Test Drive for July 2014 Apps

[highseasmods]

Welcome to your monthly Test Drive for high_seas! Here is where new players can test out their characters' voices, old players can try out new muses, and everyone can help each other get some threads for their applications! Feel free to use one of the prompts below, or come up with something on your own! Comment around, have fun, and remember that any CR formed here does not carry over to the game!

See you during the application round!

♦ So you're new to this world and have just woken up in the Town Square. How do you react? What do you do?

♦ You're lost at sea. Maybe you got separated from your crew. Or perhaps you're on an abandoned island. You need help!

♦ "Pirates off the starboard bow!" It's an enemy ship! Attack!!

♦ You and your crew are hanging out on your ship. Just another day at sea!

♦ "LAND, HO!" Hey look, a new island! How about you go explore it? Tell us what you find!

♦ Arrr, here be buried treasure, but not all that glitters is gold! Will ye be telling your mateys what ye found, or keeping it for yourselves?

Comments

Dr. Henry Ravenshead | Original

[guardian_doctor]

A
[There's a middle-aged man standing in the town square, looking bewildered.]

This is... not what I'd expected. Perhaps this isn't hell after all?

B
[In the ship's galley, the ship's doctor is frowning and sticking his hands into a small fire he's started in a pot on the stove. The sea air is cooler than he would have liked.]

A

[om_nom_namur]

[Don't look now, Doc, there's a shark-type fishman coming your way, grinning toothily.]

Look a li'l lost there, man. What y' lookin' for?

OH HI

[guardian_doctor]

[UH. What is that? ...You're probably a demon. Ok, maybe his first idea was right after all.]

...The fire. I was under the impression there'd be less "quaint town" and more fire.

Peter the Phoenix | Shining Force 2

[peter_the_phnx]

(a) - He's a bit farther in his life at the moment, so he's pretty and bright with lovely red and yellow and blue feathers, seeming chipper and pretty where he's perched. It's not that hes as vain as most birds can be, but that he's catching some sun, because it feels so darn GOOD.

Peter has settled on the head of a ship. He doesn't know what ship. He doesn't know who's ship. It's a ship, that was in a harbor at some island he doesn't know. His tail feathers hang off the side, dangling in the sun and breeze, and he seems to be roosting, happily at the top of a figure head. Eyes closed and perfectly still, he's enjoying the break in freaking out over things and instead enjoying the sunny weather.

I'm sorry, is this your ship?

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(b) - [The mention of freaking out from above? That was earlier. His claws clung to the top of a fountain in the middle of a down that was NOT where he was at last! This didn't look like ANY town it should have. In fact, this looked worse then most towns that he knew!]

[Hanging on to the broken fountain he huffed and puffed up, fluffing his feathers a bit as he glanced around the place.]

You want me to believe that this guy brought me here to find stones?! [he yelped at some woman that was trying to explain it to him. She'd shoved a small journal at him that he hadn't picked up. She then ran away!]

[Peter was all frazzled, losing a few smaller feathers here and there. He's a rather large bird, alsmot human child size, give or take a bit, so it as a lot of color and a lot of feather that was perched on a fountain.]

Please don't run away! Please, I didn't mean to sound ungrateful! It just doesn't make sense! God Volcanon! What did I do to deserve this?! [he called up into the heavens, clearly distraught.] You said I could help Bowie...

B

[guardian_doctor]

[Pardon him, he'll just stare, very wide-eyed, for a few minutes. Birds that size are not at all common where he's from, and Dr. Ravenshead isn't certain how to react. He eventually settles for:] So, you're, ah... caught off-guard by this too?

[peter_the_phnx]

C-caught off guard!?

[He said as he looked back to see who was talking to him, he huffed and hopped off the top of the fountain and landed to the edge of it, standing tall and letting his feathers puff up a bit, then settle down again. For a bird, he looks rather stressed]

You can say that again! We were in the middle of battle no less, and here I am whisked away by some messenger of the gods to some unknown land to find stones!

[He took a long, slow, deep breath through his beak and held it, before letting it out. Siiiigh.] You too?

omg, Peter! Just for that, I'm taking out an old muse from a game I always played alongside SF2

[doubleslash]

((OOC: oh, also B))

[To say Rika was excited to be outside was an understatement. There was so much to do, so much to see! She was sure that Seed allowed her out here for the very reason that the poem told her about. When she was done, she would return to Seed and let it know all about what happened during her task. She wasn't worried at all about waking up here.

It only excited her more when the first being she saw was Peter, a being she'd never even learned about yet. And he talked!]

God Volcanon? I never heard of that god before. [She seems interested to learn about him.] Are you sure this isn't a way to help this 'Bowie'?

A- mistaken identity is a go!

[om_nom_namur]

Damn Marco, y' look like shit. The hell'd y' do t' yer feathers?

