TEST DRIVE MEME

[dr_conscience]

oh snap! it's a...
test drive meme

Have a whole bunch of stray muses kicking around? Ever wondered about how one (or more!) of them would play out here at poly_chromatic? Well, wonder no more! Welcome to the test drive meme! Here's how this is gonna roll.

• Start a thread with your test drive character! You know the drill, just mark the character's name and canon in the comment subject, and/or...



• Tag around to other people's threads! Play it like your character has just arrived in the City, as if you've already met, or...



• Pick from the list below - or use an RNG if you prefer - to hit a character with one of the City's curses! Is one character cursed? Both? Are they cursed with the same or different curses? That's all up to you!
  
  
  1. Did It Hurt When You Fell From Heaven? Whether they're suave, awkward, good, or just plain horrible, citizens find themselves unable to stop speaking in the language of pickup lines.
  
  
  
  2. Average Joe Day Those in the City with supernatural skills or powers, suddenly find themselves quite normal.
  
  
  
  3. My Dirty Little Secret The one thing a character never wanted anyone to know is the one thing they feel compelled to talk about all day.
  
  
  
  4. 5 7 5 Citizens will find themselves speaking only in the 5-7-5 syllable format.
  
  
  
  5. Caffeinated Day All affected citizens will find that any liquid they drink has much more caffeine than usual.
  
  
  
  6. It’s a Boat, it’s a Bug, it’s Ours Citizens realize they’ve given birth to a child, regardless of their sex - only the child is an object, which they treat as if they were their own flesh and blood.
  
  
  
  7. Sing and Shout! Citizens burst into song of pop, rock, opera, or musical caliber.
  
  
  
  8. Handcuff Day Citizens wake up to find themselves handcuffed together, and no key nor force will unlock that lock!
  
  
  
  9. Truth or Dare Affected citizens are compelled to play every preteen girl's favorite slumber party game for a day.
  
  
  
  10. [Not] Awesome Powers Today, affected citizens have...new powers! ...Amazingly useless ones.



• Or just roll however you want in the game environment. Don't sweat the details, let loose, have fun - and enable, enable, enable!
  

Comments

[graffiti_magic]

Yes. Yes, they are. Kat's in her typical short shorts and a plain white t-shirt. Her normal lavender and orange hoodie is slung over the back of her bedroom door and her boots sit just by that. She's barefoot, but that's as bare as the girl is right now.

Her brunette hair sticks up slightly more than the usual short and jagged a-line bob typically does and Kat runs fingers through it, trying to tame it some.

"It's nice to meet you, Eric. Even if the circumstances aren't our own choice." A pause. Oh. Oh, that sounded...off. "Not that I'd ever choose to handcuff myself to someone."

[nottheritestuff]

"Some people like it," Eric says offhandedly. He's not indicating himself, but there are people he knew that did.

He sniffs the air, fingers twitching nervously. She feels magical. No. No. He didn't need that.

Taking a deep, steadying breath, he continued. "It is nice to meet you as well."

[graffiti_magic]

Kat smiles, bringing her knees up to rest her chin on them. There's another moment of her running her fingers through her hair, watching Eric.

"Are you alright?"

[nottheritestuff]

"Sorry. You look good. I ... um. Different. Um..." he flails mentally trying to figure out how to explain this.

[lawbender]

[ She may look slightly proud of herself. ]

Well, it can't be too difficult. I've wrangled criminals more slippery than this.

[ Sure, Lin. Compare your baby to a suspect. ]

[waitinthecar]

I was going to tell you eventually! It just -- it wasn't a good time. Not yet. Things have been crazy around here lately and that case with M made everything unstable. I was afraid that my leaving would be a catalyst to a relapse.

[ She really isn't this frank very often. Words just keep occurring whyyyyy. ]

[cadet]

[ she puts her hands on her hips, squints. ]

Are you saying that to be nice or because I really don't look like one of those whatever it's calleds?

[candothat]

I have seen Christmas trees, Gaila, and you look nothing like one.

[He's being sincere. It should also be mentioned that Chekov lacks a certain appreciation for metaphor.]

[chiropteran]

[He tilts his head... Okay he is suppose to ignore the singing and the guitar, right? Yep, going with that.]

That makes things somewhat harder.

uselss magical power

[makedo]

[ The beer appeases him slightly, and he lifts it up and downs about half of it in one go. ]

It's undignified. [ He probably wouldn't be complaining so much if he could do something worthy of a recon marine, but levitating tiny things is about the extent of his ability and that just blows. ]

sob yes

[hexuality]

That's what you say about everything here.

[She eyes his glass and decides against asking if he'd like another.]

At least you're not... I don't know, hovering a centimetre above the floor or something. Or talking to bugs.

[cadet]

What is a Christmas tree, anyway?

[candothat]

Evergreen trees with holiday decorations on them. They're an ancient Earth custom.

[From Russia. He doesn't say it, but it's implied.]

[byherscore]

Nothing.

[ much ]

But Karl on the other hand... [ now he was a piece of work. She's had to stop him more then once from going to far. Saya just isn't as much fun without all her memories. ]

[cadet]

Sounds silly to me.

[ probably more amazing in russia. the american version just can't compete. ]

[candothat]

Yes, a little, but they can be beautiful. The Winter Palace in Petersburg puts up one of the greatest trees in the world each Christmas.

[makedo]

[ Fuck yes he would like another, but if she's not asking he'll just order in a minute or two. He can levitate the change to the bar, won't that be a fucking killer. ]

Talking to bugs might be useful for surveillance.

[deus_ex_cadet]

[Chekov? Enterprise? Wesley definitely puts that together immediately - and notes that Chekov looks a bit young himself, and not that much like he does in Starfleet's historical files. But he shakes the other Ensign's hand with a smile, and nods.]

Pleasure to meet you, too. You're from the Enterprise -- NCC-1701?

it most certainly did.

[deus_ex_cadet]

[ One intense sigh of frustration, as he examines the handcuff. ]

This wasn't exactly my idea -- and my name is Wesley.

he will forever be the sub-unit. it's fate.

[assimilate]

Wesley Crusher, Sub-Unit of Doctor Crusher. [ while this may come off as insulting, seven believes she is being polite. ]

[hexuality]

What, asking the network for the latest gossip isn't enough?

[Ginny catches a glimpse of someone waving at her and raising an empty water glass; they know her well enough by now to know that's the one thing she'll refill from where she's standing, so—wand out, aimed, Auguamenti under her breath and the glass is full.]

Sorry. Er, what was I—right, network, everyone knows something about what's happening. Or has theories, anyway, all we ever have are theories in this place.

[cadet]

Let me guess, that's somewhere in Russia?

2

[cadet]

[ what's an orion without her pheromones? someone still incapable of scooting by under the radar thanks to that green skin of hers. ]

You'd think these people have never seen someone who's not Human before.

YOU THOUGHT I FORGOT but no seriously this is late you don't have to respond

[universaltranslator]

[Thankfully, the curse lets go of her for the moment and allows Uhura to speak.]

It's a curse. I can't believe you're here!

[Have a hug -- roommate, you have been missed!]

[candothat]

Of course. You know me so well, Gaila.

[Everyone who has known Chekov long enough to get his name probably knows all about his patriotism, but.]