the road's got me hypnotized

[herotypical]

the luceti test drive meme

Reserves have just opened and apps are right around the corner. But are you still on the fence about any of your would-be characters? Well -- here is your chance to take them out for a spin!

▣ TAG IN or reply to others with characters you would like to test drive for Luceti.
▣ ONLY add top-level comments for characters who are not yet in the game. You're free to reply to others with Luceti characters (because that's half the fun) but remember that the whole point of this meme is for potential characters.
▣ PLEASE do not post duplicates of characters already in Luceti.
▣ GO AHEAD and give us a brief description of your character in the top-level comment, along with one or two possible ways to run into your test-driven character around town.
▣ YOU MAY use these threads for your first person samples on your app -- just make sure that you link threads of a goodly length (i.e., threads with at least ten comments from your character).

Need a little help getting started? Remember, you needn't post here as though your character is still brand-spankin' new. It'll probably be more fun for all involved if this isn't a simple dress rehearsal for showing up. Here are a few scenario ideas:

o1. The grocery store is out of food. What do you do?
o2. Wing injury! Call for help or stagger your way to one of our fine clinics.
o3. It's a busy evening at Good Spirits, one of Luceti's local bars. Do you dare try the drink specials?
o4. Have a talent for playing music? Try Cloud Nine's open mic night!
o5. Beach party? Snow party? Leaf-raking party? Gardening party? YOU DECIDE.

Okay. So my examples are pretty non-exciting. But they're really just suggestions. I'm POSITIVE you kids can come up with more creative things.

Above all? HAVE FUN. Oh. And don't forget to RESERVE your characters.

Comments

Artemis | Young Justice

[thisismylife]

I:
[It's the middle of the night and all is relatively quiet and peaceful in Luceti. At least until some unsuspecting citizen gets to be witness to a splintering crack overhead, followed by a crash and several indignantly muttered curses as slender green-clad figure comes plummeting through a ceiling.]

II:
[The technology in the Battle Dome is similar enough to the simulations Artemis has used in the Cave that she can figure out at least the basic programming of it when she needs to. But she still sometimes prefers to take her training outside in an active environment. Which is where she is today, splitting her time between archery target practice in the forest and using the buildings and rooftops of the village as an impromptu obstacle course. She's good at keeping out of sight - even in daylight - but she's not perfect, so it's not beyond reasoning that she gets spotted or interrupted somewhere along the way. And if she's feeling particularly mischievous, she's not above dropping down on or near unsuspecting villagers to see how close she can get before they realize she's there...]

[[OOC: Just trying her out. Feel free to tag her at any of those, or encounter her anywhere in the village, since she's active enough to get around to most places.]]

[livetolove]

[Claire isn't easily startled (at least, not anymore), but a loud crash coming from above would probably wake up almost anyone. She jumps, now wide awake, and instinctively reaches for her brother's knife.]

Who's there?

[thisismylife]

[The curses bite off abruptly at the sound of an unfamiliar voice, and there's a scuffle against the floor as a blond girl sits up, hands reaching for a weapon that hasn't landed beside her. There's just enough light coming in from the window to show her she hasn't landed anywhere she expected.

So instead of answering the question, she shoots back one of her own, her voice angry and suspicious.]

Who are you? What kind of trick is this?

[livetolove]

You're the one that just dropped into my room uninvited. [She sounds a bit indignant at the questioning, but she can't really be mad about it. This was Luceti, after all, and... well. It didn't sound like she meant to land here in the first place.

She lets go of the knife for now.] My name's Claire, and that depends. What "trick" are you talking about?

[thisismylife]

[That gives the intruder pause as she looks around, taking in her surroundings - which answers none of her questions either. When she speaks, it's with a begrudging apology.]

Sorry about that part. I wasn't aiming for... Where the hell am I?

[livetolove]

This is building seven. [It's her first response, but now that she thinks about it...] Or... are you new here?

[She just sounds a little too confused for someone just returning from a kidnapping.]

[thisismylife]

Considering I have no idea what or where Building Seven is, we're going the new excuse.

[The retort's more than a hint sarcastic as Artemis sits up and rubs the back of her head, but the motion has her noticing something else new. She freezes a moment, her head craned around so she could stare at the wings behind her in bewilderment.

....Maybe she'd hit her head harder than she'd thought...]

[livetolove]

This place is called Luceti, and— [There's a pause when she realizes the girl is staring over her shoulder, and she's pretty sure she knows why.] And I guess you just noticed the wings, huh?

[Claire sits down on her bed. Sure, there was a hole in her roof, but. At least it's not raining?! Even though it's the middle of the night, she can take some time to explain things to an unlucky New Feather. She reaches back, tugging on a feather from one of her own wings.]

We all have them, see? Everyone gets them when they're brought here.

