Test Drive Meme: Feb/March 2016

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"Pulp - Common People" (Watch on YouTube)

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.)

Here are some prompts to inspire you:

1) COMMON PEOPLE. What do normal Londoners do every day anyway? Sometimes you just want to blend in with everyone else. Make friends with humans. Talk about the weather. Go on, try it.

2) PENTHOUSE SUITE. But wait. Maybe you want to see how the other half live. The elite of the elite. You've been lucky enough to be asked to a meeting, or a luncheon, or a date. Find out what the most powerful people in London are really like.

3) GET OUT YOU FILTH. Supernatural prejudice is a regrettable fact of life in London. It doesn't matter what you are, there's someone out there who hates you because of it. They'll shun you, heckle you, even hunt you down and kill you. Of course, you're probably not immune to a few prejudices yourself.

4) SPEED DATING. Oh god. Why did you sign up to this. You should have known it was a bad idea when someone mentioned it was supernatural speed dating. Help.

5) THE REAL UNDERGROUND. Down in the darkest corners of the Tube, there are supernatural vagrants of all kinds, especially vampires. That friendly busker may well be a fae. That girl waiting for the next train is a ghost. Once you've seen it, you can't escape from it.

6) IN THE SUPERMARKET. On the other hand, you never know what you might find just walking around your local supermarket. You haven't forgotten how to do normal things like groceries, right?

7) A CURSED EXISTENCE. Maybe you literally are cursed. Maybe you just feel like it sometimes. There are things you can't do, weaknesses that normal humans aren't subject to, but they make everyday life in London that little bit more difficult. Try not to get too mad about it.

8) CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE. Anything goes.

Comments

please, no apologies, he's a precious sinnamon roll

[saetta]

[ Never one to back down from attention, Avery draws up a little more to his full height. He's around six feet, at best, but he's fit and in even in casual clothing he can't hide that he's athletic.

And a bit of a preening bird. ]

I'm sure you do. [ Avery bites his bottom lip for half a second, which is about three times as long as it takes him to settle on wanting to get to know Connor more. ]

I have to get these groceries home before they go bad, but would you like to meet up for a drink later?

that he definitely is

[iustitiae]

[preening is good too. gives connor a chance to appreciate him even more, his attention clear for all that avery shows off.

and biting his lip? definitely a plus.]

I'd like that. Have you been able to find a place you're partial to yet?

[saetta]

[ Connor's a little younger than what Avery goes for, but he seems like he has his game together, and at this point of his new life in London? A new intrigue can open up a slew of possibilities. ]

Haven't had much of a chance to find somewhere I'm partial to, bu-ut there's a nice looking bar at the corner down that-away. [ Avery gestures to the north of them, where he'd seen the bar on his way into the farmer's market. It lies across the street and it's nestled between some older looking shops; it must have some history to it, like most things in this city. ]

I'll meet you there in, say, three hours? Want my number in case anything comes up?

[iustitiae]

It'll be an adventure, we can both check it out together.

[connor had seen the place, too, knows where he's talking about. even still, he's not going to turn down getting someone's number. he pulls out his phone.]

Just in case.

[saetta]

[ Avery spouts off his number, local to London. He just got it today, but he's memorized it already. ]

And if nothing does come up, you can still use that number between now and then. [ The blond winks at Connor, perhaps laying it on a little too thick, but he is interested. ]

See you there, Connor.

[iustitiae]

[a few hours and one surprisingly tasty pastry later, connor is at the bar as specified, nursing a rather thrilling club soda.]

Hey, it's good to see you again.

[saetta]

[ Avery shows up exactly on time; he could never be accused of tardiness back when he was a resident and he tries to maintain such promptness in his personal life. ]

Wonderful to see you, Connor. [ The blond's eyes take in the fact that his- "date" - is drinking soda. Was choosing a bar a bad idea, then? Maybe he'll suggest a walk after a little while, but for right now he won't be awkward and he'll take a seat next to Connor. ]

So how long have you been in London?

[iustitiae]

About four years, now? [yeah that seems about right. but just because he's not drinking doesn't mean avery has to do the same.] What can I get you, though?