SPRING 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!

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.

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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!

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[takingkarabusiness]

[ Karra keeps seeing this man out of the corner of her eye. he seems just familiar enough without being exactly familiar. she can't put her finger on it, but she can't help herself. She's drawn to watching him. she tries to cover it by browsing stuff, but she notices when he breaks the mask ]

Watch it there, strong man.

[ it's joking, and a little impressed ]

[anewhope]

[ He chuckles softly before handing it back to the disgruntled shopkeeper. ]

I'm going to get banned, aren't I?

[takingkarabusiness]

If you do, I promise to launder goods your way.

Hopefully you wanted that one anyway.

[anewhope]

I appreciate the offer.

[ He glances back at the other masks. He's not even sure he needs it, but it would be a glaring sign to his identity. ]

Hopefully, they'll still let me try one.

[takingkarabusiness]

Maybe if you don't make it a habit.

And hey, if it broke that easily, maybe you didn't want it anyway?

My name's Kara, by the way. Kara Danvers. Are you new to the Fleet?

[anewhope]

I just arrived. The name's Clark.

[ He holds his hand out, politely. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ shakes his hand in return. she has a healthy grip ]

That's so funny. That's my cousin's name. You don't hear it that much.

[anewhope]

[ Very healthy. He makes a little note of that. ]

Really? I hear it's pretty common.

[takingkarabusiness]

Is it? Well, I don't really know. My friends have weird names like "Winn".

[anewhope]

With a name like that, I'm lucky to be named Clark. Though my boss often calls me Smallville, so perhaps that's as bad as Winn.

[ Getting Perry to call him by his name is impossible. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ that piques her interest a bit, though she tries to play it cool ]

Why Smallville?

[anewhope]

It's where I grew up. Small town. Nothing special.

[ And it is Perry's way of saying he has a long way to go. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ yeah, this is getting a little weird ]

But I take it you moved away from the small town, or else your boss wouldn't be giving you trouble.

[anewhope]

[ A small smile, faintly nostalgic. ]

I felt it was time to try something new.

[takingkarabusiness]

It's good to move away from home most of the time. Just get some new experiences, you know?

If you want another place to look at masks, I think there's another shop up the way.

[anewhope]

[ He nods. ]

I better not press my luck here.

[ Or press anything else. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ heads over to the other shop leisurely ]

I like your glasses, by the way. It's kind of hard to make the masks work with them but there are some styles that are better than others.

[ she has a pair of her own. if Clark thought to look, he'd notice they're lead-lined ]

[anewhope]

[ He touches his, a little self-conscious. He had only just started wearing these. ]

I don't think I'll have much of a problem.

[takingkarabusiness]

Really? Are they mostly a fashion statement?

[anewhope]

What? No.

[ Smooth, Clark, smooth. ]

My vision isn't all that bad. It's mostly for the fine print.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ WOW YEAH, SUPER SMOOTH. kara giggles a little, lightly ]

It's the same for me. Wearing them helps me focus on details.

[anewhope]

[ He grins, bemused. ]

Especially when you work for the newspaper.

[takingkarabusiness]

Multimedia conglomerate, actually.

[ wait a minute Kara ]

Oh, did you mean you? You work at a newspaper?

[anewhope]

Yes. The Daily Planet.

[ Huh. ]

This is . . . quite the coincidence.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ there it is. her tone changes slightly—she's fishing for something ]

The Daily Planet?

Do you know James Olsen, by chance?