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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_ooc2016-02-10 05:00 pm
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Test Drive Meme | #36


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.

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→ Comment with the journal of a character you want to test; put their name and canon in the subject line for added sparkles.
→ Tag around with everyone!
→ Profit like you live on a the back of a turtle!
→ 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. 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 turtle shell!

  2. Dramatic Chase Sequence!
    You're running away from something! It could be anything, from a rampaging kirin to a gaggle of overly enthusiastic children! 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...?

  3. Where There's A Will, There's A...?
    The Life and Dreaming Planes have been merged, and sometimes what starts out as wishful thinking becomes lured into reality. That slick new motorcycle or pile of kingly treasure you were just daydreaming about? Surprise! It's just appeared in front of you. Though, it may only stay for a short while before it disappears again, so make it count. Hopefully you're not the type to daydream about terrible things befalling people you don't like...

  4. SECRET UNDERCOVER MODE ACTIVATE!
    The three major kedan families all have their own agendas, and you've chosen to entangle yourselves with one (or more!) of them. Are you hoping to shift the balance of power? Gain some favours? Perhaps you're on a mission to bring a criminal to justice, or maybe you just want to get the cream of the crop from the black market. Maybe you haven't been hired by them at all, but are using their name for your own goals... as long as no one discovers the lie!

  5. Wait... you want my what now?!
    The kedan are a curious folk, and the Foreigners are entertainment in conveniently arriving packages, especially when they come along with unique items that the kedan might not have seen before. Maybe it's your cellphone... or maybe it's your knickers! How badly do you want to keep your stuff from some overeager native shapeshifters who want to buy, bribe, or burglarize it right off your person?

  6. Sea prunes, get your sea prunes right here!
    Life in Keeliai can take a little getting used to: the chickens have scales, the cows have feathers, and the fruits come in more colour and pattern combinations than your average tye-dye shirt. Not to mention that meal you just ordered from the food vendor? Has arrived on the plate, and you're pretty sure you just saw it move.

  7. Everybody needs a little darkness...
    The Great Enemy may have been defeated over two years ago, and people are even willing to speak Malicant's name aloud now, but there remains a taint in the city never fully purged. Those who consider Malicant a dark god whose end was unjust are the cultists of Keeliai, and they aren't always so easy to identify as one might think. Sometimes their presence is felt in the growing urge to give into one's darker instincts, especially in such a foreign place...

  8. Illicit substances, anyone?
    Every city has its vices, and Keeliai is no different. Perhaps you actively sought it out, or perhaps an opportunistic dealer saw you as a potential customer needing a free sample, but you're now in possession of a packet of Lucid, an emotion-enhancing drug. Interested in finding out what happens when you crush that colourful crystal and ingest it?

  9. Incoming!
    Tu Vishan's latest landfall stop has brought an unwelcome problem to its residents: enormous, toothy creatures who look more like pterosaurs than most people are comfortable with! With a twenty-foot wingspan, these aren't exactly harmless local wildlife, and they have a nasty habit of swooping down on targets both Foreigner and kedan! How are you going to fend them off, or help someone who might have been injured by the latest dive bombing??

  10. 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? Anything goes!
clonekiller: (Force Lightning)

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[personal profile] clonekiller 2016-02-12 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Life on Tu Vishan was entirely too peaceful, at least...compared with what Starkiller is used to, so when larged, winged beasts started attacking people in the street, he wasted no time in activating his lightsabers to fend them off, the complicated dance of his Dual Shien lightsaber technique being more than a match for the attacking avians. For a while he does fine, until an upsurge of anger causes him to unleash his powerful Force Lightning on a large group of them, stunning the fleeing crowd into angry stares.

Starkiller deactivates and stows his lightsabers, turning to address the crowd.
]

Look...I know I could've hurt someone, but...I didn't have a choice. It was either them or you people, and I won't let innocent blood get spilled, all right?

[Not satisfied with the angry looks he's getting, Starkiller flips on the hood of his cloak, and storms off.]
drinkuntilidie: (Oh so clever)

[personal profile] drinkuntilidie 2016-02-12 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[By the time Kevas arrives it looks like the pinkskin has everything under control, flipping about and slicing things up with his shiny swords. So instead of stepping in Kevas decides to watch. It never hurts to learn a thing or two about your fellow Foreigners. The sudden blast of lightning takes Kevas by surprise though.

