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.]

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Alice Liddell | Alice in Wonderland | Option 3

[madcuriosity]

Alice was lost.

She had gone exploring and now she was lost. She had tried to ask for help but all the natives didn't have time to answer her, telling her (even if politely) to ask someone else. And the more she traveled to try and ask someone, the more lost she became. Alice worried her lip and pulled at her fingers. She didn't want to get upset. If she got even more upset she'd end up crying and if people weren't going to help her find her way when she wasn't crying, why would they help her if she were?

A deep breath and she saw someone, on the verge, she went up to them and called out.

"E-Excuse me, please, could you help me?"

[blondedork]

The blonde smiles at the little girl. He sure looks friendly with his big smile and colorful clothes. Add that to the fact he's wearing a cheerful "Free Hugs" sign, he looks quite fun to hang around.

"Of course I can help you! I'm assuming you're lost and you need a hug?"

Such a young girl much feel terrible at being taken from her home.

[madcuriosity]

She let out a sigh of relief and smiled as she gazed at the older man, smiling gently. Knowing someone was going to help her eased her considerably.

"Oh sir, thank you very much. I am terribly lost, yes. I was just exploring but I don't know how to get back to the apartment building and no one was telling me!" she shared her plight. "Would you know how to get back?"

[blondedork]

"Of course I can get you back!"

[another friendly smile]

And no need to "sir" me! You can call me Yogi! I'm with Circus, but you probably don't know who that is!"

[madcuriosity]

Oh ah... my name is Alice, Alice Liddell. [She offered a curtsy in greeting although she knew she would have to hug or touch someone soon.] It's very nice to meet you, Mr. Yogi. Oh but! I know what a circus is! I've never been to one but I've seen pictures. And thank you for helping me.

[blondedork]

It's no problem, really. And there's no need to call me "Mr" I said. It makes me feel old.

[He grabs her hand gently and begins walking her in the direction of apartment building, giving her hand a comforting squeeze.]

[madcuriosity]

[She follows along quite contently, his long legs making her have to skip a little to keep up.]

But you are older than me, sir. It would be impolite.

[blondedork]

It's only impolite if you don't have permission. I insist you simply call me Yogi.

[He smiles as they turn on the street the apartment building is on.]

See? There's the building. We'll be there soon.

[madcuriosity]

Yogi then, if you insist, si- oh ah... Yogi.

[At the sight of the building she brightens up considerably.]

Oh splendid! You've found it!

[blondedork]

[Of course he found it! He was a member of Circus, after all.]

Do you want me to walk you all the way to your room?

[madcuriosity]

That would be very kind of you, thank you! I'm so glad you found me. I was getting more and more confuddled and frustrated. How did you not get lost?

[blondedork]

Well, I'm pretty decent with directions.

[That comes with tracking down criminals.]

And it's no problem. I'm glad I found you before you got too scared...

[madcuriosity]

Oh... not scared. [She corrected, although she was a little scared.] But more... worried. And frustrated. It gets very difficult when no one will help you. You get frustrated, don't you?

[kawaii_boy]

Yuugi was a little lost too, but at the sight of such a pretty girl asking for someone to rescue her well, he couldn't help but want to help her! She looked so sad, so of course it was part of his job to try and make her feel better. If nothing else have a young-looking school boy in front of you trying to cheer you up with a bright smile.

"I can help, if you want."

[madcuriosity]

Alice had never seen a gentleman with such hair. She examined it and her worry was subsided as she wondered if the gentleman was part starfish. She was rather sure he had to be for such hair simply wasn't natural... was it? And in three different colors no less! How peculiar! She pulled her gaze away from his hair and back to him.

"Oh thank you so very much, sir," Alice offered a smile, her worry starting to become less and less.

[kawaii_boy]

At least he could be a hero of a kind to someone, and Yuugi was the type to fit that role when he could. Of course he was a bit more shy than his friend Jonouchi but if there was something he could do he'd do it!

And of course he's sort of used to the staring but it does kind of make him self-conscious. At least she's cute enough that he doesn't even squirm under her gaze!

"I'm Yuugi. Are you new around here? Where are you trying to go?"

[madcuriosity]

The seven year old pulled her gaze from his hair to look Yuugi in the eye and then offered him a curtsy.

"My name is Alice, Mr. You-gee, it's a pleasure to meet you," she said as she stood up straight. Being English and having no experience with an Asian language, Alice unfortunately butchered the pronunciation of Yuugi's name, doing the best she can to say it.

