TEST DRIVE MEME #5

[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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shijima kurookano | nabari no ou | unseelie

[liven]

unseelie feast;

[ Shijima isn't...paying too much attention to the feast itself. Yes, she may have swiped some cooked fish - though she wrinkles her nose, because it would be better raw - to nibble on. But mostly she's lurking, crouched in corners or peering over the tops of the tables from a low crouch or looking under the tables. She hasn't armed herself at all with anything Unseelie has to offer nor changed into any of their clothes, but wanders around instead in the black long-sleeved shirt under the pink beribboned dress that Kouichi had picked out for her. It's too much trouble to change now, when she's busy with other things.

She's clearly looking for something, and whenever she spots an imp, she'll stare unblinking, eyes glinting yellow. Sniff the air...but if it's not one of the right ones she'll take up the search again, caring not at all for anyone who happens to wander into the middle of it. They're nasty little things, aren't they? The little beasties that dragged them there. If she finally manages to spot one her nose recognizes, Shijima won't stop staring, crouched behind whatever's handy - be it another person or a chair - and giving the impression that she might pounce, catlike, at any moment. ]

Shall I eat it? Hm. I might get a stomach ache. [ But she's holding a grudge, so she's clearly considering the eating...or at least the pouncing. It's probably a terrible idea. Stop harassing the natives, Shijima. Go eat more fish. She can be caught in the middle of her search, as well, or when stealing fish from other people's plates rather than just getting one of her own. ...And if she's not caught the first time with someone's food, she might just keep targeting them. Getting her own plate is apparently not an option. At all. ]

the station;

[ There are rooftops, and Shijima prefers them. She prefers to be high up when she can be, because it gives her a better view of things. And climbing is a thing she's always liked to do, even before she took to wearing this form more than her other one. It's kind of irritating, but this is the form that's needed to talk to humans. And all these other things. At least this place, frustrating as it is, is not boring. Not entirely. There are so many types of people to watch. And be curious about. There's a lot to learn.

...Though right now she's just lazing on the edge of a roof, chin on her crossed arms, as she half-dozes in the middle of the day, eyes barely open. Those half-lidded eyes will fly open if someone pauses beneath the roof Shijima is lounging on, though, and she'll yawn. ]

Can it be called a station? There are no trains coming or going, so it is not the thing it's meant to be any longer. Its purpose was stolen from it. Wasn't it? [ And say...that. Okay. She will then stare until she gets a response to that odd way of saying hello. What do you think, strange person? Entertain her. ]

feast; omfg shijima

[alikeness]

[ connor's not sure why he's at the feast when he hadn't even liked the last one, but the prospect of seeing familiar faces from home was an attractive one -- and more than enough to convince him to head down and suffer through another festive atmosphere. this time, he actually gets a plate of food (paranoia about magical enchantments aside), but soon realizes that certain items are mysteriously disappearing. specifically, the fish. ]

[ this is just the sort of thing the imps would do!!! and so he watches and waits with a wrinkle between his brow, setting his plate down at a remote corner of the table. his hand snaps out when he sees hers move towards his plate, with the purpose of grabbing her wrist. but whether or not he succeeds, he'll grumble out a warning -- ]

Get your own.

that fish is rightfully hers despite being on your plate connor!!! god

[liven]

[ He succeeds in stopping her from taking any more fish this time, at least. She wasn't quite expecting that level of speed from a human - but then, he smells a little off - so Connor's fingers even graze her wrist before Shijima's jumped backwards, hunching forward a little and baring her teeth.

...Since she's a human just now, they're just normal teeth, though her canines are curiously pointed. ]

Plates are human things. [ SHE DOESN'T EAT FROM THEM!!! Just...other people's plates. That is different, apparently? Except not at all. Truthfully, she'd eat from one if someone else gathered it up for her. ...What a spoiled creature. ] I was getting my own.

[ Shijima is aware of manners, but she doesn't let them trouble her, usually. Her eyes - a cat's, yellow - dart back to the fish, then to his hands. Hmm. Might not be worth it. ]

things connor doesn't know: shijima's magical fish-rights!!

[alikeness]

[ she's clearly not an imp, so Connor's equally startled when she jumps back and bares her teeth at him. any suspicion about shijima not being a human girl gets reinforced a little at what she says next, because it's either that or she's been living in the wild. it's not as if she smells like a demon. she smells human, but there's something he can't pinpoint about her at the same time. ]

Get it somewhere else. [ he catches her eyes, yellow and -- momentarily distracted from guarding his plate because there's something more important that needs to be addressed ]

-- What are you? [ rude as fuq tbh ]

he can clearly take this chance to learn!!

