Test Drive Meme!

[rekindlemods]

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, GO GO GO.......

Here's some prompts to help you get started, if you need it:

Option 1

[The mid-summer rays are beginning to subside at last, giving way to a few cooler breezes here and there as the sun begins to set and the moons rise in the sky. So what does that mean? Well, for the locals, it means it's time to begin preparations for the autumnal festival! The reds, oranges, and yellows take on a more rustic tone in the streets as the venders set up their outdoor marketplace stands, selling all kinds of treats and delicacies. From fresh corn and pretzels, to strange fruits that may look like those from home (although different in color, not taste), these vendors seem to have it all! Though in a few stands, it seems as though there are snacks and desserts meant to be split in two or shared with another. They also seem to be very fond of giving discounts to couples... Oh, my...]

Option 2

[Everything on the riverbank seems to be the norm for every other day: Vendors renting out innertubes for two, others selling ice cream and watermelon during the still warm days, and even a few water balloons still being tossed around or kept hidden nearby. At night, however, there seems to be a gathering at the water's edge as some hold little paper lanterns, aglow with small candles inside them as they gleam golden in the moonlight. The locals say that wishing on them as you let them float into the air brings you good luck, and makes that wish come true. But that's just a silly rumor, isn't it? At least it's pretty, along with the small candles floating on the water's surface...]

Option 3

[It doesn't matter where you are or what you were doing. All that matters is you've suddenly been hit with the chills (or did the temperature suddenly skyrocket?) and they don't seem to be going away just yet. Yep. Those wacky scientists seem to be at it again... At least it should pass soon, but whether it be chills or being far too hot, maybe you should...find someone else with this problem. After all, even the face of the medical community says that it will only be fixed by hugging or holding someone's hand.]

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

[unionjackoff]

Splendid! What sorts of spells do you know how to use?

[afterthemoon]

[The reaction is practically automatic:] That's not my name.

[But Isa realizes that the voice that said that name isn't a familiar one. After all, only a handful of people knew "Saïx", and that voice didn't belong to any of them.]

Who are you anyway?

[earthshards]

[A blink, and a confused look that is quickly followed by mild scrutiny.] It's... not?

[The physical changes are subtle - green eyes, rounded ears. Those signs pointed to a lack of a certain someone's darkness. But what's really drawing Terra's attention is the heart he's sensing.

Surprise, then a very clearly apologetic look.] Ah, I see. Isa, then.

[... oh. Right. With his hair out of the way like this, the similarities between him and Xemnas are a lot harder to notice.] I'm sorry; my name is Terra.

[He's... not sure if Isa would know of him, come to think of it...]

[surfacetension]

I have. I've been practicing for as long as I can remember. Magecraft requires many long years of dedicated study.

[Kendra's vanity is appeased. However, her insistence on precision is not.]

Magecraft is no a matter of tricks. It is not a magician's slight of hand, performed for amusement. It is a manipulation of real and potentially dangerous forces, and it should not be taken lightly.

[Even if she had been amusing herself moments ago--but that is not the point. The point is that magecraft is a serious matter.]

[surfacetension]

[She scowls at the remark.] I'm making no particular effort to hide it.

It should be impossible for me to lose control over it. [She says this in spite of the fact that she has lost control over it, since it is decidedly not doing as she wills.

A tendril of Volumen Hydragyrum snakes out and cuts through her sleeve, sharp as a razor. She makes a noise of irritation but not one of pain--fortunately, the blow struck at her prosthetic arm, not her actual one. Perhaps she should be more worried than she is, but it's difficult for her to accept the idea of her construct going absolutely haywire.]

Kangai | Jisei [options 2 and 4]

[dyingmoments]

[2]

[From a distance, you might notice that one of the lantern lights is a lot father away from the rest of them. If you check it out, there's a broody male absentmindedly staring at the flickering flame of the candle in his hand.

He isn't the kind of guy that would bother with stuff like wishes, but what the heck. He's already here and someone shoved a lantern at him, so he might as well. He gently pushes the lantern up... and watches it float away into the night sky.]

