Test Drive Meme!

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Welcome to the Rekindle Test Drive! Trying to see if a character will fit or work in the setting? Need some interaction samples? Well this meme is for you! Make a post, tag around, and most importantly, have fun! Here's the setting page for those who want to learn a little more about the city itself. Then don't forget to go reserve your character in a week when they open. Here's some prompts to help you get started, if you need it:

Option 1

[The midsummer heat is still in full swing. But that's okay - enterprising residents on the riverbanks are renting out innertubes for you to float along the cool waters in. The catch? They're innertubes for two, and you're sharing with the person ahead of/behind you in line! Get nice and cozy, you two.]

Option 2

[There's something odd about some of the shops in the third district. There doesn't seem to be any pattern - it's something that can be found in all sorts of establishments. But if you see the twin daisy sign in the window, it turns out that you can get a discount when making a purchase with someone else. It could be someone you know, or someone new entirely, but so long as you both reach the checkout at the same time, you get the discount - a pretty substantial one too! So hey, look and see if there's anyone else shopping with you! Could be a great way to stretch the allowance you've been given.]

Option 3

[Even if there are no children among the natives, it doesn't stop the adults from being a little immature - or maybe the heat's just getting to them. If you glance around, you might notice almost-hidden baskets of water balloons, tucked under benches and against trash cans... If you didn't notice, though, it might be an awful surprise when one hits the back of your head. And when you whip around to look - well, it's probably not immediately obvious who the culprit is. Will you brush it off, yell and scream, or take revenge on the town at large?]

Option 4

[Whoops. Looks like you haven't taken the cautionary words of the other NPCs to heart, or maybe you just wanted to take your chances. Either way, the withdrawal symptoms have started and you need to find someone to hug quickly before you get even more sick.]

Option 5

[If there's something else you wanted to play with, that you didn't see here, then have fun with that. You've just arrived in a strange city, after all. There's got to be plenty to explore out and about, not to mention people to meet.]

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Option 3!

[littlewhitelies]

[In her defense, M'gann didn't mean for things to get so out of control. She just saw that basket of water balloons sitting out, and had to test out these new things.

NOT by looking for targets, either! Just lifting them with her mind and getting a feel for the weight, telekinesis wise. And feeling them ripple and make gurgling sounds just prompted her to try lifting a few more, floating them around in different directions...And finally losing control of one.

Which brings her to the present situation of seeing a hobo young man giving her a wilting look. And her with a few more water balloons floating close by.

A startled 'eep!' seems to be in order right now.]

Re: Kara In-Ze | Superman the Animated Series

[acro_bat_ic]

There's Barbara. The redhead's arms are pretty much just filled with shoes, shirts, and things-that-aren't-a-batgirl-outfit. Kara can flaunt if she wants, but Barbara and Steph are holding onto their identities.

Their not-so-secret, conflicting identities.

But there's no reason Kara has to worry about that. She meets all the proper criteria, right?

:D

[redpeacoat]

[Well, it looks like the culprit read him loud and clear. He sighs and narrows his eyes. While he's grown used to seeing people with super powers -- He and SEES included in those numbers -- while living here, he's yet to see one with green skin. Just goes to show that all these crazy people here are pretty similar despite outward appearances.]

Careful where you're throwing those things. You could've hit someone who had to go to work or something...

[His scolding is his somewhat-backwards way of telling someone to be careful. A wet coat is annoying, but not the end of the world.]

[littlewhitelies]

"Sorry...I didn't mean to actually throw anything; I was just hovering them. You know, out of curiosity?"

[She lets the remaining balloons fall, GENTLY, to the ground. They give a small bounce before settling on the pavement, while M'gann settles for looking flustered.]

[redpeacoat]

[Shinjiro pulls his beanie off briefly to wring out the tips of his hair before tugging it back over his head. The water does feel nice after it's settled on his back.]

On a random street corner?

