Test Drive - May Edition

[rekindlemods]

Belated May 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.......

((PS: We’ve also gotten a suggestion to try and post our Test Drives on the same day as the Activity Check goes up! That is, the last day of the month. We may try that out next time, and see how it works!))

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

Option 1

[Animals, animals everywhere! All over the different parts of the city…And perhaps paying you a visit as well! In a strange manner, as you might find yourself looking over Saeng Seong in a different, more fuzzy perspective.]

Option 2

[Petals keep falling on your head; or at least they have a persistent habit of falling from trees that are in full bloom. And as a consequence they form a nice array of color floating on the wind…Or perhaps getting in one’s face and blocking vision. Or in the worst case, causing a sneezing fit from the excess pollen. Still, at least there’s some flowers to help liven up the air?]

Option 3

[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 4

[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

The Winter Soldier | Captain America | 2 & 3

[heismymission]

[There's a scruffy-looking man wearing a cap making his way downtown, moving fast, though the streets of the marketplace, doing his best to remain inconspicuous as he searches for something. His hands are in his pockets and he's hunched over slightly, partially from fatigue and partially to seem harmless. He hasn't heeded the warnings of the letter, unfortunately, and his inability to sleep properly has only made things worse.

Though his senses are usually sharp, lately to the point of hyper-awareness, the slight dizziness and the heaviness of his eyelids makes him slow to brush away a few flower petals that fall into his eyes and hair with his right hand. He doesn't seem to realize he's headed straight into someone as he does it, and he takes a slow breath to steady himself before quite roughly bumping into the unfortunate passerby with his left arm--and though it appears normal thanks to the jacket over it, the touch makes it obvious it's made of a much harder substance than flesh and bone.

He's turned to the side from the collision, his tired eyes somewhat nervous as he processes what's just happened; it isn't far off to say he looks like a startled stray dog. He has to freeze to keep himself from acting on his first instinct to remind himself that this place is not home, not his world, and that what happens here is not the same as what would happen should he be discovered back on Earth.

Hopefully it isn't too frightening for him to stare so intensely, looking like he does.]

Re: The Winter Soldier | Captain America | 2 & 3

[dadcepticon]

[It's a resounding CLANG where that arm smacks into Krok's thigh. He blinks in surprise more at the sound than the force of the collision, which isn't even enough to make him break stride. He does stop, though.

Most humans he's met here don't have metal parts.]

You're not hurt?

[heismymission]

[Extremely tall robots are not what he signed up for. He has no idea how he completely missed seeing Krok until now; he must really be slipping.

Though he's initially alarmed at his appearance and the unexpected noise of clothed metal hitting metal, the Decepticon's words are disarming. He's... concerned. For some reason. The soldier still doesn't get why anyone bothers to ask how he is.

He shuffles his hands in his pockets nervously, looking up at Krok from under his eyebrows--not that he has much choice, given the height difference.]

I'm fine. [He grimaces and closes his eyes for a brief moment as he feels them sting from fatigue. He's not hurt, but he's not exactly fine.]

[littlerat]

[ Admittedly, Red wasn't completely paying attention himself to the people around him as much as he should have, walking and talking to the Pikachu on his shoulder. He was aware enough that they were there, but apparently not to how close that man out of the corner of his eye really was. Pikachu's squeak of a warning isn't quick enough to make him move though, and the side of his arm hits against him, with more force and bluntness that it should for just knocking a bit into a person.

He doesn't fall, but the bump does make him stumble, Pikachu losing his own balance from where he sits and finding himself on the ground, at least with good enough reflexes to hit his feet. Red's stunned himself for a second, wondering what he knocked but not seeing anything other than the man himself.

But he finds some composure before the man does, enough to notice the way he stares more intensely than he himself had. ]

Sorry. [ He touches the side of his own elbow, just gently, feeling that good ol' funny bone nerve tingling. ] Are you okay?

[ Pikachu on the floor is okay! The mouse takes a step close to Red's foot, looking up at the man. ]

Re: The Winter Soldier | Captain America | 2 & 3

[ofsongandstrings]

[Y'akeno has grown used to accidental bumping into others on the street. Who knows? It could just be someone trying to reach their quota for the day. The way that this person is holding himself is definitely making it seem like that, or even maybe worse.

...Was that the clang of steel she felt against her arm?

Blinking she looks at the person she just bumped into with a little surprise and much more concern shining through. Call it a bleeding heart, but dude looks like hells.]

Are ye alrigh'? Yeh look as though ye've been through the seven hells.

[lightstrike]

[It's not frightening, but Lightning is very, very disturbed by his intense staring. In her opinion, bumping into someone, even someone with something metal underneath his clothing, doesn't warrant such a gaze.

What the hell?]

Is there something on my face?

[A quip, just to get him talking. If he can talk, that is.]

[lightofjustice]

[In hindsight, Gaia probably should have been paying attention more to her surroundings. She had been in the markets for nearly a full bell by this point, scouring the stalls of fresh produce for anything that resembled the foodstuffs from home. The colors were all wrong, and some of these items look just weird... purple faerie apples? Really?

