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【the ❝TEST DRIVE❞ meme】
a roleplay meme to figure out who to app to eachdraidh (maybe).

♛ [so..how about for MARY, she's in the internet cafe at the station and she is currently mesmerized by the coffee machines. Don't think the presence of forks hasn't escaped her notice either, or the strange sight and smell of nearby french fries. What a crazy exotic modern place. Now she's just going to press a button and let out a small gasp as some coffee starts pouring out into the bottom drain thing of the coffee machines.]

♛ [as for TOBY he is at the welcome feast, looking for a drink, preferably a JD. Because he's rude and isn't really paying attention to where he's going, he bumps right into your character]

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[Mary tenses and her eyes narrow slightly, looking at this dude in a new light] Like a mercenary? [Dude, if you're a pirate, be prepared. she has brought a knife to this party and she's not afraid to use it. also, there are forks around. forks are great for murder]

[His eyes widen, and he raises his hands and shakes his head rapidly.] No! Answering requests!

[relaxes fractionally] Legitimate and legal requests? [coffee requests?]

[He nods again, clearly aghast.] Entirely!

I would hope so. [still not entirely convinced, but whatever... She will just smooth down her dress, and then take her coffee again and enjoy it in all its deliciousness] Your request filling reputation must precede you if you've been brought to this place. Did you travel very far for those requests?

[He nods again, relaxed now that she isn't accusing him of illegal things. He also smiles.] Yeah. Nowhere like this.

We are strangers in a very strange land. [she smiles, because, well, that knife can only get her so far] Fortunately for us that first part can be remedied quickly enough. I'm Mary, a pleasure to meet you.

[He extends his hand to her for a handshake.] Ludger. You too. [People offer their hands to ladies WELCOME TO THE FUTURE, MARY]

[Well, that is unexpected. Mary will just offer her hand out, palm down. Maybe this dude just fails at courtly greetings, whatever]

[Oh. Palm down?

He will sideways handshake her then???]

[What a strange person... She will just...shake his hand sideways] The world of request granters seems filled with interesting customs. [Ludger. Is. A. Weirdo.]

H-huh!? No, this is— [adasgl HOW DOES HE DEAL WITH THIS AWKWARD SITUATION CAN BE BACKFLIP OUT OF IT? HE WANTS TO BACKFLIP AWAY.] A handshake is—[He gestures to try to show what it's supposed to be like???]

[Still strange for a stranger and a lady, but it would be rude to point out any further, so she will just play along] Ah, oh course. Then we shall try again. [Weird, weird, but whatever, she extends her hand out like a handshake]

[He accepts it and shakes her hand, this time properly. Then he smiles as he lets go of her hand. See? A proper handshake! Just like they do it on Elympios!]

Are you also new to this place? [Weird person.]

[A nod of affirmation!] I'm from Elympios.

Is that a future colony of Greece? [it totally sounds Greek. And hey, maybe in his world of coffee requests and handshakes the Greeks are also a colonial power.]

[Ludger is confused. Greece? What is Greece? SURELY HIS COUNTRY'S NAME HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. HOW SILLY. He shakes his head.] I've never heard of it.

Never? Not even the stories of the great Greeks? Of Odysseus or Achilles or Aeneas?

What nations have you heard of? France? Scotland? Spain? [give her something, you crazy-strange person!]

Reize Maxia and Elympos are the only two nations. [A beat] And a fairytale about the Land of Canaan.

Oh! You are an Israelite.

[Um.

Head tilt?]

Or not. I - [a pause, as she tries to pull her thoughts together] - I have some awareness that the possibilities of worlds completely apart from each other exists here. When I was confronted with that type of scenario, I expected it to be completely different and unrecognizable from my own home. It would be far less strange if our worlds didn't have points of connection.

You see, you have Elympos, yes? In my world there is a Greek city of Olympus. You speak of a fairtyale of the Land of Canaan. The Land of Canaan is part of the major faith of my world. Yet you don't know about Greece or about the Exodus.

[Ludger can nod along through that. It makes perfect sense. There are similar names, and there is a Greek city, and then—]

Wait, Exodus?

[What about it?] Yes... Is that part of your Canaan tradition?