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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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Her smile wavers slightly as Asami begins to read, knowing it's just as awkward for the other person, if not more so. Even after years of writing out responses, the initial message still feels no less awkward and embarrassing.

She nods and steps a little closer to the console panel Asami is standing in front of, already writing out another message.]

What do you want to set up? I can walk you through it and give you a rundown of all the functions.

[Wow, she's probably making this older (yes, older, jeez she is being disrespectful maybe? try not to think about it) woman uncomfortable probably. She tries not to look or feel as awkward about the written responses, or about responding to them. Or wonder why they are a thing.

After all this person is being very kind to her - more to occupy herself than it actually being in the way, she flips some of her hair back]

I'm just trying to set up a race track, actually. I managed to get it to stop making people trying to attack me... but now I can't get the location right.

[A race track? Ginia glances back at her own set-up in process and moves back to it, motioning for Asami to look. It's easier having a framework to talk through.]

I put together a basic race track for my own use. Nothing very fancy, though I can adjust things like track difficulty, terrain, weather as needed. I'll walk you through my set up and how it relates to the functions.

[It's a mixture of written messages and pointing at the screen as Ginia begins explaining how to set up a scenario on the console. She begins with setting up the environment, showing how to select a location from the presets and make any further adjustments to customize the location. Part way through her lesson, she gives a tiny bow of her head.]

I'm sorry for all the messages and I thank you for your patience. I am unable to talk so I have to write everything.

Edited 2012-06-19 05:44 (UTC)

[Asami's a quick (enough) study. She's still not entirely positive if she'll need to straight up program in a satomobile or not, but at least she knows the terrain and track and all that. It's still not natural to have to keep glancing between the controls and notes, but she's getting used to it by the time Ginia holds up the last one and-]

Oh... no, thank you for teaching me. You've been very patient to write all this.

[...Which. might have been rude? She kicks herself mentally, she's not normally this offbase]

[Hardly rude, especially when compared to all the comments Ginia has heard over the years.]

I'm used to it. If you want, you can keep the notes for reference.

[You wouldn't want to- No of course she wouldn't want to keep them. She took note of the fact there are other things written on the thing Ginia is writing on, which means that this woman probably does keep a few stock things written, but right now all the technical details she's been giving her won't be of any use to anyone else.

Immensely grateful, Asami actually bows her head a little, smiling]

That'd be really nice of you- and introducing myself must've slipped my mind. I'm Asami Sato.

[Ginia returns the bow of her head. It takes her a moment to remember to reply with her own name, her real name, her real full name. It's something she's not used to and she's not sure if she ever will be used to it. Her name doesn't mean much here, also another fact she's not used to. All the same, it's nice not having to hide.]

I'm Ginia Solana. It's nice to meet you. What would you like me to call you?

[What would you like me to call you? Haah. She's been called Ms. Sato before, so that's not an alien concept, but it's weird now that "Sato" is also the name of a convinced terrorist ringleader captain of industry. ...Who is also her father]

Just Asami's fine. What about you? [it's only polite. ...She's not totally sure she can pronounce that entirely correct either but she'll try]

Ginia is fine.

[A pause, then a bit more writing.]

ji-nee-ah

Edited 2012-06-19 06:20 (UTC)

[...Ginia is a mindreader. Feeling a bit taken aback but smiling in spite of it-] Then... thank you, Ginia, you've been a huge help.

[Mindbender! Or she's had enough people ask how to pronounce her name.]

You're welcome. Now how about I finish off the lesson so we can get you on the race track?

Yes, please. Being back behind a wheel will be the best medicine for all this.

I've always been more of a motorcycle person myself, but the feeling of driving a fast car is something. I'll show you the presets for vehicles some of the customization options. I've been told you can build things from scratch, but I'm not that good with the program yet.

Oh, I've got me own cycle back home too [cycle? Moped? Whatever the hell that is] but if I can find a good model in here all the better.

[Ginia pulls up the list of vehicles already programmed into the system. It's an eclectic blend of vehicles from across the worlds and various time periods. Boats, ships, planes, cars, motorcycles, and more make up the list. Thank goodness for being able to sort by type. She pulls up the list of motorcycles for Asami to browse through.]

[Wow, some of these things look like beasts as compared to hers. She cycles through them, appreciative to the fact this console seems to have little pictures to help with the listing. she decides if she can't find something like her own maybe she'll try something new, but for the first run...]