TDM #3

[fabulists]

fable test drive meme #3

// away with the fairies

In your land, there may be stories of the Fae taking people away. Perhaps you haven't heard of the Fae at all, or perhaps you are more familiar with them than others. No matter how well acquainted you are with the Fae, everyone around you has experienced the same fate tonight: Being taken by them. Partially, at least. For they did not want to kidnap anyone from their home and take them away from the life they knew. In a small jar of fairy dust, part of your soul was taken in the night and brought to a magical village by the name of Fable.

On arrival, the Fae release you from the jar before waving their magic wands, and materialise this taken little part of you into a brand new you. From here onwards, your new life begins, shared among all sorts of magical creatures. Here, you will be allowed to grow, thrive and enjoy the bounties provided to you by these mysterious and wonderful creatures. In exchange, they ask for a share of the magical fruit that you grow in your garden, donated to their dragon overseer in exchange for rewards. After a briefing on your new life, you understand things as best as you possibly can. Now, it's time to settle into a brand new cottagecore life.

Welcome to Fable.

// arrival

Now that you are a resident of Fable, you have a brand new cottage, a garden, and a few tools to use! There's not an awful lot in your cottage, though: Just a cardboard box, a lamp, a cassette tape and a single bed. Fear not, though! By participating in friendly tasks, your cottage will look great in no time.

Something sparkly catches your attention before you realise it's a message board, advertising an array of tasks for bonus fruit. Did this thing appear out of nowhere just now? That must be the case, since you can swear it wasn't there a second ago. The board may inspire you to go out there and mingle. It seems that the monthly tasks are geared towards friendliness to welcome this new season!

picnic party

// spring fling

At long last, the snow covering Fable has finally melted! While Spring hasn't made its full appearance yet, there are definitely tell-tale signs of its approach thanks to the greener grass and the days feeling longer. Some of the anthropomorphic animals who live in the neighbouring region of Limerick - such as rabbits, birds, sheep, fawns, mice and squirrels - have gathered in Fable to introduce an incredibly sweet welcome to the warmer weather.

The woodland animals, who work together like you would imagine them doing in a Disney movie, have arranged a picnic! They've got plenty of baskets, cups, blankets, plates and cutlery to give out - not to mention food created by both themselves and their Faerie friends! (They wash their paws, promise.) Just be careful on which you choose to eat, because consuming fairy dust can do strange things to Fable residents.

// let's have a picnic!

There's an incredible flow of magic in the air that fills you with the urge to get out there and enjoy the sun with some company. It's a beautiful day for a picnic! Fable has an assortment of hills and fields to lay down a blanket and relax on. Some of the more quiet spots can found be down by the river or under the willow trees. Inside of the basket gifted to you by the animals, you will find plates, cups, cutlery and freshly picked flowers!

There's plenty of food to go around for all dietary requirements! The animals and fairies have certainly gone all-out - so there's no need to feel guilty for stacking your plate high. The food prepared by the animals cause zero effects, but the food prepared by the Fae is cooked with magic and fairy dust which might cause some interesting changes to happen! Choose wisely!

// springtime celebrations

Across Fable while the weather is beautiful and bright, there are assorted outdoor activities available to participate in, especially while the picnics are on!

Near the areas where people are dining and socialising, there are swinging seats that fit two people, an assortment of musical instruments laid out for people to play, outdoor grills and ovens in case anyone wants to cook or bake some goodies for their picnics, and arts and crafts supplies!

For participating in any of these tasks, you will receive flowers or shrubs for your garden and pieces of outdoor furniture for your cottage! Feel free to leave a comment here to redeem these once you've written 5 tags in your thread! Since our TDMs are considered game canon, if you choose to app, these rewards will cross over with you when you join the game! Woohoo!

If you choose to partake in some Faerie food, you may find yourself feeling quite interesting!

The flower cupcakes look rather nice, don't they? The icing is in the shape of a flower! These sweet treats will make you feel extremely brave and sociable! You can't recall ever wanting to talk and mingle so much!

The flower punch is being served in several flavours, topped off with flowers floating in your drink for decoration. With every sip you take, no matter the flavour, you will want to share happy thoughts and feelings! Be warned, though: If you drink too many glasses, you'll feel a lot of sad feelings come to surface - ones you that might be trying to fend off or forget about. Comfort from another person is the remedy, however!

