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

[invisibilitea]

Do you think they can see me?

[She reaches for his hand and grips it]

Otherwise they're going to think you're bonkers.

[sitis]

[He quirks a crooked grin, lacing fingers with hers.]

Can't say it'll be the first time anyone's thought I was bonkers. We'll play it by ear, though. Maybe we'll get lucky, and they can see you, then you'll be the one they think is a nutter for bein' with a guy like me.

[invisibilitea]

[She squeezes and pulls them along, down through the square]

You need a better self-image, I think.

[sitis]

Kinda tough when I can't see myself in the mirror. [Catches up to walk beside her and bumps her with his shoulder.]

[invisibilitea]

That is an excuse.

[Although]

Wait, do you not remember what you look like?

[sitis]

[A laugh.]

Of course I remember. Mostly.. It really was just an excuse.

[invisibilitea]

It would be a real shame if you had forgotten.

[Oh, look a coffee shop]

Lets get some tea?

[Not that Annie can drink it]

[sitis]

I'm sure you'd tell me.

[He looks at the shop and nods.]

I could go for a coffee. [Tugs her hand.] I guess we'll find out if anyone can see you now.