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Test Drive Meme (June + July)

TEST DRIVE MEME: JUNE + JULY EDITION

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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.

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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!

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[There it's done. He wades into the shallows. Huh, that does feel kind of nice.]

I don't need one if I don't plan on going swimming. And don't think you can make me wear one of yours.

[If you can call that a 'suit.']

[He puts his hands on his hips while he waits for Hongo to wade out.]

What's wrong with mine?

Do you even need to ask?

[Silly Calderan.]

You're barely wearing anything.

[He looks down at his shorts like he has no idea what he means.]

Eh? But everything's covered.

[Clearly it isn't though???]

Forget it. It can't be helped; you're just too Calderan.

[He gives him such a shit eating grin.]

I thought you lived in Caldera all this time. I figured you'd be a little more used to these things. I'll never understand why Union is so afraid of skin.

[But he wades a little closer to him all innocent like.]

[He's keeping his eyes on your face thank you very much you little shit.]

It's not fear, it's just indecent.

[Good you keep doing that.]

You guys are just prudes.

[He pauses and glances over Hongo's shoulder.]

Eh? Is that a Sharpedo?

[He just scoffs at that.]

-What?

[Turns to look because he actually trusts you for some inexplicable reason.]

[Why the hell would you do a thing like that. He grins and tackles him into the water like the little fucker he is.]

[yOU ARE SUCH A LITTLE FUCKER.]

[Ajhfsdkjhjd]

[i don't have an ungraceful enough icon for this]

[Okay so Hongo was going to kill him but everything about the last four seconds was worth it.]

[He will quickly get out of the way, though because Hongo is probably going to try and drown him.]

[You are very lucky he's not as much of a little shit as you and doesn't try to drown you immediately. Though that could also be because he's more focused on climbing back to his feet once Hayato is off of him. Ugghhhh everything is soaked, great. He tries to drain some of the water out of his gloves without taking them off.]

Remind me never to listen to you.

[He snickers, still sitting in the water, drapping his arms over his knees.]

I don't know why you still do, honestly.

...

[He's still looking at him, but for a moment his expression slackens and it's more like he's looking past him. Then he sighs and starts trudging back toward the shore.]

You can stay here if you want. I'm going to go dry off.

[He frowns a little at that. That was off. Also he was hoping maybe he'd get Hongo to lighten up a little and have some fun but it looks like he made things worse. He kind of feels bad now. Oops.]

...Ah- Takeshi.

[He stands up out of the water.]

Hey- sorry. Was that out of line?

[He waves him off without stopping or turning.]

You were just messing around, don't worry about it.

[More or less 'it's not you, it's me.']

[That still wasn't an answer he liked. He frowned harder and followed after him.]

All right. You know, I was kind of hoping we could just kind of get away and relax but it seems like maybe I didn't bother to ask you what you wanted to do. If you want to leave we can.

[He slows to a stop, though he'd already reached his towel and book. Now he was starting to feel bad. He did want to stay, but- this was exactly part of why he didn't trust himself to. But he couldn't explain any of that to Hayato.]

It's fine, really. I'm glad you asked me to come. I'm just- it's been a while since I've done this sort of thing, I guess.

[Whatever 'this sort of thing' meant. Taking a break, probably.]

[Idiot, he was one of the few people you COULD explain that, too. Did you forget where they met?]

Yeah. I should have figured that. I mean, I get it.

[He's assuming he means adjusting to life after what they both went through, to which he thought he had a good idea of what he was feeling. He grabs his own towel and starts to dry off.]

Since you humored me in my island adventures, why don't you pick where to go next?

...

[Try telling that to the voices in his head.]

[That wasn't too far off, at least. He'd had three months in Caldera to 'readjust' to normal life, but he'd managed to spend most of that time hiding from doing just that. It was a little embarrassing, especially since Hayato had apparently made himself right at home in Union. But he wasn't about to let that show.]

[He still wanted to insist that Hayato could stay and enjoy himself without him if he wanted, but he was also pretty sure he wouldn't listen. So he takes his own towel (carefully nudging the book off of it first so as not to drip all over it) and starts drying off as well. His hands were just going to have to stay damp, because he wasn't taking his gloves off right now.]

I don't know. I'm fine going wherever you want to go, really. Don't let me ruin your plans.

[Geez...]

[He wasn't sure what to do. Something was obviously bothering him and he wouldn't say what. If he pushed, Hongo would probably just push back and ...he knew what it was like to not want to talk about something you felt like you couldn't talk about.]

[He could hope all he wanted about Hongo trusting him as a confident but ultimately that was something he was going to have to earn, regardless of their shared past.]

[So, what now, Ichimonji?]

You're not ruining my plans. I'm a hard-headed busy body and I like to take things too far. We don't have to go anywhere if you don't want, and I'd be fine with that.

[He shrugs a little.]

You just have to let me know.

[He still wanted to insist that Hayato hadn't done anything wrong. Well, tackling him into the water had been kind of a dick move, but. Hayato was a firecracker like that; he knew he'd just been playing around. He should have gone along with it, not locked up and tried to run away when the voices got louder. He was tired of that, of hiding away like a coward when there were people counting on him.]

[He sighs out his frustration at himself, pulls up a smile and drapes his towel over his shoulders.]

We could take a walk. Might dry off faster that way.

[He hears that frustrated sigh and he's not sure if that's directed at him or not. He- it was never his intention to make Hongo mad. He's actually kind of concerned he pissed him off. He decides to tread carefully.]

We could. It's a nice area to take a walk and once we leave the beach it'll probably be pretty quiet.

[He grabs his things, throws on a haori. He'll whistle for his Pokemon and then send everyone back home with the warp band.]

Edited 2015-05-24 23:47 (UTC)

[Oblivious to his misconception, Takeshi nods. The guilty feeling lingers as he watches him send his pokemon home. Pathetic. He's humoring you. He doesn't want you here. Monster. It's your fault.]

[He tugs his towel back off his shoulders and uses the driest part of it to pick up his book. That would have to do for now.]

...Are you sure you want to come? I don't mind if you'd rather stay.

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