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Test Drive Meme (August + September)

TEST DRIVE MEME: AUGUST + SEPTEMBER 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 With a sudden interest in the inner workings of Sanctuary, the mage city has decided to host a cultural festival. Taking place over an entire week, events include exciting magic duels, extravagant tea parties, and a "mouth watering" feast of delicacies from the middle and upper class. These include such things as a curious-looking sausage, an interesting-smelling dish made with Stunfisk, and a number of boiled foods! Delicious!

#2 Wingull and Pelipper have taken up residency in the port! Loud, obnoxious and somewhat destructive, they have been creating issues for Union fishermen, creating a shortage of seafood in the city. The Council have reached out to a few, ahem, adventurous types willing to chase them off. It's a messy job, but someone has to do it! Don't wear anything you want to wear again!

#3 In a show of good will, Caldera invites the citizens of Refuge to experience a self-proclaimed "true summer." Extending the invitation to the people of Union and Citadel, the food flows freely--as does the Refuge-brewed alcohol. Things are bound to get rowdy, but what is a good party without a bit of exercise and entertainment?

#4 The herds in Citadel are growing! Miltank, Tauros and Bouffalant herd sizes are at an all time high this year in part due to the assistance from other civilizations and the unusually warm spring. Farmers and herders around the area are looking for workers, and will pay in milk, meat and hides. This work is not for the faint of heart, however, and may prove to be a bit ~~crappy~~ difficult.

#5 Wildcard! Come up with your own prompt!

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....She's right there.

[ Towa gestures to the Torchic, who hurries to try and help her mistress to her feet. Torchics are small enough that she cannot do much, but tugging on Towa's hand does at least pull Towa off of Natsuki. From there, standing can happen.

Slowly. Unsteadily. Torchic is being extremely dutiful in the manner of someone whose mistress's plight is not their fault at all.

Up we go, Lady Towa! ] Tor!

[Natsuki just stares at the Torchic instead of getting up.]

Really??

[the puppy seems to be staring too. (sort of. He knows something's up, but he's not sure what.)]

Chik! Chik! Tor! [ It wasn't her intent! Perhaps the juice was left out too long, and spoiled! Yes, she's a failure of a maid to have not noticed something was amiss, but everyone else seemed to enjoy imbibing it so much....

...anyway, look! Lady Towa is standing again! Torchic fusses over her lady, hopping up to brush off the girl's dirty skirts with her wings. She'll get you presentable in just a moment, miss... ] Torchic!

[ Towa just stares dazedly down at the puppy and waves. Hello! You were friendly. She appreciates that. ]

[ughhh. Natsuki gets up too, brushing herself off and watching as her dog perks up at Towa's friendliness. Tail a-waggin', he trots on over to say hi (again).]

Duran... [she knows what you're doing, dog.

Natsuki heaves a dramatic sigh, holds the other girl by the elbow, and pointedly steers her towards a bench.] You are going to sit down.

[having a foot tall Pokemon fussing over you looks ridiculous anyway]

I see.... [ She is? But here is the bench, so apparently she is! And since the room is sort of swaying, that's likely wise.

Towa smiles as she takes a seat, attempting to smooth out her skirts first and sitting down a bit too hard - gravity keeps getting away from her today. But how terribly thoughtful of this young lady to have a seat prepared for her! And her new canine friend is here as well. Would he like to join her? ] Thank you very much.

[ Torchic stops having a panic attack long enough to give Natsuki a curious look, tilting her head so far to the side it's almost upside down. Is her job in danger?? ]

[Natsuki just grunts in response. So much for manners.]

Stay. Don't go anywhere.

Duran. [the puppy looks up at her, having already hopped on up to the bench.] Guard. [that gets a her an affirmative yip and some crazy wagging - even if he's not actually much of a deterrent yet.

Aaaand Natsuki just turns around and strides off.]

Have a good day~

[ Towa princess-waves from the bench, thinking this kind, considerate person is leaving her. She hiccups again, then leans back against the wall and sighs. Now that she's not distracted, she's feeling kind of moody. Her body is starting to not feel quite right.

Fortunately the puppy is still here. Towa reaches out to pet the puppy and - misses. So she tries again - and misses again. He's not where she thinks he is.

She lowers her hand. ] How strange.

[the puppy barks helpfully, nosing that hand and then licking at it. He's here! And he's a guard! He'll be guarding you! Presumably with doggy kisses!

It's a good five minutes before Natsuki comes marching back, canteen of water in hand.] Oi. Drink this.

[ By this point, Towa has placed the puppy on her lap, the better to stroke like - well, like a princess at an audience. She is starting to develop the most terrible headache, but she takes that water as if it's her God-given right.

She reaches for it, anyway. It takes her a few tries before she can grab it. ] I wonder what's amiss here.

[ Could space have somehow become distorted? And where did her Torchic go? ]

[the puppy wags his tail at Natsuki's approach, but is enjoying the petting too much to leave.

Meanwhile, Natsuki takes the canteen back, opens it, and then gives it to Towa. Once the other girl has it, she's seating herself onto the bench, arms crossed.]

You're drunk. [wait, did you lose your 'maid' again]

That's impossible. [ Towa does her best to regally drink from this canteen. That helps a little bit, but... ] I haven't partaken of alco--

[ Hic.

Very slowly, Towa processes everything.

She lowers the canteen, looking self-conscious. ] It truly wasn't juice.

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[and that finally gets a smile from Natsuki - even if it's more accurate to describe it as a smirk.]

