TEST DRIVE MEME

[theflaws]

TEST DRIVE MEME

PREMISE PLOT ARRIVAL SETTING NAVIGATION

01. ARRIVING IN PELEA
A cold wind singing down from the white-capped mountains which hang blue-black in the distance stirs your cheek, the tall grass all around you. A bough creaks as the wind makes it tremble, and the dappled shadows drift over you, leaves rustling. As you blink awake, you hear the quiet hiss of water over stones. You are not where you once were!

You and a large group of strangers are blinking awake, pulling yourselves up off the dirt, grass, and rubble near a small wooded stream. There is no evidence of civilization in sight, and as you exchange stories you realize that you must decide what to do.

Will you head past the trees and towards the mountains? Deeper into the forest? Stay put and wait for help to arrive? You might even try to meet everyone else, and either convince them to band together... or head their separate ways.

02. CITY SLICKER
There are many cities throughout the world of Pelea, and in most player characters, the Flaws, are welcomed as curiosities. From the pastoral villages or bustling, grand cities of Shousal to the massive, sprawling bureaucratic centers of the Empire, your characters will find a wide variety of cultures and races to interact with and investigate. They could be seeking empoyment, answers to the mystery of their arrival, or a quiet place to drink away their worries.

03. WILDCARD!

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[lefthandfree]

He couldn’t help but feel a bit patronized at the praise since he was sure Legolas already knew of the advantage of being prepared—only a certain kind of person was capable of seeing ahead enough to disguise their true words to begin with. It didn’t help that Legolas’ attention was very clearly several paces ahead of the things that came out of his mouth either. Still, Bucky had been through enough to know that playing the fool was necessary at times. Whether it was him or Legolas, it didn’t really matter which as long as Bucky ended up getting what he needed out of it.

Pretending to be flattered, he gave a shy smile and a dismissive shrug. He wasn’t lauded often enough anyway, so he may as well ham it up enough to try and convince himself he was worth someone’s praise. Not that it ever really convinced him, but that came with knowing who and what he was, even when Steve refused to see it.

“What’s life without a little excitement though?” As if he hadn’t had enough for several lifetimes. “It’d be boring as hell if everything was already laid out in front of you.” Even his plans never stretched that far into the immediate future. Preparation only went so far, even in the best of circumstances.

[parkourprince]

A dance of words and hidden meanings, pretence that seemed all too natural for all that watched. While Legolas could feel they had the attention on them from some other patrons, the more attentive kind, knights or similar, it waned now into disinterest when the conversation seemed inane at best. The longer they kept this up, the more they would be of interest, though it would hardly give them the space to discuss the truth of their acts.

Legolas hummed his agreement, took a sip of wine to wet his lips and throat, before speaking up. "For the elves, boredom is as much a threat and danger as a great, powerful beast," he offered as some form of explanation, "And yet we do not like to take risks too great either. It is... a fine line to thread."

[lefthandfree]

“Hm.” Bucky took a moment to scribble something else on the page real quick before dropping the reed again.

“Well, the risky life isn’t for everyone. I can get behind the idea of safety being more important.” Not that he would practice it himself willingly. He thrived on surviving, and if that was taken from him, then his use may as well have worn out entirely. It was what he was built for, and escaping it, even if only to try and find happiness for himself, seemed so utterly treacherous without paying for his sins. Keeping the status quo when you were new to an area was the easiest way to get by though.

“Just making do isn’t too bad anyway. Rather be safe than sorry, especially when strange things are happening.”

With that, he flipped his book shut and reached over to recap the ink bottle. If they were going to keep talking, it was probably better to move somewhere else. Bucky didn’t like prying eyes even on the best of days, and at this point, the two of them may as well talk circles for hours without getting anywhere.

[parkourprince]

The hint was clear enough, and though Bucky said nothing of it, Legolas would. His wine was very nearly done anyway, and though he likely could easily get another one for free without raising suspicion, it was best to... indeed, be safe rather than sorry. There was no point in pushing his luck, which had not been the greatest here anyway, and besides that, to speak more freely it would have been best to leave.

"And strange things are happening, indeed, I have heard rumours, such that give all a cause for concern," the act was wearing him down, yet Legolas kept it up, poured emotions into his words that he felt about other things entirely: wariness and near fear, worry and discomfort. A cheerful yet spooked noble, with some sense to him and currently finding himself in a pickle. "Rumours of strangers wandering these lands, dangerous beyond belief too for they killed Shousal's King's Champion."

It was, by now, a common knowledge that spread among folk in Shousal and outside of it. Legolas had no fear or qualms to use the rumour to his own advantage, as a cover—

"So I linger here, heeding my father's wisdom and seeking some travelling companions before I set out farther in the search of excitement, so it does not come with a risk too great." Taking the last sip, he put the cup down, "Would you accompany me? It seems to me I could do no better."