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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pajamabox2019-01-05 11:12 pm
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Hello? Yeah, delivery. [ If time is money, time to see how he reacts to waiting. ] Last name Murtakhor, you should have me on file- [ A beat. ] Yep, and can I get the usual plus a personal pan pizza with the works for about... two hours from now? Someone threw a monkey wrench in our dinner plans. [ Another pause. ] Yep, and uh, this might sound weird but if delivery can pick up some spirits, like a handle of whiskey, I'll give 'em the whole damn cost of the order on top of the tip. [ Another pause, and Garrot rolls his eyes. ] No, I'm really not joking... [ His face lights up! ] Great, thanks a bunch! You have a wonderful night, too. Bye.
[ And then as if the call hadn't happened, he whirls around towards the monkey again, glaring daggers. ] Now let me be crystal clear, little buddy. If you weren't here for me, I'd have already drawn and quartered you with my own two godsdamned hands. None of my kids deserve to be Knights. [ In Garrot's mind, he can think of a few reasons why this could be karma. But admittedly, the irony that his kids could lose another parent to the Wizard is not lost on him. Instead, he smiles, nice and sunny. ]
Do you like pizza? I hope so, because you're having dinner with the kids and I when we get back! [ It's... probably hard to tell how much of that's an act, because Garrot's not sure either. ]
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Stop wasting my time. I know you know you can't hurt me, I know you know there's no way around being a knight. And I know you know I have no obligation to explain this! [ And he puts his entire fuzzy hand on Garrot's face. ]
And you'd better have ordered one with the works. [ Pointing a single finger at him as he pulls his hand away. Pizza was only good when it had everything possible on it. ]
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That was just business earlier- you piss me off by showing up, I piss you off. Quid pro quo. [ Wheels are turning, and he starts talking. Fast. ] I like you. Personal pizza's yours, and if there's anything missing, we've got a fully stocked kitchen. If you're still hungry after that, only one of the bigger pizzas has the works and you're competing with me for that.
But I'll cancel the personal pizza if you don't cooperate. [ Now he's smirking- how much is this monkey willing to spend his time hungry? ] What do you know about me, what do you need to know about me, can you make weapons right now, and how good are you with kids?
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[ Fucking. ]
[ BRAT! ]
Eat the pizza yourself. [ The retort comes immediately to Garrot's words. He's bickered with knights before but none of them had felt like this guy. What kind of knight had he inherited? If he was going to talk all fast and clever like that, Xaljim wasn't going to let him get away with it. ]
And I know you think you're smart, I need to know you're not going to die, You know I can't yet until we're on the Island, and I'm not eating children instead of pizza what's wrong with you! [ Hands on hips as he floats down to the floor and squints at Garrot. The entire time he's speaking, his words are getting faster so that last three sound more like "wrongithou!" than anything else. ]
1/? if only i had icons for this
[ A few minutes pass, with the silence ruptured by a few faint mechanical noises from the room Garrot entered. When he comes back out, his outfit is far less casual and he's carrying a quarterstaff in one hand and a small stack of papers atop a small box in the other. Those papers are handed to the monkey, and they're... ] Class is in session, so pay attention, there will be a quiz at the end! [ His resume. ]
2/?
[ He places it on a counter and pushes a button, and it opens like a fishing tackle box, except it's stocked with all sorts of medical supplies, some boxes even sporting thermometers showing they're small-scale fridges! ] The stuff in this medkit gives medical professionals the ability to treat a lot more than the old days, and some of it's the sort of quick-acting compounds you need in a fight against, say, one of the Wizard's monsters. Because that was the goal. [ The resume mentions "successful field tests against Wizard forces." And non-invasive magic aptitude tests for children. It's at this point that Garrot starts pushing couches into a corner of the room connected to Xaljim's perch. ]
Medical expertise helping keep myself and my teammates alive aside...
