livestudioaudience | test drive meme

Entry tags:

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!

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

B

[Sharon had wanted to try and boost morale in the place by making a nice home cooked meal. Good food and a full stomach go a long way to improving one's mood after all. But as she looked around the kitchen she was surprised to see a sheer lack of ingredients to use.]

This will not do at all.

C

[Sharon had thought to try out the zero-g room. No such thing existed in her world that she'd seen and it would be to her benefit to understand everything she could about this place even if those she serves are not present.

Well, it seems she go herself stuck in the middle. She's trying to get back to the sides, but that doesn't seem to be going all that well.]

Edited 2017-04-25 01:01 (UTC)

[ Mealtime ]

[ Well, if there's no hot food, Clarith will just make some. She's useful for that, right? Except... There's no ingredients. She stares at an open package of what's supposed to be meat, frowning at the dry stuff. ]

...Did it go bad...?

[ Zero G ]

[ When you come into the Zero G room, you might notice it's definitely got the gravity off. And just before you go anywhere, you'll hear a whimper.]

E-Excuse me.

[ ...Floating in the middle of the room just out of reach, is a certain white-haired woman who seems to be very distressed. ]

C-Can you help me?

[ Holo Deck ]

[ It's... What Clarith has brought up for the holo deck is part of a forest and a small shack. It's made of stone and is two rooms. She just sits next to the bed in the second room, curled up... With her face in her knees. She seems distressed... ]

Edited 2017-04-25 01:07 (UTC)

A-Ah... Sorry, I didn't r-realize anyone else was here at the m-moment.

[ Clarith is paused in the doorway. The only thing she can do, really, is cook. ]

...I-Is something wrong?

Arrival

[2B wakes with a start and is on her feet in an instant, breathing heavily. This place isn't so different from the Bunker, but this doesn't make sense. How could she possibly be here?]

Pod?

[No answer. The loss of her little helper pod is only making her worry more. There's no way for her to scan for the black boxes of other androids. No way for her to get an analysis of the situation handed to her for maximum efficiency.

Damn it. She's battle class; critical thinking isn't her strong suit. She's just... going to have to maintain control and gather data herself.]

All right. This is fine.

I'll be fine.

[And off she goes to accost the nearest person.]

You there. What can you tell me about this place?

Holodeck

[The new surroundings were getting to be a little much, so 2B takes solace in the holodeck. This isn't too hard to figure out, and soon she's recreated the ruined city, her favorite sword, and a few waves of these little guys to take her mind off things.

In battle she's a lot less awkward than she is in literally any other situation. Here, she has grace and skill. Making robots with round heads explode a whole lot is so much easier than making conversation. Battle fever is a hell of a drug.

A partner would be welcomed. Or even someone to come check out these sweet, sweet moves.]

Edited (who needs html anyway) 2017-04-25 01:18 (UTC)

1-Arrival

[This... was not her room. The bed she was in obviously wasn't hers, by virtue of it being, well, a bed. She couldn't remember how long it had been since she'd slept anywhere other than the chair of her suppression chamber. She sat up, hand drifting to the top of her head. Her ports were still there, that much hadn't changed, but there were no connections there.]

[More interesting were the clothes on her form. She couldn't remember what clothes she actually owned, considering she spent more time in hospital gowns and casual wear as opposed to anything else. She was fairly certain, at least, that she didn't own a cyan ballgown of any sort.]

[Something was going on, then. Perhaps she should have been more concerned about what exactly it was, but... whatever it was had afforded her some amount of personal freedom. Clearly it couldn't be so bad.]

[She pushed herself off of the bed, surprised when legs that had been all but useless for a number of years managed to find a way to work. Mostly, at least. She still stumbled, in the slightest, and her knees shook themselves all the way to the door, but at least she made it.]

[Until she rested herself against the door and found that it, rather unfortunately, slid open, depositing her in a heap of bony limbs on the floor.]