A slice of fruit pie still carries that warm feeling over from Winter! With all sorts of fruit flavours to try, there are pie slices for all tastes. Eating one will inspire you to compliment someone! That warmth from within is flowing right out, so much that you can't resist saying all these nice words.

A slice of cake will overwhelm you with the incredible taste of perfectly balanced vanilla extract and lemon zest! It will also make you incredibly affectionate. Depending on how big the slice is that you eat, it might make you feel very affectionate indeed. (Winky emoji.)

flittens

// purrfect gardening

The sunny weather looks so nice and refreshing that you may feel inclined to go out of your cottage and visit your garden. Except ... your garden is looking pretty barren at the moment, isn't it? You have your fruit trees, plenty of soil plots and fresh green grass, but no flowers.

While contemplating how empty your cottage garden is, you notice something appear beside you.

"Mrrrrrrrp?"

Oh. It's a cat. Actually, wait, it's ... several cats?! Where are they all coming from!? All of them have fairy wings in an assortment of different colours, and it looks as though they're very interested in you for some reason. The cats nuzzle your legs and around your ankles, which inadvertently causes the fairy dust in their fur to rub off on you. The shimmering sparkles coming off the kittens may not give you a second thought, until you move one of your feet to notice that there are flowers growing behind you when you walk!

"Mew! Can you make the flowers grow faster, please?" Did that cat just talk?! Actually, if you've been here for a while, this won't be a surprise at all. These purring kitties are all rubbing by your feet still.

"That Winter lasted for too long ... your gardens are so empty! Please grow some flowers for us to play in ... pretty pleeeeeeease?"

Against your better judgement, you decide to listen to the kitties. They are pretty cute and convincing, after all. But whether you know it or not, there are special qualities to these flowers...!

After a briefing from the Flittens, you understand that all of Fable's cat fairy population have been visiting the Fable residents to request big flowering gardens to play in. It's a win/win situation, though - since your garden will no longer be barren and empty!

The flower that grows is one that matches you entirely! Whether it's the colour of the flower, your personality or the flower's meaning - the flower that grows is an essence of who you are.

The Flittens have a very important requirement for you once you have grown flowers in your own garden: They want you to visit your neighbours and grow flowers in their gardens too! According to the Flittens, it's "boring" to play around in the same type of flower. They want big, colourful gardens to frolic and play in!

Flowers grow when you walk around barefoot on grass, or handle soil with your hands. When you feel happy, they will sprout and grow all around you! Maybe even in your hair if you're feeling extra happy.

The second important thing to note about these flowers is that their pollen has magical properties! When you have a neighbour visit and they grow their flowers in your garden, inhaling the pollen of these flowers will heighten your interest in them! Their flowers you grow smell so sweet - the aroma is very inviting! You're curious to learn more about where they're from, who they are, and you may even feel inclined to invite them to dinner or offer them tea from your cottage. The longer you stay in their presence, the stronger the pollen's effect! Just how much are you going to learn about this person?

After 24 hours, the flower growing magic will be over, but you'll wake up the next day with a bright beautiful garden and hopefully a new friend or two...!?

Welcome to Fable's third TDM!
We're excited to have you here, and hope you enjoy the prompts!
To familiarise yourself with the setting, please take a look at the arrivals & premise page!
We would also appreciate it if you could have a look at the rules as well.
As a general note, the TDMs are considered game canon!
Which means all rewards for fruit & furniture can be used in the game if you apply!

New arrivals have a cottage, a network device, the clothes on their back and a single item from home.
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Razor ( Genshin Impact ) OTA

[lupically]

( A 🐺 Let’s have a picnic )

There is so much…

[ The amount of food that is laid out is overwhelming, not to mention there are a lot more people than Razor is used to being around at one time and he fidgets nervously. Someone encourages him to serve himself some food so he finally does take a plate. What he gathers is mostly meat as that’s the food group he’s most familiar and comfortable with. The flowers smell good but there’s a lot of new scents for him to take in and he takes his food to somewhere a little more secluded — if not by much.

His eyes are watchful and his posture speaks volumes of his discomfort at the social situation he’s in with no one he knows and trusts around. He’s been a bit on edge ever since arriving even though everyone has tried very hard to make him feel welcome… ]

( B 🐺 The Flower Cupcakes )

[ Razor doesn’t usually eat a lot of sweets but the cupcakes smelled so nice and he finally gave in to the temptation and tries one. He doesn’t even finish it, though, it’s overwhelmingly sweet and he scrunches his nose at it after a few bites. A few bites is still enough to have some effects on him. ]

That is really too sweet for me… how do people eat so many sweets?

