Test Drive Meme 010

[voidtreckermods]

Welcome to our Test Drive Meme! Here is the place to see how your character might fit the setting, grab some samples and start having fun!

1. Post with your character. I’ve written out some prompts but feel free to make up your own, you have a whole train to play with!

2. Assume they have been around long enough for threads to jump right into the action!

3. Have much fun!

Happy testing!

Greenhouse

The newest carriage is a greenhouse.

The ceiling is a dome shape, a single metal beam runs from one end to another, mounted on this beam are large bright lights.

The aisle of grass runs down the middle, from one door to the next. Stone paths branch off around raised beds of soil. Nothing is growing yet but there are crates in which passengers can find a whole host of seeds and bulbs for various flowers.

Plenty for passengers with green fingers to do! Plant some seeds, tend to those they have planted already. Chase away people who have no idea what they are doing! Remind them they have to take the seeds out of the packet first!

If planting is a new thing then the ICP has some handy gardening tips or they can always ask their fellow Voidtreckers!

Sports Balls

For those who prefer their hobbies much more energetic then the gym's cupboard is full of balls. Balls for every sport they can imagine! The space is long and narrow which means a little bit of adapting but there is plenty of fun to be had. Start a game of football, or basket ball.

Make some new friends and get some friendly rivalry going!

Monkey Madness!

It's a strange mission to be sure but the Voidtreckers have been called to help a huge zoo tackle a problem. Every monkey enclosure has been broken open and the creatures have gotten out and into the city, where they are causing mayhem.

Team One

Though the monkeys don't pose much threat to human life they cause quite a big of damage. Team one is to try and get as many businesses and homes safe as possible. Bring things indoors, reinforce doors and windows. Warn those in the city of the incoming horde!

Team Two

Round up the monkeys! The aim is to do this without harming and luckily they have some capture devices, that can be thrown to spring straps around a creature. Bribing them is also encouraged. The city has prepared vans for the creatures to be lured or taken to. Careful though, these monkeys are cunning and mischievous and clever enough to steal the capture devices and throw them back at the Voidtreckers! Who is catching who?

Team Three

Back in the zoo there is plenty to do. First and foremost the enclosures need fixing and reinforced. Also an investigation is underway to figure out what happened and who is responsible. If DIY or investigating work is not in a passengers skill set then there are still many other animals that need fed and cleaned!

Reward time!

Soon all the monkeys are back in their proper homes and the city put back to rights! As a thank you the zoo is handing out free ice cream and a free pass to enjoy the zoo for the day.

Have fun!

Comments

Duo Maxwell | Gundam Wing

[maxwellsdaemon]

Greenhouse:

He'd been through the greenhouse a number of times, but Duo had yet to actually DO anything more than dart through on the way to somewhere else. This time he took the time to look around and 'smell the flowers', as it were.

He grinned to himself as he leaned over one of the flower beds to do just that. And sneezed. "I thought flowers were supposed to smell good, not attack!" He stepped back and rubbed at his nose as he felt another sneeze tickling the back of his nose.

Sports Ball:

Hoodie hung up. Shirt sleeves rolled up. All he really needed was shorts but beggars couldn't be choosers. Duo had found a basket ball and noted the hoops at each end of the gym. It was a hard one to resist. He bounced the ball from several yards away, eyeing the hoop as he did. He lined up to take his shot, aimed and...

"Yes~!" Duo let out a victory whoop before running to get the ball to return to where he had just been to see if he could do it again. His goal was 10 shots in a row, or as many as he could get until he grew bored.

Monkey Madness!: Team Two.

Duo was sat, cross legged on top of one of the van's they were supposed to be herding the monkeys into, but he was too busy laughing his ass off as he watched one guy get tricked by a monkey, his spring mounted capture device was taken and turned on him. The guy was easily caught by the monkey and ended up rolling around in what Duo assumed must have been high embarrassment. Luckily the guy had a friend who was on hand to help him out of the straps, but that monkey was off and running, very pleased with itself.

The braided teen watched the monkey's progress with a smirk and once it stopped, he made his move.

He jumped down from the van and headed after the monkey.

Sure, it was fun watching the thing get one over on one of his team mates who hadn't been paying close enough attention, but he couldn't let something like that slide. No way! It was time for a little revenge. That monkey wouldn't see him coming!

Reward Time!:

Not really interested in seeing animals in captivity, Duo remained close by where the ice cream was being served. Maybe he couldn't go off and look at the lions and tigers and bears (oh my!) but he could damn well enjoy an ice cream or two!

He sat on a bench, happy as you like, enjoying a double scoop of chocolate and vanilla ice cream cone. After running around on a hot day, it was pure bliss.

[magicurls]

"Oh no! Sounds like allergies." Mami frowns and shakes her head

"I wonder if they have medicine for that in the medical car. But if you want to relax, why don't you try the rock garden? The rocks won't make you sick."

Monkeys!

