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Rekindle Moderators ([personal profile] rekindlemods) wrote in [community profile] justhugalready2013-05-14 01:12 am
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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.]
tommyknocker: (Smile)

[personal profile] tommyknocker 2013-05-14 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Whoops. Talrovian watches this fall-scramble-retreat with unconcerned curiosity, continuing to smile even as the girl backs away. He, personally, remains standing right where he is. Though surprised for a moment, he's not the least bit worried.

In fact, he laughs. Not at Rialynn, specifically, but more for the situation in general. Not that the difference is readily apparent. ]


Ah, sorry, sorry! I didn't mean to scare you, honestly! Are you alright?
rialynn: (What's happening to my world D:)

[personal profile] rialynn 2013-05-14 09:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Actually her shin kind of hurts, but she's ignoring that for now because she doesn't DARE relax, no matter how friendly and affable this creature happens to be. It's not your fault, Tommy. Rialynn's just horribly superstitious.]

Wh...wha...

[She can scarcely speak. She retreats a few steps, still not comfortable with the amount of space between them just yet. Swallowing hard, she tries again.]

What are you...?
tommyknocker: (Default)

[personal profile] tommyknocker 2013-05-15 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Talrovian continues to stay politely in place. He's not dumb, he can tell she's shocked, and advancing on her probably won't help. Instead, he'll stand right here and remain all friendly-like until she relaxes. That's the best way to go about it, right? He is very tall and very colorful. Hardly the first time he's surprised some poor human.

He puts his hand over the only scrap of red cloth on his entire form: the heart on one side of his chest. ]


I'm a construct! Copper clockwork and quilted clothes! I make the clothes myself but Mommy made the clockwork and Daddy cast the spell. He's the reason my legal name is Talrovian, but someday I hope to be 'Thomas' instead! Happy to meet you, but sorry again it was by scaring you!

[ How's THAT for an answer. ]
rialynn: (C_C)

[personal profile] rialynn 2013-05-17 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Construct...?

[Clockwork? She's familiar with the concept of gears and the like, but that such a creature could be fashioned...! To his credit, however, he doesn't seem threatening or dangerous. He's actually very polite.]

Ah...well...in such a place, you needn't use your legal name, if you wished to be called by another...

[Still not getting closer, but at least the color is starting to return to her face.]