Test Drive - March Edition

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SURPRISE! It's time for our new 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. And don't forget to go reserve your character, GO GO GO.......

Here's some prompts to help you get started, if you need it:

Option 1

[ It's looking gray here, still in that colorless pre-spring phase. There is one bright spot of color, in the form of roses decorating a few tables inside buildings. They even appear to be free for the taking, if you need a little color! And mostly benign. Mostly.]

Option 2

[ The entire city looks pretty new to you, but there seems to be a special amount of shine to one particular spot. Maybe it's just the lights on the ferris wheel, which looks like it could offer a great view of the new city. Only catch is that you're going to end up sharing the ride with another person.]

Option 3

[Apparently this place has a zoo and an aquarium, and is currently holding a special deal and event. Bring a second person in with you, get a special pass to the exhibits! Though why the bath house is ALSO holding a similar event is anyone's guess.]

Option 4

[The slow warming and change in the season has another effect; visibility has a way of suddenly dropping when a cool mist rolls in off the banks of the river and down from the clouds. It's got a chill and dampness to it, and makes it hard to see. You might want to be careful not to bump into anyone while trying to get in out of the fog.]

Option 5

[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 6

[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

[evocalize]

[Minato jerks reflexively when he sees what Junpei is doing but he remains still, taken aback by the gesture. He's never seen Junpei this serious even in his own world and considering how they were relative strangers it leaves him wondering what it means to accept, to acknowledge that he's free.

And yet he knows that if he must be the only one to escape Haven, it's as much his duty to survive as it is to remember those who might not make it- far too many people lost to cruelty and who knows what else. His response is soft, but filled with what seems like an odd kind of longing.] ...I don't mind it, Junpei. [But some things will always be the same, and Minato will probably always feel awkward being hugged by other guys. Sorry, Junpei.]

[blazeoflife]

[Junpei nearly drew back his arm completely, but instead only keeps it still.

A lot of things change when you lose three of your closest loved ones in less than a year, Minato. Junpei's ability to be serious was one of the things that did.

And somewhere out there was a Junpei who knew Minato as well as he knew Minako, and missed him just as much. It was the right thing to do, for both Minato's sake and this 'other' version of himself. At Minato's okay, Junpei gingerly brought his arm to rest on Minato's shoulder, giving him a squeeze. Just to remind him that hey, you're here now, you're safe now...

Junpei was surprised somewhat that he didn't find it awkward at all; maybe he'd been in Saeng Seong too long.]

Just tell me when ya want me to let go, okay dude?

[evocalize]

Sure. [The squeeze feels surprisingly warm and Minato finds himself wanting more, leaning on Junpei's arm. It's hard for him to say why he feels so much happier just being held like this but moments like this had been rare enough in Haven that he doesn't want Junpei to let go so quickly.

A smile begins to form on his lips, faint but sincere. Minato's long forced himself to not think of how he's only human but in the light of everything he's been through, how he's witnessed lives being snuffed over and over- there really wasn't much harm in seeking happiness for himself and he's finally beginning to accept it.] Your arm feels really warm like this. Is this how it's supposed to feel like?

[blazeoflife]

Yeah, that's normal for here... it's kinda cool and weird at the same time, isn't it?

[Junpei didn't move, letting Minato lean on him as much as he needed or wanted. To be honest, Junpei kinda needed it too... if anything to reassure himself that this new friend of his wasn't going to vanish somewhere else again. He wanted to get to know this Minato, not as a replacement or alternative to Minako, but as his own person now. That was okay, right?]

It's funny, because... you kinda forget how much you miss touch back home-- y'know, back in Tatsumi Port. Here's, it's a necessity, like breathing or eating, but it's kinda making me wonder how much we really do need it back in our normal lives.

[A pause, and Junpei chuckled to himself.]

Man, I'm sounding all... what's that word, philosophical? This is what happens when you don't got to memorize math equations all day!

[evocalize]

Yeah. I know that it's supposed to be healthy and make us feel good back at home, but this feels different...it's almost like magic. [Minato remains seated where he is now, only now feeling curious about why this is even possible here. He might still be cynical, but he's not about to get left out if his friends want to do their best.] And you know, you were like that back at my world too, at least after everything we went through.