Test Drive Meme - April Edition!

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Ahh Hinoto-Ri. City of lights, questionable Wards, the 13th Hour and Personas. A city that requires your aid in saving it.

SCENARIO 1: FIREFLIES

Look at all these bugs moving around the forest! The air is still cool but springtime has finally arrived. What a nice, present surprise for everyone involved. But what are these bugs doing? Moving around you? Sticking in your hair?

SCENARIO 2: Q'S CAR REMAINS THE BEST SCENARIO
Well it's been a hell of a ride so far, but you've now found yourself somehow testing one of Q's vehicles.

'Oh, and do try to bring it back in one piece' he said. What are all these buttons again?!

Did you read the manual?...

...wait...

...do you even have a driving license?

SCENARIO 3
13th hour. Although technically the 25th of each day, it is the time when this world seems to change, the entire city turning a shade of dark red, demons coming out, buildings shifting and dangers lurking at every corner.

But it's your job to make this safer. Just be careful of what you run into...



...this is rather confusing. But you've learned not to think that something you see is exactly as it might be. It could be far more dangerous and deadly than it lets on...

SCENARIO 4
You've arrived into Hinoto-Ri! And wow, the weather is warming right now. Like an early hot breeze in spring. At least it makes you feel more at ease...unless you came here prepared for terrible weather. Sorry! Maybe if you can find someone who knows exactly what is happening, you'll be able to comfirm that it wasn't just a dream? Remember the man who said you were here as a special guest! This the city you're supposed to save, so let's find out more about it!

SCENARIO 5
Well, April 1st is the start of the new school year in Hinoto-Ri! That's right, come save the city, and somehow you're still stuck in school! DAMN YOU, EDUCATION!

And the belling is ringing and...it's music class, awww....

[[OOC - Welcome to the test post! Don't worry too much about Persona stats or your levels here, just come out and make up a scenario about what they are doing. Try out your potentials and interact with the city around you! We'll supply some NPCs once in a while when you least expect it (after all have to test those out too, right?)]]

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Sora || Kingdom Hearts || AU3 Fac!Verse

[skyofreverie]

Scenario 1

[O...kay. Fireflies. Lots of fireflies. Wasn't expecting that when he woke up. Still, it's not much of a surprise to wake up in an unfamiliar place so Sora moves through the dancing lights with ease. Now was the time to find people and set up camp. Digging in one of his pockets he pulls out a device that looks a lot like a Blackberry but frowns after checking it for a few minutes.]

That's weird.

[It wasn't showing him anything. Almost like it had gone dead, which was ridiculous considering these things seemed to survive just about anything. So Sora tucks it away, determined to find his friends the old-fashioned way. Maybe he'd find them in time to share this scene. But first he'd need light in order to not trip over something in the dark.

To anyone wandering by they might notice the ball of white light floating in front of him first, or catch sight of the darkened collar around his neck, or even his fairly thin frame. Or maybe the trail of golden fireflies following after him like a line of ducks.]

Scenario 5

[School. Definitely a weird feeling to go to school. He hasn't been in years. It seems...pointless after everything. Still, it filled his days with normal rather than endless torture or boredom. Well...

To a point anyway. School had never been Sora's favorite thing to do. When he learned things back at the Facility it was what he'd wanted to learn. Plus he was technically 19 even if he looked about 16. He shouldn't have to go to school. (Not that he physically ever had, if he thought about it.)

So here he was, dragging his feet on the way to music class even though it wasn't nearly as boring as the other ones. Even though he liked music, it doesn't mean he's all that good at it. Too bad for everyone else.]

[whereibelong]

[Normally Xion spends her evenings at home with friends, but after hearing a customer at the pet store talk about the fireflies' display (and how her little dog loved chasing after them), she decides that a night out to see it wouldn't be... too bad, after all.

It really is quite beautiful, but somewhere in the midst of her wandering, she gets the ping of a new arrival, and upon checking its location on her COMP, decides that... she should probalby cut her wandering short to help. Well, it would probably be best to get them inside, before the 13th Hour and the monsters come out.

So she changes direction, until she looks up and sees the trail of fireflies following-

Ohhhhh dear. Even at a distance the figure was unmistakable. Part of her wants to beat a hasty retreat but... someone has to help him now that he's here. So... she edges closer, a little more nervous now.]

