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!

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[wipedclean]

[He blinks as the man looks around, and then he snorts, shaking his head.]

You can leave the castle, go ahead.

[He huffs out a noise of mild frustration, because he's trapped too. Just because it's worked out alright so far doesn't mean he's a fan.]

Still be stuck in this world.

[ajayya]

[ Confused as he is, that gets Ajay's attention. ]

This world?

[ He blinks, trying to understand. ]

I don't...

[ Clearly, somebody missed the briefing. ]

[wipedclean]

[He scowls a little. He is not the right person to be explaining this, not even remotely.]

Wherever you're from... you're... in a different world.

[That's the best he can do, halting and hesitant as it is.]

[ajayya]

[ It takes a while for him to speak after that, but when he does: ]

Shit...

[ Shit. ]

Look, are— Are you sure this isn't some kind of dream or something? I mean, I— No way...

[ He needs a moment to sit down. ]

This has got to be a trip.

[wipedclean]

[Thank god he gets it, he really couldn't have done any better than that.

He nods, though. He's sure.]

Been here a month. Lots of others been here a lot longer.

[ajayya]

That doesn't mean this isn't a dream.

[ Stage one: denial. ]

That doesn't mean that you're not... That all of these people...

[ But even as he says it, he realizes just how unlikely it all sounds. Not that getting whisked away to another world is much more plausible, but still.

He looks up at Bucky, expression bleak. ]

I'm fucked, aren't I?

[wipedclean]

[He snorts. First thing the guy's said that's made sense.

He nods.]

Yes.

[ajayya]

[ The first thing he'd done upon waking up here was check his belongings; alongside his weapons and non-functioning camera and radio and all the other knickknacks he'd picked up in Kyrat was his mother's urn, still safe and sound and tucked away.

But if he can't get back to Kyrat... If he can't get to Lakshmana... ]

Fuck.

[ He rubs a hand over his face. ]

Is there anything stronger than water here?

[wipedclean]

[He nods again and gestures at the feast table.]

Wine. Don't know how strong it is.

[Wouldn't work on him no matter what.]

[ajayya]

It'll work.

[ Probably. Eventually. Whenever he feels like getting up from this seat again, which right now feels like the other side of never.

By the time his hand drops from his face, he's already trying to think about literally anything but his increasingly bleak prospects. Like, for instance. ]

So...

[ He can't keep himself from staring at that metal arm. ]

Is that a costume, or...uh, not a costume?

[wipedclean]

[He snorts.]

Not. Also not working.

[ajayya]

Oh...

[ His brows lift, probably doing enough to say what he's thinking without him actually saying it: yikes. ]

That sucks. [ After a pause: ] Is it broken, or what?

[wipedclean]

[He shakes his head.]

Technology doesn't work here, unless it's the Station.

[ajayya]

Wait, seriously?

[ The question is incredulous, and followed by a groan. It explains a few things he'd been wondering, but it's not the kind of explanation he'd been hoping for. ]

And here I thought my batteries had died... [ Wait a minute. ] What's the Station?

[wipedclean]

[He nods. Yes, seriously. It's a real challenge.

He sighs a little at the question. He hates explaining things, he's so bad at it.]

Place where technology works. Like... piece of an Earth city.