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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.

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[defibrillating]

[Zian would probably have been a bit concerned if there was no reaction at all, so he takes it all in stride, smiling under the mask.

He does not, however, initiate a handshake. The wave seemed to have to do for now, as he preferred to use his hands for signing.]

I'm doing pretty good, so far. I found the gloves after some searching, and that has been my biggest problem.

[thirdarrow]

[ Takakage responds with a nod. ] Ah, that is good. [ Unlike most other people, he hasn't reacted to Zian's mutations in the slightest. Being a surgeon acclimatizes oneself to quite a lot of things. ]

Will you be stationed here all the time? I can drop by often, if you need someone to talk to.

[ He means it in the casual banter sort of way. Zian seems to be an extrovert, and that's what most extroverts do, right? ]

[defibrillating]

[Zian already thinks that Takakage should meet his dad. They'd probably have a lot in common.]

Yeah, I'll be here... or in my room, or the faculty lounge. Pretty easy to locate, in any case.

[Honestly the young man is probably a bit of both, seeing he tries too hard and is probably not sure what to do with himself... so babbling always works.]

Talking would be nice, even if I can imagine that the kids around here will need our attention a lot. Getting control over your powers can be... painful.

[thirdarrow]

Indeed. [ He says this with a sigh. ] Fortunately, most of the patients I've had to see are down with diseases instead of injuries.

[ Speaking of which... ] By the by - does your immune system function similar to usual, or does it have something different?

[ He hasn't had to quarantine anyone, but... just in case. ]

[defibrillating]

[He smiles again, shaking his head.]

Do you get many kids coming in with stomach pains and headaches before the big tests?

Oh, and yeah, everything else should be fine in there. [He pats his chest.] Just the throat that got messed up, everything else is in good condition.

[thirdarrow]

[ That manages to make him smile, too. ] Indeed I do. But of course, I am able to discern the slackers from those who truly need help.

[ No one lies to a living MRI scanner. He can actually detect blockages in your gut as well as blood vessels. ]

I see. That is good to hear.

[ At this point he's trusting Zian to know what he is doing - and he certainly does seem to - so no more technical questions for now. But Takakage isn't going to say something else just yet, seeing that the other might raise something else. ]

[defibrillating]

[Same with Mr. Shock-your-system! Together they can make slackers miserable. (And help people.) ]

That's great! I'm sure we'll work out well together here.

[He pauses and then nods to the waiting area.]

There's a water boiler in the corner over there with tea cups, by the way. I did promise tea.

[thirdarrow]

Thank you. [ He says this with a grateful nod, moving to examine the items. Zian had put the water heater on, and a moment's focus tells Takakage that the temperature isn't too off. The tea bags beside the boiler aren't Earl Grey, but green tea works just fine.

He retrieves a slim conductor's baton from inside his vest, and draws out a thin stream of water with a flick of his wrist. The water reforms into a sphere in midair, and he deposits it into the cup with a teabag. It'll be ready soon. ]

Do you have any hobbies to pass your time, perhaps?

[ It's an idle conversation starter, if anything else. ]

[defibrillating]

[Zian watches with a grin, impressed by the use of the power. This guy had it down to an artform, that was obvious.

Mentioning hobbies, Zian looks a little bit embarrassed.]

I like music... and comics. Nerdy things, I guess. I also like to build things.

[Like dioramas and furniture.]

What about you, doc?

[thirdarrow]

[ Zian seems to be someone more accustomed to using his hands. It's a good thing - they needed more people like him around. Not only were things always getting broken, people who used their hands generally had more creativity - something sorely needed here. ]

Ah, I mostly have academic pursuits. [ He chuckles, perhaps self-deprecatingly. ] I read extensively, but do dabble a little in gardening and sailing.

[ 'A little' is a severe understatement. He's taken on the job of curating the garden all by himself - though sailing is more of a reincarnation echo than anything else. His namesake (and previous life) was a naval commander, after all. ]

[defibrillating]

[You should see his room, Takakage. A hand-made chair, some carvings and three dioramas with hand-painted D&D characters.]

