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thetube2016-02-27 09:49 pm
undergroundmods) wrote in thetube2016-02-27 09:49 pm
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Test Drive Meme: Feb/March 2016
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.
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[She says it wryly, like she's joking. That seems like a reasonable place to leave the topic, especially when he gives her an opening.]
Work, though. What kind of business are you in, if you don't mind me asking?
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[He smiled to her as he leaned onto the table.]
Course not-- I'm in the military.
[He doesn't see why he shouldn't say it. He didn't make it unknown during the war. It's not like he said that he worked for a secret government organization. He was smart enough not to spread that around.]
You know how they are, they don't like you getting too comfortable in one place.
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[She leans forward, her elbows on the table between them.]
So how are you finding it? London.
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[He shook his head but still smiled to her. He found himself leaning closer as she leaned.]
It's not Brooklyn, but it's not terrible. Really rainy, I don't think I've seen the sun since I got here.
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You missing blue skies—you know, I didn't catch your name.
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Yeah, might have to get back on a plane to see that again.
[He grinned as he extended his right hand out to her. His left was still under the table and against his thigh. He didn't see the point right now in showing off that he had a hunk of metal attached to him. It would just give too many questions that he wasn't even sure he could technically answer right now.]
Friends call me Bucky, and what can I call you?
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[The handshake is firm, almost professional, but she doesn't completely let go, letting her hand linger on his unless he pulls it away.
Her touch is just a little cool.]
So, Bucky, I hope you're not missing the sun enough to rack up the frequent flyer miles.
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[Natasha huh? Pretty name to go with her pretty face. As soon as their hands touched he could tell she was a bit colder than he was-- but he ran hot so honestly everyone was cooler than he was. He noticed her lingering and he pulled away before he stayed too long to make it awkward.]
I'm getting close to it, but my wallet is keeping me here.
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[She draws back a little when he does, her lips quirking slightly as she squares her arms on the table. She noticed that he's warmer than usual—warmer than most people, not just her.]
I hope you're having at least a little fun.
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[Because he always ended up smelling like a wet dog in the rain.]
I done a tour before in Europe but never in London. It's a new experience.
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[She does a good job of keeping her curiosity innocent, on the face. And it is.
But information is always worth having, and she doubts someone here is just a simple military man.]
Anywhere in particular? France? Germany?
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[He was falling for that innocent face, hard not too even if she was a vampire.]
Almost been all over Europe, they really like to move us around.
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Italy too. Nice. That's quite the tour—but if you were working, I guess you didn't get to do much sight seeing.