[ Why does he have the urge to talk about something so inane and to someone he doesn’t even recognize? ]

( C 🐺 Purrfect Gardening )

[ The little visitors might not have expected the type of flower that grows for Razor. It’s a wolfhook, a berry with thorns. They’re quintessential to Razor and while they might seem strange or harmful at first they can be used to help and treat wounds. Anyone playing around his garden will have to be a bit careful as they do have a habit of hooking into fur — but he will be willing to help any being that has any trouble…

The urging to go to someone else’s garden makes him hesitate but after some time he does venture to a neighbor or two, shyly greeting but not making a move to try and get his flower to berry plant to grow. ]

( D 🐺 Wildcard )

[ Open to anything else too! Willing to switch styles/tenses and the like. Feel free to hit me up on plurk poetanarchy or discord at poetanarchy#7331 ]

purrfect gardening

[mermaidcursed]

( oh! it seems as though her garden will be... a berry garden. her flower looks to be strawberry blossoms, though unlike razor's it seems as though it's just the flower for now. while razor wanders about shyly, nene smiles before ducking inside... and coming back out with a glass of a lavender lemonade. )

Here! Since you're helping me.

[lupically]

[ Her flowers are very pretty and actually he kind of thinks the colors look nice together. He gives her a small smile when a drink is offered. ]

Thank you.

[ He accepts it gratefully. Then trying to do his best to remember the social lessons he's been learning. ]

I am Razor.

[mermaidcursed]

It's nice to meet you! I'm Nene.

( she smiles brightly- just as brightly as the near crystalline pendant she wears around her neck, and twice as sincere. she's always been a sunshiney girl, and making new friends with the turn of the seasons didn't change that at all. if anything, it just made her more open now that she wasn't as worried about the cold. after a moment, she instead looks at the garden curiously. )

I've never seen a plant like this before- is it from your home?

[lupically]

Nene... It is an honor.

[ Razor smiles shyly. Her smile reminds him of some of the nice people he’s met in recent times before finding himself here and there’s a bit of a longing for home that he presses aside. ]

It is wolfhook. It grows in my home, yes... it can be very useful.

[mermaidcursed]

I see! What does it do?

( ever a bundle of curiosity- but of the skills she picked up in her brief lifetime, gardening's one of the ones she loves the most. love is summer vegetables, after all. )

[lupically]

[ Razor smiles a little at her curiosity. ]

Medicine, they can be made to a paste for injuries.

The Flower Cupcakes

[eternaltransience]

[ Baizhu, in the meanwhile, has not indulged in any of the cupcakes at this time. But, it doesn't mean he might in a little. ]

Oh? I think it's based upon what others can handle. Or their food preference.

[ As for him, it would be unwise to have too many sweets, sadly. ]

What kind of food do you normally take a liking to?

[lupically]

[ Razor frowns but it makes sense. He smiles at the question that follows though. ]

Boar and rabbit...!

[eternaltransience]

Boar and rabbit...well, it isn't like those are strange tastes.

[ Boar's fairly common in a myriad places in Teyvat—the same for rabbit. ]

Though, I do wonder if they happen to have any of those around here for intended consumption.

[lupically]

There is a lot to figure out about that still. It is probably something that I should ask.

[ Razor admits. He hasn’t hunted since he’s been here, at least... which is a strange thing for him but this isn’t his land and he does want to respect it. ]

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[fullgauntlet]

[Izuku can relate- when he first arrived he showed up in less than great shape so he was a bit wary and cautious of everything too. Crowds are difficult. But this place has been nothing but gentle on him. Maybe that's why he decides to say hello to the boy who looks a little uneasy.]

Ahh, hello...! [He greets with a small smile.] Are you enjoying the food? There's so much to try I almost don't know where I should start...!

[lupically]

[ Razor is both surprised and relieved — if still a bit shy — when someone talks to him. The smile seems nice enough and he straightens a little bit as he looks down at the food he had gathered. ]

I am... it’s very good.

[ There’s an overwhelming amount of choices, it’s true, though. ]

I picked the things that looked the most familiar to me.