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DEC TEST DRIVE MEME

Welcome to the Undying Court Test Drive Meme! This post will allow players to test drive their AU characters in the setting, as well as meet fresh faces or even connect with those they have preexisting CR with. As with anything involved in the setting, this post will likely contain: violence, enthrallment, torture, and sexual content.

Regarding continuity, all TDM threads can be taken as in-game canon if desired. Please keep in mind that the game proper will begin in mid December, in the Winter Season, so Students/Novices should create their prompts under the assumption that the TDM takes place during the season prior to the one they will be apping as. This means that students planning to app as first season novices will be visiting Castle Courtsheart prior to their Beginning. In other words, if you plan to app a student as a second season, the TDM will take place during their first, and so on.

Feel free to brush up on the Premise, Vampire Powers, and head over to the FAQ/Game Info page if you have any questions!

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Please format your Top-level in this format: Character Name (AU Name if different) | Canon | Teacher/Student | Court
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Top-Level Directory:

Chat with NPC: Revar
Ace Attorney - Apollo Justice (Student)
Alice in the Country of Hearts - Alice Liddell (Student)
Attack On Titan - Erwin Smith (Teacher)
Baldur's Gate 3 - Astarion (Teacher)
Baldur's Gate 3 - Halsin (Teacher)
Baldur's Gate 3 - Raphael (Teacher)
Batman - Bruce Wayne (Teacher)
Bridgerton (Netflix) - Anthony Bridgerton (Student)
Castlevania - Soma Cruz (Student)
Castlevania: Nocturne - Maria Renard (Student)
Cosmo Warrior Zero - Harlock (Student)
Critical Role - Percy DeRolo (Teacher)
Daria - Daria Morgendorffer (Teacher)
Devil Summoner - Raidou Kuzunoha XIV (Student)
Dragon Age - Fenris (Teacher)
D&D: Honor Amongst Thieves - Edgin Darvis (Teacher)
D&D: Honor Amongst Thieves - Xenk Yendar (Teacher)
Ensemble STars!! - Mayoi Ayase (Student)
Fate/Zero - Kariya Matou (Kariya Makiri) (Student)
FE: Three Houses - Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd (Student)
FE: Three Houses - Hilda Goneril (Student)
FE: Three Houses - Lorenz Hellman Gloucester (Student)
FE: Three Houses - Marianne von Edmund (Student)
FE: Three Houses - Sylvain Gautier (Student)
Final Fantasy XIV - Estinien Varlineau (Teacher)
Frozen - Prince Hans (Student)
Genshin Impact - Diluc Ragnvindr (Teacher)
Genshin Impact - Tighnari (Teacher)
Hanna Is Not A Boy's Name - Conrad Achenleck (Teacher)
Hannibal (NBC) - Will Graham (Teacher)
Jujutsu Kaisen - Gojo Satoru (Teacher)
Jujutsu Kaisen - Toji Zen'in (Teacher)
Lucifer (Netflix) - Lucifer Morningstar (Teacher)
MCU - Loki Laufeyson (Teacher)
Original - Aurinn Laurentius (Student)
Original - Bellatrix Bakhar (Student)
Original - Christine Delacroix (Teacher)
Original - Hanako 'Rosalina' Nurumi (Teacher)
Original - Jisu (Eden Woods) (Student)
Original - Karma D'Auvergn (Teacher)
Our Flag Means Death - Edward Teach (Teacher)
Our Flag Means Death - Izzy Hands (Student)
Persona 3 Portable - Kotone Shiomi (Student)
Persona 5 R - Goro Akechi (Student)
Persona 5 - Haru Okumura (Student)
Persona 5 - Ren Amamiya (Student)
Pride and Prejudice - Elizabeth Bennet (Student)
Return to Labrynth - Sarah Williams (Teacher)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Snow White (Student)
Stargate: Atlantis - John Sheppard (Teacher)
Star Trek: AOS - James T. Kirk (Student)
Star Wars - Darth Vader (Teacher)
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - Trilla Suduri (Student)
The Adventure Zone: Balance - Kravitz (Teacher)
The Adventure Zone: Balance - Lydia (Teacher)
The Adventure Zone: Graduation - Fitzroy Maplecourt (Student)

NEW ARRIVALS

New arrivals will be starting their first season in the winter, but they're welcomed to the castle early, under the watchful eyes of the Silver Court. Upon arrival, they will be shown to a room by a human whose eyes glow softly from within, with vacant smiles. Thralls. There, the human thralls will draw them a bath and bring them new clothes to wear to their first meeting. These are rich, expensive things made of high quality fabric. Whether it's a silk dress and a heavy velvet cowl, or a fine pants and a vest made from a brocade, the servants will provide. The new initiate's old clothes will be burned after, in a symbol of the life they are leaving behind. If they are hungry, they will be provided food. If they need anything at all, they need only ask their new servants.

