TEST DRIVE #6

[fairyfoes]

TEST DRIVE MEME

Considering apping to EACHDRAIDH? Why not give the setting a test run here! OPTIONAL SCENARIOS 01. ARRIVING IN THE DRABWURLD. The Seelie and Unseelie courts welcome you with mirthful revelry and hearty food. After you have been briefed on your purpose here, you will find an endless feast and a night filled with entertainment to placate your concerns. Mingle with new arrivals, sneak down the castle halls and make sure your eyes are always on your glass; fairies and imps have no bias when it comes to tricks! 02. THE STATION. Looking for a little slice of home? The Station gives you all that and more. Take advantage of the wifi, have a cup of fairy-brewed coffee (the one they didn't spit in) or sit back and relax on the patio. You can even move your things into one of the available rooms! 03. WILDCARD. Your own scenario! Explore the Drabwurld or simply take advantage of your Locket!

Comments

[conservationist]

A time paradox? Well, I guess if I told you something about the future, and then you acted on it and changed the future, that could... [Okay, he shouldn't be, but he's seriously thinking about this.]

Well, I guess... paradoxes are impossible. That's why they're paradoxes. So either that won't happen, or we're from parallel timelines and no matter what we do in our presents it will only change our futures.

... right?

[gelenka]

[Her eyes brighten with delight and she picks up a tart, bringing it to her lips.]

Well played. [She shuts the door and makes sure it is barred before walking back to the fireplace.]

I do have a question before we relax.

[gallopingarcher]

It definitely feels cramped! I hope the rooms are better, if I'm going to be staying here. It is difficult enough at home, sometimes!

[Her tail swishes happily as she talks, and she pauses to take a bite of the dessert. Mm, so good! But she really should eat something healthy, so she tackles the main course after, pausing a bite or two in.]

I'm glad the food will always be this good, though. That will help us settle in a lot.

What's it like outside this place? I haven't even gotten a chance to see much outside this room yet!

[skjalf]

( Any headache which might result from speaking to a relation who lived and died three centuries ago pales in comparison to having watched what's left of their family eat itself alive in a bloody civil war.

When he brushes her offer aside, she isn't offended; she has no practical skill, aside from the bit of skill with governance she has learned from watching her father on Progress. She is merely a woman. And knowing full-well that she likely can't be of much help, she inclines her head. )

As you will. ( His next question throws her off, evidenced by the widening of her eyes and the general look of confusion she sends his way. ) I am a but a woman.

( That and any woman she's heard of who's dared to involve herself in politics has generally been shunned by both the People and their family alike. Margaret of Anjou and her mother share the dubious title of "The Bad Queen". Elizabeth has been raised to be (to a point) above attempting to influence her spouse or curry any for herself. Basically, she knows not of what he speaks. )

[withbite]

Of course you do.

[He moves over to where the fire is, setting the tray somewhere she can reach it and deciding that the fur placed in front of the hearth was just right for lounging on. And so he did.]

[gallopingarcher]

[Himeno's ears go flat for a moment, and she looks troubled.]

Are centaurs extinct in your...world, then? Are all the humans there the same kind of human?

[But things of course must be different, and maybe she's thinking of it from the wrong direction. Besides, dessert beckons, and Himeno takes a moment to enjoy one of the desserts.]

No, I'm from Japan! But there are many different kinds of humans here. Or, they look like humans, just not like the humans from home. I haven't seen a single human I'm familiar with.

[From the way she talks, she must be using human somewhat differently.]

[conservationist]

Just, uh... If they invite you to drink something with them, don't.

She can watch him kill things instead? He can be hot doing that too.

[unnatural_animal]

[Still being polite and not laughing, but he smiles at that.] If nothing else that ought to be incentive for most to guard their faces if not their lives.

[His own face has clearly been smashed and slashed a few times itself, with his scars and broken nose, but he's still a good-looking (and rather vain) prince.]

GRATEFUL SURPRISES ALL AROUND YO

[kyosu]

[ She listens and nods slowly at each thing. In the end, Rin is dependable like nobody else. She might throw tantrums and be difficult, but Sakura wouldn't want it any other way. So she just lowers her head. ]

You are right. It's too soon to be reckless. I'll do as you say.

[ Mostly because it means seeing her and Shirou. It means hugging her, like it or not. It means not being alone. Sakura has no idea of just what her sister plans to do with her, thinking that just letting her be around is already pushing it, but anything Rin offers she will accept. Accept, and prove herself to her sister's eyes. ]

I'm currently at some sort of castle... I suppose I should take my leave as soon as possible? I can tell you're busy so I'll manage until you can spare some time.

[ She will be invisible, even if she hates it. For Rin. ]

Alright. Good compromise.

[gelenka]

I imagine they take wagers on such things. [But she is picky about who catches her eye. It's not quite enough for them to be good-looking. There has to be strength and bravery to them too.] How many men are worthy of bedding a Dragon?

[skjalf]

( That word usage is perfectly normal for Elizabeth. If it betrays his age, then by proxy it illuminates her own quite clearly. She is not from anywhere close to the modern age.

Which explains why she both does not think it strange, and fails to notice that it should be. Instead, she is inclined to continue smiling. ) And patience. Some languages are more difficult than others to learn.

