TEST DRIVE MEME

[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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hey bb hey <3

[sublimity]

[Thank goodness she dropped that. He doesn't want to think about the possible consequences otherwise.

He catches her with an oof!, staggering slightly from the unexpected lunge and weight. He can't help but laugh at her enthusiasm as he squeezes her tight. They have not been apart long, but oh, it is good to see her well in this foreign land!]

It does, doesn't it? Shame the fae made it. Maybe the stories don't apply here, but all the same, best to stay cautious for now.

arrival.

[smallshoes]

One can be a Duchess and a Princess all at once, miss.

[Elizabeth both looks and sounds the part, all posh and lacy, yellow curls big and warm in how they frame her young face. She may have been crying recently, though, because the skin around her eyes is a little blotchy. How embarrassing! And her handkerchief is at the ready. But here she is, and this other young lady seems tense, and Lizzie would like to help if she can.]

Or should I say Your Highness?

[acceleratings]

[ now he'll know all her secrets!! or, well, at least one of them. which will be utterly useless in the long run. but whatever. he'll take it. ]

Um, yeah. He's [ ... ] kind of my brother. [ he makes a face with an accompanying hand-flappy type gesture ] Long story. Anyway, he's got a crazy amount of powers that basically god-mode sometimes. Like reality warping type stuff.

[ there's a brief pause and tommy looks around, almost as if making sure—double sure—that billy isn't around. or... anyone he knows for that matter. his voice is kept low as if he's telling a secret. ]

He's actually really great at it and can be kind of scary sometimes, but it's awesome. [ then he straightens, running a hand down the front of his shirt. ] I mean, I still think I'm better, but, y'know, he's good.

[firith]

[ There's an answer in the way he holds his silence and that mirrorless, fractured gaze a handful of moments too long for the pause to be entirely natural. He recalls Legolas telling him how the Hornburg was set upon by ten-thousand strong against the barest sliver of mortal forces at Helm's Deep and thinks he can find an echo of such hopelessness buried deep in the lines of Roy's face.

Legs cross as he eases back on the table in an elegant slouch all silver robes and long blonde locks spilling over the edge, a thumb running along the lip of his goblet. Not unkindly, he replies once that brittle smile is back in place on Roy's face. ]

Not when revelry such as this serves to drown them out.

[acceleratings]

[ for just a quick moment he looks surprised at the question, then laughs, because... well. ]

No, no. It takes a lot more than that to knock me down.

[ he gives a good-natured smile, slipping his hands into his pockets. ]

I should've been watching where I was going. Totally my fault. [ because, that is the nice thing to do, right? well. if she had been a he, tommy wouldn't have been so amicable, but... he likes to pretend he has some sort of manners when it comes to ladies.

well. cute girls.

whatever. ]

There's too many people just standing in the way.

yes good nice to meet you herro prease

[amplified]

( lydia returns the enthusiastic smile and nudges right back, playful. her smile, however bright and large, is accompanied by slightly large eyes in a rather awkward expression that reads nothing short of 'well-now-what-do-we-do?!'. it's also the look she gets when she's smiling and trying to be polite while seriously questioning someone's IQ or social aptitude. like almost every time stiles babbled at her about something, until she actually got to know him better. yeah. that face. )

And it isn't as if we haven't had our fair share of seriously bizarre situations together. I'd say at this point, we can handle just about anything.

[acceleratings]

[ yeah it may make things harder in the long run, but might as well make the best of it while they're here. people need friends, allies, whatever, to make this easier. if they're going to be fighting a war, might as well grab hold of some stability while it's available.

all they can do now is just work together and hold on for the ride. make the best of this shitty situation. ]

Y'know, there was a time when I could've said no, I'm not. But after the last few months, at this point, I'm of the belief that anything's possible. This is a strange place to be, sure, but I guess it could be worse.

