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[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

[savedtheworld]

[Aang beams at the Dark One and starts to guide him through the plaza.]

So! What do you do for fun?

[friendshipfirst]

[ While Cilan was cooking Ash' steadily started to grow impatient, shifting in his chair a few times. But right before he could sigh he instead perked up, delighted to see the food reaching the table and being set down. ]

Finally!

[ He only took a small moment for Ash to pick up his sandwich and take a bit out it. He munches on it happily. ]

Mmm, this is great, Cilan!

[ Pikachu agrees as he takes a bite of poke'food, munching it just as happily as his trainer. ]

[gqueen]

Right! [...Wait, a screen?] Do you have one of these meter things? You sound like you know something about them.

[aerialassault]

[That same fact intrigued Cliff as well, along with the suggestions that even their eventual returns home might not be permanent. Time and memory were distinct problems, and the nature of these experiments...

How far would these 'scientists' go to test the limits of a sentient mind?

He glanced down at Fayt, already knowing how he would respond to that question. If time was a factor, then odds that their respective memories would match were just as high as the odds that they would.]

We were at the castle in Aquaria. With Nel.

[And Maria, as well as the others that had arrived with the Diplo. Fayt's explosive outburst wasn't something that Cliff wanted to revisit so quickly, especially after seeing how the raw and uncontrolled power affected both Fayt and Maria.]

What about you?

[etherealblast]

[.....Aquaria?

Damn. They'd been there a bunch of times, but they hadn't gone back since they'd retrieved the sacred orb to reach Luther. He wasn't quite sure when Cliff was from just from that.] We've been there several times.... at least in my case.

What do you remember before that?

[hushedpenance]

[So he takes a step back. Good job, Karu.]

I was not wrong though. I had a feeling you wouldn't lash out. Or maybe you would! But I would not approach if I didn't have the sense to get out if it, uh. Ended poorly. You know. [The olive branch was peace? Oh. Good to know...]

O...h. I... guess that―? No, what does an olive branch have to do with either of those things? It makes no sense. None of it.

Lived your life in ... other... places, huh? [What is an Asia or a Europe? Karu can only infer that Asia and Europe might be towns or countries or something not home. And indeed, he noticed the arm previously, but he wasn't about to point it out in public. Not when he carries some nasty scars himself.]

How about a trade? I can pretend to buy you lunch since there seems to be no money here in exchange for hearing about Europes and Asias.

[notquiteheartless]

[His skill with the violin is one of the very, very frw things Sherlock will accept praise on without further comment.

It may seem ungracious, but people who know him would likely say this is one of his less irritating habits.]

It's a violin. I was given extensive lessons as a boy.

[widows_kiss]

Well, it's certainly one of the most pleasant prisons I've found myself in, I'll give them that. [Her response is dry as she takes another drink, looking amused at his outlook.

She inclines her head at that, eying him thoughtfully a moment.] What's our luck in this being one of those occasions?

[aerialassault]

...Oh, geez.

[The distance between them was further than he realized. It was clear that Fayt was further along in the timeline than he was, just from those two sentences, but he wasn't sure how much Fayt would remember about that incident as time drew on.]

My people have arrived for our pick-up, and my boss came to have that little chit-chat with you.

[charitylovehopefaith]

Of course, Major. Thank you so very much.

[She offers another gentle smile and turns to lead the way to the rooms she keeps here.]

[makethembelieve]

India? [She leans forward at the table, smiling.] That sounds absolutely wonderful, sir.

[etherealblast]

You can say that again.

[.....A lot further, apparently. That was quite a while back for Fayt, and it made any explanation he could give a lot more complicated then he'd thought it would be.

How did he even begin to explain?]

...A lot has happened since then.

[oneofthelost]

It's nice. The way you talk, I mean. Sure, it's formal and sounds a little old-fashioned, but I like that. Besides, it does a girl's ego good -- I've never been called noble before.

