Test Drive Meme

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Did you want to test your characters? Do you want something that you can use for an RP sample without digging up an old thread? Well, here you have it. Pick one or multiple prompts below or, if you want, make a prompt of your own. Just be sure to tag around so that everyone gets plenty of exposure.

1: Explosions in space! Space Bandits attacked the space colony everyone was visiting! Dozens of fighters and mobile armors fly through space, locked in deadly combat. Are you among those battling to save lives? Or are you watching from the windows, praying everything will be safe?

2: Explosions underground! You were part of a trading party, exchanging supplies with an underground penal colony when alien animals burrowed through the walls and started assaulting convict and Confederation member alike! What are you going to do?

3: Explosions over the city! The Colosseum is shooting off fireworks as part of a concert or a sporting event! Are you watching in the crowd, a main attraction, or watching the bright colors from the city?

4: Explosions on an asteroid! You're either observing, guarding, or mining an asteroid! It's rather dull, save for the explosions that rock the ground under your feet. It looks like it'll continue to be just as slow, but... was that something moving in the shadows there?

5: Explosions on a space station! As you approached a research station, you receive a distress signal! Fire's broken out and their systems aren't up to spec! Can you do anything? Are you a part of a scouting crew or out for a joyride in your new yacht? And is this an accident, or something more sinister?

6: Explosions at the gym! Explosive competition! Swimming, weightlifting, running, boxing, someone has just challenged you! Whether they know it or not, you're going to do your best to show them up.

7: Explosions in the past! A star has died! The Fleet is flying through the nebula it left behind, with swirls of beauty as far as the eye can see. If you're the type, you can watch it all you like.

8: Explosions on the road! Most of the traffic on the Teuberg is computer controlled, but some young showoff took his off the grid and promptly caused a wreck! Traffic has been backed up for almost half an hour now, with no way out for you and the people in your vehicle. Are you close enough to see if anyone needs help? Or are you just stuck with people who are as late for their appointments as you are?

9: Explosions in the marketplace! Explosive bargains! You're in a trading hub, surrounded by stalls of all kinds selling every type of merchandise you can imagine! Luckily, you've got enough money to handle a few purchases here. Will you buy one of those daggers on display? An incense burner? Some alien fruit? Or maybe you're on the run from the corrupt guards? Or perhaps you're the one doing the chasing, did someone just steal your wallet?

10: Explosions in your mind! The explosive inspiration that drives this world! Make up your own prompt!

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[senseandcecilbility]

[To be able to convey such blessings without suffering, Kevin is more than a little taken aback. However, there is no time for hesitation, let alone philosophical monologues. He closes his eyes for a brief moment, visualizing the half-remembered city map, and then runs towards a narrow street.]

This way, please.

[The poorest, most isolated neighborhoods will fail to immediately attract the raider's attention. That is their safest bet. He stops to look over his shoulder, checking if his new travel companions are following.]

Wrathion | (World of) Warcraft

[freeprince]

[ 03: Ever interested in people (who are useful to him) Wrathion is attending this social function. While he hasn't yet found someone who can make as good of cup of tea as Tong had made back in Pandaria, he can manage - he's found a lonesome table and is sitting there watching the show with a cup of tee, clearly waiting for someone else to sit with him. He'll come to see the sporting event later, of course, to see what champions this place had to offer.

08: ... You know he had been on a transport bus to be with the people, but this traffic jam is ridiculous. You might have been sitting near him, but now the young man stands and transforms into a small three foot or so long black dragon baby. And he's just going to fly to his destination himself. Unless stopped for whatever reason.

Later losers.

09: Most of the immediate necessities of life the Black Prince is more than capable of creating or conjuring himself. No, what he's here for is something altogether more specific - every single star chart he can find. Relics of the past or magical items as well, but in such an expansive market is there he doesn't hold a great expectation of finding anything like those. No, the seemingly young man is simply going up to people and more often than not haggling a simple price - or conjuring an item into his palm using his considerable magic which he then offers in exchange for the goods he wants.

10: Having tried to seek out whatever passes for a library on these ships, Wrathion has found nothing but told to access digital archives. He's come across a few computers in in day, but they were all elaborate ancient technology buried deep underground in his world. No, right now, the Black Prince is trying to figure out how to manage a futuristic equivalent of a laptop in one of the main halls. And he is growing increasingly frustrated by the whole thing. #fantasy world problems ]

[black_swimmer]

This is—fiction?

