zubatopia | Testrun meme (November & December)

[02]
[Botan had been content to let the Ice Types have their fun. It's just a little frozen water; what harm could there be? (A lot of harm, but nobody really seems to be hurt... just inconvenienced.)

That is, until she finds herself just a little too close to one group of them that are passing by, and somehow or another her hands end up frozen together, encased in a block of ice. She fixes the Pokemon (who don't seem to notice or care) with an incredulous look.]

Oh come now, that's hardly sportsmanlike!

[She could probably use a little help here...]

[04]
[Did someone say "clean up the leaves"? Because that definitely isn't what Botan heard. Oh, she's dutifully raking them into piles - conceivably for easier clean-up - but once she has a nice, sizable-looking one she takes a step back and proudly surveys her handiwork...

...before taking a running start and leaping right in, scattering leaves everywhere and laughing. She's bound to attract attention of some kind, and regardless of whether whoever sees her looks amused or chiding, she grins at them.]

Why don't you give it a go? It's really quite a lot of fun!

[01]
[Sumia is hard at work harvesting crops with her Pokemon and the other people! It's repetitive, useful work, and she has a bright smile on her face as she carries some things from one point to another.]

Waaaaaaah!

[She sure did just trip. Sorry about your foot, if she ended up dropping what she was carrying on it. Or your clothes, if she got crops all over you. Or your eardrums, if you just happened to be nearby but managed to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.]

Sorry, sorry...!

[03]
[She thinks that it would be difficult for anyone to be unhappy at a festival. She's certainly having a great time, munching on little sweets she's picked up from various stands and checking out some of the performances. Oh! They're taking volunteers!

She turns to whoever happens to be nearby and grins.]

Ooh, doesn't that look like fun? We should give it a try!

3:

[For all Marie knows, this is her first ever experience of the celebration. But so far, it's been a good one.

So, here, then, is a young woman looking around with a cool curiosity, wandering from stall to stall as she goes. She's stopped by a stall selling masks, though.]

I suppose they look nice... but what's the point? Is this one of those 'tradition' things?

[Dressing up as something she isn't? That just ... rubs her the wrong way. Why is everyone doing this?]

4:
[Leaf drift. Big leaf drift. Right in front of her door. Staring for a moment, helpless - then annoyed. At the first person she spots-]

Did you see these get here? Who put them there?

Edited 2014-10-26 20:32 (UTC)

(Prompt 2)

[It was supposed to be harmless fun for the Ice Types and Yu saw nothing wrong with them trying to share some of that fun. But that changed when people seemed to be falling over too much and getting hurt in the process. Not to mention Izanagi, his Eevee hurt his paw trying to walk on the sheet of ice in front of him. That pissed off the young man despite his expression staying neutral. Picking up his friend and seeing the one responsible, he walked over and calmly spoke to the Pokemon.]

Excuse me, but could you please move somewhere else to play? There's a few others that are getting hurt from the ice.

[Such as his Eevee. The Pokemon made some grunting noises, obviously annoyed to be asked to leave but Yu kept calm.]

I know you're having fun and I would like to join in too but this isn't a good place.

[...he's talking to the Pokemon. Bother?]

(Prompt 3)

[Yu is enjoying the festival as he watches the performances go on like clockwork. Normally he would celebrate Soulfasting with his caretaker but this time he's by himself minus his little friend. But that didn't mean he wouldn't be a little welcome towards company. Hell, he might consider buying a mask for the hell of it.]

[ 3 ]

[Mikasa has somehow gotten stuck working security — probably since it's a holiday and all, and there isn't as much manpower to go around. Mostly people are in high spirits (hur hur) so there hasn't been much work to do. It's dull, really, and Mikasa has spent most of the time patrolling the grounds and keeping an eye out for nonexistent thieves and other miscreants.

Eventually an old busybody pulls her aside and coerces her into watching his stand while he takes care of an errand. This takes much longer than anticipated. In fact, her stalwart companion has even decided to take a nap, resting his head on the toe of Mikasa's boot.

