Test Drive Meme #4 (cw vehicular crash, moderate injury)

[spoofer]

Test Drive Meme #4

Fall toward me with your entire body.

CRASH LANDING

Exit one dimension, enter the next. It was chaos: pressure against your ears, light bending in an impossible, unimaginable way. The very molecules of your body vibrating against one another. If you have windows, the view outside makes no sense. Even if not, your hands, your face, your feet seem like an uncertain thing. It's the feel of reality itself tearing apart, reshaping, reconnecting, thread by thread.

And suddenly, there's a beach— or ocean, whichever you land in. Smoke. Fire. Salt water churning up, fizzing around.


Maybe you crash, in a ship wrecking into sand. Maybe you merely stumble out of a portal, a ragged wormhole in space. Or maybe you fall off the back of an incredible steed, some creature that carried you into this place. Either way, there's pandemonium around you. Incredibly, severe injuries are far and few between— nobody's screaming about the dead. But you might have to help pull someone free of wreckage, or move quickly to salvage burning belongings from the landing craft. Maybe it's the crafts themselves, that you're trying to salvage.

Likely, you don't know them, these other strangers who arrived here^[1]. Maybe you don't trust them— you just came out of a dying world, after all. But you all have one thing in common: you're here now.

When you get a second to breathe, maybe you'll see it. The brilliant green forest across the sand. Beyond that, the glint of a faraway city.

FAIRGROUNDS

Xistentia's late summer fair is on! As F.A.T.E.S. learns about different universes and different people, the event looks mismatched, beyond complicated, and you might wonder why, exactly, how to get ride tickets when no money is exchanged. But as you wander through, you can see a rollercoaster, a five-a-side soccer pitch set up for a tournament, facepainting, an archery range, a haunted house, a circus tent, a Ferris wheel, plenty of different food stands with eclectic choices all over, from kebabs to Taiwan's infamous penis-shaped waffles^[NSFW] to popsicles for two. Maybe this is only a front to get people involved with each other?

Everybody is welcome to man a booth, or just walk around and participate in the different activities set up around the fairgrounds.

NETWORK

One afternoon, you are taken from whatever you’re doing - taking a walk through the city, sunning yourself on the beach, running around in the forest shoring up defenses - by a message, appearing on your Daemon’s network screen. It’s a simple line of text, that reads:

NEVER HAVE I EVER...?

If you choose to answer it, you’ll be connected to another player at random. You both get 10 points. The loser? Owes the winner a favor.

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

hells yeah

Footnotes

1. Some of these can be nameless, plot-device NPCs to facilitate interactions! But even in this case, please avoid gore in describing their current state of being. Anyone dead or catastrophically injured will have disappeared by the time your characters make it to Xistentia. There are no corpses or dying here.
   
   
2. But like OOCly ask permission ofc.

Comments

fairgrounds!

[hasitsthorns]

[ Zeke alone was enough to draw Rose's attention but she has to admit the way he's eating that penis waffle like he means it definitely helped too. This man definitely knows his way around a dick pastry and she can appreciate that. She can also appreciate that physique because let her just say: damn. She thought Jaden was ripped. ]

Yo, dude, [ comes a familiar voice from a familiar face. Nurse Rosie would never say 'dude' anymore though. Nor would she look like she rolled straight out of a rock 'n' roll concert with tattered jeans and an loose-fitting obscure band T-shirt. At least, not on the campus. She still wore the shirts sometimes for pajamas and to reminisce about her roadie days before she settled down.

But this Rose isn't that Rose and it isn't just appearance alone. It's in the way she carries herself. Well, that, and the absolute lack of recognition on her part as she looks at Zeke. Like she's meeting him for the first time. Also as if she likes what she sees, which she does. Both versions of Rose do, honestly, this one is just far more obvious about it. ]

You must be new. Think I would've noticed you around before.

