Test Drive Meme

[crux_mods]

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

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[velveteened]

( if he thinks she looks a bit ominous, he doesn't show it, at least; mostly, he just blinks in surprise, looking at the box. )

For me?

[stimpakaddict]

[Blondie gets an odd look, then Gina peeks down at the tablet again before addressing him.]

Y'match the description I got, and provided your name is 'Oz Vessalius', then yeah.

[Her tone is a bit weary - trying to get used to a new area to work in was rough, especially in such a weird world. Take the box kiddo, the quest marker doesn't lie.]

[velveteened]

Oh!

( the thing is that for the large majority of his life, he's had uncles and servants to handle affairs such as mail and receiving packages. in other words, he's spoiled, and this is a new experience. his curious look goes from the box to her and back again, and then he grins brightly and reaches out to take the box. )

Thank you very much. ( — because he's got manners if nothing else ) You must be busy today.

( going...dangerous places? manners forbid him from quite articulating that, but her attire gets a glance in any event. )

[stimpakaddict]

[Alas, high-society folk are not something seen often in the wasteland, so mostly the kid is slightly confusing.]

You could say that.

[She sighs, then adjusts her coat a bit in a moment of awkward silence before glancing around.]

Never thought an enclosed space could be so...big.

[velveteened]

Me neither!

( if he says it brightly, with enough apparent sincerity, maybe he can believe it too. large enclosures have proved nothing but poor experiences, and so this one is approached with a cautious optimism at best.

still, no need to alert her to that; he lowers his arms slightly so as to hold the box in a more comfortable position, considering here. )

It's pretty amazing, isn't it? The place I come from isn't anything like this.

[stimpakaddict]

Neither's mine. It's weird enough to see a structure that isn't halfway crumbling, much less in space. And with smaller structures in it. It's... I guess the only word I can really apply is insane.

[Seriously, it's just nuts to her. This is the shit Robert House has wet dreams about, she figures.]

[velveteened]

( "halfway crumbling," she says, and while he can understand the sentiment it's a bit of a curious one, or at least worrying. though the epithet of insane makes him laugh because, well — )

You're right! That really is the best way to describe it. I didn't know spaceships ( "cityship," he'll get it right one day ) like this could really exist, even in a book.