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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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[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". ]

[her thoughts come to a grinding halt. If it was guy, her response would be swift and merciless, but for the moment, she's just gonna be ~~dense~~ confused.]

What? [and she's looking around, as if expecting to see a nice decoration or a Pokemon or something.]

This is my first time.... [ Out on the town. Out of her ancestral home as a member of a mage family in Sanctuary. Being drunk (as mentioned). Towa lifts a hand to indicate the lights, but ends up indicating Natsuki instead. ] It's lovely.

[ Fushi is pecking the water in the fountain. It better know its place and not attack Lady Towa! ]

[she huffs, looking aside to hide any evidence of a flush]

You're drunk. You should go home.

But I've been banished. [ It's a long, complicated story involving despair and evil magi and Towa making friends she really, really shouldn't have. ] My home is overrun. I've nowhere to go...

[ And it is all her fault. A sad hiccup. ]

Uh huh. [this is soooo not her problem]

And you just wander around Caldera with a Torchic.

Do you know of lodgings? [ Ugh. Is her head supposed to start to hurt? Towa winces, putting her fingertips to her temple. Where is this coming from all of a sudden? ]

Chik chik. [ Fushi takes this opportunity to try and look pleadingly up at Natsuki, since Lady Towa is preoccupied. Oh please, oh please, show them a place to stay!! She has to find a place! How can she do maid things without laundry to launder, or bedthings to clean?? ]

[too bad her better half is still trying to make his way to them]

There are inns around, but good luck with that. [with all these out of towners coming in to celebrate?]

[ Towa sighs again (stifling a hiccup - those just won't go away). She's not quite certain what's needed for staying at an inn, but if her guide seems that pessimistic... ] It's hopeless....

[ She pulls out a few large, solid gold coins and holds them up. They flash in the summer sunlight. ] Perhaps there's a castle for sale.

[ Fushi hurries to cover the coins with her wings. Lady Towa, let her handle those!! A lady shouldn't be worried about her own funds!! ] Torchic!

[Natsuki stares for a moment and manages not to facepalm.

Hissing:] Put those away, idiot!

[at least they're in a secluded area...]

Am I wrong? [ She'd almost left without money. Fushi procured these for her on their way out. ]

You don't have anything in smaller amounts?

.....It comes in smaller amounts. [ This is news to Towa. And to Fushi. They look at each other in a moment of shared understanding.

Since she's on a roll, she'll offer a conclusion she just drew, too. ] I can trade smaller amounts in exchange for housing.

Tor! [ Fushi replaces the coins in Towa's pocket and flutters. So insightful! That's her Lady Towa!! ]

[...]

You're going to get kidnapped.

[Duran finally comes trotting in, still carrying that plate. All the food is gone, but he's still got his prize!]

Torchic! [ You've misplaced the most important part! Fushi hops over to facepalm (facewing) in Duran's general vicinity. Towa, who had been looking worried at Natsuki's pronouncement, brightens when she sees Duran. Hello friend!

But this is a serious situation and calls for serious thought. ] What do you believe I should do?

[ This person saved her from becoming even further inebriated. Towa is willing to do anything Natsuki suggests. ]

[Duran totally ignores Fushi, holding out the plate to Natsuki, tail wagging hopefully. Natsuki takes a moment to take the plate and smile at her dog. Good boy.

Fushi gets a smug look from the pup.]

Try and find somebody honest who'd exchange that for you.

[ Towa chews on this for a moment. Then she makes a motion as if she's going to draw one coin out from her pocket again. An honest person, right? Then... ] Would you-

[ Fushi quickly hops back over to shove that coin back into Towa's pocket. Leave all that difficult stuff to your maid, Lady Towa! She will do everything. Correctly, this time. ] Chic chic.

[does she give off that impression? She had always assumed it was 'cool' or 'aloof' or 'annoyed.']

Does your Torchic actually know what she's doing?

[her confidence in Fushi is in the negatives, but if it means washing her hand of this whole business...]

[ You assisted her in her hour of need. Towa thinks you're pretty much the greatest bastion of virtue in the city right now.

Still, doubt gets her sitting up straighter and a flash of the princess attitude returns to her eyes. ] She is my maid.

[ As if that explains everything. Fushi parrots the expression. It does not work as well for Fushi. ] Tor.

Sounds good to me.

[hairflip] So you'll be fine?

[Duran looks up at his Trainer, head tilted to the side.]

[ Towa takes a deep breath. Truth be told, the idea of being left on her own again does frighten her....but she cannot admit to that. And the sooner she finds somewhere semi-permanent to wait out this growing headache, the better.

So she nods. ] I shall.

[ She shall not. But she shall try. ]

Great.

[and...she does actually turn to leave. She gets maybe ten feet away before she realizes her Pokemon isn't following.]

Duran! [Duran has hopped up onto the bench and is totally gonna try and lick Towa's hand if he can.

Somebody isn't quite as bull headed, at least.]

TEST DRIVE MEME: AUGUST + SEPTEMBER EDITION

/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

too late

...there goes the neighborhood

single handedly lowering property value

it just has a little snake problem

that doesn't count as 'little,' by any definition

you'll hurt kiyohime's feelings :( :( :( how many heads does it even have, how many :(s do i need

....probably at least four

:( :( :( :(

nope, still lowering the property value

i counted there's six. i need two more. :( :(

...does that include the main body?

it does not. seven then. :(

good thing she doesn't need to be fed. physically speaking.

where IS my silly monster hijinks au anyway? how to train your kagutsuchi

I think there's a fic, now that I think about it

there had better be

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