test drive
Firstly, thank you for your interest! Secondly, since the game hasn't begun and therefore characters haven't actually gone to a world yet, this test drive is going to be a little different. It's intended to be presented as a mini-mission of sorts, on a much smaller scale and timeframe than a real mission in-game but with a somewhat similar feel. Because of this, if you join the game, you're allowed to count this as game canon, so make sure you make choices you want to follow your character into the game!
You know how this works, so go forth and have fun, and don't forget to reserve!
BASICSAnwick might have been a beautiful town once. It's hard to tell now, since most of the buildings are scorched and crumbling, but they do resemble some rural modern-day buildings. Likewise, the people don't appear to be living too much in the past; several are carrying intimidating guns. For years, Anwick has been terrorized by dragons, living in fear of the next attack. Not anymore.
The people have just ended a bloody battle. Several people limp towards the outskirts of town, holding their bleeding wounds or new burns. In the center of town lies a slain dragon, the last full-grown one left in the world. To be honest, it looks like they've already taken care of their own problem.
A monotonous voice comes through your communication device to explain. You aren't here to help the townspeople; you're here for the dragons. The one motionless on the ground may have been the last adult, but it certainly wasn't the last dragon. Her children are located in a nearby cave, alone and orphaned. They're the ones you need to protect.
WYRMLINGSThe wyrmlings are still growing up, only the size of a small dog. Each has a slightly different appearance, but all of them have at least a few bright copper scales. They're beautiful, and they look a little bit harmless... at least, until they notice you. These dragons have never been exposed to humans before. Or anyone outside of their family, for that matter. They're small and scared, and they don't know any other way to protect themselves than to attack. Luckily, because of their tiny size, they can't do much more than small burns at a time — but make no mistake, it still hurts like hell.
The cave they're located in is pitch-black and labyrinthine. Every footstep echoes throughout it if you aren't light enough on your feet. It'll be difficult to navigate if you don't MacGyver yourself a torch or other form of lighting. Cell phones will work decently, at least until their battery dies, but you don't want to get stuck deep within the cave with no light.
If you do manage to get through the cave and rescue some without getting burned to a crisp, the trouble's not over yet. You'll have to find a safe place to stash them until they can be relocated; the townspeople aren't done with their dragon-slaying yet, after all. Walk into town with one in tow, and you're putting a target on your back. (Of course, this doesn't mean you can't do it.)
PROMPTSONE ✗ GOING ROGUE
Not feeling too obedient? Maybe you're ignoring the orders and helping the wounded people in town instead... or just coming to gawk. Maybe you're coming to slay the wyrmlings yourself. Whatever it is, at least try to be sneaky about it.
TWO ✗ THE DRAGON'S CAVE
Try to navigate the cave, fail to navigate the cave and get lost, or try to take the wyrmlings without getting barbecued. Somehow, you get the feeling that you aren't alone. Those footsteps are probably just your imagination... or they could be townspeople coming to kill you and the dragons. Of course, they could also be an ally, but you'd better hope you don't find out.
THREE ✗ HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
You've gotten the dragon(s) to a secure campsite out of town, but the fun's not over yet. They're kind of freaking out a little. Some of them are still spitting fire. Even the less aggressive ones are crying shrilly, bound to attract townspeople or at least annoy everyone nearby. It can't be too hard to calm them down; they're basically scaly, fire-breathing babies, right?
FOUR ✗ NIGHT TIME
It's been a long day, and now it's time for the crew to sleep. Get to know your tentmates, try to ignore them, pray that they don't want to bring along a wyrmling to cuddle... or maybe you've been put on night watch with a few others, in which case you'd better find a way to pass the time until your shift's over.
FIVE ✗ CHIT CHAT
Network option! Maybe you've got a little downtime and you're bored. Or maybe you're frantically asking the rest of the team how bad a dragon bite is. Maybe you're just trying to figure out how the hell this magical jewelry thing works. No matter what, you get one username to identify you and one only — if you don't enter one, it will default to your real name (for example, Voldemort's would be tomriddle.) Choose wisely... or make it assfarts69, if that's your thing. More information on the network is here!
