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.

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[dirtyredneck]

Daryl's stare continued, though he did give a soft snort of amusement as his lips twitched into a smile before he managed to get them under control. Then he shook his head, "Nah. Ain't never been to them and ain't planning on it. If you had an address, I could tell you which stops the better one."

After another moment, he nodded at her, tongue darting out to wet his lips, "You ain't wearing a perfume. Most of the ones like you, they wear something light to cover up the scent. Only notice'd it 'cause I was close. It's why I smelled you. To make sure I wasn't mixing up yours with someone else's nearby."

[virlin]

"Wear perfume... O-Okay. Got it. Thank you very much for the advice."

See? He's nice after all. Merrill pauses for a moment before she suddenly remembers he asked for an address.

"Oh! Yes," she lowers the map to reach into her pocket and out she produces a scrap of paper, which she unfurls. She shows it to him. "This is the street."

[dirtyredneck]

Daryl took the paper and squinted at it. He really hadn't been through Islington before, but she had that other map with the streets on it. He stepped in close again so he could take the edge of that without pulling it from her hands, and look through the streets until he found the one the address was on.

"Looks like it's about halfway between Highbury & Islington and Arsenal. Either will do you just fine," Daryl said as he handed the paper back to her. "Stick to Highbury & Islington, it's the bigger station. You got anything to protect you from the sun? It's a cloudy day and all, but that don't guarantee you'll get lucky."