The almost-crash from another party was enough to jolt her out of her reverie and make her impulsively start to reach for the shield that she knew wasn't on her back. Taking in the sight of the one that did the crashing, though, makes her pause and then lower her hand.

By the Matron, this Midlander looked like he had been through at least one of the seven hells and back again. She almost wants to reach for the staff she knows is on her back and offer her aid.] Are you all right?

Professor Samuel Oak, Pokemon Anime

[symbolofstrength]

Option 1

Sam was still exploring the city, as well as looking for anyone he knew. While he'd spotted a few trainers and their Pokemon, he didn't recognize any of them. What he was interested in right now, however, was the odd, Pokemon-like creatures scurrying about. This one reminded him of a Growlithe, that one reminded him of a Skitty, that bird reminded him of a Murkrow. Finally, his curiosity got the better of him and he scooped up one of the smaller ones as it went by.

((Sam just picked up your character! What do?))

Option 4

After deciding that wandering about on foot was too slow, Sam took to the skies. No, he didn't have wings or levitation abilities or anything like that, just a 7-foot dragon that was perfectly happy to carry him on his back. Although when the dragon came close enough, to the observant it would be clear that it had seen better days. There were a few spots here and there on its scales that don't quite match up with the ones around it -- wounds that healed somewhat recently. The dragon couldn't be hurting too badly, though, since it was showing no strain in carrying a passenger.

((Maybe Sam and Dragonite just touched down near your character, or are hovering near your window. Maybe they're chilling out on the ground in order to give Dragonite a break. Maybe they even made it over the walls somehow and need help getting back because of the energy drain?))

4

[rebelieve]

From their vantage point in the air, Sam and Dragonite can most likely see a small flash of red light. Holding that light is a red-headed girl, rapidly looking between the light in her hand and the dragon above in disbelief.

The light disappears after a moment, and she shakes her head. "Seriously?" she mutters, stuffing her hands back in her pockets. "So they expect me to believe that's a real dragon? Well you're not fooling me!" she shouts up at the sky.

[littlerat]

Dragonite and Sam aren't the only ones in the sky. Birds fly, people can fly -- well, if there's any people flying around without creatures to support them is up to them. However, there's at least another pokémon up there that the two can come across that should be plenty recognisable to an expert professor such as Sam Oak.

Approach, travellers?

hope you don't mind brackets! (also 4 aha) (if crys wasn't a pony it'd be 1)

[capturespecialist]

[also fuck i totally just hit enter too early and posted this comment without anything I AM SO SORRY

She's not sure if she's ever seen the professor out and about... or on a dragonite, for that matter. There's no way for her to get to him now, but he's gotta land sometime, right?

Lucky that her arcanine's up and ready to go. She'll ride him until the professor settles somewhere, then get off so she can greet her superior with a smile.]

Good afternoon, Professor!

[Though, with the Red she'd met here in mind -- it's possible, really possible, the professor might not know who she is at all. Still, better to wait and see if that's the case than jumping to conclusions.]

iori nagase ( kokoro connect ) ♥ options 2 / 3

[livefreely]

OPTION 2.

[ When she sees the cherry blossoms, Iori manages to be quite surprised, her eyes growing wide as she wanders around, a smile on her face as she speaks aloud, her cheery voice resonating throughout the area. ]

Waaah, I can't believe it's spring already-♪ The cherry blossoms are really pretty!

OPTION 3.

[ Iori managed to overexert herself a little - she didn't exactly feel too comfortable around the people just yet, no matter how much she pretends to be. ]

Hehe, looks like I messed up...

[ Cough, cough. ]

Can you help me real quick with this?

3

[drank_the_milk]

[Yuna's passing by on a jog when she sees Iori coughing. She knows a 'haven't been touching people enough' cough when she sees one.]

Whoa, you all right?

[Just joggin' on over.]

2

[littlerat]

[ When Iori should pass by one of the cherry blossom trees while admiring the sight of Spring, the ever playful Pikachu that's hanging around in it nimbly locates himself onto the branch that's above her and shakes it! Down comes a few petals, even a flower or two, over the girl.

Hope you don't mind! ]

Kyoko Sakura | Puella Magi Madoka Magica

[rebelieve]

option 4:

[There's no way this place really provides what they need to live. Life just doesn't work that way---everything has a price, and like hell is she about to indebt herself to anyone else as long as she lives. So there's only one option when it comes to the food and housing provided: reject it.

So that means using her sticky fingers! The second she sees opportunity, she swipes: a stray apple, the bag of chips atop a picnic basket, anything she can hoard in her trusty rusty bag. She's honed her craft over the years, but you might still catch the little thief trying to sneak away.]

option 3:

[Once it's clear that the weirdos really weren't kidding about the need to touch people, Kyoko deals with that need much like she deals with the need for food. She steals contact---pushing someone out of her way, tripping on someone and lingering a little too long, even crashing on top when she's desperate. For a while, it works.

