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

[sendiintheclown]

“I know, that’s why I don’t want to do that with the lions. I’d feel far too guilty if I had to rile them up that way.” Concern flashed over his face as Duo scalded himself, but he knew it wasn’t the worst thing the other pilot had been through.

“Quatre’s doing well, he’s working hard on learning what he needs to so he can take over the company. You did miss out on drinking with him, though. After we destroyed the gundams, he actually had a glass of wine in remembrance.”

[maxwellsdaemon]

Very much not the worst thing he'd ever been through. Still sucked though. He blew on his finger as he listened to Trowa and then gave a disappointed sigh. "Damn, so you're telling me I missed out on Quat getting wasted? Tell me he's a fun drunk!" He really needed to know if Quatre was the kind of guy to jump on tables and dance and just let loose. That would make his day!

[sendiintheclown]

Trowa had picked up his mug and nearly taken a sip of coffee when Duo made the comment about Quatre being a fun drunk. Thankfully he hadn't, because he was fairly certain the hot liquid would have gone down wrong. "Depends on your definition of 'fun', I suppose. He's certainly less diplomatic when he's drunk, though he waffles between languages when he does. It's quite entertaining to hear him rant about inane things like his sisters' habits with the occasional swear word in whatever language pops into his head."

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo burst out laughing, doubling up as best he could while still sitting down. His coffee was placed safely away as he wrapped his arms around his middle and entertained images of Quatre ranting like that and swearing! Oh gods, but that was the best! He'd only heard the little blonde swear a handful of times and they'd either been comedic gold or in the heat of battle. And you couldn't really laugh at the latter.

"Oh man, that's amazing! I'm sad I missed out on it!" He said once his laughter had calmed. There were tears in the braided pilots eyes and laughter still in his voice, his grin was wide and happy. "I needed that."

[sendiintheclown]

"Oh, you would would have been in pain from laughing. I, of course, was in no way egging him on by mentioning some of Cathy's more annoying habits to see how many of his sisters shared them." Trowa did his best to look as absolutely pure and innocent as Quatre normally did. It was a struggle to keep his lips from twitching at the corners.

[maxwellsdaemon]

"Yeah right!" Duo reached over and poked Trowa's knee. He knew well enough that Trowa would have been in the thick of it, whispering little encouragements and sitting back to watch the fireworks. He was an evil mastermind! And Duo had always loved that he played along with him.

The innocent look wasn't fooling him in the slightest.

"Yeah, shame I missed that. But I'm glad you guys had a blast! Maybe they're be a next time?" Though Duo was doubting it. He suspected they were on the Voidtrecker for the long haul.

[sendiintheclown]

"When we get back home from this, we'll convince him to drink with us. Maybe see if we can get some of the rice wine Wufei says is supposed to be so good." Maybe if they were really lucky, they'd find Yuy and pour some into him as well. "I'll put you in charge of finding Heero, though. You seem to have the best knack for that."

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo had, he thought, been doing a damn fine job of not thinking about Heero. Quatre was a safe topic. Drinking was safe. Heero just made him feel... He shook his head and plastered a smile across his lips, grinning that idiots grin at Trowa. "We'll knock back enough booze to take out one of your lions! Still don't think it'd be enough for the likes of him. Guys got a metabolism like no ones business. The alcohol won't have time to get into his blood stream!" He was guessing. Duo had never seen Heero drunk. Or any of them really. Except for Trowa. They'd shared a few together when holed up in safe houses, but never enough to be actually drunk. It was too much of a risk when at any moment they could have been called on to fight.

[sendiintheclown]

"When we get home, I'm sure we can find enough booze to get him wasted." Internally, Trowa was kicking himself. He shouldn't have mentioned Heero, and he knew it. "Have you made friends with anyone else on this train? I can't say I've seen many people so far but it feels like that's just luck."

[maxwellsdaemon]

If. After speaking to some, Duo was of the mind set that they probably weren't getting off the train unless something pulled them back. And even then, how did they know that they were being sent back or not? It was a mystery he would have liked the answer to, if he'd thought he had any hope of returning with the answers.

"There are a lot of strange people about." Duo grinned, skipping over the part of the conversation he didn't want in favour of the part that amused him. "I've seen talking birds, weird aliens, people who can do actual fucking magic! Tro, this place is insane!"

[sendiintheclown]

Trowa's eyes widened at the things Duo was saying. "Talking birds? And are you sure they're really doing magic and not just highly advanced science?" Okay, the talking bird thing could be chalked up to aliens, it was ignorant and egotistical to think Earth was the only source of sentient life in the entire universe. But magic? He had his doubts.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo shot Trowa a sardonic look. He'd thought the other pilot would have known him better than to believe he would entertain flights of whimsy such as 'magic' without proving it wasn't some slight of hand or trick of the light. Being a pretty good pick-pocket himself, he knew a thing or two about slight of hand. And that had definitely NOT been what he had seen.

"Trowa... No. It's actual magic. I've seen people pull weapons outta thin air and create orbs of light with a word. These people can do actual magic, because they're not from our world. They're from other worlds. Other universes. C'mon, man. You've heard of the multiverse theory, right? This shouldn't be new to you?" He crossed his legs and leaned closer to his friend. "There are some people here who'd think our Gundams were fantastical and outlandish and made up. Humans from 300 years ago wouldn't have believed we'd have had colonies up in space and epic space wars fighting over them. But we lived through it. Is magic any different? It's something we don't have on our world. But on someone elses? Sure, why the hell not?"

[sendiintheclown]

Alright, Duo had a valid point. And that young lady he was rooming with did have hair that glowed. Way, way, way too much hair, but that glowing wasn't something typical.

"Any sufficiently advanced technology would be indistinguishable from magic, Duo. But I will admit I've seen at least one person here with glowing hair, and I can't think of any scientific reason to explain that short of building a Geiger counter. And by the time I could make one, any radiation damage would already be done to me."

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo cast his friend a sardonic look and leaned forward more, his legs crossed and his hands flat on the ground in front of him. "Do you think I'm stupid, Trowa?" He asked, staring into green eyes, searching them for his answer. "Do you really think I'm stupid enough to mistake tech for magic? I'm not some backwards hick who shits his pants when he sees someone flick a lighter. I think you need to get over the fact we're not in Kansas anymore, Toto."

[sendiintheclown]

Hurt briefly flashed in Trowa's eyes before he schooled his expression. He worried that Duo felt insulted by his reactions. "I've never thought you to be stupid, Duo. Yes, I am skeptical, but I'm trying to adapt to this as best I can."