Test Drive; December

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Test Drive

Welcome to the test drive for Time Trapped. This is an open forum to test out your characters to see how they would fit into the game and if you might be interested in apping them here. We want you to feel comfortable and, of course, test drive threads can be used as samples on your application to join.

First, a few housekeeping things before we start:

  ∞Apps will be open as of Dec 10th at 12 AM, and will reopen on the first of every month. They will remain open until the 10th of each month before closing.

  ∞Both first and third person prompts are allowed in the test drive. We encourage both. We also encourage making multiple prompt options in your post.

  ∞Finally, you will be allowed to transfer your test drive threads over into the game canon should you apply and be accepted.

  ∞If you have any other questions please feel free to refer to the FAQ or contact the mods directly.

Aside from that, happy test driving.

Instructions:
Post with Character you'd like to test drive using Name and canon in the subject line.
Receive comments.
Profit

Prompts

   1. Acclimating to the environment
While Gideon has a part of the area sectioned off for now based on her calculations of where the time anomalies are going to occur the area is still large and confusing. It’s easy for a person to get lost or overwhelmed in this big mish-mosh of a world. Perhaps you are lost, or maybe you are just settling in.


   2. Reach out and touch someone
Gideon has been kind enough to provide you with a way to communicate. Whether that be a device or a simple SIM card. Why not try it out by sending a public message. Of course, you could also be sending it by accident.


   3. Make peace, not war
While LA has become a hodgepodge of different times it has also become a hodgepodge of different areas as well. Exploring the downtown LA brings you to a section of Greenwich Village in New York. Unfortunately what was once a peaceful protest has grown into a fight between Mogul hordes and peace loving hippies who just want to protest. Local enforcement is, of course, trying to sort out this mess but it seems they might need a bit of outside help.


   4. What's this strange building?
The 'Hall of Justice' stands in a sorry state as nature is trying to overtake it. Vines are crawling up the walls and there is Dimetrodon sunbathing in the courtyard, or what's left of it. Inside, any technology seems to have been destroyed and there is no sign of life. Still, it is a ruin left to be explored and the local archaeological society is willing to pay good money for relics from inside. Be warned that there may still be some rather nasty traps active inside and around the hall. If you happen to be a from the DC world you might see a few familiar faces among the broken statues that once adorned this building.


   5. Let’s dance
The Verdant. A rousing nightclub in 'bad neighborhood' of what was once Starling City circa 2013. There seems to be a wide variety of patrons here tonight, anything from Greek Scholars to some Greasers. What a great place to grab something to drink or maybe cause a little trouble.


   6. Dressing in style
Perhaps you arrived in less than ideal clothing. You may have arrived in no clothing at all. It might just be about time to look through some clothing stores and find what is right for you. Of course, it’s never that easy though. There are pickpockets and thieves all over the streets. You may just become their next victim.

   7. Home for the Holidays
Little old London town is high in festivities right now. It's Christmas and the area surrounding Big Ben is snowy, though it's a bit melty due to the climate in LA. Festive decor and foods for sale circa 1885 in england and emotions are cheery and positive. Take a horse and buggy or attend a christmas party.

Just hope the mongols don't show up. Or Amazons.

   8. Wild Card. Go nuts.

Comments

[orions_shadow]

Bart, that is totally an invitation to play in lion logic. He chuffs and rumbles at him before moving to try and push him over to his level. The stuff about the powers? Cool but not important. He basically interupts Bart halfway through his explaination with is little pounce.

[kid_flash_found]

And that caught him off-guard, so fast as he might be, that still doesn't keep him from being knocked down by a lion.

So he rolls to one side, and up into a wary crouch. "Is that how it is?"

[orions_shadow]

"Oh yeah." He says, grinning madly. "What's the matter Bart? Afraid of alittle kitty like me?"

[kid_flash_found]

"Afraid?" Bart asked, blurring into motion and tugging on Shadow's tail lightly before springing away and back far enough to probably be out of easy leaping distance.

"I'm not afraid of a half-grown lion. They're the laziest animal in the whole kingdom, especially the guys."

[orions_shadow]

Into umbral space he goes, shifting around where there were a few lines of shadow before he gets close to Bart. If he can just get ahold of his shadow he can stop him in his tracks! He leaps out at Bart and tries to get him. "Funny, I always called it energy conservation!"

[kid_flash_found]

Bart spins, shifting to one side to dodge and give him a little shove to help Shadow along that trajectory. He should have thought about the shadows, but if he goes into the brighter areas, that won't help, and darkness doesn't seem helpful, either.

"You know, ambushes work better when you keep silent," he points out, the words blurring a little as he picks up speed, creating afterimages of himself in a dozen spots.

