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

[journalname]

None at all. They live rather far away from us - it has been a very long time since we had regular contact with them. Is this what humans are eating these days?

[He's seen the wrappers, but surely those are just snacks?]

Holodeck

[gotadealforyou]

That sounds like a deceptively complicated dream you've got there~ [chiding, even as he rests back on a stump, watching her experience the holo deck. When did he actually arrive? How long has he been watching? Who's to say.]

Holodeck

[gotadealforyou]

[Well, Garfield has never been one to shy away from an invitation. He comes over when bidden, looking with interest at the table] I would never say no to a proper game! [his grin has a sharpened edge, just this side of predatory] What's the wager?

[leatherandlovelace]

[ Ah yes, this guy. ]

That's why I'm troubleshooting to see what this room can and can't do. So far all it's good for is atmosphere, really. Also: I have a name, it's Kinzie, hello.

[leatherandlovelace]

[ Okay, that does throw Kinzie for a loop for a second. A very small loop. Either this girl is an idiot, or... too pure and innocent to be within ten miles of Kinzie, probably. But she gets back on the anger horse soon enough, even if it's clearly not directed at Arianna. ]

Yes. Yes I am. Good, great, I'm trapped in here with people.

[leatherandlovelace]

[ JOKE'S ON YOU MY DUDE SHE'S A CANON FURRY so she just shrugs. ]

It's not that I'm embarrassed, it's that if someone does walk in I have to deal with them being weird about it for potentially the rest of my life here. Or their life.

A

[leatherandlovelace]

[ ???? oh no you poor thing- ]

Haven't seen any other LARPers around. Good on you for sticking to your fantasy guns in the space station, though.

[ ... she's close??? ]

[goodouthere]

Yeah, real dire situation that. Now there's a note for the suggestion box, right?

[The whole lacing state of the kitchen as it were...]

Oh, trust me my man, you are definitely making it real tempting to blow a spell slot on something right about now.

[Man Garfield, you're just pressing all the buttons right about now. Though of course Taako still isn't sure exactly how much he cares. Because yeah, pride as a wizard and a chef, sure, whatever. But also, well, it's Garfield.]

But you know I'm literally the champion of wizards, right? [Apparently, anyway. Like hell he's complaining about the title he was given anyway.] You got that memo? Because I'm pretty sure they don't give out that fancy title to just anyone.

[gotadealforyou]

[OH GREAT THEY'LL GET ALONG FINE, THEN??? However, at that statement, Garfield hums in consideration] Well, weirdness does usually fade after a while. Perhaps they just need time to get used to your, shall we say...unique interests? Everyone has their own peculiarities, after all~!

[cameupshort]

Really? What part of the galaxy are you from, that's got to be somewhere on the Outer Rim, right?

[To have no contact at all...]

And I don't know about other humans, but stuff is pretty close to what we were given in- ...where I grew up.

[Not in the First Order. Definitely. Ha. Ha ha.]

1/2

[gotadealforyou]

[Garfield's smirk widens at Taako's threat, tail flicking lazily, seemingly hardly bothered--nay, his interest seems piqued by the possible introduction of violence.] And I'm the champion of Deals Warlocks, if we're waving around titles.

[daughterofthemark]

[It's probably the "pure and innocent" thing, but she has been known to miss extremely obvious things. For instance, the very clear implication that Kinzie doesn't really want company.]

Do you suppose we've been kidnapped? I know of no other reason I'd be in an unfamiliar place now.

2/2

[gotadealforyou]

[However, after that's well stated, this cat relaxes back against the table, smile becoming less sharp] Not that there's any need to get upset! Just making sure you were still sharp, you know. I'm just looking out for your best interests, Taako. [he is totally 100% telling the truth here y e p yeah totally.] What with all the murder going around.

[daughterofthemark]

[What a clever technique! Arianna has already had to remind herself that she doesn't have a tail so there's no point in trying to learn how to do that herself.]

Oh! I'll give it my best!

[Even though she has absolutely no idea what that could possibly even refer to.]

[daughterofthemark]

[With most people, Finn would just be making things worse by asking that question, because that totally sounds like an insult and not something someone would ask as an actual question. But this is Arianna we're talking about, so it wraps back around to her taking it entirely seriously.]

Earth, of course!

[gotadealforyou]

Wonderful~! [if a cat can beam, then Garfield is doing just that] Now, let us establish just what is on the table, shall we? [and so saying, he starts to drift along the wall, slowly floating himself towards her] What is it, exactly, that you seek?

2

[gotadealforyou]

[There's no gaping in horror over here, my dude. But there sure is a whole lot of staring. In fact, Garfield is going to invite himself to sit down across from Junpei at the table, and watch him devour that gross sandwich with a wide smile]

3

[gotadealforyou]

My, you certainly seem to be quite an active gentleman, aren't you? [how long has Garfield been leaning in that doorway, watching Roland search the room? Your guess is as good as anyone's] Looking for something...specific?

C

[gotadealforyou]

[Lucky for you, Speedwagon, Garfield just happened to notice your issue as he was passing by, and has taken the liberty of stepping inside the anti-gravity room, his tail curled around the door handle to keep himself from floating away]

Uh oh! It looks like you've found yourself in quite the predicament over there, big fella!

[daughterofthemark]

What I seek...

[...well she knows what she wants, but putting it into words is a little weird.]

Contact with the ground, I suppose.

B

[gotadealforyou]

[Garfield seems to have had no such qualms about the instant meal provided, and is already reaching for the bag] Does it matter?

[cameupshort]

Earth?

[At least they're both treating the question seriously, if for entirely different reasons.]

That's. .. not anywhere I've heard of, sorry.

[daughterofthemark]

[WELL. That is not a response she was expecting!]

You don't mean to say--you're from another planet?

A

[gotadealforyou]

[Garfield seems hardly threatened by Takumi's posturing, and in fact looks, if anything, amused] Oh my~ You sure are waving that thing around rather excitedly! What's gotten your blood up, young man?

[cameupshort]

Yes?

[Is. There a reason he shouldn't be?]

There's- I don't know how many inhabited planets, exactly, but it's a lot.