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Xistentia: Mod ([personal profile] spoofer) wrote2017-05-21 07:19 pm
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Test Drive Meme #1 (cw vehicular crash, moderate injury)

Test Drive Meme #1
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.

You don't need an invite to test
but please remember we're currently invite-only

CRASH LANDING

Exit one dimension, enter the next. It was chaos: pressure against your ears, light bending in an impossible, unimaginable way. The very molecules of your body vibrating against one another. If you have windows, the view outside makes no sense. Even if not, your hands, your face, your feet seem like an uncertain thing. It's the feel of reality itself tearing apart, reshaping, reconnecting, thread by thread.

And suddenly, there's a beach— or ocean, whichever you land in. Smoke. Fire. Salt water churning up, fizzing around.

Maybe you crash, in a ship wrecking into sand. Maybe you merely stumble out of a portal, a ragged wormhole in space. Or maybe you fall off the back of an incredible steed, some creature that carried you into this place. Either way, there's pandemonium around you. Incredibly, severe injuries are far and few between— nobody's screaming about the dead. But you might have to help pull someone free of wreckage, or move quickly to salvage burning belongings from the landing craft. Maybe it's the crafts themselves, that you're trying to salvage.

Likely, you don't know them, these other strangers who arrived here[1]. Maybe you don't trust them— you just came out of a dying world, after all. But you all have one thing in common: you're here now.

When you get a second to breathe, maybe you'll see it. The brilliant green forest across the sand. Beyond that, the glint of a faraway city.
INTO THE WOODS

Your first night at Xistentia does not feature five-star accommodations, but as the sun begins to set, the forest offers everything you need to survive. By now, you may even have met your daemon, who'll help guide you through this. There is fallen wood to make fires for warmth and cooking, any number of rabbits, deer, and fish if that's what you're into eating. Those very same animals also provide guidance as to what vegetation is edible, including a variety of vine mushrooms, fruits, and flowers. If you're the kind of creature that mostly eats other sentient creatures, well. Technically, there are a lot of those hanging out too[2]! Now and then, you'll see tiny, winged humanoid creatures the height of a finger dart in and out of view.

A resourceful group, the multiversal refugees have determined ways to create shelters, using wreckage, supplies, and basic survival knowhow. There aren't enough blankets to go around, but the weather is mild and the fires seem to keep out any aggressive creatures.


Things get quiet. This could be a good time to meet the others under less fraught circumstances. Maybe you'll see some familiar faces and reunite with others who fled from your dying world; maybe you'll meet someone new.

Try not to seek out and fight any Rock Trolls. It's still early.
ENTER THE CITY


The city is beautiful, even with the vines covering everything, the streams running down half the streets, the massive white deer leaping off under the highway overpasses. The architecture of the skyscrapers is incredible to look at, modern and sweeping. It's clear that terraced gardens were part of the building design, and some of the greenery that lines the street had been part of the original city plan. This is a city of great potential.

And it knows you're here. As you walk by, beacons like streetlamps begin to emit a gentle glow, registering your presence. No doors are locked, though you might find yourself chasing out nests of silver-winged birds and bug-eyed rabbits.

Here, you can claim empty shops or the clothing and other sales items inside of them. Apartment complexes aren't difficult to find in a range of sizes; nor are standalone homes, brownstones, loft studios. Penthouses may not feel like penthouses when there's a thin layer of dust growing on everything and a flower growing out of the sink, but you know what? Maybe that little bud is gonna be your first roommate.

It's the strangest thing. After a few days, the lights begin to work and the water begins to run, fully operational within the unseen sewer system. At some point, the keys to your house or residence are going to turn up. Your daemon will help you find what you need. F.A.TE.S. welcomes you.
NETWORK

By now you've settled in. You have some time to explore the city, the woods, and your new kit.

Chances are pretty good that your daemon is not a phone or a computer or a wax-sealed piece of parchment or a Howler, nothing with a convenient camera or a keyboard; it probably isn't even a pocket sized. Likelier, it stares at you with eyes that contain the lenses-- or powers-- of a camera, and some part of its body projects a holographic keyboard into the air. For those of us who are not accustomed to manipulating intangible light prisms, it's about as intuitive to type on as shaping a cloud with your fingers.

