ironwood: (LANTERNS / glowing)
ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_ooc2016-07-06 11:18 pm
Entry tags:

Test Drive Meme | #43


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:

→ 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??

    (Please note: This scenario isn't applicable to becoming game canon if you choose to app your character, as an alien pterosaur attack is a major event.)

  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 uncontrollable urge to polish every paving stone in the Earth Sector? Anything goes!
landsonhisfeet: (Not a friendly face)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
We'll get there Tempete, even if I gotta pick you up and run you over there.

[It might hurt but he doesn't give a shit about that in the slightest. As long as she keeps from going nuclear he's more than alright with some static shock.

Vic does his best to help her through the crowd while he makes sure to keep the umbrella over her, going so far as to knock a couple people over to get them out of the way.

Hopefully they don't have to worry about anyone inside already. Otherwise whoever is in there is about to get evicted.]


Almost there, just keep it together a little longer.
secondskin: (at attention)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-29 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Having him there does a lot to keep her from panic. At the same time though, it makes her worry more that she'll do him harm in some way. She knows he won't care if she does, but Avell would like to avoid hurting the one person she gives a damn about.

It's a relief when the crowd catches on and starts to clear a little, though that is in part because they're nearing both the edge of the busy street and their destination.

She doesn't wait to see if anyone is already in there. The moment she's in range, Avell darts under cover and peels the wet hoodie from herself.]


That was too fucking close.

[There's a few others in there, all seeking to shelter from the rain.]

All of you, keep your distance.

[She's dangerous to be near at the moment.]
Edited (GOT IT) 2016-07-29 02:33 (UTC)
landsonhisfeet: (I was napping you know)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Once she's inside Vic slams the shut behind them. A moment later his own hoodie comes off. The shirt beneath still remains dry, if a slightly damp, and it comes off too as he begins using it as a towel to help her dry faster. The fact they aren't alone never crosses his mind.]

You heard her! Stay the fuck back!

[Vic never even looks at them as he tries his best to dry her off. Occasionally a spark jumps from her to him like a super charged shock of static. He winces but never makes a noise.]

This is the best I can do for now.
secondskin: (a tender moment)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-29 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[She's trying so hard to reign it in, to keep control of the electricity inside her and keep it from harming him or anyone else. Avell knows Vic better than anyone, and is full aware that he's taking damage for helping her.

On the third zap she puts a hand on his and shoots him a reassuring look.]


I can take it from here, I think.

[His shirt is nearly wet through from drying her off, but she's a lot better off than she was. Even if she's still damn, it's not fully wet like she was only moments ago.]

Thank you.

[Those last two words are mouthed to Vic, for him and him alone.]
landsonhisfeet: (Best Terminator impression)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Vic nods and backs off, not because he wants to but because she asked. He still worries for her. Avell is his girl after all. He wants to take care of her.

Instead of saying anything back to her, Vic mouths a few words that look suspiciously like 'elephant shoe' before he turns towards the on lookers.]


The fuck are all of you looking at? Never seen a guy shirtless before?

[And just like that the tenderness shown only to her vanishes and the asshole returns.]
secondskin: (almost worried)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-29 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Adrenaline courses through her like the current beneath her skin, but with those words from him she calms a little more, ignoring the rain and the situation in favour of focusing on him and him alone. Those words, strange as they may be to anyone but them, mean the world to her. He gets the tiniest of smiles before he's talking to the others in the room.]

Do yourselves a favour and do not look. He is perhaps more dangerous than me.

[If only because right here and now he's the aggressive one of the two.]

When you can, leave. For your own good.
landsonhisfeet: (Not a friendly face)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
You heard the lady!

[He whirls his bat once, twice.]

Get gone if you know what's good for you.

[For all he knows his Avell might still be in danger. He wants to check on her, to dote until he knows that she'll be fine. Times like this are the only times he truly worries about her.

Without thinking he puts himself between her and the rest of the crowd.]
secondskin: (i see)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-29 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Leaving Vic to the crowd, Avell goes about drying herself off as best she can. There's little more than she can do with what they've got. Her things are laid out to dry and she sits, forcing herself to stay calm.

A few of the people leave, trusting the weather over the strange man with the bat and the electric woman. Others seem to linger, genuinely worried and curious for what's going on. Eventually, they too depart.]


I'm okay, Vic.

[Still not safe to touch, but she'll be alright.]
landsonhisfeet: (Best Terminator impression)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
[While she dries herself Vic continues to stare people down until each of them leave. Their concern means nothing to him. They don't know her and they don't care, not like he does. These people will just get in the way.

Once all of them leave Vic turns his attention back Avell. He crouches near her, and as much as he wants to touch her, he keeps his hands to himself.]


You need something warm Tempete. I should head back out there. Find you some dry clothes.

[He worries.]
secondskin: (glance)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-29 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
[He's right, but she doesn't want him to go.]

I'll be fine.

[She shoots him a small smile, trying to reassure him that it's all good. If he chooses to go though, she won't stop him. Right now it's just her own want to be near him that has her asking him to stay.]

The rain is set in and it will take time for me to dry anyway.
landsonhisfeet: (Best Terminator impression)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
It's either that or you let me get close. Someone's gotta keep you warm.

[Last thing he wants is for her to get through this only to end up with pneumonia. His greatest concern is her well being.]
secondskin: (almost worried)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-29 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
No.

[She refuses to hurt him more than she already has.]

You are right but... Go find clothes.

[A beat. Avell grumbles.]

The rain is a jerk.
landsonhisfeet: (Not a friendly face)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
You won't even have time to miss me.

[He winks at her. If he could leave her with a kiss he would, but that will have to do.