[liven]

[ Distracted from guarding his plate...she wants to take another piece of fish. He's pretty fast, though, so if he gets undistracted fast enough, there's no doubt he'll be able to block her, in which case she'll retreat back a step or two again. ...If she manages it, she'll retreat anyway, to eat the fish. ]

An observer. Shijima Kurookano. What are you? [ also rude as fuck, Connor is in good company. Shijima doesn't even seem to care that he asked...not that she actually answered the question all that well. Stellar conversation skills, both of you. ]

what are the chances of shijima learning table manners instead!!

[alikeness]

[ the dance of the fish!!! usually, he'd fend back, but the question itself catches him off-guard. off goes another piece of his fish... he shoots a glare at her. ]

[ look it's a loaded question for a boy who's mired in identity issues and teenage angst, so he scowls (even though it's literally what he just asked). ]

Human. [ except not really. a half-beat before he reluctantly follows that up ] Connor.

pretty bad tbh...........

[liven]

You have a different sort of smell to you. [ Says the immortal cat...she's not really sure what she's smelling, but it's interesting. Are they having a contest of who can be rudest? No one wins in this sort of contest. Or maybe they can tie...

Chew. Chew chew. Swallow. The fish is gone. Now she has to wait for another opening...luckily, she's patient. ]

Connor...I've never known one of those before. All right. [ Acceptable. You can be Connor, Connor. ]

prayer circle for kouichi to arrive

[alikeness]

[ he expected her to push the issue, which is why most of his hostility kind of abruptly hits a stumbling block at her acceptance. huh ]

...So do you. [ but she doesn't smell undead, so. ] What'd you mean by observer?

oh my god yes shijima | feast

[heavyaxe]

[shinjiro spots her as he's leaving the feast, and it's not like he's particularly interested in what she's doing, it's why she's doing it. there are plenty of food, and plates, that she could grab for herself. so he lets her be. he doesn't care, so he looks away.

which is a mistake because the second he does, she's trying to prey on his food. how the hell she even got to him so quickly is something he'll never be able to figure out. for someone who doesn't look too fast, though, he manages to sidestep out of her way pretty quickly. out of all the places to expect someone to steal his food, here wasn't one of them.]

Watch yourself. There's plenty of food to eat, don't take mine.

i'm so glad people know her

[liven]

[ Why are all the humans here so fast??? It's like being around a bunch of ninja, except she's faster than many of the ninja from home. At least she can respect speed, even if it makes it more difficult.

Clearly she will just have to train harder!! Getting her own plate still isn't an option, apparently!! Slouching, she considers Shinjiro, half-curious, half-annoyed. ]

If this old lady managed to grab it, it wouldn't be yours, would it?

[ finders keepers. ]

she's a fab old lady lbr

[heavyaxe]

[old lady-? that throws him off. aside from the white hair, there's nothing old about her. she's weird, that's for sure, refusing to eat off of a plate. she could have just grabbed some food off the table, but ... from the looks of it, was she hunting her food? that's ...

kind of funny.]

Tch. [he takes a piece of meat from his plate with his fork and hands it to shijima.] If you're so hungry, just ask.

[badass shinjiro needs to make sure young people eat food!!!]

the best of them

[liven]

[ Watch it, Shinjiro. She's going to mark you as someone who's willing to spoil her...but that wins him a few points with Shijima, who is hard to win points with in general. Catering to her works well, as it does with many cats.

She has no utensils. She simply snags the meat with her fingers and eats it like that, licking them as she finishes. ]

Why? I can find food on my own, though many of you children are faster than you look. Perhaps I've gotten too used to granny putting out milk and fish. Ah, well.

[heavyaxe]

[he isn't a child, wow. forget being nice, he's over it.]

Watch it.

[stealing is stealing, and "finding" food =/= taking someone else's. the look he's giving her is questionable; he doesn't know what she's talking about anymore. who is granny? why should he care about her? what's with this girl and milk, anyway?]

[liven]

[ You try being a few centuries old. Everyone's a child, then...although actually, Shijima isn't older than everyone in game, which will be curious for her. ]

Watch what?

[ She's so helpful. But at least she's not trying to steal any food this time, although that's mostly because she's waiting to see if the feeding thing repeats itself. ]

[heavyaxe]

Your mouth.

[sorry, shijima. shinjiro is only a good citizen .01% of the time. at least, that's what he likes to make people think.]

You got friends here?

