THE DECEMBER TEST DRIVE MEME

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THE TEST DRIVE MEME

Got someone you want to try out before you app? Well this is the post for it! Feel free to use anything that fits in the setting of Drift Fleet! Want to play bumper shuttles? Want to go wild in a med bay? Play around with the current plot? Have at it!

Threads from the Test-Drive may be made game "canon" but DO NOT count toward AC!

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Yang Xiao Long l RWBY

[onlyburnhotter]

[Normally, the idea of being a frozen, icicle of a planet would not be Yang's first choice for an outer space vacation. However, it had come to her attention that there were likely members in the Fleet that were complete snowball fight novices. And that was too good of an opportunity for Yang to not exploit.]

[She's been hard at work amassing a massive armory of snowballs behind an impressive little bunker she's dug out for herself. Beware yee who may draw near, for surely you will find a snowball being let fly aimed directly at your face.]

[If the frosty projectile should connect, you can expect to hear gleeful snickering coming from a short distance away.]

[fedupwithyourbull]

[Is it cheating to use your Semblance for something as small as a snowball fight?

Nah. When Yang's involved, there's no such thing as cheating. The snowball passes through Blake like she's not even there (which, to be fair, she isn't), and a snowball of her own comes flying out of another angle right for Yang.]

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[onlyburnhotter]

[Ack! Shadow semblance! Of course, Blake would try something like that! She should have checked to make sure who her target was exactly before letting fly.]

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[onlyburnhotter]

[Luckily, Yang's reactions are quick enough that she's able to backflip out of the way. The snowball just barely missing her. If she wasn't already fairly familiar with Blake's semblance and what it looks like, she might have been caught more off guard.]

[She smirks confidently as she turns her attention towards the direction that the return fire had come from. Oh yeah, it is so on! She quickly lobs the two snowballs in her hands, and dashes forward, chasing the snowballs as they fly.]

[fedupwithyourbull]

[She's not sure why she ever thought for a second Yang would have any other reaction. Even if the snowballs had hit, she is pretty sure she'd still be in this predicament, with her partner bearing down on her behind two snowballs.

Still, a handspring to the side, leaving an afterimage behind to boost her speed and take the snowballs, and she's clear of the first wave. Then a spin with her leg, kicking up a cloud of snow to cover her, quickly scooping up two more snowballs and throwing them through the cloud. Even if she can't see through the cloud either, it's Yang. She's going to be coming through it head-on, so no need to aim, right?]

[onlyburnhotter]

[As the kicked up snow settles, Yang is... not there? That's right. She's up in the air. She jumped up as soon as she saw Blake go into her handspring. Looking up, Blake will see Yang now holding what looks more like a snow boulder. She throws the giant ball of packed powder, two-hands, overhead, directly at Blake.]

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[fedupwithyourbull]

[Oh.

Well, fuck.]

[fedupwithyourbull]

[Under normal circumstances, Blake would be able to get out of the way of the boulder easily enough. Normal circumstances, however, don't involve her normal battle suit, lack of sleeves or gloves or anything, in the middle of the snow, and the cold has slowed her reactions just enough.

She dives to the side, leaving her shadow behind, as she always does. But the boulder still clips her shoulder, knocking her to the ground.]

[onlyburnhotter]

[Yang lands close by Blake's collapsed form. She's grinning, a mischievous glint clearly evident in her eyes. In her hands, two freshly made snowballs, ready to fire. She approaches, standing over Blake. She is ready to cement her victory. Her arms poised to deliver the finishing blow.]

[fedupwithyourbull]

[She makes a note that if Yang ever asks later, this is definitely exactly what she planned all along. It was totally a ruse. Totally not just improvising on the spot. Who would do that?

Her shadow clone solidifies under her, shooting her forward just past Yang's legs, where she's suddenly springing up, scooping up a loose snowball as she does, to plant it in the back of Yang's head.]

[onlyburnhotter]

[No! Not with victory so close in hand. Yang actually totters a little forward, and then collapsing face forward into the fresh powder on the ground. A bit over-dramatic really...]

