haibanememe | Test Drive #1


Test Drive Meme #1
Prompts Waking up: You wake up in a bed that is not your own, in a room that is not your own. But the more you think about it, you can't remember what your room looked like. In fact, you can't remember anything at all! But hey, at least you're not the only person around. Reach out, find someone, and get some answers. The Dream: Haibane enter this world without most memories, but they do remember one thing: their cocoon dream. But it's not so easy to understand, is it? Maybe talking through it with someone else will help you figure out just what your dream means. Wings aren't easy to use: So, you're a Haibane. Awesome. But you know what's not awesome? Getting used to these darn wings, that's what. Suddenly having two extra limbs that you're not sure how to control isn't easy, and they're liable to bump into things and just plain get in the way. Actually, you might want to apologize for unintentionally hitting that person in the face, or help clean up that lamp you knocked over. On the town: Glie is a beautiful city, and there are a lot of places to explore! So why not check some of them out? Everyone seems friendly enough, and the townspeople are more than willing to help anyone who gets lost. Check out the setting page, pick a spot, and go check it out! Wintertime: It's wintertime in Glie, which means snow, snow, snow! And even though it's cold, the sun is shining, so the cold is bearable today. What are you going to do? Go sledding? Have a snowball fight? Make snow angels? Well, that last one should be a lot easier to do now. Player choice: Don't like these prompts? Come up with your own! The city of Glie is quite large, and there is a lot to do.

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It's endlessly frustrating.

[He bends down to scoop up a handful of snow, inspecting it curiously.]

For example, I know this is called snow. But from where? Nobody here has told me.

Dunno. Could be some kinda inherited memory or-

[a phrase floats to his mind from the murk of his past life]

some kind of collective unconscious. Hell if I know.

The name... it doesn't feel right either.

[He looks up at the other, expression softening somewhat.]

But, I guess all I'm doing is preaching to the choir, aren't I? You must find it annoying to hear me prattle on like this.

[With the tension broken he soon returns to grinning, lacing his hands behind his head]

No worries. I've had this talk with new feathers at my nest before. You just kida caught me by surprise.

Ah, I see. I suppose there can be some minuscule comfort found that there are many of us experiencing the same troubles.

I hear that! I don't know if I could've handled this all alone, honestly...

I cannot say for certain if I could have or not. I have no past experience to draw from.

[He looks around the wintry setting.]

I quite like this I think. Being outdoors. I feel a desire to investigate the woods, in spite of the warnings.

[He doesn't either, well... other then his dream. Being alone, being discarded. That's more then enough for him to KNOW he would have lost it if he was the only one]

Whoa, man! Don't do that... you'll get in huge trouble!

[He weighs this over, eyes darting in the direction of the forementioned forest.

I wonder what the punishment would be...

[Going into the woods alone or after dark isn't one of the BIG rules, but he honestly hadn't thought much on what the punishment would be. Sure, he had been scolded before for little things but-

-what would happen if he DID leave town? Or lived in one of the nice houses or took money instead of his ledger? Or hell, didn't work? THAT sounds nice. But taking in all the details of his 'new' life was overwhelming enough that he just hadn't had time to think about the world outside much.]

I... I dunno. I mean it's not like you could lose privileges or anything- we don't HAVE anything. What are they gonna do, banish you?

But man those woods are creepy! Why would you WANT to go there?!

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I cannot say. It's almost as if... I wonder if I wouldn't be more comfortable there. Working hasn't come easy to me.

There are many unknown numbers here. Outcomes are difficult to calculate.

Maybe... I mean I've heard that eventually some Haibane vanish and never come back. Maybe they just... leave, like that?

... I do not feel comfortable with the concept of nonexistence. Foolish, I know, as there would have been a time I didn't exist before. All the same, I suppose there's no proof either way of what happens when they vanish?

None that I know of. Maybe they just hop the walls...?

[He certainly doesn't sound convinced of the idea himself]

If that is the case, what variables led to them never returning? It could be there is an insurmountable danger, or perhaps something so appealing they had no reason to do so... and there are of course other possibilities.

Again, the sheer amount of unknown numbers make finding the solution impossible. Very frustrating.

Yeah, and you're just gonna sprain your brain getting all worked up over it.

Test Drive #1

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Sorry, weekend guests. Gone now!

No worries hun!

Re: No worries hun!

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