Test Drive for September 2013 Apps

[highseasmods]

Welcome to our first Test Drive for high_seas! Here is where players can test out their characters' voices, 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

[onlyswimfree]

[haruka stops swimming, after being a bit shaken by the waves the ship had made, and considers. he has been swimming for a while, actually]

Yes. But I could use a break.

[razor_hill_hell]

Oh.

[ Pause. ]

Oooooh. Okay, that's- uh, hold on, why do captains gotta be so touchy about what a boa- ship is called, anyway?

[razor_hill_hell]

[ Ooh, that cheeky little- ]

OH no, I'm not scared of the treasure! I'm scared of the traps that you didn't actually think to check for!!

[scryinghope]

"Here." The redheaded man who leaned against the cannon beside Danielle was tall and lanky, dressed in an understated fashion more suited to a servant if the cut and fabric of his clothes weren't a little too modern to still be in the era of lords and slaves. He held out a piece of ginger, his smile showing more in his eyes than the rueful line of his mouth. His face was pale and with that green tinge very similar to Danielle's.

It was, Descry was finding, extremely hard not to be seasick when he could hear the thoughts of other people being violently seasick alongside him. He could have either sat on the other side of the ship and hoped to cover the sounds of her misery with the thoughts of everyone else, or come by and help her feel better, and therefore help himself feel better.

"It's ginger. It helps settle the stomach. And look at the horizon, not the waves; it will help your body feel as if it's not moving quite so much." He spoke with a soft Irish burr.

Lucy Heartfilia | Fairy Tail

[celestial_wizard]

A) Hangin' out, hangin' out; hangin' out with the familaaay -o/~
[ Or just hanging out with the crew. It was one of the rare quiet moments on the sea, so she let out a soft sigh, leaning against the railing and regarding the horizon idly. She couldn't help but miss her partner, despite who was present here - but Natsu on a boat? Unless some miracle happened, the poor guy would be sick all the time. ... it didn't make her want to see him less though. Maybe one day. ]

B) OSNAP. OSNAP, Random battle Level Grinding yo!
[ At the cry of 'Pirates off the starboard bow!', Lucy darted above deck, grabbing for her keys. Which one? Aquarius? ..not unless she wanted to potentially capsize their own ship too. Saggitarius? Maybe bu- oh whoops, cannons incoming! ]

OPen, Gate of the Ram! Aries! [ Let's get a nice thick fluffy wool barrier between the ship and the cannonballs, shall we? ]

C) Hi ho, hi ho, it's exploring new lands we go~!
[ Lucy wasn't sure what to expect when they found the new island; but she knew it'd be too much to hope to think it might be the very thing everyone was after, and they could all go home. But she wasn't going to go alone onto this new island, no sir! ]

Come on, Plue! Let's go check it out.

[ She grinned at the snowmandog celestial spirit, and padded for the plank off of the ship. ]

[razor_hill_hell]

[ ... oh, it's just a human girl and not a Lovecraftian horror. He lowers his gun, if not his guard. ]

What kind of "stuff" are we talking about here?

[razor_hill_hell]

[ It's nice to be appreciated for having keen senses and sharp eyes! They hopefully compensate for the fact that his reaction to most scary things is a girly scream, i.e. when Izanami taps him on the shoulder. ]

WHATEVER IT WAS, I DIDN'T DO IT!

[justicereigns]

Smoker hesitates briefly, torn between the full truth, or his best attempt to soften the blow. He was never very good at the latter, but the full truth was that his world was usually much worse, and that wouldn't be helpful either.

"Somedays it's worse, somedays it's better," it was a vague half answer, but that was what Smoker was best at. "I've never met someone who couldn't get used to it eventually though." Maybe that would help at least. If his men at G-5 could adapt to the New World, Smoker had faith that anyone could adapt anywhere.

[hostclubshadowking]

I'll toss a line down. If you wait just a bit, you should be even with where there are some steps carved into the hull.

[True to his word, Kyouya goes... forward. Yes, that's the term. Forward, toward the stern.

He's learning.

He let's down a knotted line, a thick cord to offer a decent grip, right even with the carved spaces.]

[allendsmeat]

[He notices that the guy seems like he's hurting. He doesn't really know what the green light is all about and can't tell if it's attacking him or not but it seems to be part of him somehow. Still, Luffy puts down the barrel he was carrying and moves closer to the guy just in case]

Oi, are you alright?

[justicereigns]

For now, let's go with none. The more you eat, the more you'll have to work.

[happilyevermore]

Calm, now. Slow. Danielle mentally braced herself for the inevitable betrayal of her physical form as she raised raised her head from the cannon to meet his eye. A, to her at least, rather valiant attempt was made to looking, if not welcoming, than at least less wretched than she currently felt. Danielle had the distinct feeling the results were less than impressive.

"It seems I will have to take you at your word, sir. My knowledge on any form of navel matters is- unfortunately, given my new found profession- lacking. As for movement..." She released a soft breath, "An effort could be made. If that is the action experience dictates."

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Pf. What do you think they've been eating? Karen actually thinks it's kind of edible with the right seasoning.]

Three days ago a sailboat was raided and then sunk. The description of the attacking ship matches yours.

B

[allendsmeat]

[Unfortunately in this case it's more of a monkey in a barrel. He paddles closer, though more to reach land than anything and rides the surf to shore, finally tumbling out of said barrel into the sand. ]

Yosh.

[he picks himself up and brushes himself up and notices the girl.]

Yo! Do you know where this is?

[allendsmeat]

"The bottom of the prison? Is that where Ace is?" Luffy's heart lurches. It didn't matter who it was right now, since he hadn't met anyone who had been down that far yet. "Have you seen him? Is he okay?"

[allendsmeat]

No problem. [he leans back on his hands] You looked like you were carried pretty far! You might want to tell your crew you're okay so they don't have to worry. [and he points to her journal]

[agent_aquato]

"Oh- Not until we get to next port, unfortunately. But soon-"

[He attempts to reassure. Yeah, their boat has seen better times, but more than worry about extra mouths to feed, Raz is simply too intrigued to find the visitor.]

"How did you get here anyway? You know, most people wouldn't pick to hide right in plain sight."

[allendsmeat]

Mmm I think I've already been to that island. [he rubs his chin. It's hard to tell! It's hard to find his way around the sea. He blinks at the guy's question] I'm looking for my nakama. Where are you swimming to?

[tantiny]

[ A nosy seven year old is interested in what he's writing. So much so he's going to climb up on the truck to peer over over his shoulder. ]

[soundandfurry]

-Well that stunned her a bit.- Eh? You... actually want to see me like that?

[afaithfuldog]

[ It doesn't actually seem to be removal; no latches or buckles in sight. ]

You'd think you'd understand, wet dog smell isn't the greatest.

Re: o/

[saint_sami]

"Well, yeah, I can see that now..." It's there she sees Finn. "Oh, how cute!"

[tantiny]

[ He falters a bit, stumbling forwards a step and turning back to see the string of sausages. He makes a face. ]

You don't want to eat that. It's been on the ground. [ were you expecting an apology? ]

[soundandfurry]

Wolf, not dog. -Semantics. They'd smell the same.- And I don't mind the smell at all.

Re: B

[saint_sami]

Oh! Um... hi... ah, no, I don't, actually. My crew... kinda left me here stranded.