[After a moment, she rolls over, lying on her back and looking up at Blake. Her face red from the lying face down in the snow.]

You totally cheated.

[fedupwithyourbull]

[She allows herself the luxury of a small grin, leaning down to offer Yang a hand up.]

I wasn't aware we'd established rules.

[onlyburnhotter]

[She accepts her teammate's hand up. Taking a moment to brush off any lingering accumulations of snow on her clothes. Her tone is matter of fact, but it's clear she doesn't even take her own words seriously.]

They're the unspoken, wildly-accepted rules of proper snowball combat.

Rule number 23. No semblance usage... especially if your semblance makes unfair shadow clone things that make you hard to hit.

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[combatready]

[ Penny has no problems with the cold - actually, it helps her processors run better! But she doesn't feel it. Her readings definitely tell her that is cold, though. And she will be sure to comment on it appropriately if asked.

Still, the point is that she has no qualms with exploring this winter wonderland. And she is overjoyed when she sees a familiar face! It is Yang, hiding behind an impressively-built-but-completely-lacking-in-actual-defensive-capabilities wall of snow.

Penny should greet her! After all, that is- ]

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[combatready]

[ -why is Yang tossing a ball of compacted snow at her?

Penny's readings tell her that it is not any form of threat, so Penny makes no move whatsoever to dodge.

SMACK.

As the snowball slowly falls off of her face, she has to change her greeting into a question. ] Greetings Yang. May I ask why you threw a ball of snow at me?

[onlyburnhotter]

[Did that person she just pelted with a snowball really just stand there? Wait... she looked familiar... Yang stands up from behind her totally awesome snowfort to better address the girl.]

Oh, hey... you...

[Yup, Yang definitely does not remember her name. And she's not hiding that fact well.]

[combatready]

Penny. [ Did Yang forget who she is? Wow. ] You didn't answer my question?

[onlyburnhotter]

Penny! Right, I know that. Of course, I know your name. I wouldn't forget your name... that would be... super rude...

[Clears throat unconvincingly.]

Right, what was your question?

[combatready]

That is quite all right. [ Penny's not actually too bothered by it, Ruby's sister. ]

My question was, why did you throw a ball of snow at me? [ The snowball has fallen off of her face and gotten snow all over her dress now. ]

[onlyburnhotter]

[Yang smiles back, happy to see that she successfully played that off (even though she really didn't).]

Well, it's called a snowball. You pick up some snow.

[Yang demonstrates as she talks.]

You pack it into a ball. And then you throw it at someone. It's a game.

[combatready]

Oh! It's a game! [ Penny claps her hands together in a "I get it!" gesture. ]

My apologies. I was not aware we were playing a game.

[onlyburnhotter]

Well, part of the fun is to catch people unaware. You know, surprise them.

[little_lost_dragon]

[Some people have really bad reactions to unexpected things coming at their heads. Lai Xiaolung is one such person - he's hurled himself behind cover and pulled his (annoyingly not-smartlinked) pistol by the time he realizes that it was just a snowball.]

What-gwai</> was that for? Are you technical, or did nobody teach you not to throw things at complete strangers? You're lucky I wasn't in a combat sleeve, or I'd have returned fire with live rounds!

[onlyburnhotter]

[Whoa... Okay, bit of an overreaction there, but Yang doesn't look offended. She stays mellow, but maybe looking and sounding a little confused by the degree of the man's reaction to her snowball toss.]

Uh... It's just a snowball.

[She bends over, packing together a new one. She stands up and shows it to him.]

See? Harmless.

[little_lost_dragon]

[Xiaolung takes a moment to compose himself - the tension leaving his posture as he shoves the panic reaction into a little mental box for later is visible, and he sounds much calmer when he speaks.]

Yes, that is, in fact, a snowball. The last thing about that size and weight thrown at me from ambush was not, is the thing. It was a ball of goo crawling with nanoviruses designed to turn me into a goo-hurling slime monster like what used to be my friend, before he'd gotten hit by a goo ball.