Later that night they are taken to a grand hall, with high arched ceilings and candles burning in chandeliers. There are figures painted overhead, beautiful and entwined. Some have their eyes are colored to match the courts, others are gracefully placed in their death, with blood dripping from necks and wrists.

Balconies line the hall behind a forest of pillars, and vampires all watch as the group walk through (some more hungrily than others).

"Welcome to your first undying season, initiates," a pale, silver-haired vampire calls. They have silver eyes are clad in silver robes, but command the attention of everyone in attendance. They have a beauty that seems neither male nor female. They are standing at the center of a wide semi-circle of other vampires, "As the Silver Court's acting voice at this end of the Autumn season, allow me to introduce you to the Houses that will be your new homes."

The vampire, Revar, gives the newcomers an overview of all of the courts—Blue, Red, Gold, Silver, and Black—and then invites those already claimed by their Courts to join the vampires who will be their Makers.

Revar offers the Foundlings who are left a gentle, knowing smile, and then allows them to be chosen. They are like the last sheep left at the auction, and the vampires who take them may not be the enthused about it. Nevertheless, Revar waits patiently until all have found a maker.

Now that they are paired up it is expected—indeed, required—that the initiate drink from their maker. That is their Beginning. Only once they have truly begun can they can be considered novices.

AUTUMN NOX

Silver Court is in season and for the Autumn Nox it holds a large symposium, inviting all the best vampire minds from around lands nearby and far. The whole castle is abuzz with new activity. The stables are packed full of horses, carriages litter the grounds, but somehow the castle has enough rooms to house all the new arrivals.

Novices will find that some of these vampires have not seen a human-novice in a very, very long time. These vampires might see the human-novices more like specimens, curious about their every move. They won't bite, but novices may find themselves observed as they wander the castle and its grounds.

The symposium itself is open to anyone at the castle. Scholars can present on any topic at all. Novices will find that these range from the incredibly mundane (you've always wanted to attend a history of bottom-feeding river fish, haven't you?) to the truly fascinating (new insights into how vampire hearts work) to the downright strange (the symposium has a range of lectures very close to dawn about the sharing of vampire...fluids). Seasoned novices with their own Autumn classes to attend are expected to keep up with their studies, but some teachers may let them out of a session to attend the lectures and workshops of the symposium.

The Silver Court vampires are incredibly busy between running the symposium and trying to help the new novices get settled in. They may need some volunteers to lend a hand with setting up rooms or helping scholars find their way around. In fact, volunteers might find themselves leading scholars down to the second kitchen for a bite to eat, a strong reminder that even these demure learners are still monsters who must drink blood.

PUMPKINS-GONE-WILD

The symposium isn't all that the autumn season brings. The Silver Court’s talents are on display in other ways—sometimes not in ways another had particularly hoped. An overly zealous youngblood in the Silver Court tried to grow a few extra pumpkins for the occasion and ended up with a few too many! The pumpkin vines break out of the green house and start sprouting pumpkins everywhere. These are no ordinary pumpkins, they will sprout and grow and become fully formed in the course of a night. Better keep an eye out for those vines or else your room might become full of pumpkins! Luckily, the pumpkins aren’t rotting any time soon (they’ll last until winter, or so the Silver Court vampires are saying), but it can be pretty inconvenient for them to grow everywhere. Start cutting those vines to pieces, and hope they don’t try to entangle you in the process.

