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Test Drive: April 2019
Test Drive Meme
Winter
Want to see if your character is a good fit for the setting? Not sure which character concept you want to go for? Or maybe you just want to play around in a meme with no commitment? It's all good! Feel free to use one of the winter-themed prompts below, or write up one of your own with no restrictions!
Blizzard!
The winter storm is a bad one, where it's not safe to be outside for more than a few minutes. The winds are fierce and destructive, the snow is blinding, and it's easy to get lost when everything around you looks exactly the same. Will you stay inside where it's warm and keep your friend company? Or are there too many tasks that can't be ignored just because the weather's a little chilly?
Fun in the Snow
The countryside looks beautiful in winter, with every house and fence and tree cloaked in glittering white snow. It's the perfect kind of day for a real honest-to-goodness sleigh ride. Or maybe you'd prefer to build a snowman. Or maybe that dude over there needs a snowball glued to his face right now and only you can make that happen.
Food Storage Looters
Fall is the season to gather food and prepare for winter. Winter is the season for rest and bonding with friends and family. But not everyone has that kind of foresight. Goblins, for example, get their food by raiding farms and orchards and stealing chickens. The fields are barren and the coops are locked up to keep the chickens nice and warm, so is it really any surprise that the lock to the town food stores is broken, and there's sounds of squabbling and munching and belching coming up from the cellar?
Starry Night
The holiest of all Vallaress holidays. It's a time of feasting and exchanging gifts as anticipation for spring begins to escalate. It's also the most popular time for marriage proposals and weddings! Are you planning to get hitched? Or maybe you're attending the ceremony between two villagers just about to be wed when something interrupts? This is also the one day of the year where monsters are pretty much guaranteed not to attack anyone as they're all struck with a terrible weakness and apathy.
Blighted Snowmen!
Yesterday everyone competed to build the best snow creations. Along with the traditional snowmen, people also made snow bunnies, snow buffalos, and even a snow castle. But a blight sorcerer can't stand the sight of fun, and cast a terrible enchantment that animated each and every one of those snow creatures to come to life! Watch out! Rabid snow castle is lumbering your way!
Magic Lessons: Fire
Almost everyone wants to learn some sort of fire magic during the winter season, whether it's because they ran out of firewood, or because they need a magic flame that won't dim or sputter out when setting up camp during a long journey. Are you a student? A teacher? Or maybe you're just trying to figure out how to cast a self-taught fireball, because there's no way that could end poorly.
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[She straightens to dash off and fetch the cutting board where the half-eaten loaf of bread is sitting, gathering that along with the stick of butter and jar of apple preserves to bring the whole platter over to her guest.]
I'm Annie. Go on and eat up, you'll feel a lot better with a full belly.
[The farmgirl drops down to rest on her heels, sunny as a summer's day in spite of the howling blizzard that beats at her windows.]
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When she steps away to the table he lets the towel drop from his head. Blinking, he catches a bit of his own hair between his fingers, studying the color of it. Even that's unfamiliar.
When she comes back and sets the food in front of him, he almost considers whether or not it's right to actually take it. But then his stomach growls and he banishes the thought though he at least has the manners to not snatch it from her.]
I'm... [He pauses, unsure, before settling on what the voice had said,] Link. Sorry if this is a strange question but, where are we?
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[She chuckles as she watches him eat. Poor guy must be famished!]
We're in Rendezvous. It's a little town close to Castle Barad Mal.
[She shifts herself around to sit, propping her elbows up on her bent knees to cup her face in her hands.]
Well, to be more accurate, you're on my farm just outside of town, but there's not much farm around is there? It'll look better in the spring.
[Annie grins confidently. Her gaze again strays to his ears as she studies him curiously.]
Say, you wouldn't happen to be a sprite, would you? Your ears look just the same, but you're the first one I've seen that's my size.
