things are hard to come by so Klarion has to make up for lost time in some way. He may have also stopped by a few doors that hadn't been opened yet and snuck a few boxes off the doorsteps. Better he take them than see the chocolate go to waste.

Wandering into town, Klarion happily munched away on a truffle here or there, satisfied he wasn't going to lose them. However, as a stranger crossed his path he stopped. Suddenly the treat in his hand was too good to just eat by himself but... but he also still wanted it for himself! Frowning, he glanced to the stranger then back to the chocolate. Then to the stranger again. Then back to the chocolate. His lips pursed into a pout. Heavens, what a predicament!

II - Kart Racing!... Kind of (tw: emetophobia)
Standing outside the gates to the track, Klarion watched the amazing speed at which all the racers circled the lanes, dodging ridiculous obstacles that they themselves set up to cause further mayhem. As fun as the idea was, he couldn't help but feel it was just a little too fast for him. The joyride with Beezer and the other delinquents in the taxi had been straining enough, and he hadn't even been the one driving! Still, it looked fun, but...

Suddenly the world was tipping sideways and Klarion rushed to the nearest bush before he got sick all over someone else. Yeah. No games for him.

Groaning, Klarion wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and tried to find a way to steady himself. Wobbling, he found himself crashing into someone else just walking by.

III - "Do not approach the walls."
"What's beyond the walls?" Klarion asks immediately, though there is no answer from the voice inside his head.

Humming, Klarion rubs at the back of his head where it had touched his partner's and turns to them, grinning. "Doesn't that just make you curious to find out?"

IV - Teekl
A round, orange tabby-ish cat bounded along the streets as if in search for something. Maybe you were in a hurry, or talking a gentle stroll, or maybe even just hanging out, but suddenly the cat stops and looks at you curiously. Is it due to your hidden magic abilities? Your magnetic charisma? Or do you just smell strongly of fish today? Either way, the cat seems curious about you but a little wary.

"Teekl! What did you find?" Klarion says as he run up, a little breathless from trying to keep up with his familiar. He scoops the cat up, which stretches against him in comfortable familiarity. Klarion turns his eyes to you now, and while they're smiling there's definitely something calculating behind them. "A new friend, maybe?"

[[[ooc: If you're unsure about who Klarion is in this version, feel free to check out this to read on Grant Morrison's version of him. I don't plan on taking him from any point past refusing to take over as Submissionary.]]]

IV

[scentsitivity]

[ That cat is definitely not normal.

Tanjiro's crow messenger, Tennouji Matsuemon, couldn't stop cawing on his shoulder since it started staring at the both of them. Tanjiro himself picked up something peculiar about the cat's scent though he can't quite pinpoint it. Just the fact that it keeps staring at them despite his crow's protest is unnerving as it is.

Then its owner rushes in to pick up the cat and he has to double take at eerie blue skin. ]

Oh-- is this your cat?

Georgia | Pokemon Black & White/Best Wishes!

[dragonbuster]

A - Fake Date for Food?

All Georgia wanted was to snack on everything in sight! And stash away what she could for the future, too, of course.
The way this place worked sounded too good to be true, anyway, she had to make the best of it JUST in case they suddenly decided to be more demanding (it's not like she had many skills that'd be useful here, having only been a Pokemon trainer in her world... besides, old habits die hard!).

"HEY! You, over there!" she yelled at a random passer-by... or two, or three. "You wanna eat something?! They got discounts for anyone eating together."

B - Caught Red-Handed!

What did we say about old habits? Georgia might have found it easier to pilfer food in her world, especially from campsites, but robots and hi-tech surveillance cameras are a little harder to fool.

"Geez, you don't have to make a big deal out of it! It wasn't even THAT much...!"

The ridiculous situation had her red in the face and huffy, stamping a foot, but it wasn't just because she was caught—she wouldn't have minded being caught stealing, if that's all it was, she could take that in stride and get some digs in usuallly, it's just that she was caught stealing something as ridiculously trivial as condiments! That hurt the Dragon Buster's pride.

A.

[yallstupid]

[Now, Guzma has been around the block before, this is the second place he's been in that has monthly shenanigans, and if one thing he's learned from his world-hopping it's that you don't eat the new food. He's made the mistake once, and that was enough for him. He orders simply, taking his usual and a little extra - either for himself later, or for his Pokemon - but nothing more than that. He's not stupid, and has enough street smarts to know when another little hoodlum is trying to get something.

Hence why when he's hailed, the giant of a man blinks and cants his head to one side, blinking slowly at the girl with a bored expression before he snorts and begins to chuckle to himself. Ah...fresh meat. And a particularly naive cut, too. He should cut her some slack. He really, truly should, but...hah. She has a look about her that screams Target Practice, so.

Nah.]

Heh...you must be new here. [His smile is crooked and devious, but Guzma shakes his head and reaches into his vest pocket for his wallet.] Go off, I'll spot you this once, tiny...but I already got what I need. S'all yours...

[Do not trust that smile, Georgia, it's absolutely poisonous.]