TEST DRIVE MEME 001

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CONTENT WARNINGS for this game include: monsters, body horror, dub-con, non-con, religion, blood/violence, and marking/branding, loss of autonomy/self, and mental influences.

This log additionally has warnings for: nudity, spiders, waxplay, character death, and references to children in proximity to sexual situations.

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Welcome to RUBILYKSKOYE — a dark, horror-smut game where player choices will drive a mod-run storyline about the world and its NPCs. For the first round, this test drive serves as characters' arrival into game.

THESE THREADS CAN BE GAME CANON if both players are accepted into the game and agree to it. However, if players who'd prefer to start fresh are welcome to reuse these prompts in their own personal logs upon acceptance into the communities.

If you have QUESTIONS about the test drive prompts, please ask HERE. Questions about the game itself or the general setting should be directed to the FAQ.

FAQ ✧ SETTING ✧ CALENDAR ✧ RESERVES ✧ APPLICATIONS

AWAKENING IN PAJAK WOOD

The chirping of partridges in the treetops rouses you. Light barely filters through the canopy, just enough to suggest warmth of the sun. By the time it reaches the forest floor, the daylight has taken on a sickly green tinge. You lie amongst the mosses and ferns, the soil cold and just a little damp on your bare skin. Wherever you were before this moment, whatever you were doing or wearing, when you awaken in this forest, you find yourself naked and helpless as the day you were born.

Fortunately, you seem to be alone. The birdsong continues as you sit up and get your bearings — aside from a brief wave of disoriented nausea, you seem to be no worse for wear than you last remember. Amongst gnarled oaks and moss, you see nothing around. No sign of civilization or sentient life. Movement flickers at the corner of your eye, but it's just a curious animal — brave squirrels or lizards who have come to see what stirs in their home.

Then, like the rippling of the horizon at noontime, the ash-gray soil around you undulates. Sea, not earth. Something else has come to greet you — their grey bodies blended in so easily with the floor, but as you stagger to your feet, you see them. Thousands of spiders roll like waves underfoot. They crawl towards you from the darker edge of the forest.

attack

Individuals who attack the spiders will find the small spiders are easy to kill, but the pheromones released by their corpses draw larger spiders in their place. Huge, blood-red spiders the size of hunting dogs drop from the treetops. In addition to their venomous bite, which contains a fast-acting paralytic, these creatures are clever: they will attempt to use their webbing to handicap any trespassers, binding limbs together or to trees. If you're unfortunate to become fully cocooned, you don't have long before this forest will be the last thing you see.

FAQ: DEATH RULES

hunt

Any aspiring monster-hunters enterprising enough to try to follow the spiders to their nest will move eastward. This way, the forest grows darker and darker — though the sun never grows warm red-gold with sunset.

In the void, the birdsong is replaced by the click of mandibles and the skitter of many legs, but soon it is impossible to see. Even with the brightest magical light does not reach further than a few inches. The air grows heavy and thick, as if it were not air at all but some more solid mass. Almost like liquid-smoke, it presses down upon you. Slowing your movements. Soon, you cannot move at all.

Turn back while you still can — collapsing out here is dangerous. The void can play tricks on your senses. You may find yourself reliving unhappy memories or hallucinating your worst nightmares.

SETTING: THE VOID

But flee the spiders westward and you will discover that the wood is well-populated with the survival resources that someone might seek — berries bushes and trees bearing stone fruits; sticks and dry leaves to aid in the building of a fire; rocks big enough to fashion into crude weapons; small animals that can be hunted or caught; hike long enough, and you might just find the freshwater stream that runs north-to-south, populated by both poisonous toads and delicious crawdads.

What's more, you may run into others with stories just like yours. Some may have already formed clumsy nudist hiking parties, others may still be naked and confused and processing how they have no memory of how they got here. They all stagger vaguely, as you do, with only the sun for a waymarker — and even that won't last long.

Now is a good time to overcome any hang-ups you have about modesty, as it's going to be a long hike. If you sneak a good look at your new companions, you may four varietals of marks on their bodies. Maybe someone will even point out that you have one, too.

