justhugalready | Test Drive

Happy early April and spring! Here's a new test drive to go with it!
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

[Something went wrong with your arrival, or perhaps the security around the gates was lax. Either way, you find yourself outside the city and in place that's providing a steady drain on your energy and looking a lot less warm and welcoming. Particularly those insects of unusual size skittering down the sides of the buildings, just waiting for the wrong movement to be made before swarming. There's an alarm being raised on the other side of the city walls, and it sounds like help is on the way…But will it come fast enough?]

Option 2

[There's a bustle of activity in some parts of the city; people fussing over generators that look freshly installed (and also look oddly lantern like; one more oddity to add to this place) and trying to get them up and running. It looks like they could use a hand or two to help…And oddly enough, given the instructions, hand holding to help power these devices.]

Option 3

[Spring is here! Or at least close at hand, with all the flowers beginning to bud in the trees and the grassy areas. (There might even be a few small animals on hand, too!) Even a change in decoration as little charms and masks are hung up on buildings and the like. Chances are, there might be some other people out enjoying the spring weather, too.]

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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[ everything was a blur.

he'd arrived and he'd... taken precautions to stay away from others. they kept telling him, he needed to be around others, he needed to interact, but...! he didn't even have ven with him anymore. his heart felt empty without his friend, without a guiding light. he didn't trust himself around others, not without some sort of tether. he tended to come out at night, prowl around, do necessities--get a notepad and pens, leave money, and disappear.

and then he woke up today and he felt... dizzier. his eyelids were heavy. he tried to cheer himself up--everything was definitely going to be alright in the end--but it was hard to keep it up when his whole world was spinning.

sora rubbed his eyes with the back of his hands, eyelids feeling hot and neck feeling scratchy, even without any voice to put a strain on.

this was probably what they were talking about, wasn't it?

seated underneath a tree, he peered dimly out at the sidewalks, shoulders sagging and chin starting to drop against his chest.

it was already sunset--if he just took a nap here, it'd be night, and no one would bother him. he'd be okay, right?

just a little nap...

this whole 'touching' thing... he wouldn't let it happen. he'd just lose control of his heartless instincts. surely there was a way to avoid these effects otherwise. ]

[It's hard to miss the blob of Darkness under a tree when you're packing up to head home. It's even harder to miss a blob of Darkness with the glowing yellow eyes of a Heartless when you're a Keybearer.

Terra has to blink a few times and stare, just to be sure he isn't imagining this.

... Nope. Still there.

On one hand, it's a Heartless. Worse, a Heartless shaped like Sora. On on the other hand, it isn't attacking anyone - if he didn't know better, he'd almost swear it was doing it's best to avoid people.

It also looks like it's about to pass out under that tree. And if it is, somehow, Sora as a Heartless...

Though it's with some hesitation, he makes his way over to the almost-snoozing Heartless, kneels down, and gently shakes his shoulder.] Hey... Sora?

[His voice is kept quiet, but there's no hiding the worry in his tone.

'How did this happen?']

[ the sudden touch has him flinching, an unfamiliar rush just underneath the pulsing darkness in his chest. he looks up quickly, blinking up at terra, before jerking a little more, this time in alarm.

ah! it was xem... no. slowly, second by second, sora's face went from horror to simple surprise and curiosity. even so, he kept his fingers curled into his fists loosely (not a threatening fist, but just to conceal his claws) and kept his lips firmly shut to conceal his fangs.

keeping eye contact with terra, he slowly pulled out one of his tiny notepads, carefully writing: ]

Who are you? How do you know me?

Test Drive - April Edition

sora (au) | kingdom hearts | option 4, 3???

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