But here's your network access. Accessible to all your fellow travelers in XISTENTIA.

Misfires, typos, and blurry video footage are likely. Time to feel like a Luddite!
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

hells yeah
Footnotes
  1. Some of these can be nameless, plot-device NPCs to facilitate interactions! But even in this case, please avoid gore in describing their current state of being. Anyone dead or catastrophically injured will have disappeared by the time your characters make it to Xistentia. There are no corpses or dying here.

  2. But like OOCly ask permission ofc.
fiachdubh: (008)

[personal profile] fiachdubh 2017-05-22 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ronan wraps an arm around Adam's middle as they shift a little, staring at the ceiling for a moment. All of it feels so surreal, even more than Cabeswater, than Adam being magic, than Glendower and Gwenllian and Artemus and Persephone and the Unmaker and everything, everything.

This is another world entirely.

But Adam's here. Ronan cups his ear, knowing it's the good one. Like it could be enough to protect him. His thumb traces the shell of it, gently. There's a part of him that just wants to keep touching Adam, keep kissing Adam. ]


Tomorrow, we can check with the daemons if they have a list of refugees, and you'll scry. Maybe I can see if I can dream. Get something to track Gansey. Again.
vexy: (whatever)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ What? No. He's Dark fae, when shit is over it's over. ]

Uh, yeah, alright?
vexy: (crude)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Vex couldn't help but burst into a laugh. ]

Is that you, Van? Looks like you might have a bigger pain in the arse than I do! But I suppose that's nothing new.

[ Lurid wink? Of course. ]

Stop by and give me a kiss, I've missed that gorgeous face of yours. Lemme get a look at your... daemon.
mordacita: (c h i n l e n g t h)

[personal profile] mordacita 2017-05-22 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Where do we even start? ]

What you think of me, I do not care. Though I am glad to know it, since I believed us on better terms than that.

But that aside. Shane did not deserve how you spoke to him. He has done nothing to you.
vexy: (teed off)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
What?

[ His eyes narrow and mouth turns down into a deep frown. ]

Bugger Shane, what are you on about? You don't care and you're glad to know that you think we're on bad terms?
fingerprint: (007)

[personal profile] fingerprint 2017-05-22 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Theodore doesn't quite jump - there's just a bump in the composition of his body, is all! The fright of having his maker mother maker's presence materialize all of a sudden, and hearing the wrath in her voice from the start, is just about the cherry on top of the dread he's been feeling ever since he spat most of the sand out of his mouth.

(At least it means he probably won't starve. Right? Right?) ]


-- where are we?

[ He isn't being quiet, Louise. Unlike that thing over there slithering towards them. It looks like a snake of some kind. (Theodore's daemon, to the rescue!) ]
mordacita: (d i s t r u s t)

[personal profile] mordacita 2017-05-22 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
What was it that you said?

[ Rhetorical question, he knows exactly what you said. Just give him a moment to count it all off on his fingers. ]

That I do not like you. That I have a rotation.That what we are doing is 'just shagging'. That I would not save you.

[ He lifts his eyebrows. ]

Am I missing anything?
vexy: (naughty)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
They were nice trousers, snug too, and Vex had a pretty good body lately to go with his clothes- if he did say so himself. And he probably would at some point.

He wasn't paying enough attention to notice the slip of the tongue, not that he would have cared much even if she had said the full name. And despite the fact that the wine wasn't to his tastes he took another swig, in hopes that it would get better after a few more.

"Mm, yeah, well you don't know that yet." He mumbled to himself after she said 'nice to meet you, Vex', because really. Nice and Vex weren't exactly bosom-buddies. "Yeah, it does. Rainbow flags and all that. That mean you only swing for the ladies, right?" Welcome to Vex's world of broad stereotypes, or he could just be saying that because he was a natural shitstirrer.
vexy: (exasperated)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Right. That. I've also said Elvis was an alien, my dick rivals Ron Jeremy's and that Magnus Bane is a tiger in the sack.

[ In other words: He couldn't believe that Rafa took anything that came out of his mouth seriously. ]
mordacita: (a n g e r)

[personal profile] mordacita 2017-05-22 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Stop.

[ He's not laughing. In better circumstances he'd probably say that that last part is probably true, and they ought to check the point with Alec.

