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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) DEEPER UNDERGROUND. It's easy to get mired in the supernatural in London. There are places where you won't see a single normal human being. Once you've joined a coven or a pack or a nest or any of the other supernatural groups in the city, it's hard to back out.

2) IN THE SHADOWS. What is that in the corner of your eye? In that dark corner over there, was that a flicker of movement? There's definitely something. You should investigate.

3) DON'T PANIC. It's fine! So maybe you accidentally used magic in public or a creature of the night is following you down a dark alley or you can't get those blood stains out of your clothes or you're trying to work up the courage to ask someone out on a date. It'll be fine. You'll be fine.

4) SAMHAIN. (31st October) Known to the public as Halloween and to witches as Samhain, tonight is the night when all manner of supernatural creatures come out to play and the humans will be none the wiser. Of course, if you're a witch, tonight is much more serious business. The veil between the worlds is thin, and magic can easily reach through the cracks.

5) DRINKS ON YOU. (31st October) This Halloween there are a number of vampire raves taking place around London as the Islington Nest gets drunk and high on fae blood. Visitors beware: venture into the wrong place and you may well find yourself on the menu.

6) HOUSE OF HORRORS. Okay, whose stupid idea was it to venture into a haunted house tonight? Even humans are more sensitive to ghostly activity around Halloween, so let's hope the ghosts here are friendly...

7) BONFIRE NIGHT. (5th November) Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Gunpowder, treason and plot. Bonfire Night is a long-standing tradition in the UK, commemorating that time back in 1605 when Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament. (They failed.) Tonight, light a bonfire, set off some fireworks and watch your guy burn. Lovely, isn't it?

8) CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE. Anything goes.

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It's an odd holiday for Nancy- her coven was gone, she hadn't heard from Abby, Kenzi was off to the wind. The three of them that had started it all and how quickly it had all come down around their ears. She still knew some Midnight witches that had managed to escape, and a few well-meaning Daylight witches had invited her to the party. Probably trying to get her to join their coven, win some favor from Sylvia Redbright.

Nancy, dressed in a rather casual black dress, and a pair of booties was already out on the porch when Bluma stepped out. Sitting on the railing, she had a cigarette dangling from her lips, and a flask between her fingers.

"Bulma?" Nancy blinked. "Oh my gosh, you're back! How have you been, love?" She didn't waste a second before wrapping her arms around the other witch in a hug.

Okay so Bulma only just heard about the fall of Circle Midnight a few minutes ago, before the conversation petered off into something genuinely uninteresting, so she hadn't actually expected to see Nancy. She was going to text the other witch later when she settled down, but now will do just fine. She hugs Nancy back tightly, bouncing up and down on her toes.

"OhmyGOD Nancy! What are you doing here? I just got back yesterday, so I'm still technically on China time."

None of this takes her by surprise, and she laughs. "Well, welcome back!" She'd missed so much. She tosses her hair back over her shoulders and lets go.

"How was it? You've got to tell me everything." Nancy doubted she would ever get to China- unless she took Cesare up on his offer, but she wasn't inclined to do so, not when she had Cooper. Not when the two hated each other. Regardless, she wanted to hear about the trip.

Bulma shakes her head, taking the moment to put cigarette to mouth. She lights it with her fingers, not feeling much like digging around in her purse for her lighter. She takes a drag before she responds.

"There's so much, we need to get lunch so I can tell you the whole story. Chinese witches are incredible, but they're so suspicious of foreigners and of technology it took forever to convince them that I wasn't trying to steal their secrets."

Which she sort of was, in a way, but that's besides the point. She takes another drag, blowing out smoke up into the sky.

"I just went on an incredible, fulfilling, year long adventure, but you lost your coven! How did that even happen? What's even going on with you now?"

"I'd love to- come over, maybe? I can make us something good." Plus, Cooper's place was really great. "You'll have to tell me everything over lunch and wine." Or cocktails. Or shots, if that was your deal.

Nancy takes a slow drag of her cigarette. The way Bulma puts it is- well, she clearly had the better end of the stick. But Nancy had never doubted that about the other girl, either. She was very aware of her station in life.

"It's a long story- I really still don't like talking about it, I'm sure you'll understand." Please? "I'm doing much the same as I was last time I saw you. Maybe better, even, all things considered." Things were still hard. But gosh, they were looking up.

"Lunch and wine sounds perfect. And don't worry about ingredients, just tell me what you need and I'll send someone out for the groceries--and the wine of course."

For all the Bulma is arrogant, proud, privileged and entitled, she knows how good she has it. She never had gotten on well with others of her social standing, always more interested in fixing car engines or running off on a wild adventure in the wilderness in search of knowledge. How could she have any friends at all then, if she were anything but aware of where her advantages lay, and where the lacked for others? No, she'd take care of it. She would always take care of it, because she could.

Bulma nods, sucking nicotine through a filterless tobacco straw as she thinks.

"Okay, but when you do feel like talking about it, I would rather hear it from you than anyone else. You can't run away from what happened forever." She smiles then, finally going along with the change of direction after forcing in the last word. "Oh? Still dating whats his name?"

Nancy looks at her with wide, soft eyes. "Oh, wow. Thank you. You don't have to, you know that, right?" There's no use in arguing with Bulma. She knows the girl comes from money, money that Nancy will never have the luxury of knowing. Things are on an upswing, and Cooper's wealthy, but his wealth is not hers.

"You know I will. Thanks, love. I appreciate it, I really do." She ashes the end of her cigarette. She can't runaway, no, but she can avoid it. She's good at avoiding when she needs to be.

Speaking of.

"No- I'm not." Technically. "I'm living with a new boyfriend. His name's Cooper." And he's a vampire and had never raised a hand against her. Just one of her clients.

Test Drive Meme: October/November 2016

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