[bethereprompto]

Prompto was so frustrated! They didn't have monkeys were he was from so he hadn't expected it to be nearly as clever as it turned out to be. He allows himself a momentary tantrum as he flails around in the harness that has basically hog-tied him. "Argh! Those things suck! Get me out of this thing!"

His teammate helps him out, but then spot another monkey before Prompto is completely out. "Hey! Hey come back... dammit." He struggled to get the rest of the way out of the ropes as he watches the guy he was most definitely never partnering with again disappear in the woods.

The original monkey was starting to crawl back toward Prompto while his attention was elsewhere. The rascal hadn't noticed Duo yet but was that a small knife of some kind in its mouth?

Hoopz

[subject_f]

The pretty, slightly spacey girl clapping for Duo has her sleeves rolled up too, but she's not really doing much here other than watching.

Exercise is. Y'know. Exhausting. "Woo! You got this!" Whatever he's... actually trying to do.

bailey morello | oc

[polterguide]

greenhouse
[The greenhouse is soothing, in a way, despite the fact there's not much growth there just yet. There's still something comforting about the dirt and the lights and the collection of seeds and bulbs. Bailey wouldn't consider themself much of a gardener - but they do keep a few plants around their office and a few in their apartment, so they're kind of invested.

They're currently rummaging through the collection of seeds and bulbs, trying to find something colorful but hardy. Care to offer suggestions?]

monkey fun
[Bailey has made themself comfortable with team three, which basically means Bailey is cooing over all the different animals available in this zoo. Sometimes you just gotta take the opportunities that would granted to you, and for a brief period of time baby Bailey wanted to be a zookeeper.

And now it's time to live that alternate future.

Bailey is currently assisting in the feeding of some rather large wild cats that don't seem to quite fit anything they've seen before, but they're absolutely charmed by the way they're tearing apart hunks of meat.]

Awww... [Their voice is soft, and they chuck another piece of meet out for the cats.] You're adorable...

[They turn to look at you, before turning their attention back to the cats.]

Do you think they understand?

rewards!
[Bailey doesn't feel like they've done much to deserve a reward, but they're going to take their free ice cream and enjoy it. They have a spoon, despite the fact they're eating from a cone, and seem content to just sit back and enjoy their ice cream on a bench.

As soon as they see another person they recognize from the train, they're scooting over to make room despite the fact they're not taking up that much space, and patting the space beside them.]

You should relax...

wildcard & ooc note
[Bailey can be found on the train, keeping it chill. Also, Bailey has supernatural empathy and can feel the emotions of others. Just gives me a heads up if you don't want them feeling your character's emotions!]

Team Three! And am okay with emotion-reading!

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Nita was not one of those who had drawn the short straw - aka those in charge of interrogating the workers - which right now just meant making sure the animals that hadn't run were happy and content.

It was hard not to be happy right now herself; the big cats were calm and had no complaints about their zoo life, which was just as well.

From where she stands cleaning a patch of wall, she turns to meet Bailey's gaze before replying, bemused:]

I think so, yeah.

But then, they are cats; whether they respond is up to them...

Rewards - Emotion feeling is okay.

[lostwithinatrace]

((Obligatory Permissions Drop, as Shikeo may have an unwanted effect on Bailey))

[Shikeo hesitates for a moment, staring at the seat, though he keeps himself a handful of paces back. He feels uneasy about it. He's wearing layers-upon-layers of the train-provided clothing, too.]

I don't think it's a good idea for me to sit there, but I'll chill over here. I don't mind.

[He'll recline a bit on a nearby bar, taking a lick of his ice cream. His mood will relax, so long as Bailey doesn't choose to get near him. But if Bailey should choose to approach, he'll bristle.]

mami tomoe | puella magi madoka magica

[magicurls]

greenhouse
It's...strange. Mami had hoped for a miracle, once, but this life was more of a detour. It gives her a lot to think about. She's busy tending to the flowers, watering them one by one and making sure they all get enough light. It's peaceful to watch them grow.

But she has an excess of flowers lately. They were starting to overcrowd the beds! So she has an idea. She plucks a few to make sure the rest receiv enough seun and winds the stems together, creating a lovely crown.

"Come try this on," she asks the next person to pass by, a hint of whimsy in her voice.

kitchens
When it's her team's month for cooking duty (and even when it isn't) she insists on taking part. Her tarts and casseroles are always beautifully decorated...which means it might take her a little longer than usual to bake. Good thing she gets up so early.

Hope you're ready for your morning egg casserole! Mami serves it with a smile...she's even made a smiley face out of the string beans on top.

"Remember, sunny side up."

monkey madness
Mami lifts her palm, the small ring on her finger glowing. In a flash of light she changes to her magical girl uniform, a cutesy yellow western steampunk number.. She shoots ribbons from her hands to swing from lamppost to lamppost, closing in on the monkeys---and with another flick of her hand, a fence of ribbons rises up to stop them.

"Got you now!"

...unfortunately, the monkeys are quickly climbing over the fence. She tries to snag them with ribbons, but they sure are slippery. She's trying to lift the barrier higher, but they're fast. Help?

greenhouse

[allurprincess]

"Okay!"

