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THE TEST DRIVE MEME

Hello, True Believers!

This is for anyone wanting to test out their characters in the setting before the applications open, see what clicks. Multiples will be allowed for this post, and you can generally assume any threads are a self-contained continuity unless you feel like getting creative.

Just post a thread with your CHARACTER NAME and CANON NAME in the title with a prompt and others will reply. Prompts and threads can be action spam or prose or whatever. These threads can be used on the sample section of your application, as well. Go out and have fun!


Be sure to read up on all game information and the "!event" tag to make sure you have all your ducks in a row.

Comments

[bullettimed]

You aren't sticking anything anywhere near me unless you have some real alcohol.

[defibrillating]

Pretty sure there's some of that in the locked bar in the kitchen. I only deal in sweet bribes.

[bullettimed]

You should have told me that after you got me your office, not before. I'm starting to wonder if you're good at bribes at all.

[defibrillating]

Hey, I wasn't born in America. It doesn't come naturally to me.

...shit, you're outside right now? Lemme turn off the music, I seriously didn't hear anything. Sorry!

[He quickly turns off the very loud pop music from inside the infirmary and opens the door.]

[bullettimed]

[ Michael is there, smirking quietly at his coworker's mistake. ]

Terrible negotiation skills and music taste? I've got my work cut out for me. But don't worry, you're learning from the best.

[defibrillating]

[The very tall elf-monster-thing rubs the back of his head in slight embarrassment before he starts signing.

Every movement is translated by a little speaker in his mask, the voice rather robotic but with a better pitch than most Siri out there.]

Yeah, sorry about that I didn't think people would show up so quickly.
...hey, there's nothing wrong with my music!

[bullettimed]

We've got a large number of mutants in one space, pal. Don't expect anything.

[ He gives Zian a pat on the shoulder while walking past to let himself in. ]

We'll talk about the music later. I have some cds I can lend you... Er, you kids still listen to cds, right?

[defibrillating]

Oh joy.

[He looks a bit amused behind the mask, following the man in and then gesturing towards a seat.]

Dude, I still listen to cassettes. It's cheap and works.

[Moving a small table over with the needed things, he then picks up a tablet and takes a seat near the one he had offered Michael. There's a small pause, and then he awkwardly puts the tablet down again. Signing took two hands, unless he wanted to alphabetize the whole thing and sound like Stephen Hawking.]

Name and information and all that stuff?

[bullettimed]

[ Michael smiles at that. He likes you already. This might not be a good thing.

He sits down on the seat he's offered with his legs wide, putting hands on his knees. ]

Michael De Santa, and before you laugh, last name's fake. I'm forty eight and I've been working here for about nine years now... I'm a Scorpio, fuck, I donno, what else would you want to know?

[defibrillating]

[He nods a bit, not at all surprised about fake names and the like. All he needed was to make sure he was bringing up the right file.]

Cool. I'm a Taurus.

[Zian finds the right file and grins behind the mask.]

Perfect. Here, look this over and make sure it's the right blood type and such. When was the last time you were sick?

[bullettimed]

[ He glances long enough to confirm his id number and blood type and then hands the file back. ]

That's the one. And honestly, I don't remember. I don't get sick much, at least not with the flu.

[defibrillating]

Good to hear! Sounds like you have a good immune system, then.

[He starts preparing for the flu shot, picking an arm and cleaning the area before picking up the syringe.

Signing with one hand was a bit harder to pick up for his translator, but it made enough sense.]

Now little prick and done with one.

[bullettimed]

Hey, focus on what you're doing, I don't want you to stab my eye out.

[ He doesn't say this meanly, just sarcastically. ]

[defibrillating]

[Zian looks a bit amused again at that, giving Michael the shot and a band-aid. It might have cartoon bears on it.]

I've done this on Russia's version of morlocks. Tentacles are a lot harder than arms.

Now, then. Do you want to super-size that shot with some excellent superpowers?

[bullettimed]

[ Michael raises an eyebrow at that. ]

I kind of have enough superpowers of my own to deal with.

[defibrillating]

I meant via my own. Man, it would be pretty cool if there's a mutant that can just give out superpowers.

[He shrugs a bit, taking off his glove.]

I zap people and they heal... or if they're not hurt, it superpowers the immune system. Takes care of that flu immunization within moments. No fevers or feeling bad the rest of that day!

[bullettimed]

Sorry, my first rule about all this shit is to always assume the most extreme outcome.

But nah, don't worry about it. [ He rubs his arm and flexes it a bit. ] I'm a grown man, save that for the kids.

[defibrillating]

I get you on that. I swear some of the mutant powers people get make no sense at all.

[He shrugs slightly.]

Everything feeling alright? Like I said, might be a bit of a fever later but it should clear up quick. So. Chocolate marshmallow ghost or odd Russian liquor pralines?