Not now.
]

You said those things to Shane. If that is how you truly think of me then I am glad to know it, because I thought I meant something more. And I do not like to invest when what I feel is not returned.

If that is not how you feel? Then you said those things to my husband, to someone I love, to hurt him. I would never speak like that to someone you love. To your Mark. Or even to your Nico, despite him being my rival, I would not do that because I know it would hurt you. But you did it to him. So you tell me why, Vex. Make it a better answer than the last one. This is not a game to me.
bloodychangeling: (eyes closed)

[personal profile] bloodychangeling 2017-05-22 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Toby had lived in San Francisco long enough not to be surprised by that, especially since even when she wasn't running for her life she didn't dress especially girly.

"Nope, I'm straight as a ruler" she said, as she continued focusing on the coffee maker, because that would make it easier to say this next part without crying. "My twin sister likes girls though. She's got girlfriend named Jaz." Sweet Maeve, let them have all found ways out. Tybalt could use the shadows and maybe take May and Quentin, Jaz could fly, but if they hadn't had time...

Her hand gripped a dirty cup hard enough to break the handle, the fear for all the people she loved--she couldn't even start thinking about the daughter she'd already lost twice, not yet--becoming impossible to hold back. She hardly even noticed the material breaking until the scent of her own blood hit her nose, although the wound was already closing.
vexy: (refuse)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That tone normally made him want to stiffen up and obey, but these weren't sexy circumstances so Vex did what Vex was best at: Countering in an over-emotional manner. ]

Yeah, sure, alright, glad that you're glad to know that, I guess we're all happy!

[ He wasn't about to point out that Rafa was believing shit that was patently untrue again, because he already said it and if that wasn't good enough for Rafa then FINE. ]

Speak to Mark anyway you want, I don't own him! And what are you on about my Nico? Rival? Have you been chewing on the local fauna?! [ He would've said 'flora', but since Rafa was a vamp... ] Rival for what?! Nico's not mine and the only person I love is myself!

[ Speaking of blatant lies... ]

What do you expect from me?!

[ Vex had done a lot of changing during his time in Eudio, but apparently throwing him into this survival scenario had made him regress back to his natural instincts: Which were petty, loud and defensive. The good news was that this meant he cared about Rafa, that he bothered rather than just rolling his eyes and hanging up- the bad news was that this probably got lost in translation. Great job, Vex. ]
mordacita: (s u n l i g h t)

[personal profile] mordacita 2017-05-22 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rafa believes absolutely none of that for even a moment. It's more bluster, more reactive nonsense meant more to hurt than anything else. Just like it had been with Shane.

That doesn't make any of it all right.

Rafa's eyes harden.
]

I expect you to apologise. To him, not to me, because he deserves it and because you were wrong.

For the record, I would save you, and what we are doing is not meaningless to me. All he had to do was listen to you to know the truth of that.
vexy: (crude)

cw: sexiness

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Looky-looky-looky-loo~

[ Vex practically cooed at the sight of that booze, along with the scrumptious slab of meat that was currently consuming it. Ah, if only that stream was whiter and he was on the other end of it. ]

'ello there, thunder from down under. You wanna share that with a cousin from the old world?

[ There Vex was, in all his leather-punk clad glory, looking very out of place for shopping but oh-so-fashionable, right? That's all that really mattered. He stood with one foot on either side of Knox's shins, so if the fellow was hostile he'd have a great angle to kick him in the groin- or rub his foot up against it, whatever. Vex was hoping for the latter. ]
vexy: (shrug)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, is that what you expect? Keep chewing then.

[ Because if he does do any apologizing, maybe over beers, it will be on his terms and not because Rafa told him. Though Vex rarely apologizes anyway. ]

Right, fine, yeah, I can tell I meant a lot to you since you're glad about believing the shit I told him on a public feed. You have a lot of faith in me, I can see why you'd wanna save me so badly.

[ It was the sarcasm that could be heard around the world. ]

What a relief to have that fae off your back, right?! Took ages but you finally ferreted out the truth and now you can kick him aside without feeling bad about it. Ooh, yeah, I must've meant a lot! Precious even!
vexy: (shrug)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
He did indeed!