( But then, thoughts of home cause her smile to disappear. ) Too gentle or nay, war looms upon the horizon for me, as well. I am sorry that you too shall have to endure its horror, sir.

Though if this be a dream, then it may be bent to our design, might it not? This situation cannot be absolute, and thus influenced by any actions we take. Which may not require knowledge of swordplay or warfare.

( She is thinking like her father, now. But she honestly doesn't care to be caught up in more bloodshed. She'd much rather build something wholly her own in this dream world, for hwoever short a time it might last. )

[gelenka]

[It is a good place. She takes a seat, watching him with her purple eyes.]

What is your nature? You spoke of not everyone being human.

[withbite]

That would be true. You're in fairy land, Princess. There's more than just imps and fairies here. And back home, of course. As for what I am...

[He reached into the inside pocket of his jacket, withdrawing a silver flask. Undoing the top, he took a sip, letting the spirits roll around on his tongue.]

You could call me an ex-human. I'm a vampire. There's others here you'll run into. Most of them seem to be in this court. But we also seem to be different kinds from different realities, or whatever you want to call them.

[unnatural_animal]

[He can think of at least one man who would be unwilling to, even if found worthy.]

As many as are prepared to put up with the scales and fangs, I'd say.

[gelenka]

I had noticed. [But the specifics of those drawn from other worlds has evaded her. Now is as good a time as any to ask - while she samples the tarts.] A vampire? What does that mean?

[Slipping out of her seat, she joins him on the fur, reaching out to gently grip his jaw.]

Your teeth...

[gelenka]

You take my words literally. [Though there is a literal truth to them. Dragon blood flows in her veins, but she lacks the scales and fangs.] Do I look like I am covered in scales, ser? I assure you I do not have fangs.

[withbite]

[Well, she was a fearless one, wasn't she? The move surprised him, though really, with how much she'd all but stamped her foot earlier when rattling off her titles, he should have figured.

The fangs came out, not as a threatening display, but just to show.]

Are retractable. And vampire basically means someone that used to be alive, drank vampire blood, got killed, then transitioned into a vampire themselves after feeding on a human. It's a process.

she's already picked up another apprentice besides shirou so :D fun magic lessons with tohsakasensei

[gandere]

[ It's better this way. Once Sakura has proven her worth not just to Rin, but to her allies, then she can be caught up with how serious all of this is. Until then, she needs to be somewhere safe, somewhere she can't be used against her and what place is better than The Barrel? ]

No, it's fine. Caer Scima, I assume. That's where most people show up. [ If they're lucky.

There are some that end up stranded in the wild. ] The Barrel isn't too far off, a bit south. It'll be easy to arrange an escort for you.

[ Then all too quickly after: ] I'll make Emiya do it.

[unnatural_animal]

[It was as close as he'll come to a joke. And he's got no room to judge after all, what with how much he loves retelling the old family legend about the Angevin bride whose demon blood makes them quarrel and plot.]

The cleverest beasts masquerade in human form and sprout wings and teeth when we least expect it. Who am I to judge?

[Whether he's being literal or making some veiled reference to his immediate family can be unclear. His canon's like that.]

lmao if I had any doubts about apping now they're gone

[kyosu]

[ Best Nee-chan is best. ]

Ah? N-no, I can find it on my own. S-surely Emiya-kun has more important things to do...

[ Despite her resolution to not be a problem to this Shirou, she wants to meet him on her own terms. This is going to be so awkward. ]

[gelenka]

[Curiosity gets the better of her and she leans in, examining his fangs. They could easily slice through skin if what he sought was blood.]

Do you crave blood? When I was Khaleesi of the Dothraki and pregnant with Khal Drogo's child... [Her eyes darken and she sits up straighter. She has overcome her grief, but there is still regret.] ...I ate a horse's heart. The Dothraki believed it a noble sacrifice for the child that would, one day, lead them.

[withbite]

It's more a necessity. Vampires drink blood and we keep tick-tocking along like normal. If we don't... well, it's not pretty.

[His nose wrinkled at the thought of having to eat raw meat of any kind. Biting into human flesh to get the blood was different than munching on the heart. Gross.]

I'm sure that was all the vitamins a growing... dragon baby needed.

[He still wasn't sure about her and what she was, being able to not be burned like that. Maybe it was a parlor trick.]

What about you? The whole immune to fire thing...

[gelenka]

So they do. [She knows that lesson well. Sometimes even the dearest of friends can hide their true intentions under dutiful guises.] My children are more likely to show you their wings and teeth, however.

It is unforgivable that I have been separated from them.

[unnatural_animal]

[The look he gives her speaks volumes. The idea of someone not be trouble or launching the country into civil war solely because they are 'but a woman' might be a bit of a nice dream for him considering how much trouble the ladies in his family can be, but it is utterly alien at the same time.]

Have women no value at all in your time, then?

[gelenka]

You starve. [No one looks good when they're starving.] It was their custom. My brother sold me to Khal Drogo in return for an army. I was prepared to do what it took to give the Khal a strong son.

[But not because of her brother.]

It is said that the blood of Dragons runs through Targaryen veins. I am the last of my family and I have been immune to fire and heat since I was a child.