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 [While the days grow longer and warmer and the older, oriental-style of the city would normally make one think that the interiors would not be much in the way of relief from the hot sun, it may surprise the guest to see that the apartments the natives have allocated for them are surprisingly comfortable. In fact, the only modern convenience they may be missing is a television set! At least, outside the media floor on the first floor of Building One - the first of four inter-connected buildings. In fact, each apartment building seems to have at least one different amenity on the first floor. In Building Two they seemed to even spare a library in another that seems to have the basics and some information packets that are otherwise found in the Welcome Center in District 2. There are even a few restaurants and common dining areas in the Building Three that are open until late at night, and meeting areas and a ballroom on the first floor in Building Four, perfect for setting up small parties or big events. With the locals gone save those who work in the restaurants and the one librarian, leaving you to your own devices, what will you do? What mysteries could be left to discover in this place?] Option 2 [With summer coming, the water level in the river is starting to go down, exposing some of the beach. The Riverside Shack is open late, and its restaurant is pulling out all the stops and offering seafood specials (even though a river is a far cry from an ocean). The rental store, meanwhile, is finally bringing out more of its swimming supplies, inner tubes and pool noodles, and a calmer stretch of the river has been roped off with buoys for swimming. They even have lifeguards chairs set up. Clearly this sort of thing used to be an annual event. It's not quite an ocean beach (quite different actually), but there's still plenty of chance to have fun in the water. Or teach someone to swim, perhaps.] Option 3 [If you're more inclined to explore or learn, the City's Learning Center might be more to your tastes. There certainly seems to be a lot going on here - there's laboratories and libraries and workshops, and plenty of communal areas where you can meet and talk with people. The natives seem pretty absorbed with their studies and work, though they're polite in brushing you off, at least. Perhaps you'll have more luck seeing what other Guests such as yourself have discovered?] 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

[pushingthreeseven]

Oh, sure, they will. They won't give me those, but I bet I could work my way through one or two of the really big ones.

[He looks a little starry-eyed at the prospect, actually. He keeps his hand on Fergus's huge arm, and leads the way down the road. It really isn't far, and he's actually really getting into this whole "touching people" requirement.]

The biggest they'll give me is a pint, but I suppose a pint isn't all that bad, either.

[texanaeronaut]

"Close, but not quite. Republic of Texas. Guessin' yer from France, if yer callin' me Mon-soor like that." He butchers the pronunciation, sorry, Javert. Hester settles back on her haunches on the sidewalk in front of them, as if keeping an eye on them both.

"'Pparently it ain't so exaggerated. Gonna be an adjustment all around, I guess, eh?" He pats Javert's shoulder in sympathy. "Better find some folks you don't mind gettin' some touch from, I guess."

[ryukyu_way]

[Well Mugen himself is rather enjoying her discomfort right now, sot here is that. He also makes not a single move to help her, she's just wet, she can handle it.]

Tch, the hell are you talking about, should be me asking that question.

[Because, why did he put up with her? He doesn't know why, but there are reasons there. Mugen had survived fine on his own before hand. But...here he was.]

[beforetights]

[Cu Chulainn grins as the other boy comes up.]

See? It's all really easy. Now, can we both get underwater? I wanna see what your face looks like in the water!

[gakishinji]

How should I know?

[his hands tighten around the bananas as he starts to close himself off.]

I don't deserve any of this. I don't deserve to stand here and talk about these things that don't exist in our world anymore.

[and at the same time, knowing that makes him so furious. He'd just wanted to save Ayanami, right? How could this have happened from just that? It isn't fair. It's ridiculous. There's no way he could have known --]

[notflatchested]

Jerk.

[ Muttered under her breath as she wrings what water she can out of her kimono. The mud though, there's not much to do about that right now.

Well now that her mood went south, she stalks out of the water, sandals swinging in her fingers right before her hands plant on her hips. ]

You haven't been getting into trouble have you.

[ Because he looks slightly pleased and that's always a bad sign, right? ]

[paraclete]

There are things that exist now. Do you want to nurture them, and give your hands a strong purpose? Or will you neglect them and let them wither while you replay only the coldness of death? If you do that, you'll stop the warmth of life from ever meeting you again.

