Test Drive 020

[voidtreckermods]

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!

Crisis On... An Aeroplane

The train has a game carriage and the VR video games are always popular. A good way to relive boredom as well as teaching some good skills.

Crisis on...This game can be played with two to four players. It is essentially a crisis simulator mixed with an escape room. You can chose the scenario (the bridge of a space ship, a camp in a jungle, a high rise building, a sailing ship etc) and you are thrown into the middle of a crisis of some kind. Teamwork and a cool head are important as is using the surroundings wisely.

Here you are the crew of a small aeroplane in desperate trouble and attempting to land, the wind is strong, your engines are straining and the visibility is near zero. Can your crew land safely?

Dressing up

The Voidtreckers have a new mission and the dressing carriage is open for their convenience...

The mission is taking them to a circus and the clothes sure reflect that. Clown costumes, glittery leotards, many feathers and an overabundance of sequins.

There is make up and facepaint provided as well, hopefully there are enough voidtreckers with expertise to make it look convincing.

Clowning Around

Strange happenings have been happening in Kilpi, a monster ridden land and joining a performing troupe is the best bet of protection outside of the small settlements. The voidtreckers are masquerading as one such troupe, in order to help out a small settlement that has seen a spate of killings. Voidtreckers must put on the show of their lives, investigate the killings and bring peace back to the town.

Team One

Setting up the stage for the performance is a good time for building bonds with the towns people. Everyone knows something, no matter how small and they are more likely to gossip with stage hands than talk to the town guard.

Gather information, set up a stage and get ready for the show.

Team Two

The killings always happen in the evening or at night, always when people are alone. So making sure people are not alone is the task of team two. The show is ready, it is big, it is loud and hopefully enough to draw in the whole town.

Eat fire, juggle, walk that tightrope. Music plays, sequins glitter. The show is a distraction and their task is to be the best distraction they can be.

Team Three

Whilst team two are distracting it is team threes chance to catch the killer. The streets are deserted, quiet and stealth is necessary to remain undetected.

Most people are at the show, but not everyone. Are they in danger? Or are they potential suspects.

Comments

Ken Amada | Persona 3 (AU) | OTA

[miseris_socios]

Crisis On... An Aeroplane

Ken's not used to VR, but he's gotten the hang of it quickly. The young boy has never flown a plane, but he's figured out most of the controls already. He starts barking orders to the rest of the team.

"Check the fuel gauge - no, not that, the other one! What's our altitude - we're coming in too fast, pull up!"

It's up to the rest of the team if they want to actually take orders from an eleven year old.



Clowning Around - Team Three

Stalking deserted streets is familiar to Ken - this isn't the Dark Hour, but the quiet is reassuring. He doesn't have a spear with him at the moment, but he does have his Evoker. The rest of the team might be surprised at how silently the kid can move from shadow to shadow, peeking his head around corners when possible and just listening if he can't.

Just don't mess up the stealth.



Thunderstruck [CW: Suicidal imagery]

Ken's no slouch at training. He's found a spear and leaps and ducks around a training dummy. It's annoying that it's not a moving target, but he'll take what he can get. Most of the stabs he's inflicting on it would be plenty lethal on a regular person.

... There's another way he wants to train, though. He pulls a gunlike object out of his pocket and presses it to his head. As he pulls the trigger there's a loud sound of shattering glass. His head jerks to the side as blue fog surrounds him and a strange creature appears in front of him.

"Zionga." The creature spins and a bolt of lightning strikes the dummy, leaving it smoking.

However summoning a Persona is not quiet, so it's possible he was noticed by the sound - or the sight of a preteen with a 'gun' to his head.



Cooking by the Book

Ken doesn't normally handle the cooking - that's Chidori's job most nights - but he knows enough to figure out some basic things. He currently has a pot simmering with some meat he found in the refrigerator and some vegetables. He's thickened the stew a little bit, just so it's not watery, and he's currently climbing the counters in an effort to open the cabinets and find some storage containers.

... He'll clean off where he's stepped once he finds it.