[ Classic flirt alert. ]

[salveo]

Rosie! [ He greeted her happily, his smile broad and white as he saw such a familiar sight- though she looked incredibly different then how he knew her, he figured she was dressed up for the fair. ]

Damn girl, look at you! That outfit makes you look a hundred years younger! You look good, really good! [ Like, nothing about her even seemed slightly distressed given how frantic she'd been last time he saw her, that was strange, wasn't it? Should she be frazzled over what happened back on their world at the very least? What about her children? And why did her aura hum like she wanted to jump his bones?

Maybe she was just really really good about forgetting her troubles? And-- oh. He sucked in a breath as he grimaced. ] Shit, sorry. I'm supposed to be playing the clueless guy, right? I'm really bad at roleplay. [ It wasn't something he was expecting, but he could roll with it. ] Lemme start over! Uh, hey babe. Yeah, I'm new. ... [ Yeah, he was right. He was really bad at roleplay. ]

[hasitsthorns]

[ ?¿?¿?¿?¿

Whatever expression actually conveys that level of confusion, it's the one on Rose's face. This guy... knows her. Not just in a friendly acquaintance kind of way either. He's, like, super chummy. It's a little disorienting, actually. The poor blond is speechless for a few seconds. She's struggling to try to find the right thing to say.
While her instinct is to lie and roll with it, she knows that'd only get her so far. Not a good long-term plan.

Looks likes she's going to have to be honest. Yikes. ]

Okay, I'm. Gonna' stop you there because 1) that was a really bad and 2) I... legitimately don't think we've met. [ Which is hard to say, partly because he's acting so friendly. ] Uhm. I mean. I think I don't? I feel like I would've definitely remembered someone as cool as you in my life.

[salveo]

[ He looked a little sheepish at first. ] Yeah, that was really bad. But... seriously? [ That look quickly turned to confusion, his brows furrowed. ] You're a dead ringer for Rosie, though I should've guessed because you don't really act like her. Are you her sister?

[ He didn't think Rosie had a sister, but it was a shot in the dark, really. ] Cousin?

[hasitsthorns]

Like, seriously. And that's probably because I am Rosie? [ It's starting to occur to her this might be a weird multiverse thing. People get pulled from all different realities, after all, so it's not completely out of the realm of possibility this guy is from one where he knew her. And she, unfortunately, from a reality where she didn't know him.

It happened in Eudio sometimes, too. The same people having lapses in memory after leaving and coming back. Rose had never experienced it,
personally, but imagined it must be terrible. Suddenly, your best friend (or worse, lover) doesn't recognize you anymore. ]

No siblings to speak of. Well, not any I know. Or know if I look like? But I think it's just... I'm sorry, dude, I'm not the Rosie you know.

I wish I was.

[ She does, actually. She'd been so afraid of someone not remembering her when she'd arrived here, but never actually imagined it'd be her who forgot or was from a different universe. ]

[salveo]

You're Rosie. [ He said, the clear look of bafflement on his face. ] Rosalina Nurumi, the nurse of Mythian Academy. Because if you are, you're supposed to know me? Unless... shit, do you have amnesia or something? Do you remember anything before coming here?

[ Zeke had never experienced the whole 'multiverse' thing, so this was going to take some time. ]

[hasitsthorns]

No, I came from a place called Eudio not-

[ ... Wait. ]

Hold up. I was a nurse? At an academy? [ Okay, now she has questions of her own. ] Was I a sexy nurse, at least?

[ #priorities ]

[salveo]

Well she Was a very sexy nurse, but I guess she's not you. I think. I mean, I've never even heard of Eudio before, where's that, in Germany?

[ Was she his Rosie with amnesia, or was she a complete stranger? His gut instinct was really freaking out on this particular situation and he didn't like it. Still, he was trying to be patient and not freak out on her. ]

[hasitsthorns]

[ Score. In some universe, she's a totally sexy nurse. Go alternate her. ]

No, Eudio was an island and... kind of like this place? Like, there were people from all different worlds and times. It was our choice to go there though.

[ And that's where their branches are different. This Rose chose to go to Eudio, the other ended up at Mythian Academy instead. A single choice leading to two extremely different life paths. ]

I've never heard of Mythian Academy.