[4]

[Kangai is NOT going to touch people just because a letter told him to. It was ridiculous to claim that energy was generated through hugging, and even if it was, he's not going to become a touchy-feely person because of it. Who does that?

This isn't the first time he's been forced to live under someone's rules, such as when he got placed under police custody, or when he got shoved into Aki's merry band of investogators. But he didn't do anything to deserve it this time, so he can't help but rebel. In the end he has a feeling he'll have to quietly accept whatever's going on like everywhere else, but for now he's just going to be irritated and try to walk off this pounding headache.]

Sealand | Hetalia

[bydefacto]

[Option 2]

[ Sealand watches in awe at the beautiful lights that fill up the night sky and the water below. He can't help but grin at the scene. ]

Woah! Pretty...

[ Something that interests him the most about this, however, is the rumours of wishes coming true. Like throwing a coin into a wishing well, right? He always likes those! He clings to his lantern and goes over to the water's edge. ]

I'm gonna try! I'm gonna try!

[Option 3]

[ Sealand is just exploring the city when the cold hits. He's looking at the vendors nearby, considering getting himself an ice cream, when a sudden chill overcomes him. He shivers, beginning to seriously regret the fact that he's wearing shorts and a t-shirt. This came on quick! ]

Wh-Why is it so cold suddenly?!

[ He's sure not in the mood for ice cream anymore. Maybe he should head home or something... Get warm... ]

[guiding_starlight]

I wouldn't consider anything impossible.

[ The sudden movement puts Nanoha in an even more alert state. She brings her hand up to her chest, fingers clutching Raising Heart's storage unit tightly. ] ...are you able to dismiss it, or bind it? [ If it does something that again, she's going to want to act. ]

[womb2tomb]

She blinked at him. None of them are natives here? They were all here by mistake?

"Everyone here is from somewhere else? ... You are from somewhere else?" This is a whole new thought to her. Ever since she had arrived, Sonmi assumed these people were not unknown to this place, at least not as much as she was.

[soldiernoclass]

"Not quite. You're right about me - I'm definitely not from here. But a lot of people are, and a lot of others aren't. Make sense?" He's not exactly the best at putting all the details in order, but broad strokes he can do - and that seems the most appropriate, right now, with the blank look he's still getting.

"We're like one big tour group that got a little off-track." Turning to look around the market again, Zack tries to note how many other people seem as out-of-place as they do, and how many don't. With most of the strangers settling in, it's harder to do than it was, before. "But the locals are taking pretty good care of us. If you haven't found 'em, yet, there's apartments on the other side of town. And, uh, the welcome center where they should've filled you in a little better.

"Those guys really must be slacking off."

[smallspot]

It is! You're right!

[Diarmuid bows his head to her in apology.]

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said 'trick.' It isn't the right word.

If you have practiced for that long and take it so seriously, no wonder why you can do such amazing things! What did you do back home? Do you teach? I bet you have so much you could teach the right student!

[surfacetension]

I accept your apology.

[This child is quite well-behaved. She's sure hers will be as well, once she has one.]

I am capable of any number of amazing feats.

Yes, I am a teacher. A professor, at a university dedicated to the study of magecraft. I am also the head of the Archibald family, one of the most distinguished and powerful magus bloodlines, and with such power comes many responsibilities.

[surfacetension]

On the contrary. Some things are quite impossible.

[She doesn't think this is necessarily one of those things, but she feels she should point that fact out. Possible or not, that doesn't make this any less frustrating. Even at the worst points of the War she hadn't experienced her magecraft rebelling against her like this.

Feeling suddenly dizzy, Kendra sinks to the ground. She tries to endure, but she simply can't remain standing any longer. She needs a rest. Volumen Hydragyrum sinks along with her, as if responding to her emotions rather than her commands. It forms a silver puddle on the ground beside her.]

That isn't any of your business.

[She can do both, under ordinary circumstances, but not now. She doesn't like admitting to weakness.]

