Test Drive for April 2015 Apps

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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

[strongworld]

[Swords clang against the stone floor as Shiki walks into the tavern. He grunts, walking to the bar and banging his fist on the top.]

Rum.

[mikangirl]

[Nami goes rigid.

...well. Turning up in a weird place like this feels like it makes a little more sense. Missing crew, check. Not so missing enemy, check. Question is, does she run or hope he hasn't noticed her? She's down at the end of the bar, and her hair is longer. But on the other hand, if he's responsible for her being here, there's no point in either, is there?

For now, she stays where she is, working on not keeping a deathgrip on her own drink, and wishes Luffy were here.]

[strongworld]

[He gets his drink and sits down at a table in the back corner. He's grown to hate this place. The quiet streets, the staring people. He takes a gulp of his drink, thinking about how he is going to grow his crew and finally get off this rock.]

[mikangirl]

[Her shoulders tighten as he passes her on the way to his corner, but after a complete lack of acknowledgment she's not sure whether to be relieved or even more worried.

Well, at least she's armed this time.

Nami finishes her drink. And then swings her legs down off the stool, fingers hitched in her belt near the climatact, intent on walking casually out of the bar.]

[strongworld]

Hm?

[The motion catches his eye. He watches as this woman's long red hair swayed with her body.]

Hey you.

[mikangirl]

[There's a hitch in her step as he calls out, but seriously? Nope. Nami is exiting the bar. Leaving. Vamoosing. It's a wonder she manages not to break into a run, but I'm just going to pretend I didn't hear you, la la la. :D

Door swings closed behind her.




Then she runs.]

[strongworld]

[She may not get too far into her run before a bar stool flies past her, casually floating in the way. Hey, slow down there lady, take a seat.]

[mikangirl]

[Welp.

You know, she's really tempted to screech for Luffy. Even if it'd do her no good here. Nami stares at the stool, then turns around, staring at Shiki flatly.]

What do you want?

[strongworld]

Let's start with a name, huh?

[Man she really looks familiar. The voice, too, kinda.]

[mikangirl]

[Oh. Okay.

Seriously?

She's tempted to lie, but even Shiki's gonna be observant enough to notice her tattoo eventually. It's kinda distinctive. Besides, she does have some measure of insurance. She sucks in a breath, lets it out annoyed. I'm not afraid of you, jerk.

Only I kinda am. A little. Common sense.]

It's Nami.

[strongworld]

Eh? Nami?

[He cocks an eyebrow.]

You grew out your hair.

[Yep. Nice to see you.]

[mikangirl]

[That's it? She raises an eyebrow.]

And?

[strongworld]

And you're alive.

[BECAUSE THAT IS THE SECONDARY FACTOID HERE.]

You want a medal?

[mikangirl]

And kicking. And no. You just leave me alone and we'll call it even.

[So there.]

[strongworld]

Come on, Babydoll, do you really think I can ever stop chasing a pretty face like that?

[He chuckles.]

But considering you were dead to me until a minute ago, maybe we can work something out.

[mikangirl]

[Dead to him...? Nami is assuming figuratively, right? They did kind of knock his island out of the sky. She's not aware there's a time lag going on here.]

Define 'work something out'.

[strongworld]

[A sake bottle and two cups float to his side. Hopefully whoever had actually bought them was not going to miss them.]

Very simple, Babydoll-- if I let you leave, I'll still be missing a navigator. So, when I find your replacement, I want you to teach them. Everything you know.

[The sake begins to pour itself.]

Do this for me, and you may walk away. I won't interfere with you further, as long as your friends stay out of my way.

[mikangirl]

[She's all but bristling by the time he finishes. Smug, self-assured bastard. From two years ago, mind. And he mentioned friends. Maybe she's not so alone after all.

And she's armed. And forewarned.]

You, missing a navigator? With your sunny disposition? [Such sweet sarcasm, before she answers him, blunt as can be.]

If you get a navigator that's there of their own free will, you feel free to tell them to look me up. I'll decide then. But I'm gonna walk away no matter what you want of me. I don't need your permission, and my friends sure as hell don't either.