there is no place quite like this place if we get it on the go

[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

Vanitas | Kingdom Hearts

[vainvoid]

[Anyone in the plaza would encounter a boy who looks identical to Sora, save for the black hair and gold eyes. He's dressed in a black and red bodysuit.]

Where the hell am I?

[Care to approach him anyone brave enough?]

[niceguypose]

[Have a bushy-browed ninja rushing to greet you familiarly.]

Sora-kun! That is quite the daring makeover you've undergone!

[risingwinds]

[Ven could recognize Vanitas a mile away. Unfortunately for him, he's not even close to a mile away and is in fact standing... on the other side of the fountain.

Biting his lip, he tries to slip by undetected. Unfortunately for Ven, his stealth skills suck.

Whatcha gonna do, Vanitas?]

Evan Brown | Original Character

[onearmedexmerc]

[Evan's been taking the sudden relocation to Luceti with minimal fuss. Once he learned time doesn't pass the same way back home he's taken to enjoying himself even. So many new and different people to meet and no work! It's kinda cool.

Even if his one-armed state does seem to draw attention. That's not too unusual though, especially when he went around without his prosthetic back home. You would think they had never seen a man without his left arm before! ...Point in fact, they probably hadn't, but still.

Today Evan is:

apple) Looking around the item shop (For his prosthetic arm)
bear) Checking out the weapon shop. Contemplating the knives, mainly.
cherry) Exploring the battle dome, maybe offering to spar anyone who looks free.
dog) Randomly starting conversations with strangers on bizarre subjects. Ignore him or answer him.
epic) Ending his day at Good Spirits, enjoying his milkshake.

Meet, talk, side-eye at Evan at will.]

How about a little C + maybe D if it suits you?

[medicalpunch]

[Sakura's heading into the Battle Dome to play with it some more. Her first impression was fairly mixed, but she's curious enough to give it another go and see how it does for her.]

[On the way in, she nearly bumps into Evan, lost in some troubling thoughts about this place.]

Oh! I'm sorry, I almost didn't see you!

Greedling | Fullmetal Alchemist

[avaricious]

[Luceti isn't a bad place for someone who wants everything. After all, everything is just within reach. Somehow it doesn't seem as good when anyone else can have it too. Nobody ever said life is perfect.

Of course, life here is odd. Everyone recognizes him as Ling. And they expect Greed to look different. However he's not so inclined to just let Ling out to play. So when anyone runs into Greed today, they won't be getting a chance to speak to the Ling down under. Just the homunculus.

As it is, he's in the smithy. He has a wheelbarrow he stole borrowed from someone and he's loading it up with weapons while no one is watching the shop. If he's going to load up on possessions, he might as well have the ones most valuable in Luceti.]

[oftheyin]

[Sensing the stone once more made Ran Fan so happy, and she hoped that it would be Ling's. Having Ling back meant the world to her, but it wasn't Ling that she found. He certainly looked like him, but she knew better. A short interaction was all she needed to figure out who he really was. And that interaction was all she needed to feel that heartache again. Right when she was getting over it.

She needed some time alone for a bit, but once she got a handle over her emotions, she went to find him again, which was an easy task to do.]

What are you doing?

[Her mask is on, and she's going to try her best and act like nothing is wrong. Though she did slip up earlier and showed up without her mask, and when she found out it was Ling that crushed feeling showed up on her face.]

Karuika Mirel | OC

[hushedpenance]

[There is a single, small, pointy-eared blonde boy wandering around either

A: Trying to decide if his journal works by drawing horrible artwork in it. Be prepared for THAT onslaught, Luceti, he's really bad at art.

or

B: Target practice with a shortbow! Because maybe he'll go hunting later. LOOK OUT, BAMBI and other forest creatures...

or!!

C: Stalking around outside the bar. Not really stalking, exactly, but when he sees you he might bound up to you and get a little too close. What are social norms???]

How is it in there?

[akihisaful]

[Akihisa wasn't expecting an elf-looking person attempting some drawing. He can't see what the other's drawing, so curiosity gets the better of him as Akihisa walks up to you.]