Some people would, perhaps, say that Sora was too trusting. That for a girl trying to throw herself against an entire corrupt system for her entire highschool career, she obeyed orders with a frankly alarming amount of cheerfulness.

Those people would have strangled her the moment she changed directions and headed over to Mami with the exact aura of a puppy called to heel.

It was a good thing those people are not on the train, and this refined, beautiful girl holding a circlet of flowers is. She ducks down a little, to make the crown transfer easier.

kitchens

[happyends]

Mami on cooking duty is a gift Madoka didn't realise the train needed. Okay, so maybe Madoka technically didn't need yet another person trying to feed her sweets, but.. come on. There can clearly never be enough of those, right?

Especially when it means being welcomed with a breakfast like that when Madoka enters the dining car in the morning. She stares at the casserole with amazement.

"Wah..!" Maybe her reaction is a little too over the top, but Madoka just looks that amazed since she really is. "Mami-san, it's so cute! It even has a smiley face!" She giggles as she looks over at the other girl.

[bornebygrace]

greenhouse
Aaron was someone who had always enjoyed things like gardening, but never really had the chance to do it. To finally have the chance now was quite nice, and it was something he could do to keep his hands busy. The withdrawal had caused a number of annoying nervous ticks to pop up and he was uncomfortable constantly, which caused him to be a bit more irritable than he normally was. He could focus on just putting seeds into the ground and watering them for a while and not be bothered by people - or so he hoped. He's on his knees with his hoodie pushed up to his elbows and carefully pressing his thumb into the soil to make places for whatever seeds he's currently planting. It seems as if he's using a minimal amount of tools and is more focused on just using his hands despite they way they seem to occasionally shake.

He didn't seem to acknowledge that someone who was passing through had stopped. If they stood long enough in silence, he would speak up first without stopping what he was doing: "May I help you?"

mankies - team 3
Aaron decided that he would help with caring for the animals still in their enclosures while the staff and other voidtreckers worked on capturing the naughty monkeys that had been released. He had taken both hats of feeding and cleaning and had found the exercise quite calming. Now he was helping feed some horse-like creatures, smiling a little bit as he petted one's nose as sniffed about him for treats. It caused a rare smile from Aaron as the creature whinnied and nudged him insistently.

"You think this guy can smell the apple in my pocket?"

rewards
He chose to skip the ice cream this time around, opting instead to light a cigarette and wander off to look at some of the animals. He was nursing a headache more than anything as he watched whatever creature he was in front of. As someone approached, he put his cigarette out and pocketed it for later, giving a last exhale and seeming to almost regret letting it go. He looked back to the animals.

"It was an eventful day, wasn't it?"

wildcard - catch him wherever on the train or in the zoo!

Wildcard - Stores! Aka, Chores!

[iamnotgod]

"... Excuse me?"

Came the polite, tinny voice of one robot Aaron's size - not that it was easy to see the source's face just now.

"I believe I do need help. I never expected to encounter these sorts of problems with having a body!"

Because that body had tripped, and was now unfortunately pinned by laundry. He didn't want to risk ripping anything in trying to get up!

Noctis Lucis Caelum| Final Fantasy XV

[sonoflucis]

Greenhouse

Noct wasn't much of a gardener, but walking into the greenhouse and finding that there were no plants yet filled him with an urge to get it underway. He didn't know what he was doing, but he still grabbed a few packets of seeds and a trowel. He found some free dirt and stooped down, suddenly feeling like he was in over his head.

"How deep should I make this hole?" He mumbled. "I should have planned this better..."

Sports ball

Sports were definitely not Noct's thing. He kind of liked football (soccer), but he never really played it much as a kid. He was content to just watch others play instead.His favorite sport wasn't really something he could do on a train, but he wasn't above pouting about it.

"I would kill for a place to fish."

Monkey Madness- Team Two

Noct had started trying to catch monkeys by zipping around and warp striking, but after a close call of almost being caught in his own trap, he decided that wasn't the way to go. What would Ignis do? Stay calm, make a plan.

So here he was, stooped near a bush, holding out a banana.

"Hey. Come here. I've got more bananas."

So it was wasn't the best plan, but it was something, right? Better than running around like a moron and almost getting stuck in a trap, anyway.

Rewards

After an eventful day of running about catching monkeys, the ice cream was amazing. He was sitting on a bench, doing his best to look cool while he was eating. It wasn't working out so great. Ice cream was everywhere. He knew he should have been embarrassed, but after chasing monkeys, he didn't really care.

Wildcard- Feel free to bug him wherever!

rewards

[faithfulsupport]

He'd waited until Noct was sitting down and being relatively still and not chasing monkeys anymore. Coming over with his own ice cream cone, another full cone was held out with plenty of napkins wrapped around the bottom.

"Your antics reminded me of the time my spectacles had been kidnapped by that nefarious black chocobo." That really wasn't funny, but the other man of course had a laugh. That laugh had been quietly returned by Ignis who'd watched the king try to lure a monkey with a banana.

