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

[shittybirthday]

He steps out of someone's way, pushes past another, and catches up with Tess, now walking beside her. What she tells him, about this 'realm', makes about as much sense as what he'd been told when he was pulled out of the tub of water.

He cuts a sidelong glance at her about the turtle, though. And perhaps the part about the dead walking amongst the living ought not to seem so unreal, given he's walking besides Tess, but--

"I'm s'posed to believe that?"

[nowthatsfunny]

She grabs his arm, tugging him down an alley - deserted. She doesn't want to do this in public - but if grabbing his arm, being physically here isn't enough, then maybe he should see for himself.

She tugs her shirt back, the way she did in Boston, but instead of an ugly bite on her shoulder, there's - nothing. Not even a scar, the skin unblemished, like it never happened.

[shittybirthday]

There's a protest on the tip of his tongue as Tess suddenly grabs his arm - which dies the moment he registers that she's got hold of him, that she's solid, warm, real. And so, he lets her pull him down the alleyway and the moment she turns to him, reaches up to her shirt, yanks the collar away for him to see her neck--

He stares at it, then at her, then back at her neck again. He lifts his hands and goes to reach for her face, to tilt her head to side, examine the her neck - and stops himself just in time. Balling his hands into a fist, he makes himself drop his arms back to his sides as he takes a step backwards, as though it's hit him all over again like a sledgehammer to the chest that she's actually here in front of him. Alive. Breathing.

"Jesus, Tess--"

[nowthatsfunny]

"They can bring in anyone," she says with a frown. "I don't know how. God knows I don't - " Know why they would bring me of all people.

"The point is, I've been here, lookin' after your girls for you so you'd better get it together here, Joel. Because you're gonna need to be strong."