voidtreckerooc | Test Drive 035

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Test Drive 035

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!

Stable Duties

The latest carriage to have been added to the Voidtreckers express is one for large animals. It contains stables downstairs and smaller places for animals upstairs.

Until now the bottom half of the carriage has been mostly empty, with large animals new to the options of creatures voidtreckers can purchase from the shop. But as voidtreckers wake up one morning those going through the carriage will find they each have a creature in them. Large as a warhorse, with six legs, long necks and longer noses. What are they? What do they eat? Why are they here?

No answers are readily available but anyone who gets close will get a nose in their face and then an enthusiastic giant nuzzling them. They are friendly it seems. Very friendly.

Friendly Competition

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..?

Eggageration of Harm

The mission the voidtreckers are sent on seems like a very strange one. The annual spring festival of the kingdom of Fahr is in ruins after a hoard of raiders wearing rabbit masks wreaked destruction, smashing up festival stalls and stealing the intricately carved eggs that had been dedicated to the goddess of spring.

The king of Fahr suspects the raiders come from across the border from the neighbouring kingdom Fehl and has amassed his army to take the eggs back. The king of Fahl denies everything but has been given an ultimatum, if the eggs are not returned the two kingdoms will go to war.

Team One

Investigate what really happened. Are the rabbit masked raiders from the kingdom of Fahl or were they just opportunist criminals? Is war their aim or did they just steal for profit? Try and find out what really happened and, perhaps even more difficult, report the correct findings to the king.

Team Two

Find those eggs! The bunny raiders left clues of course, footprints and trails. Follow them and try and find the eggs before time runs out. The raiders it seems hid most of them, perhaps to return for later, perhaps once they realised they would be caught eventually. Recover the eggs and get them back to the shrines before time runs out.

Team Three

Even though the eggs are the crime the king of Fahr is concentrating on many people had their stalls and livelihoods wrecked. Help them by fixing up the stalls, recovering merchandise and even re-baking their cakes and other spring treats.

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She nodded, shoulders easing a bit, now that they had a plan. She aimed her Keyblade at the nest, waited, and then "Firaga!" she whisper yelled; using waaaaay more actual fire power than they needed. Because what was restraint?

He winces a lot at that. Since that wasn't exactly the plan... But TOO LATE NOW. Instead, he cups his hands around his mouth and starts on his best dragon imitation. Ironically, he does have a decent growl for someone who didn't have final boss form.

The footsteps stutter as the thieves come partly into view and immediately start panicking about their base. Unfortunately, they still haven't dropped any eggs they might happen to be carrying. But they do start arguing with one another about whether they heard any strange sounds.

Worried that their whole plan was about to go down the drain.... she panicked and tried another spell. "Aeroga!" Maybe they'd drop the eggs? Maybe?

So much for not using magic directly on their targets...

Well, the violent spinning around does make it much harder for the thieves to hold onto their eggs. Or anything else they were carrying, as their possessions fly out in all directions, amid their panicked yelps and hollers.

Roxas has stopped his roaring attempts and is mostly gawking at the bizarre sight unfolding in front of them. "I guess that works too..."

"Now... we just get rid of them before they see us so we don't get in trouble?" she asked, panicked. She was freaking out, okay?

"I don't think we need to," Roxas says, gesturing to the now scrambling thieves, as they abandon their leavings and start tripping over themselves to flee.

Their mood is decidedly changed from their initial approach, the conversation marked with snapped shouts about how the eggs aren't worth this and how nobody told them they'd have to deal with a dragon or whatever's out here. It's clear they have no idea that their attackers could possibly be human.

"Should we follow them? I'm not sure this is all the eggs."

Though before they can decide on that, they might have to deal with the loud crackling flames that have completely engulfed the hideaway tree and threaten to spread even further in the forest. Hopefully, the leaves make their escape fast enough for them to break out the Water spells.

She shook her head quickly. "Let's take the eggs they dropped and report back. Maybe they'll just send is for more eggs tomorrow, like being sent to clear Heartless in the same world multiple days..."