[The cool, cultured translator-voice is hard to read, but the pause is just enough to suggest a certain degree of discomfort with the concept.]

Aradia Megido | Homestuck

[autofairy]

[1 - Explosions in space!]
[The combat outside is getting pretty intense—you can almost feel the shockwaves through the artificial gravity. It's hard to say if they'll even make it out alive this time.

And this fairy troll sure seems... calm about it? She's watching the fighting through a wide window, acting totally oblivious to all the warning sirens going off and people rushing past to get to their stations. She's just standing there, smiling cheerfully like this is a totally normal thing that's happening. Yep.]

[10 - Explosions in your mind!]
[gimme a prompt yo ouo]

1/

[velveteened]

( it's — )

[blight_phoenix]

"You can call me Maya." The siren gave her new friend a smile. "I gotta admit, it feels good falling into the old routine. I didn't think I'd get a chance for real mercenary work in a place without currency-based economy..."

[velveteened]

( you can't promise that is what he opens his mouth to say and then shuts it, because that's a little too telling. )

Haseo | .hack//G.U. (+CRAU?)

[betterlogoutand]

[8 - Explosions on the road!]
[The cause of the accident? This guy.

Fortunately, his bike is sturdy enough to take a couple car-weighted hits without breaking, so he's looking pretty okay for a guy who just pulled himself out of a five-car-and-a-bike pileup. Except, y'know... pileup.

Maybe if he's really quiet everyone won't notice it was him.]

[9 - Explosions in the marketplace!]
[Apparently, Haseo really does exude an aura of customer service (or maybe the aura of a sucker?), because somehow he got roped into watching a stall for someone while they ran off to do... something. He could only make out about half of what the guy was saying, so hell if he knows what it was.

The belt-clad human looks pretty damn out of place, though, and also uncomfortably aware of this fact. He has no idea what he's selling, please don't ask him any questions oh god what if this stuff isn't even legal??]

[10 - Explosions in your mind!]
[whatever you want etc. etc.]

[blight_phoenix]

"Quite a bit of both, if I'm being honest." Which, with a stranger, she had no reason to be... but something about the old man seemed to suggest that he could be trusted with that honesty. "I spent 27 years cloistered away in the abbey, until I came to Pandora. It was like a lifetime's worth of first experiences condensed into an incredibly short period of time."

[blight_phoenix]

-Oh good. A name she could pronounce. She found she was having trouble with that lately.- It's a pleasure, Martin. You can call me Maya. -She extended a hand for a shake.-

[unknowing_user]

How tragic, I'll need to put in an ad for a new psycho stalker trying to kill me then.

[You should have tried having to deal with him when he actually was a teenager. You might regret the not killing than.]

Tell that to some people I know. [Like every person who expects him to be a second Kevin Flynn] And hey, there's nothing wrong in specializing in certain things. We don't exactly get the skills on day one we can't just snap our fingers and have everything done.

[One day they're going to have to have a talk about what is and isn't his dad being an idiot when he tells you things Tron.]

[ja307020]

No.

[Sorry Sam you are already taken. Do you want to provoke ninja battles in your general vicinity?]

You don't?

[There's some genuine confusion because at least from this place that looks like its entirely the case.]

3/3

[velveteened]

( so he doesn't answer at all, doesn't give his voice the opportunity to betray him in the first place, and — doesn't hug back either, cold as it may seem. cold is all he's got though, and between the two of them right now all the warmth radiates from kevin. lenalee had been sad about it, how you just won't reach back but reaching isn't an ability (or right) he has. )

[tarantara]

Ten million years for gravitational pressure to stabilize. Give or take a few centuries, for variable data.

[ and now he is being stared at like a really, really cool strain of bacteria ]

Xenobiologist in several specialty areas, have never heard "Gallifreyan". Impossible- no! Improbable. Trans-dimensional shift accounts for the possibility of new species, new classifications. Fascinating. [he starts to walk around the Doctor in a circle, tilting his head every once in a while ] Implications of two cardio-thoracic systems expanding longevity. [ he holds a hand against the Doctor's chest ] No pronounced difference in chest cavity- smaller hearts, perhaps? Theoretically, a division of blood circulation responsibilities: one arterial, one pulmonary? Interesting. Though not unheard of.

