Test Drive for February 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

oh my gosh, Luffy

[summing_it_up]

[What.]

...Uh...

[Hiccup uncurls from his position. He's not even sure what's going on anymore.]

Thanks? I guess? But no, he doesn't talk, he's a dragon– hold on, why am I even telling you this, we're being attacked.

1/2

[allendsmeat]

[just grins at that breath. It's so cool! An actual dragon! And a guy who knows a dragon!

Best.

Day.

Ever.

But...attacked?]

Eh?

[allendsmeat]

[hey...look...three cannonballs are flying at them]

OI! DON'T ATTACK MY FUTURE NAKAMA!


[he sucks in a deep breath]

GUM GUM NO FUUUUUSEN!

[and puffs up like a huge ball, the cannonballs, lodging in his huge rubbery stomach before he flings them back into the ship they came from]

[b2_dragon]

[Yeah, that doesn't look like good news. The dragon shifts anxiously, baring teeth- hey humans why are we just standing here and-

....what.

The stringy guy suddenly expands (?!), which has Toothless backpeddling, probably with right along with Hiccup, green eyes wide.]

[summing_it_up]

[Just as Hiccup is about to explain everything from the beginning, he gets thrown off by the yelling and expanding of their new friend.

And his eyes just. Stay wide open. Just like Toothless, yes.]

...



How– ???

[allendsmeat]

[the cannonballs crash into the other ship, sending splinters flying high into the air and Luffy lets out the air with a long puff before abruptly returning to shape with an elastic snap.

He picks up his hat from where it's fallen against his back and turns back towards the two with a grin]

Can he fly?

[b2_dragon]

[Yeah, Toothless is just gonna...be on guard here, eying rubber boy warily.

Can you blame him though?

This human is a stick compared to Stoic the Mountain and he just threw several cannonballs back at their attackers.]

[summing_it_up]

[The noise of it all can't be ignored. The boy whips his head around to see...nothing. There should have been a ship there, except now it's a bunch of smoke, wood, and waves.

He whips back to look at Luffy, faltering a bit as his shoulders slouching forward in disbelief.]

You just took out a ship and all you ask is "Can he fly"???

[allendsmeat]

Yeah. [he idly picks his nose as he crouches down to look at the Dragon, just looking, like he's trying to see every part of it.]

What's his name?

[b2_dragon]

[Toothless slinks back, not sure what to make of this nosy human. He seems to curl partially around Hiccup, almost like a giant cat.]

[summing_it_up]

Well. [Obviously Hiccup is a bit surprised by the bluntness of the answer.] Then. Yeah. He does.

[Hands reach out to rest against the dragon, patting the leathery hide reassuringly as he tries to keep his balance.]

His name is Toothless. And...I'm Hiccup.

[allendsmeat]

Yo.

[still peering at the dragon]

Toothless... He's pretty shy, huh? Maybe he's hungry?

[he straightens and looks at Hiccup]

You wanna come sail with me? I have a great chef that can probably cook him whatever he likes.

[b2_dragon]

[Okay, so the stringy man doesn't appear to be threatening them. The dragon slowly relaxes, if just a little, but he remains close to his Viking as he peers at Luffy.]

[summing_it_up]

He can be. [A shrug.] Sometimes.

Actually, now that you mention it...it's been some time since we had anything to eat.

[Glancing between the Night Fury and Luffy, Hiccup tilts his head slightly.]

Really? You don't have any problems with us just coming along?

[allendsmeat]

Haha why not? You'd be great nakama! And we've got plenty of food.

[he grins and points to the ship with the silly pink dragon figurehead that's floating in the far distance]

Wanna race me over?

[b2_dragon]

[Blinking between Hiccup and Luffy, the dragon tilts his head before he glances off in the direction the overeager one points.

He then looks back at his Viking, inquiringly.]

[summing_it_up]

...Weeell...

[A thoughtful pause is given. He tries to stifle a laugh as he sees the ship Luffy is from. Silly, but somewhat welcoming? Is that what it is?

The viking bends a bit, patting the dragon again.]

What do you say, Toothless? A better boat and some grub? And if he means to race, there's flying involved.

[allendsmeat]

[just GRINS in anticipation]

[b2_dragon]

[Toothless takes on a thoughtful pose as well, emitting a sound to almost match. He nudges at the hand patting him, grumbling out noises in response, not that they make any sense.

Looking back at Luffy, he gives a bit of a snort before glancing back at Hiccup.]

[summing_it_up]

–Oof, fine. You got me.

[Better than nothing. Without any other qualms, Hiccup steps back, then hops up onto Toothless' back, clicking everything into place.]

Looks like we'll be taking you up on that offer.

[allendsmeat]

Yooooshhh. [he propellors his right arm, winding up a bit before punching out, streeeetching across the distance and grabbing the mast, wrapping the end of his arm around it even as he backs up, sandals skidding a bit as his whole arm trembles faintly with rubbery tension]

Say when to go!

[b2_dragon]

[Toothless stomps about to get himself pointed in the right direction, looking at Hiccup once the Viking boy is situated on his back. He settles into position, ready and waiting for Hiccup's word- although he has to gape a bit once Luffy pulls off his stretch-armstrong trick again.

Come on Hiccup, they got this!]

[summing_it_up]

[It takes all of three seconds for him to recover from gawking at stretch armstrong Luffy, wondering if that kind of thing is normal around here.]

All right...

[He hunkers down as well, wrapping his fingers around the grips above the saddle.]

...

GO!

[allendsmeat]

[he grins and kicks off, holding his hat down with one hand as he zips through the air toward his ship which even seems to lean in a little]

WAHOOOOOOO!

[b2_dragon]

[The Night Fury launches off the deck and into the air the moment Hiccup gives the word, stretching his wings fully as he glides low and fast over the waters in the direction of the boat with the terrible looking dragon head.]