[witcraft]

i. [caught in some vines somewhere, a broken hot-air-balloon-like contraption by her side as she sighs deeply and unsuccessfully tries to pull herself out of the wreckage] ...well, this is just great.

ii. [so, you were injured in an enemy attack... and now you're being treated by a 19th-century witch. except she's technologically a few centuries behind even in her own world, so maybe more like 16th-century or something.] Hmm, it's too bad we don't have any eye of newt... let me see the injury, would you?

iii. [the crew has indeed found a new island! ...but since it seems to be largely mountainous terrain, sieglinde is just going to fidget in her wheelchair and frown at her bound feet] Oh... I suppose I'll just be staying here, then.

iii

[guardian_doctor]

Hm. [Ravenshead eyes the terrain critically, before giving a small sigh and shaking his head.]

Is there anything you want me to keep an eye out for--ingredients, or such? I'd offer to direct the chair, but I can't say how long I'd be able to hold out before I let you roll off the path. Given how steep some of those drops look, that would probably end quite poorly for all involved.

1

[alwaysgrumpy]

What the hell is this, now?

[All he wanted was to get to the market and buy some fresh fried turkey. Now here he is, getting involved in someone else's problems. Not like the natives would help out, right?]

...Need a little help, kid?

[Says the guy barely past 15.]

iii

[wantsarobotgarden]

[Finnian seemed a little happier at being back on land. While being at sea was nice and all, land was just something different and fun, but before he could start heading off, he couldn't help but notice the other frowning.]

Is something wrong? Do you need help?

[solokun]

[Hell yeah, new island! Kirito can't wait to check it out. Maybe there will be a dungeon to explore or something like that. Sure, it's not a game or anything, but these islands usually have some sort of deep, dark place full of treasure or interesting things to fight.

So he's stretching near Sieglinde's chair, twisting his torso this way and that, bending over, basically getting nice and limber. He pulls his swords out of the sheaths on his back and checks them real quickly before replacing them, and then he goes back to stretching.

It's when he's pulling one arm across his chest does Sieglinde say this, and his dark eyes flit over to her for a second before he glances off and up to the side.]

Well, that's boring then.

I. Here- have a Ciel that is before that arc

[no_souls_here]

The island looked uninhabited, save for the local fauna. That probably meant it was hiding some kind of unholy creature within it's depths just waiting to consume whoever dared to step foot on the landscape. At least Ciel had run into enough trouble on these islands already to be expecting such a scenario.

"Tch- what a waste of valuable time.." He scoffed, turning to head back in the direction of his ship when a strange sound caught his attention. Not too far from here- something was stirring in the underbrush.. and making the most awful racket. Holding up his journal he left a message with the crew before going to investigate. This way if he was detained they'd know to come and collect him.

He slowly made his way around the obstacles blocking his view. Twinkling in the glittering sunlight was......................... honestly, something Ciel couldn't identify. Near the thing was a little girl?

"Pardon me," He started with just to alert her to his presence. ".... but.... just what are you doing?" It looked a little ridiculous.... okay.. it looked very ridiculous. Was she an island resident or a refugee like them? There should be time enough to ask, from the look of things.

III

[tombuoyant]

[Being a Treasure Hunter, it was only natural that Rainier was going to be heading on the island. If there was even the slightest chance of grabbing something rare and exotic, she'd take the necessary risks and head over there even if it meant going alone. It's been a long time since her last expedition, though, so it should come to no surprise that she's very excited to be going on this one.

Though not excited enough to miss the witch's words. She may be a demon, but it's not like she's heartless. And loyalty is one of her better traits. After a moment's hesitation, the sea angel floated over to Sieglinde].

I'm sure we could find some way to bring you along.

Ruby Rose | RWBY

[normal_knees]

A: Just arriving

[There's a young teenage girl in a black dress and a red hooded cape running around town, yelling.]

Yang! Blake! Weiss! Come on guys, where are you!? I don't want to be here by myself...

[She's not exactly watching where she's going, so chances of her running into someone, literally are very high.]

B: battle with the Navy

[My, that's a big scythe this girl is swinging at the Navy sailors who have managed to board the ship. Just a little while before that scythe was a gun, but the time for long range attacks is over.

[At least she's pretty skilled at using the thing. Though, she's only knocking out navy guys with it, rather than seriously injuring them.]

[peter_the_phnx]

[Peter was flying higher above the others, trying to keep an eye out for who needs help. Once in a while a bust of air and wind would shoot past others as he sent a swirl of wind at someone or other, but otherwise he was on watch.]

[He would dive down, giving a sonic blast or a wind gust to one or another. Like right now. The girl with the lumbering scythe. He noticed her knock out method, which he approved of. One such sailor however was getting up behind her. He dove down, whooshing past her and flapped hard, hovering at her back as he let out a deep worbbling sound, sonic rings shooting out at the Navy man. He directed them only at the man, vibrating the air around him and knocking him down once again, unconscious.]

I’ve got your back! [he chirped happily, a human child sized Phoenix, flapping behind her and knocking people out as well, when he can.]

Gene Starwind | Outlaw Star

[caster_blaster]

(Town Square):

[A certain red-haired man is currently sitting by the fountains, arms crossed and whining to himself.]