Is the pinkskin a shaman? Are there even pinkskin shamans? Until a couple years ago Kevas didn't even know there were troll druids so it's not impossible. Kevas also takes notice of the angry glares as the would be hero storms away.

Out of a some curiosity and a lot of boredom, Kevas slips out of his dark alleyway and silently follows the brooding pinkskin shaman.]


An ungrateful lot ain't dey? Save dere lives and cook dem up a meal at da same time and suddenly ya get da cold shoulder.
clonekiller: (In darkness)

[personal profile] clonekiller 2016-02-13 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Starkiller had been so mired in his own thoughts that he barely registered when the troll fell in step with him. Upon noticing him, Starkiller grunts a bit.]

I don't blame them. People are afraid of power.
drinkuntilidie: (Default)

[personal profile] drinkuntilidie 2016-02-13 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Ya don't huh? Den what ya be broodin' about so hard?

[Kevas can practically see the storm cloud raging over his head.]
clonekiller: (Juno)

[personal profile] clonekiller 2016-02-13 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Where could he even begin? Starkiller's whole life had but a single mote of happiness...that he was completely cut off from.]

There's...someone I was fighting for. The only person that really matters me. She's...not here. I'm not even sure I'd want her to be.

[As of on cue, a memory flash barges in unannounced, as Starkiller sees a young blonde woman in his mind's eye "Will I...ever see you again?" He clutches his head for a few seconds until the memory fades.]

Her name is Juno.
drinkuntilidie: (Oh so clever)

[personal profile] drinkuntilidie 2016-02-13 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kevas shakes his head sadly.]

Oof, ladymon problems, I be knowin' what da be like.

[That Kevas has some honest sympathy for, but when the pinkskin suddenly clutches his skull he makes no move to help. Instead he just observes. This guy might be more interesting than Kevas previously thought.]

Dis place ain't be dat bad though. Sure it be a little weird but what place ain't? At least it be interestin'.
hadthehighground: (Hooded Jedi)

[personal profile] hadthehighground 2016-02-13 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Someone else had witnessed the whole ordeal. Another hooded figure who had blended in with the crowd. But as Starkiller storms off, he'll suddenly find said figure in the middle of his path.]

"You're right, you could have hurt someone. Ironic how someone who clearly uses the Dark Side is so concerned with innocent life."

[A bearded man with blue eyes looks critically at the other from beneath the hood of his cloak. His voice suggesting that he's not convinced.]
clonekiller: (Hooded)

[personal profile] clonekiller 2016-02-13 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
[The voice, combined with the face catch Starkiller by surprise. He can't count how many times he fought PROXY's simulation of Obi-Wan Kenobi. To face the man in the flesh was an entirely different animal.]

"You don't know anything about me, Master Kenobi. I'm not some fallen Jedi you can guilt into repentance. The Dark Side is a means to an end. Nothing more."

[There's conflict in Starkiller, despite the conviction in his voice. "Vader thinks he's turned you, but I can sense your future...and Vader won't always be your master." The vision hits him hard, and Starkiller clutches his head in pain at the forced intrusion.]
hadthehighground: (serious)

[personal profile] hadthehighground 2016-02-14 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Obi-Wan is a bit taken aback by this. The way that this person, whom he's never met, says his name so easily. But that only deters him for a moment.]

The Dark Side is always a means to someone's end. Those who use it only think of themselves. And at what cost?"

[The Jedi Master's brow then furrowed slightly at the man clutches his head. He can sense the conflict.]
clonekiller: (Confused)

[personal profile] clonekiller 2016-02-14 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Starkiller sighs and pinches at the bridge of his nose. He feels like Obi-Wan Kenobi would be his ally, if he knew who Starkiller was, how he had become the man he was now.]

Look, General...you don't have to agree with how I do things, but...you've gotta know we're on the same side. I'm not a Sith, and I'm not fighting for myself. I'm...fighting for someone...something else...

[Another vision, as a young blonde woman confronts him "You're still loyal to Vader! After he branded me a traitor, and tried to kill you...", and a vision of the Rebel Starbird floats through his mind, on a roughspun tapestry on an old wooden hut.]

I know you don't believe me, and I'm not asking you to. Just...I'm not the person you think I am.
hadthehighground: (are you serious?)

[personal profile] hadthehighground 2016-02-14 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
You're right, I don't.

[How could he? After he'd seen what the Sith can do, what the Dark Side can do. He was one of the last Jedi. His friends betrayed and murdered by the very person he had trained from a young boy. The very person who had trained this man, though he didn't know it. Still, Obi-Wan didn't sense any dishonesty from the man.]

