Test Drive for September 2013 Apps

[highseasmods]

Welcome to our first Test Drive for high_seas! Here is where players can test out their characters' voices, 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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Haruka Nanase | Free! Iwatobi Swim Club

[onlyswimfree]

[you see this dumbass swimming next to your ship. wait, weren't you way out into the ocean by now???]

[what do you do?]

[allendsmeat]

[well he's technically in a barrel but, details. He watches the guy swim by]

Yo. Are you actually a Fishman?

[onlyswimfree]

Fishman...?

[he thinks about it, getting a dreamy look on his face. would that mean he would live in the ocean forever? always swimming? he could only dream about a world like that. if only, man in a barrel, if only.]

No.

[allendsmeat]

You must really like swimming then! haha [because it's pretty far out and he doesn't look like he's in a rush to get anywhere] That's pretty cool! Where did you swim from?

[he's hoping there's a ship or island or something nearby. He's been in this barrel for a while now]

[onlyswimfree]

Hmm.

[Haruka considers this for a moment, lingering near the barrel for a bit]

I was suddenly on an island, so I started to swim out. [pause] But I took a break on a small island a couple of hours ago.

[actually, now that he pays attention to the man, there's something odd here that's bothering him]

Why are you in a barrel?

[allendsmeat]

Mmm I think I've already been to that island. [he rubs his chin. It's hard to tell! It's hard to find his way around the sea. He blinks at the guy's question] I'm looking for my nakama. Where are you swimming to?

[hostclubshadowking]

Are you alright?

[It's called from the side rail. Kyouya doesn't look too worried. His voice is raised just enough to carry down to the swimmer. He has since worked out precisely how to look his best, even at sea.

His only concern right now is that the other young man is, in fact, simply swimming and not, say, struggling with the water and in need of a line to help him get up onto the ship.]

[onlyswimfree]

[haruka stops swimming, after being a bit shaken by the waves the ship had made, and considers. he has been swimming for a while, actually]

Yes. But I could use a break.

[hostclubshadowking]

I'll toss a line down. If you wait just a bit, you should be even with where there are some steps carved into the hull.

[True to his word, Kyouya goes... forward. Yes, that's the term. Forward, toward the stern.

He's learning.

He let's down a knotted line, a thick cord to offer a decent grip, right even with the carved spaces.]

[onlyswimfree]

[Haruka nods, and waits, but is very obviously disappointed when he sees the rope and that he'll have to climb up.

so much effort...]

[nonetheless, after some internal debate with an inner voice that sounded a lot like Makoto, he resigns himself and starts to climb up]

Thanks.

[hostclubshadowking]

It's no trouble.

[He even has a towel ready, offered out to the other. There's a small smile on his features.]

How far have you been swimming? Must have been awhile. [He sounds mildly impressed though still polite. And, to be polite:]

My name is Kyouya Otori.

[sunofshiga]

[ Wait was that guy there a second ago?

okay, never mind, but why? ]

Having fun down there?

[onlyswimfree]

[fun? haru is obviously in pure bliss, with water surrounding him as far as he can see. he kicks a bit harder, keeping up with boat]

Yes. Are you, up there?

[sunofshiga]

Having a lot more fun now that there's something more to look at.

[onlyswimfree]

[blank stare]

Which is?

1/2

[notsokillerwhale]

[ Having found himself by himself on a random island surrounded by the ocean, Makoto was extremely tentative as he stood on the edge of the beach. He had no idea how he had gotten there and he didn't remember swimming out so far (or into the sea at all) but needless to say, he wasn't in his usual mood.

He looked out at the water anxiously and saw something floating around a bit of a ways out. It brought him comfort to think of Haru swimming all the way out there like the crazy guy he is.

...wait a second... ]

HELLO. STUPIDLY LATE.

[notsokillerwhale]

[ Hey, is that...?

It couldn't be...

Nothing changes but the weather.

Not that he thought Haru couldn't handle himself out there but he was still very concerned about his friend's well-being all the way out there and decided that it would be best to call out to him and potentially rescue him. ]

Harrrrruuuuuuu!!

HELLO, STUPIDLY LATE BACK

[onlyswimfree]

[technically, he should be too far away to hear him, but Haruka has spend years developing his Makoto-sensitive ears, so he turns his head and sees his bestest friend on the island. it's too far away for him to notice, but he can probably guess he's worried.

two thoughts immediately jump to mind: a) Makoto is here and b) Makoto is here surrounded by the OCEAN and he is probably worried and well he needs to make sure he is ok.

so he starts swimming in the direction of the island]

[notsokillerwhale]

[ Makoto intentionally yelled his name long and loud enough to have been heard during one of Haru's breaths. Typically, with the exception of when Haru chooses less appropriate places to swim such as fish tanks or puddles in the road, Makoto is willing to wait. That being said, in a sudden unfamiliar setting like this, there were more important things than even swimming.

Though he couldn't really see how one could swim at a time like this but it is Haru...

However, it still gave him a wave of relief to watch his longtime friend change the direction of his stroke to head toward shore. He smiled and, despite his horrendous apprehension, approached the water to patiently await his arrival and potentially give away his jacket in the case of coldness. Surely Haru was one not to think ahead about that kind of thing. ]

[onlyswimfree]

[Of course, being the master swimmer than he is, he makes it to Makoto in almost no time. It's a disappointing feeling to be out of the water - it had been a while since he had gotten to swim as much as he wanted, without interruptions for things such as school and dinner. It was usually Makoto who reminded him to do these things, so I guess it only fit that it was Makoto who'd get him to stop swimming this time, too.

He came out of the water and into the sandy beach only wearing his jammers, his clothes forgotten on the island where he had first shown up, and walked up to his friend]

Makoto. You're here.

[notsokillerwhale]

[ Makoto is such a cockblock when it comes to Haru's relationship with the water. He is so happy to see his best friend and runs up to greet him in between, pausing when he sees what he's wearing. ]

...you brought that? Did you know we were coming here? And more importantly, where are your clothes??

[ He's shocked but not surprised that he seems to be the only one thinking of this. ]

[worksintheory]

[is for whatever reason, rowing fervently in a small dingy, with absolutely perfect rowing technique, and yet going in a perfect circle]

[he takes a short paddle break and looks out into the distance to see something swimming along, it must be a fish, or a dolphin, only a dolphin could be so graceful...]

Hmm... [thinking to himself and pushing up his glasses, he could swear that thing has hair. and is human. If only he could paddle in a straight line to get to meet it...]

[onlyswimfree]

[completely unaware of Rei's presence, Haru swims leisurely. he goes underwater, closing his eyes and feeling the water, before jumping up back onto the surface.

if only he could live here forever]

[worksintheory]

[Rei sighs and thinks for a while, calculating the odds that he can successfully row out to the person, the likelihood that he can pull his boat while swimming butterfly through the ocean, and whether he can somehow use his oar as a signal by reflecting light from the sun...]

[Growing more frustrated with each calculation, he decides on his best option, despite it being the most crude]

HELLO??? IS THERE SOMEONE OUT THERE?!

[onlyswimfree]

[unsurprisingly, Rei's yell brings him out of his deep love affair with the water, as he finally hears a voice he recognizes. Oh, it's the one member of the swim club who probably couldn't join him for a long swim. Ah well, regardless of his poor swimming skills, Haruka IS happy to see Rei, so he swims over to him]

Rei.