Hey, what are you drawing?

The Dark One | Avatar: The Last Airbender

[soulofapoet]

[The Dark One is wandering down one of the main thoroughfares of Luceti's village in his sulking and gloomy way. A rain cloud can practically be seen hovering over the his head as he kicks a stone.]

I hate wings.

[He mutters this lowly as he watches the pebble bounce and roll away from him.

He then decides to sit down by the fountain, taking the book he'd come here with and opens it. Looking it over, he sighs and shut it again forcefully.]

I hate journals.

[Not exactly off to a good start here in Luceti.]

[savedtheworld]

[Then here comes the welcoming wagon. In the form of Aang riding by on his air scooter. He scoots on over the moment he recognizes him and waves cheerily.]

Hey, you're one of Toph's students!

koromaru | persona 3

[barksona]

[ perhaps the day before you may have noticed a certain canine walking along by himself.. and today, it's the same. same dog and even the same path.

a light grey and white colored shiba inu with a strange headphone-like collar around his neck. he pauses this time in his walk to glance up, staring up at the endless sky with an... almost thoughtful look.

before he gives a sudden sneeze. brrr, it's kinda chilly today huh?]

[onearmedexmerc]

[Evan had seen the dog yesterday, walking along.

Today he's walking the same way. How bizarre.

He pauses on his walk and Evan decides it won't hurt to approach. Failing all else, he could probably out run it if he had too. Even without his prosthetic arm acting as counterbalance to his good arm.]

Hey Doggy. Bless you.

[Okay, so saying 'Bless you' to dog that's sneezed is weird, but he's a relatively polite person okay. You hear a sneeze, you say 'Bless you', it's not rocket science.]

Thor Odinson | MCU

[worldsaway]

[He'd not been here long, but it hadn't taken Thor a terribly long time to find the bar. Alcohol is, of course, not a priority for him. He'd spent a great deal of time questioning and searching his surroundings. Once he'd realised the gravity of the situation, he'd begun to settle just a little.

Still, he found himself desiring a little something to take the edge off such a perplexing situation. What better way to soothe the soul than indulging in a drink? Perhaps now is a good time to make some allies.

If you happen to sit by Thor, he will greet you with a small grin and a nod before beckoning the bar keep to serve you up a drink. How about one of those specials?]

A fine evening for a drink, is it not?

[oneofthelost]

Totally is!

[Not that Alex is taking advantage of the liberal policy on "drinking age" here in Luceti.

Vodka is good. She likes vodka. Especially mixed with fruit juice, like she has now.

She raises it in a toast.]

Aerith Gainsborough | Final Fantasy VII

[gospelled]

Scenario 1:

[ So, strolling through town is a girl in the typical New Feather gown. She walks on her toes, as the ground is cold -- everything is cold -- and she's trying to move quickly, obviously frozen to the bone. ]

Did they have to take everything? [ Murmured, with some irritation. ] They could have left my jacket...

[ Hey, is that some ice? It sure is. Aerith slips and falls painfully with a yelp, though -- with serious determination -- she's on her feet again in a moment, sore and a bit damp now but unstoppable. Help a lost woman out? ]

Scenario 2:

[ This would be a voice post about a week after she's settled in. ]

So! Hi, Luceti. I thought I should introduce myself, since it's been a couple of days since I arrived here. It's a lot different from the place I just came from! There's so much nature.... it's nice. I bet it's beautiful in the spring.

Oh! I should thank everyone who helped me. I really appreciated it! It was freezing when I woke up. Who do these Malnosso think they are, dropping people off in dresses and no shoes? Not to mention sticking wings on everyone. Why wings? They seem like they should be sort of fun, or even just pretty, but they have this terrible purpose...

Then again, who can figure out what people like that think? All they want is to experiment and get results.

Sorry, sorry! I'm just rambling now. [ A quick giggle. ] Why don't we all introduce ourselves? That way I can get to know everyone better. My name is Aerith. How is everyone today?

Oh, by the way, is there a flower shop here?

scenario the first!

