test drive meme: pre-game opening #1

[jumpscare]

___test drive meme: dead weight edition. Step 1 → Post with the character and journal you're wanting to play. Leave the message blank with your Character's Name | Character's Canon. Step 2 → Other people respond to your thread! Fight zombies, deal with the "fictional character" news, whatever you please. Step 3 → ??? Step 4 → PROFIT! Step 5 → Spread the word! Bring a friend! Make a random announcement on D_M! Get this post to crack the hundreds! It doesn't matter if you end up apping or not! This is a place of fun and meeting new people before the waiting!

Text somewhat shamelessly stolen from assguardians.

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[consultmybooks]

[Giles is sitting near the door of the little building he'd woken up in. He's...really still digesting everything he'd seen. It had been a lot to take in. One hundred and forty four "episodes" were a lot to mull over, even if he'd lived through most of it.

But he looks up, startling out of his thoughts, as the door he'd just left by opens and another girl is revealed standing behind it.]

...h-hello?

[loonytunes]

[There must be something very interesting about this room's ceiling, since her eyes are pretty much glued to it. She does acknowledge him when he speaks though, so maybe her head isn't totally in the clouds.]

Oh, hello.

[She smiles at him, and continues to glide through the room.]

[consultmybooks]

[Giles watches her for a second, not entirely sure that she actually did notice him. But, when it sinks in that she's heading out, he hurriedly gets to his feet to follow. Mysterious girl walking out into mysterious lands? Either she knows something, or she's like him.

...if she is, though, she's taking it remarkably well.]

Um, s-sorry, but...do you, um, d-do you have any idea where we are?

[loonytunes]

I'm afraid I don't have the slightest idea where we are. But I imagine we'll find out soon enough. It's all rather exciting, don't you think?

[And there's that smile again, the perfect accessory to that dreamy voice.]

[Maybe she's been drugged. By the good stuff.]

Is there somewhere in particular that you'd like to be?

[consultmybooks]

[It's a suspicion Giles has had. He's seen people drugged on the good stuff. They tend to be just about this calm in the face of utter wrongness in the world.]

Back home would be favorite.

[And yet...back home, in a lot of ways, doesn't really exist.]

I'm, I-I'm not sure you should be wandering about outside.

[loonytunes]

But I really wanted to get a good look at the clouds here. They tell me I've never seen real clouds before.

[She pauses to study him for a longer moment.]

I guess you've never seen real clouds either. Would you like to go?

[She offers a hand to him.]

My name's Luna, and you really needn't be afraid.

[consultmybooks]

[Real clouds? What on Earth is so fascinating about...

...reality...

"They get inside my head, make me see things they want."

Giles has to admit, to himself, that he can actually share something of the girl's apparent fascination. Even if nothing outside is different than what he knows, it still won't be what he knows. If these people are to be believed...and if they aren't, they're the single most dedicated con artists he's ever seen...then they have an entirely new reality to get acquainted with.

Best start small.

He takes Luna's hand, but just to shake.] Giles. Um, just...just Giles, is fine. N-Nice to meet you, Luna.

And I...I suppose I haven't. Seen them, I mean. Might as well get that out of the way, I suppose.

[loonytunes]

It's nice to meet you too, just Giles.

[Her smile warms, teasing. She can tell that he's worried. She probably should be too. And while she's definitely a little sad about some of the things she was told, Luna thinks it'll all be alright in the end.]

I believe it's this way. Maybe if we're lucky we'll run into a Crumple-Horned Snorkack. And wouldn't that be wonderful?

[consultmybooks]

[Giles looks the way Luna is looking and, yes. He can see a door, just at the end of a hall. Given that the only other door is the one they just left...well, it looks promising.

So he'll lead the way. If they get attacked by something awful, he'd like to be between it and Luna.

He can be brave, where others are concerned. Especially children.]

I...suppose that depends, actually. I'm, um, I-I'm assuming from your tone of voice that a..."Crumple-Horned Snorkack" isn't, um, likely to attempt to devour us.