Test Drive Meme

[scramasax]

HEL-LO, EARTH'S NEW HEROES.

Test Drive Meme!

Scenarios:

> Cleanup of downtown Locke City still has a ways to go. It looks like that shop you were planning on another trip to this week is closed for the time being. Or the entire block is trashed and you'll be needing an alternate route to work. Or your workplace is trashed, if not some real estate you had in the area, and you'll be needing a helping hand - or are trying to offer one!
> Help, help, I've been robbed - your bag or wallet's just been snatched, or is in the process of being snatched. Catch the snatcher or rough them up - you may or may not be surprised, if you come to blows or a chase, to find on throwing a punch that they're much quicker and/or sturdier than you'd have expected. Maybe someone will dive in to back you up.
> Monster encounter! The above or you were robbed (or, for all you could tell, misplaced something) a while ago, and one of the objects you lost seems to have come back to you, if not the way you recognize it. Ayup, getting backup might be a good idea.
> Transportation/travel. You're at an airport or train station, whether to escape or take a tour to a strange-events hotspot, or plain go on an innocent vacation. Mix up your bags or timetables, grab a pre-ride snack, chat up those with the same destination, get or give directions, find yourself receiving an ill-timed item Echo in front of security - whatever you can think up!
> Say - is that one of those superhumans you've spied on the street? Yes, I do believe it is - you've seen them on the news/read about them, that or their looks give them away! Go on and ask questions of them, be it for serious answers or an autograph, depending on who you are.
> ...And it looks like you're a superhuman yourself. Looks like that hollowed-out feeling you got was followed by a mutation, or some strange thing in your brain. How're you going to come to grips with it?
> Wildcard/Etc. Make up your own!

Prompts suggested by Alec and Zero.

Comments

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Higashikata Josuke

[shineonyou]

For Spring Break, most guys around Jonas' age would head to Las Vegas. But Vegas was nothing new or unique to him, and when his grandparents offered him a ticket to anywhere in the U.S. of his choosing, Jonas picked Locke.

A. Clean up--

One of the first things Jonas did was volunteer for city clean-up duty. Maybe he was curious about the extent of the carnage (this is AMERICA how the fuck does this shit happen in AMERICA???), maybe he's pretty sure that if he didn't spend his time volunteering, he would be sitting alone in his hotel room? We just don't know (read: it's a mix of the two). Jonas takes an early shift, providing snacks and water for other volunteers.

If he happens to pat you on the back or shake your hand, feel free to notice all your aches and pains fade away.

B. Transportation/travel--

Jonas is a tourist, and he's chatty. Especially if you're cute. Enjoy his attempts to strike up conversation by bringing up the ridiculous cold weather and other really boring, Captain Obvious shit.

C. Starstruck--

He saw the news stories. He's been on the internet. He knows what quite a few of the superhumans look like. And holy shit, he is starstruck. Jonas might try to strike up conversation ("So, about that... terrorism-snake stuff?? Pretty crazy, huh?" or "Dang, you looked cuter on Youtube."), but there's also a high probability that he'll just settle for following you around and maaaybe offering to buy you coffee or something.

C

[gogoghostpowers]

[For trying to be really mysterious and disappear from the scene of the crime as soon as he's done, Danny is apparently doing a really terrible job of it, because people keep coming up to him.

Things comic books did not prepare him for: fans and bystanders.]

Seriously? You thought I looked cuter on YouTube?

[It's not clear whether his tone is one of shock or disappointment.]

[shineonyou]

Just callin' it as I see it, man. No offense, promise.

[ It was probably not a good idea to tell a superhero that shitty Youtube quality and a shakycam made him look better. ]

I mean, it's probably just the hero'ing thing. Like, you know when people are really really into something? In your case, it would be doing superhero shit. You were super into it, so it showed on camera.

Maybe.

[gogoghostpowers]

[It's okay man, you more than made up for any blunders.]

Really? You think? I'm still pretty new to this, so I've mostly just been winging it so far.

[shineonyou]

Yeah, dude! The shit that's on Youtube-- it's fucking amazing.

[ He pulls out his iPhone. ]

Did you see the really big video of you? Like, there's some guy going around and cropping out shots of individual heroes, and then giving them their own videos. You seen yours yet?

[gogoghostpowers]

W-what? No! What is this?

[He floats over a little closer to see the iPhone screen.]

[shineonyou]

Dude, it's so cool. Here.

[ He finds the video titled "White Hair Floaty Kid - Locke City" and presses play. Instantly, music begins to play. Most of the video is still images zoomed in to reveal Danny-- sometimes there's a helpful red circle around him. There's only one video of him running, and it lasts about five seconds.

