SPRING TEST DRIVE

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THE SPRING TEST DRIVE MEME
(Or Fall Test Drive for you Southern Hemisphere folks!)

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!

Helpful Info for Ideas!:

March's Star System

Game Details

Test drives are posted SEASONALLY, so the next one will be in June!

Comments

eizen ( tales of berseria )

[rockily]

( ooc; eizen is one of those pesky seraphim types (though in his time they are called malakhim/malaks) so without enough resonance/spiritual power he cannot be seen or heard. for the sake of the test drive feel free to assume your character has spent enough time around him to see/hear him, or just hear him if you want to have some disembodied voice hijinks, whichever you want! also feel free to assume he has been around a while if you'd like! )


A. ( PLANETSIDE / EXPLORING & SHOPPING. )

[ It is a common know fact that Eizen and water don't mix. Being an earth malak he lacks the ability to swim, or even float, sinking like a literal rock straight to the bottom. It made his initial entrance to the planet somewhat interesting, bringing for a moment of panic rarely seen in the pirate, ending only when realization hits that he could still breathe. After that... Well it wasn't so bad, he could live with sinking instead of floating.

He makes the best of it exploring his surroundings with determined purpose, learning what he can from the idle chatter of the locals or whatever catches his eyes. He even uses his inability to swim to his advantage, jumping off one or two high ledges to get somewhere lower more quickly - without any warning to the poor people below.

And when not exploring he is found not so subtly shopping, examining weapons, coral pieces, jewelry, garments made of sea-silk, little plushes of various sea life, and of course their selection of colorful flying fish. Shopping for someone? Or maybe he is shopping for himself? It's a little hard to tell. ]

B. ( SHIPSIDE. )

[ Eizen shouldn't be allowed to be left alone in a room full of machines he does not completely understand, it is a recipe for disaster. Because curiosity can be dangerous when it comes to him, curiosity can cause him to try to figure out how said machines work, and curiosity can inadvertently make one spark viciously after Eizen tried to turn it on. ]

Damn it.

[passingthrough]

Oh, I've done that too, but it was back in prison. [Not that kind of prison.]

So much of it is dependent on who's on the crew with what augments. We have trouble keeping security to give the ship weapons and engineering to give us shields. We're a capable group hand-to-hand though.

B

[airily]

[ Zaveid had been doing his best to avoid Eizen, ever since the day he had first showed up, but hearing the sound of sparks and a very angry machine is enough to drag him out of his quiet garden-room and urge him down the halls to the kitchen. He peeks his head around and, of course, there's the Reaper's Curse idiot himself, standing around as if he owns the place. Which, he supposes, as a crew member he technically does, as much as any of them do...

He leans against the doorframe, wondering if he can get away before he's caught out, but at the same time... ]

You're not supposed to blow it up, y'know.

[rockily]

[ The machine sparks and hisses and it's all Eizen can do but step back, expression more exasperated than annoyed. Of course this happens, he was foolish to think he would be able to get away with it. A hand digs into a pocket and curl around the coin, digging it's side into his palm.

The sound of Zaveid's voice makes his jerk, head snapping instantly towards the source of it. So, he's finally decided to stop running away, huh? ]

I wasn't trying to blow it up.

[airily]

[ He knows exactly what's going to happen next and his eyes follow Eizen as he does just what Zaveid imagines; in moments of random curse happenings he will always reach for his coin and then huff about it. He might have accepted his fate and the reality of it but it doesn't mean it's not frustration for the other seraph. Zaveid had been around him long enough to know it, and he shakes his head a little as he tries to fight back his smile.

It's disgusting, how much he missed him, but... It's been a long time since he was around Eizen. He's not sure how to do it anymore, not when all he can hear in his mind is the sound of a dragon roaring as it dies, the image of a gravestone imprinted in his memories. ]

Could've fooled me.

[ He shrugs a shoulder, closing his eyes. ]

Reaper's curse, huh?

B

[sylphystia]

[Dezel came down here to look for Sorey, who has developed a sincere love for machinery. Instead he finds Eizen and... something spontaneously combusting?]

You really shouldn't be touching this stuff unless you have the right augm--

[And then, promptly, a cover falls off a nearby ventilation shaft. It clangs down onto a console and switches something on, which causes it to vibrate and overheat. This, in turn, causes a nearby panel to completely pop off another machine. And then, for no reason fucking whatsoever, the hatch falls off its hinges and nearly clobbers Dezel in the head. Thankfully he sidesteps, avoiding another unnecessary sacrifice.