[Kaworu empties his hands of all fruit, setting it back with its harvest, and settles his hands into his pockets.]

When you take care of life, you offer recompense for death, Ikari-kun.

[fixated]

[ he turns and gives her a blank look ]

Of course. Where else am I to sleep? [ he paused ] Oh, was this your tree?

[ he steps back ]

I'm, sorry. I didn't see anyone's initials carved on it so I just assumed.

[ seeeeeee, he's a perfect gentleman. Just let him give her a hand up. He'll prove an even better one then. ]

Karkat Vantas | Homestuck/HP AU

[wolfishwizard]

[There's a boy who would look no different from any other human wandering around, if not for the strange robes he's wearing and the massive grey Maine Coon cat following at his heels. He holds his bag close, narrowed red eyes not trusting anything in this city.

Sure, he'd heard these fuckers were going on about something or another with physical contact required, and that's so fucking stupid, what kind of a spell is that? But he'd already established this wasn't the work of Dark Wizards and there's virtually no way he can figure out to get back to Hogwarts. He'd thought others would come and find him, but no that's not going to happen either.]

You'd think the least those fuckers could do was supply me with more potions ingredients than what I had. Where the fuck am I supposed to find them in this place?

[It's an angry grumble, and his cat meows in response. At least he's not alone here.]

[moepuzzle]

[This place was strange. Flora couldn't make anything out of it. Certainly no place she'd ever been in before.

Turning a corner, she did spot a very familiar blue cap, though.]

Luke? Luke!

[She runs over to where he's sitting.]

You get dropped here, too? Are you okay?

[fixated]

[ he's careful to keep his expression neutral, careful to keep it light. ]

But blue would offset your eyes and there was a shop near here...

[ his voice trailed off as he turned, pondering the street signage and waiting for his heart to stop thumping. He had expected Oswald to pull away; it had gone according to his plan. But while he didn't mind that touch of cool fingers against his face, he craved more --

but she had taught him to ask why, why, why did he crave touch, crave contact, crave the feeling of skin against his own and warmth around his shoulders? Why? But he had no answer, and so he simply tilted his head back, catching Oswald's gaze. ] It's enough for now, since I have no intention of doing any of it. Don't you want to know what happens if you break all the rules?

Flora Reinhold | Professor Layton | option 5

[moepuzzle]

[Flora was used to being alone in cities.

But she didn't like being alone in cities where she was suddenly dropped into them to begin with.

She kept her distance from most people, trying to make her way around the city and watch people from afar. She didn't know anyone here; the thought that she couldn't escape frightened her.

Normally she wouldn't be this timid, but if anyone approaches her she'll be fairly shy.]

[gakishinji]

If I touch something, I just ruin it. I'm not...

[he slumps, his head hanging. god, what is wrong with him? he can't even go shopping with Nagisa-kun without becoming pathetic halfway through.

without looking up, he holds the bananas up towards Kaworu, wanting desperately to be relieved of them.]

I'm not like you. You're... you know how to just... deal with these things.

[fixated]

[ ah... an easy excuse, but he rolls with it and simply turns his head, looking before he points to an oak some distance away. ]

If the breeze is coming from the East, that tree is the best one for a nap. Especially if the heat keeps up. But you might need a ladder to climb up it. Or a hand.

Nepeta Leijon | Homestuck | Option 2

[purrfectpouncellor]

[BEACH! Beach. Okay, Nepeta didn't like the water so much, but the beach was okay! She could have tons of fun here. Just so long as she didn't end up in the water.

She'll stay a good distance away but otherwise she'll be sneaking around, watching what other people are doing. You may end up with a surprise pounce from her; she's in a really good mood today!]

[paraclete]

[Kaworu laughs pleasantly, chin tilted up.] Fattening us up with happiness? There could be worse ways.

Don't underestimate yourself. I think you could achieve plenty of hugs on your own. Maybe with practice, though, I'll sound more like you. [Is he teasing, or too genuine for that? It's hard to tell.]

