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

[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.

[toneverbetray]

McGillis is fine. There's no need to be too formal here anyways.

[Although he won't argue if he's addressed another way, either. He's cool with whatever i mean, a kid literally calls him Chocolate Man anyways tbh, even if Nishitani's definitely mocking him at this point.]

As much as Gjallarhorn means to you, I assume. But I can respect that you're a chairman of an organization, Mr. Nishitani.

[Right after saying that bit about formality too...]

While I wouldn't be opposed to a drink or two with our meals, I would think that it's a bit careless to overindulge yourself in circumstances like these. You never know when someone might crack.

[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.

[toneverbetray]

[Well, this sure reminds him of the Space Yakuza™ at home.]

I'm afraid not, although I've encountered a similar organization albeit in the Outer Spheres. I've become rather well-acquainted with one of their subsidiaries by now.

[Whatever that means. Although he doesn't seem too bothered about it either way, so. He looks a little amused at the thought of fighting while buzzed, though.]

I make it a point to stay sober when I'm on duty. Strategizing and mobile suit piloting aren't things that should be done with an unclear mind.

[buddyoldpal]

[ Good to know the family is getting on even with the development of space travel. As it should be. ]

Oh, yeah? [ He sounds almost legitimately interested, dang. ] You got Yakuza way out in space? Shit, ain't that somethin'. Must be one helluva future you come from.

[ I mean Japan sure as hell has not mastered space travel by '88 so he's just rolling with his assumptions here. The again he's got no clue what "mobile suit" has to do with piloting, so whatever. Of course if you said the word "gundam" he might end up fourth-walling you, so that's a thing. ]

Nah, see, the best ideas come to ya when you're not worryin' about whether things're gonna go right or wrong. That's when ya know you're having fun!