TEST DRIVE MEME: JUNE + JULY EDITION

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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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[ ah. violence, then. she's had plenty of time to think about the things he did, the things she saw in Gigas, and she's found that... how can she blame him for the things it took to get out of there? no, she never wanted anyone to die, but he had been right. whoever locked her up wasn't going to let her walk out of there without a fight. whatever had to be done for the both of them to make it out alive, it was done because of her. a monster wouldn't have gone so far to save her.

and things are different now. it's over, isn't it? she's free, and they're safe. ]

I'm small enough that I made it the rest of the way without anyone seeing me. From there... I suppose I was just lucky. Some people from the city of Union found me, and they took me back with them.

[ she remembers that she's still holding his hand, and drops it a little reluctantly, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear instead. it's silly, but she can't help feeling like he's going to disappear suddenly. she makes herself take a small step back, anyway, to give him some space. ]

Have you ever been? Everyone there is so kind, and they care so much about the other settlements. I'm sure it's a nice change from Gigas, anyway.

I haven't, but I heard about 'em.

[ He knows they helped Caldera hold out against Gigas forces. He knows they like to seem as if they're pacifists, however true that may be. Place like that isn't so easy to believe in. Maybe not for her, though. ]

Can't imagine I'd be welcome there.

[ Not if they know where he's from. ]

I'm sure they wouldn't turn you away.

[ and if he wouldn't go there, or they wouldn't take him in... what then? she doesn't know what this is, what the two of them are doing, but she knows that she doesn't want to leave him. and— well, she wants to see it all, doesn't she? that's not going to happen if she stays in one city all the time. ]

But there are other places. [ it's soft, but deliberate in a way that says this is important; that tells him I will go there with you. ] Besides, I can hardly find my mystery city just sitting around in Union.

[ This is what he wanted, isn't it? A clean slate. With her, though? Elizabeth looks so much like Annabelle that he keeps having to doublecheck, but he can't delude himself. She can't be his daughter. Him wanting to be near her is only selfishness on his part.

He doesn't deserve it at all. But on the other hand... well, where else does he have left to go now, as far as civilisation goes? So he falters for a moment, shoulders sinking. When he smiles, there's little lightness to it, and more resignation. But he smiles all the same. ]

No, guess not.

[ This feels like what he was meant to be doing. Booker doesn't bother questioning it much. He straightens, gestures at their surroundings. People are still milling all around, without interrupting the reunion. ]

This place seems up your alley.

[ Aside from the fighting, perhaps. ]

[ drawing attention back to their surroundings gets an excited gasp from her, and a happy noise from her Ralts companion as Elizabeth's feelings shed any complexity and just shift to pure joy. a delighted undercurrent of he didn't say no, he didn't say no that gets caught up in all the rest. ]

I know! Isn't it pretty? Everything here is so alive. And - dancing! [ she laughs. ] I never imagined I would actually see a place like this!

You been dancing with 'em?

[ Now that they don't have to be running anywhere, he finds he doesn't mind the thought. ]

Of course!

[ even if it hadn't been something she had been looking forward to, she doesn't think she could have resisted being swept up in all the energy of this city. ]

Should I even ask if you have?

Yeah uh, don't bother.

[ He shakes his head, all in (wry) good humor. ]

What about your new friend there?

[ - That you're holding on to like a toy. The remark is accompanied by a gesture towards the Ralts. ]

Oh! I'm sorry, this is Fleur. [ she adjusts her hold so that Fleur is sitting more comfortably in Elizabeth's arms, instead of being clutched to her chest. ] We met in Union city. I think she must have... sensed my emotions, and come to see what all the fuss was about.

[ she shrugs, and her smile there is a little helpless. it turns out that reading about Pokémon doesn't really prepare you for anything outside a tower, especially when Union adds the whole bonding process into the mix. ]

[ He doesn't expect Fleur to like him much, if she can sense what people feel. He's not even used to the idea of treating Pokémon as anything other than weapons or assets, but he looks the ralts over curiously. ]

So it does work without the Pokéballs.

Mm. I haven't figured out how exactly it works yet, but it's part of Union's technology? They have these "Warp Bands", and they... they make it so that humans and Pokémon can understand each other. It's not a capture, it's a partnership.

[ it would have been hard to believe, if she hadn't already seen how the people of Union interacted with their Pokémon. from there, she had simply thought of course. of course she would never have heard about such a method while she was in Gigas. she wonders if they would even take the opportunity, if it were available to them, or if they would still choose subjugation. ]

Maybe that says the most about the kind of place Union is.

It does.

[ He has no idea how to live in a place like that. If it's even as ideal as she's making it sound - all that means is that there shouldn't be room for him, that he shouldn't be welcome there. ]

Guess I'll see for myself soon.

Test Drive Meme (June + July)

TEST DRIVE MEME: JUNE + JULY EDITION

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