[degozaruyo]

[Kenshin is also new, but he has had the fortune of already acquiring his gear. He is walking around the town, trying to make sense of the world he's suddenly found himself in.

Expect to hear the occasional "oro?!" as he wanders around.

The rurouni sees a young woman slip and fall on the ice and immediately runs over to her. She's gotten up under her own power, but she looks even more frozen now than she was before.]

Are you all right, miss? That was quite a fall. [He removes his kimono top and holds it out to her.] This one doesn't mean to intrude, but please accept this until more suitable clothing can be found.

Kat | Gravity Rush

[gqueen]

[You can catch Kat doing one of three things.

1) She's practicing her gravity powers. How? By walking on walls of course. Her entire body is glowing red and she's just walking on the front side of the school building like it's no big deal.

2) Falling. From the sky, heading down in the direction of one of the village paths. She exhausted her gauge and is now plummeting to the ground. Your character can either try to help her or watch her fall.

If they witness the latter, they'll see that even after falling far from the sky and colliding with the ground hard she slowly pushes herself up without a single scratch. Like falling from such a height barely bruised her.

3) In the clothing store. Making a huge mess of everything. This is the second time Kat has ever been given the chance to wear something other than the outfit she woke up wearing in Heksville. Don't get her wrong it's a nice outfit, but not having the money to buy anything else always bummed her out.

Now that she found a place with free everything, she can't resist putting on several different outfits just for the sake of trying them on. Sorry for leaving clothes thrown about the dressing room area folks.]

1 - because you cannot escape Ralph CR

[gonnawreckit]

[Ralph had come by the school trying to find the brat when he saw this girl just walking on the wall and growing redder than a damaged boss. He stares in disbelief for a moment.]

Wow. I have no idea what your deal is.

Himura Kenshin | Rurouni Kenshin

[degozaruyo]

[Kenshin, still in his Newfeather digs (and very cold, though he's not showing it), has just arrived in town, journal and all. He has no idea how it works or why it talks, but the voices told him to come here.

The voices also said he could find better clothing than the thin silk trousers he seems to have arrived in, but he doesn't know where. So he turns to the nearest person and asks directions.]

Good morning! [he bows.] Begging your pardon, but could you please point this one in the direction of the clothing shop? It would be very much appreciated.

Re: Himura Kenshin | Rurouni Kenshin

[widows_kiss]

[Natasha pauses at the sound of an unfamiliar voice, turning to eye the young man with a curious look before giving him a friendly smile.]

I can do that, if you're looking for something new. Occasionally the clothes you wore most often at home will reappear in the Items Shop, if you'd prefer those. I take it you've just arrived?

marita covarrubias | the x-files

[descrier]

SCENARIO A
[ Marita has tapered off a bit from the village and instead is exploring the length of the river ― or rather allows it appears that way despite her somewhat business-like attire she is wearing ― as she stands on one of the edges and stares down into the shallowness; she is more concerned what reflects back to her than what lies underneath.

Her eyebrows slightly furrow at the very tips of her wings being able to be seen just past her shoulders, distracted by the strangeness of her situation. ]

---

SCENARIO B
[ For someone who is much more than used to frigid weather, she is seemingly avoiding it by keeping warm in the Celsius Tear Tea Shop. Her eyes slowly glance at the selection of teas, wondering which one would be best to keep her warm and give her a bit of energy. ]

scenario A!

[most_unwanted]

[Mulder is out jogging, keeping up the usual routines despite the cold winter weather. Following the river tends to give him a pretty good workout. So he's moving along on his way, when he catches sight of the woman standing there just ahead. He slows and approaches. It almost would feel like a typical informant meeting... under other circumstances.]

I'm going out on a limb and guessing you're not here on UN business.

Sergeant Calhoun | Wreck-It Ralph

[gonna_shoot_it]

[There really isn't much to do around Luceti when you're used to spending every single day fighting in a neverending war. Even so, though, Calhoun has found ways to keep herself busy. Keep on keepin' on, and all that.