[ Vex accepted the moniker with a raise of the bottle he found, just before he hopped up onto a dusty counter and worked on opening it while tucked between his leather-clad thighs. ]

And so did-- ah, uh... [ His dark eyes settled on the other fellow with a complete lack of recognition in them. Well, he mentioned Kavinsky so maybe he's one of his fuckbuddies, Vex can only assume. Oh, he should probably finish that sentence. ] You!

Issat what I am? Part of Vinny's gang then? I hope I'm the moll. What does that make you then?
mordacita: (s a d f r o w n)

[personal profile] mordacita 2017-05-22 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Vex, I do not want to kick you aside!

[ He might sound exasperated by this point. Dealing with Vex in this kind of mood is not easy.

Come to that, Rafa isn't even sure what kind of mood this is. He's seen shades of it before, but not like this. Not directed at him, anyway.
]

I do not know why you were at such pains to tell Shane you meant nothing to me! After what happened when I found you here...

[ Rafa trails away, shaking his head. ]

Why did you say those things? Why are you doing this now?
vexy: (temper)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Why am I doing this now?! You started it!

[ Classic five year old comeback. ]

Mr. "I don't care what you think of me" King "I'm glad to know it". After what happened between us you open with that bullshit, and not even in person you're doing it this way so I have to scream at a bloody cat?!

Screw you too!
vexy: (disgusted)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
You telling me that they're just as monster-y as those creatures is not reassuring. [ Especially because he was pretty sure he saw one that was the size of his house, or that could have been the shitty wine he drank. ]

Well that's... yeah. Wait, what do you mean "we"?

[ He debating closing the curtains so she couldn't see him inside his house, but he really didn't want to touch those things yet- they were probably infested with bugs. ]
mordacita: (a t t a c k i n g)

[personal profile] mordacita 2017-05-22 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I started it?

[ Rafa's temper briefly flares. ]

Will you complain to me about how I come to you and you spoke to him the same way? I thought this was your preferred medium, Vex. I am doing it your way, am I not?

[ It doesn't last for long. His temper never does, but the frustration is still there. ]

You should not have said those things. Not about me. Not to him. I am not the one in the wrong here.
vexy: (exasperated)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Aric! Hello darling. And no I'm not alright, I've been saddled with the most vicious computer I've ever had the displeasure of talking to. Also, I've been kicked out of the land of milk and honey into the land of bugs and moss. No money, no booze, and the only thing that is keeping me from ripping off several heads is the fact that Mark's here with me.

OTHER THAN THAT I'M PEACHY HOW ARE YOU
vexy: (refuse)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
That's bullshit and you know it! I was talking to someone I don't know, you're talking to me and APPARENTLY I mean so much to you that you're treating me exactly the way I treat someone I don't give a toss about?!

Fine! You're right, I'm wrong! Happy now?! Good! Have fun with him! How do you hang this bloody thing up?! Why are you still broadcasting?!

[ He got up and swiped at the daemon, which deftly jumped out of the way and continued to stare at him- Vex growled and readied himself to pounce it. ]
mordacita: (s t a r i n g)

[personal profile] mordacita 2017-05-22 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Why are you so angry about Shane?!

[ Rafa stares at him. He's staring through the eye of a unicorn, which is being far better behaved than Vex's daemon. It might be because he's not at cross-purposes with his. ]

You were never like this with Hunter, and he is as much my husband as Shane. You knew about both of them. And you have Mark, Vex! Why do you care who else is with me?
vexy: (surprise)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Are you now?" He had a wicked look in his eyes as he turned to pay better attention to her, or more particularly her body. If there was one thing that could he said about Vex, it was that he had a lecherous mind- even in survival situations.

But sexy turned to disturbing, his eyes widened at the sight of her suddenly bleeding. "Uh, you're uh," He wasn't close enough to see the wound was healing, and he wasn't about to get any closer either. He wasn't exactly 'helpful' to strangers in these sorts of situations other than verbally. "Think you broke the cup there, dear."

Yes Vex, very helpful.
vexy: (furious)

[personal profile] vexy 2017-05-22 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Because I--

[ Didn't give a toss about you when Hunter showed up. His mind suddenly went blank, uncertain as to why Shane's presence bothered him so much. ]

Erg! Why does it matter?!

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