2- Mealtime

[There were few good things that Handsome Jack had left Angel. She doubted that a severe distrust of medical and/or authority figures were under the classification of "good," but she did have decent table manners. She never ate at a table, of course, but she liked to think that if she did, she would have been quite refined.]

[Except, well... most of the food she ate was rather bland and excessively healthy. So when she spotted a steaming pile of some sort of meat, heaped with oils and greases, she couldn't exactly help herself.]

[Manners could be damned when it felt like she hadn't ate in ages. So... don't mind this Siren, casually shoveling food in her mouth like no one is watching. Or do, if you're so inclined.]

3- Holo Deck

[Angel's seclusion had afforded her few luxuries, and even fewer incidences that one might have considered "necessary" to live a wholesome life. She couldn't remember the last time she felt the breeze on her face, or felt the rain on her cheeks.]

[So naturally she couldn't help but fiddle with the settings, conjuring up a raging storm. The booming thunder was a little intimidating, but even the sight of rain and wind whipping through trees was enough to bring a small smile to her lips.]

Edited 2017-04-25 01:19 (UTC)

Hmm?

[Another white-haired woman seems to be in a similar predicament nearby. This is a little embarrassing, frankly.]

Stay calm. If we can get to each other, we might be able to solve each other's problem.

[ She'll just. Stay curled up, because apparently they're in formalwear and that means Clarith is in a dress. ]

U-Um... How do we... Even do that?

1. Waking Up

[This certainly wouldn't do at all. This wasn't the academy--no room had this sort of technology. One hand absently goes towards a tie that isn't there as she goes to the door and sticks her head out into the hall.]

Anyone out there?

[She didn't really expect an answer. Maybe it would have been wiser to not say a word after all.]

2. Holo Deck

[The holo deck was transformed into a garden. The backdrop of both a forest and a school building seemed to ground the scene as Yuriika stood in front of the scene. For once her stance was more relaxed. As soon as she hears movement, her head turns just slightly towards the noise and nods.]

Lilies are quite beautiful, aren't they? Even these artificial ones seem to have some of that beauty.

[She gives a low, dry chuckle before looking back at the garden.]

Though, only some.

Working on it.

[Translation: Shit, I was hoping you had some idea.

2B has been in zero g before, but not without some sort of propulsion. This entire situation is turning into quite the trainwreck.]

If we can just...

[This isn't very ladylike, but 2B tries to... sort of... swim toward her.]

Ugh... come on...

A

[wake up in the morning feeling like

luke skywalker after he got his hand chopped off because holy fucking shit her hand is gone. what the fuck. what the fuck???

She... eventually stiffly walks out of her room, albeit pale in the face and with her lips a little fucked up from biting down to muffle her scream, but she has enough carefully trained poise to walk through the hallway propelled by well-contained but still somewhat perceptible fury in search of the management.

If she spots you. Well.]

Are you responsible for this, and if not, can you direct me to the one who is?

B

[...fine, alright, so she had to get adjusted to a new meals schedule.

...

That was a must, because... look at this. She's opening up the silver package and what the fuck. this is disgusting. she's paralyzed by how gross this appears. how can she subject her refined palate to this.]

C

[...What's going on with the Holo Deck? It's... kind of changing. Repeatedly. It goes from one locale, to another, to another... kind of like a TV where the remote's being held by someone who's bored with literally everything on TV.

...well, eventually, it's pretty obvious that the culprit is Sola, so... uh. Do you want to take the reins, maybe. Or at least let her know this is giving you motion sickness or something.]

[Excuse you. She wouldn't cut someone's hand off! Not that she even notices that right away, anyway. Yuriika carefully raises both of hers (aren't you jealous) in a 'not me' gesture.]

I'm afraid that will be a little difficult.

[Arrival]

[Really, he should've known that it was too much to hope that he'd go back to his room on the Dammerung and leave all the adventure to other people. When he wakes up, it's not the silver of the walls that tells him something's wrong (though the walls he's used to are white)...no, it's the fact that he doesn't remember going to sleep in the first place. Noticing a strange implant in his arm doesn't help. Looking through the information on the strange implant really doesn't help.