Casually, he adjusts his hat and continues:]

-- the right augment.

[notzubats]

[Almost instantly after that noise from these two breaking stuff, they can hear the distant sound of Sora yelling out to the rest of the crew]

Before anyone asks, it wasn't me..!

[searingedgelord]

[She does do deadpan sarcasm a lot]

Yeah? How so?

[outstandingbalance]

Well, the atmosphere here isn't toxic.

[searingedgelord]

[She glances sharply at the broken harpoon then back to Eizen. She hadn't given too much consideration to the timeline, though maybe she should have. Then again, there's a lot to take in in this situation in general. She tilts her head a little, considering him.]

Yeah? And why's that?

[Not that she's refusing. She's just not always good at treading lightly.]

[searingedgelord]

Yeah, sure.

[Honestly she's not in a position to judge long hair and questionable fashion choices, is she. He seems comfortable, and she supposes that's what matters.

Besides information is a bigger priority.]

Not really. Want to fill me in?

[She knows the very basics, but beyond that she's still figuring stuff out.

[searingedgelord]

...Right. The breathable water is pretty considerate.

on ship (also ilu for this)

[musicalhost]

[Ezri fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your views, has several lifetimes of science and engineering knowledge already so she's not spending as much time learniing about the other systems as she could but she definitely doesn't begrudge anyone else from trying.

She's all smiled when he speaks up, her hand reaching to lightly touch her own augment, equally discomforted but mostly because she's aware Trill physiology was strange for joined Trill. She's glad she hadn't visited any planets with mosquitoes or something yet.]

I'm sure they could, I haven't seen it happen yet though. I'm still pretty new, though.

Re: Shipside

[unbridles]

[John looks up and gives him a smile and a slight nod.] Hey. Yeah, I've just got a whole lotta catchin' up to do.

[outstandingbalance]

And novel. At least, it's the first time I've seen it happen. So there's that.

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, my name is Kara and you'll be happy to know we won't be in this system forever.

[morphitudinous]

[He takes a note of that, with a slight raised eyebrow at the prison mention.]

When I've earned enough credit, I'll look at strategically switching. I'm sure I could manage any of the tasks. And I've had some...recreational martial arts training too.

[Well. It was a little more than that, but he'd keep his mouth shut.]

ah, thank you! <3

[morphitudinous]

[He smiles, trying a bit of confidence for the sake of his crewmates.]

There's not much use worrying about what we can't control, though, is there? All we can do is stay alert and assist each other, and we can do that, right?

How have you been settling in?

[passingthrough]

[She sees that eyebrow raise. She gets it a lot or a full on, "You were in prison?"]

It was another place like this. It just had a more honest theme. [After all, the fleet is a sort of prison too.]

What kind of recreational martial arts? Something with classes and belts and demonstrations? [Trying to ask without mocking!]

literally my favorite ranger <3

[musicalhost]

No, I guess not. I could probably ask Beverly if she knows anything extra about the augments later, she's been here awhile.

[Confident or not, Ezri appreciated company and conversation, meeting new people. This was the entire point of living so many lives.]

Better than most people, but I'm used to space travel. I used to be assigned to the USS Destiny. [The space sickness is still there though.] What about you? I know a lot of people here have never been on a starship before.

[foolishlywitty]

Do you wonder how they made the walls so smooth, and slick? It's better than the modern buildings they make out there.

[He gestures her closer, nose almost nudging it.]

What do you think it's made out of?

[morphitudinous]

Yes, actually. And a side of gymnastics.

[He has the grace to look embarrassed.]

I know it sounds pretty useless, but I've scuffled with a few bullies. And I'll work on my aim.

[morphitudinous]

[Billy laughed and shook his head.]

Wow, that sounds incredible! I'd love to hear about your adventures if we get bored and you're ever inclined.

But anyway, no. I lived a fairly ordinary life on Earth, if you're familiar with it? I was still in school. But I've always dreamed of coming up here and seeing the stars up close. Relatively speaking.

[musicalhost]

I only have a few stories but you're actually in luck, I have eight other lives to draw from! [Her face drops immediately, hands coming up slightly.] I mean, if that doesn't bother you. A lot of people can be uncomfortable around joined Trill.

I do know Earth though, one of my oldest friends was born on Earth. And I went to Starfleet Academy, in California.

[morphitudinous]

I'm from California! I'm sure it's changed across the years and across dimensions, though. But why would I be uncomfortable around Trill? People are wary about your multiple lives?

[It's not what he's used to hearing about, but that's just an excuse to listen more often. He leans forward, attentive.]