voidtreckerooc | Test Drive Meme 010

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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Oh No.

They manage not to flinch at the way he's suddenly angry, though they do curl in on themself. Right. They should have known not to pry.]

My apologies.

[...They're really curious about this whole smell thing, but they're not about to make an enemy out of him. It's bad enough they seemed to hit a button.]

I won't ask anything more than that...

[...]

Do... [Hhhh they want to make things better...] Do you think they let people ride elephants, here?

[Shikeo lets out a huff and gives a low grumble of:]

Thank you.

[He looks to the elephants again at Bailey's question. He's not immediately better, but he is calming down. He's just taking his time to count backwards from ten.]

I didn't know you could ride elephants. I've never gotten to really see them up close.

[Given to the seclusion with his mother and living otherwise-poor with Timber and Dambi, seeing the world wasn't exactly something on his list.

Another huff and his tension loosens to something more neutral as he turns back to Bailey.]

Want to go ask? I bet since they're doing all this free stuff for us today, they'd be happy to let you. I can go with you, just... y'know. Don't get close to me.

[Well, at least he’s calming down. That’s a relief.]

Well...You can ride just about anything that’s big enough, can’t you?

[They are not an expert on animals and should not be treated as such.

They look down at their quickly melting ice cream, before looking back up at Shikeo.]

I don’t think there’s any harm in asking. And I’ll... I’ll keep my distance, of course.

[For whatever reason it is. They’re so curious - a bad trait of theirs, they’re sure - but space seems to be important to him, so they’ll give him that space.]

Ha... Yea, I suppose so.

[Shikeo finds himself smiling some as he takes a bite of his own ice cream. The sweets and the chance to ride an elephant; Dambi probably would have loved it here. And Timber would have bought extra mouthwash. It's a warm-yet-sad nostalgia.]

Well, let's go, then. But you have to finish your ice cream, first.

[It's said like a playfully chiding parent, noting Bailey's melting ice cream.]

I don't think they'll let you have that on an elephant. It might smell it.

[They wonder what he's thinking about, but... Well. People don't generally like it when you know what they're feeling, and considering how he reacted when Bailey asked him why he was so nervous...

They look down at their ice cream instead, and there's almost but not quite a pout on their face.]

I guess I should...

[It's not like the ice cream is bad or anything! Bailey is just slow.]

I don't think they'd appreciate feeding the elephants ice cream.

[Shikeo can't help but laugh at Bailey's almost-pout. It's almost adorable. They almost seem like Dambi, who's tough to get out of bed and getting to bathe. He can't help but change his tone to match how he would talk to her, now.]

Right, they probably wouldn't. Especially if it gets sick from it.

Come on, you're big, now. And milk's supposed to be good for you, so this is a good sweet. Make sure you finish all of it.

[The almost-pout goes to a full pout, which probably doesn't help Bailey's protests.]

I'm not a kid.

[They do, begrudgingly, start finishing their ice cream.]

...What's your name, anyways? I haven't seen you around...

[It doesn't. If Shikeo could, he'd reach out and pat them right now. But he gives an approving nod and a smile as Bailey eats their ice cream.]

Shikeo. I guess we had different missions. What did you get stuck doing?

[Well, at least he’s happy.]

Bailey. [They tap their spoon against their lips again.] I was mostly helping with taking care of the animals who didn’t escape.

Oh, man, that job sounds easy. I got stuck chasing the monkeys.

[A beat.]

Do you think the animals like singing? If they do, maybe I can trade you jobs next time.

Yeah, it wasn't bad at all.

[They tilt their head.]

I think most things like singing. Maybe singing would've helped with the monkeys, too.

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