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thetube2015-08-29 11:23 pm
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Test Drive Meme: August 2015
Welcome to the Underground test drive meme! This is where you can try out the AU version of your character, start some potential CR and get a feel for the world of the game. Choose your character's species, read up on the available factions and you're ready to go. Put your character's name in your subject line when you post, tag out, and have fun!
Note to current players: Activity in this meme counts as game canon! So you can use it for activity check. If you end up playing anything that you can't or don't want to use as game canon, it's fine to ignore it. (In that case you shouldn't submit it for activity check.)
For prospective players: Thinking about bringing a character to the game? Feel free to comment to our Potential CR Planning meme for OOC planning and discussion.
Here are some prompts to inspire you:
1) BABY COME BACK. Is there someone you miss? Maybe you've come to visit for the first time in months. Maybe you'll even stay.
2) FULL MOON. (29th August) Uh oh, it's that time of the month. Werewolves, have you been feeling more aggressive lately? A little short of temper? Better start preparing for your monthly transformation and hope that you don't get interrupted. And then there's the morning after, which feels like a massive hangover. Wait, where are your clothes?
3) CARNIVAL. (30th-31st August) It's the August bank holiday weekend and that can only mean one thing: the Notting Hill Carnival! With the sun high in the sky, enjoy the parade, the music and of course the food. Jerk chicken, anyone?
4) SPECIAL EFFECTS. There's nothing like a touch of subtle magic to add to the occasion. Dress up and show off. Mind you, there could be other supernatural types around who see straight through your tricks.
5) PARTY ALL NIGHT. It's not over when the sun goes down. Get yourself to one of the bars or after-parties and keep on partying. Just don't drink too much. You know it makes it harder to control your powers... and your urges.
6) BRAWL. The police work hard to keep London's gangs away from Carnival. When you have supernatural gangs to contend with, their job gets a whole lot harder. Drunk and disorderly or simply looking for an excuse to cause trouble, encounters between rival factions can soon become hostile. Now are you here to cause a fight or to stop it?
7) NIGHT IN JAIL. Oops. What did you do? And who's that with you?
8) CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE. Anything goes.
MATTHEW BROWN | ORIGINAL CHARACTER | HUMAN
It hasn't really been forever since he last saw this person but it was damn near close to it. Though tired and tuckered out from a long night at the Watering Hole, the family pub he ran with all his sweat and tears and then some, the patrons and the drinks actually listening to his announcement of it being final called helped soothed his nerves.
Meaning he didn't mind seeing this person's face walking in despite the fact it was almost closing time. He gave them a nod of greeting, already getting the needed ingredients to make their favourite drink. Least he could do for a friendly face he hasn't seen in these parks.
"Haven't seen you in a while!" Matthew smiles at them, exhausted but victorious after a profitable evening. "How have you been?"
[ CARNIVAL ]
He didn't really want to go at the time since he was tired and cranky and the idea of being around loud music and louder people wasn't all that people at his age but-- Someone told him as he was playing with his daughter and showed him a flyer of it. The way Margie's eyes lit up as she stared at the colours made him think they could use a day off to enjoy themselves.
Keeping a straight face despite having a neon pink baby carrier strapped to his chest, Matthew really couldn't give a damn about people's opinions as he cooed over Margaret and enjoyed the way she looked so excited by all the noise and colours and made it known with content gurgles and squeals. The two of them 'sang' along with the music and he clapped her hands in time of the beat during a song or piece she seemed to really enjoy, cherishing the moments he was building with her.
Even if being a parent was stressful at times, Matthew knows he wouldn't trade anything in the world now. Looks like coming here is a good idea after all.
[ CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE - FANCY MEETING YOU AGAIN ]
Never mind what he said. This was a terrible idea.
People passing by the busy sidewalks would probably hurry past the bickering couple - a redheaded man whose face was almost redder than his hair and a glamorous woman with eyes and hair dark as the frown she was sporting - but anyone who attempted to eavesdrop on them could probably grab snippets and bits of their conversation if they could hear past the music and the noise and the festivities in general. If they could, they'll quickly found out it isn't pretty to hear:
"… and I've been looking for you everywhere! I need to know--"
"No. You don't need to know; you're better off in the dark."
"Is that your reasoning for leaving her and me behind?"