She can be found at any point today:

a) Running a perimeter check. Hey, you never know if a Cy-Bug is going to show up in this place. Or something worse.
b) Spending a good amount of time at the Battle Dome, running any number of battle simulations.
c) Stiffly making her way home after the above with a half-crushed wing. Her armor is not very wing-friendly.
d) Finally slightly relaxing at the end of the day at Good Spirits. No booze. Gotta keep things rated T for Teen, right?

She might not be the sunniest person in the enclosure, but hey, tall space marine chicks are always fun to go bother, right?]

option a!

[sugarglitch]

[Suddenly a nine year old glitch, hanging upside-down from a tree up ahead!]

Sergeant Crankypants!

Sherlock Holmes - BBC's Sherlock

[notquiteheartless]

[It's not unusual for him to spend Christmas alone. Really, last Christmas was the exception. The first real holiday season he'd had in years.

Still, Baker Street or not, Sherlock Holmes is focused on his "shopping." He's found some lights for the flat, and even a few glasses in case he gets a bottle of wine. Which he may well do, just for the sake of holiday cheer.

He sets the lights down briefly when he sees a violin and bow. He begins to play, testing it. His song choice? White Christmas.]

[gospelled]

[ Aerith stops to listen, unabashed and smiling with her hands clasped behind her back. She won't interrupt, but when he seems to come to a natural stopping point, she will offer a quiet: ]

That was wonderful!

Fayt Leingod | Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

[etherealblast]

[Fayt had been in this strange place about a week now.

After so much had happened, this village seemed almost eerily quiet in comparison. Despite the fact they were essentially prisoners, people here seemed pretty peaceful at first glance, even if it sounded like this place could be anything but at times. He was glad to be alive, but getting dumped in a place like with a pair of tiny wings implanted on his back wasn't exactly how he'd imagined things going.

Some might think he's settled in pretty well. He had already picked out a place to stay at night, and had been leafing through the odd communicator... the journal, to see what he could find out about the situation from it's contents. He'd spent the past week picking apart what information he could find and exploring the village, checking out various shops and locations, trying to find texts on the town in the library, wandering into the woods to check out the area outside town and even deciding to use one of those transporters, trying to see if there was anything on the horizon.

Once he comes across the battledome he decides to try that out on a whim, too-- In fact, he seems to be having quite an enjoying time of it, from the small grin on his face when he finishes off yet another monster with his sword.]

congrats. made this account special for you

[aerialassault]

Hey, kid. Think you'd have a little more fun against a live opponent?

[Cliff had only arrived the night before, but it wasn't hard for him to get a lay of the land. The village was small and word travelled quick...and a look in the journal made it easy for him to find Fayt. He wasn't too surprised to find his friend playing with those sims in the Dome-- the bigger surprised had been that morning, when he found his equipment in the shops.

With black clothes and black wings, Cliff knew that he stood out. The only way to go was to take advantage of it... and not surprise his friend in this strange little world. Too badly.]

Legion | Mass Effect Series

[1183gethprograms]

[Scenario A There is a geth wandering the perimeter of the village, keeping a bit of a distance from the organics in case they considered it a threat. It had no weapons to defend itself after all, so provoking the inhabitants was not a good idea. For the time being, it was at least keep itself occupied with the primitive looking journal it was given on arrival. Further study showed the journal was more than it seem, but...how was it working? Why couldn't It communicate with the actual system? This is going to puzzle It for a while.]

[Scenario B A week or two has passed since Legion's initial arrival and It had gotten somewhat more comfortable walking around the village. Most of the time though, It was in the battle dome. Although the dome was meant to train people, Legion was far more curious about the workings than actually running it. Legion can be seen standing in front of the controls, looking up at the screen as it flipped through the options. Interestingly, It wasn't using the actual controls of the machine. It was like the Battle Dome was just doing it on its own.]

[Scenario C In the village plaza today, Legion is found standing idly by the fountain. It could have been a statue for all anyone knew, except for the part where the head would suddenly moved whenever an individual walks by. It didn't do this to everyone, but to certain inhabitants that were...well considered fictional, nonexistent, proportionately incorrect where Legion was from. You don't exactly see dragons, elves, demons and what nots back home, even in the wide space of the Milky Way Galaxy.]