I if you please

[teenwonder]

[As it happens, Robin was settled on top of the roof that some person was just unceremoniously tossed through. It should have been more startling than it actually was, but eh. That's new feather season for you. He peeks over the edge of the roof-hole and calls down into the uninhabited room below.]

Are you all right down there? Can you move?

[There's so rarely an opportunity to actually get in some good heroing, he's kind of hoping that she's at least a little bit injured.]

You are the most helpful hero, Robin :|

[thisismylife]

[There's a moment of silence from beneath him before an irate (and slightly winded) voice calls back.]

Oh yeah. Juuuust fine. The floor broke my fall.

He's really bored okay?

[teenwonder]

[He'll flip down in the flashiest, most graceful way he can manage before bending down to assist her.]

They're good for that. It's your first day here, right? [He's even smiling and everything! He's trying to be better about approaching civilians in a not-creepy way. Is it working?]

[thisismylife]

[She starts to reach for his hand and then she gets a good look at him and freezes, a skeptical look crossing her face, because really?]

Technically, it's night, and I don't know where here is, except that it's not where I was. And who are you and why are you wearing that? [Because even though the colors are wrong, the reference is obvious.]

[teenwonder]

[Great, she's a sassy one. And possibly also from one of those worlds where he doesn't exist. Those are two of the most annoying people Luceti has to offer. It's exhausted his willingness to be polite.]

Here is Luceti. It's a prison dimension. Wherever you were, you're here now. I'm Robin. And you are...? [Aside from sassy and potentially obnoxious?]

[thisismylife]

[Have the most skeptical of looks, Robin. Artemis is not impressed.]

I'm Artemis and you're lying. Wanna try that again? You might want to pick a more convincing answer this time.

[Like someone she doesn't know already.

Although the rest of it - if she can believe even that much of his explanation - has her glancing around the dark room she's literally just crashed into.]

Prison dimension? This doesn't look like a prison.

[Unfortunately she has first-hand experience with those, too.]

[teenwonder]

Not my job to convince you, Artemis. [Maybe she's one of Jason's friends. Maybe she's lousy at being a fan of whatever fictional Robin she knows. Robin's kind of over all that.]

It's a prison as much as we can't get out of it. Walk far enough in any direction and you'll hit a barrier. Think of it like an internment camp if you'd rather.

[markofthewise]

[Really it's kind of a miracle that when she falls into the ceiling of a smithy full of sharp and deadly weapons, that she lands on the smithy couch instead of anywhere else. Sokka can only stand there gaping for several moments before he has to address the situation.]

... most people use the door.

[thisismylife]

[Artemis groans, her face buried in the cushion of something squishy that was nowhere near soft enough to make that fall not hurt.]

S'not my fault your building's sideways. Didn't see a door. Didn't really have time to look for one either.

[markofthewise]

[At least she fell face first. It would be worse to fall on her wings. Either way, Sokka hops over the counter to check on her.]

Usually we keep our building the right way up. Just be glad you didn't land anywhere else.

[Like that rack of spears over there.]

[thisismylife]

[She manages to remember how to move enough to lift her head and.... whoa. He wasn't kidding. She'd fallen into a veritable arsenal.]

Uhh. Yeah. I am. I prefer not to be turned into a pincushion if at all possible. Where... am I?

[markofthewise]

Welcome to the Slash 'n Crash! Luceti's local marketplace for all things deadly and lethal. I run the place and make the merchandise. I'm Sokka.

[Said proprietor of murder tools offers her a friendly hand to help her up.]

[thisismylife]

[She eyes his hand a moment before placing hers in it and letting him help haul her upright.]

Artemis. You make all of this? And clever name. I just wish someone hadn't felt the need to take it so literally.

[markofthewise]

Most of them, anyway. But usually people do the crashing a little more gently.

[After she's on her feet, he looks at the mess on the couch. The Shifts would fix the roof, but the poor couch... it was not meant for such rough activities.]

II - yessss artemis

[niceguypose]

[Rock Lee manages to catch her in the middle of archery practice while running through the foods at an unusual speed (not near speedster-level but notable enough). He skids to a stop to prevent himself from running into an arrow's path and takes a moment to assess the situation - noting the arrows already fired into the tree and the one shooting them. Have a friendly smile.]

Ah... Your markmanship is most impressive!

Re: II - :D

[thisismylife]

[She hears the sound of someone approaching the moment after she looses her arrow. It should be fine, but whoever it is is coming fast and she has a moment of startled hope and panic before an unfamiliar figure darts into her clearing. She's tense a moment, but his smile seems friendly enough and she lowers her bow.]

Uhh. Thanks. Sorry about the arrow. I didn't know anyone else was out here.

[niceguypose]

It's no problem! It would have been just careless of me if I allowed myself to be hit. And learning to dodge such projectiles can be useful!