[acceleratings]

[ he can't help but grin at her exuberance. it's fun. or something. at the very least, it's good to see there's life in some of these people and they're not boring.

that would've been far worse. insult to injury and so on. ]

Manners are like a foreign language. [ he says as if he has any manners to boast about... but, you know, whatever. he can fake it. sometimes. ]

And yeah, unfortunately new. Seems like mostly everyone is. Kind of annoying since that means no one else can give any information about anything. [ he shrugs one shoulder. it ain't no thang. ] Just kinda rolling with the punches here.

[sangilak]

[ korra nods—but upon realizing that aang can't see that, she expands upon her answer. ]

Yeah, it was originally a fire nation colony, but now it's the capital city of the United Republic of Nations. [ casual spoilers all up in here, sorry about that, aang. ] The city's really nifty, unlike anything I'd ever seen before. Tall buildings, amazing parks and Satomobiles everywhere. There's also a statue of you there too, looking out over Yue Bay.

[ if she sounds a little bit in love with the city, it's because she is. there's no place like home, but the city, for all its flaws, is where korra discovered herself. so there's definitely a lot of love there.

—but right!! he asked her a question, didn't he?

clearing her throat, korra pours a little more of herself into the healing and her voice drops a little. ]

I've been on a flying bison before but... not a glider. [ there's a definite note of hesitation here, which is weird for her. possibly it's because she's telling aang about this. ] Air wasn't exactly the easiest element for me to learn.

[smallshoes]

You're hiding from someone, [Elizabeth whispers loudly. She seems awestruck by this; can a person hide from fairies? Lizzie would have guessed not. She's dressed all frilly, lace everywhere, although she has two skinny rapiers haphazardly speared through her skirt. Having snatched them from the wall of a ship some hours earlier, she has no proper belt for them.]

Are you in trouble? [she asks seriously. She's a few years older than Arya and she wants very much to make sure that this poor child is all right. She isn't a knight like her brother or her father, but any member of the Middleford family should take up such a duty.]

[actually112]

Wait, wait, what?!

[Yeah, he's ignoring that she's healing him. He immediately twists in place, wincing and seizing a little when he moves his back, but like hell will that stop him from asking questions.]

Could you repeat that?

[He doesn't even know what to ask about first.]

[sangilak]

Hey, don't move—!

[ it's no use, and there goes the water even though korra tries quickly to salvage it. there's a confused look on her face that she fixes on aang for a second. ]

... Which part?

[ please not the airbending, please not the airbending, please not the airbending. ]

[smallshoes]

Oh! Th - That's all right—

[But it doesn't look very all right!!! Well, Elizabeth's had a rough day, with this kidnapping at all. Fairy stories come to life have overwhelmed her completely, and arriving here without the comfort of a loved one has been an even worse shock. She's shaky and perplexed, and now she may start crying (again). Forgive her; she's only fourteen. And though those are indeed a couple of rapiers speared through the side of her skirt (they're cumbersome to carry around with no belt), she very much has the heart of a young girl, and this is a little too much adventure for her, thank you very much.

Though from a different era, she's dressed like nobility, if somewhat disheveled - her curls are only half-done, drooping, and she has her fiance's jacket to cover her corset. It looks like her actual dress is gone; these are only her lavish underthings (though they do cover pretty much everything, and then some). Ah, how her tears well up now!]

[actually112]

Uh... [He counts off on his fingers.] How about, what's the United Republic of Nations, why do I have a statue, when did a body of water get named Yue... [Excuse him while he flails, or flails as best as he can with his back problem.] And what's a satomobile?

[Beat. Slightly less flailing, since he knows how insecure he can be about his own difficulty with earthbending.] And I can show you how to fly on a glider, since you'll give me tips on healing.

1/2

[sangilak]

[ there's a long moment of silence as korra tries to figure out how exactly she can explain this. by no means is she an expert on earth kingdom politics or even all of republic city's own history, but she at least knows about what aang did as the avatar, if only so she could understand the incredible pressure on her shoulders as she followed in his footsteps. ]

[sangilak]

[ she screws up her face in frustration. not at aang, but just at the whole situation. ]

...How much do you want to know?

[actually112]

I...

