TEST DRIVE MEME - LATE MAY - JUNE 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.

(Note that these are prompts to give you ideas. Feel free to do something else completely like go shop or be in the apartments!)

SCENARIO 1: Q'S CAR IS NOW NUMBER 1
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 2: A MIDSUMMER'S DAY

The green of the forest beckons you inside. But what will you find in a place that has an acknowledged demon population?

And who can imagine lurks at night...your life may be on the line.

SCENARIO 3: THE SONG WILL BE PLAYING IN YOUR HEAD
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...

...but it is pretty cute.

SCENARIO 4: THIS IS JUST AN ARRIVAL PROMPT
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 confirm 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!

[[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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Gentarou Kisaragi | Kamen Rider Fourze | Scenario 4

[spacedstates]

[The fresh air was comforting, and energy of the warm weather made him want to shout, but still, something didn't sit right with him-]

This looks a lot different from Amanogawa High...

[A hand goes up to smooth his pompadour as he looks around.]

Now- what did that old man say? Something about...

[...That's right, he's vaguely remembering now. He's supposed to be a special guest and-]

That's right! I'm supposed to save the city!

[A look around.]

But, it doesn't look like there's anyone here...

[He pouts a bit, thinking as he walks. Clearly you should bother this goofy high schooler.]

[debootante]

Ehehehe...

[A low snicker sounds from nowhere in particular as Gentarou talks to himself.]

How do you flesh sacks manage to have five senses without being able to use any of them properly? It's downright daft. ...Can't you hear the voices drifting in the air? See the shadows moving past those windows?

[From here, the voice can suddenly be heard directly next to Gentarou's ear.]

...Feel the whisper tickling your cheek?

[screwattack]

For a new arrival, you're fairly quick on the uptake.

[Approaching the teen is what could probably only be described as an armored space warrior, outfitted with a giant cannon and a strange helmet with oxygen tubes. While somewhat androgynous and distorted by the helmet, the warrior's voice is just feminine enough to identify her as female underneath the suit.

Behind her visor is a pair of glasses that come over her eyes, displaying a small red blip where Gentarou is standing.]

This city is far more encumbered with its large number of citizens than you would imagine, though. It's far from empty.

[princessofheart]

[Luckily for Gentarou, he won't have to be alone for very long! Just a scant few moments later, a red-headed girl emerges out of a building up ahead, a basket full of groceries slung over her arm. She was clearly less than focused on her surroundings, expression a little distant and preoccupied, and it comes back to haunt her as her foot catches into a crack in the street in front of her. She pitches forward with a yell of surprise, headed straight for the ground.

Whoops.]

sora yamamoto → original | scenario 4

[quakes]

( ooc: information here, another sad and dead magical girl from the same world as darkens )

[ taking what should of been her last breath, sora expected to be greeted with nothing more. never did she expect to see an entire world laid out before her eyes, especially not one that looked like this.

if she had expected something... it would have been clouds and angels or brimstone and demons, maybe. definitely not a city in the midst of nice weather, the sort of weather she spend outdoors high up in trees and begging the others to go on picnics with her in. they would joke and maybe everyone would laugh, then she would show keiko how to climb trees but she's reminded that isn't possible any more. a once over tells her she is in one piece... no wounds, no blood and no missing left arm but she can't shake the feeling that something just isn't right.

it makes listening to the greeter hard, and all she can offer is a rather conflicted expression as she pours over the words. special guest? save this city? seems even the dead couldn't catch a break and it's a reminder of the city, and friends, she had left behind. by the time she works through the thoughts, she realizes that she has been wondering. quite possibly bumping straight into you by accident, she falls back a few steps but manages to right herself with some ease. now this sad orange kid is frowning even more, itching at the back of her head. ]

Hey, sorry 'bout that. Not hurt or anything or you?

[seeker_of_law]

Ah...

[The man she has bumped into has a vaguely distracted expression marked by a brow furrowed in thought. His build is slim, but the bump hardly caused him to move a step out of place.]

No need for concern. The fault is mine, young mistress.

SCREECHES INTO THE NIGHT i mean hey sup fancy meeting you here

[darkens]

[It's been two months since Hoshi arrived in Hinoto-Ri. If asked, she would probably say that she's settled in — as much as she can be, anyway. Honestly, though, she knows she'll never feel truly at home here, not as long as her friends aren't there beside her. Of course, when she thinks of the friends that could perhaps show up someday, Sora doesn't come to mind. Sora is dead, gone forever, and that loss is a wound that will never heal completely.

And then she slams into the other girl walking down the street and hears her voice, as clear and sweet as it had ever been; and sees her, whole and unharmed and alive. Hoshi feels that wound opening back up, feeling as fresh and terrible as the day Sora had died. The pain washes over her all over again, deep and wrenching, a knife being twisted into her heart.

