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TEST DRIVE MEME #34

Arrival
"Judgement has come upon you. God has deemed you worthy of Hell. But don't worry, it can still be undone," comes a soothing voice that echoes all around you. The voice promises comfort, hope even.

It may seem like a nightmare at first, despite all of that. Full of hellfire nipping at your skin and a sensation of being pulled down no matter how much you struggle or cry for help. Wretched, unseen hands pull at you, grip tight at your body, tighten on your throat, skeletal fingers grab at your face, slide in your mouth and jab at your eyes as they struggle for purchase. It feels like for a moment, they may snap your neck as they tug and pull. The more you resist, the more phantom hands are added to your struggling body.

It feels like they could tear you apart if you let them. The only thing to do is to let go and stop fighting.

And so you do.

Darkness and nothingness consumes you for a second, And it seems to linger for a long time. There is nothing at all. It must be lonely. But it won’t be forever.

Initially, everyone opens their eyes to a long, dark corridor made of stone. They find themselves in what appears to be a long queue with other sinners, palm bloody.

Characters find their bodies feel heavy and stiff, bruised with odd hand prints here and there that they received during their journey down below. A massive headache throbs behind their temples. They are urged forward to take a numbered ticket and wait their turn in the long line. As they're ushered forward through the corridor, their first stop will be to see Lilith, standing outside her office.

The woman in a smart suit and a friendly smile steps forward to greet sinners one by one. "I'm sorry for your rough landing. We've never gotten it quite as smooth as it was in the past. Please, let me see your hand--"

Once she has the sinner's hand, there's the warm, almost electric touch of magic that soothes away the aches and pains, heals the wound left behind on each sinner's palm. Lilith looks satisfied with her work and gives a nod. "There, all better. Please take your care package and continue on until you reach the stairs."

On their way out, sinners receive their 'package', a contract detailing all sins committed. If they look at the list closely enough they'll notice it's written with their blood. That explains the palm wound then. It's an old piece of parchment despite the freshly written letters upon it. They will also receive a slightly more modern smart phone. Think early generation Android and a pamphlet made by other sinners during their stay here with useful tips.

After that, sinners will be ushered on to a set of stairs where a guard waits. "Welcome to Penance," the demon says gruffly before motioning them on without an ounce of courtesy. "Don't hold up the line."

They seem to go on and wind forever, but eventually, they come upon what appears to be a lobby of a hotel. Once there, they will notice several shops and other areas around the front desk.

The demon at the front desk looks rather bored, but when sinners approach? He seems to snap to attention to offer whatever help they might need of him. He will at least direct to food or rooms to rest their wary bodies, or recommend sights to see around the hotel.


Stand Your Ground
"Rise and shine, darling!" Lucifer's voice booms within everyone's minds one fine morning, and sinners will almost feel how infectious his good mood is. And what does he not have to feel good about? They've rescued sinners from Mammon's latest antics and now they can hopefully move on with their lives, without any further interference. "Those who have been here for a while will know that the annual Carnival is well on its way. This time, I would like to assure all of you that I have taken every utmost precaution to ensure it's a good event for everyone from beginning to end!"

"Regardless of what my father would like to see, I would like to reward all of you for standing at my side. All of you havedisplayed astounding bravery and care for your fellow sinners and demons alike. This deserves a reward in my book. So no torture, no pain, no zoos to be forced into... just a bit of fun and games. This time, the clowns have been told to mind their manners!"!

Some of the sinners who have been here since the beginning may feel their stomachs clench in fear at the mere thought of a carnival, but the atmosphere is... happy. Demons are being far kinder than they have been in the past, approaching with kinder requests to help. Some may get a little rough around the edges, may shove or criticize or look like they want to hit, but be patient! Hell is all they really know and those old habits die hard at times! They got the spirit at least...

To show their thanks, they're bringing out cans of Speed Energy again (can you guess the secret ingredient?) that will have sinners absolutely buzzing to help. Decorations need to be placed, rides need to be set, tables for vendors and games. It seems like the beginning of some sort of tunnel of love is being put together by Lilith and the sex demons...

Lucifer is even walking around personally supervising and checking in on sinners with enthusiam and warmth. There may be an air of nervousness about him -- he is technically disobeying God and they still haven't found Emmanuel, but he's putting on a brave face at least!

For those who'd rather opt out of manual labor, some of the succubi have set up lemonade stands. They're offering cups for kisses - and don't worry! They're inviting sinners to join in the fun and take over some of the stands!

