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

[leatherandlovelace]

You take meat and beans and rice and stuff and wrap them in a tortilla?

[ All the syllables in the world clearly happened to wrap into a great coincidence, holy shit. ]

We have something similar to them called a taco where I come from, hence my question, but if someone asked me "do you have kinzies where you're from" it would've confused me. Probably.

A

[protectandselfserve]

I'd advise that you didn't do that, you know.

[he says, from behind her.]

Even in some bizarre kidnapping scenario, I'm sure that's still at least a little illegal!

[guardianofsplendor]

You think so? I think they might be mixin' their genres a little much.

[Or maybe she's just looking for reasons to be critical? Not that she'd admit it. She didn't come here to be in charge, she's got plenty of other places to do that in.]

Ohhhh, my. That's one way to drive up ratings. [A slow grin creeps across her face.] There's not a chance in hell that'll get us outta here, sweetheart. Doubt it'll even get us better food. But there's nothing wrong with everyone having a little fun trying! Better than sitting around brooding.

[guardianofsplendor]

Nice to know your place, isn't it?

[It sounds rather more genuine than the words would imply.]

[brokencode]

From what I've heard, they usually are. Meant to help military folk survive, not thrive.

[She was certain she'd heard Axton grumble about that much at one point or another.]

At least there is this?

[nojohnyouare]

Military... Is that what they think of us?

[brokencode]

[Angel was quick to lift her hand, waving off the woman as her cheeks quickly turned a bright shade of red. Better to not make a bigger deal of this than Angel herself already had.]

[Instead, she set to pushing herself to her feet, and breathed a sigh of relief when her weak knees didn't collapse beneath her.]

That... is a lot of names. Is there any one in particular that I should call you for short?

[everylittlesecret]

[She stops in her tracks, debating on whipping around or just ignore the presence behind her.

...... Nah. She's not good at ignoring. So turning on her heel, she spins around with a bright smile.]

Yes, but cutting someone can be very therapeutic. How about this? I'll at least wait till someone tries to attack me, first.

[brokencode]

Or prisoners, perhaps. [Likely they were served something similar, after all.]

A

[cameupshort]

...Cut who, exactly.

[This seems important.]

And I think we're going to have to escape more than one room here.

[nojohnyouare]

Makes sense. I just wonder what they want with the survivor.

[cameupshort]

And lots of blood makes it better.

[Are you moonlighting as an InterGal7 intern between shifts at the Fantasy Costco, Garf.]

That doesn't sound very entertaining.

[everylittlesecret]

Whoever is in charge, preferably. Why cut someone innocent?

[At least from her expression it's clear there's irritation. But why wouldn't there be? This isn't home after all.]

An escape room can be more than one room. It's like a game where you have to figure out how to get out in a certain time frame before you lose. Usually it's just not winning a prize. Here...? No idea. We might die!

[cameupshort]

I don't really know what all they were supposed to be able to do.

[Yeah, might not wanna wave around the weapon-summoning abilities while you're in the murdercan.]

....I don't think they could make food out of nothing, though.

[cameupshort]

[It also has more than one type of weather, which is clearly impossible.]

It's- probably part of how we all got here? It's what makes FTL travel possible.

[He thinks for a second.]

...that's Faster Than Light travel, I mean.

B

[cameupshort]

Uh-

[So that just happened.]

...Are you a Jedi?

[You are one-hundred percent less evil-looking and tantrumy than the only Force-user he's seen in action, but that's what that was, right?]

B

[nojohnyouare]

[Mai steps into the room and frowns slightly, going for the water.]

Why?

[cameupshort]

That doesn't sound like a very fun game.

[Some kind of training exercise, maybe.]

We might die a lot quicker if people start stabbing people.

[Just. Just saying.]

[maligknight]

Yet you did.

[She loves you.]

[everylittlesecret]

Flavor and texture difference. Make it less cardboard-y.

[She's serious.]

[everylittlesecret]

It can be terrifying if you're claustrophobic.

[.....]

Stabbing and cutting are two different types of damage. And I never said I was going to kill anyone.

[tacomeme]

[He rolls the ring around his palm- looking at it, really looking at it, the design is exactly something he would have made for a woman he loved. And the stone, while not something he would have picked normally, is a shade that would perfectly compliment Camilla's beautiful hair and eyes...

Hate it as he might, but she's not lying. There's no way she could pull something like this off without knowing his sense of aesthetics much too deeply

He holds his hand out, the ring sitting on his palm to return to her]

I... I'm sorry. But I'm not him.

[tacomeme]

Still, I've never seen knifeplay like that. Even among the ninja. It's... really amazing.

[Normally he wouldn't be so flattering, but his tone is very earnest]

[brokencode]

The perfect bachelor, if rumors are to be believed?

[goteachother]

[All the nervousness melts out of her and she flashes him a brilliant smile as soon as he acknowledges magic at all. Even if he is using some very out dated terms.]

Thank goodness! I was worried I mighta been the only one. [She steps closer, reaching out to put a reassuring hand on his arm. They're in this together now, doncha know.]

This all seems so crazy. D'ya think...Grindelwald? [Hushed and conspiratorially, as though saying his name might somehow summon him.]