Once the ice cream cone was handed over, the advisor took a seat. He couldn't express how happy he was to see Noctis here with the rest of them, and especially in a much better state than the unconscious one he'd left his sovereign in.

Fandaniel | FFXIV AU

[popotostudies]

Greenhouse

There's a garden.

So of course that's where Fandaniel is, up to his elbows in a hole dug in the dirt, studiously adding what looks awfully like pale blueish potatos into the hole. A little dirt goes in, then another potato. By the dug marks elsewhere, he's been at this a while, and has already planted at least four other sets. It's also apparently tiring work by the damp spots here and there on his Train Issued Hoodie that suggest he's been sweating a bit, but he hasn't actually pulled down the hood to allow for more air circulation or anything.

Honestly having some hooded guy digging enthusiastically around in the dirt isn't even remotely the weirdest thing going on in this train right now. But usually gardens are well lit even with artificial light! Right now though, the lighting seems ... strangely pale and wan, lacking the strength it should have. It's creating deep, dark shadows behind every leaf and twig, every sprout of grass and of course Fandaniel himself.

The plants don't seem to mind.

Not my zoo, not my monkeys

There is a small row of cages alongside one street in the city, each one containing a monkey. The cages seem made of nothing more than wood and vines, a couple studded with flowers and one growing a particularly fat looking apple, so probably were the little simians determined they could eventually chew their way out but right now they ... are busy with a small array of fruity snacks on the inside of those cages.

Oddly enough they don't seem to have any DOORS. It's as if the cages had simply grown, with a monkey already inside.

Maybe that's actually what's going on, given Fandaniel's nearby.

The Ascian's not visibly doing anything besides piling cut fruit on a nice piece of ground meticulously, closely watched by several monkeys. His hood's up - of course it is, even though he still doesn't have his mask - but the faint smile he's wearing is still visible. These creatures were clever but had simple interests, and knew to watch out for the traps the Voidtreckers had been given. Fandaniel had no such device in sight so clearly he's not involved in that!

And then he steps back and walks away from the piled fruit. It doesn't take long for a monkey to get brave enough to approach and work on snagging some delicious sliced goodness, but as soon as it does the ground erupts into a tangle of vines, snaring the hapless creature in rapidly hardening wooden bars. It screams for a few moments, bits of food and less savory things tossed about, but as this doesn't get it free, eventually it settles down to eat the remaining snacks.

"I really hope someone else will be on cleanup detail," he muses aloud. "These little things are terribly messy."

Not my zoo, not my monkeys.

[unfavorableinstigation]

It was easier to not be disturbed by the sense of darkness around Fandaniel when they were all on a world. Probably something about the open space...

Nita's not reacting to that at the moment, however, charm bracelet glinting faintly on her wrist.

"No argument about the messes, but what about the cages? Are you just going to... zip them back out of existence once the keepers are ready?" she asks, making a 'poof' gesture to emphasize 'zip' to better express herself.

"Since I don't think they'll be able to just get the monkeys back out on their own or anything."

Fandaniel's craftwork certainly seemed seamless.

Koharu | Shitsurakuen

[willbeurprincess]

Team Three

She is not skilled with hand tools and investigating seems way more Reiko's sort of thing than her own. Which is how she ends up with the other animals. A bunch of birds. A whole bunch of birds. One might say most of the birds in the aviary. In her hands is a container of bird food and on every arm and her head is a bird, squawking, nudging, pecking, trying to make their way to the food.

"Um--excuse me birds. Um--" She nudges her arms, dislodging precisely one bird who flutters up, then back to roost. "Um! I can't feed you like this, please. Please let me put this down, I have so much more to do."

im... im here...

[allurprincess]

On-board the train, even Sora's hearing can struggle to make out a person's voice from the other end of the carriages. But here, out in the open zoo? Sora looks up from her newest monkey friend that's spent the last five minutes fleecing her for every scrap of food she's got, and squints in a direction. Koharu is having difficulties.

Two minutes later, and she's stepping over and around the fanciest pigeons she's ever seen in her life, trying to get to her friend.

"Excuse me, excuse me, coming through-- Koharu! Are you okay?"

Bryn Pendragon | OC

[draconite]

greenhouse.

[ The greenhouse isn't quite as good as really being outside, but for Bryn who's just about at the end of her rope from being cooped up, it'll have to do. Of course, Bryn has pretty much the opposite of green fingers, so catch her squinting confusedly at the instructions and then brightening. ]

Oh, this seems simple enough!

[ She seems so confident and yet, next time you come across her in the greenhouse, you'll find her upending an entire packet of seeds into a rather shallow and cramped looking trench she's dug in the dirt. Just... a whole packet of seeds right in there. And she looks so proud of herself... ]

sportsball.

[ Are you passing through the gym today for whatever reason? You fool. You absolute walnut. You've made yourself a target. ]

Look out!