Bilbo Baggins | The Hobbit

[sonofatook]

[At Seventh Heaven today, there is a hobbit. Barefoot. Bare feet, really. He is contentedly digging in with a huge dinner in front of him: savory chicken, bacon and eggs, a well-done steak... and a bowl of hot ramen, with a pair of chopsticks set beside it.

Wait. What? He's never seen a soup quite like that before. He can't even identify a few of the ingredients. He peers at it uncertainly before making up his mind and picking up the chopsticks with bravado. He'll give it a go. This is a good chance to sample the food available if he's going to be settling in here for a long time.

He holds the chopsticks splayed awkwardly at first, and the ramen runs right back into the bowl. Up until now, he was eating pretty neatly for his appetite...]

Have a Syaoran. Let's do this together!

[imperfect_reflection]

[At first it was the feet that caught Syaoran's attention as he passed by with a hot cup of green tea with mint, the perfect answer to a cold day. He wondered for a moment if the stranger was cold before he decided that it must be a strange quirk from another world--one that was interesting, like many things were in Luceti. Syaoran looked forward to exploring the village after he settled in, although it was strange to not have everyone else around.

Fai, Kurogane, Mokona and Sakura were fine. That was all that mattered.

The stranger's struggles with the ramen were the second thing that caught his attention, and he smiled in sympathy.]

Um. [He spoke up quietly.] For the meat and the vegetables, you can hold them like this. [He mimicked the way to hold the chopsticks together in a closed hand, like how he was shown in one of the many versions of Tokyo that he had passed through.] But, the noodles are a little trickier.

Seraph | Digital Devil Saga (may contain spoilers)

[ardhanari]

[There is one being in Luceti today who doesn't look the slightest bit put out by their sudden relocation. Curious, certainly, but not bothered. It was almost expected, in a way, even though at the same time they didn't see it coming.

One can find Seraph either at the grocers or at the fountain in the center of town, absently watching the water fall.

Oddly enough, their newfeather garb is neither a gown or just pants, as a white top has been included to cover their breasts. The Malnosso apparently know a genuinely genderless individual when they bring one in, at least.]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[...Well, isn't this a curious sight. He can't help but feel perturbed by this...man? Woman? Person? ...Person will do, given their appearance...

He'll approach with a tilted head, saying nothing for now.]

Captain Malcolm Reynolds | Firefly

[aintwejust]

[So here's how it is. One unsettled and discombobulated Mal Reynolds is sitt'n on a very fine boulder out in the middle of nowhere in noth'n more than a not quite so fine pair of trousers. At the moment he's glad to have that much, but what he ain't glad about is hav'n to put last night and this morn'n together and finding nothing in the middle that made a lick of sense.

Hav'n a blue sky above was nice, though. As was the abundance of green. It wasn't his ship, he didn't seem t'be around his crew, but it was nice. If it was your kinda thing.

For the time, it was. Mal's happy to sit for a spell, breathe, and sort out his own mind before making his way into the what looks like civilization. Primitive, but most settlements this far out normally are.

Find him after he's sorted out his clothes, sans brown coat, sniff'n about for information. The little book didn't do much for him, not raelly.

He'll poke about the weapon's store, look'n for his gun. Won't find it and that'll lay him sideways with irritation. He'll sooth himself at the tea house in the afternoon, sniff around a bit again, and settle in at the local watering hole for the evening.

He'll ask around for news or rumors or just a tale or two. He ain't going anywhere. That much is plain.]

Jayne Cobb | Firefly

[notagirlsname]

[While Mal is in the weapons shop, he'll probably be hearing quite a ruckus from one of the shelves. Metal rattlin' around, irritated grunts and shifting around of things. And lots, and lots and LOTS of swearing.]

Gao yang jong duh goo yang! Where in the Gorram verse is she?!

[More rattlin' around, clinking, and angry sounding boot stomps. Someone's missing something important...]

