Test Drive for January 2014 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!

Comments

[letthestormrageon]

[The acceptance makes her happy and she visibly relaxes at that, a soft smile appearing in her face. She inclines herself slightly as the other woman introduces herself.]

It's a pleasure to meet you as well, I am Elsa...

[Queen of nothing. Elsa of nowhere. There's a second of pause as she realizes that before she smiles and sighs in defeat.]

Just Elsa.

Is this your first time in a ship, Miss Vyeth-Sunstriker?

[It's a complicated name, but Elsa masterfully pronounces it correctly, the same way as the other had said it.]

[kingkilvas]

Well whatever your decision, I imagine it will be rather lonely. [Not a proposition, more like an actual concern.]

Animals? We are just that to them. Years of conditioning overrides common sense, calling us savage animals to our faces at the same time we're clearly communicating intelligently. [snort] Ridiculous.

And no, our territories have bordered each others' for many, many generations. Even if most of us would rather forget it. [That's not counting how many more generations the laguz have on the beorc.] The prejudice runs deep on both sides at this point, I'm afraid. It was only several years ago I met any beorc with manners, and started to use "human" less, myself.

[seakingbait]

[Please have a green-haired girl in a pink dress and oversized shoes. She sighs, shaking her head.]

I was going to ask the same thing...

[She keeps her eyes down at an old sea chart, trying to make sense of the path they had taken to get here.]

[letthestormrageon]

A rubber person... I-I'm sorry, I'm confused.

[Very confused. And still scared, enough so that the snow keeps whirling around them, and she can't even bring herself to care to try to control it. When he talks about making a snowman, though, Elsa visibly flinches and looks at him with wide eyes again. She speaks slowly as if trying to make sense of what's going on.]

A snowman? You are... In an ice palace, after gluing your tongue to one of the walls, in a room where it's snowing... And you want to build a snowman?

Re: \uvu

[song_princess]

(No worries, the contact will come back soon, Naesala.)

I am sorry but I really do not remember....Reyson? He's alive? How well does he look? And how is Taibarn? (And the hug returns! This time around its aimed for around his neck.)

I am glad. (Okay, now the important stuff.) But I am still more glad to see that you are well.

[my_lost_heart]

[A music video? Haruka was thankful to run into someone else that found this whole scenario vexing. She hesitantly approached him]

Aah- are you... are you an idol?

[She almost asked if he was also from Saotome, but it sounded like he'd already made his debut if he had attended that school]

I mean.. you're not from here either?

[allendsmeat]

Yeah. I stretch! [and he pulls on his cheek to show.

At her question, though, he nods]

It's a great place to do it! We could make them in front of the window so they can have a great view! [he hops to his feet and looks out the window a minute before turning around and grinning at her] What do you think?

[letthestormrageon]

[The Snow Queen gasps as the girl makes a much bigger flame this time, the fire attacking the ice viciously and creating an even bigger spiral of steam. Even when the steam cleans the ice is still visibly melting, giving up against the heat and creating a hole in the wall.

Elsa can barely belief it.]

It... Melted. The fire melted my ice... You can melt my ice!

[She brings a hand to her mouth which refuses to close due shock and disbelief, her knees seem to give up, and she slowly lowers herself to sit on the ice stairs. Her eyes don't move away from the melting ice even for a second as tears begin to crowd on them.

Her ice, the ice no one could control or do anything about... It's melting, melting as if nothing. By a girl who can use fire magic as if it was nothing. Like Elsa did with her ice. She had never even dreamed of such a thing being possible.]

[allendsmeat]

It's a mystery.

[Yep. As for the volcano he really wants to go but he is glad Nami is here so-- they didn't have to go if she really didn't want to.]

It'll be okay but we can turn back if you want.

[bless_me_bagpipes]

[He began to feel a little guilty for speaking so harshly towards her. It was clear that hitting him hadn't been the intent.]

Ah- uh.. well... just see that it doesn't and we can let the matter drop all together.

[Though there was less force in his words. He tried to turn this around.]

Besides, it looks like you really gave those varlets a run for their money! [For effect he swung his cane through the air a couple of times] That'll teach them better than to mess with this lot again.

[thepurpleway]

[Gakupo turned to him, surprised by his appearance. Are those ears real?]

Ah...I'm not from here, definitely! And...yourself? Are you here for a convention?

[letthestormrageon]

I...

[The voice of Anna, asking her if she wanted to build a snowman, day after day, year after year. Begging her to come out the door, to play with her. The magic words that once had always worked to make her go to have fun, failing with their magic again an again.

Yes. Yes, she wants to build a snowman, to build an army of them. She wants to play with the snow and her ice. She has always wanted. But she couldn't, it wasn't appropriate. And though an empty island where she's settled may be appropriate, the circumstances aren't so.]

Aren't you scared? Or confused as to where the snow comes from?

[thepurpleway]

[Oh, a pretty girl! Or he thinks it's a girl. It's hard to tell nowadays. He gives her a charming smile.]

I'm not from here, but I am an idol! I'm not giving a concert right now, but I'd be glad to give you an autograph!

[allendsmeat]

Who cares? It's snow. [he tries to catch a flake on his tongue.]

[thepurpleway]

A...ghost?! [He almost let go of the rope he was holding onto, but grabbed it just in time.] What...kind of ghost?!

[thepurpleway]

Well, I didn't say we were fake, but I thought this was just a production of my recording company. Unless everyone went on break and didn't tell me.

