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August 2022 Test Drive Meme
AUGUST 2022 TDM
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Folkmore's monthly Test Drive Meme! Please feel free to test drive any and all characters regardless of your intent to apply or whether you have an invite or not.
All TDMs are game canon. You can choose to have your TDM thread be your introduction thread upon acceptance or start fresh. Each TDM will provide a scenario for how characters arrive in-game that particular month.
Playing TDMs will allow characters to immediately obtain canon items from homes especially weapons or other things they may have had on their person when they were pulled from their worlds! There will always be a prompt that provides some sort of "reward" to characters who complete certain tasks.
Current players are allowed to have in-game characters react to TDMs via the Network or make a log with the prompts. Current players are always encouraged to tag new people on the TDM!
TDM threads can be used for spoon spending at any time by characters accepted into the game.
Content Warnings: snakes, cultists, optional violence.
FALLING DOWN LIKE PIECES INTO PLACE
FALLING DOWN LIKE PIECES INTO PLACE
A breeze with the crisp smell of dying leaves caresses you awake. You sit up to find yourself in the middle of an apple orchard, rows spreading out in all directions. Mouth watering apples hang from the branches, and nobody will stop you from taking one. You can wander the orchard as long as you like, but eventually you will find yourself emerging into the front yard of a little farm. There’s a red barn with perfect white trim set far back, and to one side of the yard is a kiosk modeled to match the barn. This is staffed by a woman who sure looks a lot like the fox that brought you here.
On the side of the kiosk are advertised a few different items: pumpkin spice lattes, hot apple cider, cold alcoholic apple cider, and hot chocolate. The cider, you will be informed, is made on site. (But you have to be of legal age to be given that hard cider!)
There are two other things advertised: APPLE PICKING and a SCAVENGER HUNT.
“You need a buddy for those, though,” the woman running the kiosk will tell you. “Lucky for you there’s plenty of people you can pair up with.”
If you elect to try the scavenger hunt, you and your partner will be handed a piece of paper. On it reads the following:
TAKE A PICTURE OF THE FOLLOWING ON YOUR RELIC! :)
- YOU HOLDING HANDS WHILE YOU GO DOWN A PATH
- FEET WITH AUTUMN LEAVES
- SOMETHING YOU THINK IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL
- A GENUINE SMILE
“When you’re done, bring it back here and show me,” the woman instructs you. “You’ll get a prize if you do.”
It’s an easy enough list, right? Although you have to follow the instructions - you really DO have to find something you genuinely think is beautiful, and that smile can’t be forced! Those might require opening up to your partner a little bit!
If you succeed in the scavenger hunt, you will be gifted with an item from home.
Now, what if you decided to go apple picking?
You will be given a bucket. “Be careful to only pick apples from the trees in the rows,” the kiosk woman tells you with a secret smile. “You don’t want to bother the old trees off the path.”
Yeah. That sure sounds like a challenge, doesn’t it?
If you do stick to the orchard proper, you will be able to pick your fill of apples. All of them are crisp and sweet and delicious. But at some point you will see the other trees.
They’re both huge and old, standing on two sloping hills just past the orchard rows. One of them has apples red as blood, and the other apples gold as the sun. In the shade of these trees are weapons sticking half out of the earth, as if they were carelessly buried many years ago.
If you pick one of the red apples, you will find that you are suddenly besieged with huge snakes. They are as big as anacondas and an inky black that absorbs the light, with eyes the same red as the apples. They aren’t poisonous, but they bite and they crush, so you’ll have to fight them off at least long enough to run like hell!
If you pick the golden apples, a crowd of people will silently begin appearing from the orchard. They are all wearing animal masks… and they are all holding hand scythes. Uh oh. You’ll have to fight them off in order to escape! If you don’t manage that, well, in some places it’s traditional to have a big ol’ sacrificial bonfire…
All the weapons below the trees are non-enchanted items, but you may keep them.
Content Warnings: Optional themes of identity and school trauma.
IMAKEOVER MAKEOVER
SAVED BY THE BELL
IMAKEOVER MAKEOVER
Thirteen believes passionately in education. There are, after all, five academies in Folkmore all catering to different types of learning. While these academies are open year round, it becomes apparent if you walk through any of the districts housing shops that back to school is definitely a thing.
A new school year represents a chance to learn more about the world, and about yourself.
Also? It’s a great time for a makeover!
Yes, step into any of the shops selling clothing and accessories anywhere in Folkmore and you will find yourself passionately invested in helping another person discover who it is they want to look like! Do they want to look cool and aloof? Warm and approachable? Are they an e-boy or a cottagcore witch? Punk or prep? You two can figure it out together!
As you shop together you will find it easier and easier to open up to one another, sharing who it is you want to be.
You’ll also be able to score a sweet outfit. Nice.
SAVED BY THE BELL
Wander into any school in Folkmore and you will find a handmade poster instructing all new students and faculty to report to the auditorium. Normal enough, one supposes… but the moment you enter the room you will find reality swims all around you and all of a sudden you’re stuck in a school nightmare!
You know the kind. You’re late for class, no matter how fast you run. You’re in gym class, trying to climb that goddamn rope. You’re getting your books dumped. You’re naked and giving a book report.
These could be memories, but it’s just as likely that they aren’t - you and another person are just trapped in this cliche together. Whichever one of you is in the audience role could maybe help the other one out? Get them some pants or something? Yeah.
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[Good thing she's always been a quick study.]
Vacation? What's that like? I keep being told I should take one, but then something always comes up that only I can handle somehow.
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That said, this place does have its problems. Did get attacked by a squid monster.