"Matthew you make it sound like I don't have a heart--"
Despite the man's best attempts to cover his daughter's ears to shield her from the heated discussion, the little girl strapped to his chest looks stressed and confused as she makes whining sounds and wiggles in the baby carrier as the two adults continue to bicker like children between themselves. She looks ready to cry, actually, judging by her unhappy peeps and reddening face.
[ ooc; last option is not going to be considered game canon for plot reasoning so feel free to do whatever you want here! ]
barrrrrr
Sliding into the barstool nearest to Matthew, Nancy hoped she just looked like a girl on her way to a club rather than a girl on her way to the streets. There was a delicate balance between the two, but with any luck, Matthew wouldn't know the difference. Besides, he saw her in jeans and t-shirts more often than not.
"I know- I haven't been able to get out of the house." She'd been cursed, and being a prostitute cursed to tell the truth was not good for business. "I've been bloody awful, truthfully, but-" she gestured at him. "I'm here now."
where else would these two be :| <3
He slides her her favourite drink as he tells Jeremy passing by to get the glasses cleaned up, quick, before turning her attention back to her.
There's a little relieved if worried smile on his face, glad to see she's okay since she had been quiet for a while. He's used to people coming and going to the pub, the door more of a revolving door than the typical hinged door it is but-- It's nice to see someone is back after some time. "You're here now for sure. Drink's on the house. Consider it a welcome back gift or something', Nancy."
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Nancy takes a small sip, her red lipstick marking her territory on the glass for the night. "Thank you. I've been in hell the past few weeks, and this'll help me forget about it." Good, just the right mix of whiskey and ginger ale. He was very good.
"How've you been?" She asks, volleying the conversation back to him. "Tell me I didn't miss some important milestone in Margie's life."
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The question over Margie has him grin, wiping down a glass and setting it aside as he spoke. "She officially has everyone in the staff wrapped around her little finger. Anton was the last one to meet her in person. One smile from her and he was putty."
Given that Anton is his security, a hulking bear of a man who is more bear than man most days. The sight of seeing Anton play peek-a-boo with a small baby was both hilarious and sobering of the consequences Matthew will face. "I am officially screwed. Have a lot of people to look after her but I'm certain she'll be the most spoiled little girl int he world."
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Here, she could just be a person, as people were. Not a whore, a witch, anything. She could just be Nancy.
"She'll have everyone she meets wrapped around her finger, I'll tell you. But there's nothing wrong with being spoiled. So long as she's got a good head on her shoulders. And with you as her father, I don't doubt that for a second."
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He shoves those thoughts aside, opting to be cheerful for the last hour or so of final call since the night has been good, Nancy is back, and it's been an alright week. Why not celebrate it by being less of a downer?
"Ah, thanks. Sometimes I worry that I'm doing somethin' kinda funny with her with me as her pops. This ain't the most conventional lifestyle." Because… He leans and pretends to look around, whispering conspiratorially to her, "Don't tell the patrons I told you this so soon but-- I live above the pub here since it's where my family and I grew up. She's there right now with a friend of mine, snuggled up and snoozing like a june bug."
He pulls back and gives her a wink, almost imagining the grumbles the others would say when they realised the 'secret' of the pub they had to learn after only a while was told to Nancy so soon. He trusted her, Margie liked her. Seems only right to let her know something crucial if she's looking after the girl when he and others can't. Call is an offer of trust.
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"Over the top of the bar? I lived in worse places than that, but don't use that as an excuse, as I didn't really turn out the best." To put it lightly. "But don't worry. Your secret is safe with me." And with the curse lifted, Nancy could happily say that was, ironically, the truth. She didn't make a habit of telling secrets, unless there was something in it for her. Or she was cursed.
She took a nice sip of her drink, leaning back slightly on her stool. "I think you're doing wonderfully by her, Matthew. It's easy to tell how much you love her, and how much she loves you, too. There's this way she looks at you, I don't know if you've seen it, but the entire room lights up when you're in it. Like you're all that matters in her little world. It's astounding to look at, actually."
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Not the best place to raise a kid. His parents knew that, trying to keep him and Addie on the straight and narrow. If he was even a quarter of the parents they were, he'll have hope that Margie will be alright.
"--Thanks, though. It means a lot to me that I heard that. Really. She's a tricky one, I gotta admit." He shakes his head, bemused and amused at the same time. "She's got a hell of way to get people to like her first time meeting her. I wonder if she either got it from spending time with you so quickly or got it naturally her mom."
Funny. That's the first ever time he had mentioned his ex considering how things have went down between them.