Test Flight Meme

[lucetimods]

the luceti test flight meme

Reserves are open 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 flight 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

yeah okay that's likely

[loudnoises]

[ Getting pulled from everything he's ever known, dropped in some new village with shit sprouting out of his shoulderblades—he wasn't sure whether or not to expect anyone he knew. It took most of his reserves of good sense not to go on a murderous hunt for who did this, and that meant there was very little to stop him from tearing his own wings off.

If he could, anyway. Unsurprisingly, clawing at them fucking hurt, and anyone else probably would've earned themselves a glare at the contact. Instead, Eren just seems shocked, hand hovering where Levi leaves it for a second. ]

...Captain? [ He lets out a low, relieved breath. If Levi was here, the rest of the Corps probably was too. He must've... just gotten separated somehow. Or something. Maybe he fell off his horse and all of this is a concussion talking.

It doesn't really feel like, not when his wings jerk and flap angrily against Levi's hand on instinct, but one can hope. ] What's going on?

sigh.

[reviling]

Calm down or I'll knock you unconscious.

[it's hard to assess the damage with wings flapping around in his face, after all. Eren's very obviously unsettled - perhaps knocking him unconscious wouldn't be a bad idea after all.

He'll save that for a last resort, though. Although this brings up a whole other question - could Eren use the wings as a trigger for transforming? Chewing off part of his hand would still be easier, though.

Once he gets the wing to settle, Levi curls his hand over the damaged and bloodied part of the wing. After a moment there's a warmth emanating from his palm, closing up the wound. Finally some of that sitting around waiting to hear Nala is starting to pay off.]

You're in a place called Luceti. If you rip off your wings, you'll die, so I suggest you don't try it again.

[there's a moment longer of healing, and he takes his hand away.]

Eren. What's the last thing you remember before woke up here?

[loudnoises]

[ Right, getting knocked out after he's already probably concussed. Should avoid that. His wings are still fidgety, all twitchy motions, but Eren does manage to keep them relatively still. Thankfully, having no real goal in mind besides keeping calm, there's no danger of him suddenly pulling out his titan form—instead he just coils his hands up and waits.

The pain starts to fade, thin skin patching itself together with a soothing warmth. And even for someone who does regenerate, it's a little unexpected; Eren's eyebrows knit at the sensation, giving Levi a puzzled once-over.

Maybe he hadn't just fell and knocked his brain against his skull. Maybe he's gone insane. Whatever the case, he answers tentatively, rubbing at his temple. ]

It... I was in a supply cart, I think. [ Wings and sudden world swaps aside, he'd been rattled back home too. It takes a second, but— ] We were back at the Wall, sir. On our way to Sina.

[reviling]

[[ooc: ah shit, stupid of me to forget that Eren could probably heal that on his own. Levi wouldn't have, rgh. Sorry about that! OTL]]

[Wings are ridiculously finicky and sensitive - Levi keeps his folded against his back and covered with his cloak usually, which is how they're hidden now as well. Even with Eren's regenerative powers, it didn't hurt to help it along. Plus he needs more practice with the magic as it is.

He'll explain it later, even as Eren looks at him strangely, he just waits for his answer...which makes his serious expression deepen even more.]

...I see.

[Just after that expedition. Eren's just witnessed the brutal killing of his squad, people he'd decided to put his faith in their strength, in Levi's decisions.

Some time has passed since then for Levi, but not a day goes by when he doesn't think about what happened. Still, there's a considerable gap in their knowledge of events which will have to be accounted for in some way. Perhaps not at this exact moment, however.

Levi gives Eren a critical look, trying to assess if any of the fatigue Eren had experienced after the expedition has transferred into Luceti. He should probably get him off the damn roof, anyway.]

You look like shit and it's fucking cold up here. Let's go somewhere else.

[loudnoises]

{ ooc: man it's all good, i figured they wouldn't know for sure if those would work anyway! }

[ These wings were an unpredictable nuisance, and really, so were Eren's abilities: he could grow back a tooth without even realizing it, or bite himself into a bloody mess with no signs of recovery for hours. Plus, it was nice not to have to rely on them, as dangerous as the thought was.

He sees the slight shift in Levi's expression; he doesn't know the man personally enough to say for sure what it means, though he can hazard a guess. It's the first time they'd spoken since he got himself captured. A lot's happened, and neither of them are heartless enough to be wholly unaffected.

Later, he'd need to apologize. For a lot of things. ]

...Where do we go from here, sir?

[ Not just in terms of, 'we should get off this roof because it's freezing,' but... overall. He gets to his feet, fatigue or otherwise. He's dealt with worse than some feather loss and cold, and the worst of it was really not having any answers. Any direction. ]

[reviling]

[[ooc: aaahh good point!]]

Follow me.

[Not just off the roof, but in dealing with this place. Eren isn't a child anymore and he's far from helpless, but he still needs guidance. In a strange way, Levi needs to guide him. Eren is a good thing to focus on when he wants to distract himself from other things (memories, frustrations, emotions he's trying to ignore).

He brings Eren to the apartment he shares with Erwin and orders him to sit down while he makes some tea after removing his cloak. His own wings, mottled tan and white, stretch a bit before folding themselves against his back once more. After a few minutes, Levi sets some tea in front of Eren before settling into a chair with his own cup.]

Drink that. If you have questions, ask, and then you can sleep in the spare room and rest.

[loudnoises]

[ It's strange. Sitting down and drinking tea like nothing's changed, like they weren't wandering around with only new limbs to replace their old homes. He watches Levi's wings stretch out, and absently considers that he thought they'd be bigger. If anyone could fly, it should've been him.

His thoughts sort themselves out, and the corner of his mouth quirks up for a second. The amusement doesn't reach his tone, sounding more tired than anything else. ]

There's a lot to ask, sir.

[ But he's rarely one for sass or careless banter. Eren curls his hands around his cup, considering; the most pressing questions were simple. ] Who did this? How do we get back...?

[reviling]

[Ironically, Levi finds that he 'flies' much better without the wings, though he's learned to minimize their interference when using the maneuver gear.

He sips the tea slowly, holding the cup carefully by the rim with his fingertips. He can't help but remember the countless other times he sat at a table with Eren drinking tea - Eren and Oluo, Erd, Gunther, and Petra. Hange barging in and demanding to borrow Eren for experimentation.

Levi closes his eyes against memories of the dead, and waits for Eren's questions.]

At this point, there's no way back. If there was, none of us would be here.

[he pauses, sips the tea, sets the cup down.]

Supposedly we are brought here by an entity known as the Malnosso, and also held prisoner by them. They also treats us like fucking guinea pigs and can do things like manipulate us physically, mentally, and emotionally against our will.