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[She's not really much better than Steve. She's been known to exist on the sheer minimum of sleep needed to do things a lot of the time. It's ingrained in her.]
And you're taking cooking classes? Are you any good? I wa-- Squid monster? Are we talking a kraken? Those are myths.
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--We've got a lot to talk about. I've only got one helmet, so you're putting it on. No arguments.
[ He hands it to her. ]
Just be careful.
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[She's pretty sure those are priests of pagan gods, so why shouldn't one know all about mythological creatures from the ocean.
She carefully puts on the helmet and secures it under her chin.]
Considering one of us is more prone to find trouble than the other, I could say the same to you.
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Not you, honey, you're incredible. And so fast.
[ He waits for Nat to help him fill up the tank, because he's running a little low on fuel and ideas. ]
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You're a gorgeous girl and should be canonized for putting up with Steve.
[She's got plenty of ideas, and some of them might even be useful for this scavenger hunt.]
Did you get a picture of us holding hands? You'll need a memento of our wonderful trip together.
[That won't include being shot, she hopes.]
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Unless you wanna just hold my hand. Hold on.
[ He would've been shy about that a few years ago. Looks like the beard works a few wonders, huh?
Then as soon as Nat's on safely, he zooms away, ready to hit up the lakes which are dangerous but very beautiful. ]
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[She's been trying to get him to date anyone else instead of being stuck on Peggy Carter, but she knows a fairly lost cause when she sees it.
However, she does hold on tightly as they move on the bike. It's a nice machine, a thing of beauty and power that Americans do so well and Eastern Europe hates them for. She takes the opportunity to look around at the area, seeing as small houses and businesses zip by them as while they head for the many bodies of water she can see ahead.]
You said you fought a kraken here. Is it in the lake then?
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Guess that explains a lot.
[ Anyway. ]
Yes, the Kraken baby lives in the lake, so don't get too near. That's also where Greg and the sharks live. The sharks don't come on land, but Greg does sometime.
I'll uh. Explain when we get there.
[ It's hard to hear anything while driving, but he zips along there. And Nat can take in the scenery - there's a lot to see. And it's actually very beautiful in this land, so hopefully she's enjoying the view. ]
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[She has to give him some ribbing over the fact that he is literally from the 40s.
Natasha is patient and she waits until they get to the lakes. She has a lot of questions now and she wants them answered, but she is distracted by the beautiful picturesqueness of the area. The sun is high in the sky, but it's not hot, and with the turning leaves....]
This reminds me of some places in New Hampshire. Very New England chic, even with the strange cottages everywhere. [She gives him a brief smile.] I like it.
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It does, huh?
It's the most beautiful up by the lake. At least, I think so.
Guess that's why all the dangerous creatures wanna live there.
[ So they'll have to be on their guard, but Natasha always does that anyway. ]
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[If she was every able to retire, that's where she'd want to go. Snow in the winter, small mountains, gorgeous scenery, lots of space, but close enough to New York and Boston that she could get anything she wanted within a few hours.]
With this view, I guess I can't blame them. [She snaps a picture, but she's careful to make sure that nothing comes out of the water.]
I'm starting to get why you like it here, but that doesn't mean that I don't want an explanation for what the hell is going on.
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[ A breath. ]
It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just a lot. And we might as well finish up the Scavenger Hunt before we do it, because at least we'll get something in return first.
[ He pulls over and waits for her to hop off before doing so himself. ]
Bet it was more beautiful in the spring.
Anyway. Have a seat, I guess I'll start at the top.
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[After she defected, she took a tour of the 'original colonies'. It was how she could see a great deal of the Eastern Seaboard at the side of a handler but not seem suspicious. It had been wonderful, better than any tour of the former Soviet states could be.]
That makes sense. We just need a picture of feet with leaves and us holding hands on a path.
[She can't help the small, teasing smile.]
It seems like whoever's in charge just wants to make people pair off into couples. These are all Pinterest board inspiration goals for a fall romance.
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[ There are leaves here, so he snaps a picture of their feet. ]
Path's over there, but we've gotta hurry, because it's near the water.
[ There's a cute little footbridge though, but the rest is just dirt. He walks on over there with her to get a picture, just of their hands clasped together from above. ]
I don't even know where to start with this place. Did you get wings? I promise that's relevant.
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She hasn't been that person in a very long time.
But, she appreciates the way that he still manages to make and take artistic pictures while they work quickly.
That question though...]
Wings? How would I know? I haven't really had much of a chance to discover what's going on. [She narrows her eyes at him.] Do you have wings?
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Courtesy of Thirteen.
[ A halo, too. He looks sort of ridiculous, but also it's a bit fitting for Steve, isn't it? ]
I can also turn into a merman. I told you, we've got a lot to talk about. Wanna take a seat?
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You're lucky that Thor and Stark aren't here.
[And Clint. Clint would find some humor in the obvious angel look to poor Steve.]
Is it safe to be this close to the lake if there are things in it that can attack us?
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[ Hopefully before it does any harm.
Slowly, he summarizes the last couple months for him, from the I know what you did last summer thing, to the floods, to Greg, to camp, and starting to learn magic. ]
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[She gives him a sardonic smile before she gets comfortable sitting on the railing of the footbridge.
As he talks, she lets everything he says fill in a few answers for questions she had and form a few more.]
Isn't the fisherman in the trench coat from a terrible teen movie? I think I remember he had a hook and tried to go after kids who hit him with a car and thought he was dead. Is Thirteen a fan of bad American teen films?
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[ But Natasha doesn't know about Charlie. Steve's just trying to warn her. ]
It's also her judgment alone whether or not we go home.
[ Which means she's keeping lots of tabs. ]