SPRING TEST DRIVE MEME

[spaceshipit]

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!

FOR NEW PLAYERS: You DO NOT NEED an invite to participate in the TEST DRIVE! If you decide to APP into the game, ONLY THEN will you need an invite from a current player! Applications for new players open April 1st.

Helpful Info for Ideas!:

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From now on, Test Drives will be posted SEASONALLY (or every three months!). So the next one will be posted in the summer!

Comments

2!

[liegeman]

[ okay first of all, who the hell thought it was a good idea to leave a child unattended in a crowd? and second of all, who the hell thought it was a good idea to leave a blindfolded child unattended in a crowd? kagero watches him slowly get shoved along with something akin to incredulity before she comes up next to him, setting a hand on his shoulder. ]

There's an empty bench on your right, away from the crowd.

[ her voice is calm, pitched a little lower so as to avoid startling him. at the very least, it'd be easier for people to avoid bumping into him now that she's standing next to him. ]

[seclusion]

[Ch... Child?! Excuse—!! You know, he's fought monsters and stuff before, and when he has to use the restroom in the middle of the night, he gets up and goes there all by himself instead of calling his butler. So... there...!!

...

But there's no excuse for the blindfold, huh.

Anyway, this person has a nice voice... Kind of like a bedtime story. Unfortunately, he still stiffens when she touches him. He doesn't get touched, except for when he needs help getting dressed, and sometimes there are his friends, but... even then...

He takes in some air, even though it's uncomfortable to do so. (Still no mask.)]

Yes... That sounds nice, thank you... [Tentatively, he reaches out in front of himself, so that he can try and make a pathway to his right. But he's not very good at pushing past people. He so hates to be intrusive, and he doesn't want to smash into anyone besides. If he's mussed too much— there's his blindfold to worry about— it'd be a disaster— ]

Sorry, but it's not very far, is it? I can't tell how many people there are. They're kind of loud.

[liegeman]

[ she feels him stiffen next to her and she pulls her hand away quickly. she should have known better. perhaps he's unused to physical contact, and surely the situation he's in right now is overwhelming, having a stranger touch him probably doesn't help.

still, she can't let herself just leave him there. ]

No, it isn't far. [ she waits until there's a lull in the crowd before speaking up again. ] Take about five steps to the right.

[seclusion]

[He's hesitant, but he's really trusting, too. Five steps. He can do that. With his hands still out before himself, he turns and takes another breath. He can be brave. He's faced scarier things before.

(Hasn't he? Shades are pretty bad, right? But the scariest thing of all is putting someone else in danger. Please, he thinks miserably, please be careful... He should have tied his blindfold more tightly. Darn it, he should have.

But it holds. It's okay. He takes the steps, and it's okay. Five steps. They all happen without issue, and his leg bumps gently against the edge of the bench. With a great exhale, he sits down. He carefully touches his hands to the back of his blindfold. Still secure...

So he lifts his face and smiles, bright and relieved and genuine, like the sun's come out.]

Wow, thanks! That's much better. That was a close one.

[liegeman]

[ kagero watches him make his way to the bench closely, ready to assist should someone jostle him again. but he reaches it without any incident and she relaxes again. she has to wonder what exactly happened to him to cause him to wear the blindfold; since travelling with corrin she's been exposed to the more unforgiving parts of both kingdoms, but this is something new.

in any case, his smile brings out one of her own, even though he might not be able to see it. ]

You're welcome. Would you mind if I joined you?