thetube | Test Drive Meme: April/May 2016

"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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Nancy shakes her head. "That's not it." Yes, she did need money. But it was more complicated than this. "This is my job." She'd been offering her blood to vampires for money for a long time, at this point.

"I'm a blood worker." She clarifies with the term generally used, especially when it went hand-in-hand with the sex work she did as well. Blood and sex did happen to go so closely hand in hand, after all. Something they could all recognize.

The link between 'blood worker' and 'sex worker' was not lost on Thomas. He could try to deny it, of course. Blood was, after all, sustenance for him, and it was only a little over a decade ago that buying food could be a casual and neutral act. He could not, however, deny the implications considering how he fed now. After all, how often did he first sleep with those he intended to feed on? Or at the very least, romantically seduce them, showing more than a fair bit of physical affection before the bite itself?

He also had to admit that he felt a discomfort when she mentioned payment. Like he'd be taking advantage of financial desperation, like it was something he should be able to get on his own without paying.

"I apologize. It's very brave of you to work in a field like that, considering the inherent risks, but I don't think I should. Besides," he said, smiling at her again, this time in a more reassuring, less flirtatious way, "That's not what I came here for. I just wanted to see what it was about. I've never seen a fire festival before."

Nancy tried hard not to roll her eyes. "It's not really bravery. But thanks, I guess...?" She wasn't disappointed, but she wasn't relieved, either. "Just know the offer's on the table, if you get hungry."

So many vampires seemed to be turning her down lately. Odd. But, perhaps for the best. She hadn't had great luck keeping her blood inside her body without their help.

"But fair enough. Can't fault you for that." She smiles the same as before at him.

It seemed like bravery, namely because he knew how little it took for some vampires to decide they'd just drain their whole victim. Then again, it could be a number of other things, as well. Necessity, foolishness, trust that the vampires who fed from her would rather not risk ruining the system that was working well for them.

"I'll keep that in mind." He glanced around at all the others celebrating in the crowd. "So do you go to many of these things? I admit, I don't have much experience with fertility festivals, but the idea sounds like something I could definitely enjoy."

Nancy gives him an affectionate nod. Alright, fair enough.

"More and more recently- though there's only one of these types a year." She looks over the crowd. "Most of our festivals aren't all sex-and-fire-related, I hate to break it to you."

"Hm...disappointing," he said. "I rather like this theme."

It was, after all, a perfect combination, and did include one of Thomas's favorite pastimes.

"Still, one amazing festival a year will be one more than I had in Chicago. I just wonder about one thing. Is it true they have orgies at the Fire Festival?"

"Don't worry, there will be other festivals open to the public, I promise. Just have to wait another year for this one again." Sorry about that. "Pretty much every major holiday, we've got a festival of sorts." Usually, Nancy took her brothers during the day, and they pick-pocketed nearly the entire crowd. But this wasn't exactly a kid-friendly festival, and she wasn't in any hurry to talk with Fagin.

"I'm sure some do- I've never participated in one."

Test Drive Meme: April/May 2016

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