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THE TEST DRIVE MEME

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!

We also ask that you please pardon our dust. We're working very hard to get this game up and running and hope to be open by September 1st!

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[the_prodigal_son]

[He happily sits next to her, happy enough to get to socialize. Although the TV is very distracting and that... whatever's going on sure looks interesting.]

What's a uh... what's a sitcom? [Damnit, Tenenbaum didn't teach him this.]

[tearmeanewone]

[S'alright Jack, Comstock didn't teach her this either. She had to use Wikipedia.]

It's short for "situational comedy". So the comedy revolves around the situation the characters are placed in. [Elizabeth arches an unimpressed eyebrow at the TV.] So far, this poor guy has said some awkward things in front of his new girlfriend that suggest he still likes his old girlfriend. To me, it's a little sad instead of funny, but...

[the_prodigal_son]

...That sounds kind of terrible. [He raises his brows a bit.] I guess I just didn't grow up on this stuff.

[He also still secretly thinks girlfriends would give the poor man cooties.]

[tearmeanewone]

[She secretly thinks boyfriends would give the poor woman cooties.]

Neither did I, it's why I'm even watching it. [And Elizabeth looks miserable as she turns her attention back to it.] Books are much better.

[the_prodigal_son]

I don't read much either. [He pauses.] I mostly uh... play games outside when I'm bored.

[Mostly because "outside" is a very new thing to him. He has a lot left to explore.]

[tearmeanewone]

You don't read? [This is shocking.] Why not?

[the_prodigal_son]

Reading is boring. It's just... words and words and words and you don't do anything. And all of Tenenbaum's books are about genetics and biology and... too many big words.

[tearmeanewone]

[Elizabeth actually looks dismayed and upset when Jack says reading is "boring".]

Well you don't have to read genetics and biology if you don't want to! You could read fiction, at the very least!

[the_prodigal_son]

[Jack's expression says he highly doubts fiction is going to be less boring than genetics textbooks.]

Why would that help anything?