3/3 "likes monologuing" is an apt but bad character trait sorry
I've been a martial artist since I was a kid, I picked up army knife fighting before I was legally an adult, I've done underground pit fighting, I spent a few years at a monastery learning exactly what you'd expect and then some, I teach kids to defend themselves in my downtime, and [ He smirks, and his eyes start glowing a teal color. Then he pounds the base of his staff into a kitchen tile at an angle, and it cracks. ] I can magically see structural weaknesses which is gonna be great for mangling monster limbs! [ Garrot's so hyped up over mortal-on-monster violence he sounds like he's about to start a musical number. ]
And on the back of the handout you'll see a picture of my family. [ He stops sounding thrilled on a dime, but how much of it was an act? It shows him, a college-aged elf girl, twin high school-age tiefling boys, and a little elementary-school human girl, all grinning ear to ear in front of a northern aurora. ] They were orphaned after their parents died fighting against the Wizard and his monsters, just like my father had. Only difference was my mom was still around. So when I ask you if you're good with kids, you're gonna need to be because as soon as they see you, they're probably gonna take out their negative emotions on you.
[ He sighs, but that exhale removes the tension from his monologue. Garrot's back to smiling again, warm and... serene. ] So please understand where I'm coming from when I say I want nothing more than to crush the Wizard's skull under my heel. I was only mad earlier because my daughter is home from college and I was about to cook an unreasonably elaborate dinner. Instead, I have to prepare for the worst conversation of my life! [ A beat. ]
Quiz time. [ Garrot then scampers back into the living room and starts rearranging the furniture with no regard for Xaljim. Someone's gotta do it. ] One! Do you have any other questions about me? Two! Did you figure out what else you wanted on your pizza so we can start prepping? Three! Are? You? Good? With? Kids?!
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[ He pauses when the big honkin' medkit box, eyeing it over. Buddy he's got no idea what any of that is, he's a monkey not a doctor. But he looks it over all the same with a deadpan expression. It's only when the focus on the box passes that he continues folding the papers. Is this really happening. Did he get an overqualified knight again. ]
[ And then Garrot breaks out the staff. ]
[ Oh god. ]
[ He got an overqualified knight again. ]
[ He listens and takes it all in, choosing which pieces of this entire deal he's going to answer and which pieces are just grandstanding. He flips to the page with the family picture, observing it. He notes the 'negative emotions' bit, pondering how he's going to respond to that. At the very least Garrot finally gets to the part of his motivations and it's just slightly reassuring to Xaljim- ]
[ Until Garrot says the words 'Quiz time'. At this point he's so close to done with his origami, he rushes the last few pieces of the nightmare project he's been working on for Garrot's entire monologue. He slots the paper into place, completing his big cube made up of folded paper pieces and- ]
[ And Garrot's back in the living room. Too far away. Ugh. Pinching the bridge of his nose, maybe if he's vague then Garrot will come back. This origami cube has a promised recipient: Garrot's face. ]
No. No. Yes.
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What's with the cube? [ A beat, and Garrot starts squinting. ] You don't seem very excited, I mean I figured my credentials would send you over the moon. [ Another beat. ] Did I forget something?
[ Did he print out his decidedly-less-formal-or-true Marauder resume instead? No, no way, it's fewer pages, so... Squinting. ]
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You forgot this. [ And he hurls the cube directly into Garrot's face. It's made of paper, folded paper at that so it just bursts into little folded pieces into the air the moment it hits anything. It'll likely be at least a surprise. ]
Your qualifications don't answer my question!! [ Throwing his arms in the air, here. Tell him you're not going to die, Garrot! Geez! Gosh! ]
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Y-you-!! [ But then he takes a moment to compose himself. It won't do if they kill each other before they even get to the island. ]
I'll be fine. [ He sighs, and crosses his arms. The doctor is looking at the ground, instead of at Xaljim. ] Didn't plan on dying to the Wizard before you showed up, still don't plan on it now. [ Plans don't mean much considering how Garrot's father turned out, though... ]
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Good! That's all I wanted. That's the only thing I wanted to hear. So we're going to make it to the end, that's the reassurance I need. Thanks. [ Big, toothy smile. ]