justhugalready | Test Drive

Test Drive - October Edition

The October 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

[ With the return of fall comes somewhat cooling temperatures and the phasing out of all summer clothing from the shops. There's an assortment of colder-weather clothing being put up; sweaters, jackets, scarves, gloves, boots - you name it, and it's visible in the mannequins out on display. With the return of fall also comes the return of the fall sales - all store managers are offering discounts for those that come in to purchase in pairs. ]

Option 2

[ With the changing out of the summr clothing to fall also comes the shift from the fresh fruits of summer to the gourds, apples, and warm spices of the season of harvest. Cinnamon and nutmeg can be smelled wafting from cafe's and coffee shops, tempting anyone passing by to come in and sample the wares. Like the clothing stores, they are offering a discount for those that purchase in groups of two or three. ]

Option 3

[ There seems to be another festival in the works, if the stands being erected in the Fourth District are anythign to go by. There still seems to be a lot of work to do, and the citizens would love it if a helping hand or two were to be offered.

One stand that seems to be fully erected and hard at work is one dedicated to carving what looks to be the Saeng Seong equivalent of a pumpkin into traditional lanterns. There are still a number of these gourds waiting to be carved, and once again the citizens would be delighted to have any number of volunteers aiding them with the task of carving. ]

Option 4

[ Fall in Saeng Seong also means rain; lots and lots of rain, usually from out of nowhere. Luckily, the city is used to this phenomenon, and has had several small awnings built in strategic locations around the city for waiting out the wet spells that hit so frequently.

They're only big enough for two or three people to take shelter under with moderate comfort, but that doesn't seem to bother anyone. Hope you don't mind sharing the space with a stranger for the duration of the weather, unless one of you had the foresight to bring an umbrella. ]

Option 5

[ 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 6

[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

[ rewind is…surprised to find himself here, to say the least. when he and megatron had finished, he'd expected to…well, he'd expected that to be it. he'd fade out of existence, like the rest of his version of the lost light.

maybe he did. maybe that's why he's here. rewind's not sure about the afterlife -- this place is glaringly not cybertronian, and he's…definitely still alive. where he is remains to be unseen, but he's going to find out. it's not as though he has much else to do here… and honestly, he's not sure he's ready to process everything that happened before he wound up here. now that he's still alive, he has to process it -- at some point, anyway. but for now, he's just going to make his way through the street with his little red camera light on, dodging the rain and seeing what he can see about this place. ]

[Wow, this was a rather interesting place. Thankfully Seras was able to find a place for the Harkonnen. She was getting strange looks from the locals. After all, why would such a little girl be carrying such a large gun? There was no need for it here.

It looked like there was some sort of festival starting soon. She stood for a while, watching lanterns being carved before moving on to see about what else was going on around town. Time seemed to slip away from her and before she noticed, the sky had started to cloud up and it began to rain. It didn't bother her, but she didn't want to get sick. She wasn't sure if she could even get sick, but she didn't want to risk it.

So she stood under one of the awnings, smiling a little bit as the rain continued on.]

4.

[Accompanying the sound of rain, anyone who decides to walk by one of the many awnings might hear the strumming of a guitar. It sounds like someone who got stuck in this dreary weather has decided to put on a show for anyone who wishes to wait the shower out with him.]

Did you stand there all alone?
Oooohh I cannot explain what's going down
I can see you standing next to me
In and out somewhere else right now
You sigh, look away
I can see it clear as day
Close your eyes, so afraid
Hide behind that baby face

Do do doooo do do doooo

You can go all night
Looking for the answers in the pouring rain
You wanna find peace of mind
Looking for the answer

[The strumming continues and it doesn't look like he's leaving anytime soon, in fact he looks more than happy to stay put and entertain the people who are coming and going.]

5

[So guess who misinterpreted the "you need physical contact for survival" thing as a metaphor? Don't... don't ask, he thought it was another "Friendship is magic" thing.

So now he's moping around, feeling ill and not really paying much attention to anything. He's also murmuring to himself that he'll go back to bed soon. Maybe someone should talk to him before he runs into something.]

Edited (i know code) 2014-11-15 05:04 (UTC)

...was it just a dream?

One minute he found himself feeling unwell just like how those who get suddenly touched by the sickness and then...darkness. Like there was no way out. And then he woke up in the Welcome Center with Banchou snoozing on his chest. There was no need to go back and talk with the natives about where he was, no, he needed to go find anyone who was still there and needed to know if they were around.

Anyone who would run into him would notice something...odd. Like a sudden group of cats following him to god knows where.

It's cold outside and Euniska doesn't like it one bit! Her species is adapted to a savannah climate, after all, and she'd lived all her - currently fairly short - life on a perfectly temperature-controlled space station. Fall weather has her positively shaking on her hooves with the chill.

Unfortunately, she only came to Saeng Seong with one outfit and that's only suited for the comfortably warm temperature of her home station. And well- Now she's staring disconsolately around a clothing shop. Everything is all... made for humans. With feet and arms and stuff.

Dejectedly she wraps a fluffy scarf around her neck. That's similar enough to Laheyla fashion, but it doesn't exactly cover enough to keep her warm.

2

If there's one thing that Ludger can appreciate, it's the variety of different food and spices here in Saeng Seong. Many of them are ingredients he's never seen before, but that only gives him more determination to find out what mixes well together. Talking to the local people about their cuisine has also been insightful.

He just enjoys cooking and making dishes for people, especially ones that he cares about. If only Elle was here... but she's safe back in his world, hopefully. Jude and the others will take care of her now that he's 'dead' or whatever this is...

Stuck in his thoughts, Ludger doesn't pay attention to where he's walking until he bumps into someone, causing him to drop his bag of groceries to the ground.

"Sorry!"

Threaded | Flat

REWIND | TRANSFORMERS IDW

Seras Victoria || Hellsing

Manolo Sánchez | The Book of Life

Marty McFly | Back to the Future (CRAU)

this derp | the thing where summon god souls

OPTION 1

Ludger Will Kresnik | Tales of Xillia 2