After taking a moment to process what he just read, there's only one thing for Allen to do: take a look around. If he comes across someone else, he'll hang back watching them for a second and then, assuming they don't seem dangerous, approach.]

You're a prisoner here too, right? I don't suppose you know how we got here?

[...Considering Allen's complete lack of presence when he's standing in the background, it's entirely possible the person he's talking to didn't notice him until he spoke up.]

[Holodeck]

[It's not quite the EVS, but it's something. People who wander into the holodeck today will find that it's set up as a grassy field with a large, calm lake in the middle. Allen's sitting with his back to a log at the bank of the lake, holding onto a fishing pole. Maybe it's not real fishing, and the computer running the simulation isn't quite sophisticated enough to program in realistic animal behavior, but it's a bit of relaxation he needs in the midst of all this insanity.]

[Sharon turns around and gives a polite smile and curtsy to the new arrival.]

Very much so. There appears to be no food to cook with.

...I'm not sure that's working.

[ ...They may need help. ]

...O-Oh?

[ That's alarming. She's going to come and look at the damage, then. ]

W...What do they expect us to eat?

...About as much as you can tell me, I'm afraid.

[...you know, at least someone else here is decently dressed, she guesses.]

Aside from the fact that I'm suddenly missing a hand, I suppose. That may be relevant.

[Well, Sharon seems unassuming enough other than her profile mentioning that she enjoys tying people up. Outside of that one quirk she seems like a normal enough maid.]

I'm afraid I do not.

[Sharon had already opened a couple of the packets and the rather bland contents are visible enough.]

It appears to be a far cry from a good home cooked meal.

...I-Is that even edible?

[ ...She's going to bend down and stare at it. She's actually a pretty tall person, after all. ]

[Yeah, he's...he's not gonna go there. He's not Miyuki.]

That's...really ominous. There's apparently twenty people here, they can't have kidnapped us all without at least someone seeing something, right?

A

[Well. This definitely isn't where Arianna was last night. In fact, it isn't anything like anywhere she can recall being, ever. Obviously this situation calls for caution, as she's clearly been kidnapped and it's anyone's guess who is or isn't trustworthy.]

Hello? Is there anybody here?

[Well, it's obvious to some people, anyway. Arianna is not one of them.]

C

Excuse me. Could you perhaps assist me?

[...yep, there's Arianna, floating almost exactly in the center of the room. She's drifting gradually and she'll reach a surface sooner or later, but it might take a while.]

D

[Arianna has gotten the hang of the holodeck surprisingly quickly. Today she's recreated an underground ruin, which was a temple once but now it's more of a crumbling stone labyrinth (monsters deliberately not included, she's not that dumb). She hasn't noticed anyone else come in, as she's busy messing around with various spots, changing their appearances in an attempt to recreate what this place might have originally looked like.]

E

[Alternatively, suggest a different scenario and I'll play along.]

Edited 2017-04-25 02:48 (UTC)

[Of course with Sharon's other employer besides the Reinfords she can think of a few ways that would be very possible. She's just not going to say as much and give away that she is anything besides the Reinford family's maid. Still, a maid for someone as important as Madam Chairman should have some knowledge of how to deal with potential threats so she could say a few things.]

That would depend entirely on the method used and our state when it happened. I certainly would have a hard time remembering something that happened while I was asleep.

[Her tone is pleasant enough as she says this, as if she's not overly bothered by the fact that someone may have kidnapped her in her sleep.]

[She's not too sure herself, so she'll just take a bite and see. No ill effects other than being the most bland and boring thing she's ever tasted.]

Edible, but not very tasty at all. I certainly wouldn't serve such a thing.

