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

Nari Reno | Champion Hiker | OC

[everylittlesecret]

[A]
[Somehow waking up in a room she's never been in before doesn't bother Nari as much as it should. Maybe because it felt more like a dream about a video game with this strange device on her arm. Certainly more hi-tech since it showed colored pictures. It showed other people here, which was strange, but okay. So she'll set about walking out of her room and exploring.]

Please don't be some bullshit escape room antics. I swear, I'll cut someone if that's the case.

[B]
[MRE's and astronaut food. Not the best, but not the worst. What was fun wasn't eating it. It was slowly watching it burn as Nari held it between her fingers. The smell was a bit much, but at least the charring gave it more flavor.

At least she doesn't look too bothered by the 'food' they have, and she's more than willing to show people how to eat it properly or give an entire history on it. ~Librarian things~]

[C]
[Anyone who comes into the holodeck will be instantly surrounded by a thick forest with Nari casually sitting in the middle of it all with a book in hand. There's birds chirping, a soft wind being heard rustling through the leaves. All in all it is very peaceful. Want to disrupt her quiet time? She most likely knows you're there already.]

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!

[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.

[protectandselfserve]

Ah, of course!

[he laughs heartily.]

I can't exactly argue with justifiable self-defense!

[everylittlesecret]

I know some people who would, but thankfully they aren't here.

[It takes all sorts of people to make the world turn.]

[protectandselfserve]

Well, if you actually killed anyone, you'd definitely be hit with manslaughter. But I feel like just cutting in self-defense would get you in much less trouble.

[everylittlesecret]

What about maiming and severing something? As long as they don't bleed to death, would that be covered?

[You're clearly a real good lawyer to ask these things to.]

A

[cameupshort]

...Cut who, exactly.

[This seems important.]

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

[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]

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.]

[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.

[cameupshort]

It sort of sounded like that.

[Like a lot. Stabbing and cutting are both pretty good at getting blood to be where it's not supposed to be.]

B

[nojohnyouare]

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

Why?

[everylittlesecret]

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

[She's serious.]

[nojohnyouare]

And more burnt?

[everylittlesecret]

Yep. Burnt is better than bland.

[nojohnyouare]

...both are gross.

C

[goteachother]

[The holodeck was apparently very "high tech". Queenie just thought it reminded her of the spells they used to review evidence in Major Investigations. But even those spells were nothing compared to what she walked into now.]

Oh, golly... [She's not even really paying attention to who is in here, she's just staring with wide-eyed awe. City girl has never seen anything like this.]

[everylittlesecret]

It's a forest in Quinault.

[She looks up long enough to see who it is before going back to her book.]

Pretty close to where I live back home. Never seen a forest?

[goteachother]

Oh no... [A soft, breathless laugh as she makes her way over to where the other woman is sitting. It's not very easy in a dress but she manages.] Not unless you count Central Park.

[everylittlesecret]

[This is why she wears sundresses. Not too heavy and she can still hike in them.]

Nah. Been there. Wasn't impressed. Too many people and way too much noise. I like my forests are pristine as the day they came to be.

[goteachother]

I can see why. [She perches on a log nearby, scooting back and smiling over at Nari.]

It's beautiful out here... and I'm interrupting your quiet, aren't I?

c

[plugout]

[ Real talk: Rhys has never seen a tree, like... in the ground. It's pretty awesome. It's definitely pretty, too, and there are so many of them here? And it's so green. Rhys is used to seeing a lot of yellow and metal, black and technology, so this is... ]

Whoa, [ he breathes. He doesn't move from his spot. Just... just let him take in all this nature for, like, a minute or five. ]

[everylittlesecret]

[Nari glances up and sees-]

Never seen a tree, half-bucket and bolts?

[Don't mind her. Teasing means she might like you enough to tease you, is all.]

[plugout]

[ wow that's rude

Rhys gives her a half-sheepish smile as he rubs his neck. ]

Not-- not really. And apparently, most trees on Pandora want to kill you, so... They don't look anywhere near as nice as these.