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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.

Comments

[thebellthatbinds]

['Sabs'? She never thought she'd get so many nicknames. With a small grin she gives his hand a firm squeeze and a shake.]

It takes some getting used to depending on where you come from but most of the time it's not so bad.

[relations]

Stuck? How's Miki supposed to get home, then?

[ Obviously missing the point of his word choice.. ]

But, um.. Yeah! Miki's new here, I guess. You'll have to show me the ropes, okay? [ wink. ]

[cannotcrossdress]

[Oh! Sharing a kitchen..? How did they know whose things were what?]

So people other than the Shinsengumi use it?

[Wouldn't it make more sense for everyone to work together and share meals, then?]

[mirrorblade]

W-well, the thing is, you can't. I mean, there's no way to leave this place. [He scratches his neck. She seems so carefree that he can't help feeling kind of... bad!] But I'd be happy to help you out, though!

[crabletteer]

What are they like?

[she wants to know every detail now....]

[notquiteheartless]

There's no proof, Molly.

There's no way to prove to anyone-- even all of you-- that he is Moriarty. And not just some strange who looks like him. [Every trace that had been on his suit? Laundered away. The dust and dirt and all other traces spoke of Luceti now, not London.

Now, ah, to find that mobile. If it's even here. If it will ever be here. If he could lay his hands on that, he could prove it. Or his journal. Names were etched into the inside covers of those. But both of those things were likely to be carefully guarded. And Moriarty had litle to do here that could distract him from protecting his secrets.

And without proof... He'd seen what would happen. He'd barely survived it in London.] Just keep your distance from him.

[thenoonewhosees]

Still...

[Still. Molly wants it to count, the words of all those people, the ones she thinks of as friends. But it doesn't, for Sherlock. She knows it, so the protest dies before she even gets it out, and Molly's left to look around, doe-eyed and searching for some way to make it right.

Nothing around them helps. Toby, well. Toby's done with his milk, and set about cleaning himself, right there on the table.] Oh, Toby. That's--not where people eat! [And she smiles awkwardly, takes Toby down and sets him on her lap. There's a mewl of protest, but a weak one, since Molly sets about petting him again.

Then the right words come. Or at least, she hopes they're the right ones.]

You'll think of something. You always do. [Because he'd asked her before, what she would do if everything turned out to be a lie, and then it had, to almost everyone in the world. Almost.

That last bit he says, though. Oh, that gets Molly to nod, and quickly.] Oh, don't worry about that. I--I don't want to see Jim again. Ever.

[notquiteheartless]

If he comes.

[When he comes.

Because Moriarty will come.

He will have figured out one of the key elements of how Sherlock Holmes faked his death, and he will come after Molly Hooper.]

If he comes and you have any warning--

Just write my name in the journal. Or turn it on. Just do something.

I will see it.

[And he owes her.

He can at least try to repay his debt by trying to protect her from Moriarty.]

[wan]

[ it wasn't the efficiency he had qualms about, Chizuru. but without missing a single beat, he begins to make his way towards the kitchen.

... it's actually rather neat, despite the fact that he had just prepared a meal for a whole group people. still, there's a small pile of dishes in the sink along with a few ingredients scattered about. taking care of the latter, he's sure Chizuru knows what to do without him saying anything. ]

[thenoonewhosees]

[The way Sherlock warns her, reassures her that if something happens he'll see, implies he'll do something--that scares Molly as much as anything else she's seen in Luceti, from the wings to the magic to all of it.

Sherlock's worried. Honestly, genuinely worried, and Molly has to fight away the urge to shiver.]

All right. [Even if she's afraid, what else can she say?] I promise Sherlock.

You'll do the same, right? [She asks because that's the sort of person she is, but she shakes her head a moment later.] No, probably not. But if you did, I'd see it too. And I'd tell someone. John or Lestrade. You know that.

hajime saitou ♘ hakuouki: shinsengumi kitan

[wan]

[ it had been about a week since he had first arrived in Luceti. while he had taken most of the time to familiarize himself with his new surroundings through exploration, he had eventually found himself at the item shop.

and having come from the edo period, most of the goods he found inside were both foreign and puzzling. lamps, music players, anything battery or electricity powered... how did they work...?

he'll be picking up these trinkets, and inspecting them all rather carefully. ]

[cannotcrossdress]

Saitou-san!

[A familiar voice calls from down the aisle. There's Chizuru, scurrying down his way with a box of strawberries, or at least, that's what it said.] Take a look at this!

[It was all she could do not to burst into giggles, but at what, she's not telling!]

[relations]

Yay!

[ Miki hops up and takes the boy's arm. ]

Give Miki the special tour!

