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

[tacomeme]

Hey... come on, let's sit down.

[The ARE pretty much in the cafeteria after all, there's plenty of places to sit]

[tacomeme]

...

Yeah, pretty much.

[Sorry Camilla, you know how little tact your not husband has]

[gotadealforyou]

Sure! [Garfirld waves a paw at her] You're complainin' about free food, after all!

[gotadealforyou]

[ooooo Garfield's ears perk up at that, clearly interested] Perhaps...but I can't just go off and get a hand for you without any sort of agreement!

CLEARLY IT IS DESTINY

[gotadealforyou]

Ah, well, it seems we are on a level playing field then, hmm? Sometimes you have to work with what you've got, you know!

[gotadealforyou]

True, true. Perhaps this time an IOU is appropriate and not complete bullshit! [he lands on the other side of the room, turning to look at her again] Alright! It's a deal! A favor to be retrieved at another time in exchange for getting you down! Yes?

[gotadealforyou]

[unfortunately for Nishitani, Garfield isn't really much for fighting. Unless it's in a bidding war] Not at all, homie! You gotta keep yourself entertained on this ship somehow!

[gotadealforyou]

I don't understand what two separate body systems have to do with it, but okay! [cheerfully, without a trace of sarcasm]

[brokencode]

[That...

Well.

okay. That was absolutely a thing that was happening. Not only is there a cat with particularly human features milling about, said cat was also staring at her. Menacingly, even.]

[It certainly was one way to get her to slow down.]

Err -- Do you... want some?

[gotadealforyou]

Hmmmm... [as loathe as he is to give up any of his fur, as far as he can tell none of the yahoos on this ship have any idea how to use it correctly for nefarious means. And besides, magic is seriously nerfed right now, so what's the harm?](/small>
I just might be able to find you something orange, homie!

[gotadealforyou]

I have no idea! [because technically TV doesn't exist in his canon but also does??? It's complicated.] But it's supposed to be very entertaining.

[gotadealforyou]

Well, I don't know what that means, but based on your context clues, I imagine the answer is no!

[gotadealforyou]

[the most high tech 8)]

I was fleeing the apocalypse with a cache of mercantile wares!

[gotadealforyou]

I should hope so! A Deals Warlock should always look at home amongst the stock!

[brokencode]

That's true.

[Angel was quick to avert her gaze at Mai's question, all but blanching at her words. She hadn't been forthcoming about the details of her past -- and with good reason, too. Trying to navigate this particular question, especially when she had no poker face, was quickly proving to be a bit of a challenge.]

Not... Not really.

[brokencode]

[Secluded and sequestered as she was, Angel had almost forgotten what it felt like to fall. While pain was hardly a sensation she could forget, pain from tripping as she had was... honestly a touch refreshing.]

I'm... I'm fine. [She pushed herself up into a sitting position. She gazed at the woman above her for a long moment, before realizing that A) the woman could actually see her and B) it was typically normal for people to emote when speaking with one another.]

[A clumsy smile spread over her lips shortly after this.]

Ah -- I'm... I'm Angel.

[goodouthere]

Hell yeah I am, we're full of fantasy up the wazoo.

[Look you can't slap "fantasy" before a shitload of nouns and not know you're from a fantasy realm. It just happens to be normal.]

That's my name, don't wear it out.

Except uh, nah, do wear it out, just tell like absolutely everyone. I'm all for spreading the word, y'know.

[goodouthere]

Nah, exorcism isn't really my-- well, not my standard gig, I'm known to dabble in whatever. The name's Taako, I'm a wizard. Champion Wizard, apparently, according to these little profiles.

Hah, I should get that printed on a business card.

[nojohnyouare]

[She looks up at him, then down at her own arm, where blotchy bruises are spreading out past the sleeve of the space clothes.]

No. ...A god?

[nojohnyouare]

Back home. Every time I killed a demon, these would appear. But I haven't...

[nojohnyouare]

Hm. It's different for me, too.

The rations are tasteless.

[journalname]

I suppose monster magic can do that. Everyone has different talents. I can also use some healing magic, if need be.

[And summon a gigantic weapon. That seems too threatening to bandy about, though.]

We also use magic to produce our food.

[mayvin]

Champion Wizard, huh? Looks like I have some competition then...

[Magilou curtsies, ending with a Magikazam pose.]

You happen to be speaking with the Champion Witch, Mazhigigika Miludin do Din Nolurun Dou! Or Magilou for short, as you already know.

Although you're lucky the Abbey isn't around to hear about you dabbling as an exorcist! Why they might just burn you at the stake! Oh, that's more my thing, isn't it?

[sadsaofthesun]

[He frowns, shaking his head slightly.]

No. The god.

[sadsaofthesun]

[He nodded slowly, mulling over the words as though the translation wasn't quite something he was used to. So much of his own speech is specific to his culture and beliefs simple names for such things feel like there's something missing.]

It is good to know all forms of war. [He had trained in all positions in his army, it was a necessity of being Warlord, or even Warleader.]