Test Drive Meme (June + July)

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TEST DRIVE MEME: JUNE + JULY EDITION

Welcome to bravenewworld's test drive meme! This post is designed to help players test out their characters within the setting, as well as give them an opportunity to collect samples for their future application. The prompts below are all optional, and can be used to get a feel for the game, but we encourage players to get creative and use this post however best suits their needs. Players are encouraged to use either first person or third person for their threads.

When creating a thread, it is advised that players give their prospective thread partners a bit of information in the subject line, such as the characters name and canon, or a possible typing and Enlightened ability (if this is applicable). These are not required, but will make it easier for any prospective players to thread with you.

THIS CYCLE'S PROMPTS
#1 Refuge has opened its gates to the people of Union, Caldera and Citadel, in the most hospitable way they feel possible: A party. Some have come to explore the expansive underground city, but mostly, word has spread about how Refuge's brews are on point. They don't seem to discriminate on age, either.

#2 The city of Caldera is starting a major production project and they need workers. The forges are constantly going day and night and the pay's good, but it's hot, hard work that'll leave you tired and achy to say the least.

#3 The Summer Solstice festival has begun in Citadel. The tree is in full bloom, with flowers of every color dot its branches. This week-long celebration brings together the various tribes that call Citadel its home through music, dancing and, of course, fighting. There is a tournament set to begin, boasting some of the strongest Valkyries that Citadel has ever known among the combatants.

#4 The heat has really gotten to the people of Union, and as a result many have moved south for a weekend get-away in the Archipelago and the larger Island. The sand is warm and the water is too, but doesn't the beach seem a bit crowded for a once seemingly deserted area?

#5 Wildcard! Come up with your own prompt!

If you have any setting questions, or want to do some reading before posting a thread, you can find the setting directory here! Happy tagging!

Comments

[bearlydressed]

Cubchoo...Nya? No, my name's Teddie!

[He does notice the sand castle, and it certainly looks like it would be a lot of fun to build one!]

I can swim just fine! [He's shown off his bear-paddle plenty of times before.] It just takes a lot of scrubbing to get it out of my fur, especially in those hard to reach places. [Like his back, can't really reach without SOME aid.]

[punchesyu]

[Man, he would of been pissed if some snot-nosed bear managed to hook up with a bunch of chicks like that. He walks over, arms crossed as the girls leave.]

Them's the breaks, bear. [He stands next to Teddie, looking on as the girls wander off.]

You seriously thought they were gunna go for a Cubchoo with a faucet for a nose? Get real.

[bearlydressed]

[Yeah HE'S GETTING THE HECK OUT OF HERE. With a frightened cry, he books it out of there. He's not sticking around after that.]

[morituri_nolumus_mori]

[ 8'( WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO RUUUUDE ]

[bearlydressed]

[Teddie flails his arms at the remark.] Hey, I'm not weird! [Sure he can talk to humans, but that's not the point! He only stops flailing when he hears the voice.]



Peter? [That must of been the name of the big bear.

He tries to take a peek around him, ears twitching a little.]

[bearlydressed]

[He was so close, so beary close. Just within paws reach and victory was snatched away from him!]



[Teddie turns to Yosuke, frowning at the comment.] My nose is nothing like a faucet! [He says as he sniffs the snot back up.] See!? Perfectly normal! [And it's already starting to drip again.]

And I don't see you doing any better Yosuke.

[frozenflame]

[Peter pats Teddie on the head and turns, letting the 'boss' come around to see the weird bear thing.

And it's Snor-Lord, boss...not Peter.]

Huh.

[Yukiko just blinks.]

It's...a really big Cubchoo? That talks?

[bearlydressed]

[Teddie holds his paws to the top of his head after being patted.]

Well of course I can talk! [Duh!]



But, what's a Cubchoo?

[punchesyu]

Hey, lay off! [His hands find his hips, leaning over and sneering a little.]

If you can't keep that crap under control, you're not going to even manage landing a girl of your own species! Freaky bear. [Even Yosuke knows that Teddie's a little...bigger than normal for a Cubchoo.]

[frozenflame]

Uh. You?

[Yukiko steps around fully, arms folded.]

You're not a Teddiursa or a Snorlax, that's for sure. And you're a bear Pokemon.

[lycoctonum]

Shifter.

[It's said a little awkwardly, and she thrusts her hands in her pockets. She really wasn't very experienced being around humans so much.] I get that a lot... it's not personal.

[peripeteia]

Oh. Yes, it does look rather... small.

[ the look she gives it is both disappointed and kind of pitying. well, Rincewind spoke quite a lot more than he otherwise has been when they were on the topic of foreign places, so maybe...? ]

Hmm. [ she scolds herself: oh, just ask, you silly girl. ] You aren't from Union, are you? Did they know more about Gigas in your city?

#5

[peripeteia]

[ Elizabeth has been finding just as much joy in wandering the forest as she does within the walls of Union; both are novelties for her, a whole world opened up to her now that she's out of her tower prison for the first time. the forest is definitely lively in a different way to the momentum of the city, though. for one thing, she doesn't often hear screaming on the streets.

she hardly has to run far before she finds Teddie panicking, given how easy he is to spot and how much noise he's making. but she had come prepared for danger and it seems like there's... nothing. huh. ]

That? Oh, it's only a Pineco. The poor thing must have fallen...

[peripeteia]

I... I've never heard of a Shifter.

[ but it's clear from her expression that she doesn't doubt Ginko. if anything, she seems to be worried about something, rather than confused... she fidgets with the thimble that she wears over her missing pinky finger. ]

Does that mean you change between this form and— and a Pokemon? That's incredible.

[lycoctonum]

I don't think it's common.

