Welcome to the Test Drive! In this post, you'll be able to interact with others to get a feeling for your character. All threads below will be considered non-canon unless otherwise stated. Multiple different scenarios are available, you are welcome to post multiple comments with different scenarios each or post one single comment containing different scenarios.
i n s t r u c t i o n s • Post with your character (note character name in the subject). • Other people reply to you by picking a number from the scenarios in the subject line. • Have fun!
o p t i o n s 01 • AWAKENING. Your character has just woken up, or turned a corner, or blinked and now their animal companion has joined them. How do they react? What were they doing beforehand? How are they going to handle the news that they're a knight now? For this thread, you'll be threading with your animal companion. (You must provide the thread-start for this option)
02 • ON THE PLANE. You were promised a seat on a plane out to the island but it looks like you and another Knight (or the Princess) were double-booked! Chat it up with your fellow fighter, commentary from your animal companions is optional.
03 • THE ISLAND. You've just landed and you're somewhere on the island. One of your fellow companions is nearby and they sure do look like they've just landed with all their luggage still in tow. Or they're already wearing an Island tourism shirt. Or who even knows, but you're both here!
04 • COFFEE SHOP. All you wanted was a Latte, or a Frappuccino, to consider why you're here on the island and what you were going to do until the first monster showed up... Instead the barista called for "Drink for the Knight" or "Drink for the Princess" oh shit, but this isn't your drink! Or maybe it is your drink but someone else is there! Why would two knights have gone for coffee at the same time? Or did you get confused for or with the Princess? Come on, man, there are only so many unicorn frappes in the world.
05 • DISCOMFORT. Your room is an oven. Either that or a freezer. Or maybe this bed is just really uncomfortable? Who knows why you can't get to sleep, it feels like it could be anything. Why even bother trying? Maybe someone else can preoccupy you until you feel tired enough to ignore your discomfort. Go for a walk, go outside, looks like you're not alone in your discomfort. New island housing is wild!
06 • PENSIVE. Something's on your mind, and no matter how hard you try to focus elsewhere, it's just not going to work. Your body may be tired, but your mind is incredibly busy and it's virtually impossible to get to sleep. First night on the island is rough. Surely, talking it out with someone else will help?
07 • BEACH EPISODE. You're on an island!! There's beaches everywhere, there are pools on every street. Endless water opportunities, chances to fool around and relax before things get serious. You're not the only good guy to have had this thought! What are you both up to?
08 • LOCAL FOOD. You've been dying to eat X, a dish that you've seen numerous other knights eat on TV. Now YOU'RE a knight (or the princess) and you're eating it yourself, there are kids at home that'll be excited to eat this food because they saw you eating it! You might even get a commercial spot to advertise this food when you get home. Awesome! Except someone else is here, what if they get the commercial spot? Huh.
09 • DENNY'S. It's 3am and you've arrived at a Denny's. You're almost certain that there's not a Denny's on the island and you're not even sure you walked in here? But it is what it is and the server is already bringing you a menu and taking your drink order as one of your fellow allies slips into the booth across from you. Have you met them before, or are they new to you? Your animal companion is here, too, and they're ordering something as well.
10 • WILDCARD. Choose one of the options above, or make up your own scenario. |
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Being a dragon, however, had its benefits. The other companions often had to deal with the common "talking animal" disbelief and repeat themselves several times before they got answers. Fumicq, on the other hand, only had to say things once. So when they ask for Haizea, they're led to her with the typical amount of nervousness they've noticed in the families of almost every knight they've ever accompanied.
"I hope you are eating more for your meal than pancakes alone or you will be fatigued before the sun has even thought to set." They say calmly, matter-of-factly before settling their gaze on Haizea. Hello, knight, formalities will come shortly.
Re: 01.
“Ok. This is happening.” Haizea runs a hand through her hair, not yet put up in a bun, and turns to Reggie and the kids in turn.
“Reggie, call the office, we gotta put the non-profit plan into action and I’m gonna need a whole background sponge. The rest of the crew will also need at least some new employment records; since I don’t got family the press is gonna look into coworkers. Kids, y’all need to go up and pack, we’re gonna need you all to move to a safe house for a while, at least until the publicity dies down. And as for you....” she turns to Fumicq now.
“I’d say it’s nice to meet you, but you just complicated the shit outta my life.”
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"Exceptional." They offer as a compliment before doing an immediate swirling spiral around her. They have a set of flowing nose whiskers that drift the entire length of their body. Their scales are a light rose metal and their eyes are a fiery red. Their claws and other accents, though, are obsidian black. It wouldn't be out of place to see them rising out of a pool of lava, honestly, they seemed like that type of dragon.
"I have seldom been so assured of my knight's capabilities. Yet I am left to hope the world forgoes taking advantage of your weaknesses."
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“Glad I’ve impressed,” she remarks, before glancing back at the rest of the room’s occupants. Reggie is already on his cell phone, but the kids look like deer caught the headlights. Haizea claps to get their attention. “C’mon now, get packing!” and then, softer, “this won’t be forever, ok?” The kids look at each other before the oldest shuffles them out. Haizea sighs then looks back at Fumicq.
“Hiding those ‘weaknesses’ is gonna be my first priority, dragon. Or do you got a name?”
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"Fumicq." They offer the name freely. "You are well prepared, even so. Did you wish to be a knight?"
That was a loaded question and, even though they suspected the answer was 'no', they were curious to see the sort of response it would elicit from their new knight.
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“Fumicq, I never even thought about it. I’ve lived my whole life ignoring all this wizard shit as best I can. It just never mattered, you know? Like either the world was gonna end or it wasn’t and neither of those results would change if I was gonna eat or not. I never cared about keeping up with the princess and the knights picked every year, following what came out about ‘em in the tabloids or watching their fake movies, I cared about my crew and the kids and my own damn hide.
Any preparations I got, the safe house, the non-profit plan, these are all shit I talked about with the crew in case something bad happened, like the feds getting involved or my rivals finding out where the kids are. I can use these plans now, but I’ve gotta think fast ‘cause if I live through this, I’m not gonna be able to come back and live the way I did before, I’ll be fuckin’ famous then, won’t I?” she says, laughing bitterly.
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"If it's any consolation." Fumicq seemingly reclines while floating in the air, a streak of mischief running through their thoughts.
"I can conveniently forget to recover the last item I provide you." Don't mind them as they give this toothy grin over to Haizea. Congratulations on your morally ambiguous animal companion, seems like they're willing to enable questionable methods in the name of protecting their knight even after the Wizard's dealt with.
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“About that,” she starts, and gets up out of the chair and stretches a bit. “When are you allowed to give me an item? Also, do I got powers now? Do they show up later? I don’t really feel no different.”
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"Soon. You'll have them in full by the time you reach the island. They'll settle in between now and then." Which was really the best answer they could give here, some of the knights in the past had their full powers immediately. Others didn't get them until they set foot on the island and the Wizard gave a little wave.
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"How will I know when I got them? And hey, do you have powers? I mean, you're a frickin' dragon!" She says, gesturing to all of them. Now that she thinks about it, all the other animals are just, well, animals. Did she maybe luck out???