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

[earthshards]

[There's always something to local folklore, however silly it might seem. At least, that's what this festival-goer is telling himself as he looks at the lanterns floating over the water, a lit lantern in his hands.

He probably cuts a vaguely familiar, if rather different silhouette in his green and brown colored festival garb and his still long hair tied back to keep it out of the way. But his face should be somewhat familiar, even if the colors are wrong there, too.

Whoever this is, his heart's a fractured mess - but parts of that light possibly feel familiar, along with pieces of that darkness.

He's apparently contemplating a wish, if the thoughtful look on his face is any indication.] What should I...?

[He makes a 'hmmm' sound, and releases the lantern. He watches it drift away for a moment before he turns -

And stops in place when he spots a somewhat familiar head of blue hair. The shock is rather plain to see on his face, along with apprehension.] Saïx?

[A seeming stranger knows your name; what do?]

[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...]

[afterthemoon]

[Isa flexes his hand, almost summoning his claymore, but he resists.

Still, the man has yet to answer his question in a satisfactory way.]

Who are you? How do you know of me?

[earthshards]

[He gets the feeling he should be worried on some level. But... he isn't. Not really.

How does he answer this, without doing something monumentally stupid, or without taking forever to explain it?

... ... He sighs, and he looks like he'd rather think about anything else.] I was the First.

[afterthemoon]

But you're not...

["Xemnas"... but now that Isa gets a good look at the man...]