Test Drive Meme | March 2014

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TEST DRIVE MEME - TU SHANSHU EDITION!

Itching to try out writing a character? Then rev up your engines, grab your accounts, and slam your way into this meme! Here is a venue for you to try out whatever character there might be tickling your fancy, from fandom to OC, for as few as one and as many as MANY. Seriously, there's no limit.

How do you partake in this fantastic congregation of character testing? Why, by following these simple steps:

1. Comment with the journal of a character you want to test; put their name and canon in the subject line for added sparkles.
2. Tag around with everyone!
3. Profit like you live on a the back of a turtle!
4. Maybe even reserve so you CAN live on the back of a turtle!

But wait, there's more! For the low, low price of $9,999.99, you can even use one of our handy prompts when you tag someone. You could even pick one with a Random Number Generator to help decide which prompt to go with!

1. A Chance Meeting at the Turtle's Head.
   Remember, being here causes a great sense of-- well, shall we say inner peace.
2. Haggling Over Something in the Marketplace!
   Maybe someone else saw the exact same shiny thing you did at the exact same moment! However shall this be resolved? Remember: blood is extremely hard to scrub off of turtleshell!
3. Have Met Before? Because I Could've Sworn I've Seen You In My Dreams.
   Have you wandered into the realm of Dreaming via an archway in Keeliai? Here, everything is shaped to your character's individual mind. Dreams can be shared between characters and will result in a meshing of minds. These dreams can be positive or negative, depending on your character.
4. Dramatic Chase Sequence!
   You're running away from something! It could be anything, from a rampaging kirin to a gaggle of overly enthusiastic children, or even one of the newest editions to Keeliai's menagerie, an incredibly affectionate turtle the size of a minivan! One way or another, you can't stop, and much like a katamari ball, you feel obligated to grab everyone in your path along the way to keep them out of danger! Or perhaps you're more the sort to try and knock them into it as a distraction...?
5. Spring Fling!
   Apparently the kedan take the "starting anew" aspect of spring very seriously and have started showing their appreciation for flowers and lovely weather by kissing everyone they across! Neither age nor gender seem to play a factor (though the children will instead get kisses atop their heads, because they're not that weird) but you might find yourself liplocked with a random stranger just for walking down the street.
6. WILDCARD!
   Go nuts. Suddenly your character is fighting dragons! Good God, they've found the Millennium Falcon drifting in the ocean! Do you really feel the need to polish every paving stone in the Earth Sector? Please note, Wildcard options are also what you can choose to do if you aren't yet comfortable in the Tu Shanshu setting and would prefer a more 'dear-mun' esque experience. Please specify in your post!

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Spider-Man | The Spectacular Spider-Man (animated)

[wallcrawler]

[Guess who's back
back again
Spidey's back
tell a friend

...to bring a first aid kit, because holy hell does he look like he's in bad shape. Like, fought a 500lb bomb and lost kind of bad. Probably why he's sticking to the rooftops for now]

[daughteroftheoriginal]

[May's doing her usual patrol when she spots him, and lands on the rooftop nearby.]

Whoa, what happened to you?

[wallcrawler]

[okay seriously what was the point of a spider sense if anyone NOT currently aiming to kill him could just sneak up on him like this? Wait, quick Pete, think of a good explanation. Like, something better than "I sort of played right into my arch-nemesis' plans"]

Uh, y'know...stuff...

[...try harder than that.

Wait, was this one a girl? He'd met at least two other versions of Spider-Man on his last unexpected turtle cruise, plus a successor, but this was the first person swinging around in spider-themed tights that was, well...not a guy.]

...man, somewhere a shop selling spider-themed onesies is making a killing. Think I could talk to your tailor? Pretty sure mine's seen better days.

[Stalling with crummy jokes until he can figure out how to find out if this is just some girl-version of him or someone new is...probably not the best plan, but the only one that came to mind. But he also wasn't sure what the limitations on alternate universes were. For all he knew, Peter Parker was the gender-bent alternative in the cosmic theme of things.]

[daughteroftheoriginal]

[May? Hasn't picked up on that this is a completely different version of Peter Parker yet. She is not the family detective by any means.]

Funny you say that, there's actually a spider-themed boutique back home. It'd be really handy if it actually carried my size.

[As it is it's a novelty for everyone else instead.]

I think you're right, but we can always try sewing it back up. Not sure they carry the right fabric here.

[wallcrawler]

Wait, seriously? Is J.J. okay?

[Yeah, not long after the initial "wow, awesome!" thought, the health of his favorite employer / obsessively malicious critic was the first thing to come to mind. Because Parker Priorities.]

