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thetube2016-04-28 09:31 pm
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Test Drive Meme: April/May 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 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 tohecklequestion 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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'Love.' It was more likely some enchantment the fae had over her, but it was deep, and she'd only had so much time to get it done. Her client wasn't willing to wait much longer, and that, well, she could handle that.
Without another word, she walked over to the bodies, removing the cash from the wallets, tossing the rest onto the ground, and taking the man's obviously valuable watch. A mugging gone bad. Old story, easy to believe.
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"I get the feeling you're not new to trouble with that attitude."
She spoke, her expression closed, while she considered how to handle this. The scent of blood in the air suggested a fight, but that was an impulse she tamped down. Fighting wouldn't make either victim less dead. Plus, there was something to be said in favor of not starting a fight with an armed hunter if it could be avoided.
With in reason, at least.
"If that's the case, I suggest You take it somewhere else."
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Innocents didn't get hurt. But thone who helped the hunted? They implicated themselves. This woman could have stayed home -- she'd had advance warning. Or she could have moved two minutes ago.
But she's not looking for a fight. Not when she's not getting paid.
"I did my job." The gun gets holstered, and Gretel adjusts her jacket to hide it. "So, I'll go now."
Even if she wants to know who and what this woman is. Hanging around a crime scene isn't good for either of them.
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There's no sign that Natasha relaxes when the gun is put away, which is odd. Most humans, even those with training or good would react on some level to that. Natasha wasn't worried about iron, though; the silver, on the other hand, was a constant irritant.
"If this is how you do your job," the vampire says evenly, unblinking, "then don't let me catch you at it again."
The lip twitch becomes an almost-smile.
"Call it a chance."
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It's just as even as Natasha's remark. Because, well, this is what she does. What she's always done. And she has no real concern for if someone else -- human or not, and she thinks 'not' given the instant reaction to her necklace -- disapproves. If this woman wants to make it a problem, then Gretel will handle it as a problem.
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If all that was left was posturing and threats, then there wasn't anything left to say. She'd made her warning and it didn't seem that either of them was going to be cowed with words alone.