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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. Oh. And don't forget to RESERVE your characters.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Aye! They'll need some training themselves to get used to this terrain! [He tries to cover the ones Merida missed, but his horse is similarly hindering him from being a total show-off.] Yer shots still looked on the mark, at least!

We'll just have to practice until we get it right!

[Angus gives an unhappy whuff of disapproval at her tone - because she says it like she really means it, and who knows how long that could take.]

Of course, dearie! I bet we'll be able to clear this whole course without a miss by the month's end!

Aye!

[She just grins back at him, launching one last arrow and turning Angus around to give the course another go. As she rides, she swings her bow around her shoulder and pulls a handful of arrows from her quiver, using the tip of one to set a notch in the rest, so she'll know which arrow is from the second round.]

Race you back to the start!

You're on!

[He gives a boisterous laugh as he turns his own horse around to race alongside her.]

[Your cutesy Luceti horse better have a lot of power in those hooves, because Angus is a mighty beast indeed! Merida's out to have a bit of fun with it, though- once she's finished with her arrows, she guides her horse closer to try and dart in front of Fergus's, angling him this way and that to see if she can earn herself a lead. It's tricky, and it might involve some creative tree-dodging, but she's determined.]

[He's definitely at the disadvantage here - and it doesn't help that Fergus doesn't practice horseriding nearly as much as Merida. Not when he's perfectly fine at chasing bears on foot. So she has her lead, while Fergus gives a "Hoooh!" and presses his horse onward, trying to think of any way to get an advantage.]

[Ahhh, her dad's so cool. Merida laughs victoriously as she claims the lead, kicking her heels into Angus's sides to speed up and hold it. She manages it for a short time, but as she guides him to jump a particularly hefty-sized rock, his hooves slip a bit in the snow, and he skids to a cautious halt, flinging her forward to faceplant on his neck, though luckily not right up over his head.]

Aah! Angus, not again...!

Merida!

[He gasps the moment he sees Angus slipping, and he kicks into the horse to get more speed out of it, but with a little it of slipping there, too. It becomes evident as he draws near that this wasn't as serious as he first thought, but he still calls to her.]

You alright, lass?

Aye, just a wee jostling.

[She gives her sore nose a rub, wiggling it a bit as she draws her hand away, and waves off her father's concern. Angus glances over his shoulder at her, neighing quietly, but she mock-punches his neck and guides him to back off from the rock.]

Maybe a bit less jumping in this snow, hm?

Aye, that sounds wise.

[He still reaches over to give her a comforting pat when he's close enough.]

Yer mother would say we should take it slow from here on. [He says as if just repeating her words and mulling over whether or not they should be followed.]

...Well.

[Merida is quiet for a moment, guiding Angus slowly back onto the path at a casual pace- and then, without warning, kicks her heels and takes off at a run, grinning over her shoulder.]

I'm not my mother, and neither are you!

[He couldn't have argued it better himself. He gives a bold laugh as he kicks his own horse back into action.]

C'mon back here, ya wee devil of a lass!

You'll have to catch me first!

[She doesn't look back at him this time, though- she learned her lesson from last time. She guides Angus quickly but more carefully through the snow, intent on keeping her lead until they reach the starting position. Winning isn't everything, but it does feel awfully nice.]

[It won't be that hard to ascertain his relative position from his occasional howls and barks of laughter. Riding a horse is more fun than he remembered. Although maybe racing his daughter adds a lot to it.]

C'mon, you were goin' a lot faster when ya thought she was in trouble! Can't ya just do that normally?

[But he's not pressing the horse too hard. At least this time the horse is able to clear enough ground to make her lead somewhat less dramatic.]

Aye, but I wasn't driving 'im hard, that was Hamish!

[It's true, though- she'd ridden faster than this, even if the ground had been a little more sturdy then. She can be foolhardy, but she's not stupid- and she's not keen to get thrown off Angus's back again.

...Still, a bit of speed won't hurt. She gives another slap of the reins to urge him further, and he whinnies, picking up the pace. Almost there...!

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

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