Sora?

[Would he even know who she is?]

[skyofreverie]

[It's the voice that catches his attention first. One down and a dozen more to go. He has a genuine smile for her because that's what they did, leaned on each other and tried to lift each other out of the hardships. Words are out of his mouth before he can stop himself, before he can notice the differences in the dark. Even his hand is out so he could draw her closer into the firefly group he's accumulated.]

Good, you're here! Have you seen th-?

[Suddenly the smile slips away and his hand freezes as he notices the lack of collar, lack of pale skin and saddened look that set the Xion he knew apart from any others.

No.

Fear grips his heart and panic flickers across his face. Don't let it be true. Please don't let this be a new Xion who had replaced the one he knew best.

That hovering hand moves to the back of his hair to ruffle it as he smiles again, a nervous smile.]

Sorry, I thought you were...someone else, Xion.

[Look, he does know!]

scenario one

[princessofheart]

[As one might imagine, the first thing to catch Kairi's eye was the parade of fireflies bouncing along in a neat and tidy line, a sight just about anyone would find unusual. It didn't really surprise her to see that this little group of glowing ducklings belonged to a mass of spiky brown hair, and an amused smile quirks onto her lips. Geez, just like Sora...

As she moves to approach him from behind, there's no sort of urgency to her movements. She hadn't quite caught glimpse of his collar just yet, and as far as Kairi knew, there was a Sora here already anyways. So off she goes to tap him gently on the shoulder around his little glowing gang, stopping in her steps and placing both of her hands on her hips.]

What exactly is the pied piper up to this evening?

[Both her expression and tone were teasing, and a small light was dancing in her eyes. Enjoy the casual attitude while you can, Sora; as soon as she realizes just who you are, she's gonna flip.

Without the tell-tale collar around her neck, Sora probably wouldn't have been able to immediately place this girl as his Kairi. Her form had filled back out after almost five months of proper nutrition, and there was a healthy flush to her cheeks that just about everyone had lost in Facility. Perhaps the only possible indicator was the tone and fit nature of her body after all the training their family had done together, and the long hair pulled back out of her face with a pony tail like she'd adopted back at the station after months without a haircut. There were also the scattered battle scars, but those had begun to somewhat fade as her skin tanned again in the natural sunlight and lost the sickly paleness of station-life. Save the rather large scar over her heart from that wonderful Saw trap, of course...

Once he does turn around and she gets an eyeful of his collar, please excuse her as her expression turns to one of shocked disbelief.]

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[skyofreverie]

Not sure I'd catch fireflies with my instrument playing.

[Sheepish, caught. It was so easy. So very easy to fall back into the way they used to be back before everything. Before the island was lost, before they were separated, before the horrors of the Facility. It was like instinct to slip into the roll of best friends that Sora doesn't even realizing he's doing it at first.

A look over his shoulder at the familiar red headed girl he'd known for years. Deja vu stikes then and his eyes widen, mouth gapes open to form words that he can't get out. As if he's just seen her in the World That Never Was after a year and she'd changed so much but Sora would recognize her anywhere. Older, healthier than he remembers last seeing her.

Alive.

He hadn't been there for her funeral, wouldn't have been able to stand over her grave with the hoards of other people there. So he'd slept. A pod-induced coma to allow Namine to fix his memories so he could see her in his dreams instead of laying lifeless. Her room occupied for a while before Nami joined her Other and Sora hadn't been able to go inside except once to dust the entire time.]

[skyofreverie]

[No.

That wasn't right. He'd seen her once after that. After her termination. He'd chased her and Riku through his dreams. Caught up only to watch as she shifted into Aqua. Definitely a better memory than the other one he tried so hard not to think of.

But then he turns to face her fully and her face changes. Sora would swear that the disbelief was out of recognition. Or maybe that's hope. His eyes are definitely flicking down to her neck to see if there's a matching collar around her neck only to find it gone.]

Kairi?

[There's hope in that single name, looking at her face again as if it will tell him everything he needs to know.]

Rose of Sharon Cassidy | Fallout: New Vegas | Scenario 3

[aimsforthecrotch]

The Mojave Wasteland was full of some strange stuff, but that gel thing? That was pretty weird in comparison.

