VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerooc2020-11-15 01:15 pm
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Test Drive 018

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

1. Post with your character, including their name and series in the subject. We’ve written out some prompts but feel free to make up your own, you have a whole train to play with!

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

3. Have lots of fun.

Happy testing!

Heated Debate

The spa carriage, the newest addition to the train, boasts sunlamps and loungers, massage tables stocked with fluffy towels and a variety of oils and lotions, an enclosed sauna… Soothing birdsong fills the warm, scented air, and the terminals offer several masseuse courses or a playlist of relaxing music.

In pride of place, a three-tiered heated bath in the centre of the room, each tier able to fit five people comfortably.

‘Comfortably’? Well, it could definitely fit more, but it might get a little awkward, depending on your feelings on personal space. Ditto with the sauna, really. But the important thing is, you got here first.

Didn’t you?

Getting Draughty In Here

The lower floor of this carriage is open and sprawling, with two wide, low tables and plenty of cushions and beanbags. The walls are lined with shelves and wooden chests, both filled with games. Board games, card games, you name it, though train themes feature heavily. On a shelf of its own sits a case of Duel Monsters cards.

The upper floor is split into two. One half has a pile of oversized games - lawn jenga, twister, giant connect4 - and the other, sectioned off with soft rope barriers, hosts a screen, a console, and a variety of video game controllers, including four VR headsets.

Perhaps you’re testing yourself in one of the VR Crisis simulators. Perhaps you’re learning the rules of a competitive card game a little too well, and your friendships are suffering accordingly. Perhaps you’ve convinced someone to play twister with you..?

Shiver Me Timbers

You are aboard the PNV Vexation, a first-rate ship accompanied by several escort vessels currently halfway through a voyage across the Sunsea of Yarra, AKA #59352110. The cargo she carries is of utmost importance, and must reach the Shining Port intact.

The pirates who sail the Sunsea have other plans.

Team One
The Vexation has several sloops in tow - the best of which are the Gemstone Heart, the Fallen Lord and the Duckling. Team One is split across the three sloops, and can use their greater speed to good effect in boarding actions. Your job is simple - sink every unmarked ship that approaches the Vexation. The captains are cooperative and daring, and happy to lend out boarding axes and pistols. The pirates are less happy.
Team Two
Back aboard the Vexation, it seems that either the crew are playing tricks, or something more sinister is going on - whispers of spirits roaming the deck at night, strange screams or whimpers in the hold. Lights off the starboard bow. The day holds no such terrors, and shipboard life is mostly ropes, deckwork and stints on the masts, but as the mission continues, the crew are getting more and more restless… Team Two needs to figure out the source of these strange events, before they incite the crew to mutiny.
Team Three
Unbeknownst to the crew, on the second day of the mission, the precious cargo is loaded onto the fourth and fastest of the Vexation’s escorts, the Sun’s Edge, and sent ahead, while the fleet remains as as a decoy. Team Three are sent aboard the Edge to crew the ship and keep the treasure - something sealed in a large, padded steel pyramid - safe. The pirates don’t notice the deception, but the sea serpents definitely do, and with just one serpent able to wrap its entire length around the Edge, the third day is a harrowing one.
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (you gotta believe)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-30 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good to know some things never changed." Hoo boy.

"Uncle Scrooge, I know you... really enjoy playing these games, but a lot of the people on the train are still getting to know you." What was the gentlest way she could say, "this would be a really awful first impression"?

She rolled her shoulders. "Maybe you could... tone it down, just a teeny tiny bit?"
its_dad_sanzo: (is that what you really think)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-11-30 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you running away?

[ Koumyou is horribly amused, considering all the shit they've gotten up to before now.

And so he just trots after him, one hand poised for more tattoo-poking. ]


I don't think there'll be trouble, no. Besides, I set the fire and broke the sprinkler. If anyone wants to yell at me about it, I'll just ignore them!

[ He really would, too. ]
richestduck: (I did good right?)

[personal profile] richestduck 2020-11-30 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nonsense! Nothing like a bit of healthy competition to build up camaraderie! Now help me find a table!"
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (it won't be long)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-30 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Why, so she could beat you with it to spare everyone? ... No, no, Della, hold back.

"At least there's no one here you can threaten to cut out of the will."
richestduck: (Meh Whatever)

[personal profile] richestduck 2020-11-30 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nonsense, I haven't made that threat in ages."

A brief twinge of bad memories but NOPE NOT GONNA FOCUS ON IT RIGHT NOW.

"Besides, every time I made that threat, I didn't make good on it. Otherwise, Donald would've been cut out ages ago."
subcircuits: (frustrated)

[personal profile] subcircuits 2020-11-30 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
No! [Yes.

He holds his scorched hoodie-and-shirt up in front of his torso like a shield, continuing to back off.]