(( Do I win anything for longest Champion title, asking for a friend. ))

1: The 80s Prepared Him For All This Chrome

[ Our story begins with Nishitani looking out the window. Yep, that is sure is space. His eyes light up. This is completely insane, but when has that ever deterred him? ]

Ahhh, you've gotta be fuckin' with me! Is that seriously space?

[ Should you find yourself unfortunate enough, you will perhaps run into Homare Nishitani, a man known largely by his reputation... in Sotenbori, Japan, anyway. As for what he's doing here, he's as curious about it as anyone else. Everything about the way he moves to the way he keeps checking his pockets seems to indicate that he's missing something valuable to him. What a weirdo.

He's hunched around the window, moving animatedly as though he might see something besides the void of infinite nothingness if he just turns his head the right way... that's where you come along. He waves a hand, eyes still locked on the small window. ]

Hey, hey, have a look at this, will ya?

[ (1b:) Uh, let me know if you'd like to fight him because I'll be honest, this might be a trap. ]

2: How Much Till It's Okay?

[ Well, the food sucks. It's not like Nishitani grew up eating caviar and sucking on Chardonnay. That shit started when he got into the Yakuza proper. It's a damn shame the food here sucks so bad, though. Nishitani sits sprawled on a table, legs dangling off the armrest, rocking back and forth. That's not how you sit, dude. He seems to have opened around 10 of those silver packages and not a single one has yielded any results. ]

Maaan, this is worse than prison food. At least in prison I could have a smoke. [ He sighs and sits up, rolling his shoulders to get a crick out of his neck. Or maybe just because it's something to do. ] If I haveta eat another one of these dried sacks of shit--

[ 2b: Maybe you were walking up to the cafeteria, or maybe you've been there the whole time and he didn't notice you. Point is, now he does, and he's making his way right over. ]

Well, hey there, how's it going? [ That smile is never a good sign. ] You wanna get better food, right? 's not just me, right? [ He's. Getting closer. ] See, I was thinkin' the other day... and I think got us a plan! Whatcha say? You'll help me, won'tcha?

3: Time to kinkshame the TDM

[ The announcement goes off, "Champion of ---- is dead," the voice says. A copy of the autopsy report appears on Nishitani's PIP, with each gruesome detail listed, along with a photo of the corpse in question.

Nishitani stares down at his PIP, a giggle escaping his lips. ]

Oh-ho? What's this now? Things're finally gonna get excitin'?

[ He presses a few buttons at random, evidently looking for the body's location. He's... really excited about this murder thing. He nods as more facts come in. He probably would've done if differently if you ask him... ]

Ahh, what I wouldn't give to know who it was, I owe 'em one hell of a kiss...

[ Don't mind him, he's just... excited. Really. Excited. Maybe stay out of his way, or don't. ]

I was awake, I remember that much. But I suppose they could've put me to sleep, it's not like I have any special resistance to that sort of thing.

[It says something about his life recently that he's actually considering the possibility of status effect Ethers right from the start.]

But the Dammerung was on lockdown, it's not like it would've been easy for someone not affiliated with Vector to get in and then leave with an unconscious victim. Why would someone go to all that trouble, just to gather people and try to make them kill each other?

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

Page 1 of 51

test drive meme

Sharon Kreuger | Champion Maid | Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

Clarith || Champion Bystander || Evillious Chronicles

B!

2B | Champion of Mankind | NieR Automata (so heads up for spoilers!)

Angel the Siren | Champion A.I. | Borderlands

Zero G

no subject

Yuriika Hakonaka | Champion of Patience | Yuri Kuma Arashi

no subject

Sola-ui Nuada-re Sophia-ri | Fate/Zero | Champion Trophy Fiancee

A

Allen Ridgeley | Xenosaga | Champion of Love

no subject

no subject

no subject

Arrival

Arrival

no subject

no subject

no subject

Arianna de Caledonia | Champion Sovereign | Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold

no subject

no subject

Homare Nishitani | Champion of the Kijin Clan, a Subsidiary of the Omi Alliance | Yakuza Zero

no subject