I mean, one of those ever shows up back home, pretty sure ol' Picklepuss'd have a stroke. Can't imagine any other version of him handling it better.

[He'd let the outfit thing go for now-- asking about other people he was familiar with and trying to spot the differences seemed like as good a way as any to figure out what was going on here. And made a lot more sense than starting up the old "are you me" discussion, which was bound to travel in confusing circles. Kinda like last time, actually.]

[daughteroftheoriginal]

As far as I know. He's giving up his spider-hating ways as far as I'm concerned. Still doesn't like Spider-Man, but he's found a new hero to roast.


[His own grandson, in fact. Mr. Jameson might like her in and out of costume, but poor JJ! Hers, anyway. His grandfather has some issues.]

And seriously.

Are you alright?

[wallcrawler]

"Yeah, that sounds about right. Granted, I'm crushed the Jolly One replaced me so easily, but at least it doesn't sound too different..."

[which is good, since now he had a better idea of what was going on, and had better questions he could ask. Especially now that he was pretty sure this particular Spidey came from further down the timeline, regardless of what universe. His JJ didn't have grandkids yet.]

"I'll be fine, really."

[probably]

"So, weird question time: Are you from one of the universes where I'm dead, or did the snazzy tights passed on by yours truly?"

[daughteroftheoriginal]

[Wait a sec, is this a completely different Peter Parker? Hoo boy. And he knows about the one where he died?

Did everyone find out or were told in the first place except for her?

Right, focus on this first.]

Can I hold off on that question by asking how old you are first and tell you that you seem really calm for suddenly being on the back of a giant turtle?

[Because he seems to be taking it really well.]

[wallcrawler]

"How 'bout I meet you halfway, and avoid blowing what little secret identity this get-up gives me?"

[Which wasn't much, considering Gobby's toys had done a number on his costume. And him, but by his time, that fight happened a little shy of a week ago. He's had time to...well, mostly heal. Enough to know nothing was life threatening, just incredibly painful. And still was. Like the fact some of the burns were still really, really sensitive. You don't just play aerial dodgeball with a few hundred gob-bombs and come away unscathed.

He hadn't even had time to put the suit together when he first came here, and apparently whatever rules this universe played by, he'd have to do it again.]

"I've been here before. Actually, it feels like I was only gone a second, but the last guy I saw swinging around in a Spider suit was a little smaller. And uh...boyish. So. I met one replacement, and at least one other version of me. Maybe two. Looked like the same guy, but he didn't remember being here the last time."

[Also, he was a Peter Parker who wasn't Napoleon-sized. How unfair was that? Pete here stood at a completely unimpressive 5'6", and his alternate-universe counterpart had nearly a foot going for him in the height department. So unfair.]

[daughteroftheoriginal]

[Okay. That would explain it. The first is obviously Miles. And the other- another version of her dad? Maybe whatever was set up to bring them just really liked Spiders.]

Okay, different tact. Would it help if I told you there's no one watching and revised the question to how long has it been since you started wearing webs?

[Please not be younger than her. One is more than enough.

And this? Definitely inherited.

[wallcrawler]

"Probably not. I mean, if shyness was the problem, wouldn't you have ditched yours?"

[Not that he really wanted her to. Figuring out identities was sort of a thing he reserved for the bad guys. And, admittedly, something he was pretty awful at.]

"As for the question, well...about a year, now? Maybe more? I don't know. I wore it while I was here, and I was here for a while, but time moves differently while we're turtle-surfing and I didn't really bother keeping track."

[Other than using a wall calendar he made himself and a home-made sundial, but nobody needed to know he'd been that homesick.]

[daughteroftheoriginal]

[Of course he's still younger than her. Wouldn't it make more sense if they grabbed an older version of Spider-Man who has more experience? Even the one from Kaine's world would be closer to what she's used to- then again, the one that appeared because of the creepy statue was evil and a jerk and Kaine acted like that was normal.

In that case, nevermind, she's more than fine with teenaged versions of Peter Parker. Far lower chance of evil.]

Maybe, but my dad also told me not to talk to strangers.

[She'd be more open about her identity here if it weren't for the fact that there was already a Peter Parker here.]

[wallcrawler]

"And yet, you're talking to a guy you just met who spends his time jumping around on rooftops in brightly-colored tights."

[Granted, so was he...well, sorta, if the whole gendered bit got reversed. But that was pretty much the most normal thing that happened in his life.]

"I get we're supposed to be oddly cryptic when it comes to swapping identities, but I get the feeling one of us is more familiar with the other. And since you are so not Flash Thompson, I'm pretty sure I can rule out 'obsessive fan.' Kinda the only one I've picked up so far."

Have a clone

[unobtainableredemption]

[Kaine spots him a few rooftops away and quickly closes in the distance between them.]

