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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!

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. Hey, I Just Met You, and This is Crazy...
   First impressions are always the most important, right?
4. 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!

This marks the official start of the monthly test drive meme and, to celebrate, we're giving a new feature a shot. The first comment/thread on this test drive is going to be titled ENABLE ME and it's where you post character accounts/muselists, etc and others (members, passerbys, shoulder demons) can enable you to apply to Tu Shanshu! Come, let us enable you to the turtletastic madness!

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AYA ⟡ Green Lantern: The Animated Series

[looksfine]

3!

[imaginate]

[What's lean and green and possibly fail!stalking Aya? This guy! Well, maybe not the lean and green part. It is hard to miss that symbol. She's probably after his time.

He strolls up. Normally his greeting would be a casual 'Hey, beautiful' but time on the turtle has made him far more cautious. And slightly paranoid.

A small wave so she can see his ring.] Hi.

[looksfine]

[The visual confirmation was enough to confirm the readings her scanners had picked up. This individual possessed Green Lantern energy. A colleague. One worthy of a smile and pleasant approach.]

Greetings, fellow Green Lantern. I see you have been brought here as well.

[imaginate]

[Oh good, this was a Stel-like person, not a strange attempt by the Guardians to fuse Manhunters and Lanterns.

However, it was curious she didn't know him.] Kyle Rayner, Honour Guard. Nice to meet you, Lantern...?

[looksfine]

[Yeah...about that...]

[>.>]

[But, no, for now, Aya is both amicable and friendly. Her intentions motivated by an almost child-like curiosity and wonder at the strange new world around her.]

You may call me Aya.

May I ask what Sector you have been designated to? Your name and rank does not appear to be located within my database.

[imaginate]

Aya? [He frowns.] The Interceptor? [As far as he knows that's still an experimental craft.]

[looksfine]

That is correct.

I see you are familiar with the ship.

[She is not surprised; it was hardly an Oan secret.]

[imaginate]

Yeah, uhm. You're the ship's computer? [Curiosity!]

[looksfine]

I was initially installed as the Navigational Artificial Intelligence Computer, yes.

[Then she decided she wanted to be a real girl GL.]

three as well

[onefouroneseven]

[ unlike other green lanterns who will remain nameless kyle, soranik doesn't bother stalking and instead takes the direct approach. ]

Hello.

[ her uniform probably gives her away as much as the symbol on aya. ]

[looksfine]

[Aya takes no offense to this approach. She is familiar with 'direct' from prolonged exposure to Sergeant Kilowag and his hammer. And, yes, the uniform was instantly recognizable.]

Hello.

I am the Aya program. May I ask your name and designation?

[onefouroneseven]

Doctor Soranik Natu, Green Lantern of Sector 1417.

[ aya - the name seems familiar, but nothing she can place right away. because let's face it, she spends her time healing people and not anywhere where she can pick up word on the newest experimental craft. ]

'Program'?

[looksfine]

[It is an inquiry, and one she willingly answers. There was nothing to hide regarding her nature; Aya knew what she was.]

Correct.

I am an Artificial Intelligence Navigational Computer first created by the Guardians Science Director on Oa. My original purpose was to serve within the main console of the Interceptor.

[onefouroneseven]

One you've clearly outgrown.

[ it's interesting, to be sure - and considering where the guardians' attempts at robotics and a.i.s have led before? well it seems whoever designed her did a damn good job of it. ]

[looksfine]

I still continue to perform my primary function during our missions.

However, you are correct. I have evolved.

[onefouroneseven]

Your creator must be proud. It is a pleasure to meet you, Aya.

[ right she forgot about that bit. ]

[looksfine]

Proud is, perhaps, not an accurate adjective to describe her.

[Just the opposite, in fact.]

It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Doctor Soranik Natu, Green Lantern of Sector 1417.

hay girl hay

[awayfromdread]

[Razer looks like a wet cat. Though he's slightly less damp than he was when he was dragged out of the ocean. He tried to radio the others but with no luck.

So the only thing to do here is watch and wait. And try not to get arrested. Guess which one is going to be the hardest.]

ohai

[looksfine]

[Her scanners detected his presence long before visual confirmation. And she smiled when the latter finally came into play, lightly floating over to him with an expression not dissimilar to relief.]

Razer.

You are here as well?

[Strength in numbers.]

[awayfromdread]

[He smiles slightly in return.]

Yes, for better or worse. Where are we?

[He's assuming her scanners are still working.]

[looksfine]

We are currently located on the back of a large, organic reptile capable of producing strange signature waves I have yet to properly analyze. Though they appear to be harmless.

[Her scanners have a little trouble with magic.]

Beyond that, I am not certain.

[awayfromdread]

A reptile. [He says it flatly. If Aya ever lied, he'd probably suspect she was teasing him. Instead he says it in an "seriously wtf universe" tone.]

Are your other functions working optimally?

[aka "are you okay?"]

[looksfine]

I have no reason to believe otherwise.

Are yours?

[awayfromdread]

I am perfectly fine.

[Just grumpy. Though less grumpy with Aya around.

He starts walking slowly, taking in the scenery.]

Do you remember how we got here?

[Aya never forgot anything unless something external tampered with her databases or she was offline. Whatever her answer is will tell them a lot.]

[looksfine]

[She falls into step with him, taking in the scenery as well while simultaneously accessing her most recent memories in search of answers.]

We were in the Forgotten Zone. It was quiet. [She had been following him, of course] I recall watching you look out a window I had seen before.

Then, there was a fleeting glitch in my systems, and I was reactivated on a beach of some kind. My components were wet.