FAQ: CURSE MARKS

EVERY DAY LIKE THE ONE BEFORE

Hike far enough — or long enough that the sun does go down — and signs of life come into view. The glow of fires and lights, the smooth curve of a stone wall. A town sits at the edge of this wood, a reward to the survivors.

The fifty-foot wall of beige stone protecting the town's perimeter has only a single entrance — an iron gate positioned on the southern edge. When you arrive, the gate is already open, welcoming people into town from the winding dirt road. Attentive eyes may note that the road itself bears the mark of many wagon wheels and horse hoofs, but not cars.

guards

The guards grant entry to anyone who attempts a conversation with them. However, if your character is more likely to attempt to sneak in, overcome the guards, or attack them, please reach out HERE.

Inside the wall lies a quaint, historic town with a population around five thousand. The streets are cobbled, and their signs are lit by gas lamp. Wooden shutters protect otherwise open-air windows on the buildings, which are all under three stories with gabled roofs. A number of businesses hug the main street — a clockmaker, a cobbler, a bank — while residential homes sprawl outwards towards the wall. At the far end of the main street, visible about a mile to the north now that the trees and the enormous wall is out of the way, sits a castle with three towers.

No matter what time you pass through the gate, the streets are full of people. The climate of the bustle befits a night market or a busy friday downtown — plenty of people to ogle at your exposed body. But despite any efforts on your part to hide or make excuses, the locals don't seem offended by your nakedness. Even families with children don't gawk or look twice. In fact, the further into town you go, the more you may notice that they all wear revealing clothing that, to your sensibilities, may seem sexually suggestive. Some individuals openly expose their breasts and nipples, while some others may incidentally reveal when they turn around to tend to their errands that their dress is backless — entirely! If anything, they seem to be under the impression that you're naked to participate in the evening's events with the rest of them.

Those still determined to find proper clothing will find that modern clothing stores aren't a thing here. The closest this town has is a tailor's shop, which is closed for religious observance, and a stand in the central marketplace selling scarves and blankets.

Fortunately, the people of the town are very generous! The locals will gladly share what they have with those who ask politely — but those items are as revealing as what they're wearing. You might get a mesh bodysuit or drape outfit. Remember not to be ungracious! it's only appropriate for the occasion.

steal clothing

Anyone unwilling to ask nicely for help could break into someone's house or yard to steal some of their clean laundry. Notably, inside their homes, the people of the town also appear to own some more modest apparel. Be sure to alert us HERE if your character pursues this option.

SETTING: CRIME

And what is the occasion? The locals are excited and flattered by any interest in their ordinary weekly prayer: the folks dancing and selling their wares are all offering their energies to give thanks and ask for their god's patronage! The abstractions are all familiar — fertility, harvest, peace. Smalltalk makes them eager to chat and draw you into those festivities — including some ceremonial wax-dripping on the exposed parts of your body!

Anyone who chats at length with the townspeople will gather that the locals feel it's better for the newcomers to dive into the deep-end because, since you'll be settling in here, they expect you'll want to participate down the line. They seem to be under the impression that the new arrivals are a boon from their god.

In addition, many of the locals' choice of clothes reveal the same four types of marks on their bodies as the folx who were wandering out in the wood!

ROOM AND BOARD

Once you're tired out, the locals will help you find a place to stay. The boarding house is several stories tall and spacious, accessible through an embellished iron garden gate and obscured by hanging plants, trees, and vines. Beyond the overgrown yard is a bright red door, which opens into a spacious cottage.

The house has clearly been empty for some time — dust has gathered on various furnishings — bedding, sofas, curtains, wooden tables. According to the locals, it has remained empty since its last occupant passed away, and that's all they'll say about that!

Each floor of the house has a shared sitting room, but only the first floor has a kitchen — large enough to support feeding the entire household. Here, a few of the townspeople will help out — they stock the kitchen and help make dinner for the new arrivals.

finding roommates

Don't spend too much time in the dining room going for seconds, though. You'll want to claim a bedroom quickly because each one only has two full-size beds, and there aren't enough spaces for everyone. The last people upstairs will need to double up to squeeze in. Roommates will not be mod-assigned; players should coordinate directly with one another to determine their living arrangements.

