tdm 14

[hohnkai]

T E S T D R I V E

Survival is the exception "living is an act of courage." THROUGH THE INGRESS The Ingress has pulled you in. Your body experiences several sensations at once: being pushed forward as if a hand is resting on your back, momentary and startling blindness, a gentle ringing in your head. You have difficulty discerning whether it is hot or cold, but where you have been prodded is noticeably warmer than the rest of you. Some may suffer from dizziness while others are perfectly fine. Once equilibrium has been reestablished, you will notice you are standing on a rocky planet. Former crew of the Moira are there to greet you, and it’s a grim message they have to share. The Moira has crashed and is beyond repair, but there’s good news... the destination the crew has been heading towards for over a year? You’re standing on it. But before you get into exploration and survival, it’s best to deal with the effects of coming through a broken Ingress. ☄ slip and trip find your footing fast Coming through the Ingress has left your character with one of three changes - an age slip, a form of body horror, or an extreme weakness. The first, the age slip, will mean that the character is either older or younger and this change can’t be rectified during their first month in game. The second, body horror, comes in the form of an alteration to the character's body due to whatever they were carrying at the time they came through. If they were wearing a watch, it’s now fused to their wrist, clothes are permanent, knifes replace fingers, and many other alterations (anything goes) and it lasts the first month as well. The third, extreme weakness, can be a mental or physical decrease - weaker arms, legs, or the weaker ability to talk or do math. ooc: the choice of change is up to each player and this prompt can be game canon. ☄ introductions aren’t awkward as long as you don’t shake their hand too long A new planet. Physical and mental changes. Talk of a ship that crashed and a Hub that is home to the ‘creators’ of a technology you’ve never heard of. A lot is happening and the best way to sort through it is by getting to know the Moira’s crew. They’ll help you settle in and get you any care you might need, all the while informing you that the group is on its way to the center of the hub. Something that might seem mundane is an absolute necessity for survival. Ask a seasoned space traveling veteran for answers and guidance. ooc: this prompt can be game canon. ☄ dealer's choice just make the right one Characters have the option of coming through an Ingress that is any possible location on this planet. It can be inside a cave, at the top of a rock formation, etc. This means you can have your character have to climb or slide down, have them yelling for help, and have other characters see them and come to their aid. Your character's arrival is completely up to you, and since this is a unique situation that hasn't happened before, go nuts with it! ooc: this prompt can be game canon. OUT OF CHARACTER INFO FAQ | LOCATIONS | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS | NAVIGATION For mature or graphic content, please label. For questions, please direct them to the FAQ. As always, be kind and have fun!

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dONE

[inconsequence]

Oh, but they're not done.

"If that is how you view your own family," the child says softly, "if you are so blind to the suffering you caused them - then why would I trust anything you have to say on the matter? You've proven quite clearly that family, it seems, is purely secondary."

And they smile, and they smile, and they smile.

They think they have made their point. Don't you?

[mttbrandlegs]

Mettaton doesn't respond for what seems like an eternity, but what probably only lasted five seconds. Five very long seconds in which he was practically lost in himself, not sure whether to argue or to agree, because the fact of the matter was that it all hurt.

Every single derogatory statement Chara had used against him bit into him like the sharp tip of a knife piercing through his very SOUL.

Mettaton looks up and there's something unspeakable in his eye, like he's really just considering whether he wants to slap that smug little smile off of Chara's face, rip it off slowly and watch them bleed out, or just...break down right there.

Instead, he closes his eye and speaks quietly.

"You have made your point. I'll take my leave."

They're right, they are. He's an awful, terrible monster and he cannot ever resolve that in himself. At least they'd reminded him.

Mettaton turns his back on Chara. It's almost an invitation--but it isn't as if he care about being vulnerable. He's been vulnerable for months, and this is what he had wanted anyway. Someone to agree with him, that he is a bad person.

I don't deserve sympathy. I don't deserve to have a family here. I couldn't even be a good cousin to my real family.

He begins to walk away, repeating those thoughts to himself.

Chara had won. They didn't even need a weapon after all.

[inconsequence]

* You WON!

The increase of a number, the rise of EXP.

One does not really need a blade or a weapon to wound. Words cut just as deep, if not deeper. And they stand there, unblinking, smiling, their hands clasped behind their back as they watch him leave.

Victorious.