[maybe she does. maybe he can pawn her off to them.]

feast!

[milkdrinker]

The fish is quite good, yes, but this one prefers that you find another plate to sample.

[ Growing up in a hive of scum and villainy like Rimmen has taught J'sairr to keep a close eye on his food, after all, so the girl's theft doesn't escape his notice.

Even so... Her face bears no marks or tattoos that he can see, but there's something in her mannerism that reminds him uncannily of the Ohmes. So when he regards her, it's with a look closer to curiosity than anything else. ]

You have a name, yes?

[liven]

[ Miracles of miracles, Shijima will actually stop trying to thief for this. A cat. Smells like a cat. Looks like a cat.

Not a cat.

How strange. It's halfway like her - a cat, not a cat any longer - and she wonders if he was cursed, too. It's more interesting than the food, so she crouches nearby as she studies him, hands hooked over the edge of the table. ]

What thing doesn't have a name? Not every thing knows the name it has, I suppose. [ Is she going to answer, or...? Well, he's a cat (?) and she's curious as hell about that, so she'll actually bother. She doesn't think it's Tenpenka. It doesn't smell like it, even as she sniffs the air. ]

Shijima Kurookano. What are you? [ Shijima and manners have a tenuous relationship at best. ]

[milkdrinker]

This one is Khajiit, and this Khajiit is called J'sairr.

[ His curiosity only grows. It's obvious by now that she's no Ohmes, which leaves him at something of a loss — there goes any hope of someone from home, after all — but he supposes there's nothing to be done for it except further inquiry. ]

J'sairr had suspected you to be Khajiit as well, but clearly this is not so.

[liven]

Hm. I could look more like one. Halfway between.

[ More fur, hear true ears - her eyes are already cat-yellow. But she doesn't change, staying a small girl-child staring at him unblinking. ]

Do Khajiit speak cat? Can you speak to cats, child?

[ That would be useful. She doesn't like to bother with this form when she doesn't have to. Someone to speak to Shijima the cat would be nice. Only Kouichi manages it. Only Akatsuki had, before that. ]

THE STATION

[enjoymyatelier]

[...well, that... was kind of unexpected, really. He's not the sort to be left speechless for more than a moment, but...]

...I suppose you could say that, yes. Truth be told, an old-style train station would be preferable, if you ask me. I'm not terribly fond of the current aesthetic.

RAN

[liven]

As long as it has a nice roof, it's fine. But it's true. These days, things are far too busy and crowded.

[ /old lady griping...she gets you, Kayneth. Let's gripe about kids these days until the cows come home. ]

Especially with those fluttery things in charge.

[ also fairies have no sense of when enough is enough...but they're fun to chase. ]

LUCY!!!

[enjoymyatelier]

[they really need to get off his lawn, i tell you what

...no comment on the nice roof, but...]

The aesthetics aren't as good, either. A more open, old style feel would do this place a lot of good...

...and yes, the fairies really could stand to stay out of everyone's business more often. They're occasionally helpful and a bit charming, but they don't really seem to understand boundaries.

!!!!! EVERY EXCLAMATION POINT! i will get kayneth cr watch me

[liven]

[ petition to kick all the kids everywhere off the lawn!!! sadly this includes you, too, kayneth. you are younger than her, get off the lawn immediately. ]

Hm, that wouldn't be bad. I preferred that sort of station as well, I suppose. [ Though she also liked the days without trains just fine. The scent of trains is sharp and metallic and smoky and it's not really a bad smell, entirely, but it isn't her favorite. ]

Ha. I do not care for those imps, either. Little monsters who think they can bite harder than I can.

[ What the hell has she been doing to Unseelie's imps............biting them, apparently. Ah, yes, what a way to endear herself to them. ]

WITH BOTH OF THEM, RIGHT

[enjoymyatelier]

[you can't make me, old lady]

Rail routes as opposed to road routes really wouldn't hurt, either. I know it couldn't work, but I'd really prefer a mount that isn't, well, one of the horses.

...the imps, though...? I suspect you're Unseelie, then?

yes it is too late for you to escape me

[liven]

[ watch her

But no, she just tilts her head to the side, curious. ]

Yes. Is that a bad thing? I suppose if you say it like that, you must be from the Seelie court.

[ It sounds like the Seelie court has more sunny spots to sit in, but Shijima doesn't particularly mind where she is.

At least, there isn't any extra minding in addition to being annoyed about being dragged somewhere to begin with. Even if it's a place seen as "evil" by some, that doesn't bother her at all. ]