Emphasis on the 'was', since there is now a glossy pink smear and a small hole where the thing was, and standing nearby is a slightly rattled woman holding a shotgun. Empty shells are ejected and fresh ones loaded in while Cass scowls at the whole area.

"Swear to God, if one of those assholes spiked one my drink, I'm gonna knock their fuckin' teeth out when I wake up," she mutters, then adds a bit quieter "if I wake up..."

Zero | Mega Man Zero | Scenario 3 (omgilu)

[strangerfromthedesert]

Poink, poink, poink.

The :3'ing ball of jello sits there happily, slowly contemplating where it hops to next.

Poink, poink, poink.

It moves again, stopping next to the dark sole of a red boot. Towering above the Poring stands a blond-haired Reploid who seems ready to slice it apart, a triangle of ultra-thin plasma projected from a Z-Saber.

"... What."

Except he has no idea what to do about the little pink critter, standing there dumbfounded. It isn't even a deadpan stare.

[not_that_scary]

The poring hops onto the boot of one Terror of Death. He stares. He then raises his foot to waist level. It sticks on, jiggling.

Haseo looks up to Zero. "Do you know...?" he trails off. The damn pink thing is distracting him hopping off his foot and landing between the two warriors.

Hmm, a full moon was around this time, wasn't it?

[strangerfromthedesert]

He looks at Haseo and shrugs in response without a word.

om nom nom

...and then looks down to see the thing happily attempting to munch on his foot, to little effect. It seems this one fancies the idea of tasting metal more?

"Gah! Off." He shakes his leg out, trying to detach the Poring latched onto the boot.

Masami Iwasawa | Angel Beats | Scenario 5

[girlsdeadmonster]

[Guess who would feel right at home in music class? Iwasawa was in the classroom before anyone else, trying out a new composition before she forgets the chords and the lyrics. She had unknowingly started a little concert, seeing that anyone who was heading towards the room would hear her playing her guitar and singing.]

[trainwrecking]

[And guess who would, first and foremost, find himself enraptured by her music? Of course he wants to reach out to her, and he has every intention to do so. But for now, he stands off to the side to listen quietly until she finishes her piece.

If she had chosen a song more familiar to him, he might have found himself humming along with her. Iwasawa always had that effect on people.]

[girlsdeadmonster]

[After she was done with the song, she looks over to the side, spotting Otonashi. She lifts her free hand up in greeting.]

Otonashi.

[It's been a while.]

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[leadthebeats]

[ And guess who's concocting a plan by infiltrating the school? Because honestly, she doesn't need to go to school anymore, she's already eighteen for crying out loud- but when she does notice the all too familiar voice, she'll come up and give a grin to Iwasawa. ]

It's been a while, hasn't it?

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[girlsdeadmonster]

[She grabs the towel that was hanging on one of the chairs, wiping the sweat off her forehead before answering Yuri.]

It really has been.

[halberdaxe]

[It feels like forever ago that he listened to Iwasawa's music. He wasn't a big fan of music but he did like listening to Iwasawa's songs. So when he hears a familiar voice from one of the classrooms, he stops and listens by the doorway.

He doesn't say anything, though. There's already a crowd going on and he wasn't going to spoil the concert.]

Hoshi Takeda | Original

[darkens]

Scennario 1

[Ah. Fireflies. A sign that winter has come to an end, and spring has at last sprung. It's a lovely sight - all of those little lights, shining in the darkness. A fitting metaphor for her own life, Hoshi thinks. She wishes her friends were here to see it; they were likely to appreciate it more than she did.

But she's all alone here. Well, maybe she can snap a few pictures instead, to show them whenever she can return home. Camera in hand, she takes a few steps forward, and the fireflies seem to avoid her as she walks, fluttering away when she gets too close.]

Hmm? Strange. [Are fireflies really so skittish? She isn't sure.

Shrugging, she tucks the camera back in her pocket and continues carefully walking toward them. Once she's close enough, she reaches out, trying to catch one in her hands - but the lightning bugs elude her grasp. She occupies herself with this for a while, attempting to catch fireflies and continually failing. :|a]

Scenario 3

[Anyone wandering around during the 13th Hour might find a magical girl! Hoshi has heard of the dangers that lurk in the night at this time, and she's taken it upon herself to transform and do a little patrolling. If the Devouring have come to Hinoto-Ri along with her, then it's her responsibility to defeat them.