[ That's all the warning anyone gets before a ball comes screaming over with the force of something fired from a goddamn cannon. Thankfully for everyone involved, Bryn's aim isn't exactly fantastic (that be the fucked up depth perception) and the ball instead tanks into the wall of the gym where it promptly pops apart with a bang like a gun going off.

... Bryn has the decency to look sheepish, at least. ]

Ah. Perhaps I threw it just a bit too hard...

[ YOU THINK????? ]

zoo reward.

[ With the chaos of the zoo relatively contained, Bryn's taking full advantage of the opportunity to 1) explore and 2) eat some ice cream. She's currently enraptured with the first of these things, because this is a zoo full of regular-ass animals and Bryn, your local weirdo dragon girl, doesn't often see regular-ass animals.

So, as soon as she sees someone from the train passing, Bryn whirls on them all in a fit of excitement and starts jabbing her finger at the nearest enclosure. ]

Just a moment! Have you seen the animals they have in this zoo?! They're incredible, aren't they? Just what in the world is this one?

[ ... What animal she's so enraptured with might vary from encounter to encounter but rest assured they are all Regular-Ass Animals but Bryn is incredibly excited about them. ]

wildcard.

[ obligatory wildcard prompt! if none of the above work for you, feel free to hit me up w/something else. Bryn also has a full impressions and info post here if you would like a better understanding of how very Bryn she is. ]

zoo reward

[tevinteraltus]

[Prim and vain as he is, Dorian is not above getting his hands, or feet, dirty. When he heard there was a place to see animals he'd never experienced before he was more there than, well, no, the library was far more important, but still.

He smiles at her enthusiasm as he passes by. Ah, another person so loved knowledge as much as he did. Marvelous.]

I believe it's some sort of monkey. Surely there's some bit of information nearby?

[And he begins looks around.]

Beriana Ebonword | WoW OC

[riftwarden]

obligatory greenhouse

Though the light makes her squint, Beriana lifts an arm to shade her face and presses on further into the car, taking in the plants with a careful gaze. The faintest of smiles tugs at one side of her mouth. Mostly she's just taking quiet inventory--other things have prevented Beriana from spending a good amount of time here, and she's very clearly making up for lost time. Up to and including taking up a corner of the place for herself. At least it's one of the empty ones...


monkey madness: team one

"You want me to do what?" Beriana asks, incredulous. Her voice is faintly crisp, clipped, and sounds vaguely as if she's shouting from within a well. Her lips twist with disdain as the zookeeper speaks again, and she waves a hand.

"Yes, yes, I heard you, I just wasn't certain I heard you correctly." She steps away from the incredulous personage, feet away. She gestures, eerie yellow-green felfire surrounding her hands, even as a large, ashen-skinned being in armor steps from a portal that pops open behind her.

"You cannot command me!" it snarls at her, and she looks up at him in turn, gimlet-eyed. "I can, I have, and I shall. Now. Help me. Encourage these folk to take shelter while the others hold off the monkeys." Beriana has been made aware the beasts aren't to be slaughtered, and so she demands the felguard do what is, to it, the work of a lesser being.

She does not care.

The riftwarden proceeds to start moving tables and chairs towards the shelter of the building, moving them so that it's far more difficult for monkey hands to get in the rungs and haul the furniture about. She turns to find the demon staring at her again, and looks past it. The people aren't happy to see him, but Ikzilashak clearly hasn't done them any harm.

Physically. Well. "Shall we continue?" she asks the felguard, as he merely glares at her out of feral yellow eyes.

[bornebygrace]

They were splitting off to their teams. Aaron had rolled his cloudy eyes at the strange elf woman who seemed to find this work beneath her - he was ready to move on and go feed some critters. He froze as he heard what sounded like a portal of all things open, and turned to look at what was going on. His eyes widened at first while the felguard stepped through the portal, then it took all of his self control not to hiss at the creature and its commander.

Between the hatred in his eyes and the way his hackles were raised it was obvious that he was on edge and about to jump the creature. "What the fuck do you think you are, conjuring something like that here, huh? What fucking death wish do you have?" His words were spat more than spoken, laced with vitriol as he crossed his arms tightly to hide the fists his pale hands made. He no longer saw only in auras that coded 'good' and 'evil', but the felguard was still as black as the demons of Hell, and Aaron was having none of it.

[stillnewatthis]

Crunch Time

Crunch.

That didn't sound good. And the source of that sound was evident -- a robot had gotten stuck in the door into the carriage.

That was to be expected, really, considering the robot's height, mass, and breadth; a hippotaur omnic with heavy armor around the torso area was not exactly petite, and Orisa's shoulders had only made half the passage forward before jamming to a halt.

"This door is not Orisa-friendly," the omnic said rather plaintively, her eyeshield swiveled to give the lights behind them the impression of two downcast eyes. "A little assistance please?"

More Fun Than a Barrel

"Attention simians! You have escaped your rightful containment and must be returned!"

Orisa was a hell of a sight stomping down the road, taller than cars and competing with them for breadth. Like the military omnic she'd been repurposed from, she scanned the surroundings with more senses than just vision, combat routines all online to track and hunt.

