Test Drive Meme - January & February edition

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Comments

[incredibulukami]

( amaterasu waves her hands a bit flippantly. it isn't that she doesn't want to listen to him talking about skateboarding, it's more that she just doesn't have the attention span for it. ) Amaterasu will figure it out some other time!

No idea! All that Amaterasu knows is that, that "mom" was definitely not my mom. So, maybe they are crazy mean people since they're pretending to be our moms. ( oh right, introductions! she smiles when he gives her his name and nods. ) I am Amaterasu, the mighty rising sun Kami! It is a pleasure to meet you, Reki.

[incredibulukami]

( she leafs through the book at the same time as mai and squints her eyes as some of the rules. there are some words she can't understand either because they don't immediately make sense to her or because she doesn't know what the word is, but she shakes her head and shrugs her shoulders. ) Amaterasu isn't sure but this thing seems to be saying that the creatures we have are supposed to battle one another and we get prizes for it?

[ladyharpist]

Battle? It is kind of similar to Duel Monsters then.

[ she assumes that even this other girl can wrap her mind around the word "duel" in that. ]

Does it say how to make them battle? I don't know about you, but I'm pretty unsure about what to do with it. I'm more used to a deck with cards that have attacks written on them, after all.

[lorentzforcego]

Now, now, IV. Everything is pointless but that doesn't mean we shouldn't enjoy ourselves despite that.

[chazz_it_up]

.. Eh, my memories are a little fuzzy on some of the details, but I was filled in on the rest of it.

[It's not something he's proud of but he got played like a total sucker, and fell right for Sartorius's trap.]

So there was this weirdo who dressed all in white and claimed he could predict the future. He went around playing off people's weaknesses in order to convince them to join his cult. The people who were coerced into it completely changed personality wise, and went around helping to recruit new members but it was like they were all brainwashed or something..

.. Those victims would have been in a world of trouble if I hadn't been there to beat some sense into them.

[Sure, Chazz. Sure. While it was true that after Jaden freed him from Sartorius's influence Chazz helped free the others, it was also his fault that many of those students had been brainwashed in the first place.]

[the_redhead]

[That may well be but that wasn't how it was perceived, so her later enthusiasm was also confusing. They did have more important issues to deal with first.. so maybe she was right.]

Yeah... what was up with that anyway? [Why go to that level of crazy?] I mean, it's not like we wouldn't notice they were the wrong body type or had the wrong voice.. [Cough. He missed that initially. She doesn't need to know that] It's nice to meet you too......

........................................................................................................................................ [Abort, Retry, Fail? Reki's brain temporarily shut down when it dawned on him, just how she introduced herself. He was quiet for so long that his Fennekin trotted close enough to peer up at his face as if it were checking to see if he was alright]

[lorentzforcego]

I see. How fascinating! Isn't it interesting how easily the human mind can be swayed with such things? The temptation of knowledge as long as one believes it to be true. Who doesn't want to know what their future holds?

So besides from gathering a bunch of brain-washed fans, what was the actual purpose of this cult?

Or is it just the "church of scientology" by a different name?

[Minor unimportant details, for sure. Chazz can dress it up however he wants. Monsoon doesn't care how the events played out.]

[incredibulukami]

Amaterasu's mother is nothing like the "mom" in there. Mother has purple and blue hair, and muuuch bigger-- ( she holds her hands toward her breasts but stops herself before saying it because this kid looks like his brain just broke. )

...Reki?

[4play]

Hmmp!

If everything is already pointless, then your having fun is as well! Your philosophy isn't holding up to itself, old man!

[lorentzforcego]

It is - but even if nothing matters, that's no excuse to do things badly.

[He shakes a finger.]

One should always strive to give their best.

[4play]

That's just raisins picking!

Either it matters, or it matters now. You can't just have both at the same time without compromising your own words. But I guess that's just what people like you do.

[lorentzforcego]

[Perhaps it is. He knows things matter with this being some strange afterlife but he isn't about to admit that to himself.