She opens and closes her mouth, trying to find her words, and only a small, strangled choking sound comes out. She blinks back tears, swallows, and tries again.]

No.

[All she can do is deny. She won't dare get her hopes up, let herself believe that the dead can come back to life here. This is all Philemon or Nyarlathotep or some other sick bastard's doing. A cruel trick, nothing more.]

Sig | Puyo Puyo | Scenario 4

[robinsegg]

[He's been here before

There's a light blue-haired kid wandering around. He looks very out of place and, not to mention, lost. Extremely lost. He scratches his head with his demonic red left hand as he looks around the place.]

Not Primp.

[He pauses for a bit and tilts his head. If he's not at his homeland, where was he?]

[forseti]

You talkin' to me, kid?

[A man passing by in rather unusual garments stops in his tracks and raises an eyebrow.]

Hey. We don't all have the time to dress up all fancy-schmancy whenever we go out. These robes are just fine; only worn four times this week.

[Evidently he had heard 'primped' rather than 'Primp'.]

Tony Stark | Marvel Cinematic Universe

[cheaptricks]

[Scenario 1]

Well of course he knew how to drive.

In fact, Tony was already poking around inside the driver's side of the car, admiring the interior and poking around at the buttons and controls inside.
"Automated gear shift.... self-calibrating GPS, and-- Is that a rocket launcher?" Hm!

"...Sounds old-fashioned, like some kind of.. evil.. Nazi death trap. Should've reduced the functions that directly corresponded to the input and done something a little more streamlined, less chance of an accident that way. Bad interface design."

Oops, looks like he's been rambling this entire time without even directly addressing whoever he had been talking... at. Which would of course be you!

(Why he was working with someone else to drive a car Tony didn't know.)

"Anyway, come on tiger, hop in-- I'm driving." He gestured with the keys currently in his hands, before climbing into the driver's seat of the car and closing the door shut.

Well come on now, you weren't going to keep him waiting now, are you?


[Scenario 4 (?)]

Actually, someone here looks like he's already settled in quite nicely. Tony was currently situated at Sagittarius Labs-- yep, just like that. He didn't have his own basement or the Stark Industries tech he was typically used to, but this place would do just fine in the meantime. Just needed a few upgrades was all.

Which was exactly what Tony was doing now, his earpiece in his ear so he could talk to JARVIS, and currently sitting near a wall fiddling with the internal wiring of the building.

...Though it was highly likely it didn't used to have that much.

Try to walk into the room however (and truly, the lab room itself was kind of a mess at the moment while he worked), and he immediately stopped talking to himself-- or JARVIS-- to look up at whoever was intruding and holding a hang up in a 'stop' gesture.

"Hey, sorry this place is kind of off-limits until further notice, please contact the boys in Human Resources if you've got a problem."

fuck hiatuses. AND WHY WOULD YOU INVITE A TEENAGE GIRL INTO THE CAR?

[gigglesnortpriestess]

[Seriously, how the hell did she get here? She doesn't even remember leaving the inn! Most likely, the weird old man dragged her here for reasons unknown.]

Is it...ok to drive with everything in there?

[Because she KNEW she heard 'rocket launcher' in that phrase somewhere.]

Scenario 4

[screwattack]

The hunter, dressed in her suit and looking decked out for battle, does indeed stop upon receiving the gesture from the man working down in his lonely little lab, tilting her head to one side in amusement. Stark, you're already reminding her way too much of a certain ten story tall tin can.

Samus remains in place. She doesn't look like she's about to move any time soon.

"There have been complaints of electrical outages in other sections of the building, some of which contain sensitive government equipment." She taps her visor knowingly, which is equipped with a scanning sensor. "I was sent to track down the source of the problem and rectify it, since suspicions had arisen that the issues were potentially insider terrorist activity."

Her visor locks onto the exposed wires.

"... Perhaps you'd like to explain yourself."

Scenario 1

[darkscience]

Well before Tony had rudely come in on the driver's side, Kim had been poking in through the passenger's side, staring at all of the pretty looking toys she could potentially do some nifty damage with. In fact, she'd been in the process of opening up her mechanical fingers full of tools- ranging from screwdrivers to straight up micro-welders- to dismantle the dashboard and open up the engine compartment, when Tony started rambling about stuff she had already taken note of.

"Old-fashioned, I guess, but it could still have some potential if I make a few adjustments," she spews off in return, not really paying much attention to him either.

But then her screwdriver finger was barely fitted underneath one of the panels when Tony voiced his ridiculous ideas about actually driving the mechanical death machine she simply wanted to steal parts from take a gander at.

