Test Drive Meme | March 2014

[ironwood]

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!

Comments

[000129]

Yeah, all I remember is water. And some weird people acting like voyeurs. But I got the hell out of that place, and... [Now she's coping with being alive again, perhaps?]

Here I am, on my own. Guess I should be happy reptiles never creeped me out.

[nowthatsfunny]

Turtles are cute, though. Look at him. [Yeah, okay, not much of a maternal instinct but AWWWWW LOOKIT THE CUTE BABY TURTLE!]

Just be careful one of 'em doesn't try to eat your shoes or something. They'll eat just about anything.

Not that you can't just buy another pair. [Which is totally awesome, by the way, the fact that you can.]

I'm Tess, by the way. What's your name, kid?

[000129]

[Wow. Turtles sure were a thing here. Were they in a giant terrarium?]

Pretty slowly though, right? [Here, have a brief... half-chuckle. Jokes. Yeah, they're a thing. Blame Ellie.]

Oh, yeah. The name's Riley. [She gives her a nod, and then just looks down a little, tensing. Aside from Winston,. not a lot of adults took her all that seriously. The academies were a joke. It took her ages for Marlene to treat her like something of an adult, and even then she was cold as hell. The rest of the Fireflies were... not really any better.]

[nowthatsfunny]

[Fortunately, Tess is neither military nor Firefly - that, and over the past few months she's gotten quite a bit of experience dealing with teenage girls, at least enough to know to take them seriously.]

Not bad. Just don't ask any of the locals about turtle soup, that's a good way to get banned from most restaurants around here. They love these guys.