There's also some late Spring Cleaning going on around the hotel and guests will find boxes of items left outside to rummage through that may include newer clothes, games, and other sources of entertainment. There may even be the odd weapon or two! Staff will not say no if anyone wants to give them a bit of a and with the cleaning and dusting either... it seems the large spiders have come back in to try to spin their webs and stay. Don't worry! Even though they may rival a chihuahua, these guys tend to be docile and friendly. Be careful you don't accidentally adopt a pet!




Reach Up High
WARNINGS: blood, torture

"My dear guests!" Lucifer greets as sinners are led to a room with two seats and a table in between. They then will be made to sit by two burly demon escorts.

"What I am asking of you is rather simple... pick a sin from your contract, any sin, and explain how you got to that point. Simple enough, yes? Perhaps gaining a better understanding of what made you sin in the first place will clear a path into avoiding situations like this in the future, as well as form that all too important human connection that I'm told some of you are desperately needing. Please don't try to get out of it... I really would rather not punish you.".

And true to his word, so long as sinners comply and share what made them perform a sin on their list, they'll be let go. If, after five minutes, nothing has been shared, a headache will begin. The pain will gradually increase until it floods the body. Nosebleeds may begin to happen, so will bleeding out the ears or eyes. Eventually, a sinner may even lose a sense for a 24 hour period.

Is it really worth potentially going blind just to get out of a little bit of talking? Come now...

(Effects should begin 5 comments in and gradually worsen until sinners either give in or start to lose one of their senses. After this, they'll be released from the room regardless whether they complied or not)


Follow Me Down

Prompt I
WARNINGS: Potentials for sex, aphrodisiacs, non/dub-con, etc.

Club Penance has decided to don a new theme for the night! The theme is lingerie. The staff now wear more modest lingerie reminiscent of the '50s. Elegant, pretty, tantalizing. Or maybe it's just the aphrodisiacs in the air and food that make one feel that way.

They are also insisting everyone else put on lingerie as well. Don't worry! It's not old fashioned and anything that suites your fancy will be available. Try to skip out? Guests will find it magically appear on them... and possibly not in the theme they'd choose for themselves. If magic fails, the staff or local demons may take it upon themselves to slip it on the poor sinner themselves.

Swinging is an event happening tonight. Put your key from Hotel Penance or Hellburbia into a hat, another sinner draws it out... whoever gets your key will be your lucky partner for the night for any kind of fun! Sinners may find their keys disappearing and appearing in the hat entirely without their knowledge... but staff will be very persistent about follow-through! There will be rooms available for fun in the Club, for those who'd rather not go back to their personal rooms.

Other than that, oddly enough tables have been set up for romantic dinners, private rooms are available for sexual activities (not all of these are vanilla. There are toys and machines and anything else one could want, including costumes or things to suit any fetish). There's also live entertainment in the form of dancing or sexual performances on stages around the club. Volunteers are more than welcome!

For those not partnered up, there's speed dating where demons will lead a prospective partner to your table for a little bit of a chat and a drink. They may not always get your tastes spot on, but hopefully it's entertaining for all involved! if sinners find their drinks seem to have a little extra aphrodisiac added to them, oh well. It was probably an honest mistake.

Those who are attached, either via Casino Styx or through other means may find themselves growing oddly loving or possessive of one another. Jealousy and the urge to claim their partner (even in public) will grow substantially throughout the night. While it may not always result in violence and instead be enthusiastically embraced by both parties, it may also result in the urge to leave marks or claim in darker ways. Collaring their partners, leaving their names, etc. They're yours and don't you want everyone to know that?

Alcohol does flow freely around the club and usual demonic drugs or party drugs are available on demand.


Prompt II
WARNINGS: Alcohol and drug abuse, potential non-con/dub-con

With all the sinners, new and old, the hotel bar will be lit up with activity. Drinks will be readily available, there's food in the kitchens if anyone wants to bother serving it, music will be blaring whenever there's electricity, and overall, there will be an energy to the atmosphere that's absolutely contagious. Even if you aren't typically inclined to linger at these sorts of events there may be be a certain pull to stay and have a bit of fun.

You might not get much of a chance to have that in Hell, after all. One drink won't hurt, right? Nor will one more after that, and after that. Ah, sweet gluttony. Why not have a pastry next? There's some delectable sweets available just a few steps away. More of a meat person? Like things salty? Fear not, it looks like someone graciously brought all sorts of snacks and foodstuffs from the kitchens to the bar as the night progresses. Indulge! You deserve it.

