Summer Test Drive Meme

[thespaceopera]

THE SUMMER TEST DRIVE MEME
(Or Winter 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!

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

Comments

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[theirondragon]

Hit about as hard as one, but nah. That'd be kind of weird, right?

Why does everybody ask that? "Iron" doesn't even sound right. Bull's fine, but the Bull is better. I like the article at the front.

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[luckyescape]

A little weird but I think that weird is good.

the Bull sounds too much like a title. I'd rather call you by a name or make up a nickname that suits you better. Not that I don't imagine you looking like a Bull right now.

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[theirondragon]

Some weird's good, sure.

video; Because you know what?

[ And that smiling face is attached for a very large, gray-skinned man with horns with bases large enough to appear very large, though the camera doesn't have a view radius wide enough to encompass them. ]

It is a nickname and a title. Makes it sound like I'm just some...weapon of destruction. That really does it for me.

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[brothersboots]

Hey, Iron Moron and the Jabbering queen, the plants and the mountain are real. They're mine. I should know. Just because they are on a big metal box in space doesn't make them any less.

[Edna is beyond annoyed right now.]

The gardens are filled with plants from people's homes that they got as "gifts" from the Atroma. Plus I'm growing something called Elfroot for Featherhead, if she ever comes back. I think her name is Hawke.

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[luckyescape]

Oh? I kind of like the nickname. I hope it sticks. [She's been called so much worse than Jabbering Queen. Plus, it really does suit her. She likes talking.] And that's sweet. If it's real.

I haven't seen it yet but I've noticed that fake things smell a little funny. Like going to EarthTreks or something.

[There is no reason to get your panties in a twist Edna. Freya believes you.]

That sounds cool too. I'll have to check it out if it's really that awesome.

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[brothersboots]

[Default Edna mode? Annoyed at everyone and everything.]

I don't know what EarthTreks is. Sounds dumb.

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[luckyescape]

It is pretty dumb.

[A bright happy voice laughs through the phone.]

People go inside to climb rocks and pretend that they're outside. They also spend a lot of money doing this. I don't really get it to be honest.

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[brothersboots]

[Edna's brows knit in puzzlement but because the devices have no resonance, she still cannot be seen.]

Why not just go out to a mountain and climb it? There are plenty on your world, aren't there? There are certainly enough on the planets we get stuck on while we're on these ships.

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[luckyescape]

That is a question for the people who go to EarthTreks. I prefer mountains myself; air, sun, freedom, heights. Okay, I am not a huge fan of heights but I've seen some pretty awesome views.

[Freya really wishes that she could explain people to Edna but humans are hard to explain. They make no sense.]

There are a lot of awesome places on my planet.

[It feels weird calling it that.]

[brothersboots]

Humans continue to make no sense.

[Even the ones here.]

I'm sure that everyone could say that about the worlds they come from. What's so special about yours?

[luckyescape]

It's not the sort of thing I can really explain but it's mine. That makes it special to me.

[Freya doesn't feel the need to explain how she feels.]

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[theirondragon]

Okay. Nice mountain. I know it's real, Creampuff. [ He can do nicknames, too, and she sounds so cuddly =/ ] It's the only thing that is.

[ There's a pause, though. ]

Nobody needs more elfroot.

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[brothersboots]

What. Did. You. Call. Me?

[Your nicknaming skills suck. Go back to school.]

She asked and I wanted the challenge to grow something from another planet. It was sadly too easy.

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[theirondragon]

Creampuff. Cuz you sound so sweet.

[ It's called an ironic nickname, Edna. Like how Varric calls him Tiny. ]

What about bananas?

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[brothersboots]

Sarcasm. Quaint.

[Iron Mouse now.]

What about them?

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[theirondragon]

You're welcome.

[ Sure, kid. I've seen some pretty big mice. ]

Can you grow 'em?

[brothersboots]

I've never tried. Do you have any? Or are you just throwing out random things to try and see if I'm stumped.

They don't last long on the Huntress. All the humans eat the fruit before I can get my hands on them.

[theirondragon]

Nope. If I did, I wouldn't need you to grow one. [ He shakes his head. ] Damn.

...I'll keep my eye out for one.

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[luckyescape]

[A small blonde with long messy hair appears on the screen as the text turns to video. Her features are cute and her manner looks fairly relaxed for someone who's just randomly appeared on a space ship.]

Oh we're Skyping now. Cool. I can roll with that.

[OH WOW, he really does look like a Bull. Neat.]

That's what does it for you? Sounds like it'd be an awkward bedroom experience. What if I called you Steve? OR The Steve.

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[theirondragon]

Sure. Whatever Skyping is. [ He smirks. ] Sounds dirty.

[ He ain't a liar...even though his name used to literally mean liar. You know what? Just ignore that part. ]

Only if you're not into it, Pixie. [ He leans back, crossing his arms, which are probably as large as her torso, and looking thoughtful for a moment. ] The Steve's okay, I guess. Why Steve, though?

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[luckyescape]

It came be dirty.

[She looks thoughtful and then shrugs.]

Steve is from a movie. Two movies technically. It's pretty good. If we're on a show do they have shows here? It's the a show within a show. [Show-ception.] But yeah. The Steve it is!

I'm also totally okay with Pixie though I've never met one before.

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[theirondragon]

Sounds like my kind of...whatever it is.

[ He likes dirty, okay? ]

Damn, Steve gets around. No wonder he's got the article, too. [ He shrugs. ] Me either, but you look small, and you're cute.

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[luckyescape]

Probably.

[Freya releases a huff of delighted laughter.]

Oh, Steve does but The Steve, we'll have to see what he gets up too. [Her tone is light and teasing as she continues.] Those are two facts about me, yes, but it's always good to hear from an outside source. [It means that she has references.]

I did introduce myself right?

[She's sure that introductions are a thing that has happened. Freya's been all over the place in the last few hours and she doesn't remember. Maybe the transportation to a random space ship has scattered her brain or something. That sounds like the kind of thing that would happen in a cheesy syfy flick.]

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[theirondragon]

I'm pretty easy to please.

[ He grins, though. ]

Oh, I hear he gets around.

[ he nods, though. ]

Yeah...Freya, right?

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[luckyescape]

Sounds like that suits you.

[Freya bites her lower lip in a failed attempt to hide her smile.]

Score! Which means yes, that is my name. This also means that you should say hi again soon. When I know where I'm going and what I'm doing. Knowing names and coming up with nicknames is step 1 of becoming partners in crime. What crime? I have no idea but I have been known to be creative.

[It's why Freya has studied to become an engineer. Though apparently she could have cheated and just gotten some sort of chip thingy put in her. Augment they said? Yeah, that's sketchy as fuck.]