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.]

Comments

[doc_holi]

[... Right. Holiday moves closer to this EVO? woman.]

Have you been here a long time? You must be wealthy.

[Either she was different from the other locals or she didn't understand the concept of barter and trade where she hailed from.]

[tough_love]

Why would that have anything to do with my presence here?

[She's in a good mood--for now--so the intrusion doesn't bother her. She even turns to speak to Holiday face-to-face, showing she is capable of proper courtesy. Even if her attention is still somewhat divided between the objects in the case and the puny scientist.]

I am Princess Looma Red Wind! I have plenty of wealth! And what I can't afford, my father certainly can! And if that isn't enough, it isn't as if anyone here could keep something from me.

[She's plainly dismissive of that idea, and removes it with a wave of her two right hands as if the thought were actually in the room to pester her. The notion that anyone here could stand against a Tetramand, let alone her, was preposterous!]

[doc_holi]

[Oh... Oh, that wasn't good. None of this was good. How does she do this gently without getting murdered?]

But this place is sort of... different. I'm not sure your royal blood will matter to the locals... [Her strength, on the other hand...]

[tough_love]

Then perhaps I will make them respect it.

[It's a thinly veiled threat, but she does not appear to be prepared to act on it immediately. All four hands are still nowhere near the warhammer she wears at her hip, though it certainly gives the clerk reason to pause.

As for Looma, more of her attention is devoted to Dr. Holiday than she'd previously seen fit to devote. She's not stupid, and Holiday's questioning is something she's decided is worth investigating.]

Is there a reason you've seen fit to intrude upon my personal affairs, human?

[doc_holi]

[Oh. Oh dear. She put her hands up in peace.]

I just don't want to see anyone hurt, you see. I'm a doctor and I've always found that the best is prevention.

[tough_love]

Then you should worry less about my wealth, and more about what will happen if these puny creatures choose to disrespect me.

[By, say, refusing to sell her what she wants. Though that discount could probably help...if she knew that was even a thing that existed in the first place.]

[doc_holi]

No one's disrespecting you, they only want a fair trade for their material. They don't mean to say you aren't of royal family, I just... don't think that's... a huge thing here, you know?

[tough_love]

And how much could these trinkets possibly cost? Besides, they will be adorning me! I can hardly think of better reward for such handiwork!

[Because it's a royal endorsement, obviously.]

[doc_holi]

[Um...]

I don't think that's going to work with them, and they probably cost a lot... Maybe we should... find something... that's free...