Get a good night's rest. By the light of day, locals will help get the new arrivals set up on the coal stove with breakfast. You may notice they're dressed in a way you would almost call normal — at least, in a manner befitting 19th century Eastern Europe. As you find your way around town to get your bearings, folks are eager to help you find a place to apply your skills so you can contribute to your new home.

Comments

Link | Breath of the Wild | wilk

[ohhshrine]

PAJAK WOOD

Honestly, Link has woken up without remembering where he is enough times that this is just kind of…a thing. Why is this a thing? This isn't even the first time all his clothes are gone! Luckily for him, he's not modest about that. He's just kind of put out. Having to start over again is irritating as hell.

As for the spiders? You know what, nah. Nah! Not fighting spiders barehanded, thanks. A spider, maybe, but not…this many. He's not at all afraid of them, he's just pragmatic about what he can accomplish without losing all his hearts getting killed by spiders, thank you. So he runs away from them, at least until he finds a weapon or three. And once again, this is…pretty familiar, really. He's been surviving in the wild long enough that he has no issue gathering a few things to eat and starting a fire. You're welcome to join him; again, he's not bothered by not wearing clothes. This is just, like, Tuesday for him or whatever. He'll share an apple. It's fine. (It's not fine.)

He hasn't noticed the (wilk) curse mark on his right shoulder yet either. Feel free to point it out.

EVERY DAY LIKE THE ONE BEFORE

Link isn't much of a conversationalist, but he manages to do well enough to get into town. He's still not modest, but still being totally naked here is a bit much. His ears are bright red for awhile until he manages to get some pants. He just asks someone at a stall how to buy some, and hey! They give him some. They're see-through pants, kind of gauzy, reminiscent of what he wore to get into Gerudo Town, but…better than nothing. Feel free to witness/join this interaction.

He is not above stealing, though, she might be convinced to help someone else steal something. Maybe. (Ya boy has taken some stuff from chests in places he shouldn't, okay, don't judge.)

Link has a bad habit of getting roped into other people's bullshit at all times, so catch him looking extremely uncomfortable but somehow agreeing to ceremonial wax dripping. He didn't quite realise what he was in for and he definitely looks like he wants to be somewhere else, but…well, he agreed and maybe it's not that bad? He's been through worse? It's not just his ears that are red now though. You could save him, but it would be way more interesting if you joined in and poured wax on him instead, wouldn't it?

ROOM AND BOARD

Finally, after all of that nonsense, when he goes looking for an inn, he finds the boarding house. He's very rarely slept alone in a room, but he's the first one in one of the bedrooms. Hey, score.

But that doesn't last, and someone else appears to join him. It's not like he needs two beds, so that suits him fine.

"You can have whichever one," he says. Bed's a bed, right? He's not picky.

WILDCARD

[ A secret fourth option! Spiders are not for me but anything else, let's do it! Link's monster is a werewolf bc I'm basic and also throwback to Twilight Princess.

Some housekeeping notes here: Link is from the end of Breath of the Wild, but I plan to canon update to Tears of the Kingdom at…some point, especially because the body horror potential is too good to pass up. For now, though, zero spoilers from me on that front.

I play Link as a trans boy. You see him shirtless a lot in canon so he is flat-chested; I have some specific thoughts on this that I won't get into right now but I have thought a lot about this. For sexual content we can have a whole conversation about more than that, but since right now it's just nudity going on, the relevant aspect is: definitely a boy, definitely doesn't have a dick.

Hmu at boywonder for plot purposes! ]

PAJAK WOOD

[moondregs]

Junpei isn't really sure how long he's been running. Time is all a huge muddle right now, and every little movement he catches out of the corner of his eye as he dashes through the woods is now another cluster of spiders in his mind.

But he's not the athletic type. He's used to chilling out in movie theaters, not doing 5k runs. As terrified as he is, he's also starting to lose steam.

