Testrun meme - July

[bravenewmods]

To make up for lack of meme last month we're a bit early this month! This is an open testrun meme. Posts here may be used in lieu of a sample entry for any applications.

1) It's too darn hot! The summer months are upon us, and a freak heatwave has made its way to Union. Do you endure through the heat, or are you going to take matters into your own hands? There is a pool in the water habitat, and there is that nice tropical island...

2) The business district is packed, especially the local Pokémart. Something about a limited edition silk scarf that "quadruples the effectiveness of any moves or your money back*!" (*Results not typical, no refunds if open, used, etc.) It's a madhouse here!

3) July is the month for Pokémon contests! There is a pavilion set up in one of the parks, as well as a stage. Are you watching or performing?

4) In Caldera, while tensions are still high, fun can still be had, particularly with the new ceasefire established with Gigas. In celebration, they hare hosting an exhibition of sorts, which equates to "get in a ring, beat the crap out of the other guy," lather rinse repeat. They're even taking people from the crowd.

5) Wild card! Come up with your own prompt!

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Detritus | Discworld

[dontsalute]

-1-
With everything shimmering with heat, Detritus looks almost dazed as he lumbers down the street looking for somewhere cooler. The only reason he's not unconscious is due to the quiet, high pitched wine of the fan on his clockwork cooling helmet.

"Too hot. Need ice. You got some ice?"

-5-
A standoff between the Swords and a group of thieves who have barricaded themsleves in a bank. Negotiations have been unsuccessful, which is why they called in the Heavy Squad.

Detritus arrives on the scene, carrying what looks to be a three man siege ballista in one hand. A whole sheaf of arrows has been forced into the slot, which are barely being held from firing by a steel wire that is making ominous metallic tings under tension. This weapon is fairly infamous among the criminal underworld, and is known as the piecemaker.

"Allright. I brought it. You want I should end dis situation diplomatically?"

Re: Detritus | Discworld

[usedstringshot]

Peter had met Detritus before, through their occasionally intersecting lines of work. Knowing the helmet the much larger Enlightened wore was for, and knowing what the heat was likely doing to him, the Ranger scrounged up a bag of ice, and ran it out to Detritus.

"You might wanna think about bonding with an Ice-Type one of these days Detritus."

[dontsalute]

Detritus took the bag of ice, lifted his thinking cap, and put the ice on his head, before putting the cap back on on top of it at a jaunty angle. He looked more alert within moments.

"I tried dat, but dey not so happy in dis weather either."

Sorry this took so long. Been trying to put together my own app for Hiccup from HTTYD

[usedstringshot]

"Yeah. This heat is pretty ridiculous, even for summer. Can't imagine how tough some of them might be having it."

"So, what're you up to today, aside from hunting down ice cubes?"

[dontsalute]

Detritus stopped for a moment to think. Detritus thinking was a very VISIBLE process.

"You know? I got so dizzy before you bring de ice, I clean forgot. Trolls not too quick right now."

Kuranosuke Koibuchi | Jellyfish Princess/Kuragehime | Fairy Enlightened/Kindred soul!

[battlearmor]

1/3-ish

Whoo! Now, this is heat!

[Kuranosuke fans himself, putting on his best look of dramatic repulsion.

He can't be assed to wear a wig today. Nope. Too hot. His hair will have to do as it is-- and lighter makeup, sure. This is a practice session, so being in drag is still the better idea, but what he would give to be back home in a pair of boxers and a t-shirt right now!]

I swear, these boobs are going to stick forever with how sweaty it's making me. Baby, come over here, let's get another round in and get home, okay?

[His togepi, Baby, hops to her feet and toddles over, chirping happily and nonsensically as she comes to attention.]

Alright. Now, let's take a risk! Give me your best Metronome!

[Baby chirps happily, swinging her arms from left to right-- just before Kuranosuke notices they're not quite alone in the practice area.]

Baby, wait--

[Of course, it's too late.

OOC: You can dodge or get hit by attract, bubblebeam, or dazzling gleam! Baby's a low-level togepi, though, so it won't do much damage if it's a hit.

Also, Kuranosuke is a boy in drag! He mostly passes, but if your character is particularly perceptive, he won't mind if they can tell he's a boy.

...Also also, I apologise for having no icons yet.]

[ingoodhans]

[ Hilariously, that baby Dazzling Gleam is a critical hit on Hans. Yeah, it's tough being a dragon type. ]

H-hey!

[ Hans, despite simply doing his rounds, ends up momentarily blinded. Ugh, and now he's got a headache. He squints toward the direction of the attack, not realizing it came from a drag queen and his itty bitty pokémon. ]

Do you mind?

[battlearmor]

[Under his breath--

Oh well fuck.

