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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"You look like you need a hand!" Garrot shouts the words as he starts an approach, intent on getting answers with a smile. The big guy's obviously not hired help since he's in a suit with an outdoors backpack slung over his shoulder and a rolling suitcase lazily dragging behind him.
"That's, uh... a lot of stuff for one person." He laughs awkwardly, eyes darting to the caskets. Don't ask what's inside. Don't ask what's inside! It's rude! "How can I help you?"
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And uh, let's just say that due to his very large stature and him clearly not being hired help well...it doesn't exactly set him at ease. As much as he'd just like to accept the help, he can't just trust the man right away, he was a man right?
So hesitantly he starts to dig inside his bag for his phone, and the magitech device to take out some specific flowers to hand to the guy. A Marvel of Pery, a sycamore, a red carnation as well as a striped one. He gave the flowers to Garrot before quickly typing on his phone to use the text to speech function.
"Who, exactly are you?"
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"My name's Garrot and, uh-" he blinks for a second, processing the phone doing the talking instead of the person. But then curiosity starts to overtake him. "Do you have a sore throat? I'm a doctor, I could probably take a look at that if you want."
And then his curiosity gets worse. "Wait. Are all those boxes filled with flowers, too? Are you like a florist or something?" Garrot's eyes squint for a second as he glances at his pocket and then speaks with parental-worry kind of urgency as his eyes grow wide. "Do you need these flowers back?!"
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But miraculously how genuine Garrot was and his curiosity managed to actually somewhat easy Seth's anxiety, not feeling too threatened by him now. Sure he was still a bit intimidated as Garrot was over a foot taller than him, but he felt a little bit more comfortable talking to him now, in his own way.
"No, no, you can keep them, I have many more stored. Though no, I'm not a florist and...they're not filled with flowers. My name is Seth, and I... I make puppets. Just like Miriel here." He briefly motioned to the puppet he was holding onto, in very good condition but still clearly an older one, before continuing to type into the text to speech function. "And well... I'm mute." He kind of awkwardly made a few signs with his hand to make a point. "But not many know sign language so..."
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"Wait, you make puppets, so-" He pauses for a second to form a coherent thought. "Are you bringing your work with you for one of the movie studios or something? Y'know since the Knights are showing up." He'd be more likely to assume Seth wasn't a bystander if that wasn't a pile of caskets of puppets. Knights don't have time for work.
Garrot sure won't, but the thought of how much he'd have to catch up on afterwards makes him awkwardly bring a hand to scratch at the back of his neck. So much paperwork...
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Seth holds the puppet in his arm tighter, chewing his cheek, eyes cast to the ground as he types again.
"Unfortunately no I- I'm not here for work...though I'd much rather be here for that. Though really I'd rather not be here at all. I would have taken the plane that took me here back to Tellan but I was too late. Not that it would have really mattered. I would have ended here sooner or later anyway."
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"Sorry..." But then his face lights up, and Garrot's smiling. The other hand points a thumbs-up towards himself. "Lucky for you, I'm pretty good in a fight. I'll do all the heavy lifting and you just..." He trails off for a moment, unsure what to actually say. There's so much they don't know, they can't know, so-
"...Do whatever you can. As long as it's not dangerous!" And then he nods like a wizened sage. He'll be confident enough for all of them, if that's what it takes.
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He just barely comprehends what Garrot says. So he was a Knight too? Well that was somewhat of a relief to hear, though didn't do much to calm his anxiety that had sky rocketed.
Though he didn't realize how deeply touch starved he was, which is why he didn't just pull away from under the hand, the large hand the pressure it held, possibly somewhat worsened by Garrot saying he was pretty good in a fight, reminded him all too vividly of the time he'd been attacked when he'd still gone outside more often.
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"You... you alright there?" Garrot quirks an eyebrow and leans in a little. "Jet lag hitting you, pal?" Humor helps awkward moments, and he's even giving the poor kid an out. In the future he'll have to be a lot more careful with this one, especially when the fighting starts...
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"Y-yeah a bit. I just need to get all of this to the hotel so I can crash..."
He types quickly.
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"What can I do to help you out, Seth?" He smiles, using years of training to make that toothy grin seem, well, not like a hungry beast. "It's no trouble to me at all. We're supposed to work together, after all!"
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"I... think it's about a 15 minute car ride from here. There should have been people to help me by loading all my luggage and taking it to my hotel room but...I've been waiting here for a while but no-one's showed up..."
He cluthes Abigail tightly to his chest.
"And I'm terrified to go ask anyone what's happened, and I don't even know who I should ask in the first place."
He clearly doesn't go out much, let alone converse.
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"HEY!" He's yelling very loudly in a give-me-the-manager tone, and an echo on the tarmac means that his voice is carrying. "There is NO excuse for a Knight to be abandoned out here with all this luggage, unless this airport is TRYING to help the Wizard win," Garrot bellows, rolling his eyes for maximum ham before he goes even louder.
"So where the FUCK is the concierge?!" And then he looks to Seth with a smile as if he wasn't just shouting like a madman. He's helping, right? Totally helping! If there's nobody here, this should let people know there's a problem that needs fixing!
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