Test Drive Meme: April/May 2016

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"The Jam - Going Underground" (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 and canon 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) GOING UNDERGROUND. For some people, London is an escape. A place to be anonymous. A place to be themselves. Or a place to hide. Steeped in ancient magic, it attracts supernatural types from all over the world. Of course, that doesn't mean its inhabitants are always friendly to newcomers.

2) CHOOSE YOUR LEADERS. The Night Council election campaign is in full swing and on 5th May the supernatural community votes for its leaders. Visit any supernatural haunt and you'll find people arguing about who to vote for – not to mention the volunteers handing out badges and flyers in an effort to win your support. Try to keep it civil, folks.

3) THE PUBLIC WANTS WHAT THE PUBLIC GETS. (29th April) The Night Council candidates gather in a town hall in Westminster to explain why the supernatural community should vote for them. Traditionally a noisy and raucous event, it's your last opportunity to heckle question the candidates before the election. There are four separate Q&As: first up are the candidates for Shapeshifter/Meta Human representative; then candidates for Witch Representative; then Vice President; then finally the candidates for President will take to the stage. They each make a short speech and then take questions from the audience. Or if you want, you could just turn up for a free meal: in the room next door there's a sandwich buffet plus tea, coffee and fruit juice, so it's a good opportunity to mingle.

4) FIRE FESTIVAL. (1st May) The fire festival of Beltane is a time of celebration for witches, marking the beginning of summer. Come along to the bonfire for music, food and drink, flower crowns and fertility rituals.

5) SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. (1st May) Beltane is also a time when the barrier between the human world and the Other Realm is at its thinnest, making it easy to pass from one realm to the other by chance. You might even have an encounter with the mysterious and mischievous fae.

6) WHAT'S DONE CANNOT BE UNDONE. You've gone too far, done something you know you'll regret. Maybe you ran away, broke a promise, even committed a crime. Maybe you've been supernaturally transformed. Either way, there's no going back.

7) WHAT ANGEL WAKES ME FROM MY FLOWERY BED? Oh, sweet mortal. There's an enchantment on you that makes you suddenly, devastatingly attractive. Especially to more magical types.

8) CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE. Anything goes.

Comments

[roddy_reinigen]

"Right." He was going to assume shifter, then, because he wasn't going to even entertain the idea that an actual bear would run. He's also assuming it's a smart ass answer in response to a dumb question on his part. "Well, he could have been anything, and just thought bears were awesome."

[kupcakes]

Then his name would not have been "Joe the Bear." Work with me here, buddy.

[roddy_reinigen]

"It could have been. People are called things they're not all the time."

Roddy looked at the pin again.

"If he's a bear, though, wouldn't he try to eat the other candidates?"

[kupcakes]

It truly is a great pin. But Gina does seriously consider his question. "I think he's a civilized bear. He only eats food people eat."

[roddy_reinigen]

"Oh." He considered that. And examined the pin again, making a mental note that he'd have to look into who this guy actually was. "I guess that's okay, then."

[kupcakes]

"Yeah, totes." Can't you tell Gina's heart is 100% in this campaign? "Why, who were you going to vote for, anyway?"

[roddy_reinigen]

And there was the awkward part. As silly as her campaign was, he was still technically wasting her time. "Oh...uh...I don't know. I wasn't?"

Sure, he sometimes showed up to the political events and ate the snacks put out, but that was about it. He wasn't even sure if he could vote, since he didn't turn 18 until August. Did supernatural voting rules work the same as normal voting rules? He shot her an apologetic look.

[kupcakes]

Gina frowns. She may not have been overly invested in Joe the Bear, but she's great at shaming people for not voting. "If you don't exercise your right to vote, you're basically going to get someone you hate."

[roddy_reinigen]

"Yeah, but for one thing, I don't know if supernatural rules are the same, but I'm seventeen. And...I don't know, it doesn't seem to make that much of a difference to me. I just show up to the events with free food, because free food."

Part of him was a little curious, but overall he didn't have much to do with supernatural types that weren't shifters, so he didn't run into the issues they talked about very often.

[kupcakes]

Truly, Gina can't blame him. Free food is excellent, and this is exactly the kind of thing her squad would say. But as a semi-responsible adult, she feels like she has to do better than that for this kid. Shape his future. "This is the time to be learning! Embrace the freedom you'll soon have!"

[roddy_reinigen]

"Right..." he thought about that a moment, then added, "I mean, the only thing I'll be able to vote on is the shifter/metahuman seat, anyway."

Of course, he could vote on that, at least.

"But I guess paying some attention to the candidates and issues while I'm snacking would make sense."