Test Drive for April 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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[utopiae]

New Jersey. She had memories of people who had been from there sitting in her mind. People who had gone to Rapture hoping for a better life and, perhaps briefly, had found one. Their dreams ending as most everyone's had. In pain, blood, and eventually, death.

"I've never been there," she replied, curious. "Are there many in New Jersey that can do what you do?"

[youshouldberunning]

That was interesting. At least she had heard of it, though that question was a bit weird. Actually, no, the person is wearing a old style deep sea suit, nothing is weird here.

“Ah, no. I don’t know anyone else who can... ah, do that.” Her nose twitched a moment and she slide her hands into her pockets, glancing off to where she had walked from earlier. “I’m a bit of a freak back home.” then again, Freaks had to stick together, like Abe said.

[utopiae]

"You don't seem like a freak," Eleanor said, her stance becoming a little more awkward, knees bending inward while her arms sort of just hung there, unsure of what to do with them. "A lot of people in Rapture can do what you do. Not as well. I don't think I've seen anyone manipulate the fire after it's been released before... but they can still throw it."

[youshouldberunning]

That took her attention. People from this Rapture place can throw fire as well. As a matter of fact, three fireballs were thrown before this person jumped down in an assist. Her head tilted, looking this... woman? over a bit more. “You can do it too, right? I assumed the fireballs came from the... ah, suit.” her hand drifted out a bit to indicate the suit here. it was strange to see someone fight in something so old. As for control... she shrugged, flexing her hand a bit. “The control thing isn’t really that good. I’m still learning to focus it.” It was all in her mind. Telekinetic, but most people didn’t understand that.

[utopiae]

Eleanor's head tilted to the side, very curious now. "No. It wasn't the suit," she replied. "I can control the fire as it's released from me but after that it's out of my hands. You are very powerful to have even as much control as you do. If you did not learn it in Rapture, does that mean it is natural to you?"

[youshouldberunning]

Oh, so it was a learned thing. Interesting. Liz frowned though, side eyeing the area around here. She was better than she was just a few weeks ago, about showing who she was, but she didn’t like it any. She wished Red or Abe was here. “Ah, yeah. It’s a natural thing. Pyrokinetic, I guess.” She didn’t like fire starter, or pyro in general, but there wasn’t she could do about what it’s called. “I think I’m the only one who can do it from where I’m from.” A curious glance though. “You... learned to throw fire?”

[utopiae]

"Was forced to," she admitted with a heavy sigh. It seemed safe enough to tell this woman. She seemed sympathetic and not like she had some ulterior motive. Not that Eleanor had a lot of personal experience with that, but she had the memories of so many people to look at, almost like a catalog, that she felt safe enough in her assessment of Liz.

"A lot of genetic augmentation was forced upon me. I think I would be more comfortable with it were it natural, but I've learned to accept what I have become. My father helped me with that," she continued after a moment. "I think it's very interesting that you can do it naturally. It sounds fascinating. And frightening. Mine, at least, came with lessons."

[youshouldberunning]

Forced to learn? The idea of that said a lot though. That would definitely make this person not... well, from normal Earthly places. Maybe? Either that or some cult had found something interesting.

Her fires were out, her eyes back to blue. Liz felt... tired but not worn out. Though she felt some form of interest in her rescuer. "Being forced to do anything like that is horrible. Even having this naturally is a burden." She found herself saying bitterly.

"Not..." she said a moment after, sighing at herself. "...that there's anything wrong with it." Then, looking to the mysterious scub girl, she frowned. "Thanks for the assist though."