TEST DRIVE MEME: APRIL + MAY EDITION

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THIS CYCLE'S PROMPTS
#1 A naughty Castform is following people around and causing rain wherever they walk. Talk about spring showers!

#2 The Flower Grove is well-known for its spring blossoms. Your character has gone to visit, only to discover Gloom have moved in to enjoy the pleasant fragrance! And now the pleasant fragrance...isn't.

#3 This baby Pidgey has fallen out of its nest!!! What do you do? Do you get help? It's squawking and flapping like nobody's business. Might be hard to hang onto without somebody else around to spot you...

#4 Glacier is excited for the Big Spring Thaw! They will tell this to anyone who comes to see them at Citadel, and will even lead expeditions up to the Obsidian Flats to show off the lovely warm weather......while it's still snowing.

#5 Union is still repairing itself after Kyurem's attack. Construction workers are needed at this site. Humans and Pokémon are both welcome, but the supervisor is a Machoke. Communication could get tricky.

#6 Wildcard! Come up with your own prompt!

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[Haruka lets out a cry, bracing herself (and making sure to hold down her skirt) as the wind picks up. The cloud is indeed blown away, revealing... a rain form Castform floating where the cloud once was.

Give Haruka a moment, she hasn't noticed it yet. She's too busy trying not to be blown away like so many cherry blossoms.]

Gotcha!

[The wind continues for a few seconds longer before dying down. And when it does, the troublesome Castform will find itself with the point of an oversized, dark red sword leveled right at it. The last traces of the wind seems to almost whistle along the edge.]

So, you're the guy causin' all this trouble, huh?

[By the time the wind stops, Haruka is disheveled, her hair is a mess, and... well, combined with how drenched she is, she looks like she just walked out of a tornado. It's only when the Castform's cry of fear alerts her that she takes notice.]

H-Hey...! Don't hurt it!

Now listen up, ya little-- huh?

[She's interrupted by Haruka's sudden outcry, blinking as all heads turn toward the shorter girl. Ryuko herself blinks a little and then leans over, hissing under her breath.]

I'm just gonna scare it a little. Jeez.

[You're messing up the routine, kid!]

Eh? You're just-? But...

[The Castform is just... going to squeak, turning back into its standard form and moving to hide behind something.

Meanwhile, Crows starts cackling at this, like the fool bird that he is.]

Edited 2016-04-24 23:40 (UTC)

[And now some bird is cackling away at her, and the Castform is running off hiding. Even Squawks flaps his wings once and shoots upward with a stupid grin, leaving Ryuko gritting her teeth.]

Alright! [She swings her sword around in one hand, reversing her hold on it and planting her hand on her hip and point at Crows.] You shut your damn beak!

[Upwards at her Fearow partner.]

You get that friggin' smirk off your face!

[To the Castform.]

You! I ain't gonna hurt ya, but quit rainin' on people!

And you! [She points at Haruka and then... hesitates. The girl hadn't actually done anything but... too late to back down now. At least she gives up on trying to shout.] You... go home and change.

[At Ryoko's insistence, all three individuals, human and Pokemon, immediately clammed up. Crows froze in mid-laugh, the Castform looked dejected, and Haruka straightened up like she'd been called on in school.]

Y-Yes...! Thank you so much! I'll do that right away...!

[The three of them might have frozen up, Squawks makes a face behind Ryuko's. Then quickly turns his head away, looking innocent as she turns sharply back toward him.]

... Okay. [She lowers her hand after a second and brings her sword up to shove it back into the scabbard on her back. Her arms fold and she does her best authoritative huff.] Everything good here?

[Haruka slumped and nodded, looking sheepish. Crows, however, simply shot a glare Ryuko's way, before flying over to perch on top of Haruka's head.]

Everything's fine now, I think. U-Uhm... what's your name, ma'am? I can't... really thank you if I don't know who you are...

[She doesn't pay any attention to Crows' glare, but when Haruka speaks she turns to the shorter girl with a grimace.]

It's Ryuko. Ugh, do I really look stuffy enough in this getup to be a "ma'am"?

... N-no! I didn't think you looked old or anything! It's just, uhm... you're a person of auth..aauth..ahhh...ACHOO!

[And that was when Haruka sneezed in Ryuko's face...]

Eh, whatever. Just don't go callin' me that if--

[She raises her hand to dismiss the whole thing as she talks... and then she's hit right square in the face by an epic sneeze. She flinches back, winces her eyes shut and then just... stands there, stock still. Her hand still up, and her eyes still shut against the blast of air and spit.

Squawks' eyes bulge out at the sight for a moment before the large bird lifts his beak and starts cawing out long, hysterical laughs.]

[Haruka blinks, and wipes her nose, her vision clearing from the water drenching her and the sneeze, and... oh. Oh god. She just sneezed in that girl's face, didn't she?

In any case, Crows is laughing his fool head off too.]

... I am so, so sorry!

[As she says this, Haruka is bowing apologetically. Repeatedly.]

[For a moment, Ryuko doesn't say or do anything. She just... kind of... stands there as both birds squawk their stupid laughter and Haruka apologizes profusely. Her jaw works as she grinds her teeth and both hands clench tight into fists and then relax as she breathes in and out. Very. Slowly. Okay. Okay, it was an accident and she's sorry. We're not going to pummel some kid over this.

What she does do is march right over to Squawks. The Fearow pauses in his laughter to look at her quizzically, and then shrieks and flaps furiously enough to scatter feathers around when she grabs one of his wings to wipe her face off.]

Yeah, sure. Whatever, kid. [She releases Squawks' wing and he immediately takes to the air, screeching what are undoubtedly some kind of curses or another at her.] Just... get outta here and change before you catch a cold.

[She's still not... actually looking at her.]

[Upon seeing what Ryuko does to Squawks, Crows goes... absolutely rigid, before hiding behind Haruka, lest Ryuko enact some kind of horrible revenge on him as well. Haruka just... stares, before laughing nervously.]

R-right... [She starts heading off now, with Crows moving to hide again as Haruka turns.] Thank you again, Mi- err, Ryuko!

Test Drive Meme (April + May)

TEST DRIVE MEME: APRIL + MAY EDITION

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