justhugalready | Test Drive

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.]

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"Like one of those critter battle video games? This I've gotta see," Kyoko says, flipping her ponytail behind her shoulder. "How did you snag him?"

Not that she believes in this nonsense or anything.

"I raised Dragonite from a baby. It's been with me for decades now." He reaches over to affectionately rub Dragonite's snout.

If that's true, that's almost sweet. Not that she's gonna say it.

"That's a cool story and everything, but really weird. Princes and knights are always doing that stuff in stories, so are you gonna tell me you've got a kingdom next?"

She folds her arms again, still skeptical.

"A kingdom...?" He laughs at that. "No, I'm not royalty or anything like that. Just a humble professor." A professor that's considered the world's greatest authority on Pokemon, but there's no need to mention that.

"So what do you study?"

The answer should be obvious...but whatever his world is, it sounds weird. She's not trusting it.

Nor Dragonite. Though she's relaxed the tiniest bit. Really, a bright orange dragon that this man has tamed. Like she believes that.

"Pokemon." That was simple enough to answer. "Specifically, the relationships and bonds between Pokemon and people. We have a lot to gain from each other."

Now that she's not openly disbelieving it anymore, Dragonite's aura of aggression has vanished. Honestly, it looks bored as it sits down and starts scratching its thigh with one of its claws.

"So...wait, how many of these Pokémon do you have, anyway? Does this guy take all your time?"

She'll play along, sure. It's...actually almost interesting to watch the big guy.

"Dragonite is the only one I have with me at the moment. Back home, I had hundreds to care for, but most of them weren't mine."

Meanwhile, Dragonite catches her gaze and flashes a grin. Hey there.

Kyoko most definitely doesn't smile the faintest bit. It's a trick of the light.

"Right, right. Studying. So are they all that big?"

"Most of them are smaller," he indicates the size by hovering his hand near his hip, so about the size of a dog? "But there are a few that are even bigger." He indicates Dragonite. "Dragonite actually gets smaller when it evolves."

"Seriously? Evolving...doesn't that mean getting stronger?"

Kyoko takes a tiny step closer to the big guy. He's...kinda cute.

Sam nods. "Dragonair is twice the length of Dragonite, but it has a serpentine body. Dragonite is bulkier and much heavier." More than ten times heavier, in fact.

Meanwhile, Dragonite slowly holds out one of its arms. If she wants to be friends, it'll give her a second chance!

"Huh. Gotta support those wings somehow, I guess."

And it's totally crazy, but everything about this place fits that description anyway. Kyoko briefly glances at the ring on her finger---she can protect herself if things get bad. And there's always a chance they will.

She tentatively extends a hand to Dragonite, on high alert for a sign of aggression---but her magic still doesn't react. This man tamed a dragon some way or another.

"The name's Kyoko, by the way. No offense, but this is still weird."

Dragonite closes the gap and shakes her hand, crooning happily.

"Professor Samuel Oak. It's nice to meet you, Kyoko." He's smiling now that she and Dragonite are getting along. "I imagine it would take a while to get used to Pokemon if you haven't grown up with them."

"I'm used to weird stuff. I just don't trust it, Prof," Kyoko clarifies. Dragonite's happy! And she's almost happy too. Nothing bad happened, despite the tension she felt.

Unless that's the trap. But that just means she'll have to be careful always.

"So I guess you never worry about traffic jams."

"Is there something wrong with Dragonite?" If she still doesn't feel safe around it... unless that's just her personality? In that case, Sam hopes her distrust doesn't impact her ability to enjoy life.

"Sometimes, I suppose. I wouldn't ask Dragonite's help for something as small as that, though." The comment still made him laugh, though.

"Huh. So you don't make him do everything." That's sweet...respect for the partner, huh? She grins and plops down on the ground when she suddenly seems to realize something.

"What does he eat, anyway? Must be hard to find enough food."

"Pokemon food." Sam reaches into his pocket to pull out a packet of colored pellets, similar to dog food, and shows it to Kyoko. "They can eat regular food too, but it depends on their diet." Omnivore, carnivore, herbivore, etc. "And processed things like soda and candy aren't really good for them."

She's reminded him that there isn't really any Pokemon food here, though; none that he can find, anyway. That's a little worrying.

Test Drive - May Edition

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actually we don't know how he got his dragonite so I made something up

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