Reading is always nice, and I love nice gardens... I can't say I've ever sailed, though.

[That's a helluva garden to take care of!]

[thirdarrow]

[ They can work together. Takakage doesn't use his hands, he uses pressurized water jets to do detailed work. ]

I could take you on a boat, if you'd like. But it will have to be one of the motorized ones - the ones without engines aren't exactly very stable with two people on it. [ He does fine on sailboats and kayaks, but that's more from his training and natural inability to be drowned than anything else.

There wasn't anyone to take care of the gardens, so might as well give it a makeover. And then he's been stuck as the honourary gardener ever since. ]

[defibrillating]

That sounds like it would be fun.

[He rubs the back of his neck at that, a bit embarrassed.]

I can't swim, though...

[thirdarrow]

[ Hmm. That might be a problem. ] I believe lifevests are mandatory, but it might be difficult to find one of your size.

[ But if that isn't possible, they could always make one. ]

[defibrillating]

It's more that my tracheotomy is at the top of my sternum, so it's hard to keep that over the water. Life vests might help... but yeah, I'm kinda huge.

[He seems a bit amused, however.]

But I'd be happy to join you in gardening.

[thirdarrow]

I see. [ That had not exactly occurred to him at the moment - but he could vent the water out of Zian's breathing apparatus, in any case. However, it seemed to be better to drop that subject. ]

Ah, that might be a more favourable option. [ He says this with more of a smile - managing the garden is something he enjoys, but there is only so much one person can do with their time. ] I mostly tend to it alone, so your assistance would be much appreciated.

[defibrillating]

Sure thing! I'm sure I could make you some trellises and stuff for flowers... weeding and that as well.

[Just something to do other than wander the infirmary like a nervous ghost all the time.]

[thirdarrow]

That would be good. [ And it gets him out for fresh air, too. ] I can teach you the skills when we are both free.

[ Speaking of which. ] Quite regrettably, I have little of free time, so I might not be able to come down all that often. [ Even though he teaches only two classes he has the library to look after, as well as a master class on top of work at the hospital. ]

[defibrillating]

That's fine, I'm in not hurry. [He is a bit curious, though, considering his father's background.]

...does the hospital know you're a mutant?

[thirdarrow]

Ah, no. [ He inclines his head by way of a reply. ] I have never been outed as a mutant before, and I intend to keep it that way.

[ Sure, he does use his skills during surgery and diagnosis, but subtly enough to pass it off as simply putting in more effort. He's just more careful than other doctors, that's all. ]

[defibrillating]

[Feeling a little like he overstepped his bounds, Zian looks rather awkward.]

Sorry, it's not really my business...

[thirdarrow]

It's alright. [ He says this with a calm smile. Never being outed is something very few mutants ever achieve, and it's something that he has maintained all these years through extreme care and caution. It even involved switching identities, but the hassle is minute compared to the work that it allowed him to do.

Plus... he sort of had it better than Zian, who would be spotted instantly. But that only made his past all the more painful. ]

[defibrillating]

My dad tried staying under the radar for a while, but it didn't work out. I'm happy you can help people freely.

[In all honestly his father might have managed to stay under cover for a long time, but things got a little chaotic back in Russia.]

I admit to never actually having seen a true hospital. It's mostly been small clinics.

[thirdarrow]

[ Takakage inclines his head by way of a reply, though his smile is muted by the knowledge that both their families did not survive unscathed. ]

A hospital is a very large clinic - you can think of it as multiple clinics, in fact, each one specializing in a different area of medicine. Of course, there are general practitioners to field walk-in patients as well as more experienced ones in the Accident and Emergency department, but mostly it functions as a collective place for specialists to come together. Most sub-fields of medicine are connected, after all.

[defibrillating]

So the TV shows are not that far off. That's cool.

[Guess who watched ER religiously as a kid.]

Did you want to do that water scan or did you do it already and I didn't feel a thing?