Team 3 ovo

[bodyoftheseus]

V had slipped out during the performance to help team three stalk the streets and find the killer. His scanner was good about picking up things of interest even in the dark, so finding a person would be a little easier even if they didn't have cyberware.

He'd been grouped up with one of the kids. He knew that this kid had some skill and ability, but it was almost comical how he was dodging from shadow to shadow. V trailed behind him, just walking. He kept close to the buildings, sure, but was not acting like some super secret spy.

V caught up to where the kid was currently standing and listening for... Whatever the hell he was listening for. Instead of stopping he just kept walking, moving at a lazy pace.

[miseris_socios]

Ken reached out to grab V and pull him closer, practically hissing as he whispered.

"We're supposed to be sneaking."

[bodyoftheseus]

V was less than impressed with this kid grabbing him and - more like it’s habit than a choice - shrugged the kid’s hand off of him. He spoke in a quiet voice that wasn’t quite a whisper.

“Nothin’ around here to warrant it. No reason to look silly.”

[miseris_socios]

At least he moved.

"... We're supposed to be trying to find a killer." Stay on task. "And if you're out in the open they'll see you."

cookin'

[fightcreamsundae]

Certain circles around the train knew that Cherry was someone who seemed to just about constantly be eating. She didn't eat big meals at set times of day, she just constantly nibbled on things. Walking up and down the train to get snacks from the kitchen was decent exercise, so who could blame her for snacking when bored? It should come to no surprise that she entered the kitchen in search for such tasty treats. She stopped at the sight of someone standing on the counters, rifling through the cabinets.

She speaks out to them as she reached into a cabinet and pulled out a box of saltines and shoved a few crackers into her mouth.

"Hey! What're you looking for? Do you need help? Whatever you made smells good~" She wandered over to the pot and lifted the lid, peeking into the pot.

[miseris_socios]

"Don't lift the lid, you'll make it take longer to cook." Ken finally pulls out some plastic storage containers and closes the cabinet, scrambling down off of the counter to find a sponge so he can clean up.

"I got it now... someone keeps shoving useful stuff to the back of the cabinet and it's really annoying."

[fightcreamsundae]

She'd cracked the lid just enough to peek inside, it's not like she uncovered the pot entirely to take a look. She's done enough cookin' to know that with what she was doing it added virtually nothing. Her tail was moving to signify her curiosity, though her ears fell back a little in a slight irritation at what he said. Satisfied with the contents of the pot, she replaced the lid.

"A peek's not gonna a difference." She moved away from the pot and perched herself so she was sitting atop a counter that was far enough away that she wouldn't be in his way of whatever he was doing unless he decided to be a jerk and make her move. She ate a few more crackers.

"Yeah, I don't like the way stuff's organized around here. I spend more time looking for things than I do actually cooking." Not that she really cooked, given how many people existed. She usually helped with prep more than anything.

[miseris_socios]

It's not like he could tell with his back turned. He does roll his eyes at her sitting on the counter - he only got up on there so he could actually get to things.

"Do you actually cook or just eat everyone else's cooking?"

[fightcreamsundae]

"I can cook - I had to back at home since I lived alone. I'm not like Mr. Kha, though. He could open up a restaurant." A cracker then, after a moment of consideration, another one.

"Here there's too many people in the kitchen so I just do whatever's needed; usually it's chopping up veggies or whatever." She's cheery as she speaks, as if she genuinely enjoyed the work. Her tone shifts to be a little more hushed, like she's telling a secret, but is still excited. "What I'm good at is making candy."

[miseris_socios]

"I don't need help making food. ... Also you shouldn't talk with your mouth full, you're going to get crumbs all over the place." He swats at her tail, though without much force.

"Don't use up all of our stock of sugar just making candy." While he does like candy, he likes being able to make all kinds of things more.

[fightcreamsundae]

Cherry's ears flatten as he swats at her tail. Even if it wasn't with a particularly malicious intent, it was still rude. Her tail flicked with irritation.