When he sees the fire his first primitive thought is 'Spiders aren't going to go near that' and so he makes a beeline for it, deciding he's better off taking his chances with whatever being was intelligent enough to start a campfire than the arachnids.

Upon getting close enough to actually see Link, there's an unbidden wave of relief over him first ... and second, his eyes can't help but be drawn to those pointed ears. He's so distracted that before he knows it he's just awkwardly ... stumbling up the other, panting to try and catch his breath, struggling to think of what in the hell you even say in this situation.

"... s-sorry ... I'm naked ... I'm not a pervert."

He'll register Link is naked a beat later. Give him a minute.

[ohhshrine]

Link is already on alert after waking up and running from spiders pretty much immediately. So he's a little guarded when Junpei comes up to him, but...Junpei is also naked. Did he wake up here, too? Link isn't used to other people being in these situations. But at least they've got the fire for the moment.

He sort of stares back for a moment. They're both naked, after all. He lets that just...sink in. Surely Junpei will notice...?

"It's okay," is all he says in answer. He figures once he eats something and gets his bearings, then he'll find clothes. (He really has done this before, after all.) Nothing else out here seems immediately dangerous, at least.

He holds out an apple.

[moondregs]

The point he notices is marked by a noticeable widening of his eyes and quickly averting them, a flush coming over his cheeks.

"... ah, I ... I didn't mean to suggest ... I didn't realize ..."

Everything is so disorienting. But not in the way a dream might be. Still, he doesn't notice any spiders approaching, so he lets out a shuddering breath and tells himself that awkward nakedness is the preferable situation.

The apple is finally noticed, and there's another awkward pause as he gingerly takes it, "Oh. Uh, thanks ... "

He rolls it around in his palm, looking it over carefully. As far as he can tell, it's a totally normal apple.

"... so... did you just wake up in this place too?"

[ohhshrine]

Link is polite enough — barely — to look away when Junpei blushes. Just because Link isn't really modest and doesn't care too much about the nudity thing doesn't mean other people aren't. He's not the best at social mores, maybe, but he tries.

Junpei takes the apple, at least. There's a pile of them nearby that Link gathered. Apples, berries, some wood, twigs. It didn't take him that long, all things considered. They can't stay here, but first things first, right?

"Yeah, in the woods. There were spiders." He says it matter of fact, but makes a face. He's not afraid, but he's not a fan of spiders either. "I don't remember how I got here."

[moondregs]

A small, cautionary bite is taken from the apple, and he inspects the flesh as he chews just in case . There’s some decrease in tension as his tongue tells him this is by all appearances safe to eat, and he realizes he does have a bit of an appetite.

He swallows that first bite, and at the mention of the spiders he also visibly blanches, “… yeah … that’s what I was running from.”

His eyes glance over to the fire, and the gathered items, “… you … seem to have the skills for this situation, though.”

City boy wouldn’t know how to make a campfire if his life depended on it.

[ohhshrine]

Link is too used to the wilderness to even consider that the apple could be unsafe. It didn't have any obvious worm holes, so it's fine as far as he's concerned. Luckily, that seems to be the case. He wouldn't have wanted to give someone else something bad, after all.

At least the spiders seem to have stayed in the forest, though Link will fight any if they come out here. Easy enough to fight a few stragglers, even without any real weapons.

"I've spent a lot of time in the wild," he says with a shrug. At this point, he's spent enough time outdoors that it feels as much like home as the castle ever did. Not that he intends to stay out here forever or anything, but taking the break before travelling on seemed like a good idea.

pajak wood

[telepathy]

[ she hadn't managed to find any food. the plants here are all so different from what she's used to — none with real thorns, none with thick meat that can serve in place of water in a drought. even the dirt feels a little wet under her feet in a way that's unnerving.

so when she sits down to rest, and link offers to share an apple with her, she stares at it. ]

What do you want for it?

[ all she has is a rock that she's determined to use as a weapon. she's not giving that up. ]

[ohhshrine]

[ This place doesn't feel too foreign to Link, but then Hyrule has such different places and climates and his memory is a mess anyway. He's adaptable and apples are apples. Whatever comes next (clothing? Weapons???) will come next.