[This spot seems...out of the way for dragging water balloons.]

Option 1 ok?

[littlewhitelies]

"Y-yes, very much."

[Frankly, M'gann is looking wilted from the heat; being from Mars and having a sensitivity towards temperatures will do that. So having a chance to cool off in the river, instead of hiding in her apartment all day and feeling like she's shutting herself off from the world, is a God-Send. Or H'ronmeer send. However the phrase best works.

She's tired enough that for the moment, she doesn't even go with Caucasian skin, settling instead on green. Something she's aware of as she glances over to the person standing across from her.]

"Um, what about you? Have you ever done this before?"

[IS this something girls can do together? That also occurs to her as she notices who she might be paired up with, and the worry of that flickers across her face.]

[littlewhitelies]

"Well, since that's where I found them...Yes."

[It doesn't sound like the best reasoning, now that she says it out loud. Maybe...Maybe a change in conversation is in order? M'gann glances back at the new person, notes his appearance, looks for something to comment on-]

"Were you on your way to the barbershop?"

[...Oh yes. This introduction is truly off to a great start.]

/dying

[redpeacoat]

[WAT What. At both the fact that she's using found water balloons and the hair comment.

He should take offense, but the question is just random enough to throw him off a little.]

The barbershop?

She tries, she really does.

[littlewhitelies]

"Y-yeah! You know to help with,"

[She points to her hair, and almost debates making it a little rumpled and tousled to mimic his...Before deciding that no, she likes it quite well the way it is.]

"It just...I thought it looked like it needed a trim? And that's what you were out for, and why you were unhappy that you got soaked? I think that soaked hair wouldn't be great if you were going to get it cut,"

[Right. That's enough talking, M'gann forcefully tells herself, trying to give this new person room to get a word in.]

[cruxified]

[Kratos considers him for a long moment, and then he manages some harsh advice.]

Do as you will, but your flagrant lack of self-regard will hurt others as much as it will hurt you.

[Kratos hands his stuff to the cashier without another word.]

[redpeacoat]

[Most people would be afraid to tell Shinjiro what they thought about his appearance back home.]

I cut my own hair.

[Well, when it got very long. He'd always kept it kind of messy, but the length was a more recent trend after a specific...incident.

He pulls a piece of paper out of his pocket and checks it for dampness. It happens to be a grocery list.]

Nami | League of Legends

[feetarestrange]

Option 3
[Nami had a read a little bit about the surface world from what scriptures she had available back home, but nothing could really compare to seeing it live. She couldn't help but be curious about it all, despite it feeling so strange and unusual to her. She was sure that whatever questions she had would've just given her weird looks from the humans. Still, Nami continued to look around and...

Oh, that was definitely water hitting the back of her head.

It felt nice, to be honest, even if it was kind of... sudden?

Wanting to know where it came from, she turned around hoping to find the one responsible.]

Did you do that?

[She doesn't really sound angry at all.]

Option 4
[Despite literally being a fish out of water, Nami's never really had any real problem with staying mobile even on dry land. Of course she greatly preferred the sea but it wasn't a choice she could make right now. The problem, however, was that her land mobility was tied to magic and that... didn't seem to be working all that well right now.

The result? A mermaid flopping about and struggling to get anywhere. Nami really didn't like this, having to drag herself across the floor and feeling so utterly vulnerable.

Maybe someone can help the poor fishlady out?]

[ex_fatalist246]

[Pause.

Satoshi goes to the counter to get the discount. Smart shopping! He doesn't answer Kratos's advice. Honestly, it isn't the sort of scolding he has ever gotten from... anyone. Most adults either think Satoshi is great, take pity on him, or are really creepy jerks.

Scolding is new.]

[Option 4] *barrels in*

[emperor_with_no_groove]

[Akihiko happened to pass through the area on his run, and upon catching sight of his friend, he quickly jogged over. As he approached him, he called out in greeting to get his attention.] Hey, Shinji!

