thetube | Test Drive Meme: August/September 2016

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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) HOUSE OF FUN. Whether it's your first time in London or you've lived here all your life, you hear that this is the place to be for someone like you. A place to let loose, have fun, and embrace your true nature, whatever that may be.

2) THE LION'S DEN. And this is not the place to be. This is the enemy's camp and if they catch you...

3) IT'S QUICKER IF YOU RUN. So here's the game: you run, they chase. You might even escape, with a bit of luck... or maybe some help.

4) THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE-OFF. Be inspired and make some cupcakes, attend a cake sale, or try home-baking with your friends. Who says supernatural creatures can't have a sweet tooth?

5) SUMMER = BBQ. Another great British tradition: the moment the sun appears, it's time to get out the barbecue and enjoy some slightly-burnt burgers and hotdogs. With summer fading, what are you waiting for?

6) THE CHEMIST. Even creatures of the night occasionally require a visit to the pharmacy. Bit awkward when you recognise a fellow supernatural being waiting for a prescription though...

7) STUCK ON THE TUBE. The Underground would like to apologise for the delay to this service. It's probably a signal failure. Not a supernatural trap or anything, nope.

8) CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE. Anything goes.

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[Worse for Dodger, sure. Worse for Fagin? Well, that all depends on how this conversation goes. Eames isn't one to rough up a child, not unless he really has to, but throttling an old bastard's business and sending the hounds to his doorstep is so easy it's almost a joke.]

[He pretty much stops listening to Dodger the second he starts talking, and he sighs.]

Uh-huh. So are you gonna tell me what the old git wants now, or is this what I'm doing with my afternoon?

[Dodger gives a shrug, easing his hands into his pockets. There's a moment where it's like he's counting something, and maybe he is. It's hard to be sure with the Dodger, he's always putting on an act that only changes with his audience. He tilts his head, pondering]

Now, the question is if I do tells ya, how long am I gonna be livin' once word gets back to Fagin I peached? Nance ain't going to like it if any of the young'uns are put at risk because Fagin thinks I've been running my mouth on the wrong things, you know that.

[Eames watches Dodger thoughtfully as he speaks, not looking for any kind of a tell, but more because he can sense the magic on this kid. Now he's stopped to actually pay any attention to him, he can see it for what it is. If the kid knows though, he hasn't picked a side yet. He's not tapping into that full reservoir of magic in him, which'll make Eames' life easier at least. Nobody needs those unexpected tricks ruining their day.]

[Though why Fagin hasn't urged him to pick a side-- to pick his side. Now there's a curiosity.]

Well now I know it's for him and not just idle curiosity on your part, so I guess I'll just ask him myself. Suppose I owe him a visit anyway.

[There's an exaggerated bow]

Such a gent.

[Dodger leans back, and scratches at the side of his head under his hat. He had been dodging someone other than Eames, but that is not the thing to admitting to now. He'd been caught and better it Eames than someone he couldn't be dealing with. Casual was the way to play it here and, well, frankly for this guy causal came a bit easier than with others]

Nance ain't been showin' her face as often. Reckon it's that boyfriend, meself. Dunno what she sees in him. Hooking up with a vampire, what is that girl coming to?

[Does... This kid think they're friends or something? That they're gonna chat it up about Nancy? Eames raises an unimpressed eyebrow, because he's really not about to talk about this with some random child in an alleyway.]

It's her life.

[And he turns to walk back the way he came, tipping his head in a gesture for Dodger to follow.] Come on.

[Dodger gives an eyeroll]

Well, if that ain't the most impressive comment I ain't never heard. Amazing view you got on things really.

[But he shrugs his shoulders, looking around carefully, before tilting his hat at an angle and following]

Well I'm not going to gossip about her with some kid in a top hat, am I?

[seriously who even wears a top hat except steampunks and Flava Flav]

Well, I'm near enough her brother, not just 'some kid', so I reckon that cancels most other things out.

[Hey! It's his own personal style. He doesn't even know why, but it feels right.]

Test Drive Meme: August/September 2016

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