He shrugs at her question. ]

Nothing.

[ It's just an apple, after all. Though he can almost understand her wariness. People are always asking him to do things. But he's always been willing to do them, so this isn't too different. ]

[telepathy]

That's stupid of you.

[ but she takes the apple, anyway, before he can change his mind. she holds it in both hands, turning it over. there's nothing rotten about it. nothing has burrowed in. it's a perfectly good apple, and he's just handing it out for free. ]

[ohhshrine]

Why? There are plenty of apples.

[ He gathered a whole pile, so why not share? Though he's definitely gotten attacked by Yiga clan members disguised as regular people by being too trusting, so maybe she's onto something about not being trusting. Ah well. Not like he's learned that lesson! ]

[telepathy]

Someone will take them. And whatever else useful you have. You could wind up with nothing.

[ that's how it has always worked in her experience, anyway. ]

[ohhshrine]

I started here with nothing.

[ He says this matter-of-fact. He can rebuild from nothing. It's not a big deal to him, really. ]

I'd rather share. I don't want you to be hungry.

[ It's just who he is. While he's not always the best at conversation, he takes care of people easily enough. It's something ingrained in him, the whole hero thing. ]

Someone would have a hard time taking something from me by force, though.

[ This is also matter-of-fact. He's small, but looks can be deceiving. Even without a weapon, he's good in a fight. ]

every day.

[hasitsthorns]

"Oh, come on," says Rose, hands on her hips as she scrutinizes the shopkeep. Her own slip is entirely see-through but that doesn't seem to dial down her sass factor any. It might even be enhancing it.

"You're really only to give this guy some pants? Not even throw in a shirt? Yes, I know it covers almost nothing but it's the principle of the matter." A huff. The shopkeep at least gives direction to where they might be able to acquire a shirt as well, even if it doesn't match, but the pants are the extent of their generosity this evening.

"You up for doing some shopping, dude?" she asks, realizing she just kind of bulldozed her way into taking over here. Rose has a bad habit of doing that.

ROSIE I've missed you

[ohhshrine]

Link stares at Rosie, surprised by her interjection. At least he got pants for free, right? It's not like he has any money (or anywhere to keep any money, which is a problem to solve…at some point). And Rose herself is barely covered, too, but that seems to be a theme for some reason.

He nods at her, though. "Thanks."

the gorl!!!

[hasitsthorns]

It is a theme. It's not one she minds either, actually, but... Link does think some good points. Rose will have to figure out 1) money and 2) where to keep that money. Eventually! That's a problem for future her. Current her though has a different mission.

"Anytime, dude. Us newbies gotta' stick together, yeah?" She's... trying, at least, to make friends with the non-locals like her. Everyone seems a little lost, confused, and embarrassed to some degree. "And that includes making sure we're... Well, not decently clothed but, like, y'know."

A dismissive wave of her hand.

[ohhshrine]

He nods at her. Sticking together in a strange place isn't a bad plan. He's used to doing things largely alone, but having someone else to help is almost a relief in such a weird place. And even with the nudity and all, Rose seems so sure of herself. So she must be a good person to have around, right?

Link isn't a good judge of character, necessarily; he gets attacked by disguised Yiga a lot, after all. But it's not the worst logic, probably.

"More clothed?" he offers.

[hasitsthorns]

Actually, Rose usually prefers to go it alone but... After the spiders? She'll stick close to people she knows are just as lost and confused as her. At least, for the time being. It's one thing to band together too and another entirely to rely on any of them. The latter likely won't end up happening as things get sorted out.

But if there's one thing she does know, Link is right, it's the power of faking it until you make it.

"Yeah, better than being naked. If only by a small margin. Though would being more clothed make us the awkward ones after all...?" she questions, before deciding with a shrug. "Well, we can still at least get you a shirt. What's your name, by the way?"

[ohhshrine]

Link considers her question for a moment. Maybe being fully clothed here would stand out more, but there are still people more clothed than he is. He certainly won't object to a shirt of some kind, so he's in.

