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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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[ It seems that one of those odd alien creatures has latched itself to the hump on Grunt's back, and because his arms are too short to pull it off himself, he's begun flailing around and smashing himself into the cavern walls. He looks more angry than distressed about it, even going so far as to blast a hole in the ceiling with his shotgun.

That, combined with the wall smashing, is causing some very precarious crumbling from above. ]

Get down here, lizard! You're already meat!

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[ So, you're in your car, minding your own business, waiting for the traffic to clear up. Sounds pretty dull and uneventful, right? At least it would be, until the car starts tipping... A look out the window will reveal a very large and unhappy krogan shaking the car and attempting to overturn it, presumably off the road. ]

[ The scenario is alarming for really a number of reasons; not the least of which being that Catherine is still getting the hang of these new carriages. While she has found herself seduced by the comfort and relative ease of the vehicle, the large and irate reptilian individual is something she could really do without.

Catherine does the first sensible thing she can think of and scrambles out the passenger side door to face the brute manhandling her poor vehicle. Squaring her shoulders, she shouts from a relatively safe distance on the other side of the carriage: ]

Here now! Stop that right this instance!

Hmh?

[ Said irate reptilian individual stops his destruction of other people's property long enough to squint at the space across from him. It takes him a minute to actually notice the girl standing there, like he was looking for something smaller. ]

Who're you...?

[ There are so many things wrong with this question. Mainly the fact that he's the one asking it. ]

[ It's certainly an impertinent question. ]

I- I am the person who was in the carriage you are trying to overturn. [ She feels that is a bit weak and holds her head a little higher, trying to project an air of authority. ]

I insist that you stop that at once, sir.

[ Grunt's never been called “sir”, before. It's almost as funny as the way she adjusts herself to appear larger. He moves himself around to the other side of the car, so that they can face each other properly, now that she has his attention. ]

Or what? Your fingers are too soft. Even for a human.

[ They aren't friendly words, but he's smiling now, and hasn't taken any sort of threatening posture with her. ]

[ The smile does not put her at ease much, primarily because the reptilian fellow is now right in front of her rather than standing on the other side of her very solid carriage.

Oh dear. ]

I. I hadn't thought that part through just yet. [ She's trying very hard not to fidget, feeling slightly embarrassed that she hadn't thought of a good follow up threat. ] But I can assure you it would be something very horrible.

Your “carriage” [ air quote ] is in my way. Thought I'd give it a little nudge.

[ It doesn't look like he's even going to acknowledge her attempt at a threat, though he seems to be in good humor now, for whatever reason. ]

I don't like waiting. Might be something more fun to do on the other side of this line.

[ He's “helping”. ]

[ He is possibly the least helpful helper she has ever had the misfortune to meet. Aside from John Thorpe.

And it's the impression of such frustrating behavior that gets her over her fear of the reptilian fellow rather quickly.]

Sir, I don't know what is at the end of this line, but I assure you there is no call for shoving!

Just shoving 'cause I'm able to. You should've picked a tank, instead. [ He shakes his head. ] I've picked bigger things from my teeth.

[ He almost looks like he's going to go right back to what he was doing. ]

You wanna try?

Edited 2014-01-23 12:25 (UTC)

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you ought to. [ And that is almost an exact quote of something her mother had told her once. Catherine feels really very grown up for a moment, even if she doesn't know what a tank is.

His offer, however, gives her pause. ]

Try shoving my carriage?

[ Surely he hadn't meant that. ]

Don't tell me what to do.

[ He squints at her. By his estimation, that car probably won't move no matter how hard she shoves it. It might... rock, a little. ]

Ever just wanted to hit something? Maybe not with your head, but with other things. [ Because her skull would probably crack. ]

[ John Thorpe's face flashes briefly in her mind's eye at his question, which she felt guilty for almost immediately. Catherine frowns. ]

Even if I have, it surely would have only made the problem much worse.

Or easier. Don't need to think about it. And just feels good.

[ He motions to the car, again. ]

Push. I'll help. [ Because he's so generous. ]

Push my carriage?

[ Catherine is no longer certain if she's even awake. This encounter has taken on a strange dream like quality, which is the only reason she can think for cautiously going around to the side of her vehicle and bracing her weight against it. ]

I don't see how this will make me feel good. [ But all the same she starts pushing. The vehicle... rocks. Very slightly. ]

Now you've got it! Put your back into it! Heh.

[ What a funny girl. Not much stronger than a pyjak, though.

Grunt readies himself, hunkering down and shifting a bit, before he barrels forward and slams himself into the side of the car. ]

--Bam! There it goes. [ And it does. The car rolls right down an incline and onto its back. The alarm is pretty loud. ]

... Now, we leave, before they make us pay damages. [ This is exactly why krogans are banned from most public places. ]

[ Wow rudest. He does not want the whole cave to go down around him, and so with a hand outstretched, Wrathion casts a simple (for him) spell to immolate the thing on Grunt's back. ...While it was still on Grunt's back.

