justhugalready | Test Drive Meme!

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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 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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[Diarmuid eyes the boy warily. He has just met him and while Diarmuid usually is very trusting of others, being in this new strange place has made him a little more cautious. Father is waiting for him after all.

But he really really wants to swim too. It looks like so much fun...]

Do you promise you won't do anything mean to me? Promise? My father is a god you know! If you hurt me, he will find you!

I promise.

[His eyes go wide when he hears about Diarmuid's father.]

Wow, are you a god too? Or a demigod? I've never met one of those things. What are they like?

[Diarmuid shakes his head, blushing slightly.]

N-no, I am just a normal boy. My father...he is actually my foster father, but it still counts! The other man....he doesn't come around very much and whenever he does everyone gets upset. I don't like it when he visits.

[The mood of the household always becomes so tense when Diarmuid's birth father, Donn, visits. No one really likes him and considering how he acts, it should be no surprise no one wants him around. The fact that he calls himself a knight is an insult to true knights and to make matters worse, even though Aegnus had been willing to foster the man's own son, Diarmuid's birth father had refused to foster a boy in return.

Of course, Diarmuid isn't aware of all of this. He just knows that a cloud falls over the household whenever his birth father visits and even worse, his friend usually has to leave the household for a while for some reason. Diarmuid doesn't know why, but it makes him sad to have to be away from his best friend.]

My father's name is Aengus. He is a god of youth, poetry, and love. At least, that is what people say.

[Diarmuid giggles, rocking back and forth a bit on his heels.]

I don't really care about all that. He sings to me and tells me stories. That is what I love the most! Oh, and he calls animals sometimes too. Butterflies and swans. He can even turn into a swan! Isn't that neat?

Wow, that's really neat! Your family sounds great.

[He looks a little disappointed as he remembers his own family.]

My dad is just a normal human. He doesn't do anything special like your dad does. But he gives good piggyback rides! His name is...I think his name is just Dad because that's what I call him. Or maybe it's Sualtam because everyone calls me the son of Sualtam.

[He swims closer to the other boy and pulls himself half way onto the shore.]

Oh! I've also got a bunch of foster fathers and an uncle. And three really, really tall cousins! They're all warriors of the Red Branch and my uncle is a king! He has a really nice chariot and he always teaches me the best things. And Papa Fergus is really big and strong. Stronger than even Uncle Conchobar. When I get old enough, he's gonna take me hunting!

[He takes time to catch his breath.]

And do you have pets? I have pets. Two ponies. They go fast. Papa Fergus says they'll go even faster than Uncle's horses when they're grown.

[Diarmuid shakes his head looking a little sadder.]

I don't have any pets. I can play with some of the animals that my father calls, but I don't have any pets of my own.., Oh!

[His eyes suddenly brighten again.]

When I get older I will get to have some hunting dogs! But they aren't really pets. They are partners! Just like the birds are!

[He wanders closer to the water again, sitting down not that far from the other boy.]

Your family sounds great too. It's so big! I had... Did you say Red Branch?

[Cu Chulainn nods eagerly.]

Yeah, I did. That's what my Uncle calls all his knights. The Red Branch. They're the strongest warriors in all of Ireland!

Yes!

[Diarmuid's eyes twinkle in excitement.]

My hero was a member of the Red Branch! He was the greatest knight of all time, Cu Chulainn!

...Are you talking about me or the dog? Because if the dog was your hero, then that's stupid. It was really easy to kill. And I'm pretty sure my Uncle never knighted it.

You or the dog?

[Diarmuid gives the other boy a curious look.]

I mean the hero, of course! Why would I look to a dog as the person I want to be like when I grow up? That is just silly!

Did your father name you after him then? Is that why you said that? That would be really neat! To be named after a hero like that!

[If Diarmuid was a little older and better able to remember names, he would realize from all the names the other boy had just mentioned that he was talking to his hero, but as it is, he doesn't remember details quite that well yet.]

I wasn't named after any heroes. At least, Mommy never told me about any heroes named Setanta. Cathbad told me to change my name to the Hound of Culann, but that's because I have to be Culann's dog after I killed his old one.

[Now he's confused. Why does this boy want to "grow" up" to be like Cu Chulainn when he was already older?]

But...how...

[Diarmuid gives the boy an extremely confused look.]

You are Setanta? The one who became Cu Chulainn?

[He tries to puzzle out how that can be for several moments before finally giving up. It never crosses his mind that the other boy might be lying. Why would he?]

Wow....will you really teach me to swim, hero?

[Cu Chulainn himself is quite puzzled.]

Maybe you can see the future, so you saw me when I was grown up?

[He nods when the subject turns to swimming.]

Of course! Just jump and I'll tell you what to do!

[Diarmuid shakes his head, giggling.]

No, no, I said I'm just a boy remember! I can't see the future. Besides, it's father who told me the stories. Maybe he can see the future! He is a god after all!

[He moves closer to the water still wanting to swim, but still cautious even if the boy who is going to teach him will be a hero someday.]

Can't you tell me what I need to do before I jump in? Wouldn't that make more sense?

Uh...plug up your nose. You don't wanna breathe in water. That's how you drown.

Yes, I know that much!

[Diarmuid tries to give him a stern look, but it fails completely. His face is not one made for stern expressions. Not at this age.]

But how do I stay above the water? You have to move in a certain way, I just don't know what that is.

Your feet have to paddle.

[He turns so he's face-up in the water and props his body up on the shore with his elbows.]

Like this.

[He paddles hard with his feet, sending water splashing everywhere.]

[Diarmuid giggles and dodges the splashing water for a few moments before giving up and plopping down into the water next to the other boy to try and mimic what he is doing with his feet. He doesn't pay any attention to the fact that his clothes are now soaking wet. He just wants to swim!

At first his kicks aren't very well timed or very strong, but after a few moments he seems to start getting the hang of it.]

How is this?

Oh, you're doing good!

[He's a little jealous. The other child is learning faster than Cu Chulainn did.]

[He rolls over and floats on his belly.]

Now try it this way. And put your head underwater until you have to breathe.

[Diarmuid nods, happy to be praised by the other boy, and rolls over. He looks really unsure about putting his head under water, though.]

Do I have too? Isn't the point to keep my head above water? Why should I put it under?

Because you swim faster when you put it under water, duh. You pull it back out when you wanna breathe.

Oh!

[Diarmuid's eyes widen in understanding, and he suddenly seems a lot less worried about putting his head under the water,]

I understand now! Please watch me, okay? Just in case I do something wrong!

[And with that he pushes himself back a bit so he has enough room to put his head under the water.]

[He gives a quick nod.]

I will! That's a promise!

Okay!

[Diarmuid takes a few moments to make sure he has the kicking down. Once he is sure he is ready, he finally takes a deep breath and ducks his head under the water, eyes closed tightly. Having water all around him like this is weird, but weird in a good way and soon his curiosity has him opening his eyes to look at everything. He almost giggles in delight at how odd everything looks, but manages to stop himself before he gets a mouthful of water.

Moments later he pops his head out of the water and grins at the other boy.]

That was fun! Things look so different underwater!

[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!

[Diarmuid nods, his eyes wide.]

Yes! I want to see you too. But we don't have to go out far, right? Can we do it right here for now?

[He's still not sure how much he trusts his ability to swim.]

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