tdm 14

[hohnkai]

T E S T D R I V E

Survival is the exception "living is an act of courage." THROUGH THE INGRESS The Ingress has pulled you in. Your body experiences several sensations at once: being pushed forward as if a hand is resting on your back, momentary and startling blindness, a gentle ringing in your head. You have difficulty discerning whether it is hot or cold, but where you have been prodded is noticeably warmer than the rest of you. Some may suffer from dizziness while others are perfectly fine. Once equilibrium has been reestablished, you will notice you are standing on a rocky planet. Former crew of the Moira are there to greet you, and it’s a grim message they have to share. The Moira has crashed and is beyond repair, but there’s good news... the destination the crew has been heading towards for over a year? You’re standing on it. But before you get into exploration and survival, it’s best to deal with the effects of coming through a broken Ingress. ☄ slip and trip find your footing fast Coming through the Ingress has left your character with one of three changes - an age slip, a form of body horror, or an extreme weakness. The first, the age slip, will mean that the character is either older or younger and this change can’t be rectified during their first month in game. The second, body horror, comes in the form of an alteration to the character's body due to whatever they were carrying at the time they came through. If they were wearing a watch, it’s now fused to their wrist, clothes are permanent, knifes replace fingers, and many other alterations (anything goes) and it lasts the first month as well. The third, extreme weakness, can be a mental or physical decrease - weaker arms, legs, or the weaker ability to talk or do math. ooc: the choice of change is up to each player and this prompt can be game canon. ☄ introductions aren’t awkward as long as you don’t shake their hand too long A new planet. Physical and mental changes. Talk of a ship that crashed and a Hub that is home to the ‘creators’ of a technology you’ve never heard of. A lot is happening and the best way to sort through it is by getting to know the Moira’s crew. They’ll help you settle in and get you any care you might need, all the while informing you that the group is on its way to the center of the hub. Something that might seem mundane is an absolute necessity for survival. Ask a seasoned space traveling veteran for answers and guidance. ooc: this prompt can be game canon. ☄ dealer's choice just make the right one Characters have the option of coming through an Ingress that is any possible location on this planet. It can be inside a cave, at the top of a rock formation, etc. This means you can have your character have to climb or slide down, have them yelling for help, and have other characters see them and come to their aid. Your character's arrival is completely up to you, and since this is a unique situation that hasn't happened before, go nuts with it! ooc: this prompt can be game canon. OUT OF CHARACTER INFO FAQ | LOCATIONS | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS | NAVIGATION For mature or graphic content, please label. For questions, please direct them to the FAQ. As always, be kind and have fun!

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[brokeassgoing]

Course you are, you little shit.

[shadowblends]

Were you expecting me to go along with your realistic ideas?

[escutcheon]

A lady can be waited on now and then regardless of her strength or standing, you know.

[ Haughty sniff.

Cousland can't help but smile a little as she watches the mabari dwindle away into a dog-shaped speck on the horizon. ]

He's pretty cute. Is he the cuddly sort or more standoffish?

[hawkethat]

[There are so, so many ways he could respond to that.

But he's had a rough couple of hours, so his mouth is on autopilot before his brain even has time to catch up and fully process what the heck this guy is getting at.]

I don't even know your name and you're already asking me about my dick? You certainly don't waste any time, do you, ser?

[Spoilers: Autopilot for Hawke is shameless flirting. Enjoy, Nate. You've earned it.]

[hawkethat]

[He heaves a dramatic sigh, crossing his arms as Varric steps back and watching his friend with a slightly bemused yet warm expression.]

I guess I can live with that. I always thought they were probably more fun to look at than to have, anyway.

[hawkethat]

What, my entire beard?

[Look, it's not like he's skeptical about that claim - he's been around the block a few times and seen some shit - buuuuut...he's skeptical.]

When do you restock? I won't consider my life having been worth living until I can try it.

[brokeassgoing]

Well you're like five so I can't expect much.

[sketchycharacter]

It was kind of a...professional hazard. [Sorta.] I guess that's all it took for them to become friends. I don't know, I'm not part of their club. They won't even teach me the secret handshake.

[sketchycharacter]

[There's knowing it and then there's knowing it. The second one took longer.]

Well, Sully kind of got kidnapped, but if anyone got hurt it was me. After we got to Yemen, it got real clear how much I was screwing things up. You were right about me trying to prove something.

[But no one he cared about ever needed him to prove anything.]

[sketchycharacter]

[His own lip curls up in something less amused than a grin. "Nothing personal." As if that made it better.]

If things get bad enough that she has to rely on you for help, we're all as good as dead anyway.

[escutcheon]

[ Ah yes, that thing... he had his reasons, even if they are particularly depressing reasons, and 'glorious death by Warden' might at least sound impressive on one's postmortem list of accomplishments.
Cousland relaxes a little, giving him a rueful smile, and moves her palm from where it had been settled on the pommel of her sword - ready to draw at a moment's notice. ]

Of course there are. I can never just have a nice, relaxing, non-darkspawn-infested vacation, can I?

[ As long as there isn't a Broodmother somewhere. She'd NOPE out of the vicinity at the speed of light. ]

No sign of an archdemon, I hope. One heroic dragonslaying effort was quite enough for me.

