TEST DRIVE MEME #3

[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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[oursavinggrace]

Let it be known that the only reason Jason Grace doesn't get this joke is because it's only 2011 where he came from and the damn song isn't out yet.

As things are, he was admirably unphased by the bipedal fox serving itself some wine. Not entirely unsurprised, maybe, but he'd seen some shit even before having arrived here. He would have assumed it was just another guest from some place where foxes walking on their hind legs is a thing, but the sign was just frustratingly cryptic enough to provoke curiosity.

So, sitting on the other side of the table, he waits a moment for the fox to finish getting its drink before asking, as politely as possible, "Is that a magic fairyworld riddle kind of thing, or is that just normal where you come from?"

That latter idea did seem like a bit of a stretch, but hey, an infinite number of universes allows for infinite possibilities, worlds where bipedal foxes clothe themselves in nothing but signs with mysterious questions included.

[eldsins]

Loki looked up from his cup to the source of the voice, his fox's ears pointing forward a bit like a dog's. If foxes could smile, he was managing to do just that without showing off any teeth. He shrugged and then took a sip of his wine.

It couldn't be denied that he liked to be frustrating and downright contrary at times, so he was limiting himself, for the time being, to no verbal communication. With his free hand (all furry and with pointed claws), he gestured at the sign. The letters shifted around til a new message took its place: There is no normal where I'm from.

And then with another flick of his hands, the sign shifted back to the original question.

[oursavinggrace]

Right then. Mystery fox from bizarro-world. It said a lot about the life he's lived so far that Jason could roll with that.

"So, you want me to guess?" he asked, frowning in thought. "Is it supposed to be a riddle with some poetic answer, or are you asking about the actual sound? Because I honestly don't really know what sound foxes make in my own world, let alone in an alternate universe."

For all he knew, they quacked.

[eldsins]

The vulpine smile Loki was giving shifted into something more of a smirk as he looked over the rim of his cup. He was half-tempted to go Through the Looking Glass and turn the cup into a hookah, but well, that would probably be disturbing too much tonight. So instead, he sighed, set his cup down, and plucked the sign off from around his neck.

Another wave of his hand over it, a soft flash of green light, and its surface became reflective. He turned the new mirror toward Jason. Look at this, he was getting rather deep with his meaningless hints.

[oursavinggrace]

He blinked and stared at the mirror for a long few moments, taking this little game probably way more seriously than the actual answer was worth. Of course, he was expecting either something cryptic but valuable, or a relatively simple answer with the actual game itself being the important part. He certainly knew enough myths to risk just brushing off a mysterious creature asking odd questions.

Unfortunately, staring at his own reflection didn't actually prompt any bursts of insight, and eventually he just sighed and leaned back in his seat, shrugging helplessly.

"You got me," he admitted. "I'm stumped."