justhugalready | Test Drive

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*test drive meme

Test Drive - May Edition

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.]

Threaded | Flat

[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.]

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?))

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?

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.]

Edited (polishin') 2014-05-05 22:21 (UTC)

[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.]

Edited 2014-05-06 16:55 (UTC)

[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.]

Edited 2014-05-12 10:43 (UTC)

[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.]

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