[He wondered how Shinji was doing, ever since his arrival, knowing full well that the other wasn’t big on physical contact. Both him and Mitsuru were like that, as a matter of fact. Akihiko didn’t have those same reservations, and fervently hoped that Shinji wasn’t going to be one of the stubborn types.]

[littlewhitelies]

"Oh."

[M'gann considers him again, before with no small amount of caution asking,]

"Would you...Like some help with that, then?"

[Because that's what she does! Help people! She's probably pretty good with scissors and hair too, even if she hasn't tried it before; how hard can it be? (Memories of this same plot happening a few dozen times on TV not withstanding. It just means she knows what mistakes to avoid!)

A little shuffle and M'gann's feet leave the ground, and leaves the water balloons behind. Instead she hovers a little closer to him and glances at the paper, just out of curiosity.]

:D ohai!

[redpeacoat]

[Oh geez. How does he manage to find him so well? Well, not that he was trying to hide from Aki.

Still, there's no reason to worry him. Shinjiro's problems are his own.]

What are you doing here?

[redpeacoat]

[Okay, this is sounding more and more like a bunch of insults the further they go with this conversation. His tone isn't angry. It's more annoyed than anything.]

You trying to be smart with me? What does it matter what my hair looks like?

[In his small outburst, he loses hold of his grocery list. It catches the breeze and floats towards M'gann.]

[littlewhitelies]

"Wh-?"

[First there's room for a bewildered blink and double-take. Followed by M'gann throwing up her hands with the widest pair of eyes possible as she protests.]

"No, no! That's not it at all! I just was-"

[Which is when the paper goes flying. By reflex, M'gann snaps her hand out, and snatches it out of the air before she can really process what she's doing. She needs to glance down at what she's holding in her hand before figuring out what happened, and jump starting her words.]

"Helping! Or...Trying to help, I mean. See?"

[She holds her hand out, paper included, and touches her feet back to the ground so she can walk the distance closer to him.]

[redpeacoat]

[His eyes widen for a brief second when she successfully snatches his list from the air. It must be some kind of cultural misunderstanding. He takes it from her quietly, then stuffs it back into his pocket with a calmer sigh. Of all the people to help, why him? Because of what she did to him?]

You don't have to make up for the water balloon.

[If she sincerely wanted to help someone, he's certain there were other people more deserving of it.]

[callmewhateveryuwant]

[And Yu is walking by, finished with his shift and ready to relax at his place but noticed the girl sitting in the tree. Hmm...she looked new, maybe he should help?]

Are you lost?

[demimaudite]

"You're right. I don't." She sits on the opposite end of the bench, not looking at him. "I'll just warn you that the physical contact thing the welcome center talked about? Totally real. I nearly died last month."

[redpeacoat]

Then why did she ask? ...Oh. It sounded too silly to be real. An excuse to make introverts and loners more sociable, he thought.

"I see." Normal people don't shake hands more than once during a meeting, and you eventually need a rest from something strenuous like a fight. What more would he have to do?

[demimaudite]

"You look like a loner. Though I'd warn you just in case. You already look affected." If needed, she'd sit with her shoulder touching his. One demon helping a loner, that was okay right?

[bloodiedblackrabbit]

[There's a moment -- did she think the question was addressed to someone else? Probably -- before she turns her head in his general direction.]

Uh-uh. I can find my way around.

[...Only she can't find her way around a bloody barn if she doesn't bother to ask for help. Is it any wonder why one particular 'friend' of hers calls her a stupid rabbit?]

[littlewhitelies]

"You're sure?"

[Because you still look kind of cross, Shinji. Never mind that you always look kind of cross. M'gann gives him a careful look, trying to make sure that he's really, really telling the truth.

Judging by how she frowns, her search is inconclusive.]

"What if...I just wanted to help you, because? You know, because it's the nice thing to do?"