the road's got me hypnotized

[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

[asthehawkflies]

...well, in all fairness, that was usually why people were trying to kill me in the first place.

[haventkilledusyet]

They don't usually come after us. Things got... interesting... when they tried it last.

[asthehawkflies]

Some people hold grudges. You take out a few warlords and people act like you ran over their dog. Overreaction honestly.

Oh? I'm always happy to hear interesting stories.

[haventkilledusyet]

Warlords? Sounds interesting. A few warring cousins in one kingdom tried to pull us into all that. Didn't realiize we don't do politics..

And. Well. Should preface any stories with: my brother and I hunt and kill witches.

[asthehawkflies]

I was in the Middle East for a while. Plenty of warring factions in need of my services.

Not to say that Europe and the US are free of all that.

[He only wished he could avoid politics.

He looks at her for a long moment and before Luceti he wouldn't have believed her but... alien gods and zombies.]

Okay. Fair enough. Family business?

[haventkilledusyet]

[Countries? Probably. Not that she's quite sure. It's certainly something to ask about in a bit, she decides.]

Sort of.

It's just Hansel and me, but that's family. We usually hear about the trouble first. Sometimes the city writes to us, but usually we hear about children going missing or something else that indicates witch activity, and we offer to solve the problem for a modest [ly expensive] fee.

[asthehawkflies]

Sounds reasonable enough. [Hey, he'd killed a lot of people for money before; his perspective was skewed.]

You get a lot of business?

[haventkilledusyet]

More than we like. Really? I'd love to see the day we can retire.

Won't happen, but I can hope.

[asthehawkflies]

I can sympathise. My world just got a whole lot stranger and I'm gonna be busy for a long time. And it wasn't exactly quiet before.

[haventkilledusyet]

Sounds like you're in the same thing we are-- some jobs just don't let you retire.

[asthehawkflies]

Yeah, seems like that. Only way out is in a body bag.

[haventkilledusyet]

If you even get that much. Doubt I'm ever going to be put in a coffin.

[asthehawkflies]

Eh, never much liked the idea of being buried anyway.

[haventkilledusyet]

Yeah. Kind of creepy when you actually think about it. But the alternative's being scavenger food. Which is also creepy.

[asthehawkflies]

Cremations good, if you've got someone else to do the burning.

Don't see how there's much difference between getting eaten by scavengers and getting eaten by worms.

[haventkilledusyet]

I doubt I will. Have someone who can do it.

Burning's how Hansel and I prefer to kill witches. [And there was just something unsettling to Gretel about the same method being used on her body when this job eventually killed her.]