TEST DRIVE MEME

[behind_the_box]

And here's the opening for our first Test Drive Meme! Pick from the following scenarios, or feel free to create your own setup!

1. The Future of the 80s
What is this, an episode of the Jetsons? Buildings are shaped like flying saucers, foods can be found in little nutrient pills of various flavors, and holograms have replaced most forms of entertainment-related technology. Be wary of any glowing beverages, and the Management apologizes if you find yourself with any cybernetic body parts. Sometimes the surgery records get mixed up.

2. Rotten apple
Someone ate something they shouldn't have. The world is such a strange place, it's hard to say what's safe and what isn't. But that fruit looked so good, you just couldn't resist, could you? Too bad nobody warned you that side-effects may include odd behavior, hallucinations, temporary physical changes, or queasiness.

3. Are you afraid of the dark?
It's well past your curfew, shouldn't you go home? Even the moon and stars are hiding at this hour. There's nothing out here but you and the luna moths hovering by the street lamps. So who said that? Did you see something move out of the corner of your eye? That's your friend you just bumped into, right? ...Right?

4. It's a dog's life
Or a duck's, or a snake's, or a bat's. Pandora is a safari and you are now a critter. Better hope you're high on the food chain or that your friends can ignore the urge to eat you. While this place is such a zoo, you can bet someone will be up to fowl play.

Comments

[fateofyears]

[ :| Don't lie to her. That earns Komachi a smack with the Rod of Remorse, yep. ] You should pay more attention to your surroundings, Komachi. That much I have told you already. However... it seems I have become susceptible to the same effect of that box. At least we can safely determine that this is a coincidence. We must find one more person who has been brought to this city by a similar box to begin to describe it as a pattern.

[sleepslikethedead]

*o-owwwww* Sorry, sorry, I'll be more careful! I'll start bein' more careful right away--I'll pay careful attention to this place! And I totally agree, we should explore--I mean, ah, look for someone else who came here the way we did.

[fateofyears]

[ She withdraws her trademark beat-yo-head-off stick to cross her arms. ] Have you gotten to look around yet to attempted to return to Gensokyo at all? I have done the latter already, to no avail.

[sleepslikethedead]

Ah . . . not really. Been more focused on the "lookin' around" part so far. This city's big, too, I can't really see any obvious way out.

[fateofyears]

[ She pauses for a moment, pursing her lips in thought. ] We must first gather as much information as possible and speak with others, and see if any of the natives here have any information. I expect to have your full cooperation in this, so I would like to know if your distance ability has worked at all in moving out of the city. [ Her own ability to just, you know, warp out of an area is gone-- at least from this place. ]

[sleepslikethedead]

*Salutes* 'Course I'll lend a hand! But, ah, yeah, about that . . . I tried reducin' the distance between where I was to the edge of the city to a single pace. Nothin' doing.

[fateofyears]

And what about beyond the city?

[sleepslikethedead]

*Shakes her head* No luck there, either. It's not like my power's gone; it just feels like . . . I dunno, like the space here doesn't wanna listen.

[fateofyears]

Walk with me. [ She'll turn to head into the city, simply expecting her to follow, holding up her Rod of Remorse as she does. ] It is possible that whatever brought us here is beyond our current recognition. We must first find a few key answers before taking any action. [ Or. Before you take action, Komachi, as Eiki is an Enma and doesn't get involved in stuff. ]

[sleepslikethedead]

*Follows along dutifully! And hey, getting involved in stuff is totally awesome.* Sounds like it. Well, could be worse, right? Least we're stuck somewhere interesting!

*Indeed, as they walk, Komachi seems to be paying attention to her surroundings--but probably not in the way Eiki meant. Her attentiveness seems to be more a result of plain curiosity than anything else.*

[fateofyears]

Interesting is one way to describe this place. I would call it concerning. However, there seems to be some sort of aura to this place...

[sleepslikethedead]

Concerning? Well, the part about us not bein' able to leave, yeah. But the town itself seems pretty lively! And it's not like anyone's attacked us or anything, right?

[fateofyears]

We should remain cautious. [ ... ] Lively is not one way I would describe this place. There is something rather unsettling about the entire setting.