Not unless you're usually falling all over the place anyway.

[ Towa takes a small sip, then cradles the canteen between her hands. Even with Fuchi to look after her, she couldn't manage going to a party on her own. ] How unseemly.

[ She sighs. Someone working a nearby food stand calls out "Stop that bird!" ]

Yeah, I gotta say -

[...blink. Both puppy and Trainer look over at the commotion.] Where's your Torchic?

...Fushi? [ Towa looks up, hovering on the verge of what, given her current condition, would likely be quite the funk. Where is her Torchic? ~~Whose name I have not been romanizing incorrectly, no, you saw nothing.~~

A crash from the food stands, a yelp of "that's my order!" and, like a phoenix from the ashes, Fushi appears from the commotion with a plate of food balanced on her head. Lady Towa!! She found nourishment for you! Perhaps once you've partaken, you'll feel better!

Then she hooks a talon around her own ankle, and the plate goes flying. Someone----

Towa, still watching, sips her canteen. ]

[...and it's Duran to the rescue! He launches himself forward, running like a Pokemon possessed, and springs off the ground to catch the ~~frisbee~~ plate!!

...most of the food kinda slides off onto the ground, but at least some of it makes it! Duran turns around, tail wagging, and then starts trotting back to Natsuki.

Sigh.

"Hey! Thief!!"

...the guy is still there, isn't he?]

[ That he is. Towa looks at a loss for what to do, while her Torchic stops to try and scoop up that fallen food, only to discover a shadow looming over her. Eeek!!

The guy makes a grab for Fushi, who squawks and dashes to hide behind Lady Towa. Now this extremely angry gentleman is towering over Towa. Is that your bird??? And your dog, is that your dog, too???

Towa blinks. ] Is there a problem?

[this...is not going well, is it?

Natsuki stands up, not-so-subtly grabbing your hand and hopefully dragging you to your feet.]

Duran! [the pup perks up, almost electrified, and then dashes forward to the man, plate still in his mouth. And then he gives the guy his very best Baby-Doll Eyes.

Let's go, Princess.]

[ Congratulations! The wild TOWA was caught!

Give a nickname to the captured TOWA?

...oh wait, that's a barbaric, outdated custom, isn't it. In any rate, Towa is on her feet and being dragged while the man's temporarily distracted by this cute puppy, isn't he a sweetie, oh yes he is. This cannot last forever, though.

And Towa's head is spinning again, stumbling along in Natsuki's wake (assuming one can "stumble" daintily). ] Eh?

[ Fushi follows dutifully. She's quite adept at running from danger. It's staying out of it where she struggles... ]

[the pup will use every trick he's got, including that adorable head tilt thing that gets his Trainer 95% of the time.

Either way, Natsuki takes a sharp right, keeping a vise-like grip on you and making her way out of the food stand area. Hopefully, she'll find somewhere to sit.

Fushi will get an irked look if the Pokemon catches her eye, but otherwise she's focused on the task at hand.]

[ Towa has managed to keep a grip on this girl's canteen, if nothing else. Or she had, but she drops it. Fushi picks it up. ] Ah....where are we....?

Chik chik tor! [ This better not be a kidnapping!! Fushi is trained in preventing those! She knows, uh. Scratch! And she has your possessions as collateral! ]

[the Torchic gets baleful look this time. Natsuki definitely has Glare down pat.

She's got them to a more quieter area and she's starting to slow down, looking back occasionally. Finally, she comes to a stop next to a fountain and lets go of your hand.]

Think you can handle sitting here? [looks like the edge of the fountain also serves as a bench] I won't dive in after you.

[ Towa looks down at the fountain and nods, then holds her head. Drinking water had helped earlier, but now her brain is starting to feel kind of painful. ] What should I do....?

[ She lowers herself to the "bench" as carefully as she can. Fushi scrabbles up and hands her the canteen. ] I've never been intoxicated before...

[ A hand goes to her forehead. She hiccups. ]

[she just snorts as she keeps an eye out for any errant puppies]

I can tell. [not that she has any right to feel superior] Keep drinking.

[though that canteen gets a dubious look. Any water left?]

[ Some. Towa takes the last few gulps, looking around. Whatever will she do? Instructing this woman to see her safely home would be the sensible option, but she's afraid that she really couldn't say which direction "home" was in. It might be that one. Or that one. Or even that one over there.

....There are a lot of lights out here. They're fairly fascinating.

Towa's cheeks flush as she looks around, bedazzled by the way her vision's slightly hazy. ] Pretty.

[ She happens to be looking just past Natsuki. Otherwise known as "at Natsuki". ]

TEST DRIVE MEME: AUGUST + SEPTEMBER EDITION

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guess who restarted mai-hime today instead of watching dear brother

ahahaha <3

if i walk away from this with a shizuru account it'll be really funn--i mean, all your fault

....pffffft. I will gladly take all responsibility.

she looked so happy to be sleeping in a building decorated with natsuki's collection

now the question is, did she steal any of it

so that's why she was flushed, too

so sneaky

yet that means at least one piece survived! natsuki should be grateful

she would be grateful! she's gonna want it back though

ah, there's a problem. it's in use right now

it takes her a minute but then FLUSH/STRANGLED NOISES/TIME TO LEAVE

/sips tea with a smile, eyes following that departure

/will never bring this up again

/guess she gets to keep her prize

probably forever, yes

thanks for the gift!

/grinds teeth

let her know if you need help fitting replacements~

/just let her die of embarrassment

now, now. dying is the one thing she can't let you do