LIBRARY CLEAN-UP

Meanwhile, with all the scholars in town are making a mess of the library, much to the Silver Court vampire’s dismay. Books are being checked out and not checked back in, passed around from scholar to scholar. You might find those lost books just about anywhere. Who was reading in a tree? Anyone who collects the books and returns them to the library is sure to get a little bit of favor with the librarians, and it’s never a bad thing to have a bit of an in with a Court. If you’re worried about failing Silver Court, it’s time to get searching! Although how you’re going to convince a 300 year old vampire that time is not fake and that deadlines are real (and in fact were two days ago) is anyone’s guess.

UNETHICAL EXPRIMENTS

[CW: Torture, experiments]

Those who venture towards the basement might hear something a little different than normal. The thralls who spend their time down there are normally quiet, commanded to keep silent and pleasant for the vampires they serve. But with the arrival of the new scholars comes disquieting, inhuman screams from the darker reaches of the basement. Novices trying to catch a glimpse will be chased away, but teachers might be invited to watch as these vampires experiment on one another, all in the name of science. What’s a little torture, when you’re undying?

Thanks for joining us for our first TDM! For any questions regarding the TDM prompts, please comment in the thread below. For general game questions, please check the FAQ/Game Info. Remember that the game proper will begin mid December, in the Winter Season, so Students/Novices should create their prompts under the assumption that the TDM takes place during the season prior to the one they will be apping as.

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[UwU Yes Kirk has the biggest praise kink.]

I'm curious... what will you do if I do?

[He leans forward, eyes squinting a little as he squares his shoulders, challenging in return.]

What if I don't meet these expectations? You seem to have high hopes for me and I've done almost nothing to earn it. What gives you any faith in a lay-about like me, hm?

[Afterall, Kirk has done little to show he's trying, except he's in seven classes and clubs, yet somehow aces all of them and finds time to look like he's done nothing.]

Then I would be disappointed.

[ He says these words plainly, but there's weight to them. You wouldn't want to disappoint him, do you? ]

I see in you a great potential, James. I see the fruits of your hard work, how you push yourself to your limits, despite wanting all to think you are a 'lay-about,' as you claim. Those skills are wasted on the Blue Court.

[ Xenk takes Kirk by the chin, even with their height difference, there's a real difference in presence between them. ]

Should you fail to impress me, then I will simply lose interest in you. I would be very cross to be so wrong about a man of your skills, however. I would so like to see you in Gold.

[Shit, that's like a pang to his gut the idea of disappointing Xenk, he's not sure why but it really hits hard and he really doesn't like the feeling at all. No, in fact he really hates it. Especially when they are said with such weight. Only Edgin should be able to make him feel like this..

But then he's talking about his potential, he's saying he sees Jim for what he's doing, how hard he's trying and it hits home that this guy is really keeping an eye on Jim. Like for real.

The fact he thinks he's wasted on Blue, wants to see him in Gold... Wow. It knocks the wind out of him enough that he has to blink, even if he can't actually move, being taken by the chin like that.]

Yeah? And if I did, change courts that is, who would become my maker? You say you would see me in Gold, but would you be the one to put me there?

You ask as if you do not know, James.

[ Xenk's gold eyes almost glow as he smiles. Even this close, he's not at all troubled by Kirk's questions. ]

Of course, I would choose you.

[Xenk was smiling. He's smiling. Hold up, stop everything, Xenk was smiling, at him, and saying he would choose Jim.

Woah.]

Had to make sure, you know, since if I were to leave my maker - who's the best - I'd want the best Gold has to offer.

[He raises an eyebrow and grins back.]

But that's a big if, because I'm not sold on Gold.

[ Xenk's smile crooks at the side, shifting to a smirk. Okay, Edgin is the best? That guy? Yes, he's hot, but he's like. A baby. In vampire years. But Xenk will take that challenge, as well. ]

You would have the best, in Gold Court. The strongest support, and the brightest future.

[ I mean, it's true that Xenk doesn't know what motivates Kirk. Whether it's power, or some desire to prove himself to be the best, while appear as though he isn't trying, Xenk can't say. But the fact is that Gold is in charge. They keep the balance.

But Xenk isn't in the Politics Court for nothing. He can play ball. ]

It is not my intent to slight your maker, but I see a leader in you. The Blue Court would foster only the talent you mask, not the greatness I know you are meant for.

Edited (destiny is too... canon xenk) 2023-12-18 04:39 (UTC)

[Edgin was the best and Kirk will fight anyone who says differently, he was very fond of his Maker afterall. Like super fond.]

