Gather 'round, everyone, and have a candy.

[asea]

Test Drive Meme
Exactly what it says on the tin.
First brush up on some of the general rules outlined here first, then:

1) Labeling the subject with your character's name and canon is up to you, but would make recognition easier.
2) Do go ahead and tag out! The purpose of this mingle post is to get everyone cozy with the setting and the playerbase.
3) If you're up for it, make a reservation. Applications open next week!

Some prompts if you'd like a boost (the first chunk is lifted from the applications page, bless the mods):

A) A new curse has settled upon the city of Vatheon: Suddenly you character realizes they are unable to lie for the duration of a week.
B) What is this? Is that rain? How nice-- wait a minute, is it raining rubber duckies? Seriously?
C) Suddenly, by the force of Vatheon, an over zealous npc, or even your character's friends playing a joke, your character suddenly finds themselves wearing clothes they otherwise would never wear.
D) The city of Vatheon is under attack (again). Giant sea-creatures are wrecking the city (again). Time to prepare for battle.
E) A new plot development has happened and your character has decided to get some more information from one of the NPCs.

F) Whatever the heck your beautiful heart desires.

Comments

[spacecase]

[No, she can't stop it, before she can really think over what to do, Jade's running to him, crying out--]

Grandpa! Grandpa!

[And she's hugging him and oh god he's all wet and Grandpa-smelling and she's crying just stop, stop crying.]

[hihohalley_away]

Oof!

[Dang, Jade, when did you get such a grip? Still, he'd recognize Jade anywhere. Grandpa doesn't dwell on how old she's gotten, and instead hugs her back just as tightly.]

Hullo, Jade.

[That's all he can think to say, at least for now. He's just glad his granddaughter is here.]

[spacecase]

[She's the Iron Lass, it's her.]

[Sniff.] I don't believe this, I thought--

[That she'd never see him again.

Ahhh, what's the use in being negative?]

I missed you so much!

[hihohalley_away]

[Aww, it warms this old man's heart.]

I'm sorry I didn't get to see you grow up. But look at you!

[He grins and holds her a little away.]

You've grown into a charming young woman! Although, I'd like to know where on earth you got those ears. Did Becquerel do something?

[spacecase]

Uhh...sort of? You know how you taxidermied my dream self's corpse? I prototyped that into a sprite of Bec, then later on when I went god tier I merged with her and got the ears.

[amid other doggy instincts.]

[hihohalley_away]

Sounds complicated. Still, you came out on top and none the worse for wear?

[Otherwise, Grandpa will take his shotgun and show people why you don't mess with Harleys.]

[spacecase]

Yeah...it is really complicated, but it all worked out in the end!

[Or at least so far it's all worked out.]

But this isn't our world, Grandpa, this is a place called Vatheon. Have you gotten the pamphlet and stuff yet?

[hihohalley_away]

No, I think you were too fast for me to get handed that!

[That or he lost it already. Oops.]

[spacecase]

Well, it's like you always said, the early bird catches the worm.

Or the early Harley catches the elder Harley in this case.

[Dohohohoho.]

In any case, Vatheon is--well--this! [She gestures all around her, especially up towards the sky where if Grandpa looks he'll notice that there's a school of fish passing overhead.] It's the name of this city. We're brought here as foreigners because our energy give to that coral over there powers this barrier around us. In compensation, we're given free everything--as long as we show them the tattoo we're given--and we just live our lives here.