Test Drive Meme: October/November 2016

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Welcome to the Underground test drive meme! This is where you can try out the AU version of your character, start some potential CR and get a feel for the world of the game. Choose your character's species, read up on the available factions and you're ready to go. Put your character's name and canon in your subject line when you post, tag out, and have fun!

Note to current players: Activity in this meme counts as game canon! So you can use it for activity check. If you end up playing anything that you can't or don't want to use as game canon, it's fine to ignore it. (In that case you shouldn't submit it for activity check.)

Here are some prompts to inspire you:

1) DEEPER UNDERGROUND. It's easy to get mired in the supernatural in London. There are places where you won't see a single normal human being. Once you've joined a coven or a pack or a nest or any of the other supernatural groups in the city, it's hard to back out.

2) IN THE SHADOWS. What is that in the corner of your eye? In that dark corner over there, was that a flicker of movement? There's definitely something. You should investigate.

3) DON'T PANIC. It's fine! So maybe you accidentally used magic in public or a creature of the night is following you down a dark alley or you can't get those blood stains out of your clothes or you're trying to work up the courage to ask someone out on a date. It'll be fine. You'll be fine.

4) SAMHAIN. (31st October) Known to the public as Halloween and to witches as Samhain, tonight is the night when all manner of supernatural creatures come out to play and the humans will be none the wiser. Of course, if you're a witch, tonight is much more serious business. The veil between the worlds is thin, and magic can easily reach through the cracks.

5) DRINKS ON YOU. (31st October) This Halloween there are a number of vampire raves taking place around London as the Islington Nest gets drunk and high on fae blood. Visitors beware: venture into the wrong place and you may well find yourself on the menu.

6) HOUSE OF HORRORS. Okay, whose stupid idea was it to venture into a haunted house tonight? Even humans are more sensitive to ghostly activity around Halloween, so let's hope the ghosts here are friendly...

7) BONFIRE NIGHT. (5th November) Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Gunpowder, treason and plot. Bonfire Night is a long-standing tradition in the UK, commemorating that time back in 1605 when Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament. (They failed.) Tonight, light a bonfire, set off some fireworks and watch your guy burn. Lovely, isn't it?

8) CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE. Anything goes.

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[redpriest]

Now this is interesting, something Morgause had no quite expected. She reasses the situation in a split second before making a decision.

"I do not stand with those who seek to drive the fae from the mortal realm, lady. I seek to undo what has been done to your kind."

To undo Sylvia Redbright entirely, if she could, but that's not something you say out loud in the first few seconds of a meeting.

[oldways]

Ah, it is a sweet song that Morgause sings--and one Mab would be a fool to believe so easily. However, her power being nowhere near what it used to be, she cannot fight this war on her own. And with her friends few and far between, she cannot risk turning away a possible ally.

There is a rushing of air as Mab closes the distance between them with blinding speed, stopping just off to the side of Morgause. At this range it's clear to see she is one of the fae who can pass as a beautiful human, in her case an early middle age woman. Though neither her florid manner of dress nor the heavy black kohl that rings her eyes reflect conventional mortal style.

"You seek to undo what has been done? And how do you intend accomplish that? How will you stand against Daybreak? Midnight tried, and we both know how that ended."

Had Abigail and her sisters not chosen to side with the vampires instead of the fae, Mab may have felt pity for them. But they did, and so she has shed not one tear over their fate.

[redpriest]

It's hard not to flinch when Mab near enough teleports herself so close, but Morgause stands her ground as firm as she can.

"Undo them from within," is her answer, calm and steady.

Less direct, but therefore she won't have to stand against Sylvia's army. Just gently re-arrange the structure of it until she's at the head of it.

[oldways]

There is a moment of silence while the audacity of Morgause's statement sinks in.

And then Mab laughs. It's a gleeful sound, not mocking in the least. Undone from within? How delicious!

"Oh, you have my full attention now."

Never one for respecting anyone's personal space, she leans closer.

"So, tell me: what part shall the fae play in this? You haven't come here simply for approval. And I won't believe you're set on doing this for reasons that are all noble and true--especially not where the fae are concerned."

This witch may not see them as the enemy but neither are they her kin.

"What are you after?" Mab gives her a calculating look. "What sort of bargain are you looking to strike?"