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

[goodouthere]

And a title well deserved, my feline friend. You sure always come out on top in your deals, huh? [Hey, if Garfield's bitter, then he's absolutely gonna rib him about that a bit. Because why the hell not.]

Oh, right, yeah. 'Cause, y'know, that's so new for me. Never been around so much murder before, nuh-uh.

[perfectmoebullseye]

Well, I do think it's more prudent to have more eyes on this sort of thing, given we don't exactly know how much of an area we have to search to find whatever's going on, and the quicker we're done with this the better.

[...

she kind of wants to fuck with him, though, even if it involves being flippant about something she's mildly horrified by.

so she kind of waves the stumpy arm]

Although, if you happen to find a spare hand lying around, do lend it to me.

[protectandselfserve]

[...luckily, he can at least follow the logic train here...]

Oh, so they're based on a real place, then? I suppose that takes a few originality points off, then.

[mayvin]

Well, I wouldn't, but that's pretty obvious, huh?

[She says with a full smile.]

I mean, I have absolutely no idea who you are! Not that it'd make much a difference, you know, but to stand in front of the magnificent Magilou without introducing yourself? Pshah! Who do you think you are? You're certainly not an exorcist!

[daughterofthemark]

[Typically Arianna's problem is that the logic train is late leaving the station in the first place.]

It's called the Ginnungagap. I've been trying to reconstruct what it might have looked like in the past.

[want_a_vacation]

I'd like to think so, but...

[He remembers thinking they'd won, that MOMO was safe. Being sure that neither Albedo nor U-TIC would be getting their murderous hands on the Y-data. And then a perfectly laid trap, Jr. losing control, that laughter...he can't help but shudder a bit.]

You'd be amazed how scheming some people can be.

2b

[guardianofsplendor]

Is that so?

[She leans easily against the table, one hand idly cradling her face as she grins. It looks like a casual posture, but the way she moves is a little too calculated, like she's always striking some kind of pose.]

And just what kinda plan is that?

D

[guardianofsplendor]

Kinzie, Kinzie, Kinzie!

[She sounds amused, heels clicking as she crosses the room to examine one of the whips. Ah, memories.]

You don't really need a lock, do you?

[ebonyknight]

[She's even the Champion Childhood Friend!]

Hmph... There's others about. Don't be so inattentive to your surroundings.

[guardianofsplendor]

Well! Would you look at that!

[It's hard to tell if she's talking about the Fantasy Costco or Garfield himself, but she seems just pleased as punch about it either way.]

Always nice to see folks keepin' busy in this place. This fits you like a glove~.

Arrival

[showstopped]

[Magilou was just as confused as Velvet, with the major difference that she didn't appear greatly shaken by it. Perhaps a little pouty, talking to herself as she examined the hallway-- also in the dress they were nice enough to give her. It's not quite the kind of style she'd pick for herself but then...
she also wasn't exactly in the market for picking up handsome young men-- or cute women for that matter. But she did have to give it to them-- she made it look good.]

Letting Bienfu get away from me again and casting this beautiful witch into space... what were they thinking?

[Hands on her hips, she calls out down the hallway. There were other people here, she was sure. She'd seen another room open on her way here and it was set up the same as hers.]

He-llooooo?

[What she wasn't expecting was the sight of Velvet interrogating some white-faced innocent in similar informal garb. Heh. With no warning, she suddenly sneaks up behind the individual Velvet was questioning, leaning over their shoulder and speaking quietly in a sinister voice with a tinge of playfulness.]

Careful~ She bites.

[Oh this is Magilous helping. Well... at least the other person seems to have enough room to flee while yours truly is distracting Velvet with her sudden appearance.]

Wow... they sure took off fast.

[...wonder who's fault that is. Spoiler: it's both of them.]

[leatherandlovelace]

... of course you're actually from some fantasy world. Alright.

[ SHE SIGHS. ]

I haven't seen them. Sorry, uh...

[ She scans the profiles on her PIP, and...... ]

... Taako.

