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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, as well as the weekly updates to make sure you have all your ducks in a row.

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[garganteren]

[When he checks his responses, Lovino will find himself facing the image of a glowering 14 year old.]

I'm in your drawing class, but so you know, I'm not coming.

[Eren feels torn on the matter, because on one hand, he would really like to be able to draw, but on the other, he is protesting the administration's unfair practices! So going to drawing class would be a betrayal of his ideals!

But at the same time, drawing is just art, and it's not as if he can be brainwashed into believing the mutant agenda in drawing class, right?

Right.

But... he's still probably not going, so he is going to inform Lovino of this as part of his protest.]

I'm protesting.

[il_tipo_sorto]

...Then why the fuck did you sign up for it?

[Right off the bat, Lovi decides this kid is annoying. But on the other hand... the "I'm protesting" comment piques his curiosity. Something about this kid is so terribly... familiar.

Probably because this is the exact attitude he had when he went to school here.]

If you're waitin' for me to beg you to come, you can forget that right now. I honestly don't give a shit, it's your loss.

[garganteren]

I didn't sign up. They put me in classes, even though I told them I'm not going.

[He folds his arms over his chest.]

No, I'm not waiting for anything. I was telling you. This is a protest, and there's no point in protesting if you don't tell people about it! I'm here against my will, and nothing anyone says can change my mind.

[il_tipo_sorto]

[....At first he's half-listening, but wait, no, he really doesn't like what this kid is saying.]

The hell are you protesting against, free food and protection? A roof over your head? You realize how much money the old man spends keepin' shitstains like you cooped up in this joint? It's not a protest if there ain't no actual problem, smartass.

[garganteren]

What I'm protesting is the fact that I'm being kept here instead of being allowed to go back home to my family where I belong! I don't belong here.

The professor can take his money back! I don't want him to spend it on me! I wouldn't even eat his food if I could help it! I'll pay him back if I get enough money!

[Paying someone back doesn't sound like the best revenge plan, but Eren is agitated, and he's not thinking clearly. He's been agitated a lot lately. But he's never threatened violence toward the staff or the other students. Which is part of the reason he's allowed to roam freely on campus.]

I don't agree with him or the mutant agenda!

[il_tipo_sorto]

"Mutant agenda"...?

[He's just.... staring.]

You're a fuckin' idiot. A complete fuckin' idiot. You know that? He don't need your money, it sure ain't gonna hurt him. And in case you didn't notice, you're a mutant. That "mutant agenda" is you gettin' civil rights. Rights like not gettin' killed on a whim or kept against your will. Sounds good, right?

Why the fuck ain't you with your family, anyway, they ship you off?

[garganteren]

Mutants already have civil rights. They're asking for special rights and protections under the law. Mutants are the ones violating my civil rights right now.

You're the one who said he was spending so much money on us. I don't want any mutant's money, so I'll give it back. I don't need it, I can fend for myself if I have to.

[In the midst of all this aggression, he's quiet for a moment.]

No, they didn't. I was kidnapped.

[il_tipo_sorto]

Yeah, you try fendin' for yourself when people'll try cuttin' you up, robbin' you or worse just for bein' a mutant. That'll work out real well, trust me.

[Seriously, he learned from experience.]

Kidnapped? The fuck for?

[Xavier has plenty of kids around here, what's he need another one for?]

[garganteren]

[It would likely work out very, very horribly for all concerned, including Eren. But Eren's not about to discuss the power he hates.]

I know what would happen. You don't.

[Which is why he'd take Sam with him. Then he wouldn't really be a mutant. But he's not sharing his plans, either.]

I don't know! It's some traitor's fault. I was fine where I was. They didn't have any business interfering.

[il_tipo_sorto]

...Sure seems like you've got your shit figured out. [His words are dripping with sarcasm.]

Listen, I know from bein' your age you don't give a shit what your elders and betters have to say, but bein' a little bitch like this is gonna get you killed. And if you ain't got a problem with that I'd suggest you just get goin' so you stop bein' in the way of this "mutant agenda" shit.

[garganteren]

I told you, I would, but I can't. They won't let me leave campus. That's why I'm protesting!

[That was his whole point! No one here listens to him. Are mutants really all such bad listeners? Maybe their ears mutated, too!

Not that Eren's a bad listener or anything. No. Never!]

Of course I respect my elders, but the people here aren't my betters, they're my abductors!

[il_tipo_sorto]

Then get yourself killed on campus, it'll give the school some bad publicity.

[No Lovi don't give him ideas.]

[garganteren]

I don't want to die!

[This is a contradiction, but he really doesn't. He wants to go on fighting for humanity. But he does listen to his elders. He's very mixed up.]

And you shouldn't be telling students to die! That's none of your business. But I should make them look bad, you're right.

[He just has to think of how...]

[il_tipo_sorto]

It's none of your business what I tell people - and if you ain't goin' to class you ain't a student, you're just some stupid kid the old man keeps around. Like a pet.

If you don't wanna get yourself killed, blow a hole in the roof. Then you can get yourself locked up in a room where they won't let you leave and you'll still be makin' life easier for everyone that don't have to deal with you.

[garganteren]

Yes, it is, you can't talk to students that way! And I am a student. I'm a protesting student exercising my right to protest as an American citizen! And I have a job.

[Eren doesn't bother to explain this last part.]

I'm not going to do anything like that. I'm not a terrorist! I don't care what people say about me!

[Eren levels a judgmental glare at him. What a terrible teacher!]

I'll write to my senator. And the newspaper.

[The New York Times is too liberal, but he'll find one!]

[il_tipo_sorto]

...You have no fuckin' clue how the work works, do you? It's kinda funny.

[Rolling his eyes so hard.]

If you're not gonna do nothin' drastic, no one has to worry about you. You're not steppin' on anyone's toes, you're not gettin' in anyone's way. No one's gonna bother with doin' what you want unless you make 'em. So unless you're packin' a punch big enough to knock Xavier out, you might as well just cool down and take your brainwash juice like a good little bitch.

[Literal worst teacher.]

[garganteren]

I do know how things work, but that doesn't mean I don't have ideals.

[You should stand up for what you believe in, no matter what.]

I'm not going to hurt anyone!

[That is currently a very touchy subject for him.]

I'm not the only one protesting, and I'm going to do more. Right now, I'm informing you of the situation. I'm not going to be brainwashed, either. That's why I'm not going to class. Especially not your class. I wouldn't take your class even if I wasn't boycotting. You're a terrible teacher.

[He doesn't even need to take the class to think so. He's already formed his opinion.]

[il_tipo_sorto]

I honestly don't give a shit, it's less for me to worry 'bout. Plus, I get to fail you, so you get to repeat a grade and stay here even longer.

Besides, I'm not a bad teacher, I'm a bad person who's a good teacher. Xavier doesn't pay me to be nice, he pays me to be smart. Smarter than you.