Similar to Club Penance, the bar also has every sort of drug available that might tickle your fancy and some you've never heard of. There's no harm in experimenting, is there? You're already in Hell. The staff will offer to show anyone how to use the drugs or give advice for what to try if you tell them what you want to experience. Shockingly, they won't lie! Their advice is good word its just you might not have been exactly prepared for it.

There's a stage and a karaoke machine for those feeling brave or just wanting to torture people with some sweet, sweet renditions of The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

There are tables set up for all sorts of gambling and various bar games to entertain yourself with. Since currency as most are familiar with it doesn't quite exist down here, most of the demons seem to be accepting bits of your soul or offers to do chores around the hotel. You may also get pulled into a fun game of strip poker against one of your fellow guests for a few succubi that are having a night out.

Relax and enjoy your night. Coming here and facing your sins is the hard part, so surely you deserve to have a little fun.


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zunge: (when you turned your back on me)

[personal profile] zunge 2022-05-05 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmm... Something like that.

[It's a bit more complicated than that. But keeping things brief and avoiding unnecessary explanation of contextual details was one of the reasons he chose to frame it as underground fights. The location and time were actually for where an AI device that conducted and officiated the battles in virtual fields it activated while enforcing the game's rules would randomly materialize throughout the island's streets. Only his team could predict its pattern with enough accuracy to market that info.

Noiz shoots a bored glance toward the demons that are overseeing this little Confession of Sins time.]


Surely this is enough?

[It's his first time doing it this style, so he doesn't yet know what to expect. With the nails one it was never just one each.]
Edited 2022-05-05 02:38 (UTC)
yeahmagnets: (listening neutral 2)

[personal profile] yeahmagnets 2022-05-05 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Well isn't that what you picked the ring out for?

[ Jesse raises a brow. He's been around both types--the ones who armed themselves for protection and the ones who others needed to be protected from. Jesse's no assassin, but he's no stranger to the world they exist in, either.

He turns his attention back to the spider and lifts his arm up off the ground, the spider resting on his forearm. His other hand slowly and carefully lifts up so he can stroke the back of the spider. It flinches at first, but then leans up onto his touch, even wriggling a little, as if happy. Jesse can't help but smile a little. ]


Keep it? I dunno. If it wants to hang, it can but I don't wanna keep anything like, hostage. He's kinda cool, though, huh?
softlybutwithfeeling: (pic#15618982)

[personal profile] softlybutwithfeeling 2022-05-05 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Harsh.

[Though probably not wrong. But look, he was only trying to help out.]
laviny: (pic#15134280)

[personal profile] laviny 2022-05-05 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it was a little harsh of you to think I was too short to put the ribbon up.
laviny: (pic#15124259)

[personal profile] laviny 2022-05-05 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[She shrugs.]

I guess so. I picked it out in case I needed to fight someone.

[Which could involve protecting herself. It could also involve her protecting someone else. Or just being angry. This is Hell and the possibilities are endless.

Honestly this is just one of those moments where she realizes she doesn’t always think like a normal person.

She nods at his question about the spider, though.]


I was thinking more like keeping it as a pet. He does seem to like you.
bottle: (venger (311) burlesque_show)

[personal profile] bottle 2022-05-05 03:12 am (UTC)(link)

Assassin skills can be useful -- but it seems like a poor trade off. Even magic powers was.

(not that she actually wants to lose her magic. she just hated that her choice was taken from her.)

softlybutwithfeeling: (pic#15618964)

[personal profile] softlybutwithfeeling 2022-05-05 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
You did need a stool to reach the top of the pole.
laviny: (pic#15337621)

[personal profile] laviny 2022-05-05 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Why does that matter? Needing a tool to accomplish something doesn’t mean I am incapable of the task. I need a knife to stab someone, too, but that doesn’t make me ineffective. I am excellent at stabbing people.
softlybutwithfeeling: (pic#15618953)

[personal profile] softlybutwithfeeling 2022-05-05 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Offering to help someone doesn't mean that they're ineffective. Just that you don't have to climb on a chair.

[Sorry, he doesn't understand why she's taking this as an insult.]
laviny: (pic#15354558)

[personal profile] laviny 2022-05-05 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[She's not exactly insulted. She just thinks she's better at ribbons than he is.]

But I don't mind stepping on a chair if it means doing the job well.

[If she's going to do something she's going to do it right, okay.]

Oh! Okay, I know. Next time, I can sit on your shoulders. That way, you can be tall and I can handle the ribbons.
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laviny: (pic#15339203)

[personal profile] laviny 2022-05-05 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods a little.]