[He's about to say everything, but something stops him. What if he goes back home, and knowledge of the future messes everything up? From what it looks like, things went well. Should he risk that to sate his own curiosity?]

...How much should I know?

[It's a genuine question. She probably knows better than he does how fragile their future might be. Or, at least that's what he thinks, because he just assumes that everyone has the wisdom to know that kind of thing.]

>3<!!!

[overdraws]

[ Allison knows that look, and doesn't blame her for it this time. She looks around at the party surrounding them, and then back to the table, before turning fully to Lydia. ] Even being kidnapped by fairies?

Lydia Carlton | Earl and Fairy

[theoldways]

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[To say Lydia is somewhat suspicious is to put things far too mildly. The rules are too rigid for the young Fairy Doctor and the invitation to a feast is regarded with a faint smile and a pleasant refusal.]

I'd rather not at the moment. Can I look around though?

[Not that the fairies want to leave her to that idea. Eventually she does manage to sneak away, breathing out a sigh of relief as she leans against one of the hallway walls. After a moment of such, Lydia casts her gaze down the hall itself.]

Now then... Nico should be here somewhere, right? If this is really the fairy realm, he can't be that far behind.

[She's musing aloud to herself right now, thinking through this situation as she pushes away from the wall. She has her back to the direction she came from, a hand on her chin.]

Is this the Seelie Court or the Unseelie? It doesn't particularly feel like one or the other...

[sangilak]

[ well, korra's about to shatter that assumption completely: ]

How should I know?

[ it's an innocent enough question, and only now is she starting to think about what kinds of repercussions this might have once they're able to go home. that's what she gets for running her mouth and not really thinking ahead.

ohhh boy, she's probably screwed this up royally. neato. ]

Celebrian | Tolkien's Legendarium

[silvergift]

[Arrival]

[Caer Glaem is beautiful, she'll admit that openly, but it isn't home and she hasn't see her family yet at all. A war, they had said. What place does she have in a war? Many years have passed since she'd even thought of practicing with a blade.

However skilled she was then, that was beyond her now. Now she would prefer her skills be directed to something less harmful. Like Healing.At least that's a useful skill in any war.

A glass of wine is picked up by the elven woman, more to keep any from offering her a glass, and she looks around. Celebrian wanders, almost aimlessly, between others already enjoying the celebration. She's in a long warm colored blue gown, wavy silver hair loose down her back and around her waist, ribbons carefully woven through it and a silver ring on her finger.]

[actually112]

[...Huh. Well. This could be difficult.]

...The war has to end. It'd be really easy for me to fail. [Just like he did in Ba Sing Se. Just like he did in the Southern Air Temple.] Then the Fire Lord would rule the world. If I do something wrong, your future could change. Everything could change.

[There are no smiles now. Aang is fingering his glider and looking off into the distance.]

You shouldn't tell me anything else. Not until we know if we keep our memories when we leave.

[sangilak]

[ something in korra's chest tightens at that, and the words are out before she can stop herself. ]

I don't think it's possible for you to fail at anything, Aang.

[ korra what did he just say... ]

Re: <3

[lastoftheline]

[Celebrimbor was still stiff, but he nods back, breath easing past his parted lips. Quietly,] It's all in the past now and I can't blame you for asking. [He licks at his lips, a faint bitter taste at the back of his throat that he forces himself to ignore. His eyes cast down on Beleg as the silence stretches, locking on the tablet.] Ah! [Something to break the silence at least. And change the subject.]

Have you figured out how to use it?

[actually112]

[Welp. That answers a lot of questions for him. Not that her behavior hadn't already been implying it, but...]

I don't know how history has painted me, but...

[He gives a small self-deprecating smile, but there's a sad undertone to it.] I'm just a kid. I've failed at a lot of things.

[Failed to help his people.

Failed to save Ba Sing Se.

Failed to master the Avatar State.

But he can't think about all that right now. Right now, he has to think about what they're going to do next.] How much have you found out about this place? I've been trying to figure out if we could get back home and if time passes there like it does here. [Because seriously, if time is moving on back home as usual, he really needs to get back as soon as possible.]