[honoraryembryon]

I can't agree with that, exactly. What one person considers meaningful, another person is going to find "small" and less than that. I mean, a friend of mine would go into enemy territory with a mobile shop unit so that we could keep well-stocked. To us, that was huge, but to him, it wasn't a big deal at all. It was just business. A way to help his family.

[ See what he's saying? Life's relative. ]

[buddyoldpal]

[ Ohhh, step on me with your meta heels, LP. Nishitani's a real fan of her showmanship, so he has absolutely no problem popping those elbows of his down and, draping himself on the table. ]

See, I figure these bigwigs in charge wanna see a show, yeah? An' they picked a real doozy of a gimmick, I'll give 'em that. This matchmakin' business as well as wantin' us to get all creative with murder, it's gotta be one hell of a show.

[ He honestly sounds more impressed by the idea than anything. The thought of a couple of strangers murdering each other? Whatever, he couldn't care less. ]

It got me thinkin' maybe we give 'em what they want, they give us what we want. Nice and simple-like. [ He leans back, don't worry, he may be an asshole but he's still a businessman. His business is just... crime. ] Now, I doubt anybody's gonna line up get killed, but ya think if people started mackin' on each other like a couple of high school kids on prom night, they'd treat us a little better, yeah?

[honoraryembryon]

[ ............... Not sure he trusts you cat man-- ]

... Not... necessarily, I suppose?

[honoraryembryon]

You're a really fortunate person to be able to see something like that. The only view I've seen for a number of years was rusted steel and flickering lights underground.

[ He's a little jealous. Just a little. ]

C

[honoraryembryon]

... Need a hand, huh?

[ You uh. Seem stuck there buddy, should he climb over and help you... ]

How'd you manage to get stuck in the middle like that, anyway? ... Well, give me a moment. I'll come and help.

[buddyoldpal]

McGillis? 's a mouthful, but sure thing, pal.

[ He's gonna end up calling him "Mac" more likely than not... That many consonants just doesn't fly in katakana. ]

I got a good bunch of punks in my family. I treat 'em good, they treat me good. My boys are the best in Sotenbori. 'nother place that don't mean shit to ya, huh?

[ He actually manages to sound kind of proud of that. But then he pretty much hates his rival family so he's gotta dick-wave even without Sagawa around. ]

Aw, don't play me like that! I dunno about you, but I always fight better with a drink or two in me.

[sadsaofthesun]

Tcha- [It's a sound of dismissal more than a word exactly but the holodeck seems to know it's meaning because the image flashes away leaving the room empty, though the lighting is warm and bright like the desert sun instead of the cold florescence of the rest of the ship. He snatches the offered godbraid off the floor and stands, turning to face her in one fluid movement.]

You have need of me?

[sadsaofthesun]

[If Zandakar had wanted privacy he would have forced himself to adapt his hotas to the confined space of his room. He does not. He wants the freedom and familiarity of movements practiced since he was but a small child. He does not understand much of this place, nor can he hear the God in his heart but he will not let this place make him soft.]

Are you a warrior? [Asked with a brief glance of too-blue eyes between one motion and the next. He completed another spinning set of strikes, each lower until he ended kneeling and breathing heavily but facing Takumi.]

[tacomeme]

[It's quite the show, and Takumi's eyes are wide by the end of it. Of course he's seen displays of martial arts before, some that were more dance then battle. Many that were both in equal parts. But Zandakar's training is so exotic and new that he can't help but be flabbergasted.]

H-huh? Oh, yes. I'm an archer, though I have some training with swords and spears too.

[tacomeme]

Are you ill?

[If she wasn't overtly hurt that's the only other option he can think of]

[tacomeme]

Well... I guess your drive is admirable at least. Even if you're pretty clueless.

[tacomeme]

Yeah, that makes sense. And honestly if one person starts swinging it might just end up a riot in here, and I doubt whoever set this up wants that either.

[Though the word 'Ether' gets his attention...]

[tacomeme]

Really? I guess it's all about perspective, huh?