Disney times /o/!

[bless_me_bagpipes]

[Oh I wouldn't recommend trying it for yourself. Not without a bit of practice. He'd had to teach the boys how to swim through money before they could do it too.]

It's just like being back home in my own money bin.

[He answered casually. After one more dive, he surfaced laden in jewelry and crowns]

And it's not Lord, Lassie. Just "Mr.". Though after we get all this back to the ship they might as well appoint me a lordship to go with it! [It was obvious that he wasn't planning on leaving any of it behind, even if it was more than the ship's hold could carry safely. Scrooge was being a bit blinded by all the glittery objects around him.]

[letthestormrageon]

[It will be very lonely. But she knows that such is the price for freedom. She has tried for so long, for so many years and all she could achieve was... Nothing. She had failed, she had failed the trust her parents had put on her, her sister, her people. She had failed herself. Isolation and solitude is all she can aspire to, and she accepts it.

As he continues talking it just sounds more and more horrific to her. At least now she knows why his reticence to accept refuge in that ship. She wouldn't have been willing to accept it easily herself had she been in his position. She had imagined, when he had corrected himself, that "human" was used negatively somehow, that or the word "beorc" was, but the rest of his attitude had made her doubt that. He was being polite and well mannered, if wary, and no one could blame him for that. She shakes her head softly at his words.]

That's simply terrible. In the place where I'm from, animals aren't viewed as beorc, but they are treated with kindness and respect. They may be different than us, but that doesn't mean they aren't intelligent in their own way. Sometimes maybe even more than us, in fact.

I can see how such a thing would run in both sides, quite deep after so many generations. At least now I understand why you said what you did when I offered you refuge. Thank you.

[She inclines slightly to show her gratitude. He certainly didn't have to answer her question or explain it so well, but he did and it's only adequate to be grateful for it.]

[kingkilvas]

[A sigh. Nothing's making sense, but he's not going to fill her in on three years right this second.] Yes. Reyson and your father are both alive. They-- Reyson is doing just fine. Years spent in Phoenicis have done him a bit of good, loathe I am to admit. [Pause, because he never actually talked to him, but- ] Rafiel was found alive as well.

And Tibarn is the same as he's always been. [He...he really sounds like like he doesn't want to talk about him.]

Though I'm just as glad to see you. [He grins.] Had me worried there, for a minute. Being on a beorc ship without warning.

[letthestormrageon]

[She stares in shock for another moment before she... Lets out a laugh. And after that comes another and another one and soon she's just laughing in disbelief and confused relief at the same time. Just who is this man? He's so... So much like a child. In a way it reminds her of Anna when she was just five, the memory makes her laugh die in an instant, and the snow storm stops as suddenly as it had started.

No... No. She can't do that. Her powers aren't something she can play with along with others.]

I'm sorry, but you won't be able to make a snowman here. There's plenty snow outside, you could go there and play there if you wish.

[allendsmeat]

[he laughs, too, cuz he likes her laugh but then it goes and so does the snow and Luffy stops. Maybe it only snows when she's happy. She should be happy all the time.

He blinks at her words. He wants to make snowmen but...]

Wanna come with me?

The best times \o\!

[letthestormrageon]

It must have been quite a big money bin.

[She smiles softly, nodding gracefully at the correction and laughing slightly at the accompanying comment.]

Mister Mcduck, then. I'm not sure the ship could hold on this much gold, though, we could end sinking because of it.

[Elsa looks around, it definitively looks like far more than the ship could handle, and that's just on the surface.]

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie panics when she reacts like that, thinking that it's because of the damage she made, so she rushes over,looking alarmed and concerned*

I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I told you that might happen! I'm sorry! I can help you fix it!

Haruka Nanami | Uta no Prince-sama

[my_lost_heart]

[A]

[The ferocity of the waves, threatened to completely capsize the ship. The persistent rocking of the ship, made it difficult for Haruka to remain standing. The worst of all was when lightning struck the main sail.]

Kyaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[She shrieked, dropping to the deck, clasping her hands over her head and screwing her eyes shut. She could hear the wood splintering above her as the mast broke free and threatened to crush those below. Holding on to herself tightly, she tried to will this all away, like she wasn't here. It's like she was frozen with fear.

A few stray tears broke free and rolled down the side of her face.

The rigging gave way, and the mast struck the deck.. hard and only a few feet away from her. It was enough to convince her to open her eyes. She wasn't the only one on board.. and someone could have been hurt. Forcing herself to her feet, she cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted..]

Is anyone hurt?! [She squealed at the next peel of thunder but she persisted, moving closer to the wrecked mast] Can anyone hear me?! I can help!

[B}

[Haruka was holed up in her room, pouring over some sheets of paper. It wasn't solely her room, she shared it with a few others but she'd been used to having a roommate at Saotome Academy.]

........ I just can't figure out this next part..

[Even if she was trapped here, she wanted to keep persuing her dreams to become a composer. She'd gotten so wrapped up in her sheet music that she'd forgotten to take any meals.

Looking for inspiration, she moved to the deck and stared up into the night sky.]

The stars... seem so much brighter here.

[honorofkings]

[ That makes the woman smile and she attaches her shield to her back with a small grunt. ]

I can agree to that.

[ She smiled easily and bowed her head. ]

Hopefully it will to where we won't see their faces again! [ Even if she never did fully support the Bloodsail Buccaneers back home, being a pirate was... surprisingly fun. ]