"I'm trying to get back to the living complex, sir. I only arrived yesterday. Do you live here?"

[katanas_and_tea]

Takuma didn't really have much of a clue where he was either, but where most people would be scared, he took this as an opportunity for adventure. There wasn't much that he was scared of, really, after the things he had been through and the things he had seen. And it was interesting to be in a completely different place that he never remembered traveling to. Either this was a dream or some strange phenomena happened to him. Either way, this seemed like the prime spot for gathering some information.

Though, it seemed like he was going to have to do some self exploration seeing as how most of the people seemed to absorbed in whatever they were doing to even look up at him. It was strange to be ignored given his nature, but he knew how wrapped up in things people could become.

But then he saw the young girl who was obviously becoming increasingly upset by the moment, yet no one stopped to even give her a passing glance. Humans could be so cold hearted to one another just as vampires could.

He went up to the blond child and smiled at her softly.

"It's okay, I'll help you now." he said kindly.

[madcuriosity]

She took a deep breath as she saw the older boy, and when he offered to help, she started to calm down, her unease finally settling down. Alice offered him a bright smile, finally glad someone would help her since getting more and more lost seemed to be a habit she was gaining. She was almost near tears, only this time with joy and relief and not from stress. While calming down, Alice noticed that he seemed to be a very... well... pretty young man. She'd never really thought to call a boy pretty, handsome (though he was that too) was something you were supposed to call men but pretty seemed to work just as well in this case.

"Thank you very much, sir!" was her enthusiastic response. "I was getting terribly worried about where I was. I've only just arrived to this place, you see and was looking about. But I couldn't find my way back! And when I tried to ask for help, I kept getting more and more lost and... well... here I am."

[katanas_and_tea]

Takuma let out a soft laugh at her explanation followed by an abashed smile.

"I'm afraid I won't be much help in directing you back where you came from since I'm pretty lost myself. But! It's not safe for you to be wandering around by yourself" he said with a nod. They were in the same boat but Takuma had more of an edge to him.

"If you'd like, we can wander around lost together. It's better to be lost with someone than by yourself, don't you think?" he said with another chipper chuckle.

[madcuriosity]

"Well, wandering lost together is much nicer than wander lost alone. And I've wandered lost alone so many times. I have to make conversation with myself lest I think I might go mad! Although, I might already be mad, it's hard to tell! Oh ah... I hope you don't mind being with a mad person?" she asked cautiously.

"Oh but yes, it's much nicer with you sir! Why, being lost with someone else doesn't much feel like being lost as all, don't you think?"

[katanas_and_tea]

Takuma shook his head. "Not at all! It just makes things more interesting. If you were completely sane then you'd be a dull person, but you don't seem that way to me." he stated.

The blond noble held out his hand for her to take. "Being lost with someone feels more like an adventure than mindless wandering. I'm Takuma Ichijou. It's nice to meet you"

[madcuriosity]

Her hand held his with ease, so small in comparison to Takuma's own. Alice noticed hos soft his skin was and how he was as pale as she was. At his mention of his name she gave a one handed curtsy.

"My name is Alice, Alice Liddell. A pleasure to meet you Mr. Itchy-joe," she replied as she, unfortunately, butchered Takuma's last name with her English pronunciation of Japanese. "I completely agree that getting lost with another person doesn't actually feel like being lost. It's an adventure certainly! What shall we explore! Oh! We should pretend to be great adventurers! It shall be a splendid game! Who would you like to pretend to be!"

[katanas_and_tea]

Takuma couldn't help but let out a laugh at her enthusiasm. It was cute and it sounded like a lot of fun. This reminded him of the things he would used to try roping Kaname into when they were younger and things he roped Shiki into--well--not too long ago.

"Ee-chee-joh", he corrected. "Let's see...If I were an adventurer, I think I'd be a knight! With a gleaming sword and shining armor! What about yourself?"

[madcuriosity]

"Eee-chee-joh," she repeated although her pronunciation on the first syllable was actually longer than it really should be.

"Oh! Alright, hmm... well, if you're a knight... well, I could be a princess... or perhaps your noble steed who is able to speak! Oh but! No, I think I shall be... Ah, I know! Well, I shall be the adventurous Queen Alice! Who had her kingdom stolen from her by the wicked warlock and we're on an epic quest with the only loyal knight of the kingdom! We're off to find the mystical stone, the twin stone that is the good stone to counter the evil stone of the warlock!" Alice was bouncing at the idea of this pretend game. "Come, valiant knight! We've nasty goblins to slay and to find the mystical stone to save the kingdom!"