[she tries to sound like she's totally joking, but part of her is touched at the description, at the idea.]

Not sure about realms. I know someone who'd really be able to answer that, but he's not here. I'm from Delaware, if that helps.

[oneofthelost]

Hey, that's the kind of thing you need to tell me is intentional. Otherwise, you just sound like you're screwing up.

[Even as she says it, though, she's grinning.]

[frequent_flyer]

Why wouldn't they have one? They have a battle dome...

[True, but those things aren't really the same, Hinata...]

Or we could just use a field. [He points to the forest.] Oi, Otonashi. Do you know if there's a clearing nearby?

[frequent_flyer]

[Here he was, minding his own business... When someone innocently asks him: "What are you doing with those things, stranger?"]

[He stops walking, turning to the source of the voice with a grin, proclaiming:] I'm looking for a good spot to play ca-

[But... there was no one there. He hesitated, looking around for the source of the voice. Was he going crazy?]

["Down here, stranger."]

[And so he looks down to find... a cat.]

Wh-

But you're...

[He's just going to stare, like creepy!Noda is doing off to the side.]

[thehandmaiden]

[Eyebrows raise just a little at the smile. Having not much chance for socialization even before being assigned to watch Loki on behalf of her mistress, she's not much improved since coming to Luceti.

She settles on a nod in greeting and a polite but distant,] Good evening.

[thehandmaiden]

[Already sitting straight, her spine straightens more when she notices the shuffling in Loki's room. Although it is only the mildest alteration of expression in her green eyes, they take on a shine of interest upon noticing the movements. She is almost tempted to investigate for herself when she hears his voice.

And notices that most annoying of grins.]

I only continue to perform my duties to my mistress, Loki. Even here.

[aerialassault]

...

I had a hunch that you'd say that.

[Though he knew fragments of the larger picture, it was enough for him to see that it was larger than anything he had ever dealt with.]

[most_unwanted]

That's the million dollar question.

[So much remains uncovered about Luceti, so many truths that even he has yet to find.]

The word we're told is that they're trying to find some way to send us home, believe it or not. They- the Malnosso, the ones responsible for the experiments- aren't technically responsible for bringing us here, you see, but they haven't offered any good explanation as to why we're dragged here in the first place. Or why certain people are brought here rather than others.

[descrier]

[ Marita sighs through her nose, suddenly seeming very tired. She turns her head to watch the fish gather underneath the water ― black lines against deep blue. ]

From what I have learned ― and what I am sure you've gathered yourself, Mr. Mulder ― is that these sort of... intentions are typically based on the prospect of reaching Utopia. [ She pauses, before tearing her eyes away from the river to look at him once more. ] Men playing God in hopes of accomplishing perfection. What's to say this is any different?

[ How many times has she consorted with Gods only to be proven she is nothing but a frail human pawn? More times than she could ever count, more times than she could ever admit. ]

[ilyana]

[She blinked in surprise finding that she hadn't fallen to the ground, and the groceries did in fact all seem to be intact.]

W-wow... thank you Felix I just...

[She brushed herself off, but still leaned on him for support as she was still dizzy.]

Sometimes I get these nasty dizzy spells when I haven't eaten in long enough... do you... think you can hand me some bread from one of those bags or something?

[avaricious]

[He chuckles and crosses his arms.]

Because they're something you desire. You're inclined to think you can only have one. But why not all of them? It doesn't matter that much to me. But I am Greed. A little enabling is inevitable.

[avaricious]

Friend? The Xingese brat has his uses, sure. So do all my possessions. But I don't do friends.

[You don't want to get mixed up with a guy like me. I'm a loner. A rebel. There's a lot of things about me you don't know anything about, Ran Fan. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand.]

[cilantro]

[After he brings back some drinks for them, he'll take a seat in the next unoccupied chair.]

It was the best I could do on short notice, but I'm glad it has a satisfying taste nonetheless.