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xavier_institute_ooc2015-06-01 01:37 pm
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June Test Drive Meme
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.
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AND REMEMBER, RESERVES OPEN JUNE 3RD!
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.
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!
AND REMEMBER, RESERVES OPEN JUNE 3RD!
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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[He blinks a little at that segue, but can't help laughing.]
Yeah, I guess it's probably at least a little older than me! But no, I'm not going anywhere. Like, I kind of have a lot of stuff going on here, still!
[He turns his clothes into his X-uniform, to demonstrate what kind of stuff he's talking about.]
Plus, my husband works here, so it'd be pretty weird if I bailed.
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[He loves making friends. It's the best thing. It's the most fun.]
A little older, yes. A few years.
[Ivan laughs, then pauses, growing thoughtful.]
That is your power? What did you do? Ah... Husband?
[He blinks, slowly.]
But you are not a woman?
[He's really behind on his U.S. culture. And culture in general. He wasn't lying. He just needs a second...]
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[He picks up his phone, flipping through the photo album instead of looking at Ivan.]
Um, no, I'm not. Why, what's your point?
[He finds a picture of himself and Fai at a party a couple of years ago, curled up together on a couch, their arms thrown around each other's shoulders as they laugh themselves senseless at some private joke. It's from before they were actually together, but that's beside the point. He sets the phone face-up on the table, between himself and Ivan, and looks for a moment like he's sort of silently daring him to say anything bad about it.]
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I did not know that was possible! Laws are very different here, aren't they? Someone told me you need a license for a row boat.
[He leans in to look at the picture. He seems more confused and interested than anything else. He blinks at the screen.]
My phone has pictures of my dogs...
[He's not sure if this is a fair exchange, though.]
And Uncle Vova, but he's not very handsome to look at.
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Well, not everyone can be as nice to look at as us! Dogs are pretty cute, though. Not as cute as ponies, but pretty cute!
Oh, and yeah, same-sex marriage has been cool in New York for... I dunno, like almost 10 years? We had the wedding here on campus. My grandmothers and aunts all came and cooked enough food for an actual army.
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[Ivan laughs and takes out his phone. He's only had it for a few months, so he's still enchanted by it. He wasn't allowed to have a phone while in exile.]
These are Sharik and Dozor!
[Instead of old Uncle Vova, he shows Feliks pictures of his Borzoi. Of course he has Russian wolfhounds. What else?]
I have had ponies and goats, but when I was younger. We did not have television in Siberia! They do have television in Siberia, but we did not have it. So I did not watch the news.
[He had a very weird childhood.]
We do not have such a thing in Russia. I should get you a present! What do you like?
And then I ended up reading an intense forum debate about wedding gifts in Poland
Ohmigod, they're so cute! Haha, look at their pointy little faces!
[Dogs are definitely better than random old men he wouldn't know from Adam.]
A present? [For the wedding he had before even meeting this guy? ...Well, he guesses it's a kind of sweet reaction.]
If you want to, I guess! You don't have to, though, so anything's ok.
Research is important!
[It doesn't hurt that Ivan's power affects them somewhat as well.]
I had to leave them home because of the laws, but I'll see them again when I visit. I hope they don't miss me too much.
No, it is my pleasure! A graduation and a wedding, these things only come once in your life. So, then I will!
[Sorry, Feliks, you're friends now! And Ivan being Ivan and Russian and rich, he will be sure that Feliks receives a generous cash gift. And maybe some lovely Russian porcelain. That won't be awkward at all!]
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[He finds a picture of the (rather smaller) dog on his phone, displaying it.]
And yeah, I guess those are both pretty good excuses for a present! You'll just have to let me get you something cool when you graduate, then.
[That's going to be incredibly awkward. More so because Feliks is awkward at the best of times.]
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[Not that he wouldn't do it, but he's being polite and following the rules of his host country. And importing and exporting the dogs back and forth will probably make them unhappy. He looks at the dog on Feliks' phone, leaning in again.]
Mokona! Very cute, also! This is your dog? Maybe I could get another dog?
[A little, cute one. He likes dogs.]
You can get me something! I like presents. I am sure you will like yours.
[Since it's going to be a lot of money, and who doesn't like that? It's present enough for Ivan for Feliks to suggest that they will still be friends by then. He beams.]
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Mokona's not mine, though, she's Yuui's? My brother-in-law's. We babysit sometimes, though!
And good call, I give totally sweet presents.
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[That's another excellent idea. He wants a bunny.]
So many good pets to have, it is hard to decide.
You are good brothers, then! Do you have a pet, Feliks?
I meant you would like the one I will give you! But I am sure you will give me a good present. You will have years to think of it. Probably I will not believe how good it is, it will be so good.
[Obviously, that's what's going to happen.]
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No, we don't have any pets. I keep pushing for a pony, but it's a no-go so far. Lame, right? I might have to settle for something a little smaller. Maybe.
[He doesn't really give up when his mind's set on something, though.]
And yeah, I'm sure they'll both be awesome!
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[Imagine if Ivan got Feliks a pony as a present. Because now he wants to get him one.]
Why should you not have one, if you want one? It could be a small pony!
They will be. Awesome.
[Definitely.]
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[...Not that he's thought about what kind of pony would be ideal for him, or anything.]
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[He laughs.]
For the best ride, maybe it should be a larger pony, not a very small one. Medium.
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