"... You're kidding, right?"

[Scenario 4]

[universebeware]

Unfortunately for Tony, he was going to have to look waaaaaaaaaay up. Brainstorm did stop, though it was more so he wouldn't have to look down so sharply than actually listening to Tony.

"Oh no. I am above Human Resources, both in matter of rank and existence - and thus, you. Just what in the pit do you think you're doing?!"

[not_heavens_adam]

[Johnny didn't need much prompting. He slid into the passenger's seat his hands behind his head.]

"Oooh, tech-talk. You know just how to make a guy weak in the knees. So, what adventure are we going on?"

Scenario 1

[rebellious_mercenary]

It's okay, Dante's resilient. It'll be fine! He was kind of already in the car before Tony went in, shaking his head at this man's rambling.

"Ya'know," he'll start up, "I've once surfed on a rocket." Don't even thinking about trying it, Tony. Dante just did it to be over the top and again, he's resilient. Don't do it. Never do it. "Someone tried to shoot me with it."

Robin [Male] | Fire Emblem: Awakening

[swagtegy]

[Scenario 3]
[...how odd.

At the very least, that's what the man is thinking to himself as he looked the strange creature over, thumb and index finger cradling his chin as he just stared at it while trying to figure it out.]

It looks like it could be used as a mount, but...

[There's one thing that's in his mind right now.]

Could it even be tamed?

[Scenario 4]
[...well, this certainly isn't the place one's supposed to end up in after your own death; 'Saving the city' implied that this place is in need of assistance, but with strange demons and humans alike mingling, it's kind of strange to say that when what you're supposed to do is to protect the city's peace.

Oh well, there's always time to wonder about these kind of things later.

For now he needs to scope this place out.]

3

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

[They have chocobos here now? ...Okay. Sure. Why not.]

A friend of mine was practically best friends with one. That make it obvious?

Nagahisa Kai | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children | Scenario 3... sorta

[angelchild]

[First you notice the chocobo. Then you notice the angry-looking sphynx ripping it to shreds.

Then you notice the young boy standing a little apart from the carnage. He doesn't seem phased at all.]

Demons everywhere...

[papillonmagique]

[Aaaw that bird is kinda cute-

...

Wow what.] ... W-what the-?

Homura Akemi | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | facility!AU

[withstoodtime]

(Scenario 4)

[Another week. Another F3. Another experiment.

That's what Homura told herself. That's what she wanted to believe. However things aren't adding up. The city might have been lacking when it came to its population, but there were far too many unfamiliar faces for her to feel comfortable. Too many potential threats. There had been locations with other people, but nothing on this scale. Her faciliberry was all but useless, not receiving any signal. If this was one of Val's experiments, it was nothing like she had seen before.

What the man had said earlier was none of her concern. Such nonsense about saving the world was simply another one of Val's tricks, and she refused to fall for it. If it were the truth, then there was nothing she could do about it. She couldn't save Madoka, so what chance was there of her saving the world? No. She would simply focus on trying to figure out what was going on and locating those she cared for.

Homura could be found lurking around, generally being inconspicuous as she could be. She was sitting at a table outside a local cafe. She seemed to be contemplating her cup of tea, but in reality she was noticing everything. Every scrap of conversation. Every single movement. This is what she had been trained for. This was what she was meant to do.]

[OOC: This is Homura from facility! For those not familiar, imagine a bad end of a girl who tried to save her best friend, failed, went insane in the process, and started devouring the souls of others in an attempt to protect those that were left that she cared about. She has also been infected with black blood from Soul Eater, so she's also just a little bit unhinged.]

[terminally_clever]

[And just across the way is a young woman in a cheongsam, sitting at a table typing on a laptop with one hand as she lifts her own cup of tea with the other. Peering over the screen, she meets Homura's eyes for just a moment, blinks as she stops typing, and then goes right back to what she'd been doing.

There is a train of subtle noticing going on here, apparently.]

Twisted Fate, the Card Master | League of Legends | Scenario 4

[nofightingdestiny]

So clearly, the first thing a hustler would do when presented with a brand-new world that doesn't know his reputation is to fleece it blind.

That part went easily enough, judging by the large sack thrown over the cowboy's shoulder. However, given the slightly frantic body language he has, and the fact that he just appeared from a circle of spinning cards that materialized from nowhere in the middle of a Taurus district street...well. He probably should've spent more time learning the area and where the best, and most discreet places to teleport to were. Alas, he was impatient.

At least he had the advantage of distance, he hoped.

Getting the attention of the random person, he scoots up close to them, and speaks low. "How far away is the Fortuna's casino?" Even lower than his voice is the brim of his hat - he's not exactly keen on showing his eyes just yet.

