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

[velveteened]

(well, he tells himself, well, he certainly can't let a lady go somewhere unaccompanied, can he, least of all in a place like this. )

I'd be happy to!

[bestowmercy]

[ Oh, certainly not. Just think of what mischief might come across her, all on her own, amidst the hustle and bustle of such a place. ]

It's nice to meet you, then. [ Hands clasped loosely behind her waist, she makes a tiny bow. ] My name is Rena. Rena Lanford. And you?

[velveteened]

( makes him feel improper for not bowing first, for all that he's never seen a lady do so, and he gives a slight one in return. he'd perhaps take her hand briefly if it weren't out of reach, but he straightens with a smile instead )

It's a pleasure to meet you, Rena! My name is Oz.

curse you 15 iconssss

[bestowmercy]

[ There's something to that guileless smile of his that reminds her of others (of an other), and it stirs faint pangs along with the rest of the warmth it brings. Her own smile doesn't falter in the least as she unclasps her hands, and gestures towards their destination this evening. ]

Shall we, then, Mr. Oz?

<3

[velveteened]

( he starts in the direction of this promised library, though not without watching that she does the same. )

Ah — just Oz is fine! ( belatedly: ) Would you prefer Ms Rena or Ms Lanford?

( too used to being at the top of the social ladder, you see, able to address people even older than him more or less as he wishes. )

[bestowmercy]

[ She falls in step beside him, though meandering a little this way and that to avoid bumping into passers-by. With a bright-eyed glance at him: ]

Ah, well, if "just Oz" is fine, then "just Rena" will do, too.

[ She's not entirely sure of his age herself (why, you're just that bit taller, aren't you, Oz?) but as her mother would have said, starting with common courtesies certainly never hurt matters. ]

[velveteened]

( a little taller and a little younger, but that's neither here nor there, perhaps. )

There's no "just" about it! ( sincere, funnily enough ) Rena's a beautiful name.

[bestowmercy]

Thank you. [ Simply said, and without a trace of pink in her cheeks. Perhaps the latter might have been less the case just a few years ago. ] Oz... it sounds a bit like something from a story.

[ Pondering a moment, then: ] What sorts of books do you like reading, Oz?

[velveteened]

Do you think so?

( that's not a comment about his name he's ever heard before, and he's pleased to hear it; he's spent a fair bit of his childhood pretending to be a dashing lead from some story or other )

Well, simply put, I like to read all kinds of stories! Adventures are the most exciting, but there's something fun about everything — don't you think?

[bestowmercy]

[ Somehow, despite the talk of astronomy texts before, it's an answer that doesn't surprise her at all from this particular party. ]

Mmm... All stories take you somewhere else, don't they? Not just adventures you haven't been on, but places you've haven't been to, people you've haven't met...

[velveteened]

( exactly why they appeal to someone like him, whose ability to go places and meet people has been so limited for so much of his life )

Exactly! What about you?