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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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[ Flint decides to give the girl a longer look.

the smell on her isn't quite human and it's been quite a while since he's fed (the journey to London was a long one, and getting lost did nothing to quench his thirst).

he relaxes his shoulders and considers the girl very carefully. ]

Are you quite certain accosting strange men in dark alleys is a very wise thing to do, miss—? [ his tone is intrigued, tinged with a vague amusement meant to reassure. probably. ]

You're hardly the first man I've spoken to in a dark alley.

[Gaining her metaphorical footing again, a certain level of sass lent itself to the situation.]

Besides, there are only a few sorts that stalk alleys like this one.

[He wasn't human. She decided that here and now, and the way he spoke was so formal. She could hazard a guess, and if she was wrong... Not like she'd ever see him again.]

I don't suppose you're hungry?

[ the girl's bold ways has Flint raising his eyebrow at her, but with a more marked measure of interest this time. ]

That's a very direct question.

[ to which he will answer, albeit fairly obliquely. ]

Am I to lament this unlikely habit of yours — talking to strange men in alleyways — or am I to be thankful for it, then?

[ in other words, what sort of vampire refuses a meal likely so willingly offered?

a cautious one, maybe. ]

I don't see much reason to beat around the bush.

[She allows a faint smile to cross her lips.] Usually, I get thankful as the reaction. [save the sadness for when it's just sex work, and even then she doesn't want it..]

But it's your call. 20 pounds.

[ that has the merit to be direct — if nothing else, Flint does respect that. he eyes the girl critically — she isn't his usual type, to be certain, but then again he's traveled long and far and feeding himself took second seat to traversing entire continents all while avoiding the light of day and not drawing attention to himself via murder.

he frowns at the girl. ]

Admirable of you, I'm sure, however I do have to wonder — if you have some modicum of power in this place, why would you sell your blood so short?

oh? That's- what I've always charged. [twenty pounds for a pint or so. It was what Fagin had first sold her at and what she stayed with.

besides, now the laws were more relaxed- and she feared her business would fall.]

[ his frown deepens a fraction.

beyond the city's flashing lights, its relentless march towards progress and the changes wrought in the physical landscape, the only conclusion Flint could come to was that as much as London had changed, it had not changed in any meaningful way, not truly.

his lip curls in absolute distaste. ]

And yet, you could charge so much more. Have you no ambition, girl?

[ his tone is however more genuinely curious than contemptuous.

his contempt isn't aimed at her. ]

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[Ambition? That desire to move above her station? Yes. But she knew how the world worked, and that girls like her would never have it all.

But she'd always been worth 20 pounds for the pint, so who was she to think that had changed?]

What would you be willing to pay, then? [She tilts her chin up slightly]

[ he wasn't exactly planning on refusing her offer — what vampire turns down an offer of a good meal? she isn't the type he'd usually pick for himself, but then again, hungry, travel-weary vampire. ]

I suppose I should be asking you that question.

Tell me; how much do you think your blood's worth?

[Nancy scowls at him.]

I believe I told you what it's worth. 20 pounds a pint.

[Really, she didn't know how else to go around figuring out what to charge. Fagin had had an idea, and he'd said 20.]

[ he leans toward her, peering into her face.

he says, in a resigned sigh. ]

Oh for fuck's sake.

I hope you expect at the very least to be wined and dined?

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It depends.

[Coward certainly had. Cooper... Not so much, just to name two of her more regular clients. Cesare did, as well.]

But it's always appreciated.

[ he'll observe her a moment longer before offering her his arm. ]

Then I'll let you lead the way.

They call me Flint.

[She looks him up and down before she takes his arm.]

Lovely to meet you, Flint. I'm Nancy.

[She used her real name for work- how common was a name like Nancy after all? They all probably assumed it was fake, at least her casual customers.]

Preferences? There's a decent pub up the street.

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