Vic throws his hoodie back on wet as it is and runs out the door of the warehouse. His first thought is to find a place nearby and just steal some clothes. Then he reconsiders. That's needlessly difficult when he knows he can just buy it. Plus, by now, Vic knows Avell's exact measurements.

He's gone longer than he thought he'd be. The first few shops he found were closed do to rain. When he finally returns it's with a new duffle bag in hand. Vic makes a beeline straight for her. Pulling out a large, fluffy towel, he wraps it around her not caring if he gets shocked.]


This first.

[Then he removes the clothes he got for her. Just a normal shirt and jeans, but at least they're dry. After that comes another hoodie, this one with some kind of flying rainbow cat on it.]

It was all they had left in your size.
secondskin: (i see)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-29 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
[The wait seems to drag out for longer than it actually takes. Avell shuffles about, doing her best to keep warm and dry off without too much drama. When he returns, there's no missing the eagerness on her face.

This place is strange, and being alone when she's this worked up is never fun. But then he's there, with a fluffy towel and warm, dry clothes. She puts the towel to use immediately, drying her hair before peeking out from under the towel to see what else he has.

The hoodie makes her stop. Avell pulls the towel to drape around her shoulders.]


...Were you looking in the kids section?

[There's a grin with the words. Immediately she starts to strip off to change into the dry stuff.]
landsonhisfeet: (Completely innocent)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
[The moment she's got the towel around her Vic beings to relax. Part of him wonders if it's enough, but he's done all he can do. Worrying now is pointless. Really it's her smile that puts him most at ease.]

Hey it fits right? Thought it'd match your colorful personality.

[That she's making jokes is good news in his eyes.]
secondskin: (glance)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-29 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Just having him there is enough. They've been together for so long and he's the one thing that keeps her level headed no matter what. Rain freaks her out, but with him there she can handle it better.

It doesn't take her long to change, and when she pulls on the hoodie, Avell gives him a very deliberate lineface.]


You chose the rainbow cat on purpose, didn't you.

[It's not really a question and really, she's not annoyed. Later on she'll laugh about it properly. She's dry as she's going to get, but the cold weather has gotten to her a little.]
landsonhisfeet: (pic#5303681)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Vic knows her aversion to the rain. It's the reason he was so aggressive about getting her through that crowd. The things he did will probably bite him in the ass later, but now she's safe. That's what matters.

The look she gives him only makes him smile more. Vic stands and wraps his arms around her, partly to help warm her and partly to just hold her finally.]


Would you believe me if I said that's all they had?

[Vic's never been one to lie to her, but playing with her is another story completely.]
secondskin: (tired)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-29 08:16 am (UTC)(link)
Even if it wasn't, you would of picked it anyway.

[She knows him too well. The moment his arms are around her, Avell puts her arms around his waist and hugs him close.]

Be careful.

[Her hair is still a little damp.]
landsonhisfeet: (pic#5303681)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Vic only grins at her.]

Really? You really think I'd do that to you?

[Of course she knows. She spent more time with Vic than anyone in his life. No one knows him better than her.]

Always careful with you.

[Careful not to hurt her. Careful to treat her right. Careful to make sure she's okay. Vic might not seem the type, but when it comes to Avell he's utterly devoted.]
secondskin: (a tender moment)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-29 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
Why not? I would do it to you.

[The chance to put him in a cat sweater? Oh hell yeah, she is all over that.

And he is careful with her, freakishly so. How he acts around her is a little unnerving to some because it's so different to how he treats the rest of the world. Sometimes it pays the be the favorite.]
landsonhisfeet: (pic#5303681)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-29 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Aren't you an evil one. Maybe I'm just such a good boyfriend that never crossed my mind.

[He absolutely isn't. She knows that.

Vic presses his lips to her cheek in a soft kiss. Even with that he feels some tingle from the leftover buildup. It makes his lips go a little numb. He wants to do a whole lot more, but he knows now is not the time. Instead he just holds her a little tighter, adding his warmth to hers.]


How you feeling?
secondskin: (amusement)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-07-30 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
Who says you are my boyfriend?

[There's a grin with the words. They both know he is, no matter what they call it or don't call it, and she wouldn't have it any other way. At the kiss she gives him a wary look. Avell knows it's not the safest thing to do right now.]

I am feeling... less nuclear, thank you for asking.

[By this point she's nearly alright. Cold, but alright. He did a good thing out there today.]
landsonhisfeet: (Completely innocent)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-07-30 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
Then what am I exactly?

[Vic kind of wants to know the answer to that. At times they feel closer than just boyfriend and girlfriend. Those words sometimes feel too...lacking, in what they really are. The word he's looking for never comes to him though, and he's long since caring about having a label.]

Someone's gotta make sure you don't go nova. Might as well be me. Can't let anything happen to my Tempete can I?

[If anything happened to her, heads are going to roll.]
secondskin: (amusement)

[personal profile] secondskin 2016-08-02 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a pause at his question, the first more than the last. He's not the only one that isn't sure anymore. They're definitely something, but as for what she can't quite find a name that fits.

Well, save for one. Avell smirks up at him, smug as ever.]


Mine. You are mine.

[And that's all there is to it.]
landsonhisfeet: (Is that an invitation?)

[personal profile] landsonhisfeet 2016-08-02 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
[If not for the rain and the fact she's still recovering, that answer would have gotten a much bigger reaction out of him. The fact that they're in public never really enters his mind though.

Instead Vic just kisses her. The shock is there and it turns his lips numb, but fuck it. He just doesn't fucking care right now.]


You're god damn right I am.

[No Vic without Avell.]