it's time once again for a...test drive meme!

[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

[i_am_not_cute]

[Huh. Pao-Lin doesn't frequent Good Spirits as much as some other locals, but she's familiar enough with the regular staff, and she doesn't recognize Malik at all.

Still, she slides in at the bar and waits for a good moment to catch his attention for her favorite order.]

Um...can I get a strawberry milkshake, please?

[Yeah, there's no age restriction on alcohol in Luceti, but Pao-Lin still sticks to the non-boozy stuff on principle. She's kind of a goody two-shoes that way.]

[calamityrondo]

[ Well, good, cause Malik would have side-eyed an ordered from a kid like you. ]

Sure thing. [ Malik nods, turning around for a sec to get started on her order. The blender takes a bit, so for now, it's time to do the other part of his job. The counseling bit. ]

So, I take it you don't come here very often. [ Unless the milkshakes are really good here. Which they're not. So. ]

[i_am_not_cute]

[oh my dragons you did not just insult the milkshakes, FIGHT ME -- ]

Ah, not too often, I guess. I usually like staying in for the night, since I fall asleep early.

[calamityrondo]

[ This is a bar. You're supposed to order drinks. Unless you're a kid. ]

I see. [ That's kind of adorable. You're obviously a good kid. Malik won't troll you too much, so he just turns around to get the milkshake and goes through the trouble of cutting out a really cute lightning-bolt-shaped strawberry to put on top. ]

There you go. I call this one the "Thunder Shake." It signifies hope for the future.

[ That may or may not be a joke, but he's got a completely straight face. ]

[i_am_not_cute]

[just wait until she comes of age, she'll drink you under the table

in

like

five years or so

But for now, Pao-Lin's just going to pluck off the strawberry bolt and stare at it in fascination.]

Wow, this is cool! This is the first time anyone's done this for me. [Glancing up at Malik.] But...how does it signify hope for the future?

[Let him count the ways...]

[calamityrondo]

[ Malik shakes his head. Isn't it obvious? He's about to pull something out of his sleeve. ]

The crushed strawberries, the shredded ice, the cold milk-- ingredients that individually, are just okay; together, they make something truly amazing. It's the same thing in life. Our experiences each day may seem trivial, but if you put them all together, they're irreplaceable. If you're going through a hard time, just remember-- a bad day is only of the one ingredients to a delicious milkshake.

1/2

[i_am_not_cute]

[........]

[i_am_not_cute]

Well, I don't think bad days should taste so delicious, right?

[This is either a brilliant extension of the original theme or Pao-Lin completely missing the point.]

[calamityrondo]

For some people, they do. For others, they don't. [ He nods, sagely. ] Unless you enjoy the brainfreeze you get from eating too much crushed ice.

[i_am_not_cute]

I've never heard of anyone who liked brainfreeze, though...

[calamityrondo]

Yes, but there are those who don't get it in the first place.

[ Plus if people didn't like brain freeze then why would they eat ice pops, those things melt too fast for you to eat them slowly, duh. ]

[i_am_not_cute]

They're really lucky, then! I wish I could enjoy cold things without getting brainfreeze. [She plops the strawberry lightning bolt into her mouth and chews on it.]

[calamityrondo]

Mm-hm, it's true. [ Pascal comes to mind, though Asbel had a surprisingly good resistance to those things... ] Perhaps it's like that saying; idiots can't catch colds.