Kuranosuke's quick to put on a sweet demeanour again, though, scooping up Baby as he trots over in his heeled boots.]

Oh my, I am so sorry, darling! Are you quite alright? My poor Baby was just practicing, she never meant to hit you-- can I help you clean up?

[ingoodhans]

It's-- It's fine, miss... [ Really, Hans is normally very observant. He'd have noticed Kuranosuke was a man if he wasn't dealing with some serious eyestrain right now. You do your best to hide your shifterness, Hans, but it all falls apart at the slightest hint of a fairy attack.

Which, by the by, means his usually red-brown irises look particularly red at the moment. Kinda hard to tell with him scratching at his eyes, gloved hands pinching the bridge of his nose. ]

She caught me off-guard, that's all. No harm done, I'm sure.

[niepokonany]

[Feliks is just innocently walking back home from a day of training with the ponies, minding his own business, when he catches something out of the corner of his eye. He's quicker than he is graceful, and while his dodge ends up with a bit of indelicate stumbling, at least it works.]

[Unfortunately, the Gardevoir at his side isn't quite so quick this time. She gets hit full-force with Attract, and ends up standing stock-still at Feliks's side while he dusts his skirt off, staring wide-eyed at the Togepi and... Blushing?]

[...What is this feeling? She's... She's certain it isn't appropriate! In desperation, she teleports herself away to the Łukasiewicz apartment, leaving Feliks to fend for himself.]

...Okay, like, what just happened?

[battlearmor]

[Oh-- oh, poor thing.

Kuranosuke can't help but let out a little fit of giggles before waving his hand Feliks's way.]

Oh, I'm sorry. Baby here was just practicing, and I wasn't watching too well!

You're not hurt after that, are you? No twisted ankles? That was quite the move you made there.

[niepokonany]

[He shakes his head, as much to fix his hair as to indicate anything, and smiles brightly at the stranger.]

What, in these heels? They'd have to be, like... At least twice as high for there to be any risk of that! It's no big, I'm fine.

...Kinda surprised you managed to scare Jadwiga off so easy, though! She's usually pretty tough, what'd you do?

rin hoshizora | love live! school idol project

[kakuto]

1+3.

It's so hoooooot!

[Normally, the contest thing is a thing to just watch, not to get involved in. Hanayo, however, is a huge fan of them and begged her to join her to watch them. Only her best friend had to go to the bathroom and getting drinks for them so it's just her and her Squirtle hanging around in the audience. Only her Squirtle is longing on top of her head. Even if she's dressed lightly, it's still such a hot day.]

Zeni, cool me off here, would ya?

[In which the Squirtle gave her a quick Water Gun all over here. Now she's wet, but hey, she's cool and outside. She will dry pretty quick.]

Much better!

4.

[Now this is more like it. Watching strong individuals beat the shit out of each other in honor and glory. No matter if you are focused on the fight or not, she will turn towards you, beaming in excitement.]

This is great! Hey, who do you think is going to win? The giant steel man or the rough-looking guy with his head on fire?

1

[erichika]

Here, let me help you out.

[Eri snaps her fingers and it starts snowing over Rin]

I'm so sorry I didn't see this before!!!!!!

[cutiepanther]

H-Hey! [ And standing nearby to the other girl is a girl with Purrloin ears, whose tail goes straight out when she feels herself getting hit with water. It should come as no surprise that cats don't like water. Or at least, the variety of cat that Maki happens to be, over the type that Rin happens to be. ]

Watch where you're spraying that thing! [ After all, as usual, Maki looks to be dressed like someone twice her age, with expensive looking bracelets, and a pretty blazer over a short sundress. ]

Ami Mizuno || Sailor Moon

[allergictoloveletters]

Option 1:

The heat was particularly unbearable today, Ami was sure that many of her books would get set on fire if she were inclined for such hyperbole. With a realization that she wouldn't get much studying done while she was wiping her brow at every turn of the page, Ami made her way to the pool. She wasted no time in getting into the pool. The water was cool against her skin, removing all stress and worry as she glided through without a thought in the world. The feeling of being at home was welcomed and familiar. She heard the excitable and happy cries of other children and people around her, and she merely smiled, inclined to agree with their jubilance.

Her eyes were closed in bliss, she didn't really notice that she was swimming towards someone, and was about to run into them. She pulled herself up when she heard sudden splashing and realized just how close she was to the person she nearly collided with. She swam back a bit to put some polite distance between them.

"My apologies."


Option 3:

Ami watched the dancing portion of the competition in silence. Her arms were crossed over her chest as she watched and analyzed every single move of the contestants. She saw the missteps, could predict the next possible moves the contestants would take in order to impress the judges, and what made the crowd cheer all the louder.

