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

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha hums slightly, repressing the urge to give a humorous laugh and considering what reaction would be more appropriate. She's not used to traveling alone. Not really. Not for this long. Natasha never considered herself social, but it had been a long time since she was really on her own.]

Both good and bad.

[She considers leaving it there, but as she weighs the benefit revealing a little more.]

I'm not used to it, but I think it might suit me. Eventually.

[spionin]

It often is.

[Both good and bad, she means. It's rare in life that you only get one or the other.]

I'm sure it will. And if not... finding an acquaintance or two shouldn't prove too difficult for a woman like you.

[She's chatting easily with her, after all... and maybe the words mean she wouldn't be opposed to knowing Natasha better, either. There's something about her, something interesting, different.]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha takes the hint, and it surprises her. The reaction is subtle, not so much her expressions as a curious lack of expression for just a moment as she finds the appropriate reaction unforthcoming.

Then her smile changes subtlety.]

I don't know that I'll run into any of my old acquaintances. I wouldn't mind making some new connections though.

[For a nervous cat, she was surprisingly outgoing.]

[spionin]

[She may be anxious, uncomfortable in the night like this, but Gaby is still straight-forward at heart, and during her missions she'd learned to socialize all too well... having a conversation with this woman isn't by far the hardest thing she's ever done.]

That sounds like a good idea. I was hoping to do the same... I haven't been here long, either, and know only few others.

[It's true, at least-- she doesn't know many people... yet. After starting in her job, she's sure that will change.]

[outstandingbalance]

A city like this brings people from all over, doesn't it? [Natasha says it conversationally, a little more humor creeping into her tone.]

So, Gabriella. You have any plans for how you're going to do that? Good places to meet people.

[spionin]

That only makes things interesting. [Her tone may lack the humor, but it's still light, matter-of-fact.]

There is a very good coffee shop nearby. [She won't mention her work placement just yet... best not to give away too much information, though it's certainly the one way she hopes to make acquaintances here.]

And only my parents ever called me Gabriella. Just Gaby is fine.

[outstandingbalance]

Gaby then, and coffee.

[She tips her head, her mouth quirking in a smile.]

I could go for a cup if you could. I've been drinking a lot lately.

[spionin]

I would prefer something stronger... but coffee will do.

[This isn't really something she does a lot, or even a little -- talking to a stranger, agreeing to drink with them like this. But it is near night, her "roommate" is most likely still working security, and right now, sitting in a cafe with a woman who she can't quite make up her mind about sounds like a far better option than drinking alone in the apartment.]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha gives an amused looked at that.]

I'd be more than happy to look the other way if you want to slip a little something extra into the cup.