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

[justanitgirl]

[A smart best friend would have been able to follow.]

And yet we just fought evil alternate Earth Nazi Oliver and Kara. I'm pretty sure there's totally a chance that there's a control-Z for chronomatic course correction.

And it's possible, but you said Rip created the Time Burau and fixed all of this. So this would most likely be a similar but potentially unrelated event.

[pocket_sized]

That was something, wasn't it?

It's entirely possible. Maybe someone's sleeping on the job at the time Bureau.

Or it could be a direct result of what happened. Who knows, maybe the normal timeline is going on uninterrupted?

[justanitgirl]

You mean like an alternate timeline created by what happened?

[She hadn't thought of that actually. And what are the real odds that it would be something like that?]

[pocket_sized]

That could be it. We're not going to be able to do anything more than wild speculation until we know more.

So, Paris? I could use a coffee.

Maybe an espresso. [Or two. Felicity stop him.]

[justanitgirl]

Ray, I know what you're like on caffeine.

[You are getting a green tea latte and you're going to like it.]

[pocket_sized]

I kinda need it. Had bit of an adventure earlier.

There's a chance I'm a meta now.

[justanitgirl]

[There's silence on her end for a long time. Ray's a meta? How is that even possible? Of all the weird things she's dealt with here, this is the one that worries her. What if this place is altering them fundamentally?]

What?

[pocket_sized]

I was shrinking independently of the suit, took a while to figure out how to get myself back to normal.

[He's on his way, madam.]

[justanitgirl]

Can you still do it?

[He better be. She wants to make sure he's not suddenly tiny and about to get squished.]

[pocket_sized]

I haven't tried yet.

Figured it would be better to first help whoever I could, then settle down and try to fix my suit where its safe.

[He's getting closer, people speaking french in the background.]

Apparently, Gideon hacked into the Palmer Tech bank account and purchased a few apartment buildings for us. It also seems that Palmer tech is from about three years ago, based on what she told me.

[justanitgirl]

It and Thea both. Wait, does that mean I'm still the president?

[That was not something she was expecting.]

[pocket_sized]

You catch up with her too?

[This seems like the place. He really needs to get Felicity's number so he can ping her phone.

Besides, that's just the foundation of their relationship.

He looks at his phone, about to answer before smiling broadly when he sees her and walks over.]

Hey. Depends. It's 2014, I haven't even seen the building yet, so it may still be the old building we had before buying out Queen Consolidated. [ He knows, tender spot there, but still. ] And the may of that following year is when I kinda... blew myself up.

[justanitgirl]

[The sound of Ray's voice over her shoulder, while surprising, holds a kind of comfort that no one else's voice can. It's like a warm comforter or a comfort food.

She doesn't even ask or say hello before her arms are around him in a tight embrace.]

[pocket_sized]

[Oh hi Felicity. He hugs her back warmly and smiles at her once they break it off.]

On the plus side, we can actually have a conversation without being shot at.

[justanitgirl]

It's been a while, hasn't it?

[That was 100% less than fun. She contemplates just hugging him again. After having been down in the lair and talking to Thea she's still feeling raw.]

[pocket_sized]

About a year. Not since we had that party after the invasion.

[justanitgirl]

We really need to have more of those. You know, without the Nazis or alien invaders.

[pocket_sized]

Yeah, but on the other hand it's kinda fun to save the day once in a while. Really all the time, but that one was rough for you guys.

No, about that coffee. [His eyes shift to the menu. Totally getting a latte. How french is french vanilla anyway?]

[justanitgirl]

She winces. Yeah, seeing an evil Nazi Oliver was not my favorite way to spend a happy wedding-filled weekend.

[That would be ridiculous. Felicity has a mint flavored drink. She's not entirely sure what it is, but it's mint and chocolate. She's been getting the feeling that she'll be needing more before the day is out.]

[pocket_sized]

[Yup, that was just something he'd never expected to have to deal with.]

While there's not much worse than a nazi version of a good friend I'd still be terrified of an evil Overwatch.

[justanitgirl]

[She can't help smirking as she takes a drink of her coffee.]

Do you really think you'd actually see an evil Overwatch?

[It'd be far more likely that you'd be dead of some sort of system malfunction before you saw anything. She may have thought about this scenario, from time to time.]

Besides, that's probably about as likely as seeing an evil ATOM.

[pocket_sized]

[He has his drink, so he sits with her.]

Way to make that thought way more intense than I had anticipated.

However I could also be an malevolent James Bond style evil billionaire too.

[Beat.]

Let's stop before we jinx it.

[justanitgirl]

[She's about to point out that Ray is a golden retriever taken human form when she thinks about Kara. The girl is sweetness and light all rolled into one with a coating and sugar sprinkles.]

If Kara could be an evil Nazi then yeah, there could totally be an evil doppelganger Ray around somewhere.

[She holds up her hands.]

Totally done now.

[pocket_sized]

And he probably has a goatee, which... would look awful.

[Sip.]

How many people have you talked to?

[justanitgirl]

[She does a mental count.]

About five. Three of them weren't the usual group. One of them was a cat meta.

What about you?