Still, Mikasa continues to stand watch, stoically and at attention. If someone happens by with tasty food of some sort, though, he or she might here the distinct sound of a stomach growling.]

[ 4 ]

[Wow, that is a mighty fine pile of leaves you have going there. It would a shame that if, while your back is turned, a certain little prankster got the drop on you and scattered all of your hard work into the breeze with a few flaps from her wings.

Don't mind the girl hustling after her, either. They definitely don't know each other. At least that's what Mikasa would like to pretend once she finally reaches the scene of the crime. By then, Sirin the Murkrow is back in the air, circling the area and letting out a string of caws that sound a bit too much like laughter.]

…Sorry. Let me help.

[4]

[Clean up duty again. Duo was really getting tired of living in the middle of a forest. He and his Houndour, Shinigami, were around the edges of the city, cleaning up those falling leaves. It was tempting to let the dog Pokemon just handle the piles with a nice Flamethrower, but he thought better of it. All the dry leaves and trees around, the last thing he wanted was to make another Scorched Forest. He might be reckless, but he wasn't stupid.]

C'mon, Shin... let's go.

[Shin gave a sharp bark like noise in response,] DOUR! [and trotted after his partner, lowering his nose to snuffle a bit in some of the leaf piles Duo had just raked up. Then, suddenly, he caught a scent or something, Duo wasn't entirely sure, but he charged off with reckless abandon into the leaf piles, scattering them everywhere.

Duo realized it wasn't him chasing something. He was just playing, and scattering the leaves for fun.]

Damn it! Shin!

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[Or you pick a prompt!]

Edited 2014-12-19 22:09 (UTC)

#2
[Tsuna's part Fire and part Fighting, meaning he's not at all affected by the colder climate, so even if people are starting to wear long sleeves and maybe scarves, he's still in short sleeves and lacks a jacket. In fact, he's already exhaling impressive puffs of breath in the cold air, because his body is just that much warmer than everyone else's. That means he'll be a good match for the rampaging Ice types, right?

Wrong.]

Hiiieeee! Oh, no, no, no, no...

[He backs the fuck away from those guys as slowly as he can so he doesn't draw attention to himself and starts looking for a place to hide.]

#4
A-ah, oh no, there's so much of it... I'm never going to be done at this rate.

[And being kinda short for a young man in his mid-teens, scrawny with short arms and legs, Tsuna's not having an easy time with sweeping them away from the door to his current lodgings.

Which just means he's sighing over how horrible his luck is, and leaning on the broom.] It was never like this in Caldera...

[2.]

[Who the heck walks around in the snow barefoot? Okay this ghosty looking girl does. She has a coat and a Dratini wrapped around her neck like a scarf, but the only thing on her feet is a pair of striped socks. She's actually sliding around the ice with a group of Cubchoos on the walkways. The Dratini seems serious and concern, but he's on his guard up and letting his trainer have fun.

Did you end up slipping down? Either way, she does stop herself to help whoever falls nearby get back up.]

Are you okay?

[4.]

[She may be a newcomer to the Ninetales Vale community, but Squigly is doing her part to help out. Including the leaf problem. You would think she would make various small piles, but she is actually creating a very huge pile that looks so tempting to jump in. She stops to stare at it for a minute, only that the Dratini nudges her head with his tail, as he's been resting on her head. (Of course, fellow Kindred Souls can hear the convo if they catch it.)]

Squigly.

I know! You could live a little too, Leviathan. Just once?

This isn't about living, this is about cleaning up this mess so the paths can be accessible.

What if we jumped in a smaller pile?

Only if you are willing to take responsibility, my lady.

Deal!

[Still, that giant pile is way too tempting.]

2

[Ice types on the rampage? That won't do at all. As the rambunctious types run about, freezing things and causing trouble, Noire looks back and forth, trying to say something as they slide past her.]

Um... If you could just... Look, you can't really... You might be hurting someone, so if...