So IV just gets a shrug.]

Spiteful nihilism. Ah, what's that candy commercial say... Something about "juicy contradictions."

[His expression does fall a bit at that last sentence though.]

"People like you?" Do elaborate.

[4play]

[IV's eyes narrow and his lips curl back in a malicious grin.

He'd been about to say 'those who like to preach', but seeing that this is the first thing that seems to have left a deeper impression on the other, he's changing his plans.]

No, I don't think I will. It doesn't matter anyway, does it now?

[chazz_it_up]

I was thinking more along the lines that it's stupid, but sure. Interesting works too. [A lot of people fell for it.. so it makes Chazz feel slightly less embarrassed about the whole deal.]

I... don't know, something like world domination or destruction. Take your pick. It was ludicrous, there's no way they would have gotten away with it.

The church of what now? It wasn't anything religious, at least I don't think it was. There was a strict uniform where everyone had to wear white though. Do scientologists do that?

[This is #winwin then]

[lorentzforcego]

[Alright. He'll have to give it to IV. That was good. Monsoon's lips widen back into a grin and he laughs.]

No, it doesn't. But that's the easy, boring way out of a conversation, boy. You need to dress it up more.

[For the "old man" jab earlier. He's not that old!]

[rolltoavoidpossession]

[Ryou is back in New Bark Town (though preferably not for long), and honestly? He's not expecting to see anyone familiar here.

As a result, seeing Mai here is a bit of a surprise.]

Mai? Did you just get here?

[lorentzforcego]

[Picking up the unintentional bread crumbs Chazz has been laying out as clued Monsoon in that he probably fell for it as well.

Nothing to be ashamed of. People are sheeple.]

Ah, yes. There we go. That's what I was expecting the end goal to be. It always is with these organizations, especially if mysticism is involved.

Scientology was a religion born from a man's science fiction novel. As with all good memes, he was able to pass on the concept and others began believing in his story. Exquisite.

[The power of that meme, not the religion.]

I don't know exactly what they wear but generally they dress just like you and me! Why, some of your favorite actors might be some.

[ladyharpist]

Well, well, well - Just look who the Harpy dragged in.

[ she raises her arms to shrug. truth be told, she's just happy to see someone at all from home. ]

I did, how about you?

[incredibulukami]

( amaterasu looks through the book somewhat and shrugs her shoulders. ) It mostly has the information on battles and the rules to follow for the battles. But it doesn't mention how to use them. Amaterasu is just as confused as ever!

[rolltoavoidpossession]

I've been here for a few months now.

[Since October, to be exact.]

There's a few others from home too - Kaiba, Joey, and Marik are all here as well.

[ladyharpist]

...makes two of us, honey.

[ she buries a hand into her bangs and lets the heel of her palm touch her forehead, sighing. ]

Alright, lets see. There's gotta be someone around here we can ask, right? How about we take a look around and find someone who can help us?

[ladyharpist]

A few months, huh? I suppose that means you surely know what to do with these creatures, hm? I'm under the impression that—

[ ...her blood runs cold. did- did he say marik? mai visibly takes a step back as she pales. there isn't a whole lot that she'd admit to scaring her but after her stint in the shadow realm being mentally assaulted, she's not his biggest fan. ]

—s-... someone to watch out for, then.

[incredibulukami]

Why don't we go ask mom? She isn't my mom, but, maybe she can help us anyway? ( she motions toward the house and squeezes the rule book in her hands. ) Do you want to go check it out together?

[4play]

Doesn't really matter if I do, or not, doesn't it?

[Nope, he's still going on about it.]

[rolltoavoidpossession]

[He winces. Ryou didn't see what happened, he was too busy being possessed, but he heard enough to get the idea.]

Sorry. If it's any comfort, it's not the other Marik.

[The other Marik is hopefully long gone.]

Anyway, I do know a bit about the Pokémon here.

[Slight understatement, but Ryou is trying to pull the topic away from Marik.]