[inthebones]

"...That depends very much on what you intend to do there, I think."

The dourly proper young woman he has addressed, in contrast, does not appear as if she's ever had the term 'frantic' applied to her in her life. She arches an eyebrow at the disreputable appearance of the man standing before her.

Panty Anarchy | Panty and Stocking w/Garterbelt | Warning lots of swears

[panty_shots]

Scenario 1
Now normally Panty isn't one to let herself be bossed around, and heck the old fart who had been blabbering at her did get quite a few curse words tossed at him and a few rude gestures to boot but... That tune was changed when she finally saw what the heck the geezer was talking about.

Poor Q, he has no idea what he's done by letting her have this car. And possibly a passenger, which hopefully you are. Or else her reckless driving is going to end with her either putting the car around a tree, through a building, having run someone over or all of the above.

"Fucking yeah, I don't normally take shit from old men but if that old fart has more awesome shit like this then I might be in fucking love." the blonde says, mostly to herself, as she slams her foot on the gas once more.


Scenario 3
Demons and shit, shit she really didn't give two fucks about. Hell Panty couldn't care about the crazy things from when she first arrived in Hinoto-Ri. So Panty not giving a fuck even as she's out during the 13th Hour? Not surprising.

What is surprising is when she almost ends up walking head first into the Chocobo.

"Shit, that's gotta be the biggest dammed cock I've ever seen," she starts walking around the bird, as she's also hiking up her skirt and removing her underwear. Which is now a gun, which she aims at the Chocobo.

"But I've seen bigger and better, and you don't belong here bastard."
Looks like she's going to shoot it, unless someone or something stops her that is.

3

[demifemme]

Okay that striptease and gun thing was REALLY BIZARRE even for here, but that didn't stop Shura from stepping between the girl and the chocobo. "Fuck, do you get off on shooting anything in sight or what?"

It would prooobably have been best for Shura to just... walk away, given her looks.

Arthas Menethil | Warcraft 3 | Scenario 4

[lightoflordaeron]

[It's likely a good thing that the climate of Lordaeron isn't much different at this time of year, else this new arrival would be rather uncomfortable.

One would imagine he would be anyway, considering the well-crafted plate armor and the heavy-looking rune-etched war hammer resting on his back, but he bears the weight of both armor and weapon effortlessly as he walks around scanning the area.

Getting a strange dream and waking up in another city entirely had come at a rather bad time for Arthas; he was supposed to be investigating the plague that was ravaging the northlands, not wandering around a strange city with only a cryptic dream to go off of.

He pretty much has 'new arrival' written all over him. It's a good thing he seems to have woken up in a busy marketplace; there's more than enough people to ask about the current situation.]

I am so very sorry

[hedonismbot]

Well well. Arent you just a strapping fellow.

jiyu "jubei" nanohana → jubei-chan ( scenario 4 )

[heartpatch]

[ Being in a new place wasn't anything new. And the dream that she had? Jiyu had merely brushed it off as a dream. Standing right next to her bicycle, the brunette spoke, her eyes wide in confusion. ]

I'm lost.

[ AND THIS ISN'T NEW EITHER... ]

[all_wound_up]

[That's okay, because here comes a helpful little moebot.]

I'm sorry... I couldn't help overhearing. Where are you trying to go?

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[tipthescales]

[No worries, Morgan's got this car-driving thing down.

Sure, he's never seen one before today, but the manual is very informative. He's already learned the right pedal makes it go and the wheel makes it turn, much like on a ship's wheel. The next step is to figure out how to stop. Which is why he has the manual propped against the steering wheel, eagerly scanning the pages as the car rolls at an increasingly high speed down a winding hill.

If he has any passengers, they may want to stop him right now. Or rescue him from the airbag when he inevitably crashes into a fire hydrant.]

[keepitcanine]

[Don't mind Kiba and Akamaru, Morgan: they're just tagging along for the ride. Kiba knows even less about automobiles than Morgan does, because he's not interested in reading a manual. He's more of a hands-on type of guy, and if reading's a pre-requisite, Kiba's more than happy to let Morgan take the wheel and do whatever the hell he wants. In fact, Kiba seems far more interested with sticking his head out of the passenger-side window and feeling the wind rush through his hair than anything else.

Considering the car is moving, and moving faster with every second that passes, Morgan seems to be on the right track. ...Even if he's moving off the solid black road a little. But, hey, coloring outside the lines is a mark of independence and tactical genius, right?]

Hey, can't you make this thing go any faster?

[Maybe if Kiba could actually catch the low, distressed whines coming from the dog seated in-between them, he might be showing more concern.

But he's not.

So drive on, Morgan.

Drive on.]