dysprosooc | TEST DRIVE ; no. 1

TEST DRIVE MEME

So first of all, welcome to Dyspros' very first test drive meme! We're happy that you're interested in the game, and we hope that you have some fun playing with the setting, regardless of whether you decide to join or not.

As a general reminder, we recommend that you look over the game information before jumping in. In addition, if you decide you're ready to join, you're welcome to put in a reserve, and applications will open on May 4th at 12:01 AM (EST). Finally, if you have any questions or concerns, please send us a message!

So now, without further ado, let's get to playing:

A ; NEW RECRUIT
Well then, welcome to the guild, Initiate! After some thought (or maybe the choice was obvious), you've finally settled on a guild, and you're ready to get started. You're welcome to check out your accommodations and see what kind of people you'll be living with for the foreseeable future. This is your home now, so hopefully you get alone with them. If not, then you can just spend all of your time sharpening your skills!

Whether you're just claiming your bed or you're jumping right into the thick of things to practice or sign up for a mission, a new recruit is unlikely to go unnoticed.
B ; MISSION TIME
It's your first mission, which is pretty exciting, right? You have all these pictures in your head of going off to fight a dragon, to come home with great riches and valor...

Too bad those missions are for the higher ups.

No, it's the middle of the night, and you're out guarding the small fields just outside of town from wild animals. Right now you're standing by the cucumbers, which are considered especially important to guard, for some reason. You have to fight off sleepiness somehow, so maybe an animal will come out for you to scare off, or maybe you'll just end up chatting with whoever is stuck doing this with you.

Or you know, if you're a dick, you'll steal the vegetables for yourself.
C ; STORM THE CASTLE
Okay, the missions for initiates are pretty lame, and you're ready for some real fighting. You can go alone, or you can go with some other people, but it's off to Castle Dyspros! You'll find a variety of creatures to fight, and the power of teamwork will help you make progress through the castle!

Or you'll die. There's that too. Good thing it's fairly inconsequential, if weird!

Either way, have fun fighting to your heart's content!
D ; PICK YOUR OWN
Just like it says, if none of the others appeal to you, feel free to make up your own prompt!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

A) Fighter's Guild
[This is almost insulting. He wouldn't have even joined one of these guilds if the whole damn place didn't seem to revolve around them, but join Guts did, and he's regretting it instantly. It's more like a bar than any civilized mercenary group in here, just a bunch of drunken morons getting into fights and collapsing wherever they may pass out from either trauma or booze. It's the only place that only vaguely fits his skill set and demeanor, though, so this giant of a one-eyed man will have to do what he can to fit in. If that means breaking in the faces of anyone who bothers him, so be it.]

C) Let's Adventuring
[This is too damn easy. Centipede-things, turtles, mushrooms, it's almost a joke compared to the things he's fought before. But they insist, don't go too fast. Don't get in over your head. Don't go alone.

He was willing to listen to the first two bits of advice, but forget the third. A loner at heart, Guts went into the fray by himself, and he's having no trouble cleaving things in half with that ridiculously-huge greatsword of his. None of these creatures can stand up to even the most pathetic of Apostles or other demonspawn, it's almost like a kid's game, and if he's stuck out here with the small fry much longer, he's going in further, to hell with cautionary tales.]

Don't get too excited. [ A voice trails softly behind him, carried like the wind. Serpico's using his sword and summoning what he can of sylph to assist Guts -- not that he needs it in any way. ]

Or should I say greedy?

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[It always puts Guts on edge to hear that voice coming from behind him. He's learned to trust Serpico, but the various times the two of them have crossed swords won't let him not be a little bit wary: he'll let him watch his back, and that's much more than most people get, but he's getting a few glances just in case.]

Excited? [He's barely even breaking a sweat. In fact, he's going to casually bisect one of those things with too many legs and shove the tip of the Dragonslayer into the ground. Time for a monotony break.] We fight worse before noon most days. This is a joke.

What, you're not gonna get anything? They're lettin' us newbies eat for free.

[ and this squirt of an urchin kid is squatting in a nearby corner, a big loaf of bread in his hands and looking up at Guts with a raised eyebrow. Most people would say it was a little gross in the guild, but it was actually pretty nice in Apollo's eyes. Better than the dumpster behind a restaraunt, anyway. ]

[He was aware of the kid, sure, but Guts didn't pay him much mind until the little red-haired twerp spoke up and drew his attention. He looks half-feral, squatting down there and munching on bread like that. It's a sad sight, and one he's seen way too often in his years.]

Not hungry.

[ the phrase 'not hungry' doesn't even exist in Apollo's dictionary... so he just stares at him blankly for a second before shrugging. ]

More for me. [ Practically shoving the entire remainder of the loaf in his mouth now. And then proceeding to talk with his mouth full. ] You 'onna join dish one, too? You look strong.

[For as large a guy as Guts is, he finds himself eating surprisingly little. Sheer anger and a suit of magical armor are usually enough to make up for any lack in nutrition, but with the magic yanked out of that spiky black metal, maybe he should start eating...]

Go wild, kid. [...Reminds him of another redheaded urchin he knows, there. His is slightly more irritating, though.] Probably. Not really interested in any of the others, and you aren't getting far around here if you aren't in one.

[There are others that are all about hitting things with swords, but Guts isn't into that chivalry and honor stuff. He's not a knight, he's a killer with an oversized weapon.]

[ at least he has the decency to swallow the rest of it before he continues. ]

Yeah, I know. It's dumb. Feels like we're getting put into classes at school or something. Why can't we just go into the castle ourselves?

TEST DRIVE ; no. 1

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