[Not that she could blame others if they hid it better than her. She was strong and determined--but no one could ever say she was a genius. Coming to something like this without a hat was proof enough of that. She notices the missing pinky, though. She doesn't ask.]

Not sure how it happened but that's the main part of it. [There's not much facial expression from her, though she does pull out her hand and rub her neck.] I...really wanted to be human. So I could meet someone again.

[That should explain the lack of prowess she's showing in the expression department.]

[peripeteia]

[ it does go far in explaining the girl's stiffness; Elizabeth can see now that what had seemed like simple awkwardness is actually unfamiliarity with being human, both physically and in behaviour. it also explains the something different she can see in the girl. her Analyst ability allows her to see the Types of any Enlightened, but she hadn't been able to identify what this particular strange feeling was - it must be what a Shifter "looks" like to her eye. ]

Did you find them?

[lycoctonum]

[Her human form, while on the small side, is still a lot bigger than she was used to even after these years. She's not sure what made the other person nervous. She shook head.]

But I won't give up on them. I just haven't looked enough yet. [The Bunnelby at her feet pulled on her skirt.] Um. I'm Ginko and this is Tough.

4; from one shifter to another?

[lycoctonum]

[There's not one talking bear Pokemon around here but two! Ginko decided to stay in her Teddiursa form for a while. If only because everyone would look at her weird if she was walking around naked in human form.

She licks her (sadly) honey-free paw before nodding.] Hold still. I'll be careful.

[peripeteia]

[ Ginko's determined answer makes her smile, touched by the girl's commitment. how sweet, to enter a situation so alien just for the opportunity to meet one person... sometimes it seems like the stories she spent her days reading aren't so far-fetched after all. ]

It's a pleasure to meet you both. I'm Elizabeth. [ the Ralts in her arms tugs at the ribbon on Elizabeth's blouse, having seen Tough grab for Ginko's attention. Elizabeth only looks amused by it. ] And my friend's name is Fleur.

Have the two of you ever come to Citadel before?

[lycoctonum]

[It might have been a fool's errand, finding someone when she didn't even know where they went. That small chance was better than her odds if she stayed put with the other Teddiursa. Besides, she wouldn't have met Tough otherwise.]

The same to you both. [She's not completely ignorant of customs.] Once or twice, for supplies mostly. We usually stay away from large groups of people except during times like this.

[That person might have been here, today.]

[peripeteia]

I can't believe how many people there are!

[ she says it with breathless laughter in her voice, a giddy sort of delight. like witnessing a dream come true. ]

This city is enormous, but there are still such big crowds! It seems like such a lively place, you know? It must be wonderful to live here.

#3

[dontdewitt]

[ Booker remembers how he got here, but he doesn't remember how he got away to begin with. They couldn't have just let him walk, not after he set the girl free. That's not how it goes, and he knows better than to think that. It's not the first time he looks at his hands, but the only blood that's on them is in figure of speech, and that don't wash off so well. There's a scrap of blue fabric still wrapped around his right, even though he might get a cleaner bandage for the healing wound, but the thought hasn't occured to him.

It's not the first time that he wonders if she made it, if she's still alive. It's not the first time that he perks up when he thinks he hears her voice.

Booker's seated whereever he's found something to sit down on, stubbornly not dancing, and a bottle of something presumably high in alcohol content in one hand. It's entirely possible that he's drunk, early in the day as it might be. ]

[peripeteia]

[ Elizabeth moves through crowds with shocking ease, considering how unfamiliar she is with them. she never stumbles and she doesn't collide with people. the way she brushes past is almost natural, like she really could belong here. maybe it's just the energy of the place, the way it feels alive in every part of her, right down to her fingertips - she turns and twirls along with everyone else, dances even when she hears no music, passes by every person with a smile, a light touch, a skip in her heart because she is here, she is here—

she steps through a flurry of people headed in the other direction, and she sees him. Fleur gives a startled cry at her sudden shift in emotion.

it isn't the first time for her, either. she has so desperately wanted to know what became of the man who saved her, hoping that he was alright. and so she had always been looking for him, just a hint, everywhere she went. it was never him. the right haircut. similar clothes. like chasing some dream figment, except he has to have been real because she's here. sometimes she would think to herself, absurdly, that she wanted to know him. to understand him.

now that she sees him - really, really sees him, not a glimpse from behind or a flash of dark hair in a crowd - she isn't sure what to do. ]

Is that— [ she approaches him with slow steps, not tentative with caution but with disbelief. ] ... Is it really you?

[dontdewitt]

[ Now this is harder to ignore. Impossible, even. He looks up, and there she is, like ... like she'd just been out of sight for a minute, went looking for some thing or another. He feels like a ten foot drop opened under him. But he also feels like he should be thanking... someone. Booker has never believed in much of anything, or at least not enough for it to matter, but right now, he feels like he owes whoever kept her safe a far greater debt than money.

Before he knows it he's let the bottle slip out of his hand and gotten to his feet, two steps quick and then faltering. And he nods, not daring to take his eyes off her for an instant. ]

Yeah.

[ When did she become this important? Well, whenever it happened, there it is. ]

I, uh. I'm glad you made it.

[peripeteia]

I...

[ with that confirmation - here, they're both here - her hesitation vanishes.

her first laugh is surprised, cut short. she touches her fingers to her lips, smiling. and then it blooms into full delight as she closes a little more of the remaining distance between them; she laughs, breathless, looks at him with relief and something like wonder. a miracle twice over now, to have saved her from the tower and to just reappear like this, alive and real. she takes one of his hands in her right, Fleur cradled close in her left arm. ]

Oh, me too! Thank the gods you're alright, I— How did you get out of there?