Was that -- yes! A rustle in that tree over there! Orisa spun in place, all four legs moving in a complicated pattern to rotate her swiftly, and up came the massive fusion driver that she had in place of a right arm. Time to deal with this monkey business!

Crunch Time

[maxwellsdaemon]

What the hell has he run into? Duo was, for the most part, minding his own business and meandering his way around when he suddenly found his way blocked.

He stopped and tilted his head, and then his body, trying to peer around what appeared to be a robot in the doorway. "Gotchaself in a pickle there, eh?" He grinned and straightened and began to roll up his sleeves. "Maybe I can help?"

Shikeo | Trace: Perfume

[lostwithinatrace]

((OOC: Shikeo has a power that he can't control, where he releases a constant pheromone. If your character smells him, they will immediately lust after him. Characters contain no memories of the event while under the spell of the smell. This is just what his ability does. If you don't want to smell him, either don't get close, or message me at Tseil and we can find a workaround. Other heavy scents can drown out his scent. Things like cigarettes are handy here. Thank you for understanding.))

[ 1. Greenhouse ]

Shikeo sits in the greenhouse, staring at the ICP as he learns how to properly plant seeds. Though nothing is growing yet, you might smell a sweet fragrance coming from him. He has the clothes provided them just layered onto him, even if the area is warm. He seems to be ignoring the sweat on his brow as he continues to scroll through the information. He has a spade and some seeds nearby.

After reading, he goes ahead and gets started. He digs a hole, opens the seed packet, and....

Dumps all the seeds into the one tiny hole. He covers them up promptly and then pours a solid handful of water onto them before working on the next hole.

He'll look up before long as he's begun running out of seeds. Weird, he thought this would take longer.

"Hey, do you know where I can get more seeds?"

Yea, he's making mistakes. Someone please stop or help him.


[ 2. Monkey Madness - Team Two ]

Monkeys are... Interesting. Mostly in that Shikeo did not expect them to be such a problem. Especially with the poo-flinging part. Or getting hit by quite a bit of it.

At least the poop covers up his smell, so he's safe to be around. That's one less thing to worry about. He feels confident enough to take off his hoodie, at least, tying it around his waist.

He's climbed up a tree, trying to approach a monkey on a limb. He's standing up, inching toward the monkey. None of which is the best of ideas. But this is how he decided he was going to approach it.

The monkey stares back at him, just making ooks and eeks as it watches the human try to maintain his balancing act.

"Come on, little guy. Let's get you back in the cage. I bet it's nice and warm there."

Actually, it's warm enough out here, but who's going to correct him? Certainly not a monkey.

He reaches out, and the monkey finally slips around him. Shikeo never stood a chance at grabbing it. The monkey bonks him as it moves past and Shikeo stumbles, losing his balance.

"Y-Yaaaahhh!!" he falls out of the tree, plummeting to the ground.


[ 3. Rewards ]

With a mission success, Shikeo finds that... He really needs a shower, actually. He's wandering around in his pajamas, as those are the only clean clothes he has after this fiasco. But he does take that free ice cream, moving quickly away from any crowds to avoid anyone getting a heavy dose of his scent.

He finds a nook near the giraffes, hanging over the bar of the fence as he watches them. He's never gotten to go to a zoo before, so he lets out a yelp of surprise as a giraffe reaches its tongue out to grab the ice cream from him. Unfortunately, he grabs it, and Shikeo looks very concerned about it.

"Uhh... Was it supposed to do that? Please don't tell me I poisoned the giraffe. Do I need to turn myself in to the zoo police?"

Monkey Madness

[so_dark_a_road]

Curufin is immensely entertained by this mission. Besides, it's easier than the one in which they were catching velociraptors! Monkeys may be incorrigible and irreverent, but at least they don't have big teeth and evil claws.

He sees Shikeo inching along the tree limb, and goes to stand under the tree, a little bit worried, as the man doesn't look like an acrobat and doesn't seem all that steady up there. Just then, the monkey slides around him, evading and striking him so that he falls out of the tree.

Curufn runs, arms open to catch him. "I've got you!"

[sacrament_of_blood]

Ball games
[Merciless is in paradise. With a grin she's bouncing three kickball balls with her feet, kicking them back into the air before they can land. Then she looks at you and calls out.]

Would you like to play a game?

Monkeys, team two
[After having one too many capture device thrown back at her, Merciless has opted for a far simpler solution.

When you run across her, she's returning while carefully but firmly holding a shrieking monkey. As she walks, the monkey beats at her with its fists and bites her hand, which she ignores. In fact, her monkey-inflicted wounds are slowly healing before your eyes.]

Monkies

[les_magique]

[Samata was scratching a complicated looking pattern into the floor of one of the monkey cages at the zoo when she saw Merciless wander by.

She looked...concerned.]

Does that not hurt?