[guiding_starlight]

[ Nanoha watches, hesitating before she steps closer and drops to a crouch beside the woman — keeping Kendra between the silver puddle and herself. ] I make everyone's health and safety my business. That includes yours. [ She offers a hand. ] If this has to do with the symptoms, then I know I can help.

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid's eyes grow wider as she talks about who she is. He had no idea he was talking to someone so important! He bows to her again, deeper this time.]

It is an honor to meet you Lady...Archibald? Is that what I should call you? My name is Diarmuid. Diarmuid Ua Duibhne.

[surfacetension]

Lady El-Melloi is technically my proper title, but Lady Archibald is sufficient.

[She does insist on precision, but her titles don't mean anything to this ignorant child. She inclines her head in response to Diarmuid's bow. If most children are so easy to deal with, then certainly she won't have much trouble.

His name is a little odd.]

Diarmuid Ua Duibhne? After the mythological hero?

[Although being named Diarmuid after the hero is one thing, but parents wouldn't exactly change their last names, and that has certainly never been a usual one.]

[option 2]

[unionjackoff]

Try what?

[suddenly there is a recognizable voice behind Sealand. yes, and a body leaning over him disapprovingly. or maybe just because whoever is there is worried about him. who knows]

Ienzo (AU) || Kingdom Hearts Option #2

[bittyschemes]

Ienzo probably should be in bed by now, but that didn't stop him from creeping down to the water's edge to see what was causing the light. He's been down here for a while already and has managed to overhear people talk about the general idea of it.

He tells himself he doesn't believe in wishes coming true--that only little kids believe in that--but he kind of does want to try releasing one all the same.

[bydefacto]

[ Sealand doesn't turn around, but looks upward, frowning up at that disatisfied face of England's.]

Try making a wish on the lanterns. [ duh ]

[ He looks back to the water. ]

Um, I'm gonna wish... I'm gonna wish... that jerk England will bow down to a fully recognised Sealand!

[ Except, he probably won't, because them getting home right now is actually more important than being recognised. Well, sort of. He can't be much of a nation while stuck here, after all. ]

[smallspot]

Lady El-Mel-lo-e...

[Diarmuid repeats the title slowly before frowning and shaking his head.]

I think I will stay with Lady Archibald. It is easier to say!

[He thinks on the title only for a short time, though, distracted by her next words.]

Is that the name of a hero? I would like to be one! Father says that if I try hard enough I can be anything I want to be. And I want to be a knight. A great knight. That way I can help lots of people!

[As if called by mention of the boy's father, a small blue and green butterfly appears out of Diarmuid's hair. It flutters around the boy's head and Diarmuid giggles, reaching out to gather it into his hands.

Anyone who can sense magic will easily be able to tell it is no normal butterfly, but one made out of magic instead. Very old magic.]

[unionjackoff]

[the response makes him twitch slightly]

You do that then! [hmph... now he looks out at the lanterns] Frankly, I think wishing to go home would be a better idea. Even if that wouldn't help us.

[trademark_skull]

Elemental, mostly..

[This was getting kind of weird. Though he would gladly try to give a demonstration if he actually could.]

[womb2tomb]

"I have been to the Welcome Center," she corrected. "They told me that I'm here to help with the city's energy. It is just... I did not realize that there were more people than me that... have not experienced such things as this."

She's just a little taken aback at the way she's been treated so far and how everyone is taking this place more or less in stride.

[soldiernoclass]

"Oh, well... Sure," he answers, nodding emphatically. There's an edge of something skeptical in his smile, but the hopeful cheer behind it is still genuine. "You didn't really think you were all on your own, did you?

"No way! There are plenty of us around here who know what you're going through." More or less.

/Tosses all the RG headcanon at you :D?

[self_replication]

[Yes, yes he should be in bed, but Vexen will overlook that- mostly because the candles remind him of home and a similar - but wholly land-bound- procession on the Longest Night. Not for luck of course, but to case away the darkness and give hope.

A silly superstition, but one he remembers nonetheless.] It is rather fasinating, is it not?

[And guess what? for once he's out of the coat and in prim and proper sweaters, shirts with collars and slacks.]