test drive meme

[airlockedmods]

Since we know a lot of people are ready and eager to start playing around in this setting, welcome to the official Airlocked Test Drive! For this test drive, we do have a posting format:

In the header of your comment, put your Character's Name and their Champion title. You don't have to put in the canon if you don't want, but you can if you feel the need.

And the guidelines we ask you to follow are, please try to include at least one prompt in your top-level to reply to, and if you make a top-level try to tag out to at least one other person. We want everyone to get a chance to give their choices a fair shake, after all.

Here are some examples to get you started:

A - Arrival
You wake up in a bed that's not your own, in a shiny chrome room that has bright fluorescent lights that light up along the floor as soon as your feet hit it and glowing sconces on the walls. Whether it's much different from what you're used to or not different at all, it's time to figure out where you are and more importantly, whether you're alone.

B - Mealtime
Well sweet, at least there's a cafeteria! But wait, it seems like there's only hot food during certain times of day. The rest of the time if you go foraging in the kitchen you can find weird silver packages with the name of food on the side that...definitely don't seem big enough to hold the food in question. If you open it up, it seems oddly dry...

C - Zero G
A zero gravity room! Awesome! The walls and floor are textured to give you something to hang onto to crawl across back to the control panel, but if you're floating in the middle of the room you might need someone to give you a push.

D - Holo Deck
A room where all your dreams come true. Kind of. In a photorealistic display of light and sound.

E - Anything else!
Or Create your own!

This is not an official reserve, nor does it guarantee a slot in the game, but if you do choose to app a character that you test drove, you can use two minimum 20-comment threads or one minimum 40-comment thread (so at least 20 total comments from your character) in place of writing a sample. So have fun with it!

Comments

[daughterofthemark]

It's strange. Comfortable, but... [She's searching for a word...] lifeless.

[toneverbetray]

Sometimes, belief that things will change for the better may very well be the only motivation for action. I won't be so presumptuous as to say that you should keep your chin up, but people with no hope stagnate.

[Maybe you could even go as far as saying they stop living after a while...]

Oh? What would you consider wasted potential for good?

[honoraryembryon]

Believe me, I already know. Sometimes you have to create that hope yourself.

[ Speaking from experience, here. ]

... For me, I'd define wasting your potential as... knowing you could do what's right, and most likely deciding against it anyway. At any point. If at some point you finally decide to pick up where you should have to begin with... that's different.

[ For example, knowing you could definitely not be eating poor innocent children if you're a soldier of Karma City. He's still angry about it. But he wonders if he's any better, given what he is, too. ]

[spacehans]

Yeah, but who'd be that bad, you know? And having a "worst enemy?" Who even has time for that?

[ Yeah, not him, nope. ]

[toneverbetray]

[Considering the other man's general attitude, it seems more like provocation than anything else, but that's alright. He'll stand up to do his introduction anyways.]

Specialist Major McGillis Fareed of the Gjallarhorn Inspection Bureau. It's a pleasure.

[He'll extend his hand for a handshake, because, well. It's the polite thing to do. Have to represent the Space Police™ well, after all.]

And far from it. But that doesn't mean that I wouldn't object to something a little more flavorful every now and then, either.

[thetempestsync]

People who are in the know when it comes to situations like this tend to keep most helpful information to themselves so that they're in an advantage over others. So, I imagine you'll get a few who are playing dumb who'd know otherwise.

[ If he wasn't frowning before, he is now. ]

Just to make things harder, of course.

[toneverbetray]

I'm glad to hear it, then.

[While he seems approving of that, his expression quickly changes to something more thoughtful.]

I see. Then I suppose being paralyzed in inaction counts against someone as well, if we're using that definition.

[He seems... vaguely satisfied with that? For some reason.]

A

[toneverbetray]

[does this guy need to reboot It takes more than an odd stare to make McGillis feel uncomfortable, but it definitely makes the man stand out compared to some of the others here.]

That's quite the exciting life you must have had, then. Does this sort of thing happen to you often?

[buddyoldpal]

[ Fair assumption, tbh.

Nishitani whistles at his long, introduction. He looks down at his hand before he remembers, oh right. Handshakes. Very Western. But Nishitani's met his fair share of foreigners, he takes his hand and gives him a stern shake. Wow, it's almost like he can be a businessman if he tries. Then he goes and opens his mouth... ]

That's a real long title ya got there. Is it Fareed-san? McGillis-san? My English ain't so good, y'see. Hope I'm sayin' it right.

[ Gotta love the power of space translation, evidently. ]

I should do the ol' intro too, yeah? Right, right. [ He straightens up his stance, obviously mocking McGillis' polite attitude. I'm sorry. (He's not.) ]

Homare Nishitani, Chairman of the Kijin Clan, a Subsidiary of the Omi Alliance. [ He takes a bow. This is so overly dramatic. ] 's right in my Champion title and everything! Doubt all that means shit to you, does it? Forget about it.

[ He waves it off. He's not gonna go into yakuza things unprompted. Introductions are boring, anyway. ]

Ohhh, I knew ya weren't the type to just eat space food. Those "meal times" they give us just ain't enough, am I right? There's not even any booze! It's a damn shame, is what it is.

[brokencode]

[Well, Mai might not talk, but that didn't mean Angel couldn't be polite. After swallowing her most recent bite, she lifted a hand and wiggled her fingers at the girl. There was a smile on her lips, kind as ever.]

Enjoy.

[Yep, back to that meal!]

[nojohnyouare]

...[Mai nods.] You're used to nature.

[nojohnyouare]

Someone has it out for them? At home.

[nojohnyouare]

[Mai pauses for about a second before continuing to lineface and eat. There's your reaction.]

It's good.

[scourgingstars]

How very pedestrian. I was almost hoping for something a bit more interesting, or at the very least with a touch more fanfare to it.

[scourgingstars]

[are we in a competition of who can look more obnoxiously smug because apparently it's on.]

Me? Why, not at all.

[get_gone]

If I could access a single console on this damned ship I could tell you but- [He waved a hand at the distinct lack of access panels in places where he clearly thought there should be. In fact there might be some scuff marks on the wall that implied he'd kicked it earlier.]

Interesting concept, sure. Useful to have a PADD that you don't have to carry around. [A demonstrative tug at the device, carefully not enough to make things worse.] This seems like a bit much though. Isn't even anything useful on here.

[tacomeme]

No! No... I'm fine...

[He tucks himself further against the far wall, like an untrusting animal]

[tacomeme]

What, are you gonna tie people up or something?

[tacomeme]

[he huffs, then finally]

Fine! Whatever.

[He puts the knife down on the counter]

Better?

[daughterofthemark]

...do you think that would work?

[tacomeme]

[He startles at the change, eyes wide and almost glowing as the amber absorbs the low light.]

You... came from space?

[tacomeme]

I don't know what that means, but... it's kinda hard NOT to worry about something like that.

[daughterofthemark]

I suppose I have been spending a lot of time in the forest lately.

[Honestly, even what Arianna thinks of as a developed urban center is more nature-y than what some people are used to.]

Or... had been, at least.

[tacomeme]

[Shhh, you don't know he might be classed as a ninja right now you don't know]

I don't have to convince you, I already have it.

[tacomeme]

No reason, I'm just here!

[His voice is thick in a way that would be familiar to her: sleepy and upset. After all, his nightmares are as always an issue... and he's been known to sleepwalk]