[wantyoutowantme]

Greenhouse
The scent of earth-filled Matt's nose, snapping him out of his daze. He had been trying so hard to keep from thinking that Matt hadn't been paying attention to where he was wandering. The muddy smell drew him back into the present, away from memories of anger, pain, and blood. Dirt was easier, simpler. A well stock bar would have been better, but a greenhouse on a train was strange enough to distract him.

He ran his hand over the bags of potting soil and sifted through the packages of seeds. They were a standard mix of perennials and vegetables. He paused on a package of pumpkin seeds and smiled. "I guess it's not too early for Halloween."

[dredefulchilde]

"By all accounts it's either February or March, so yes--it's too bloody early for Halloween." There's a very small and very bored-looking child wandering through the new greenhouse, arms crossed over his chest. "But who the hell knows."

Dorian Pavus | Dragon Age

[tevinteraltus]

greenhouse;

Dorian strode down the central path of the hot house car, notebook in hand. He wasn't exactly a green thumb when it came to growing things, but his extensive reading left him with a passing knowledge of hot house growing and cultivation. The potential he saw here was two-fold: they could grow their own food, somehow become slightly less beholden to the people who'd trapped them all here, but they could also grow their own herbs, giving them much better access to healing.

It was also slightly more humid here, and warm. Comfortable. Here, at least, his tootsies weren't freezing all the time. After walking around the elevated growing pads he has a seat along one of the car's walls.

If anyone happens by, he looks up, smiling amicably. He's always in a good mood when learning and research are involved. "Good afternoon. Come to till a bit of soil, have you?"

"library";

It wasn't that Dorian was particularly disappointed in the 'library' he discovered, but he was absolutely and undeniably distraught over their lack of knowledge, and he wasn't shy about voicing his concerns.

"Oh for Maker's sake, is this what passes for knowledge here? Thesis notes and hearsay?" He heaves a sigh and shakes his head before tossing a bundle of bound notes on architecture over his shoulder where it slides across the floor of the train along the center aisle before coming to a stop. "Honestly."

wildcard;

[Dorian can actually be found anywhere on the train. He smells like sandlewood and olive oil, and is a fairly powerful mage for anyone who can sense that sort of thing. Also, if he's not actively engaged in conversation, he's likely found wherever reading.]

What is this, a library for ants??

[popotostudies]

The bundle of architectural notes slide to a stop ... right at the sneaker of Fandaniel. Honestly he hadn't expected to have his general direction assaulted by paperwork today, that sort of thing simply didn't happen regularly for the last few thousand years, and yet..

"I don't think it'll help your concerns," the Ascian says, bemused, "But I believe I saw some genuine fiction in there as well, so be advised it might not actually be ... thesis notes."

The offending paperwork at his shoe is picked up. "It might be meant for entertainment, not education. ... All of it."

What a thought. A library of just things to read for fun, not to gain anything from.

Leviathan | Original

[beastofthedeep]

a. Greenhouse

Leviathan had never planted a single thing in his life, but it didn't mean he didn't have an appreciation for nature. He was content just being in the greenhouse carriage, enjoying the smell of grass and earth. He'd settled himself next to one of the empty stretches of soil, humming a little tune to himself as he unpackaged bulbs and gently planted them.

His sleeves were rolled up so he wouldn't get them dirty, revealing the burn scars that covered his left hand and arm. Indeed, the scars covered most of the left side of his body, visible above his shirt collar where they stopped just shy of his chin. He considered himself lucky that his head hadn't been burned, as well, because things were already difficult enough as it was.

He wasn't letting his scars bother him for the moment, though, as he carefully covered the flower bulbs, patting the dirt down lightly. It felt good to get his hands dirty in a literal sense. It was normal, therapeutic even.

b. Rewards

He hadn't very much enjoyed chasing down monkeys, but now that everything was in order again, he had a chance to relax. And enjoy some ice cream, which he'd never actually had before. Or, if he had, it'd been so long ago that he'd forgotten, which was also a possibility. He'd never been to a zoo before, either, and it was fascinating to see all the different kinds of animals. But..

"It's sad, isn't it?" he said. "Wild animals caged for the entertainment of others? Humans would put everything in a zoo if they could." Not that demons were that much different, but that didn't mean Leviathan approved of it when they did it, either.

Greenhouse

[luckybucky]

Bucky walked in a few minutes later, his bag slung over his shoulder like it always seemed to be. He wandered over to Levi, crouching down next to him. "Flowers or potatoes?" He'd come in, apparently, after the bulbs had been fully concealed. "And more importantly, are you doing another row?"

Alexander (Xander) Woods | OC

[emerald_mirror]

[Greenhouse]

Xander was curled up in a corner of the greenhouse. Likely he wasn't easily spotted; his wings were dark enough to make him fade into the other greenery, especially as he sat in something of a shadowed corner.

Visually, anyway. He kept up a murmured, running patter of conversation. He was talking to no apparent companion--in truth, despite the fact his single tiny Earth elemental was about somewhere? Xander was talking to the plants.