Yes. I am very good at what I do, but it would be nice of I'd had some say in the matter.
yeahmagnets: (uncertain)

[personal profile] yeahmagnets 2022-05-05 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. Hence the...protecting yourself thing...

[ He gestures a hand in a winding type motion. It was what he'd said at the beginning, after all. Not trying to be a dick, but...sometimes he is without meaning it maliciously.

Jesse's not thinking in terms of protecting other people yet. He's still in self-preservation/survival mode. Though he has met a few people so far that he'd probably try to help out of a tight spot if he was able. ]


Yeah, that's what I meant. I dunno, I guess I could bring him back, set up a little spot for 'em. But like. Maybe he belongs in the 'wild'.

[ He's one of those guys who feels bad for the chimps and gorillas behind glass at the zoo. ]
softlybutwithfeeling: (pic#15618977)

[personal profile] softlybutwithfeeling 2022-05-05 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Sorry. Geralt can't dignify that with a response.

That seems like the worst of all worlds.]
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[personal profile] bottle 2022-05-05 04:11 am (UTC)(link)

Yes. It would have been nice to have a choice.

(but yennefer doesn't want to linger on that too long.)

I think it's your turn, now

laviny: (012)

[personal profile] laviny 2022-05-05 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, they are in Hell.]

Oh, you don’t like that idea.
softlybutwithfeeling: (pic#15618972)

[personal profile] softlybutwithfeeling 2022-05-05 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think you even like that idea.
whichisit: (Shut up (alvh)

[personal profile] whichisit 2022-05-05 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Henry nods, looking around as the so-called festivities are set up,]

Very a friend was turned into a cat creature for a while, among other horrors.

[He gestures to the side of his body, where there are leopard spots that have been tattooed onto the side of his face and partly on his forehead, the pattern running through his dark hair, and down the side of his neck, under his clothes. ]

They did this to me in the hospital not that long ago, at least the ears and tail are gone, and the tattoos are fading; what's more concerning is what the changes can do to one's mind. So we'll see what this year's carnival brings.
mijo: <user name="ewoks"> (O2BCCAP)

[personal profile] mijo 2022-05-05 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Lots of singular actions have multiple consequences. It can be hard to untangle your list for exercises like this.

[ He intentionally picked something that can stand on its own in explanation, to avoid revealing too much. It's interesting to him that Yelena went for one that revealed so much right off the bat. ]

That's on mine, yeah. I was still a kid when I started slinging.
Edited 2022-05-05 13:37 (UTC)
greedbowstome: (Rigid)

[personal profile] greedbowstome 2022-05-05 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Kaz tires of these attempts in their redemption. He's lucked out by some random happenstance, not being subjected to one in awhile. But today that streak seems to have come to an end as he's roughly shoved into the room by a demon. He yanks himself out of his grip, clearly more displeased by being touched than anything Lucifer has said.

He click-clacks his way over to the remaining empty chair in the room, cane both necessary and aesthetic. "Almost a year, myself," he answers the other man's question easily enough because, as truths go, it's an easy one. "I think. I'm... two months shy of it." Saints. A year in this place.
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[personal profile] bluecircuit 2022-05-06 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Gamora... my sister. She was dead in my time. Our father killed her. I couldn't allow it to happen again. I thought maybe the other me could change too. But she wasn't ready. She hadn't gone through everything that I had. Still felt trapped and unable to be more than what our father made us.

[She's sad about it. That she hadn't been able to get through to that version of her, but she's also not surprised. She knew full well the struggle to change and the weight of Thanos' boot on her neck.]
tricktofalling: PB: Alba Flores (little suli girl)

[personal profile] tricktofalling 2022-05-06 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Oh I was very aware of my list long before coming here. I didn't need a piece of paper for that.

[Hm...that makes it sound like she's some sort of irredeemable monster. Well, let people think what they will. She's hardly the Bastard of the Barrel, but she's done her share.]

Nowhere. In my faith, if you are irredeemable, you are simply forgotten.
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[personal profile] bluecircuit 2022-05-06 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh."

"I knew that." She didn't know that. She's pretty obviously just trying to save face. Setting it down, she eyes him again. "I'm not sure I'll come back to this club if it's always finding some new strange way to coax us into sex or exposing ourselves..."

She might just stick to the hotel bar.

tricktofalling: PB: Alba Flores (spy)

[personal profile] tricktofalling 2022-05-06 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
It does, back home. But there's some of these ones in Darrow, Christianity and a few others. I have heard of Hell and all of those sorts of things over the last five years. I suppose I just thought, if I ever left, it would be to my faith's end instead.

