justhugalready | 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.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

They must have done something to us when we were transported here. My Cruxis Crystal's effects have been nullified almost completely. [He frowns.] As you may have guessed... that isn't easy to do.

[He still feels dizzy and sick. He closes his eyes, swaying a little.]

... I may be here for a while.

[Her calm finally gives way to surprise now. That's actually rather worrisome information.]

It's affected you that badly?!

I suppose if they have the technology to bring us here, it's not out of the question...

[She does take a moment to look over at him, and any composure she briefly lost returns.]

...Take your time. It seems we have plenty to spare.

Something to keep us in line, I suppose. For all their encouragement, this is... their true hand.

[He groans inwardly, rests his head in his other hand.]

... Maybe. Maybe not. Interfering with the Cruxis Crystal is dangerous. I didn't dare remove it, even when I left the first time. [He lets out a shaky breath.] My life has been paused for over four thousand years. There are... risks involved.

[If this was Lloyd, he wouldn't bother explaining the details. But Raine is an adult.]

[Well, he certainly has plenty of bad news. Raine frowns and moves her free hand to her chin in thought.

At the very least, they could rule out that he isn't likely to mutate into a monster, but that's hardly her biggest concern.]

...Yes, I imagine there is a potential toll on your body after relying on the crystal for so long. I expect your metabolism isn't prepared, for one... And what about long-term effects?

[This is Kratos. He's full of bad news. This is why he only appeared at the wrong times to deliver even more bad news to the party.]

Internal organ failure is a possibility. [No one ever bothered removing theirs. The Cruxis Crystals were a wartime weapon, not meant to be used like the fountain of youth.] However, as long as my age does not catch up with me, I should be fine.

And if I am not... I have certainly lived long enough.

[It's a wonder they haven't developed a Pavlovian response to him.

She considers that last statement for a moment. As a half-elf, she'll live much longer than any human. But he has already lived more than double her lifespan. Long enough, indeed...

While she can't say that she entirely likes the way he accepts that, she offers no argument.]

...Once you've recovered, perhaps you should have a doctor assess your health. I doubt you've had a check-up anytime recently. [Or ever.]

[~~What, drooling? No wait, that's just every teenage girl who's ever played the game.~~

Raine is an adult. That is why he talks to her like an adult about adult subjects, like dying.] I doubt that a normal doctor would be helpful. Most doctors do not have patients who have been twenty-eight for longer than a year.

[The dry humor is accompanied by a very small smile. She might miss it entirely.]

... It's all right.

[ffftnjk omg. Kratos earned the title Droolworthy: it doesn't...have to be a bad thing. +Evasion

Unfortunately, she does miss the smile--she hasn't been looking directly at his face very much since they started holding hands. If this is his response, though, she won't try to force him to change his mind (which would probably be an exercise in futility, anyway).

She'll just continue to offer her opinions.]

I wonder... I doubt the ones who did this would go to the trouble of bringing you here simply to let you die.

[~~+EVA SOUNDS PERFECT~~

Raine knows when to pick her battles. Another point that has always been in her favor.]

It's possible they didn't understand the ramifications. Regardless, I have no intention of dying today. [He peeks at her through his bangs.] ... Would you like to sit?

[~~Gotta dodge those drool attacks!!~~

She always did prefer to avoid unnecessary confrontations, after all, something they thankfully usually agreed on.]

At the very least, you're not going to die from the flu on my watch.

[Her gaze shifts to meet his and, for a moment, she goes back into healer mode.]

Yes, that's a good idea. Are you still feeling dizzy or lightheaded?

Yes. I know my health is in capable hands.

[At least she's not trying to dissect him. He's practically a walking archaeology dig.]

I think it's beginning to pass. [He sniffles.] ... The congestion remains.

Well, at least it's an improvement. It must be unpleasant when you're not used to getting sick.

[If he won't see a doctor, she wouldn't mind giving him a "check-up" herself...once he's better recovered.

For now, she indicates some benches under the trees.]

Shall we?

Somewhat.

[... Oh boy. Anyway, he sees where she's pointing (despite feeling rather blind), and makes the effort to get up. It's a lot easier when he's not about to fall over, but he takes it slowly, betraying his true age.]

[She watches him closely now--perhaps she should have let him stay where he was--and takes his shoulder in a steady grip with her other hand.]

If it's too far, we can wait until you're ready.

[... Oh. He hasn't had someone take his shoulder like that since...

Okay, back to the present.]

I can make it. [He sounds a little stubborn, a little defensive. Lloyd certainly inherited /that/. Walking is infinitely easier than standing up, and he seems like he won't fall over halfway through the street, so that's good.]

[She's a little torn between mild exasperation and familiarity. Like father, like son, after all... Sometimes she wonders if, given a little more time on their original journey, she would have put two and two together. Of course, it's hardly a thought that matters now.]

Hmph... Well, if you do fall, you're staying put for a little longer. [Saying that, her grip on his shoulder stays firm; he might seem steady, but she isn't about to take any chances and let him send both of them sprawling.]

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