Liou coe shway duh biao-tze huh hoe-tze duh ur-tze!

Tatara Totsuka | K

[1145pm]

[ Tatara was surprised when he came across a video camera very similar in style and model to the one he had bought just a few days ago back home. To be quite honest, it was a rather... odd, and he wasn't exactly sure what he should call the feeling welling up inside him. Maybe this was some sort of game fate was playing, but the truth was? He had still just started to enjoy his new toy then. If it was a second chance, he'd take it.

So he'll be walking around the town center for a little bit as the sun goes down, taping everything. When it's finally too dark to see anything, he'll take himself and his camera inside to none other than... Good Spirits! It's not HOMRA, unfortunately, but it's the closest thing to home.

Here, he might take the opportunity to interact a little with the people in the bar. Have a smiling young man approaching you, video camera trained on you. ]

Good evening! Do you come here often?

[yan_oclock]

[ Just had to come right up to him like that, didn't you, Totsuka? As if nothing had changed.

Fushimi stirs the little straw in his screwdriver a touch more irritably while tossing a glare at the video camera. ]

No. Did you have to bring that thing along?

Zuko | Avatar: The Last Airbender

[lordhotman]

Zuko hadn't exactly arrived gracefully, and it had been known all across the journals in an angry explosion of flaming temper. This was all a farse, it just had to be. Nevermind that there were a pair of wings on his back to prove that it wasn't. This was all just too strange and bizarre for him to process clearly and believe, even though deep down he couldn't really deny it... yet did anyway.

They had told him it was impossible to leave, but that wasn't about to stop him from trying. He was the Fire Lord dammit, and nobody could tell him that he couldn't leave. Someone had told about the barrier, and Zuko was stubborn and stupid enough to march out there and find out for himself just how impenetrable this thing was.

After getting himself some suitable clothes and a hooded cloak to protect him from the cold, he sets out walking towards the barrier.

---

Zuko eventually returns like a dog with his tail tucked between his legs. The almighty Fire Lord had failed spectacularly at trying to get through the barrier. Cold, hungry, and angry, he drags himself back into town and finds a random bench to crash on. It's here that he begins to appropriately sulk.

(( Feel free to try and stop him from stupidly going out to the barrier, or you can run into him at the barrier, or find his pathetic self upon his return! ))

[flameoroku]

[Roku was just heading on back home when the hooded figure walked passed him. He'd just let the guy be on his way except for the fact there was a scar on his face and it...was vaguely familiar.

...

Wait a minute.] Zuko?

Dug | Pixar's Up

[agooddog]

[ Oh boy oh boy oh boy this place has so many things for an energetic dog to explore! Dug can be seen around the village doing various things after his arrival.

1. Asking anyone he meets if they have seen his Master. He is old and smells like prunes and he loves him very much. He is also looking for the small mailman whose name is Russel.
2. He notices that there is something on his back, and turns to see it. Unfortunately he doesn't realize that they're wings and he ends up spinning around repeatedly.
3. Smelling all the interesting smells! Dug will be investigating trash cans, trees, houses, and people for whatever smells they might have.
4. Squirrel!

[ourcauseispure]

[

Choose your own adventure!

1) Well here's a rather somber looking man. Munakata has taken up residence in the library for the most part. He'll be reading through some books and in general will make conversation with anyone who stops by.

2) Don't mind this dude putting together some puzzles whilst in the tea shop. He looks so positively thrilled about it. Except not really because Munakata is pretty much standard line facing all the time. :|

3) Battledome, training! Munakata is just gonna be practicing with his sword like it's no big deal~ Up for a spar with the Blue King? ]

1!!!!!!

[yan_oclock]

[ For as somber as Munakata may look, his young underling probably beats him in that respect.

Not that Fushimi particularly wants to interact with the King like this, but after running into a certain person at Good Spirits earlier? Might as well hang with the boss for a while. ]

Find anything yet?

[ That is to say, I hope you're reading up on how to get out of here, Munakata. He'd better not find any novels in that stack of books on the table :| ]