"So first of all, you're not my dad, and you're not Mr. Kha, and you're not Willow." Another cracker. "Second, I'll clean up after myself. Third: I wasn't offering to help. If I was I wouldn't be sittin' here eating crackers. Clearly you got this all by yourself." She chewed and swallowed the cracker, then didn't eat another one quite yet.

"I haven't made any candy since getting here. It's a whole process and it's honestly easier to just buy candy with points." .........anothercracker.

Thunderstruck

[controlsthedie]

There is one person who is probably not as concerned about someone putting a tiny adamant rail gun to their head. That person is Thanatos who has seen Zagreus purposely put himself in the path of his own fire to bolster his strength. Does he really understand the reasoning behind it? No. But it happens.

Thanatos stares at the strange creature. What...?

[miseris_socios]

The strange creature disappears after a few moments and Ken looks over at the weird figure.

"... What? Something wrong?" Obviously something's wrong, but most people can't see Persona. ... That hasn't changed here, has it?

[controlsthedie]

Thanatos's golden eyes dart from where the creature was to the child. Even if he doesn't say anything, it's obvious he saw something.

However, he does speak, "Was that summon yours?"

[miseris_socios]

All right, well. It's not unheard of for older people to have the Potential, he just hasn't really seen any that aren't... well. People he's actively working against.

"... Y-yeah, she was." He glances down, and then up. "N-not used to people seeing her."

[controlsthedie]

"Was that supposed to be a secret? I have no reason to tell anyone about her."

He doesn't meddle like Zagreus does. It's not part of his domain. (Not that anything has been so far since he arrived on the train.)

[miseris_socios]

"... There's a whole lot of stuff going on at home... that most people don't know about. I was surprised to know that I could summon her outside the Dark Hour." It's safe enough to tell people about that stuff here, right? "... It's the hour that happens when the clock hits midnight that most people aren't awake for. Only some people can be... people with the potential for Persona or who already have Persona."

Well. And Shadows. But those aren't people.

[controlsthedie]

...

There's no need to meddle when someone just offers all the information like that. Thanatos isn't sure what to make of it. He only gets a long tale when someone is trying to convince him not to collect them. Did he somehow suggest that he is here to deal death?

"Things do not work as you expect on the train."

Cooking by the Book

[mortal_son]

Shinjiro had been a passenger for long enough that the kitchen was a familiar place now, well-tread, for all that he usually attempted to avoid it when other passengers were there.

And, yet. Despite that he had no idea if Ken even remembered ...

Perhaps he was a glutton for punishment.

"Whatcha lookin for?"

[miseris_socios]

He'd seen Shinjiro around in a few places, but avoided the man. Now, though... well. Kitchen wasn't totally enclosed, but it wasn't like he could pretend that he didn't see the other.

"... Storage containers for the stew. I figured that if I put some away then people who don't know how to cook can help themselves."

[mortal_son]

"..."

Shinjiro went in, going straight for the correct cabinet. At least Ken's instincts were correct - apparently the home for these was high above his head, he would've needed to climb up to reach them indeed. He got out several small containers.

"We can portion 'em out, that way it's gonna be easier for someone to just grab 'n go," Shinjiro explained. "More steps involved, th' more likely someone's gonna skip it for a less healthy option."

[miseris_socios]

He just stared at Shinjiro, visibly seething for a moment, before climbing down and grabbing the containers. He pried them open and started spooning some out into the containers.

"I don't see why you care." His tone was flat, and he was so tempted to go for his Evoker... no. Not here. Not now. "It's not like you care about anyone..."

[mortal_son]

It's common knowledge that people appeared to be yanked around from different time periods. So it's hard to say when Ken was from. Did he already attempt to kill him? Did he resent him for saving his life? Or, was he still angry and vengeful, bent on a path of self-destruction?

Either way, his bitter words caused what little expression Shinjiro wore to vanish, his eyes growing shadowed as he turned his face away.

Gruffly, he claimed, "People complainin 'bout shit's annoying. Don't read into it."

[miseris_socios]

"oYou weren't supposed to - ugh." He can agree on that point, at least. "You're right on that point. Since I live in the 'attic' I have to hear Jin's complaining on the computer for like an hour before he passes out."