justhugalready | Test Drive

SURPRISE! (Part two!) Here is our new June 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.......~~

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

Option 1

[ The river is well and completely thawed out at this point, flowing through the city at an impressive clip. Swimming is possible, although the currents make it a little risky if you aren't skilled at it. But on the flip side, the Beach Side Shack has put out their fishing supplies; if there's a time to try fishing the river, it's certainly now. Why not grab one of various fishing rods and see if there's anything to catch this time around?]

Option 2

[ With the change in weather, so comes a change in shopping options. Not just warm weather apparel, but various mobile carts and food vendors are starting to range further up and down the streets. Spiced, sweet, sour, savory delicacies are on display from all sorts of wheeled displays getting pulled around. Feel free to give them a try!]

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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option 1
[If one stops by the river today, they may notice a little girl wandering around, curiously scanning the ground for something. Eiko's not really interested in swimming today. The current would probably sweep her away, anyway. And although she knows how to fish, it's still not the same without the moogles around to help.

She does find what she's looking for, however: a pebble. Picking it up, she'll examine it for a moment. Then, she'll throw it at the river ahead, the pebble instead hitting the surface with a not-so-very graceful splash.]

Ugh...! [Cue the loudest grumble! That wasn't supposed to happen.] Why's it not working?!

option 2
[Did somebody say food vendors? Because Eiko's already there, and she's completely enamored by the sight. There's all sorts of fresh food on display.

Fresh food.

Food.

Help herself? Don't mind if she does! Eiko's going all out, grabbing all sorts of fruits to fill her basket. Hey, she's hungry, okay? Although later on, one might notice that she might've been a little overeager with her shopping as she struggles to carry her (rather overstuffed) basket.]

[The small girl is certainly wearing a strange outfit and apparently has a horn(???), but she's still a small girl who clearly has little strength nonetheless, so the soldier thinks there's no reason to be cautious around her.

Something tells him he should approach her instead of simply watching her struggle, and he can't see why not, so he does. That doesn't really mean he knows what he plans to do after that, though.]

You can't carry all that. [Eiko, meet Captain Obvious, who is today wearing a scruffy beard, a sweater with the hood down, and his usual fingerless glove. What is dressing for the weather.]

[Eiko glances up at the stranger, mildly annoyed. Where'd this scruffy guy come from anyway?]

I'm fine--! [With a mild grunt, she keeps moving. Slowly but surely she's dragging it through the square. S l o w l y...] I've got this, okay!

[And as she says that, a couple apples fall right out of the basket without her even noticing. Totally under control.]

[Her actions clearly contradict her words, and he doesn't understand why she's lying. Or maybe she doesn't get how much trouble she's having. It's at least clear that she doesn't see some of the food fall out of her bag. He's learned recently that food shouldn't go to waste, so he picks up the apples before they tumble too far away and follows her.]

You don't. You're dropping things.

[It's called stubborn determination and it builds character! Or rather, it's really called Eiko not wanting to give it up. Still, she'll relent and lets go once she sees just how many things she's dropping, turning around to face the scruffy guy.]

Okay, so I don't. Look, I just got here and I'm hungry. Reeeeally hungry. [With a cross of her arms, she scans him up and down while tapping her foot. There's a very expectant look in her eyes.] So...!

[He deposits the fruit back into the basket when she lets go and straightens back up to listen to her. He wonders why she took so much to carry elsewhere instead of going ahead and trying to eat some of it if she was that hungry. But he knows showing up here was confusing for him, so maybe it confused her as well.]

You need someone to carry it. [Give him a second, Eiko, he's not used to offering help. He takes a moment to recognize the look she's giving him as one meaning he's supposed to do something.] Should I?

[Given she's from a place where such necessities can be rather hard to come by? She might as well nab what she can. Who knows if she's going to need all that food later?]

Well, yeah. [Duh! Is this guy that clueless or something?] Would you rather just sit there and stare instead? Help a lady out here!

[He doesn't give any indication that he's offended by what she said, or irritated, or much of anything--his expression has hardly changed since he first approached. The only thing he does is pick up the basket, metal fingers around the handle. Given that he's a super soldier and she's a six-year-old, he doesn't have any trouble lifting it.]

Where are you going?

Where am I going? [For a moment, Eiko actually stops in her tracks, looking up and making a humming noise as if she's pondering something. Then, she looks back up at the man, her expression determined. A bit too determined.]

Anywhere I can find a place to sit down and eat, of course! It's not like I'm going to eat all this out here.

[Looks like someone missed the memo on newcomers being assigned rooms.]

[Unfortunately, he doesn't interpret her answer as meaning she missed the room assignment. At least he can tell she doesn't actually have a place in mind, and he does know a few places that would be good to sit, thanks to taking the initiative to scope out everything.]

The parks are nearby. [There's way more than plenty of space to sit, and people are more sparse, meaning she's less likely to be interrupted.]

[The parks, huh? And unfortunately for Eiko, she's only ever lived in the ruins of an abandoned village all her life, so in her mind she might as well take what she's got. At least this guy's helpful.]

Hmm... I guess that's not a bad idea. [She reaches for his sleeve, as if to tug him along.] C'mon, you know where it is, right? Let's go!

[He allows the girl to take hold of his sleeve, and with the confirmation he gives her a nod, beginning to walk towards the fourth district.

Unfortunately, Eiko didn't encounter someone who makes a great conversational partner without a lot of prompting; he stays quiet as he walks along. Hopefully he'll make up for that with being a personal food cart.]

Test Drive - June Edition

Eiko Carol | Final Fantasy IX

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