But-- but we both-- [Ah but Dev, you're not home. He doesn't understand how this place works yet, but he's seen enough to know it's not the way he's used to. The man pauses, and makes a conscious decision to drop it. The ruined clothes droop in his hands as he releases a deep breath.] --You'd know better than I would. All right.
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (i'll be holding you so near)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-30 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
At this, Della did have to pause and nod in agreement. "True... you two always made a surprisingly good team, though. Sometimes I felt like I had to fight you to have him."
its_dad_sanzo: Ibun-era (point)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-11-30 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you ticklish?

[ Just gonna... just gonna... get closer and-- poke! Over the top of Devero's drooping clothes in his hands. ]

Even if anyone here had any authority, I barely even answer to the gods themselves! It could certainly be amusing if they tried.
Edited 2020-11-30 23:40 (UTC)
subcircuits: (don't really like what i'm hearing)

[personal profile] subcircuits 2020-11-30 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess you really don't have much to worry about, do y--

[Dropping the garments from one hands, he snatches to catch Sanzo's hand as the man goes in for another poke. Flustered, and from a world with far fewer social taboos against sex and sexuality, he just blurts it out:] You're very attractive!

[And he's holding Sanzo's hand again. He releases it and backs off, face flushing up red with mortification that it came out this way.]
its_dad_sanzo: Ibun-era (huh?)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-01 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ Koumyou just leaves his hand hovering in the air after it's released, blinking. ]

Ah... what?

[ Give him a second, here. Just one, and then he covers his mouth with his hand. ]

That's so flattering!
10billionpercent: (Huh?)

Game Night

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-12-01 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
He was just passing through as one does, and huh a new passenger sitting and waiting beside a pile of games.

"What are you trying to play?" Senku asked, figuring he'd be curious, after all he'd played Parcheesi before.
richestduck: (I did good right?)

[personal profile] richestduck 2020-12-01 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
"And you'll be pleased to know that Team Uncle has kept its crown back home." He paused. "You know, if we get back home, we should have another game night."
richestduck: (Delighted Smile)

[personal profile] richestduck 2020-12-01 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Anything really!" Scrooge said eagerly. "I love board games and card games!" He glanced at the video games and snorted. "Don't need any of those fancy video graphical games."
subcircuits: (appealing)

[personal profile] subcircuits 2020-12-01 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay. Okay, that's not the worst reaction in the world. Breathe, Devero. He gathers his shirt and hoodie up against his chest and smiles sheepishly.] I'm hope that's not too inappropriate to say to someone of your station?
hotheadwarmheart: (Got it memorized 2)

Game Night

[personal profile] hotheadwarmheart 2020-12-01 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
It just so happened that someone else was also looking to pass the time. "Hey there, Mr. McDuck," Lea said as he approached the racks of various games along the wall. "See anything here that looks good for killing a few minutes between rounds of chores?"
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (we'll just glide starry-eyed)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-12-01 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
"When we do," she corrected, "I'm sure I won't have a say in it. But it would be nice to take down Agent 22, for once."
richestduck: (Smirk)

[personal profile] richestduck 2020-12-01 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Or perhaps you'd like to team up with her next time?" Scrooge asked, raising a brow.
richestduck: (Delighted Smile)

[personal profile] richestduck 2020-12-01 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Depends on what you're interested I suppose," Scrooge said. His tail wagged eagerly. "Honestly, I'm not sure where to start!"

Run, Lee. Run while you can.
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (i'll bend them all out of shape)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-12-01 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Uncle Scrooge, I love you, but being your enemy is terrifying." He never showed her any mercy, not even as a kid.
10billionpercent: (I Sense A Plot)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-12-01 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
"I can play anything you want, you just have to explain the rules to me, unless it's chess or shougi." Senku answered, moving over to take a seat. He'd played a few video games in his time too, but not the kind that would lend well to competition.
richestduck: (Tipping the hat)

[personal profile] richestduck 2020-12-01 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
"As it should be!" Scrooge said with not an ounce of regret. "Besides, it will make victory all the sweeter should you ever manage to dethrone me. As unlikely as that is."

Baiting his niece? Yes. Absolutely yes.
richestduck: (Delighted Smile)

[personal profile] richestduck 2020-12-01 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
You fool!

"Let's see..." He looked through the board games before his eyes lighted on one. "Aha! This one looks promising!"

He pulled out a very neglected box of the one game known to destroy faith and trust among blood kin: Monopoly.
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (face each new sun)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-12-01 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
... Della knew she was being baited. She knew it. She really did.

And yet.

"What's that supposed to mean, old man?"
richestduck: (I got this.)

[personal profile] richestduck 2020-12-01 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm just saying the likelihood of you besting me within the next century or two is exceptionally slim."
10billionpercent: (Avoiding Emotions)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-12-01 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
If only him and his dad had taken the opportunity to truly test their relationship with such a game, alas, it hadn't happened and so Senku would have to win on the fly, that was his plan.

"Are you familiar with the rules already?" He asked. "If not, we can just read them, I'm sure they're in the box somewhere."

He leaned forward, carefully, he couldn't possibly let on that he was a competitive soul just yet.

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