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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Dragonite sits down with its fellow Pokemon, taking the opportunity to make small talk.

Continuing to idly pet Pikachu's head, Sam nods in thanks.

"That would be wonderful. I've been exploring with Dragonite." The view from the sky was good for mapping out the city in his head, but it would be a while before he knew his way around as well.

"I'm sure Dragonite would love to train too, once it's fully recovered. I don't want it battling for at least a few more days." He calls out to Dragonite. "Right, Dragonite?" Dragonite quirks its head toward the humans, taking a moment to piece together the conversation that was running in the background of its attention, and nods.

Red looks to Dragonite, surprised by what he hears, but nodding to the pokémon before looking back to the professor.

"Sure, we'd love to help him train. But I didn't know you still battled, professor."

That he had a collection of pokémon again after all the work he and Green put into gathering them, that wasn't too surprising. But Red had always figured he was busy... professoring it, especially for training any for battle.

"Not professionally, no. But sometimes I have to." His days of challenging gyms and leagues had come and gone, but not all Pokemon battles were a matter of sport. Sometimes, they were truly a battle between good and evil, and that's when he was glad he had an old friend like Dragonite.

"Besides," he laughs, "I don't exactly have the lab to keep me busy anymore. Not while I'm here."

That was a good point. What would he do without the lab? It was a curious thought, but there was an offer Red had made and he should get to fulfilling that. He turns to his pokémon, seeing Blastoise and Snorlax still chatting - they're two of the more social types on his team, with Venusaur giving a word in now and then. Charizard herself was more happy to just listen, though happy wasn't quite a good word to describe her right now.

But she was keeping her grievances well enough to herself. Not enough for Red not to notice it when he catches her gaze and how questioning it is - but she was his first, and he knew how to look past her outer appearance. She'd been there before when the conversation about different possible worlds or whatever had happened, but she had thought it nothing but stupid nonsense. And now the professor just didn't know them at all? He didn't recognise her?

Red shakes his head, walking to put an arm on her, giving her a sympathetic smile. "How about getting some rest while I show the professor around? Charizard," he looks to the others, "Venusaur, Lapras."

Ah, but what was the professor going to do? Red turns his head back to him.

"Are you going to keep Dragonite out?"

He could keep Blastoise and Snorlax out if so, but he didn't want to walk around the city with everyone out of their ball.

Sam begins to stand up, only to find that his knees are stiff and aren't cooperating as much as he'd like. Sometimes his body likes to remind him it's not exactly a spring chicken (Torchic?) anymore. Noticing that he's having trouble, Dragonite leaves its spot to grab his arm and help him up, and he gives it a grateful pat on the nose before addressing Red.

"Yes, if that's alright?" If they're going inside, Dragonite would be a bit too big to walk around comfortably, but it should be fine for walking around the city.

"Yeah," Red answers, and happy to see Dragonite being a pal there. "I'll leave Blastoise and Snorlax out for company."

Pikachu, with the attention taken away from him and noticing that there's plans to get moving, goes over to Red to jump up onto his shoulder just as his trainer finishes saying a few quick words to the three before sending them to their pokéballs.

"By the way professor, what do you know about the city?"

"If that's what you think is best." He just hopes Snorlax doesn't eat everything in sight, but Red's Pokemon seem well-trained. At Red's question, he thinks for a moment, pulling everything he's heard together.

"I was told the locals are having an energy problem, and they brought us -- people from different worlds, or alternate realities -- to help with it. We can create energy by physically touching each other. The locals will take care of our basic needs, but if we don't touch each other enough, the energy problem will affect us too, and we'll get sick."

With a glance at Dragonite, and Pikachu riding on Red's shoulder, he smiles slightly. "If touching our Pokemon counts, then I don't think that'll be a problem."

Rude, Professor Oak's concerns. Snorlax is very well-behaved!

"It's been working okay for me," he says, referring to the touch with pokémon. "I don't know how much it helps with the city, but it's true that going without for too long starts to have side effects."

Blastoise and Snorlax themselves were already stood close to each other. Not holding hands, but with their arms still touching each other. But anyway!

"Was there anywhere you wanted to go first? If not, I'll take you to the closest first. I can tell you about anything you want to know along the way too."

Sam is relieved to hear that; he's much more comfortable touching Pokemon than people, even people he's close to. At Red's question, he shakes his head.

"No, no preferences. Take me wherever you'd like." He wasn't counting on being helped, so he comes out ahead either way.

Red decides to scan the area, thinking of where would be the best place to start. Seeing where they are...

"District one is the closest." He takes a few steps as he says it, his pokémon picking themselves up from the ground. "It's where all the apartments are. You should have a key for a place of you're own if you picked up the envelope."

Test Drive - May Edition

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