[fraternize]

...I don't think so. [now, if only she had taught jack how to question her, or how to question oswald about her - maybe she would've lived. sometimes if oswald thinks about it hard enough, he starts getting bitter about it. he was affronted already when jack only questioned him, his wellbeing (stop caring about me, you're so strange), so it's not wrong of him to be bitter of jack not asking about her. then again, oswald shouldn't expect much out of a man who barely has himself by the door handle.

something tells him that maybe jack remembers more than he does. there have been cases of that, of course, that oswald has seen: people who come from different times in their world. maybe that's this and oswald just... came a little earlier, with a jack he knows was always frightened but still very fond of both he and lacie. it was strange - don't get him wrong, it gives him the creepy crawlies, he can't understand why jack doesn't keep away - but—

maybe he just expected too much from someone who has nothing to give but himself. oswald's gaze stays far off before he decides: jack had best run if he doesn't want to be touched. afterwards he can do whatever he pleases, but right now oswald's here and he'd be stupid if he let lacie's pet fall into a sick daze.]

I know what happens and I'd rather not watch this city burn. [when i've no control over it. his passions haven't smouldered out yet and he proves that so by reaching out to slide his hand along jack's braid. simple, little touches, fleeting things that he's capable of for a longer while.]

You don't like being sick, do you?

[paraclete]

[Gently, Kaworu takes the bananas and cradles them in his hands, which don't know how else to help Shinji right now. He knows how to deal with these things... Don't make that face, he'd said, but Shinji had kept making that face. Kaworu knows he still lacks finesse.]

It's because I've had more practice than you. But, you know, Ikari-kun... The reason I like you so much is because you're not like me. Because we're different, I like to see and hear you. Because of who you are, I like to be around you.

These bananas you've picked, why don't we get them?

[fixated]

With you, I only dare speak the truth. [ then again, she'd have to catch him in a lie first before he'd ever admit to lying. Leaning heavily against her shoulder, he used it was as a crutch to ease himself down towards the ground and help gather up the fallen items. ]

And don't worry. I was just feeling a little faint from lack of hugs today, but I'll find someone soon to help me with that problem. There's usually at least one out there...

[ his eyes widened ]

Oh, Miss Charlotte. You haven't been doing without, have you? [ whatever would being sick do to her complexion? ]

[fixated]

[ Jack looks hurt ]

We used to speak of many things. Did something happen to change that?

[ surely Vincent still isn't bearing a grudge. Jack only did what he had to after all. ]

[wolfishwizard]

[It's way too fucking hot in this place for his wizard robes, so they've been replaced with a simple red button down and black pants. He refuses shorts no matter how hot it gets, he looks stupid in them.

But he came down to the beach because he could have sworn he saw a familiar face. The skintone had been different, but Gamzee had fucked up a potion once and dyed his skin so maybe it was something like that? She's gotta be around here somewhere, he knows that had to be Leijon wandering around.]

I LOVE IT

[twenty]

[He's a football player, he can't fake such energy! Shame it's fizzled out quickly as it's started, but somehow... maybe that was a good thing?

Because while yes, this is humiliating and pretty much impossible to move away from right now, it doesn't feel bad when he notices an extra weight on his shoulders. In fact, in a weird sort of way it seems to take him less of an effort to sit up in the first place.

... Does this count? While she thinks about how to deal with him, Sera considers the situation at hand.]

... Hey.

[gakishinji]

[it's when his hands are free that he can look up again, although he still can't meet Kaworu's bright eyes with his own, which are suddenly looking a bit haggard, and maybe weepy.

He can't deal with everything else Kaworu just said. It makes him feel good, and at the same time how dare he feel good about that? And, how ridiculous, unfair, it is to be in this position...]

.....If you want to get them.

[purrfectpouncellor]

[Sneaksneaksneak... Actually Nepeta couldn't sneak for anything on the sand, and the grass near it was too low so her tail was in plain sight. Still, she liked to think she was being sneaky. That's the fun of roleplaying, right? She was pretending she was being a sneaky little troll.

What she wouldn't give for being able to use Trollian...]

[wolfishwizard]

[Yeah, there's not a single doubt in his mind that it's her. No one else would allow themselves to be seen like that, some people know the meaning of shame and public embarrassment. But it's good to see her, even if her appearance really strange.]

Nepeta, what the hell do you think you're doing?