He didn't seem to mind if anyone noticed him--assuming that he even noticed anyone else was there.


[Sports Balls]

His former captors hadn't been very good when it came to 'enrichment exercises'. Oh, once he'd escaped, Xander had seen balls and toys before, but he'd also been deemed a bit old for such childish pursuits, and save for playing with younger children, he'd been content not to argue.

Though now, he can be found flying around the gym and tossing a red rubber dodge ball at the walls, catching it and generally enjoying the hell out of himself in his attempts to play what appears to be a game of catch with himself...


[wildcard?]
(feel free to catch him on a monkey mission, or come at me...)

Greenhouse

[bornebygrace]

Aaron wasn't normally one to stop in the greenhouse - he didn't have a particularly green thumb and he didn't really have the patience to actually plant things and wait for them to grow, but there was something else here that peaked his interest. A soft, warm, golden glow coming from a corner that shouldn't be there, and... A figure that was obscured by... something?

Aaron almost choked when he saw the wing there, dark. He couldn't tell the exact color as he could feel himself tear up at the sight, covering his mouth with one hand as he reached out and so gently let his fingers brush against the feathers. He knew immediately what it was when coupled with the aura he was seeing, and it was painful for him to see, especially with the possibility of who it may be. Dark feathers weren't common, and he knew another with feathers that were dark like these...

[sendiintheclown]

Monkey Madness, Team Two:
Having procured a basket of different fruits, Trowa followed a pair of monkeys to a small copse of trees. They weren’t necessarily afraid of him, but his steady advance did have them behaving a bit aggressively. Taking a seat on the ground, Trowa pulled a folding knife from his pocket and began to slice the fruit, starting with a nice ripe Mango. As he cut around the seed pod, he kept his eyes on the monkeys, his expression neutral the entire time. “I bet you’re a little scared now that you’re out of your cage. Being in a cage is never enjoyable, but there is a sense of safety to it, isn’t there?” Trowa scored the flesh of the Mango halves before inverting them, making the newly cut cubes stand up from the skin. Digging into the bottom of the basket, he gently withdrew a large leaf to lay on the ground. One it was covering the dirt, he put the Mangoes on top and then started on another piece of fruit.

Greenhouse:
The greenhouse car was quiet, but surprisingly well made. Trowa strolled over the grass with a book in his hand, looking for the perfect spot to sit. Up ahead, next to a bush of what looked and smelled like lavender, he sat on the edge of the raised bed and opened his novel. The smell of the flowers behind him was relaxing, and he was almost able to get lost in the story in his hands. It was the quit that stopped him, the absence of any other life forms. Back at Quatre’s gardens, there had always been birds or insects milling around, creating a pleasant white noise. Of course a train would have none of that, but it made the brightly lit carriage feel cold once he’d noticed.

Greenhouse

[maxwellsdaemon]

It was quiet, but that wouldn't last for long!

"Hey, Tro!" Duo, just passing through on his way to the kitchen to grab a drink, he spotted his friend sat reading in a quiet corner of the greenhouse. He'd seen at least one other guy doing the same since he came aboard the Trekker, he wondered if it was some kind of trend? Pushing the thought aside, Duo made his way up to where Trowa sat and crouched down in front of him, grinning widely.

"Trying ta get some peace, huh? Hard to do on a train as crowded as this. I was heading to the kitchen to grab a drink. Want me to bring you anything back?" He offered, not really wanting to disturb his friend but it was only polite to make the offer since he was heading that way anyway.

Steve Rogers | MCU

[captaingrowthspurt]

Greenhouse

Steve is one of those who has no freaking idea how to deal with plants. He has a vague idea that perhaps you water them. Water? Yes? But isn't too much water a bad thing - can't that kill plants?

So you might find him with a watering can posed just over two rows of seeds, with a very doubtful expression on his face.

Sports balls

Now this is something Steve's much more at home with. He hasn't had much of a chance to actually play since he got big, but he's loved sports all his life and now he finally has the coordination to go with it.

So he shoots some hoops, and grins at himself when most of 'em go in even when he gets quite a long way off. Then he gets out a football, and tries kicking that into the hoop - it doesn't go quite so well.

Monkeys

Team Two

Steve is really, really hoping that no one he knows sees him with straps laced tight around him and a monkey asleep on his head.

Reward Time

Zoos. Zoos are good. Especially when there's nothing bouncing off his head. Steve enjoys his ice cream as he leans on the fence just outside the baboon enclosure. Something about the biggest one reminds him of Bucky.

Sports Ball

[hashtagparkerluck]

Peter also hasn't really had a whole lot of time to play sports since becoming Spider-man. He couldn't play before thanks to some pretty severe asthma and even though he could play at school after the bite he opted not to so as to not draw attention to the fact he could suddenly healthy kid stuff. While on the train he's had some time to play he just hasn't because he's been busy with other stuff.

He just watches for a moment as Steve shoots hoops before finally getting the nerve to actually say something. " So uh... how about Captain America vs Spider-man?" Did that sound lame? That probably sounded lame.