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

[booyaka_boom]

You can make people cold, on the inside?

*Selphie frowns at this, reminded of that curse she had just lived through, and how horrible that was*

This might sound strange but... did anyone try hugging them, or being close, to see if that would warm them up?

[letthestormrageon]

[The suggestion is so strange and stupid that Elsa can't help but laugh sadly at it.]

Yes... We tried. Mother hugged her with all her might, and so did father, so did I... But it served for nothing. We had to run to the trolls for help, they were able to help and heal her.

They warned me, about the danger my powers posed. They said we had been lucky I hadn't hit her in the heart but in the head, the head could be healed. But not a frozen heart.

[She looks at Selphie, her arms around her tightly, pain showing in her face. She had never talked about it again, always keeping it for herself.]

I didn't want to do it. It wasn't my intention, an accident. And I almost killed her. And I have tried to control it, to avoid such a thing happening again but... I failed. I can't control it, I can't risk it happening again. Not unless I know that it can be healed, that there's a way to undo the damage I may cause.

[booyaka_boom]

Oh... I'm sorry it's - Nevermind. I thought that maybe it might have worked.

*She feels quite stupid now, and looks a little sheepish - after all, she didn't have a family or her own so had no idea how these things might work, or how they'd feel. When she looks at Elsa, she just wants to run over and hug her, but she doesn't want anything dangerous to happen, and she's been warned of that. She nods her head in understanding - during the curse where she was a vampire, Selphie had refused to go near anyone*

I'd be a hypocrit if I said that I didn't understand that. If I were you.. I'd probably do the same thing too. But listen, I wanna help. And I really think that maybe there's someone around here that could at least point you in the right direction for controlling your powers. If not, then you should come back here. Otherwise, I think it's worth a try...

[letthestormrageon]

[Elsa smiles a little at the girl's words. Yes, she knows she wants to help, that she means well. And now she understands that what she had said before wasn't meant in a bad way, it was just poorly worded and not something to hold against her. But she has spent most of her life trying to control her power herself, she has tried everything she can think of and nothing worked, if anything it only made everything worse. Even knowing that the girl has magic as well... Elsa finds it hard to believe that there's a chance for her.]

I know you mean well and that you want to help, and I appreciate it, really. But I've tried for so long... I don't really think my power can be controlled. It's part of myself, there since I was born, just a mere thought and it takes shape, a mere touch, and I freeze everything even if I don't want to. It may be impossible to control it, to control me.

[And she sounds so convinced and defeated at the same time. She has given up hope in that aspect, she had done so a long time ago.]

But... Maybe I can be contained. Neutralized or stopped. If there are others with healing magic capable of undoing the damage I may cause, or capable of melting my ice. Maybe then when the worst happens, it won't be fatal...

["When", not "if", she knows well by know that it's just a matter of time if she's surrounded by people. However... She doesn't look satisfied or happy with the idea, why would she be? To accept herself as a monster that had to be contained, or a criminal, a catastrophe just waiting to happen. It was like going back to the past.

And she promised to never go back there.]

No... I can't do that either. I'm sorry, Selphie. I really can't.

[She won't cage herself again just to be somewhat close to others. She won't risk the live of anyone else. It's preferable to just be alone and free, she may still be caged for others, but she's more free than how she would be with anyone else.

She moves to stand and climb back to stairs after giving the hole on the wall another wishful glance. When she does, the hole closes, the ice having regenerated once more.]

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie looks both shocked and upset that Elsa still hasn't decided to come join her. As she listens, she seems increasingly disappointed. But she's a stubborn girl herself, and though she could attempt to physically drag her to the ship, she knows being too close could be dangerous, and perhaps just make matters worse. When Elsa is ready to go back up the stairs, Selphie straightens herself out and glances towards the door*

How about... How about if I find someone that I think might be able to help, I bring them here to see you? It'd be better than being all alone all the time.

[letthestormrageon]

[Elsa pauses in her way up, thinking for a moment before she turns slightly.]

That... I could accept that. I won't turn visits away, and I will listen to what they have to say, or what they can show me. But I make no promises about leaving this place.

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie gives a sombre nod then smiles as she heads towards the door*

Alright. That's good enough for me. So, maybe I'll come back soon just to hang out, okay? And I can bring some books for you to read so you don't get bored.

*She lingers at the door, like she's not really sure that she wants to leave*

But it was nice to meet you, Elsa.

[letthestormrageon]

[She's back at the top of the staircase when Selphie reaches the door, her face brightens at the mention of books. Her smile is sincere and much happier at the prospect.]

I would love that. It was nice to meet you too... And thank you, Selphie, really.

[I'm sorry.]