livestudioaudience | test drive meme

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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

...ah. I do have one, don't I?

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So, Choromatsu.....I am staying with you tonight.

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No.

[And just like that, Karamatsu's expression- so sure of himself- drops.]

E-eh? Why?!

BECAUSE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN BED, KARAMATSU!!

But-!

[BUT]

I have been so concerned for you, my little Brother...are you not lonely in here, all by yourself? Frightened, even?

Aren't you just describing yourself?!

[ I mean... he is scared but he's not admitting that ]

Where the heck are you even going to sleep if you stay here?!

For you...I would have braved the floor.

[Shut up you sleep on the floor every night.]

Right, sure. I don't buy it.

I'll wake up in the middle of the night and find out you couldn't "handle the cold feeling of being alone, brother" and snuck into bed with me.

I am serious! What reason would I have to lie about sacrificing my own comfort for the sake of saving you from soul crushing loneliness?

I'M NOT SUFFERING FROM SOUL CRUSHING LONELINESS, SHITTYMATSU!!

[Karamatsu takes a breath, like...he doesn't believe Choro and that this is just all an act.]

I know, I know...you are being very brave in tough times such as these. But I am here now! So there is no need to pretend for me. I will not tell anyone.

You're talking about yourself. You're just talking about yourself!!

That's the real reason you're here, isn't it?! The lonely one here is you!

[Karamatsu leans back on his heels a little and presses his hand to his chest, appalled- and it causes him to drop his pillow, which he quickly scrambles to pick back up.]

Moi? I already told you, I am concerned for you! That is why I bothered coming all this way!

[ oh my god bro, WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS ]

Well.

[ And he moves to push Karamatsu back towards the door ]

Then you can go all the way back, because your concern isn't needed!

[ see you fucking later bro ]

Wait- w-wait-!

[Karamatsu tries to dig in his heels so he can turn back around and face Choromatsu even as he's trying to jockey him to the door.]

You are just in denial! We simply do not...we have not been alone! You need me here for support!!

NO, I'M NOT!! [ ...okay maybe a little but that's not the point ]

STOP BULLSHITTING ME AND JUST BE HONEST SHITTYMATSU, OR I'LL THROW YOU BACK OUT!!!

[........his gaze narrows.]

You wouldn't.

Do I look like I'm lying, Karamatsu-niisan?

[ STARTING TO PUSH AGAIN ]

Non non non-!

[Karamatsu digs in his heels again, but Choromatsu's sheer will of being an asshole is stronger than his sheer will of being a contrary dick, apparently.]

Please let me stay, I will not speak another word! It is already past bedtime! Choromatsuuu!!

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[ he's tempted to throw him out anyway but

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well honestly, it was totally a bluff. he doesn't know what he'd do if Karamatsu DID end up dead here because of this stupid shit. ]

Fine, fine. You can stay. Just for tonight.

[...Karamatsu blinks, standing up straight again.]

You mean it?

Just tonight.

[ wrong. this is gonna happen every night. ]

[HE CAN DEAL WITH THAT.

It's like a switch got flipped in Karamatsu, then. His look of suspicion turns to one of clear relief as he turns back around, reaching out with one hand to pat Choromatsu's shoulder while holding his pillow beneath his other arm.]

You have made the right decision, Brother. Do not worry...if anyone comes knocking on our door tonight, I will protect us both.

[Our door, he says.

And with that, Karamatsu shoulders past Choromatsu with the intention of sitting down on the edge of his bed.]

My door, Karamatsu!!

[ He turns as Karamatsu goes past him, looking at him on the bed ]

Geez... you know if you had just told me you were scared from the get go this would have been a lot easier.

Mmm...

[Karamatsu settles, placing his pillow in his lap so he can fold his arms over it.]

You do not find it strange?

[Just completely ignoring that, apparently.]

That they placed us in different rooms, I mean.

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