test drive meme!

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TEST DRIVE MEME

Scenarios:

> Hometown Hustle - Are you still recovering from Locke City's recent Alien Invasion? Are these murders in Vegas really getting you down? Or are you excited, for one reason or another?
> 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! There's a Vermini infestation going around in Las Vegas that may present itself in either of two forms. One is swarms of little black... insects? Tiny little wingless people-shaped ugly fairy things? The second is animals with a nose for the Numbered and an aggressive streak with some distinct mutations - you might find a lizard with disturbingly human ears, a bird with teeth, etc.
> 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

[my_style]

[yeah, Rika expected that to happen. So she's going to be right there when Megumi falls, catching her out of the air... except the other girl is a BIT heavy]

OOF! Hey, what the hell are you thinking?!

[helpyhelperton]

[That makes one of them! Maggie's shriek is cut off by the impact of her collision with Rika. For a second there she just keeps her eyes squeezed shut, still holding onto her branch for dear life before she realizes somebody... caught her? Oh, and also somebody is yelling at her.]

Huh? [Very slowly, she opens her eyes and blinks up at Rika, completely ignoring her question in favor of....] You saved me?

[my_style]

What does it look like I did? Your head isn't cracked against the ground, is it?

[and she's just going to... set Megumi down now. It may be more like dropping her, though]

[helpyhelperton]

[Eep! Down she goes. But true to Rika's word she's at least not cracking her head open on the ground. She seems to brush it off quickly and get back to her feet quickly enough though, smiling sheepishly.]

I guess not. Um, thanks for the help!

[She's still got the branch. Why.]

[my_style]

Don't mention it.

[she rolls her eyes and moves to walk away... when an idea strikes her. It feels like a bad idea, but... she's kind of at the end of her rope all the same]

So, miss goody-two-shoes, maybe you can help me. You seen a dog wandering around here...?

[helpyhelperton]

R-right.

[She smiles, though a little less awkwardly this time and finally discards her branch. She blinks when the girl apparently changes her mind about leaving though.]

A dog? [And she pauses, thinking for a moment before shaking her head.] I don't think so, no. Why?

[my_style]

My dog is missing.

[ugh, she didn't know anything. That made all of this pointless] I guess I'll have to keep looking.

[helpyhelperton]

Missing?

[And she doesn't even miss a beat. In fact, she doesn't even seem to take a moment to think it over, before--]

What kind of dog is it? I'll help you look!

[my_style]

... A german shepherd...

[Rika looks at this girl like she must be crazy] You want to help me...?

[helpyhelperton]

Got it!

[And she's already looking to begin the search, when Rika asks that question and she blinks as if she's genuinely confused by that question.]

Well, yeah. Why wouldn't I?

[You could say it's to return the favor of not letting her crack her fool head open, but she doesn't seem to be giving off that vibe.]

[my_style]

[Rika is as blunt as the trauma this girl didn't receive]

Because people in this city never give a shit about others.

[helpyhelperton]

[Well... true. It's fair to say that Maggie hasn't had much experience with trauma herself but she's not totally ignorant of it. Still, hearing that doesn't deter her in the slightest.]

I don't think that's true. Sometimes people get all caught up in their own problems, but... that doesn't mean they don't care about others.

[my_style]

[flat. look.]

How long have you lived in Vegas?

[helpyhelperton]

[That look. Yeesh. Well... she's actually used to that expression, believe it or not.]

My entire life.

[my_style]

... Really. Wow. Okay... I guess you're legit then...

[honestly extremely surprised, she crosses her arms]

Fine, you can help...

[helpyhelperton]

Oh. Thanks?

[Rika's surprise still seems to be confusing her a little bit, as if she can't really understand where that confusion at somebody offering a helping hand is coming from. However, that quickly passes when said hand is accepted and Maggie brightens considerably.]

Okay! Don't worry about a thing, we'll definitely get your dog back!

[my_style]

... She's a german shepherd. Her name is Rena.

[she started walking, not waiting for Maggie. If she wanted to help, she could keep up]

You know this neighborhood? I'm not from around here...

[helpyhelperton]

Rena. Got it.

[She nods and hurries up to keep pace with Rika, soon matching the girl's pace.]

Yeah, I come down here a lot when I visit my dad's work. Are you from another part of the city, or...?

[my_style]

... You could say that.

[you could also say she doesn't really "live" anywhere and sleeps between jobs, but that's not worth bringing up right now]

What does your dad do...?