She just hopes she can manage it by herself.

In her exploration of the city, she'd expected to find some demons or aliens - dangerous, ghastly creatures. The... round pink creature she stumbles upon is none of those things. It's... cute. The Devouring are not cute. She lowers her fists and stares at the thing, dumbfounded. This is what makes the 13th Hour so dangerous?]

...It looks like Keiko-chan. [Pink, cute, and smiling - just like her fearless leader. The resemblance is striking.]

Zoë Boutin-Perry || Old Man's War (series) || OU

[hertale]

Scenario 1

She's never seen fireflies before. Not fireflies like she's seen pictures of on Earth. After being assured that she's not in danger from them (you never know with a new species), Zoë is off running around, chasing them down through the grass. She laughs, hair trailing behind her and knees getting scuffed from the constant attempts to dive for them.

She doesn't mind. She's having fun. And she's allowed to act like a little kid again if there's no one here to see her that she knows, right? Right.

Scenario 5

Really? School again? She isn't dumb enough to try pulling the 'I am basically a goddess for an entire race of people' thing again, but she still hates it.

Until she's told what class is next.

Music class? She can do this. It's no hootenanny, and she doubts she can play Delhi Morning on her own, but she's racing for the nearest instrument that's similar to a sitar anyway. Guitar? Sure, why not. She grabs one and starts plinking out the melody as best she can.

... There's a reason she's usually vocals instead of instrumentals.

Scenario 1

[theintermediary]

The sight of the fireflies brings a smile to Richard's face. It was very peaceful here and actually quite pleasant to walk through with the little bugs lighting up every so often.

As he walked he could begin to hear the sounds of something less peaceful up ahead. Once he was close enough to see the cause of the commotion, he paused to watch a moment. "...You know, you're probably not going to get near any of them like that."

Dante | Scenario 3

[rebellious_mercenary]

Demons, huh? Well, this isn't a familiar sight of anything, Dante thinks before he goes about shooting one. He rather avoid that Persona thing, if he can. The bullet seems to just miss the demon. "Tsk, doesn't that just suck for ya?" Dante mutters to himself.

He goes to track down the demon when this odd, pink creature appears. Dante stops what he is doing and stares at it. "The hell...?" Is it dangerous? Can he squish it or would it explode on him if he did? He'd shoot it but, um, it looks like his bullets would bounce off it.

He's not too sure what to do here, honestly.

Re: Dante | Scenario 3

[demifemme]

Isn't this a sight. The red coat, the white hair, the sword, the double pistol, on silver and one black... Shura screeches to a halt behind him, the Jack Frosts following her tumbling into each other as she stared at the man.

"... Dante?" called the shirtless demon woman.

Adam Park | Power Rangers | Memories from Discedo and Exsilium | 2

[kungfublackfrog]

Dragging him to ANOTHER world where things have gone to hell? Honestly, higher powers, will you please stop it? You're making the normal quiet and peaceful power ranger get pissed off.

And the nice car maybe something awesome but Adam is eyeing the thing suspiciously. For good reason. After Q left, he sighed.

"...should've let me use a motorcycle."

Junpei Iori | Purseowner--er, Persona 3 | 5

[hasleveledup]

Why does he have to attend school? Isn't he here to help save the city? They should be making life easier for him by not stressing him with things like this.

Reclining back in his desk, he raises his hand. "Hey, can I be excused? I don't know how to play an instrument, unless you've got a lesson on beatmania or something like that."

[greatseal]

"That's why we're learning, Junpei-kun."

She gently takes his hand and un-raises it. Someone has to keep track of him with Mitsuru-senpai and Yukari both absent from the city.

Atomic Robo Tesla | Atomic Robo

[square_cubelaw]

Scenario 1

Get them off! Get them off!

[Ever see a robot running and flailing it's arms in the air in fear of something? Now you have.

Robo is trying his best to scare off the fire flies as they follow and cling to them. If you don't get what the flailing means, his voice is on the verge of hysterics.]

Scenario 3

[He has his lightning gun primed and pointing at the little... blob. The high pitched wine of the powered up weapon can be heard as his finger rests near the trigger.]

Is this thing really the problem? I'm not a fan of shooting things that aren't... you know... big bad monsters.