[salveo]

Shit. [ He breathed out, entirely upside-down due to this entire situation. ] Alright, the only way to fix this is to just start all over. Hi, I'm Zeke. [ His large hand extended in greeting. ]

Nice to meet you Ms...?

[hasitsthorns]

[ It's definitely a topsy-turvy situation to be in. She can't blame Zeke at all for the confusion. While Rose wishes she could help, she imagines she'll only make it worse. ]

Nice to meet you, Zeke, [ she offers, taking his hand to shake. ] You can just call me Rose, if you'd like? Or would that be too weird?

[salveo]

Rose is a great name! [ He smiled as if it were no big deal, unaware that he was probably going to slip and keep calling her 'Rosie' without even thinking about it. His handshake was gentle, warm, then he let her go. ]

I just got here this week, so I'm trying to get used to everything. A fair is a great place for that, right? Have a cheat day, stuff myself with junk food, ride every ride until I'm so dizzy I can't stand up anymore. You game?

[hasitsthorns]

[ Considering everyone else here calls her Rosie, too, he'll probably slip into it even easier than he might otherwise. That smile is... interesting. She can't actually tell if it's genuine or a veil but decides not to question him on it, at least.

Because if it is a front, she knows all about those and how she'd hate to have her cover blown. ]

Heck yeah I am, dude! I wanna' ride all the rides, like, twice!

[salveo]

Well then, let's go, pretty mama!

[ He laughed as he waved her on, wanting to hit the biggest and the baddest rides before they got too crowded. ]

Tell me about yourself!

[ The more he knew about this Rosie the less likely it would be to mix her up with his best friend, right? RIght... ]

[hasitsthorns]

[ She likes this guy's style already. She likes his everything, honestly, but- Would that be weird for him? If they didn't have that kind of relationship before? She can't imagine why they wouldn't, really, but... Who knows what another Rose might be doing out there in the multiverse! ]

Me? Oh, pft, I'm not all that interesting. I have eight dogs and one cat, been to four worlds now, and have two boyfriends. Just typical stuff, y'know.

What about you, dude?

[salveo]

Eight dogs and two boyfriends!? Damn! You sound like my kinda lady!

[ She always had been, but the dogs and multiple boyfriends just added to her appeal. He always loved dogs, but they didn't last very long. Same with boyfriends, honestly. ]

This makes world number two, zero dogs and cats, zero boyfriends and girlfriends, nine kids, two are adopted, with four on the way back home. Forty-five, single, but I'm immortal so I've got time, right? You know, typical stuff. [ He mimicked her fondly. ]

Four worlds makes you one hell of a traveler, how'd you do that?

[hasitsthorns]

I'm glad! I am definitely one helluva lady, if I do say so myself.

[ Having two boyfriends has done wonders for her confidence. ]

Nine kids and four on the way? Dang, dude, you've been busy. That's awesome. Hopefully, we'll get you back to them soon.

[ Since that's the point of all this. ]

I went from my home world to the human world. Then from there to Eudio. Then Eudio to here! Here wasn't a choice though. I was supposed to end up in Tamriel, but I guess F.A.T.E.S. had other plans.

[salveo]

Definitely busy, but the kids were spread out at least, I'm forty-five and my youngest is thirteen, that is until the babies are hatched and born. I take my time, but I like a house full of kids. And yeah, I'm gonna get back to them as soon as I can, this is the longest I've been without them.

[ A few days without kids? That's like a nightmare for Zeke. At least being with someone from his home helped. ]

I've never heard of Tamriel either. What's your home world called?

[hasitsthorns]

I don't know about kids, [ she says, which might be funny to Zeke in no shortage of ways. She will be. Someday. Then she'll decide that she isn't when it's too late in this timeline too, more than likely, and panic same as she had then. ]

I like them though only when they're not mine and I have limited responsibility.

[ Haha. ]

As for my homeworld, it's called the Makai. Translates to 'demon world,' which. That's what my kind are. Demons. Sort of.

okay with you to fade-to-black this scene?

[salveo]

[ Getting to know each other and etc? <3 ]