SIX ✗ WILDCARD
Do whatever the hell you want. Explore the ashes of the burned city, try to run as far away from this crap as possible, or try to teach a wyrmling tricks. The world is your oyster. |
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thirstology2015-09-14 06:51 pm
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S'zah is S'zah. What are you?
[Other than a failed mark, that is. The tail retreats before it can get in too much trouble.]
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Designation...unsatisfactory.
S'zah...unknown. I've never heard of a...S'zah. Elaborate.
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S'zah is Khajiit. Like cat that walks on two legs, but smart and speaks language. There are others, too, both like S'zah and not.
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[So not a Mightyena.
This is the part where she'd take notes or something, but she can't. So she just stares intently at her new...........conversational partner.]
Courtney.
[Her name, that is.]
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...alright, maybe she's had weirder. Still, should she offer a hand? Apologize?]
Ah. Courtney. Yes. Very good name. Very nice.
[No, clearly now is the time to stand there awkwardly with her new conversational partner and fidget. Excellent.]
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[She continues without missing a beat; is it awkward? She can't tell, since people are usually like this around her, so isn't this just...normal.
no]Irritating. Anything...do you know anything about them?
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Yes! S'zah knows much! S'zah has a secret, in fact. Courtney must promise not to tell.
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If she couldn't, she's the type of person who'd straight up tell you she can't. Surprisingly trustworthy, in that regard.]
Understood. Following information designated...sensitive. Private.
Continue.
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[...
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DRAGONBORN!!!
[...that's it, that was the big secret.]
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Meaningless.
Born of dragons. Conceived from...lived among...insufficient data. Elaborate.
[A beat.]
Is it important or something?
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[Never mind the fact that she'd been struggling to train her own set of scaly triplets earlier. It's time for bragging rights!]
S'zah has the blood of a dragon running through her veins. It is very rare and very, very important. It makes S'zah special.
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No, no, that's stupid. Still, she leans forward and stares all the more intently.]
Dragon...Khajiit...
[A beat; she tilts her head left and right, looking her over in a way not unlike a doctor would a patient.
If...that comparison even works for someone from Skyrim.]
How? Interspecies breeding seems...messy.
[If they aren't Pokemon.
A dragon and a Khajiit makes no sense but a skitty and a wailord seems perfectly fine.]
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It is more like magic, S'zah has been told. To be chosen. To be destined. ...it is complicated, S'zah acknowledges, but it is fact.
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Or, well, she finally is making an expression for the first time in this conversation. It goes from blank to...annoyed.]
Magic.
[Repeats it once, as if trying it out.]
Worthless. Magic...defines processes or acts yet to be understood...a word of the ignorant.
Magic doesn't exist.
[oh boy here we go]
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Courtney was saying?
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[SHE EVEN SQUINTS...a little...]
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[This seems like a good idea. You should definitely do it.]
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and how fucking reckless it makes them.> Touch fluffy paw.]
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It is not much; others can do better. But S'zah can heal, if this one is ever in trouble.
[And so she shakes her hand at last, mindful of claws.]
Courtney and S'zah will be friends. That is what S'zah has decided.
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She doesn't exactly have anything against magic, she's just more of a hard facts kind of girl. Things have to make sense for her, and things that don't just frustrate her, even if she doesn't show it. So she's ready to get on this stupid topic and question it when-
Friend.
What is she hearing. Her handshake is kind of...limp, like she doesn't do it often or simply doesn't care enough to try, but she manages a passing one at least. But after three seconds of it she's more than ready to end any extended contact, putting her hand by her side.]
Ridiculous. Friendship...unwanted. I don't make them. I don't have them. Go...find someone else.
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[And that's that. No complex system of logic, no long-winded explanation, no chance for escape. Friend. That's her reality, whether she likes it or not.]
S'zah will show Courtney what she means soon. Then she will trust S'zah. Do not believe rumors; S'zah is very, very trustworthy.
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[She's putting her foot down, kitty cat.
Which is to say she's just gonna keep going NONONO but in her weird robot way.]