justhugalready | Test Drive Meme!

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.]

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[2]

[Though Xion wants to be skeptical when she hears about the lights, the stories behind them, there's something about it that draws her in. A childlike hope, one she hasn't been able to quite quash yet.

She's off by herself, holding her lantern in her hands. Eyes closed, she pictures the thing she wants most, the thing she misses most, then lets the lantern go, soaring up until she can't pick it out among all the others being released.

That done, she sits down, curls up into a ball, and lets the waves lap at her feet, blinking back the sudden watering in her eyes as she thinks about her wish. She just wants her family back...]

[4]

[Xion was still wary about all of this. About everything - particularly the NPCs. After a year and a half in Animus she just... can't trust people who can randomly drag people from their worlds to another, even if they weren't saying the Tower had been destroyed.

This of course all assumed that this wasn't some elaborate illusion anyway. Which Xion was still not entirely convinced. Though did the admins even have enough power to generate this level of an illusion anymore?

She didn't know, but she wasn't about to take chances. Not to mention she hadn't found anybody else from the Tower yet, let alone someone she felt like cuddling with.

She didn't know if this... whatever this was... was the "catch" to her not listening, or something else entirely. She had a funny feeling she already knew, but...

She's stumbling down the hallway now, trying to make it to her room and see if she can sleep this off. Whatever it is. The fact that she's dizzy enough to make it difficult to see straight isn't helping though...]

[It's... odd, and strangely unnerving, to be around so many people at once. There hadn't been nearly this many people around when he had first arrived, and without the black coat, Terra felt oddly exposed.

It had come as a pleasant surprise to him when he'd acquired festival garments and he had gotten dressed without any sort of difficulty that evening. The baggy, pleated pants - hakama? - had felt really familiar, too. Like he was used to moving in them.

At most, he's maybe expecting to see Sora wishing for his friends here. What he isn't expecting is seeing a girl curled up on the riverbank, looking like she's about to break down and cry.

Call him nosy, or call him concerned. Either way, he hates seeing anyone sad like this when everyone else seems happy. He quietly makes his way over to her, and crouches down so that he's closer to her level.] Are you all right?

[With the distance closed between them, something about her looks... very familiar. But with her face hidden like that, he couldn't even begin to pinpoint it.]

[The voice makes her jerk her head up and around, and she all but leaps to her feet. There's a bit of nervousness on her face, but it's almost entirely overwhelmed by relief.]

T-Terra! You mean you're-

[And then she realizes. He looks different. Far too different. No coat, hair tied back... but most importantly, no collar around his neck, as there was around hers still. Her face falls almost immediately.]

Nevermind. [She looks away] I'm fine. Sorry.

[Of all the reactions he could've been expecting, recognition and relief weren't among them. His gaze follows her as she stands, and as muted as the expression is, the surprise is clear to see on his face.

Aqua. This girl, whoever she is, looks almost exactly like one of his best friends. But the hair is wrong, and the age is wrong.

And still, looks like Aqua. And there's something else that is familiar, in a way that makes his heart ache from remorse.

'Who are you? Why... do I feel guilt looking at you?'] You ... know my name?

[How?

Concern flickers back into his expression as he notes her disappointment, and he tries to ignore the odd surge of sadness that accompanies that returning concern.] Are you sure? I'm sorry that I'm not who you were expecting, but...

[He lets the sentence hang there, unsure of how to finish it. ... ... how do you try to cheer up someone, when you're not sure what the problem is?]

[Yup. That there was one (1) redhead turk wandering around the area and watching the lanterns float.

He doesn't carry one himself. Honestly, he wouldn't know what he would wish for if he had.

All the people he had met at Animus... well, there probably weren't enough wishes in this world for that kinda thing, anyway. Besides, who would want Ganondorf set free?

If he was even out of that place, and after everything that happened, he was none too sure this wasn't some big hallucination. It would be just like them, making someone think they were in another world only to yank them back.

Thinking thoughts like that, he wandered along the water's edge, pausing when he spotted what looked like a familiar figure. Nah. It couldn't be.

It was probably another version, at best. Still, curiosity drove him to saunter over, hands in pockets, and lean over to see her face when he got close.]

...Xion?

[Yeah, he felt pretty dumb as soon as he said it, of course it wasn't her.]

['Make a wish and let go,' they said. 'Your wish would come true,' they said. Though while he didn't believe it could happen, and it nearly didn't the last time, Riku couldn't help but stare at his own little paper lantern. Still, seemed like a lot of childish stuff ended up right before. Why not?

Yet as he let it go, he couldn't help but notice someone closer to the water. Were they...crying?

Call him a knight again or whatever, he decides to approach quietly.]

Hey; what's wrong?

[But wait, her face... Why does it seem so- familiar? Though it'd be rude to say "wait, weren't you in Sora's dream?" right now.]

[Stitch had already released his lantern, watching it float up and join the others to the sky before walking along the river bank. He then spots a girl all by her lonesome, all curled up and looking quite sad. Carefully, he approaches her, nudging her arm gently with his head.]

[He may not be living in this particular building but he was visiting a friend. As he left their apartment, Yu notices someone bump into him. Oh, she's young...]

Are you alright?

Test Drive Meme!

Xion (Animus!transplant) | Kingdom Hearts [Options 2 and 4]

This is going to be heartbreaking, I just know it - 2

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Clearly this is a thing I should tag - 2

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i'm so sorry he's not her yu can ignore if you want?