spacehorses | 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!

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[So he was already considering his options as well, then.]

It's fine. I'm not exactly comfortable with talking about myself too much, anyway. [By now, she's turned herself all the way around and is leaning backward onto those same rails. Then, predicting a "why not" of some kind:] For personal reasons, by the way.

Got any backup plans of your own, there? [You know, if the military or militia don't work out.]

['Make yourself useful or we throw you out' is a pretty convincing argument.

He nodded as she spoke, muttering a quiet apology to avoid interrupting her train of thought. However, she shifts the topic of conversation back to him, making Jason feel a little awkward for not being clearer. Still, he shrugs.]

I'm not really sure. I mean, I could try school, but I'd need to take some remedial classes or something. These guys are too smart for me. I'm good at sports, but not enough to go pro. [At least he's honest with himself.] Back home, I wanted to run a dojo. I even taught some martial arts classes at the juice bar, Ernie was cool enough to let me do it, but I don't know if there's really a demand for that kind of thing here.

[He shuffled around to lean against the rail, same as she was.]

I just don't know. Back home, I'd have about two or three more years of school, but at least I knew what they were teaching. [And he had Billy and Trini to help explain the things he didn't get. Man, he hoped that they were okay, wherever they were.]

There's probably no harm in at least asking about it. [Teaching something that could be used for self-defense could easily be considered useful, but yes, there is the question of how much interest or demand there would be.] That way you'd know if it's an option or not.

I don't have much left back home, myself. I was actually on my way out to look for a new place when everything happened and we all wound up here. [Not a lie, yet not the whole truth either. Either way, finding herself here might just prove to be a strangely convenient coincidence and give her the start she's looking for.]

You're right. Maybe some people would be interested anyway. [He brightened up a little, at least. No point in defeating himself before he even tried, after all.] If there's already someone doing it, they might not mind some help.

Yeah, I was with my friends when I woke up here.[He fell silent for a moment, brows bunching together with worry, and tossed a look towards the hospital he'd woken up in.] They didn't let me look for them. I hope they're all okay. [Or just back home.]

[They wouldn't let him look to see if his friends were there? That didn't exactly sound good to her. Maybe the condition they were left in after everything had happened was something serious and the hospital workers didn't want any sort of disturbances while trying to deal with those who hadn't woken just yet.]

They might just need some time to be sure they're going to be fine. [The idea that they might not have been brought with him doesn't occur to her, considering he said he was with them at the time.

She then glances back out toward the fireworks show still going on in the distance. How long was it planned to run, again?]

Give it a couple days, then check with them again, maybe? I'm not really sure what's considered appropriate for this kind of situation since I've never really dealt with people I know actually being hospitalized. [Knowing how to use Resta, Anti, and Reverser largely cut down on any major medical situations, after all.]

They said something about possibly disturbing the other patients. I asked how many people were there and... [He grimaces.] Apparently it's not just people like us in there. A lot of people on that ship that brought us here were really hurt as well.

[A lot being several hundred. The accident was really more of a disaster. He could understand why they didn't want him annoying anyone, but it still burned at him.]

I know some people who broke some bones every now and then, but nothing on this level. You're probably right. I mean, this is the future. They've got all kinds of medical advancements, don't they? Everyone should be fine. [It's more like he's trying to convince himself. And, actually, it was working pretty well. The power of positive thinking was a wonderful thing.]

["A lot" could mean just about anything. It could mean fifteen, it could mean five hundred, or even five thousand. If it's all as huge of an incident as it sounds...] It's probably better to stay out of the way and wait, then.

[Now turning away from the fireworks and looking toward the hospital herself:] And yeah, I'd think everything should turn out fine.

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