Brightest future, huh?

[He keeps his thoughts to himself, but it's almost hard to not let his mind wander to his goals and plans, but he keeps those thoughts from blossoming like wild flowers in a field.

God, they were so close and in each other's face. He could lean forward and kiss the man, shut him up, but he doesn't. Even if that's at the forefront of his mind. He was curious if his fangs would feel different--]

Greatness.. [His brows go up for a second before fights the urge to look down, instead still staring the man in those golden eyes.] A leader, yeah well, that sounds all well and good, but that's a lot of faith without a lot of proof.

[ Xenk has no trouble keeping his gaze steady. He is a master of control, enthrallment and mind reading are second nature to him. He does not employ those powers now, nor does he probe into Kirk's mind for the answers he craves, nor the secrets he hides. Xenk knows that some answers are best found of their own will. He has learned that humans are stubborn, but that stubbornness can be surmounted with persistence. And with encouragement.

That he has no novices of his own is no coincidence. Xenk is not a kind maker the way Edgin is. His mind and his memories are not something he likes to share. But he sees great potential in Kirk, and he sees a future where Kirk is strong and capable, where he command respect. That future is Gold.

Xenk releases Kirk's chin and steps back. With Kirk projecting his thoughts on his fangs, or his lips, Xenk doesn't intend to give him what he wants. Not yet. (He really was trying not to listen, but boy, were those thoughts particularly loud.) ]

Then prove it to me. Or if you need, prove it to yourself.

[He does have a lot to prove, to himself, to those around him, so he is ready to do it, to be something greater than he is, than he was. Who he has to step on along the way doesn't matter to him, only his goals, his need to make a difference.

Lifting his chin with some defiance when it's released, he gives Xenk a smirk of his own eyes still locked on those golden ones. He doesn't have much fear and he has a lot of stubbornness, so he doesn't flinch from seeing this man head on.

But he does need to prove it to himself, needs to work hard, be more. But he keeps those to himself, thinking more loudly about how far those lips now are from kissing. Shame really.]

If you keep your eye on me, sir, I doubt you'll be disappointed. And who knows... maybe I'll see about what the Gold Court has to offer.

Good.

[ Xenk smirks. He's issued his challenge. The next part will be up to Kirk and what he decides to do. And if he wants a taste of Xenk's lips, he'll just have to wait.

Though Xenk doesn't need a claim to project the image of him kissing James and holding him down, right here, right now. But it's a quick flash, a temptation but nothing more. He meets Kirk's eyes as he does it, pure gold to his speckled blue. ]

I believe my faith in you will not be misplaced.

[SHit that's not even fair! That was super hot and he's here surrounded by vines and pumpkin guts while Xenk is teasing him? Not exactly the sexiest scenario, but he would take it without hesitation.

He feels a little flushed, a little breathless, but he manages a raised eyebrow and a nod.]

Maybe you'll have to reward me when I prove to you it's not, sir.

I intend to.

[ Xenk doesn't miss a beat. He doesn't need to project anything more to tantalize Kirk, he's sure. But Gold Court can make you feel things that aren't there, trick your senses better than any illusion Blue Court can conjure up.

He gives Kirk the distinct feeling of Xenk dragging his fangs down his neck. A glimpse of what awaits him, but only a simple taste. ]

You will have the best, James. I would see to that.

[Kirk can't help but gasp, his hand moving to his neck as if to feel for the actual sensation, but nothing is there. Just the memory now of what it would be like, of Xenk teasing him. Shit, he can't stop the way his cheeks flush with some arousal.

Fuck, he knows what's going to be playing in his mind when he jerks off tonight.]

Okay, yeah just a taste of my reward I see. Well, on that note, see you in class.

[Maybe he needs to go jerk off right now, because his pants are tight and he's about to make a fool of himself.]

[ Xenk chuckles, voice low. Yeah, he knows what he did. Watching Kirk lose it over just the ghost of his touch certainly gives him a bit of a thrill. He doesn't need to read Kirk's mind to know where his thoughts are. ]

Until then.

[ He nods, clearly allowing Kirk to excuse himself. Humans are so amusing. Well, some of the anyway. ]

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