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Test Drive for October 2013 Apps

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!

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[A: The Market]

[Having already exhausted the first few things a normal person would do in this situation - that is, 1) panic, 2) spin around like an idiot, and 3) calm down and actually read the signs - Ivan is still no less confused than the moment he arrived in the square. Asking questions of the locals hasn't gotten him any information, apart from that they seem singularly unfazed by people appearing out of nowhere, so he's begun resorting to the obvious plan B... discreetly reading the minds of random passersby.

So yeah, if you happen to be passing by, what's on your mind? I'm sure there is no way this plan of his can possibly backfire.]

[B: Aboard Ship]

[Ivan's not entirely inexperienced as a sailor! It's just that most of the ships where he's from are completely different from these. As such, he's been spending most of his "on-duty" time getting rope burns, and most of his free time trying to learn how to actually tie knots. At the moment he can be found in the ship's mess, sitting at a table with a short length of rope that he's attempting to tie in a particular way.]

There's got to be an easier way to do this...

Edited 2013-10-01 18:17 (UTC)

[Ivan's efforts were noted by the resident sailor on board, who appreciated the attempts even though they were failures. The other highly inexperienced sailor on board was so loud and prone to complaining that Piers sometimes wondered why he didn't just toss the kid overboard...but, that would stupid.

Piers glanced up from his own work at Ivan's question and offered a sheepish smile in reply.]

That would be the Lash Pebble. Besides that, there aren't many more options other besides what you're doing right now.

[It was unfortunate too. The Lash Pebble was one of the few things around that could help inexperienced adepts learn the basics. Once more, he rued the fact that he couldn't find it.]

[Ivan sets the rope on the table and rubs his hands together, but he's amused by the suggestion.]

That's right, I'd almost forgotten about that thing. But I meant more like... [gestures encompassingly] all the ropes in general. Even with the Lash Pebble, you'd have to use it on each individual knot. Lemurian ships are so much more efficient.

They are, aren't they? But, they're also very different from these ships...after all, these can be used by anyone.

[It was interesting to adjust to, for sure.]

But there are still some similarities. The steering is the same, and sails do help immensely with propulsion. The main difference is that this system is so complicated...

[He laughed a little.] There's still alot of things that I need to learn myself. [Which was ironic, given how he was nominated the captain of their humble vessel solely because of his experience.]

It's a learning process for us all, but we think differently and might see something that the others don't. [Like Reveal. It's very revealing.] Don't discount anything.

Practice is the only thing that can help you with the knots for now. But-- [He reached out and placed a roughened, practiced hand on top of the current knot.] Don't rush. You will only hurt yourself if you're hasty, which won't help anyone here.

Edited 2013-10-01 21:45 (UTC)

[It's true... Given that the vast majority aren't Adepts, a system that anyone can use makes the most sense, even if it's more difficult overall. Admittedly, this does not stop him from wishing it was less difficult, but it's somehow reassuring that even Piers isn't an expert.]

It's all right. My hands could use some toughening up, anyway.

[They're not as soft as they used to be - when he'd first set out, he'd gotten blisters just from using a sword. But he doesn't have sailor hands by any means.]

[Sorry, Ivan. Your hands are saying more than you are. Piers smiled gently, understanding the difficulties in adapting far too well. Strange as it was, Piers was becoming something of an expert at adapting.]

You're hands will toughen up in time. It's no reason to rush right now. You've many other skills that will be helpful around here, after all.

[CUE THE EMBARRASSED LAUGH.] Ahaha... you think so, Piers?

[Understanding and accepting compliments are, needless to say, not among his skills.]

[I've got to hurry...

Ivan might recognize the voice these thoughts are attached to; they're coming from Sheba, who is picking her way through the market with a basket of oranges under her arm. Piers could handle most injuries and illnesses, but she's heard horrifying stories about scurvy and what it could do to a person, and with Psynergy being harder to use here she'd rather prevent it than try and treat it later. There's a faint undercurrent of that in her thoughts as she continues, but after a moment her footsteps slow to a stop.

We're going to be setting out soon-- Wait, what's this feeling...

Someone is reading her mind. She casts her gaze around the market, trying to pinpoint who's doing it. She can't help but hope -

Ivan?]

[Oh, he recognizes it almost instantly. So fast, in fact, that he hardly believes it. If Sheba were here, she'd be worried about more than just fruit, right? - But when she mentions his name, that seals it. It's her, no doubt about it.