Then perhaps you can explain.

[He'll give you a chance. A chance to tell him who exactly you are. Maybe then he could believe him.]
clonekiller: (Victory)

[personal profile] clonekiller 2016-02-14 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Starkiller beckons Obi-Wan to follow him, flipping down his hood so he's more visible.]

I used to be a Sith Apprentice, and my Master was Darth Vader. He...took me as a child. Murdered my father, and hid me away so he could train me to kill Jedi. He told me we were to kill the Emperor someday. He called me "Starkiller".

[A vision of an old man in Jedi robes floats through his mind "I never wanted this for you. I never wanted any of this for you. I'm sorry, son."]

I did as I was ordered. Hunted Jedi so I could get stronger, but Vader betrayed me. Made me gather the Emperor's enemies...he told me I was supposed to distract the Emperor, but all he wanted was to kill them himself.

[A particularly powerful vision flashes through Starkiller's mind, of him seeming to sacrifice himself to save the Rebel senators.]

I...I couldn't let him do it. I...I wanted to save them.

[Starkiller sighs. He's never actually told anyone about that. As conflicted as his thoughts are, his intentions are pure. As deep into the Dark Side as he is, he was a weapon of the Light.]
Edited 2016-02-14 03:38 (UTC)
hadthehighground: (Deep in thought)

[personal profile] hadthehighground 2016-02-14 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Obi-Wan follows and listens, letting the man talk and tell his story. He looks up with alarm at the mention of Dark Vader. An ache in his soul as he's told of the terrible things Anakin had done.

He could sense the sincerity and his hard feelings begin to melt away, replaced with compassion.]


If what you say is true. Then let me help you. If all you've ever known is the Dark Side, I can show you the Light.
clonekiller: (Sideview)

[personal profile] clonekiller 2016-02-14 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[As stressed out as he was, a brief laugh escapes from Starkiller as they walk.]

It's ironic. Vader...assigned an assassin droid as my personal droid, programmed it to kill me at random, using simulations of different people...Jedi...bounty hunters...you name it. One of the very first simulations I fought was you.

[He sighs again, the storm cloud that had been hanging over him was starting to lift.]

I've been...trying to be better. Even had a Jedi as a teacher. I've been nothing but a weapon for so long...I don't know if I can be anything else.
hadthehighground: (looking on)

[personal profile] hadthehighground 2016-02-14 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Obi-Wan was shocked and mildly offended at this revelation. To think that his image would be used to train a Sith apprentice. But then he supposed it was fitting.]

Darth Vader wasn't always so evil. He was my apprentice. I trained and raised him from a small boy. Except he was taught to be a Jedi, not a Sith.

[It was practically the opposite situation to Starkiller's.]

If someone can be consumed by darkness as he was, then I believe you can learn to use the light as well.
clonekiller: (Dual Shien)

[personal profile] clonekiller 2016-02-14 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
I think...Vader was always afraid of you. He'd never admit it, but there was more fear in him than he could ever inflict on anyone else.

[As much as Vader had made Starkiller suffer through his life, there had never been cruelty, only anger, despair, and rage. It gave Starkiller perspective on the man who had raised him.]

I...appreciate your confidence in me. The...Jedi I was training under, General Rahm Kota, he tried, but even Master Kota saw me as a weapon to be used. He wanted me to lead the Rebels, give them something to rally behind.

[Starkiller's feelings on Kota were conflicted. As much as he respected Kota, Kota didn't respect him.]
hadthehighground: (friendly)

[personal profile] hadthehighground 2016-02-14 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
[This gave Obi-Wan pause. He supposed Anakin would have good reason to fear him, but it still hurt his soul. The man who became Darth Vader had been like a brother to him.]

I see. In this place there are no rebels, no empire, no reason to have a weapon. But it is ultimately your choice.

[Only Starkiller could determine his destiny.]
clonekiller: (Isolated)

[personal profile] clonekiller 2016-02-14 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Starkiller detatches his lightsabers from his belt, and looks at them. Fighting and killing was all he knew. Without that, he was nothing.]

I've lived my whole life with a lightsaber in my hand. If I can use it to help people, then that's what I'll do.

[He stows the hilts back on his belt, flexing his fingers.]

But I'll need your help. To turn all of the power in me into something better. Something worthy of my father's name.