[orions_shadow]

Oh well, that was challenging. Had to admit it that he wasn't exactly going for stealth, since that's usually what he does when he wants to hurt someone. Instead he's playing the boisterous game. "Bart uses Double Team!" Okay he likes Pokemon. His eyes go back to the ground, grying to track Bart by his shadow, which is where he charges at whenever he sees it.

[kid_flash_found]

"Actually, I'm more of a fan of Gust," Bart retorts, whipping up a small windstream to try to send the cat into the air.

[orions_shadow]

In the air he goes, with little control over where he goes, but really, all cats land on their feet. At least any cat who knows what he's doing. He turns his body towards the wall of the tower and grabbed onto the ledge, then he lept off into another shadow. "Shadow sneak!" He shouts when he comes out behind Bart to pounce at him again.

[kid_flash_found]

Bart didn't put enough oomph behind it that he couldn't expect Shadow to land safely, because this was supposed to be fun.

And it's also why he doesn't dodge this time, instead trying for a simple throw to use all that momentum and redirect it.

"Here, kitty, kitty..."

[orions_shadow]

Given his powers he'd be roughed up, but probably okay if they were being serious. As he moves forward he sees Bart moves and tries to snag him, hook his arm in a joint or something so he can try and pin Bart on the rebound.

[kid_flash_found]

Bart tries another trick as he feels the grip, vibrating free and moving again to a safe-ish distance, ready for another pounce, he hopes. From the grin on both their faces, he figures they just needed an excuse to let loose.

Still, he's not going to forget that lions are dangerous predators, and there's a reason Beast Boy rarely uses those shapes. Instincts are tricky things, after all.

[orions_shadow]

Bart is wise to use caution, as not only is he a lion, but he's already mentioned that he's had trouble controlling his powers before. In any case he lands on all fours and feints a charge at him, seeing what he'd do with that. C'mon, let him get you already.

[kid_flash_found]

And at the charge, Bart leaps in a pounce of his own, turning a chase into a wrestling match, not caring that there's no way he'll end up on top. It wasn't about winning, after all.

[orions_shadow]

The two are on the ground now, rolling as Shad pushes his paws against Bart's shoulder to flip him. Once on top he mouths and paws at Bart's hands. Don't worry, no claws, no biting, just goofy lion antics. The noises he's making have got to be the lion version of a laugh.

[kid_flash_found]

Bart is laughing, too, well aware that if Shadow wanted him hurt, there had been plenty of opportunity. He's a little surprised that he hasn't gotten a few minor punctures from kneading paws and the like. Because it's friendly, he doesn't try to put an arm across the throat or try to push him away very hard. letting the kid win.

"I think you got me."

[orions_shadow]

Bart could easily beat him, which meant that's basically it. Him saying uncle. He nips at his sleeve before rolling off and flopping on his side. That was fun, but now he's ready for that tour, at least after being lazy for a few minutes or so. "Yep. But if I could catch your shadow, I could stop you in your tracks, speedster."

[kid_flash_found]

"The problem with catching a speedster is the part where we can go faster than you can see. You'd have to plan to be where I'm going to be," Bart pointed out, and he reaches over again for a slight hair-ruffle. "Something to think about, since not all speedsters are good people."

[orions_shadow]

"Good thing I got you to practice on, bruv." He replies, reaching over to give him a bump with his paw in the shoulder. "That's an understatement. Not all heroes are good people. Not all villains are totally bad either." Lots of grey area. He mulls that over. "Still I prefer not to associate anyone who wears that label like a medal."

[kid_flash_found]

"Totally," Bart said, grinning. "And it's always good to learn how to work with and against other powers. I wonder if there's enough room for some of the pick-up games we used to do on slow weekends. Football just isn't the same without the booby traps."

[orions_shadow]

"Foot ball, Booby Traps?" He chuffs at that and smiles slightly. "When we were kids, back on Port Oakes, we usedta pretend we were badguys and the other team were villains. And it was theatrical too. People had to pretend they were dead if you got beat up enough." Basically they pounded on each other for fun. "Villains always won though."

[kid_flash_found]

"Well, the villains can cheat."

[orions_shadow]

"Course they do, but one thing about Villains you can trust is that they'll do bad things." He says, then glancing down. Well, he already told him a little about what he was, other than he as a little bit more neutral morally speaking. He was trying though.

[kid_flash_found]

"I'm not sure about bad, all the time, but definitely selfish. I've got some people I know who've been considered to be on both sides of the divide," Bart said, shaking his head.

"People are really good at doing things for themselves. Sometimes I think one of the biggest difference between heroes and ordinary people is whether you run towards or away from danger."

[orions_shadow]

"I'm not exactly selfless." Shadow certainly wasn't. Only a few weeks early did he accompany Longlegs on a bank heist to protect his hides from being acquired by Arachnos again. Even when he knew that he was probably lying about it. "As opposed to people causing it? I guesso, yeah. And most people run."