October Test Drive Meme

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Test Drive Meme #5 Welcome to Tabula Rasa's Test Drive Meme! As of this moment, apps for both secondary characters and new players are open. New player apps will be accepted until we’re able to fill our player cap as well as our app queue. For more information on this, please see the Applications page.

Whether you plan to app or not, anyone is welcome to use this meme as a way to try out the setting, test out a character for future app cycles, or just for fun. You may also borrow ideas from this meme’s prompts for use in the main game.

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Scenario A: Off to the Races
The herds of round, bipedal avian creatures that have been popping up in greater numbers can certainly be heard before they’re seen, thanks to the heavy stomping sounds they make as they run across their territory. When they get together like this, it’s often for means of competition - despite the roundness of their bodies, speed is among the most respected traits among their ranks. What better way to measure that capability than a tournament-style race bracket?

As long as you keep your distance you can safely observe them in their natural habitat, letting out deep, warbled cries as they cheer on their compatriots and try to disorient their rivals. The event is intense enough that if you’re watching closely, you may be able to parse some of the herd’s social dynamics. Interfering is also an option, but don’t think they’ll take to it too kindly; competitive races are very important. If you want to avoid getting bodied, it may be safest to remain a spectator.

Unfortunately, remaining a spectator isn’t always an option when the race ends up coming to you. The well-trodden paths around the world make for great race tracks, and these creatures don’t seem to care about sharing the road. Outrunning the racers is a hopeless endeavor, so your best option may be to throw yourself onto one of them instead if you can’t get out of the way. And if you’re going along for the ride anyway, why not have a bit of fun with it?

Scenario B: Unidentified Falling Objects
The sky above the world was once blank and featureless, but is now filled with shapes, colors and strange objects of all sizes. Normally these objects float high up above even the peak of Mount Silver, but lately some have been spotted drifting lower and lower... or dropping out of the sky entirely. Perhaps someone asked one too many questions about how they were staying up there when everything else was mostly obeying the laws of gravity.

Some of these objects are small and light, though they can still leave a bump if one lands on your head. Others are a much more serious hazard and can reach up to the size of a truck. Getting crushed by something unexpectedly is a very real possibility, so you'd best watch your head out there!

Once they've fallen, the sky-objects won't stay on the ground forever. After awhile they'll start to slowly float back into the air... so maybe don't climb onto one, either, if you're not prepared to make the journey back down again.

Scenario C: Help Wanted
Somewhere in the confusing underground pathways of Messiah Station is a stand of free-to-take job flyer advertisements. Odd, considering that this world doesn't have a form of currency or any way to stop people from taking anything they want for free… but never mind that! There’s work to be done, and you’re the one holding the flyer.

Many of the postings are incomprehensible gibberish, but there are a few that almost sound doable.

GARDENER - THE UNFORESEEN SIMULATION JOINT
Gardeners needed to water the conflagration zone and tend to flowers. Must be comfortable working while on fire.

GREETER - SHIBUMENOSAKI UA
Greeter needed to speak to everyone who enters the Academy. Payment will be based on conversational and singing skills.

CUSTODIAN - MESSIAH STATION SQUARE
Custodians needed to mop the platform and tunnels in Messiah Station and rearrange floor stickers. You will try your best.

RECRUITER - JOB POSTING BOARD
Recruiter needed to recruit recruiters for the job posting board. Payment will be ready in 5-10 business hours.

Each flyer also lists the payment promised, but most of them don't make any sense and include answers such as "a job well done", "payment?" and "+1 Charm". There are a few that promise free baked goods from the Lemon Cello, though. It could be a waste of time, but maybe something will happen if you give it a go?

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poor mokuba LMAO.

[menaretrash]

[ This place is crazy and dangerous, and while she's pretty sure Mokuba is a tough cookie, she's not about to take the chance of letting him go off on his own if she can help it. So, it's a relief that, after a brief and very warranted hesitation, that he agrees and makes his way over. That makes things a lot easier -- she was worried he'd take off, and if that were the case, tracking Seto down and having him flail at her about it is something she'd have to deal with.

No one needs to deal with that, okay.

Ann is more than happy to meet Mokuba half way, reaching up to half punch a baseball sided piece of... god only knows what away from him once he's sidled up close enough. ]

It's cool! No worries -- I'll take you to the cafe my friend runs. [ Half owns? Runs? It doesn't matter, the point is, is that it's a sturdy building with a nice roof, and warm drinks and food and safety. ] My name is Ann, by the way. Ann Takamaki! Are you injured or anything?

[ She can't see anything that's really visible, which is a good thing, but she's also not going to stand around forever, either. It's why she places a friendly arm around his shoulders to gently guide him, quickly, forward and towards where the cafe is. It's closer than the apartments, and honestly, Seto could even be there. She hopes he is, at least. ]

I don't want you to freak out or anything, but... your name is Mokuba, right? Your big brother is here, and he's going to be really glad to see you! Sometimes he hangs out at the cafe, if he's not there, once it's safe to go out again, we can swing by his apartment and wait for him. He's gotta come home sometime, you know?

[youngerbrother]

[Agreed; no one wants or needs to deal with Seto Kaiba should they fail to keep his brother out of harm's way. Honestly, even if they do keep Mokuba safe, there is still a 25% chance that they won't want to deal with him. Not that Mokuba is much better on the over protective front himself. He might not throw hands but he will still make it a personal mission to ruin anyone who messes with his brother.

It's kind of cute until you are on the receiving end of it.

Mokuba ducks on reflex when Ann swats away another piece of debris, sparing a moment to give the offending object a very Setoesque glare. He is quickly growing tired of this game of Dodge Garbage.]

I got hit by one the smaller pieces earlier but it didn't really hurt. [The fact that he absently raises his hand to rub the back of his head says that that is a lie but a goose egg doesn't warrant concern. He hopes.

He is soon distracted by the way Ann pauses and tells him not to freak out. Nothing good ever happens when people tell him to freak out. The boy regards her with a look that is half suspicion when she says his name, a plan already beginning to form in the back of his mind of how he can slip away, until mention of his brother grinds everything to a halt.]

Seto... Seto is here?

[menaretrash]

[ Ann can't even really hold Seto's attitude against him -- she's unintentionally learned a whole lot about the young man, and by extension, his younger brother. She's learned that in the big scheme of things, they have some similarities in their pasts. They've both got people that they've made sacrifices for, both big and small, and people that they want to protect with every fiber of their beings.

She gets it. ]

...You sure about that? Because usually, getting bumped on the noggin kinda hurts... I think Ren's got some ice at the cafe, so I'll make you an ice pack. [ Yeah, she's not buying your 'it didn't really hurt' story, little man.

Boy, between that earlier glare and that suspicious look, she can definitely see the similarities between the brothers, and she's fairly certain that when Mokuba gets a little older, those similarities are going to only intensify. It's a little amusing to think about. But, he's asked her a question, so, it's only fair to answer. ]

Yeah! He's been here for way longer than me. He told me he's been here since the 'beginning', which basically means when he showed up, there was nothing here. [ She pauses, tugging poor Mokuba out of the way of another object and in turn, side stepping it herself, before she continues. ] He said there were no buildings or 'wildlife' or anything. A friend and an acquaintance from where I'm from are here too, and they told me the same thing.

[ She's quiet for a few moments, because it's surreal to see the younger Kaiba brother in the flesh, and she really, really can't wait to reunite him with Seto. ]

He's going to be really happy to see you... he's told me about you, and showed me your picture in his locket. He's been worried about you, so, I'm glad that you guys are going to be together again.