[Welp, that approach isn't working. She then gets a tap on the shoulder - from Cruz, the Duskull. She blinks at him, and then-]

INSOLENT ICE FREAKS! CEASE YOUR DESTRUCTION AT ONCE, OR I WILL LAY WASTE TO EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU!

[and given that she's gotten out an arrow for her bow, she may mean it.]

WHO WANTS TO BECOME THE FIRST TARGET?!

3

[In the spirit of togetherness and warmth, Noire has taken upon herself to help cook. She's shyly set up a small booth during the festival, and there are a few small pies already made. She timidly glances up.]

Um... w-would you like a slice? ... I tried my best with these. My Pokemon think they're okay, so...

[BURP. That would be Duskull and Purrloin at the bottom of the stall, having eaten at least six pies each. So, there's your testimony.]

[02]
[Ice types causing havoc? Not while Adachi was on the case.]

[Well, he was at least determined to chase them down and keep them from making things worse. Whether or not he was successful remained to be seen, but it didn't look like he would be doing so well. He was running after one before they decided to ice the road at his feet, and needless to say, he lost his footing really fast. A startled yelp escaped from him as he fell over face first, sliding all the way until he hit a snowbank.]

[Once the snow settled, all that could be seen of Adachi was his tie flopped out in the snow, and his little Eevee trying to do his very best to tug him out by it.]

[03]
[Festivals were the best thing known to man and Pokemon, because that meant free food for everyone involved. Even if it was mostly just sweets, it beat Adachi's usual cabbage diet, and him and Magatsu were happily stuffing their faces. He was sneaking some pastries out under his coat when he was grabbed to go on stage. It surprised him so much that he didn't even know why at first, and for a moment the ludicrous thought of someone in this place being the pastry police entered his head.]

Wh-what...? I didn't... you can't prove--

[It took tripping over the first step onto the stage for him to realize what was actually going on. He felt like an ass, but it didn't stop his protests.]

H-hey! No way! I don't do that sort of thing!

[She stood outside, watching snowflakes as the dances across the sky and slowly fell to the earth. Cynthia had always thought that snow was a beautiful thing watch. So pure, so dangerous, and all the more fun with the ice types running around have the time of their lives. Clearly, she also enjoyed watching pokemon from a distance. But that wasn't much of a surprise.

So instead of trying to figure out a way to melt the snow, she just stands there for a bit. After all, she was wearing a black fur coat. So the cold doesn't bother her.]

[2]

[It was snowing. It was snowing and Kou was actually a little excited. It was a childish excitement, something he tried to quickly push aside but it still put an extra bounce in his step. After all he loved snow. It was his favorite type of weather. So when he finally left his house, his Happiny burrowed inside his jacket, he was actually smiling instead of frowning.

He had been happy as he made his way to the business district... At least until slipped on ice and fell flat on his butt. At first he was prepared to chalk it up to just an annoying side effect of the weather until he heard what distinctly sounded like snickering from a nearby Vanillish.

The snicker which was stopped when Kou - in all his nineteen year old maturity - decided to throw a snowball at the pokemon. Something he would quickly realize was a bad idea; because really picking a snowball fight with an Ice type?

Someone help him before he and his poor Happiny become a snowman?]

[2.] [John didn't mind the cold! In fact it was kind of nice. Sometimes. You know, when he didn't have to shovel it or anything. He's walking down the street innocently enough when something whizzes past him.]

Whoa!

[He turns just in time to kick his intangibility into gear and let the second snowball pass through his ghostly form untouched. He spots a snickering Pokemon duck behind a corner.]

Ha! You thought you had me didn't you-- [PIFF! Right in the face.]

Oh man, you've done it now! Prepare for your snowy demise!

[4.] [Cleaning? I think you mean hiding in piles of leaves in his Gastly form and popping out to scare the bajeezus out of people. Fucking ghost types, right?]

[After a loud BOO! he will tearfully try to apologize, though it's somewhat ineffective.]

You should have seen your face! Sorry, hehehehe.