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A sprite? [He blinks at that and reaches back to his ear, finding it longer and ending in a point. Glancing past Annie's hair, he sees the difference, and in a brief, stunned moment he realizes he doesn't actually remember his own face.]
I don't know. I actually... don't remember anything from before I woke up in that storm.
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[She regards him, baffled, for several moments before she gasps.]
You mean you've got amnesia?! That must've been so scary!
[It feels like she should do something to help him out. He has nothing to his name...literally nothing but his name and the clothes on his back!]
You're still really wet too, that's no good. You'll probably be wanting more than bread to eat, too.
[Annie's made up her mind. She stands to her feet with her hands on her hips, beaming as she nods.]
I'll run to the inn and get you some dry clothes to change into, and a jar of whatever they're serving. You sit tight and make yourself at home! After the storm lets up, we can see about maybe getting you a little farm of your own if you want it, or you can stay with me a while. I wouldn't mind the company!
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Her sudden gasp pulls him back to the moment and he blinks. Scary? He supposes it should have been and while there's definitely a sense of dread about it, he's been calm the whole time. He knew what he had to do to stay alive.]
Wait. [He sets aside the food and stands up, holding his arm out in her path.] I can't ask you to do all that.
[Letting her go out in that weather. That's asking too much.] The fire and bread is enough. Once the storm clears I'll find my way.
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But your clothes...!
[He seems pretty serious. Well, it's not like she can blame him for not wanting to stick around. He wants to find his people, and his memories. She'd want to do the same if she were in his boots.]
If you're worried about imposing, don't be. No need to rush off without supplies, there's no telling how far you'll have to go. At least stay long enough to talk to the mayor. Maybe even the holy guy at the castle can help you out, and point you in the right direction.
[Annie backs up and sits by the fire again, hoping he'll do the same if he sees her relax.]
You could work some odd jobs until you've got enough money saved up to get a horse. Winter's a rough season to travel long distances on foot.
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Speaking of which, he happily joins her beside the fireplace again when she settles back down. Picking up a bit of food again, he mulls over her words as she speaks.]
You're right. [He doesn't even know what he's looking for, let alone where it is, and he feels like he won't make it far dressed and equipped as he is. He'll have to start somewhere.] Do you need a hand around here? I... actually have no idea how much I know about farming but I'm pretty sure I can carry some stuff around for you. It's the least I can do.
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[She's never had a helper before, but every good farmer needs someone to show them the ropes. It's what Madame Eda did for her, when she first moved in from the big city. Besides, with two of them working together, they can gather a lot more and do a lot more. And if it'll help him on his way, then she's definitely on board.]
Sure! Mostly I've been collecting firewood, there's never too much of that to go around. If I could get a pole, then one of us could do some fishing too. Spring is when things get really busy, but I'm guessing you don't want to wait around that long?
[She smiles cheerfully.]
I've got some money saved up, we'll get you warm clothes in the morning. A cot too, if you'd like to stay here while you prepare. Like I said before, I don't mind the company one bit!
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He simply resolves to pay back her kindness and helpfulness however he can. It's all he can really do.]
After being stuck out there I'll sleep on anything as long as the room is warm. [He means it too.] As for how long I plan to stay around... well, I can't really say. I don't even know what I'm planning to look for.
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[And Mazir, if they can manage to secure an appointment with him. Annie's never met the Holy Man, and isn't sure what he's like or how helpful he might prove to be. But Merle had been nice to her, giving her this plot of land to work on, so she trusts him.]
Well, you're welcome to stay here as long as you like. Hey, maybe you came from another world entirely, just like I did! But...
[She furrows her brow, thoughtfully.]
...You said there were clothes that were waiting for you when you woke up. And they fit all right, didn't they? So it's probably more likely someone from this world put you there...
[Annie didn't pay too much attention to that detail, admittedly.]
Can you remember which way the cave was? Maybe there are clues outside of it, or maybe someone who lives close by that you couldn't see because of the storm.