Ah, maaaaaan. What a crock this is. You'd think a guy can could just catch a break now and then. All I wanted to do we get drunk in my armory, take a few potshots in the range to let off steam, and pass out in the hold.

Now I'm stuck in this tropical shit-hole, with no way to contact home. I don't even think these primitive jokers know what a combustion engine is. How the hell am I suppose to get off this rock?

(Lost at Sea):

[Any port in a storm, as they say. Gene was just glad that someone had bothered to haul him out of the sea, since his first foray into sailing seems to have ended with his ship dashed on a high reef.

He gasped for air, hacking up water as he rolled around on the deck.]

Guh! Koff! Gaaaah! Uh...uh...thank you...so much. You have...no idea...how timely a save that was. I've been treadin' water for hours, now.

how about lost at sea?

[youhearthebells]

[Gan Ning is slouched nearby, trying to wring the water out of his pants without taking them off. It's not very effective]

Yeah, well, drownin' ain't the way anybody should go. Ugh, even my bells are full of water now!

Todd Ingram | Scott Pilgrim series

[bassbattle]

A: [If you look to your right, you'll find a guy seemingly sleeping, not paying any mind to the fact that he's surrounded by water and he's most likely lost.

If you look close enough at his boat though, you'll see he's got a visibly pissed look on his face. Wait, are those oars moving by themselves?]

B: [The crew's arrived at a new island! Smell that adventure in the air. New towns and people to meet, wild beasts needing to be tamed... the problem being that a certain someone's refusing to leave the ship.]

Yeah... no. How's about you go and hang with the natives or bears or whatever the hell's down there. If there's anything worth my time, come back and tell me. [He's a rock star, he doesn't go exploring.]

C: [A gang of rival pirates are attacking! Not his problem, usually. Except that it's noisy as fuck out here, and when he came out to find out what was going on, one of the dudes tried to cut him. His hair stood up as he lifted the pirate up off of the ground, psychic powers at work. With a flick of his wrist, he flings him into a crowd of the pirate's crewmates, standing with a smirk on his face.]

Should've stayed back at your clubhouse. [It's a pirate ship, Todd.]

B

[guardian_doctor]

If you're staying put, I must as well, I suppose...

Remind me, why do you consider yourself a member of this crew again? You're quite adverse to being of use.

mitsuzaki yosuga (deadman wonderland)

[fakeonee]

A: Yosuga has never been good at these sort of things. Even if she's supposed to have wonderful self-confidence. (she frowns at her feet and squats in the sand of the island, pushing her toy gun into the warm surface. well. she's definitely stranded here on this island with nobody else in sight. a sea navigation gone completely wrong on her end. she should have never set out alone.)

B: (there are small grunting sounds coming from behind a tall tree, followed by the noises of fussing leaves and vegetation. when you look closer, there's yosuga, her pigtails caught up and tangled in some branches she'd been climbing through.) Yosuga...can definitely get out of this one. She definitely can...

C: (yosuga has just arrived and boy are her jimmies all rustled. she's in the town center as to be expected, her head whipping back and forth as though she's searching desperately for something specifically. when she catches the stranger's eye she makes no hesitation in going up to them.) Excuse me. Yosuga is looking for somebody.

C

[fiery_revolution]

[Shishio looks her over for a moment, trying to assess her at a glance. She didn't seem dangerous, but he was sure that she wasn't helpless, either. He chews on an apple taken from the nearby market.]

And why should this matter to me?

Ariel ~ The Little Mermaid ~ OTA

[legsarerequired]

[A]
[There is a Mermaid in a fountain. A very shocked and startled one. A fish out of water no less. She flaps her fin in the dry water fountain and moves, pulling herself behind it, not that there is a behind when it comes to a thing like this. Like...]

[What IS this?]

[Her green fin flapped, her hands grasped the stone of this thing and she pulled herself up into a sitting position, peeking past a tier of the stone pillar, staring out at the people. Humans! Oh gosh... that’s not good.]

[She was just fighting with her father too! But her father is SO going to KILL her if he finds out. She’s not even sure THIS is her fault!]


[B]
[You’ve got a mermaid on your ship. A curious one. She’s curled her fin under her, leaning over the railing. What a strange sight it was to see the ocean from THIS view. How curious! She wants to go swimming, but she wants to go talking to you humans, and other people, as well.]

[Looking sneaky, peeking over her shoulder, she’s spying around to see who might BE around. No fear right now. She just wants to talk.]


[C]
[Under the sea! Under the Seeeea! Darling it’s better down where it’s we--wait. Well, maybe not BETTER, but this water IS different. The crew she’s sailing with is exploring an island. Ariel? She’s exploring the ocean around it. Swimming in the deep to see what else might be found down here.]

[A]

[caster_blaster]

[Well, that's...interesting. Fish-lady. That's pretty cool. Gene takes a sip of his beer before addressing her.]

You...do realize there's no water in the fountain, right? I don't think it'll get a refill anytime soon, either. Even if it did, you'd be waiting for hours. Seriously, the ocean isn't far from here.