He nods quickly at her, readying himself to rush toward the fallen items as soon as the thieves are out of earshot. Thankfully, the group is moving far faster than they were when they first came upon their base. Roxas chances a low uttered "Water" as he points both Keyblades toward the mostly charred to the ground tree. The Waterga magic swirls around him before sailing toward the tree and crashing into it with a tremendous splash that ripples around the tree and nearby area in a surging wave. It's not in time to save the poor crispy tree, but it does at least drown out the fire's attempt to ignite the rest of the area. So partial success??

It almost means they're both now soaking wet. Along with any eggs they were holding or in the process of recovering. Still, it's a slight improvement over possibly being on fire.

Xion looked down at her dripping coat, then back up at Roxas. "We don't have to tell Axel about this part, right?" she asked. At least... not until after they dried. Otherwise Axel would try to use it to argue her out of the coat again. She pushed her hood back, since they were alone now.

He gives a messy shake of his head, flinging bits of water everywhere. "We're definitely not telling Axel about this part." He is not super looking forward to being laughed at for a solid hour. After Axel chewed them out for almost setting the forest on fire. "Besides, we've got the eggs so it should be fine." Mission accomplished??

"How many eggs are we up to anyway?"

She counted and told him, collecting the ones that had been dropped, putting them into her pockets as she did. Then she stopped and winced, glanced back. "Or... did you want to count them?" she asked in a small apologetic voice.

"No, it's fine. You were the one closest to them and the one who did most of the work in getting them." He gives her a small smile. "We probably should stick to smaller spells when we're not fighting monsters though. I don't have any ethers on me and I hadn't had a chance to ask about them before we were sent here."

"We should be fine, since we're not fighting. We have time to recover MP. We can buy eathers from the train, I think. It's like a moogle, but we ride inside it."

Luckily, Roxas actually knows what a train is... Even if he's never really been on one before now. But he's still widening his eyes at that unexpected explanation.

"I don't think the moogle would like us riding inside it... But it's good to know we can buy items here. That Waterga took a lot out of me." Especially since magic has never really been Roxas' forte and more of a utility. He'd much rather just beat the stuffing out of everything with his Keyblades.

He squeezes some water out of the bottom of his jacket. "Maybe we should take the long way back..." That way they can dry off before anyone sees them and starts asking questions...

She nodded emphatically at his suggestion. "Yes, we should. And the train... doesn't seem to mind us riding. I... asked it to bring you back to me and Axel. It said it couldn't but..." Everyone in power lies. So it wasn't a shock to her. Not anymore.

"The train can talk?" He really shouldn't be surprised, coming from a place with talking animals (which he's never had enough ground knowledge to even find weird) and emotive magic carpets. But it's still a bit of a shock.

Not to mention, the weightier part of that statement, which makes him lower his head a bit. "How... long have you both been here?" Because he's pretty sure he saw both of them just the other day.

"It can sometimes. I don't understand why."

She looked at her gloves. "407 days...." she whispered. "I tried to count for you, but I messed up. But Axel figured it out."

"407... How's that even possible?" That's more than a year! Did this train do something to time? He shakes his head at her next comment. "Don't feel bad. It's hard to keep track of that much time without a journal or something." He offers another unsure smile. "Thanks for trying though. I just can't believe we've been separated for that long..." Even longer than the last time the trio was separated!

She nodded. "Axel says I should say that.. I missed you," she said, softly.

Roxas lifts an eyebrow. "Axel said?" He shakes off his confusion in favor of what's more important right now. "Sorry for making you wait..."

"I didn't know what I should say, so he said i should say that since it is true." And well... he's Axel.

"It isn't your fault, Roxas."

"Oh. You don't have to say anything." He rubs at the back of his hair. "It's just nice to know you were thinking of me. I wish you didn't have to wait at all."

"Of course we were thinking of you! Every day!"

"Xion..." There's a soft emotion in his voice, unsure how to even process the tremendous warmth he feels now. Even if he'd rather not put Xion through such longing, it's another stunning reminder of how none of them have to worry about being forgotten ever again. They really have been given a second chance.

"Yes?" she asked, not sure why he had said her name.

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