[Well, that was more about herself than needed to be said, probably. Too late now.]

That's how these places tend to be, isn't it?
We are all brought together, we learn families together
dyaddyissues: (and yours is in red underlined)

[personal profile] dyaddyissues 2022-05-06 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
I'm afraid I don't know what a Leave it to Beaver is. [ Kylo shrugs. Truth be told, he's not sure how much they're looking for on specifics, but it doesn't seem to have worked with what he'd admitted to just yet, he's guessing their host wants more, as much as they'll give him.

It also means that he's going to have to spill his own secrets and sins, the list in front of him being on the long side and full of acts that would have your average earth war criminal blushing. Accessory to massive scale planetary genocide, patricide, ordering a massacre on an entire village...

He listens as Jesse explains his plight, weaving a tale of deception to what sounds like a pretty innocent bystander in a drug scheme. His expression remains curious, neutral, even. ]


Or nothing of any importance would've changed, that line of thinking usually winds up getting you nowhere. Wallowing in the past is useless, you learn from it and move on.

[ Lips pursed, Kylo crosses his arms and leans back in his chair. He blows a strand of hair out of his face and casts a glare at the door. ]

Doors not open yet.
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Manjoume Jun | Yu-Gi-Oh! (GX)

[personal profile] thundercrashes 2022-05-06 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Arrival/Stand Your Ground (Spring Cleaning)

"--You're set for where you'll rest in peace! You guys should go, too!"

"I won't. I refuse to be with you after we die."

"Hey, Manjoume-kun, can someone like you even go to heaven?"


... Apparently not, since he's ended up here instead. It's funny, how you end up remembering such stupid conversations from what feels like ages ago upon hearing that you're dead and going to Hell. Jun knows at the time he had not been taking that ridiculous back and forth discussion with Judai and his friends that seriously, and even now he can't quite remember what he had responded back with at the time in regards to that question. (Probably snapping at the geek squad to get his damn name right already--it's Manjoume-san, not Manjoume-kun)

But even after being handed the phone and pamphlet, there's only one absolutely surefire way to confirm if this is really meant to be Hell, in Jun's opinion.]


Where the hell are you idiots at? If you dumbasses don't get out here right now, I really will tear your cards in half, you stupid, shitty Ojamas! Ugh, I'll even take anyone else from the Reject Well showing up at this point...

[This is what he can be heard saying, as he, for some reason, can be found yelling at whatever duel monster cards managed to make the trip down here to Hell with him, or tries searching the spring cleaning boxes for any sign of spare cards that might have wound up in one here that's not already in his deck.

After all, can this really be considered hell if those annoying duel spirits are not here to scream in his ears about their awful luck?]


Reach Up High

[Manjoume snorts upon hearing what's required of him.]

Well, I can tell you right now that what's on mine is stupid. I mean--[And here, he actually holds up his list of sins, folded to allow just the one at the very top--Wrath--to be seen for now.]--it's natural to be very angry upon finding out you ended up in Hell when it's absolutely undeserved, isn't it? I shouldn't have to explain myself on this one.

[And yet, his other hand that isn't being used to hold his list has twitched to grasp at the left side of his neck, clearly agitated about something more than just being annoyed at ending up here...]

Follow Me Down (Prompt II)

[It's not the drinking or the drugs that end up bringing Manjoume here--he would like to believe he has standards to still hold onto before he'll give in and start indulging in such things--but the prospect of playing games. Granted, he probably won't be able to get a game of Duel Monsters going with just anyone hanging around, but that's no reason to not play anything at all. Even if it has been a while since he played anything other than Duel Monsters, he's certain he still remembers the basic rules of poker at least.

... Even if his first hand starts out bad, and with a hiss of annoyance, he toes one of his shoes off once he's told that he's ended up taking part in strip poker rather than the normal one. Manjoume is a lot of things, but he would like to think that being a quitter isn't one of them yet.]


Don't get used to it. I'll find a way to win this game before any of you degenerates get the privilege of being graced with anything else of the Manjoume Thunder's flawless body here.

["Flawless", he says, despite the fact that he looks like a skinny twink wearing a black leather coat and a turtleneck in Hell.]

Wildcard

[ooc: The option for anything else you would like to RP that doesn't fit in the above prompts! Feel free to PM me or hit me up on [plurk.com profile] wailords if you have any questions about anything--I'm still in the middle of rewatching GX so it's possible I might not be able to app this cycle, but I am going to do my best regardless!]

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