Sheba! Where are you?

She must be close, but he can't see her. Crowds of tall people, you are the bane of his existence. Without waiting for her answer, he climbs up on a nearby bench to see if he can spot her.]

Edited 2013-10-01 21:19 (UTC)

[Here's Hubert peeking in on Ivan's failed knot-tying attempts.]

Um...do you need help?

[He's actually pretty much a sailor newb, but he learned a bit of knot-tying from books and refined that knowledge via the old sea dogs on board the ship.]

Edited 2013-10-02 23:03 (UTC)

[Here's Ivan looking over the Gordian monstrosity he has somehow managed to create. Hearing their lil cabin boy speak up, he sets it down and chuckles.]

... I wouldn't turn it down. How are you with knots, Hubert?

Well, I'm still learning. But I know one or two! Here, let me see what you have. [He holds out a hand.]

All right. [Ivan obligingly hands over the rope.] I was going for - I think it's an anchor hitch? Do you know that one?

[Silently, though, he is half hoping Hubert doesn't know it. Because otherwise he's worse at this than the ten-year-old and that would just be depressing.]

[Granted, Ivan is talking to a ten-year-old who loves ships and things related to ships. Most things, anyway. ~~I am going to have to do my Google research for him~~]

Yeah! I just learned that one. Let's see...

[Well, Ivan's attempt at said knot is kind of a lost cause, so Hubert just flips it over to the other end to demonstrate to the other boy. He tries to go as slowly as possible, explaining what he's doing.]

So...it's twice around, then over, under, and over and under again!

[Easy like pie!]

[WELP there goes Ivan's smart cred. Oh well, he wasn't too attached to that anyway. So he'll only sigh a little before he sucks it up and pays attention, trying to figure out where he messed up. Twice around, over, under, over - that's right, isn't it? He thought that was what he did.]

Ah. Can you show me that one more time?

Sure, no problem!

[And he goes through the motions again, even slower this time. It's good practice for Hubert, too, to be honest, and he likes being able to help out.]

[Ivan watches intently, but then toward the end his face lights up with understanding.]

Oh! So it only goes through the main loop once.

Yup! [Hubert undoes the knot and hands the rope back to Ivan.] Do you want to try it again?

[IT'S TEST TIME.]

[This WILL be on the exam. Ivan nods and takes it back to give it another attempt. It takes him a little longer, but the structure is correct when he finishes. He shows it back to Hubert, tentatively satisfied.]

Is that right?

Yeah! You got it!

[Well done, young padawan. Hubert beams with pride.]

[Ivan smiles back, tentatively proud of himself.]

Hahah, thanks for your help. I'll probably keep practicing it a while longer, though.

[Also in the market, trying to figure out what the bloody hell is going on. If you read his mind, it'll probably be a mess of panic and wondering why there are SO MANY MUGGLES around. He blames Potter. Somehow this is all his fault.]

[He does indeed read your mind! And while he hasn't the foggiest idea what a Muggle is, it rapidly clicks that this is another person in the same situation as him. Although that... may be pretty obvious since Draco's not dressed like the locals ~~I assume~~. Ivan always notices the important things first.

He approaches, trying to seem more nonchalant than he feels.]

Excuse me...

[Nope, definitely not dressed like the filthy vagrants littering the streets around them, he is prim and proper and in his school robes ~~because he was modeling them in front of his bedroom mirror at the manor before all this nonsense happened~~.

He jumps a little at the sudden new voice.]

What? [Forces himself to refrain from instantly whipping out his wand.] Who are you, what do you want?

[WHUPS yeah probably should have expected the hostile reaction. Ivan holds up his hands in a defusing sort of gesture.]

Please, calm down. I-I'm as confused about all this as you are. My name's Ivan.

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Test Drive for October 2013 Apps

Ivan | Golden Sun

B!

omg i had totally forgotten about the lash pebble. piers don't hog that thing, we'll lose the game

we'll lose it anyway because we don't have it!

oh nooooooooooooo

WE'LL SURVIVE

no, this is a bug hunt, game over man, game over!!

A! Since Piers snagged B, haha

yes good /snags u

B for Blue

u mean c for cute patoot UuU

D for Dork

E for Evil - wait what

F for Fffff

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A!

fun fact: I typed in malfoy and my iPod tried to correct it to "lapdog"

.......SEEMS LEGIT.

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