[shadowblends]

I may have the body of a child, but my mentality is much older. [glaaare.

oh, god.

he looks so

adorable]

[otiosity]

It's too... orange.

[As if that means something. It apparently does to Hawke. But she chuckles at his enthusiasm.]

Clearly a healer was a mistake. You should have been a decorator that only works with very large and heavy stones.

rude

[buyeverything]

[The biggest decision he has to make is if he's going to play this from the past shit straight or not. He has the advantage of looking it, he just has to make it believable.

Like the fact he's supposed to still think Sam is dead.]

Who'd you piss off already?!

[As if Sam was brought here like him and already managed to have someone shoot at him. Acting like he completely doesn't know that Sam is in fact talking about being shot by Rafe himself. Which, wow, exaggerating much. It grazed him, whatever is wrong with his arm is not because of that. Rafe looks around, not sure how to actually help Sam, then notes there's a smaller ledge below him, not too far down and he'll scramble down the cliff face to it and then motions at Sam.]

Jump!

[buyeverything]

Wow. Never would have pegged you for the getting hitched type.

[Or settling down and getting out of the 'business', but whelp. At the assumption he couldn't appreciate television, or Nate's wife, Rafe makes a face at him.]

Just because I'm still looking for Avery's cross and getting closer to taking over the family business doesn't mean I can't take half an hour to turn the tv on, Nate. It makes excellent background noise when I'm dealing with paper work as a matter of fact.

[brokeassgoing]

.........You don't say.

[otiosity]

Ah, you truly are an incredible woman. If you ever break up with Stark, you have my number. I mean you have everyone's number on the little... MID. [Yes, she is going to hit on her boss's girlfriend because it's a beautiful chance to flirt with a beautiful woman and also to be very annoying to her favorite boss who dresses like a metal man

She shifts her grip on Pepper to try and keep her straight as she gestures with her shoulder to the left near the edge of the hill they're making their way down.]

No, it's just over that hill. Don't worry, I'll deposit you in good hands. I'm quite good at this helping people thing, I'll have you know.

[shadowblends]

... [Okay, you asked for it, Badou.

Another BAMF and the little blue mutant is gone, reappearing a few moments later right on top of the older male's shoulders, tiny arms looping around his head.]

[brokeassgoing]

[nice job because now you get a screeching Badou who wobbles and flails]

WHO ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE, SUB-ZERO!?

[rikos_mom]

[ Masane never claimed to be bright woman. She survived half of everything she went through because of Rihoko and sheer stubbornness- and also because of the horrific parasite that'd taken residence in her right arm.

The needle wouldn't have broken her skin. Missiles hadn't broken her skin and the girl wielding the weapon hadn't been strong enough to get her own helmet off. If there had been a chance for her to truly get hurt- well, the Witchblade generally moved fast enough to slice bullets apart.

Masane doesn't want to hurt her though.

Said weapon still bristles against the ground, glowing faintly, but the woman clamps down on it, staring stubbornly up at pale face above her. When the teen eventually does draw away, she doesn't move for a good while, quietly debating what to say. What to do.

Sighing quietly, she runs her fingers through her bangs and then sits up. ]

It was good, [ she repeats firmly. ] I thought it was really cute.

[ There's another pause before Masane pushes up, onto her feet, dusting the dirt and pebbles off of her arms and legs. Once that was done with, he puts her hands on her hips, giving the gangly kid before her a once-over, frowning quietly. ]

You want some space?

[seekingmyfortune]

[It's his turn to look confused, and Sam jerks back a little, as if Nate had just taken a swipe at him.]

Three years--Jesus, Nathan, you really hit your head on the way down, huh?

[He laughs, placing his hand on his shoulder and squeezing it comfortingly. He leans in a little more to get a good look at his head, but the longer he examines his forehead and his expression, the more he's getting the feeling that his brother isn't joking. There was definitely more grey in his brother's hair the last time he saw him, and he doesn't have as many age lines either. His smile slowly fades, and he takes a step back.]

Holy shit. You're not pulling my leg here, are you? How is that--you really don't remember anything?

[flynnitomite]

You're awful touchy about that, considering you all made it out alive. I'm the dead man, remember?

[He's not sure why he's arguing this point, as he has no particular interest in Elena. Maybe because it bothers Drake, and that's enough.]

Anyway don't talk like I'm not good in a fight.

[shadowblends]

[This is fine because he'll just tighten his arms, grip his shoulders with his toes, and wrap his tail all the way around Badou's torso.]

Who's Sub-Zero?

SEND NATHAN TO HELP ME

[seekingmyfortune]

[With the adrenaline and the distance between them, it hasn't really registered that Rafe might look a little different, and if he wasn't a few minutes away from death, Sam would have a lot of things to say about that first question. Who'd he piss off already? That's real funny coming from the guy who just tried to shoot his brother.

As it is, he has little time to run through even half of another Hail Mary before he makes the decision to trust Rafe in this instance and make the leap.]

I swear to God Rafe, if you drop me, I will come back to haunt your ass!

[Is the only warning Rafe will get before Sam jumps off his own ledge just in time for the spot he was standing on to crumble. He extends his more functional arm out to catch Rafe's hand, trying his best not to look down as he dangles against the cliffside.]

[brokeassgoing]

THIS IS REALLY GROSS, GET THOSE TOES OFF OF MEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[and now he's spinning]

He's a video game guy!