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!

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Cairistiona Vyeth-Sunstriker | World of Warcraft (OC)

[honorofkings]

A

[ The last thing Cairistiona remembered was talking to a few of her officers at the Cathedral of Light. Beyond that, Cairistiona wasn't too sure how she ended up at the town square of all places. Shouldn't she be at home with her children? ]

...Oh, my. I don't think we're in Stormwind anymore.

[ This paladin is dressed in a full suit of armor with a mace hanging at her hip. On her back is a long cape, but what might attract attention is the mere size of her shield, enough to take up her entire back.

She looked around for any faces before trying to flag your character down. ]

Er, hello! Could you tell me where I am?

B

[ Somehow, the ship she was on was under attack. Well, that's honestly nothing new to her. So, while the opposing crew was busy, Cairistiona joined in to the fray by blocking swords with her shield. ]

...You may want to duck.

[ Like that, the paladin effortlessly flings that massive shield like it's a boomerang with a small grunt. It causes some of the wood off of the ship to be taken along with it, but Cairi catches it once its' done spinning. ]

That wasn't so bad...

[thepurpleway]

[Wow, she seems pretty ready for battle...]

Don't you mean Kansas? [Despite her appearance and obvious state of not knowing where she was, that was the most important reply in response to her previous statement. If she's going to be lost, she should at least use the right phrase!]

[honorofkings]

[ A small blink behind her helmet. ]

What's a Kansas, sir? [ Nope, she's not sure what you're talking about, but at least she's willing to learn about this Kansas if it's vital to surviving in this strange place. ]

[thepurpleway]

It's some place in America. They have a lot of tornadoes and rainbows, I heard. [He shrugs] It's not really important.

As for your question, I have no clue where this place is. I can tell it's definitely not Japan. Maybe it's somewhere in Europe.

[honorofkings]

[ There's more weird locations given to her. As far as she knew, there was no America, Japan or Europe in Azeroth. So, at least that meant that maybe she wasn't on Azeroth, even if the buildings may say otherwise. ]

So, I suppose if I asked you if we were in Azeroth, you wouldn't know that either.

[ Well, there was no time to be worrying about that. She knew her efforts were better spent staying calm and thinking this through. ]

Anyway... I'm Cairistiona Vyeth-Sunstriker, sir. It's a pleasure.

[thepurpleway]

I probably wouldn't, no...

It's nice to meet you, miss...ah...um...could you repeat that?

[It's hard to say!]

[honorofkings]

That's okay. We'll find out together.

[ Then, she giggles and rubbed the back of her head. ]

Just Cairistiona will do. I've no need for formalities.

[thepurpleway]

[He tries the name out.]

Cairistiona...it's a very nice name! I've never heard of it before! I'm Gakupo.

[honorofkings]

Thank you! I'll have to tell my parents that when I see them again. And, like I said, the pleasure is all mine, Gakupo.

[ She offers a hand for a handshake. ]

[thepurpleway]

[The handshake is accepted as he meets her hand with his.]

I hope you'll get the chance. I don't think this place is fake.

[honorofkings]

[ The paladin gives Gakupo a firm handshake and a smile under her helmet. ]

I feel real enough, so we're just displaced.

[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.

[honorofkings]

Ah, my apologies!

[ A pause. ]

Are you an artist of sorts, then?

[thepurpleway]

I am, yes! [At first, he seems happy that she came to that conclusion, but it ebbs off a bit.] Although I'm sure you've never heard of me.

B - Couldn't resist....

[bless_me_bagpipes]

I beg your pardon?

[Scrooge turned toward the sound of the girl's voice, just in time to see the shield careening his direction]

AAAIE! That kind of duck!

[He exclaimed, dropping to the deck and just barely missing being struck himself. He might have been one of the older members of the crew but he was certainly one of the most determined and energetic sorts]

Wasn't so bad?! You nearly took my head off lass!

[Despite his rebuke, when he was able to see what she'd accomplished he was appreciative of it. Their enemies had been closing in on them and her quick response had probably saved them a world of trouble]

[honorofkings]

[ Cairistiona nervously rubbed behind her head after sheathing her mace. She knew paladin abilities weren't native to this world, but then again, she had a sense of duty to the crew that took her in. ]

I-I'm sorry, sir! It won't happen again!

[ Maybe she could be a little more direct... ]

[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.

[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. ]

[bless_me_bagpipes]

Good good- I have a feeling our association is going to lead to a profitable future.

[With his business sense/sailing experience, and her combative skills who could stand between them]

Well if they do, we'll be ready for them. I've found that scoundrels like that don't usually give up that easily.

[How many times had the Beagle Boys tried and FAILED to steal his money back home?]

Now, what's your name, dear? I don't recall being introduced before now.

[honorofkings]

[ As long as it doesn't taint her belief in the Light, she's good with it. ]

Hopefully they'll just learn to give up. I rather dislike cleaning blood off of my shield.

[ A pause. ]

I'm Cairistiona Vyeth-Sunstriker, sir. It's a pleasure.

[bless_me_bagpipes]

[Scrooge can be blinded by potential profits sometimes but underneath it all he's a decent sort. She should be fine]

It would be in their best interest to. [He instinctively drew his arms back as she mentioned that morbid little subject about cleaning the blood off of her shield] Uh- yes.. I imagine that's most... inconvenient... [There was no way to phrase that appropriately. He wasn't in the habit of killing anyone.. so hopefully those were just surface wounds? Cough]

And I'm Scrooge McDuck of McDuck Industries. [The name could mean something here, though it hadn't rung a bell to anyone he'd met so far] Likewise.

[honorofkings]

[ War happens so frequently in Azeroth for Cairistiona that she's kind of desensitized to it. However, that doesn't mean she can't at least censor herself to those who aren't as familiar to it as she is. ]

My apologies, sir. I'll remember to not do that again. [ She smiled and gave an apologetic bow.

At his name, she straightens up and remains ever so perky. ]

A pleasure, Mr. McDuck! If we're using titles, I'm Knight-Commander of Stormwind.

[bless_me_bagpipes]

[War is a nasty business, one he's glad not to have to participate in. He just has his company make the submarines, and the naval ships so the armed forces can complete their missions.]

[She sure was a polite young lass. Huey, Dewey, and Louie could learn a thing or two about manners from her... if they were only here]

You're a knight-commander? [Scrooge rolled his r's a bit more prominently emphasizing his surprise. She did have the gear for it and the skill but she didn't look like a hardened type you'd associate with such a position.]

A

[wanderer_from_ys]

I'm not sure either. I just woke up here. *It is nice to know Adol might not be alone in ending up in a strange place.*