Edited 2014-12-15 02:38 (UTC)

[ 05 ]

Alllright, girl, you ready to try this out?

[Kazuichi's sitting in the middle of the shopping district today, on a crate, with his Houndoom Belaire. A half-finished bottle of Pecha Berry Pop is on the ground next to the crate, and Belaire has her paws in his lap. Belaire's also a bit special; she's missing one of her back legs just above the "knee" joint. Kazuichi's taking care of this, however; beside him is a prosthetic leg.]

Let's make sure nothin' gets caught in it this time...

[Every time they try it out, there's something to improve. But that's the glory of machinery, isn't it? Souda straps the small strap around Belaire's joint, then straps the harness around her hip.

Belaire barks a thank-you-- of course she can't get it on by herself-- and excitedly runs in circles in front of him. The springs work just fine; it moves like a dream.]

Alllright! Let's get walkin', then, little lady!

[A smirk, and Kazuichi picks up his pop; the two begin walking along the busy streets.]

[4]

[Great. How bad was his luck that he ended up on cleaning duty?

Oh well. Hajime tried not to complain about it too much-- he was kind of boggling at just how many leaves had ended up here, but other than that didn't do muh more than grumble a little and accept his fate. Besides, being outside wasn't too bad until it got really cold out-- he pretty much lived outside anyway. With less people around, it was pretty refreshing.

So.... well he wasn't exactly working dilligently, but he had a pretty sizable pile of leaves, all raked and assembled together, the ground around mostly clear.]

--Huh? Ch... Chibimi...?

[Wait a minute. Where was Chibimi?

He stops and casts his glance around for a moment-- but the little Cleffa wasn't gone for long, before she appeared suddenly from the top of a roof and made a divebomb straight down for the pile of leaves-- but she definitely wasn't a flying type and oh my gd why was she jumping from so high up--]

Hey--!

[He dropped the rake and jumped for the falling, giggling little pink ball-- catching her in his arms just in time for him to fall right into his own pile of leaves.

...Yeah he's just gonna lay there for awhile. Half covered in leaves and bushy brown tail drooping over the rest of the pile underneath his own defeat, and the little Cleffa making her own little happy noises.]

[3]

[Festivals... weren't really his thing either. The crowds were really too large for him to totally enjoy himself, but he didn't want to just stay home and miss everything.

So it's pretty easy to find Hajime-- sitting off to the side on the edge of the major crowds, stuffing sweets into his mouth.

Or, alternatively, even finding a scrawny, messy little Eevee, hiding under a booth or a table or even perched on top of a low rooftop, and... well, still stuffing sweets into his mouth. But it's sort of a nibble right now.]

[ Wildcard: Paparazzi ]

[ He thinks he's being sneaky, hidden amongst the hustle and bustle of the square, with a camera gripped between deft hands. It's a nice model, one of those new ones -- a recent upgrade from the daguerrotype, expensive, capable of quick shots and faster development time back in the darkroom.

It's lunchtime, and this time of day's when everyone's breaking away off to their favorite diners. There's all the bigwigs and businessmen and classy gents and gals, but the camera's pointed at the real stars: the Enlightened, big names, Rangers and Professors and Swords occasionally crossing its sight, accompanied by rapid clicking as Tim burns through his roll of film.

There isn't much about him besides the camera that sets him apart, aside from the fine cut of his clothes; there's a newsy cap jammed atop overly-gelled hair, and, as is increasingly popular with the younger crowd, there's yellow eye-liner making triangles at the corners of his eyes, mimicking local Pokemon style.

(Presumably. After all, an Enlightened wouldn't look so normal otherwise, right?)

The camera lens turns, and -- he's been caught in the act! Tim's quick to drop it down, flashing a sheepish grin. ]

Sorry, birdwatching!