Screw your future tech he has magic.

Though he is in future tech as well, but you know, efficiency and all PS: hope you didn't get burned

Or hope he didn't miss ]

[ It doesn't look like he missed completely; the remains of the creature flop uselessly to the ground. But those guts must be pretty flammable or something, because Grunt is now on fire.

He doesn't seem to notice, at first.

It takes him turning a few circles to actually figure out what the problem is. ]

Again? Seriously?!

[ ... Apparently, this isn't the first time he's been on fire. And it looks like his method of solving this problem is to duck his head and charge in a random direction. Wrathion should probably move out of the way. ]

[ Wow rude, Grunt. Grunt is rude. But no, he doesn't have time to that that - he only has time to have his eyes widen and leap to one side. He could normally stop a charge like that, but it was instinct which made him leap to one side. After all, this man was much like a drakonid and those things are physically strong ]

Again?!

[ He hits the wall head on, creating a sizable dent. He shakes it off easily enough, but it doesn't seem to do anything about the flames.

He can't be that bothered by it, because he stops momentarily when Wrathion draws his attention. ]

You, human. Give me your water.

[ As if this guy is actually going to be carrying enough on him to put the flame out. ]

[ Grunt's struggle is neither particularly amusing (Akihiko doesn't laugh- wouldn't really laugh at someone's misfortune,) nor particularly distressing (he's not in any sort of danger,) though the pieces of rock falling are a little worrying- Akihiko sidesteps a particularly large one rolling down the side of the cavern. He sighs, turns towards Grunt but doesn't approach just yet- ]

It's just a lizard, it won't hurt you.

[ Much as he would like to- much as tempting it is, he doesn't relax and cross his arms, because with Grunt acting the way he is, it's entirely possible Akihiko will need to duck out of the way at some point or another. Still, it's not enough to stop him from pointing out- ]

And it's entirely possible that the more you struggle, the tighter it holds on.

What!

[ Akihiko might need to repeat that, because Grunt is kind of distracted. He's rolling himself against the rock like he's using it as some kind of backscratcher, but the lizard-thing just moves forward and latches itself to Grunt's head.

Fortunately, its tail swings in front of Grunt's face, and he manages to catch it. ]

Got you!

[ Akihiko was right. The tail-pulling just makes the creature hold on tighter. At least until the tail breaks off, and hopefully Akihiko isn't standing close enough to get whipped in the face. ]

[ Thankfully Akihiko's quick reflexes - honed and polished for many years - kick in soon enough, he ducks back and avoids getting smacked with a lizard tail. Though he makes a face as blood from it splatters across his cheek and armour. ]

Damnit- [ He's tempted to rub off the blood with a gloved hand, but then he'd get his gloove dirty and that's not an appealing thought. Instead he's just glaring a little at his armour. ] I told you it'll hold on tighter.

[ A sigh and Akihiko raises his head again. ]

If you stop struggling around so much, I'll help you get it off.

[ A pebble or two bounce down and hit his shoulder and he casts a look above briefly. The ceiling of the cavern doesn't look too stable anymore, or so he assumes... ]

[ Uhhh, okay... He tones down his struggle to almost a full stop, and even goes so far as to lower his head. ]

Get it off, before I crush it.

[ The creature is trying to dig under his crest, which is kind of uncomfortable. Grunt is one step away from shooting himself in the face. The sad part is that he might actually do it.

Before anyone has the chance to do anything, however, a fairly large rock breaks off the ceiling and nails Grunt in the head. ]

--Ow. Damn... caves.

[ On the bright side, the lizard is history. Grunt thoughtfully touches his nose, though it's unclear if he's actually hurt or just something else. ]

Edited 2014-01-25 02:00 (UTC)

[It's barely even morning enough for the artificial sun to be up, and it's already been A Day. First of all, today is Lit. Lit would usually not be a problem, but the further back they go, the worse it gets.

Second of all, they literally haven't moved an inch in the past ten minutes. Rin's about ready to ditch the carpool and just jog the rest of the way -- they'll all be late anyway, but it's better than sitting around breathing each other's air for the next few hours.

That gives us the third problem: there's armored wildlife(?!) attacking the car. It's a little hard to tell the difference between alien and wildlife these days. It's even harder when your driver is trying to make a bad joke about this not being part of the regular commute.

A moment later, the window rolls down just enough for one of the occupants to yell out.]

What the hell is the big idea?!

[ Grunt sticks his head into the window of the car when it opens, tilting it to see the person (people?) inside. What's his idea? ]

Car wasn't moving. Didn't think there'd be anyone inside.

[ The way he's grinning seems to suggest that he's either not being entirely truthful, or doesn't entirely care one way or the other. Looks like he made this boy upset with him. ]

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