Oh come on, Pa-- [Catches himself.] Spider-Man, really? I thought you learned your lesson the last time.

[He sighs. Looks like he's in for a trip to Bianca's clinic again.]

Great, he can add that to the list of wild cards the multiverse has thrown him :U

[wallcrawler]

"...not...to talk to strangers who run around on rooftops?"

[He has no idea who you are or what's going on, but he's definitely alarmed by what you almost said, sir. Which might explain why he's suddenly adopted a posture that could only be a defensive one, and circles away from the edge of the roof. Just in case this guy was a little less than friendly.]

"Or is that just when one offers you candy? Or am I thinking of a completely different lesson?"

[unobtainableredemption]

[Even before Peter says anything he notices something's off. The web pattern's different, and the lenses in the mask are smaller. Then there's the webbing under the arms that he hasn't seen a Peter Parker use in years. Then the kid opens his mouth and confirms the suspicion that was filling him with dread.

There's two of them.

Kaine rolls his eyes, though it's lost under the full face mask.] There's a clinic nearby. I can take you there.

Did you try to kiss a woodchipper? [Or did Norman Osborn kill you too?]

[wallcrawler]

"No no, my dance partner was just New York's favorite green-tinted psychopath and about a hundred of his pumpkin-headed cronies. Woodchipper's all yours- dangerous machinery's not really my thing."

[End result was probably the same, though. Just with like a 10,000% increase in ill-advised explosions. And way more annoying laughter. Well, presumably, anyway. With the sort of stuff he'd seen the last time he was on this particular turtle cruise, he wasn't willing to rule out sentient woodchippers just yet. Which was sad, really.]

"Clinic's probably not such a good idea, pal. Messes with the whole "secret" identity thing when you have to take off the mask. But hey, if it helps, I'm flattered. Most of the costumed crazies try to kill me, not hook me up with a check-up and a free sucker."

[unobtainableredemption]

[Okay seriously, what is up with child Parker's having to fight that psychopath Osborn? At least his version never had to fight him until college, after he had a few years under his belt.

Not that it did Gwen Stacy any good.] Bianca won't check under your mask. She's apparently used to your kind of idiot where she's from. Unless your costume's a one piece, need I remind you you can just take off your damn shirt?

[...Hang on a second.]

Did you say Osborn had a hundred cronies?! [Did he take over New York first?]

[wallcrawler]

"Well, I didn't really stop to count, but...well, give or take a dozen? Kinda made it a policy to avoid any rooftops with a bunch of heavily armed guys in pumpkin helmets. Made it so I only had to worry about ol' Mean and Green, plus a few airborne henchmen."

[Goblin was, to his credit, an incredibly dedicated evil mastermind. Still a royal jerk though.]

"And I said I'd be fine. I've come back from worse."

[He really hadn't. He was just hoping to sound a little more dangerous than he was, because he still had no idea who he was dealing with. Problem was, Pete was kind of a terrible liar until he learned how to cover up his own unconvincing story with something a little more distracting.

Which uh...really wasn't happening yet.]

[wallcrawler]

"Wait, you know Gobby was Osborn?"

[Great, more timeline headaches. Because he didn't get enough of those before. And now he had to figure out just how this guy knew, anyway. The news, Miles...evil pen pals?]

[unobtainableredemption]

[Rubs at his temple. He was officially getting a headache.] Ugh, not again. I see you're a pain in the ass whatever universe you're in.

[Pulls down his mask. At least compared to the last time he did this to a Peter in this particular costume, his face didn't look like it kissed a woodchipper. Thank you, Anti-Venom formula.]

My face look familiar at all to you, kid?

[wallcrawler]

"...is it supposed to?"

[The wisecracks could be put on hold for a little while, even for Spider-Man. Largely because the last guy that did this went on to boast about how Spidey'd stopped him before, and he really didn't want to interrupt another monologue.

That, and one of the last things he was looking for was "older clone of me"]

[unobtainableredemption]

[Oh for fucks sake.]

Have you looked at any pictures of Richard Parker lately, Peter?

[wallcrawler]

[Well, that earns him a rather abrupt glare, only really noticeable due to a sizable piece of the mask missing over one eye. But it's replaced by something considerably more solemn not long after.]

"...no. I uh...don't really have any."

[...buuuut there's that accusatory glaring again.]

"But now I'd really like to know who you are."

[unobtainableredemption]

[Seriously?]

Okay, how about pictures of Ben when he was younger? Like his marriage picture to Aunt May. Surely the old lady has that somewhere laying around.

[Because he's really not sure how "older, (formerly) deformed, imperfect clone" of you will fly.]