TEST DRIVE MEME #8

[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 not with mirthful revelry, this time around dear friends. There is a seriousness in the air, though the food is still hearty and the imps still mischievous. 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! Be mindful, though -- the monarchs are watching and cross court communication should be done with the utmost secrecy.

Comments

oh, i dare. i dare hard. >|

[withbite]

[Trust her to say the exact wrong thing at the exact wrong time. She may as well have just wound up and given him a kick to the nuts and it showed in the deepening of his scowl.]

Sorry, no, your fanged prince isn't coming to whisk you away. You'll just have to deal with second best.

[Over a year here away from them and it still stung. But really, what was a year to a vampire? Especially one nearing his second century.

He clearly needed more to drink. Where the hell was his flask?]

[reoccurs]

[ She rolls her eyes and glares at him. He may be nearing his second century, but he's still a baby. ]

You know that's not what I meant. I just thought—

[ Elena trails off. She doesn't want to get into it with Damon, not right now. If he wants to have an argument, he'll have to wait. She fidgets with her vervain necklace, looking out into the horde of revelers. ]

Never mind. I'm glad you're here, Damon. [ She offers this as a small way of appeasing him. Damon isn't second-best, he's just different. ] That means you have a shard, too?

[withbite]

Lucky me. Don't get too cocky over it. Katherine's here too.

[Ah, there it was. He pulled it out and undid the cap, taking a large swig.

Then another.

Maybe one more.

But angry at her or not, he still had unresolved feelings, so he held the flask out to her -- if she wanted some.]

We've been here before. You don't remember?

[reoccurs]

[ Katherine. Quite frankly, if Katherine has a shard, Elena isn't sure she wants one. Of course, they always seem to have quite a bit in common. More than she'd like to admit. Before she can bemoan Katherine's presence, though, Damon mentions they've been here before. At first, she thinks it must be a figure of speech, that they've been in a similar situation before, but she doesn't recall ever having been whisked away to a magical land before. ]

No?

[ Doubts begin to seep into her mind; maybe Damon's trying to fool her, make her think she's going crazy. If he wanted to do that, though, it's too late. She's already in Fairyland. ]

Sorry, I... don't know what you're talking about.

[withbite]

[He gives a small shrug, like it's not a big deal. Which it wasn't. Not really.]

We were here a couple years ago -- well, fairy-years. Then you left and I went back and then... wound up here again over a year ago. Fun times. Don't bother trying to figure out how I've been here when I'm at home. Magic, fairies, blah blah, whatever. It's all a bunch of crap that doesn't actually make any logical sense, but it is what it is.

[Another sip when Elena doesn't take hers. Fine. He'll drink it himself.]

[reoccurs]

[ If she hadn't wanted to drink before, she certainly doesn't now. She'd like to keep her mind clear, so she can wrap it around these impossibilities. ]

You're not joking, [ Elena replies slowly, like it's just now registering. She lets out a sharp exhale, running a hand over her scalp. ] Wow. Okay. That's— more to take in than the imps, actually.

[ The imps are just another supernatural creature, when it comes down to it — werewolves, vampires, hybrids, it's not a stretch to include imps on the list of Actually Real Things. Losing time, however? That's somewhat concerning. ]

How long was I here?

[withbite]

Not long. A month or so. And you were on the other side.

[He pointed in a direction that may or may not be towards the seelies, missing jabbing a troll in the ear and getting a dirty look for his efforts. Damon gave him one back.]

No harm came to your pretty little head, don't worry about it. Then you just... poofed back.

[And he'd been left here alone for another month until it seemed he'd followed.]

[reoccurs]

[ Elena looks at the nearby troll with a look of surprise rather than Damon's expression of disdain. It seems silly to still be surprised by anything anymore, but she still is. ]

And that's normal here? [ She's assuming it is, anyway, by the way he talks about it. If it had been an oddity, he would've been more shocked to see her. ] People just... poofing away, just like that?

[withbite]

Yes and no. Most don't seem to come back. I guess we're special.

[Another sip from his flask at the irony of that statement. Now what was he going to do? She was here and clearly human, so Katherine was probably going to toy with her.

Did he care? He shouldn't. She'd chosen Stefan. Again. He had obligations and responsibilities. He was a dick.]