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.

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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

[anewhope]

[ He sighs. Why was he so bad at this? ]

Was it that obvious?

[passingthrough]

Not until you asked that. [Smiling.] Are your powers working differently here? [Since you don't know your strength and all.]

[anewhope]

I get my powers from the sun. They're a little weaker than what I'm used to.

[ And he's used to living in a world made of cardboard. Always restraining himself, always making sure he's applying the right amount of pressure. ]

[passingthrough]

Yeah? You don't have an adorable blond cousin do you? [Because the sun part is familiar, but it could apply to lots of people. A couple of Apocalypse's recruits had powers dependent on the sun too.]

[anewhope]

[ A cousin? ]

I'm the only one left from my planet.

[passingthrough]

I'm sorry. [That sound extremely lonely.]

[anewhope]

[ He shakes his head. He can't accept that kind of sentiment. ]

It had to be that way.

[passingthrough]

[She's not sure what to make of that statement. Is it just her or does it sound slightly suspicious?] Why?

[anewhope]

It had its chance.

[ But the sins of his forefathers were clear. ]

But when you try to recreate the past, you leave no space for the future.

[passingthrough]

I'm pretty sure you're speaking in riddle instead of English. But I assume you're saying you're moving on, so okay.

[anewhope]

Sorry. It's still difficult to talk about.

[passingthrough]

[A nod.] Recent?

[anewhope]

No more than a few weeks.

[ A few weeks as Metropolis picks itself up the ground, while the army stews and decides whether he should be condemned or upheld. A few weeks to hold his breath and see if his father's prophecy would come true. ]

[passingthrough]

Recent enough. Those kinds of things tend to linger. [Even though they're gone.]

[anewhope]

I don't want to dwell on it.

[ Though he has to regret it. The last of Krypton, by his own hand. ]

[passingthrough]

That's probably a good thing. If you can control it. [Some things bring themselves up.] So, how about this polluted moon then? [Weak attempt at changing the conversation.]

[anewhope]

Is it really something you can control?

[ But he relaxes a little. ] . . . It's different.

[passingthrough]

Not me, but I'm not ruling it out.

[But she'll leave that there if he lets it lay.]

And how creepy does everyone look in the masks? It's like a really twisted masquerade party with none of the dancing. [And the dancing is her favorite part.]

[anewhope]

It is a little unsettling.

[ He doesn't want to judge another alien culture. Not after his last escapade. ]

[passingthrough]

I guess we can all appreciate each other's eyes more. And actually, I should be meeting someone soon. I'll see you around though?

[anewhope]

Uhm, sure. Whenever you like?

[ what a bizarre concept, having friends who want to visit you. ]

[passingthrough]

My favorite kind of schedule. [She shoots him a smile before she heads out.]

[anewhope]

[ He briefly waves, a little nonplussed. But if he's going to be here for a while . . . he might as well make the most of it. ]