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!

Comments

[onedamnminute]

"Something is indeed 'going on.'"

But what that something was he could only begin to guess at. He'd seen similar ionic disturbances before, but without knowing what the nebula was made from, what the ship's were made from, what they used for propulsion, coolant, even the frequency of their shield harmonics, there was very little point in trying to establish the source--or the risk. A guess was still a guess, even if it came from a place of great experience; it simply became a better guess.

A particularly bright bolt snapped between one of the clouds and the nearest ship. There didn't seem to be any damage, but there was no doubt the storm was worsening.

"Do you have any theories?"

[blindlygo]

"Without a full sensor array to work off of, I can't make a fully educated guess, but this disturbance definitely seems headed toward us, and fast. From the arc of those charges, it might even be drawn toward us."

Geordi had to glance away after the more recent bolt, shaking his head. One of the problems with his VISOR is that the feed goes to his visual cortex uninterrupted- there's no equivalent to blinking, unless he takes the device off.

"Whatever this is, getting out of here might be a good idea. If we aren't shielded against it, we might just end up dead in space."

[onedamnminute]

He inclined his head slightly. The energy could be anything, a weapon, a large creature's only method of self defense, simple chemicals--but it's approach is something undeniable, and the threat is looming. It's time to make a decision, balancing the risk of looking foolish against the potential danger.

With all these people standing near the large windows, all it would take was a single bolt to breach the hull to kill hundreds in a single moment.

"There isn't time to disperse these people to safety. Perhaps if we can alert the bridge, evasive procedures may be implemented in time. There's a guard station on the walkway below us that should prove suitable."

[blindlygo]

"Times like this make me wish for a working combadge," Geordi said, but he had already nodded, and begun to move. There are some times when his role as a passenger fits him poorly, and this is one of them. Having the Captain's ear when noticing something unfortunate or unusual is a luxury he's missing greatly, at the moment.

He turns back toward Spock as he moves, clearly expecting that the Ambassador will be coming along with him. "Hopefully we have enough time to explain without a practical demonstration of what that storm can do. It's moving fast."