"Link," he answers. "What's yours?" He's not much of a conversationalist, alas. But he's already looking around for a place they might find a shirt.

Pajack Wood

[encouragable]

Of all the things, he was lost in the woods. The spiders, while they didn't quite frighten him (they sort of reminded him of the Bright-Eyed Crabs but... not with how they crawled, just in shape really) he really didn't want to see what they wanted. Now he was wandering through the forest, taking it step by step, listening to the foreign sounds of nature. If he could find water, maybe he could find his way back home, but something deep down tells him that he's not in Hyrule anymore.

Sidon wonders what that could mean.

He at least found a long stick, something akin to his spear back home, to keep himself protected once he had fled the spiders. If creatures like that haunted the forest, what else could be there?

Then - at last- something he recognizes! The tell-tale signs of smoke! It wasn't quite the river he was hoping for, but he was glad he was not alone in the woods (at least, so long as they were friendly). Cautiously he approaches, knowing that his size gives him away easily on land, and carves a path through the brush.

"Link!" He exclaims, grinning wide. "How good it is to see you." He doesn't rush, but he does move forward to greet him. "Tell me, friend, how long have you been in these woods?"

He has many questions, but he's smart enough to know there is a time and place.

[ohhshrine]

Sidon is hard to miss, considering how big he is, and how he's bright red. Here in the forest, he does stand out. Link isn't quite looking for him, but he's not oblivious to his surroundings, aware that he's naked and vulnerable. A stick to beat off spiders with isn't much when you're just a little Hylian, even a legendary hero type.

It's so good to see that shark tooth grin, though, here in such a strange place. He can't help but smile back.

"Sidon…?"

What does it mean that they both woke up in such a strange place? That's not the kind of thing Link is good at figuring out. He's not really the figure out a mystery type. He's more the aim me like a weapon type, leaving bigger mysteries to other people.

"A couple hours at most," he answers.

[encouragable]

"Ah," Well that explains that. That tracked with what he has dealt with so far. He nods, taking a moment to look at their surroundings. At least they were far away from the spiders. He wasn't certain that he could fend off so many with a stick or two.

It's not really surprising to him that Link is nude, though he does take notice now that they're talking face-to-face. He doesn't stare, only giving so much of a glance before he moves closer.

"Have you found much to eat?" Not that he's worried about the Hylian, he's quite a bit savvy when it comes to foraging. "I've yet to look, and we should probably stick together."

[ohhshrine]

Sidon doesn't really wear clothes, but he's missing all his other stuff, isn't he? Jewellery, decorations, all that. Okay, that part is strange. Link doesn't really pay much mind to what people wear, but…it is a little weird. Waking up naked himself isn't all that weird but this is getting stranger.

He glances at the pile of apples and berries he has. It's not a huge amount, but enough to get by until he's rested for a bit and can go find real shelter.

"Just these fruits so far," he says. He hasn't looked for a river with fish, which would suit a Zora better, but they can find something together.

"Nothing is familiar here."

[encouragable]

"No, I have not seen much I recognize."

The local flora and fauna have similar characteristics to what they have in Hyrule but he is unaware of anything that actually resembles home. It worries him, to be away from the Domain as he is, but he's not just washed up on some creekbed. This was an entirely different place he was vastly unfamiliar with. He frowns.

"We should make camp, or continue to look for shelter." And maybe some clothing for Link, considering this must not be the most comfortable for him. "If we could find a river... perhaps I could scout ahead."

Yes, that would be better than waiting around to see if those crawling bugs returned en masse.

[ohhshrine]

Link finishes the apple he's eating. He picks one up to take along; there's no point in grabbing a bunch when he has nowhere to put them. Then he attends to putting out the small fire he has.

"I think moving on. In case the spiders come here."

He knows very well that nights are more dangerous than days, that monsters and other creatures grow bold when the sun goes down. The last thing anyone needs is spiders in the dark, thanks!

"Let's go."

He hopes there is a river. Sidon is extremely fast in water, after all, so that might save them some time getting somewhere populated.