But a few weeks into her stay, Kyoko's getting sloppy. It's getting harder and harder to successfully swipe a snack. She shivers in the dark every night. Waking up each morning feeling dizzy is even worse---she's taken to staying beside a tree, handy for pulling herself up with trembling hands.]

Come on, pull yourself together! Just a few steps and everything'll be fine...

[She doesn't sound convinced. But she's up now and hauling herself forward, ready to grab the first person she sees.]

Why hello thief; come to give the good detective a job?

[detective_shirogane]

[When there'd been mention by some of the shop keepers of some things going missing from their shops; nothing major, but enough for Naoto to take notice, she began to pay extra attention to her fellow guests, especially the new ones.]

...

[So imagine her interest when she sees that brilliant red head'd girl trying to make off with a box of candy; could this be the one they're dealing with? Hmm. That bag looks fuller than went it came in, besides...]

Did you overspend your card's allowance already this month, miss...?

magical girl, meet ninja cat

[callmewhateveryuwant]

[She may have sticky fingers but she may have not noticed that she had a stowaway in her bag except at how much heavier the bag got. Nor that said guest had a tracking device for the owner to keep up with him, who was following behind.

Just don't reach in the bag unless you want to feel fur.]

Labrys | Persona 4 Arena

[unit_031]

[Well, this is a first. She's seen trees flowering before, but not so crazy like this. Yet something about it really grabs her eye, has her stop for a minute to appreciate what's around her.

Well, that, and her eyes were taking about a thousand pictures and storing them to memory to check out later. Maybe she'll dream about 'em, too. Yeah. But something about it doesn't sit right with her.]

Y'know, you trees are makin' a real mess of the place. Who's gonna get all this cleaned up once everything's said n' done, huh?

...I wonder how it's done every year. They just blow away or somethin'?

[Then, she wrinkles her nose.]

Eh, I could be overthinkin'- ackpth-!

[Petals in the face! Sputtering, she quickly sweeps at her face and bangs to clear them. Trees're real cheeky! She's looking real smooth right now.]

[blazeoflife]

[Okay, first thing Junpei noticed? Really freaking cute girl. Wow, she's adorable-- her face sort of reminds him of Ai--...

And the second thing he notices is she had other parts of her that DEFINITELY looked like Aigis. But hadn't Ikutsuki said that Aigis was the last of her class?

...Then again, Ikutsuki was a big fucking lying bastard, so it was entirely possible there were more robo-girls like Aigis around. And one of them seemed to be here, talking like she was from Kansai.

That serious train of thought went to the way side as she spluttered due to the petals in her face, and Junpei couldn't help but chuckle lightly-- she was really adorable, either way.]

Watch out; those trees can be sneaky, huh?

[He offered her a wave, smiling on the approach. Now, how to do this...]

[callmewhateveryuwant]

[See Yu?

See Yu silently fanboying at sudden appearance of robot? Hard to with his lineface but there is a happiness to him. Maybe speaking up would be good?]

They're pretty aren't they?

Re: Labrys | Persona 4 Arena

[cookingmechanic]

Fuuka enjoyed watching cherry blossom fall; it was so relaxing. There seemed to be a whole lot of them today. A ton. Maybe too many. Still, it was pretty...though the girl in front of her seemed to be having an allergic reaction. Hurrying forward, she asked, "Are you alright...?"

Coming up beside her, she looked over at her, feeling as though she had seen her before. But she hadn't...had she?

La | True Remembrance | Option 2

[knowthatyouareyou]

[The first thing La notices is the temperature. Warm. It didn't feel like winter. Maybe today was a warm day? After all, not everyday in winter was cold. But the trees are blooming. That shouldn't happen in winter. Right?

The trees were very beautiful. She had never seen ones like these. Blackiris should plant something like these. Would liven up the backyard, she thinks.

Oh. That's right. Where was Blackiris? Moreover, where was she? It didn't look like the house or the backyard. Or even the town. This was bad. As Blackiris's Guest, La was not allowed to leave the house without him. She had to return. And quickly.]

Achoo!

[Whatever these trees were, apparently she was allergic. Tears well up in her eyes as she tries to rub the itchiness out of them.]

Kaylee Frye | Firefly | Option 2

[hot4engines]

[The beauty of the flowers falling everywhere was not lost on Kaylee. Why, she might as well take the time to sit down and gather petals, twigs and other assorted bits of flora to try and weave together a flower crown- or at least a bracelet.

It's not going quite so well so far, though. Many broken petals and twigs sit around her.]

[topgun_textiles]

[He couldn't help but be curious after a while. Before, he just figured she was gathering something to make potpurri or just to keep in a jar or something like others have. But twigs and stems interwoven perked his ears and he'd found himself staring.]

[By about her fourth attempt, he checked left and right before quietly making his approach and hunkering down. First impressions were important, he reminded himself. He had to speak up before he was called a creep or thought he was here to take this chick's money or something.]

Uhh... you makin' a crown, or...?

Too late to tag into this? /has had this open in my browswers for weeks. >,>

[barb_notbabs]