However, as she watched, her knitted brow would ease and the look of concentration would alter to one of appreciation, of admiration. How brave those contestants were, to willingly put themselves in front of others to be watched, examined, and measured. Ami knew she'd never be able to do such a thing. She watched as one contestant, one in particular who showed the most prowess suddenly stumbled and she uncrossed her arms, her eyes widening.

A sound of concern came from her mouth as she watched to see what would happen next.

1

[incousinswithyou]

Well, at least a head on collision was avoided. She would've never heard the end of that.

Michiru treads water, blinking and clearing her vision. Ah.

"It's alright. I wasn't watching either." For the most part. At least she was watching enough to stop swimming when she saw the commotion up ahead.

She smiles apologetically at the other girl. "I'm not used to seeing the pool this crowded."

[allergictoloveletters]

Ami blushed when she gazed at the older woman. She was beautiful, as if born from the water itself. The way she moved through the water was relaxed and controlled. Even her hair was the same color of the water surrounding them. Ami realized she had been silent for too long, hadn't spoken despite the other woman addressing her. She blushed harder and cleared her throat.

"Oh ah... yes. I'm... I'm quite used to an empty pool as well. Still, the rise in temperature is not too surprising that people would seek reprieve in such a place."

[incousinswithyou]

...Now that's a cute blush. Michiru's smile takes on a decidedly sly slant, even as she eyes Ami a bit more closely.

"Of course. Still, the rising temperature outside can't quite match the one here." Yup, that blush is still cute.

3!

[inthenameofthemoon]

"Contests always have a way of keeping you on your toes, don't they?"

Comes a soft voice from the seat that's right next to Ami's. When the other girl decides to look over, she'll see Usagi sitting there with a bright smile on her face, but most notably, with a Clefairy currently standing on the back of the chair and looking over the bun head's shoulder to watch the show on the stage.

"We had an experience like that before, didn't we Pinky?" The Clefairy half draped on Usagi's shoulder just makes a small noise of happiness before giving her human partner a quick cheek rub, "But, Pinky did her best and everything worked out in the end! So, I'm sure the pokemon on stage will be okay too!"

[allergictoloveletters]

She looked over to the girl beside her, her mouth closing as she tried not to let on what she was feeling at the moment. She looked up at the Clefairy and smiled, already assessing the pokemon, she looked away, after discerning the various strengths and weaknesses of the pokemon to properly look at the blonde.

Ami couldn't help but think her hair was like sunshine, that it was lovely and so long. She'd never seen such long hair before.

At the mention of being on stage, her eyes widened slightly before she gazed back at the stage and then returned it to Usagi.

"Your Pinky seems very capable and sweet, I'm sure she did her best." The cute pokemon had several things in her favor for such a competition. "Oh ah... but you weren't scared?"

[inthenameofthemoon]

The compliment gets Pinky to puff up proudly, along with an affection pat to the head from Usagi. "You bet I was! I'm pretty sure that if I were on my own, Pinky and I would probably have been laughed off stage! I mean, who wants to be embarrassed in front of a lot of people? But, it was because I had friends with me that I wasn't too scared!"

Every so often, Usagi checks up on the performers on the stage, but her attention is now completely on Ami the longer she talks.

"Granted, they're totally better than me at acting and Pinky might have accidentally evolved in front of the whole audience," That might have been a huff coming from Pinky, but otherwise she doesn't do anything but observe the exchange between her human partner and the girl next to her, "But, that's the whole point of doing things with friends! Having fun no matter what."

3

[actsmagnificent]

"Think she's out?"

The question comes from behind Ami - almost directly behind Ami, in fact, since the speaker's watching the event from over the top of the other girl's head. A Spritzee sitting on the woman's shoulders fluffs her feathers and trills. They should all just believe in themselves! Then there's no problem!

[allergictoloveletters]

Ami jumped as she spun around to look at the woman who was behind her. She was so tall! Ami felt even shorter than usual and blushed a little at how easily taken by surprise she was.

"Oh, well, no, I'm sure she has a chance still," Ami certainly calculated such a percentage and the probability of coming back from such a mistake. "Don't... you think so?"

[actsmagnificent]

Joining the younger girl, Haruka takes in the stage and thinks over the question. "Depends," she muses. "Does she think - Ah. There."

The dancer who'd stumbled has taken center stage; there's a subtle stiffness to her motions that vanishes the longer the routine goes on. Haruka seems to relax in time with the subject of her scrutiny, then inclines her head.

"They won't win," she predicts, looking at the rest of the routine now and sounding completely sure of herself - as well as completely used to talking to strangers like Ami without even looking at them. "But she'll be satisfied."

Haruka seems pretty satisfied, too.