All in all, it's a really, really atrociously put together Youtube video. ]

That was you, right? Right? Great! There's a lot of theories out there about you-- most of them are probably bullshit, but some are pretty cool!

[gogoghostpowers]

Wow.

[It's no Hollywood trailer, but it's the first time he's ever seen a video of himself. Someone poured hours (minutes?) of their life into compiling images and finding video and setting it all to music...all because of him.

Now Danny's the one who's starstruck. By himself? Is that narcissism?]

I've seen a couple of the theories that are floating around right now. But...if I missed these videos, I might've missed a couple of those too. What sort of stuff have you been hearing?

[shineonyou]

[ Jonas looks Danny dead in the eye before speaking. ]

Are you and the fairy-chick married? [ He is so serious right now. ]

[gogoghostpowers]

[Danny is choking on air.

He does not even need to breathe and he is choking on air.]

Oh my god--you mean Octavia?! No! No, of course not!

I think her boyfriend might kill me if I was.

[shineonyou]

Oh.

[ Hold on, pulling phone back to text someone. After sending a message: ]

Alright, what about this one-- are you German?

[gogoghostpowers]

Kind of--I think my grandpa was.

...wait--are you texting this to people?

[shineonyou]

Maybe.

[ Text text text. ]

Just my best bro-- he didn't want to waste his Spring Break here like I am, but he's super obsessed with all the news about you guys.

[gogoghostpowers]

Oh. Well--I guess that's okay, so long as he doesn't change my answers to mean something like "I am absolutely having an affair with Octavia Serket." Or something.

[shineonyou]

[ Stare.... That's a legit point. Hold on, text text text 'bro dont fuckin twist his answers on your blog i s2g'

Crisis averted... for now. ]

Your dignity is safe. Hey, yo, you want me to buy you a coffee or soda or something? I'm pretty much grilling you here-- didn't mean to Spanish Inquisition you, y'know?

[gogoghostpowers]

Oh, uhhhh...

[He reaches for his phone in his pants pocket when he remembers he's in ghost form right now, there's nothing by his leg other than skintight spandex.

He leans over to briefly check the time on Jonas's phone. Okay, good, he doesn't have to meet Randy for another hour still.]

Sure! I'm free right now. Unless something else starts attacking but I really hope it doesn't.

[shineonyou]

Woah. Would you seriously just drop everything and run if someone needed help? Like fuckin'... What's his name? That comics guy who wears the spandex panties and flies around a lot.

[gogoghostpowers]

That...describes a lot of comics people.

But I--well...yeah. I guess I would. It's not like I can just sit there and not do anything about it, not when I can fly and phase through stuff.

[shineonyou]

[ ... totally ignores the heroic heroness to focus on the real important things ]

That outfit... is that your underwear?

C is for CRIKEY IT'S LINDA, KYAA~

[drama8om8]

[ Congrats on finding the numberling most willing to indulge her ~*~*massive fanbase*~*~, dude! Unless you're that one fan who keeps sending the highly-detailed fairy fetish literature. We don't talk about that guy.

ANYWAY. She's pulling her stack of pre-printed photographs from her purse and readying one of her special autographing pens. Which aren't to be confused with her note-taking pens, letter-writing pens or the pens she just keeps around to chew on. ]

Who should I make this out to?

[shineonyou]

[ holy shit an autographhhh ]

Can I get two? One for my mom and one for me? I can pay you-- like, like five bucks. [ He says as he rummages through his pockets. Those five bucks will be in dimes and quarters. ]

[drama8om8]

Pay me? Do I look like the kind of schlub superhero who needs to solicit donations like some kind of poor-ass broke loser?

[ uh ]

I mean, uh, donate it to the. Rebuilding. Effort. Thing. Because we superheroes are all about charity and helping and junk. What's you and your mom's names?

[shineonyou]

[ He takes a moment to just kinda... Stare at her for that outburst, before deciding hey whatever. ]

Alright, I'll donate instead. [ Shrug. ]

Make the first one to Holly Brothers. Can you write something like... Something sappy? She's pretty much the best mom ever, and having some kinda hero tell her that would make her day, y'know? Can you make a pun too? She loves puns. And maybe draw a little heart?

[drama8om8]

Uh. 'Kay. What an incredibly simple and modest request!

[ SARCASM. She thinks for a second before scribbling on the photo and handing this over. ]

Aaaaaaaand there. You are welcome. Next?

[shineonyou]

[ He nods. ]

A+ pun. The 'l-o-l' makes it hip, too. She'll appreciate that.

[ nod nod nod before he pockets that picture. ]

For the second one, just sign it. I'm probably going to end up selling it anyways.