[ he removes his hand and looks up with a big, big smile ]

You mentioned a regenerative cycle?

[unknowing_user]

[Did you just attempt to tell him what to do? Granted he was being sarcastic, but still, did you just tell him no? You see that look? That's a Flynn about to become stubborn and overly stupid to prove a point.]

Feeling a bit jealous there?

[How have Flynn's survived this long again?]

Dude most of this here isn't possible back home. This isn't my home either you know so I'm just as lost as you are on how they do things here.

[tarantara]

[ Mordin turns, smiling ]

Shepard! Unexpected, though welcomed.

[ he waves at the window ] Opportune moment for conversation, only taking in sights. [ a beat, as he looks back to his lab desk ] Advise caution around lab work, however. Sensitive materials.

[ Mordin returns to looking at the nebula ]

Matter of balance, Shepard. Much like cell reproduction: for something new to grow, something old must expire. Indicative of progress.

Re: 3/3

[senseandcecilbility]

[Not persuaded, hm? He bumps his forehead on his, a gesture reminiscent of the one he learned from Mister Break.]

The reason most of us helpless fools keep our faith is actually rather uncomplicated. The opposite is not only unthinkable, but also unbearable. I have heard a very wise philosopher called us stubborn, liars and cowards. I have also heard he was sent to an asylum after embracing a horse.

[He ruffles his pretty blond curls.]

My young master...He would have scolded me for saying such things. He is, however, rather formidable. The sort of person who has never needed faith to move forward. I...I promise everything is going to be fine, because it seems like the better choice. It is not as impressive, but...

[Sighing, he brings Oz closer and rests his chin on his shoulder. He is speaking too much, and making a mess of it. Better let the boy do what he must.]

[ja307020]

[Oh hey there is the stinkeye I bet you missed it.]

Don't make my function harder.

[Or there will be tazers and happy fun balls involved.]

So what do you do in your world?

[fonewearl]

"You're telling me," was the reply. "It's been too long since I was able to find anything to actually do."

Prior to her arrival, most of Mirys's time had been spent trying to get away from Ragol and the Pioneer-2, and she'd been unable to find any real work during that time for a number of reasons. Here, however, most if not all of those reasons were just about completely invalidated, permitting her to go back to her own routine as well.

[unknowing_user]

[How nice, still doesn't make the challenge and smug smirk leave his face just yet.]

I'm doing no such thing, you can go security guard wherever you want.

[He dares you to try and keep him corralled. Just try it.]

What's this sudden interest in what I do?

[He makes those like you hate him.]

[ja307020]

I am where I want.

[Sam. Sam you are going to regret this.]

You expect me to act more like you Users, and then you don't explain anything.

[unknowing_user]

So if I were to wander over to one of the other stations it wouldn't bother you at all because you are where you want to be.

[Sam should really get that stupid grin off his face before he pokes the cat too far.]

I'm not exactly a model citizen of users here buddy. Alan claims his grey hair is all my fault. Gave cops fits and security guards even more fits.

[notacaptain]

I can't always be predictable. It ruins the fun.

[She smiles and if her eyes are a little fonder than they would normally be well, who can blame her.]

What, only taking in the sights? No observing the universe to come to some complicated conclusion I have no idea what means? [She turns, narrowing her eyes at his lab desk slightly.] I'll steer clear. Wouldn't want your science cooties to my uniform.

[Shepard isn't stupid by any means, but she does enjoy playing up to soldier stereotypes on occasion.

Turning as well, Shepard's attention is more focused on her favorite Salarian than it is the spectacular view she's pretending to watch.]

I know. Life cycles, the circle of life, whatever. That doesn't mean I have to like it.

[Maybe she's getting old, but she's just had far too much of death. It seems unfair that she manages to cheat death time and again while the people around her seem to die off one by one.]

[ja307020]

Sam.

[Sam stop being obtuse.]

And you think I am?

[velveteened]

( it's the opposite, though. faith is so hard because when it fails — that's what hurts the most. that's also selfish, thinking like that, and he knows it by now; but the starlight seems to hurt his eyes, make him stumble. )

Thank you. ( he pulls back gently, but firmly nevertheless, an indicator to end the embrace. ) You're a kind person, Kevin.