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Crux Fleet Moderators ([personal profile] crux_mods) wrote in [community profile] spacehorses2014-01-13 07:45 pm
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Test Drive Meme

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!

[personal profile] heroineintraining 2014-01-23 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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.
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[personal profile] tryannsauros 2014-01-23 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
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”. ]

[personal profile] heroineintraining 2014-01-23 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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!
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[personal profile] tryannsauros 2014-01-23 12:25 pm (UTC)(link)
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)

[personal profile] heroineintraining 2014-01-24 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
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. ]
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[personal profile] tryannsauros 2014-01-25 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
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. ]

[personal profile] heroineintraining 2014-01-26 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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.
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[personal profile] tryannsauros 2014-01-31 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
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. ]

[personal profile] heroineintraining 2014-01-31 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
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. ]
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[personal profile] tryannsauros 2014-01-31 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
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. ]