[ Just birdwatching, he promises. ]

3
[Though Junko doesn't really mind festivals and parties, it's definitely the food that's got her current attention. Whether it's as a lanky human or little skunk, she's been prowling through the booths and swiping about as much as she can get away with-- whether it's surreptitiously taking more than is socially acceptable from free samples or 'borrowing' stuff that's not. It only takes her a short while to amass an impressive bundle of treats and skitter away to sit down and enjoy them-- though she's not entirely motivated by her own greed. She's got a little Shinx cub lying on his back in her lap, too, who seems more than happy to be fed the stolen goods.]

5
[Unfortunately good times can't last forever, and a later day brings grey, murky clouds and freezing rain. Excellent. A shiny Stunky and a Shinx have taken shelter wherever they can find-- at this point, tucked into a vacant storefront doorway, just a pair of sodden, unhappy, brightly-colored fluffs. The cub yowls, glaring up at the sky, and the skunk chirrups back, complaining together.]

It's not even a real storm!

I can't believe it's even raining like this in winter.

2;
[It was times like this, wearing three layers of clothes, mittens, ear muffs and a muffler, that Ryou thinks perhaps he should have invested in a few stray Fire Types. For all the Ghost Types he had following him (Duskull, Haunter, and a Banette), none of them were particularly warm. In fact...they were all really cold!]

Maybe I should send you guys back home... [All three Pokemon start making a ruckus as they protest the idea.] Eeeh, okay, okay! You can stay... I wonder if ghosts can get fevers? Then you might be a little warmer-- Haha, just kidding! Really!

Edited 2014-12-19 03:13 (UTC)

[03]

[Everybody loves a party, and Makoto is no different. Celebrations are a good excuse for her to bake lots of treats, to go all out and try new recipes. She's outdone herself this year, making snowflake sugar cookies with blue and white icing. Each one is different and unique—and delicious if says so herself.

She's brought along a huge tin of cookies and a four-tiered, fully decorated cake that is her absolute masterpiece. It's taken her four days to get it to look this perfect and she's super proud of the way it looks and tastes.]

Please don't touch that! If you want a piece, I'd be more than happy to cut it for you.

[04]

[Autumn means all the leaves change color and fall from the trees. While Mako enjoys spring the best, when everything is green and she and her Mareep, Cotton, could play in the grass and practice their moves, Fall means lots of yard chores and leaf pile fights. So, if you come to her house, you'll find the tall girl and her little Pokémon throwing (or kicking) leaves around. The rake's somewhere in the yard. Please be careful.]

Edited 2014-12-19 20:51 (UTC)

[ Were you hoping to get the snow shoveled? Too bad. Always looking for a chance to spread sorrow among the humans, Siren has convinced a Glalie to accompany her around town, using Blizzard to freeze every cart, carriage, or other conveyance they come across. Now no one will have a choice but to walk everywhere!! And given the sheet of ice blanketing the streets, they'll fall and hurt themselves! Oh, the delicious tears!

In practice, well....here's a Purrloin riding atop a Glalie as it spreads its icy terror, laughing in indulgent self-satisfaction. She's got one paw to her mouth fancy lady-style, and her delighted exclamations are in human speech. ]

That's it, Negatone! Freeze their hearts and spread the delightful sounds of sadness!!

[ She really is just too clever. She should get a medal. ]

Edited (now citing fandom ahahahah) 2014-12-23 14:25 (UTC)

4

[For many of the others, cleaning up leaves is less of a chore and more of an excuse to play. It's starting to grate on Fili's nerves. Almost every time he manages to get a pile of leaves raked up, someone jumps in it. He tries to keep his patience, but it just keeps happening.]

Hey, I'm trying to get this cleaned up. Could you stop, please?

5

[throw something at me! i have no idea what i'm doing]

TESTRUN MEME

botan | yu yu hakusho

sumia | fire emblem: awakening

Marie | Persona 4

Yu Narukami | Persona 4

no subject

Duo Maxwell | Gundam Wing

Tsunayoshi Sawada | Katekyo Hitman Reborn

sienna continello (squigly) | skullgirls

Noire | Fire Emblem : Awakening

Tohru Adachi | Persona 4

2

Kou Mikano / Original Character

John Egbert | Homestuck