[wan]

[ in his hand is currently a toy cellphone. it makes sounds when he presses the buttons, and while it was hard for him to divert his attention from it, he manages to do so within the next moment. ]

-- Yukimura. [ glancing over to her, he blinks when he sees the box. ] I was not aware that they sold edible goods here as well.

[ wasn't that what the "grocery" store was for? he's a little confused. ]

[cannotcrossdress]

Not that! [She points excitedly to the white oval putton on the corner of the box's flap.] Do you have any coins on you? Put one there!

[She was nearly jumping where she stood. She rolled back on the heels of her feet, returning to her tip-toes as she stirred excitedly. He was going to love this, she just knew it!]

[cannotcrossdress]

[He must have cleaned up along the way. Even so, Chizuru was amazed at how effortlessly Saitou seemed to make kitchen duties appear.]

You're really masterful at lots of things, aren't you, Saitou-san..? [She mutters this under her breath, not entirely directing it towards Saitou to answer, but more as an idle observation.

She moves to the dishes. There was no question that they needed to be cleaned and put up, but was that all that was left? Chizuru peered to Saitou through the corner of her eye.

Of course. It made sense that with as skilled as Saitou was with his sword, and how seriously he took his duties...of course he would have perfected his cooking skill. It's not like it was all that difficult as a skill, after all. If she could do it, after all...] ....

[She wishes that they wouldn't waste their time on the silly things that Chizuru could take care of. They had more important things to do, didn't they?]

[wan]

[ her excitement over the box was peculiar, though he does follow through with her instructions without any hesitation. ]

[ . . . ]

[ !!! ]

A... cat?

[wan]

[ quietly putting more coins on the plate, every time the cat disappears. he could be here all day, really... ]

[cannotcrossdress]

[Chizuru is just beaming, almost as though she'd single-handedly brought about the victory of the bakufu.]

It's so cute, isn't it?! I knew you'd like it! [She giggles a bit.] They have all kinds, too! Grape crates, orange crates... all with different colored kitties in it!]

[She's so proud of herself.]

[zumo]

[So, it's not like Hijikata is purposefully trying to ruin anyone's day.

Just, he's had one of the worst weeks of his life, and misery loves company, so when he sees Saitou holding and studying....something...with rapt enchantment, he can't help but stroll over and stare with a characteristic scowl.]

The hell is that supposed to be?

[wan]

[ Saitou's so concentrated on the coin bank, that he almost forgets that Chizuru is beside him. it's only when she speaks up, does he pry his gaze away from it. ]

... The shopkeeper is currently not around.

[ it's as clear as day that he's sold on bringing the "box of strawberries" home with them. but the person in charge was not around, and that posed a problem. . . ]

[cannotcrossdress]

Eh? [Chizuru's smile momentarily vanishes, but the smile quickly returns.]

I'm sure as long as we leave payment, it'd be alright! But I can go look for him, if you want!

[She turns her heel, realizing that she's still got the bank in her possession. She pauses, and looks back to Saitou, then down to the toy.]

...did you w...[Blinkblink. Maybe that's not the way to ask him.]...would you keep an eye on this for me, while I go look? [Instead, spare him the embarrassment and just task him with holding it. Clever girl, Chizuru!] I don't want someone else to run off with it.

[wan]

The label denotes that it is a "lamp."

[ he's not surprised at all by Hijikata's sudden appearance, nor does his current mood really affect him. shifting his eyes over to the vice-commander, Saitou doesn't mind providing him a demonstration.

and so, he'll pull on the lamp's string. within a fraction of a second, it'll light up and begin to illuminate their part of the room. ]

There is no fire involved . . .

[wan]

[ Saitou wasn't one to settle for mediocrity, so whatever he did would have to be both efficient and in a professional manner. ]

It is a result of continuous practice. [ gathering the remnants of the vegetables that were left over, he packages them up neatly to store them back in the fridge. at this point, he takes to observing the girl.

and if they so happen to make eye contact, Saitou will tilt his head just the slightest -- noticing that she had something on her mind. though, he won't make any attempts into pressuring her into saying what it was.

they hadn't always had Chizuru around to take care of these things for them. while their chores had noticeably lessened since Chizuru's arrival, call it a habit that they still continued their routine. and even then, it wasn't right to just lump everything onto her. they had responsibility. ]

[cannotcrossdress]

You always do everything one-hundred percent...[It's still a soft muttering, but who's to say they can't carry on a conversation that way? He seemed to favor the quiet. As long as they could hear each other, no harm done, right?

She starts the water, not waiting for it to heat up before starting to scrub at the dishes. They were already pretty well rinsed-out, which didn't leave much for her to do. If Saitou left them for her, though, then she would make sure she didn't miss a spot.]

So? [Saitou could've done this all by himself, but he couldn't have made small talk! Purpose after all!] What did you end up making today?