[TEST] DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT

[reapsthewind]

I HONESTLY COULDN'T THINK OF A GOOD PICTURE SO THANKS LAVVY

Here, have the slightly more relevant song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_nLlL1mwKI

Anyway, this is a random scenario test drive meem, since we've had an influx of new potential appers. I am a bit too lazy to make this a proper meem, so you make your own shit up. Here's some inspirational scenarios:

> The Mall. The hell are you doing out in the suburbs, bro? And why is that woman trying so hard to sell you nail polish?
> The Park. MAN IT IS A NICE D-- shit is that a Vermicelli or whatever the monsters are called?
> Arts & Crafts Fair. Cute knit cat cozies! Bad pretzels! YEAH.
> Rainy Day. It's wet and you're stuck at the bus stop. HOW DEGRADING.
> You get an echo while someone else is around. SHIT. PARANOIA TIME.

Or make up your own!

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Sarah Kerrigan | Starcraft (ignore the lack of icons)

[reswarm]

[Well, the park was nice and peaceful and quiet for the most part.

But off in her own little corner in the shade is one woman sparring by herself. Maybe it's a bit odd to see someone through punches and kicks at the air, but Kerrigan's regular sparring partner called in sick. So what's an Olympic Taekwondo contender supposed to do?

Probably attract attention to herself by practicing in the park. But hey, she's not about to waste a perfectly nice day by being cooped up indoors.]

Lirael | Abhorsen/Old Kingdom Trilogy :)

[roadstotheriver]

[Peaceful, sure. A good place to go to read, or to walk, or to otherwise be away from people. Except for the whole fighting-the-air thing. Claire is... okay, she's kind of fascinated.

So she's half-hidden behind a tree, her long hair loose and a scarf wrapped around her neck, even though it's not terribly cold out. It's just pretty, okay? But she's kind of staring at Kerrigan, even though that's probably kind of rude. She's just hoping she won't get noticed.]

[reswarm]

[Kerrigan's own ponytail is bounding along behind her, swaying as she moves. She's starting to get that sensation of someone watching her, a feeling she's practically used to since she's watched by a lot of people in the gym. But out here, she doesn't know anyone that would just randomly be in the park. No one from training anyways.

She finishes off her last set of attacks and slows herself down into a stance, trying to shrug off that being-watched feeling. It's a good time to take a rest, get a drink and wipe the sweat off her brow, which she promptly does.

It's just too bad for Claire that Kerrigan's stuff happens to be near that tree she's hiding behind.]

[roadstotheriver]

[Yeah, that's probably... a problem. Claire ducks back behind the tree when she realizes Kerrigan is coming her way, back to the bark and hands on the tree trunk behind her. She even holds her breath, listening hard for the sound of Kerrigan's footsteps. Hoping that maybe she'd turn aside or stop before she got to Claire's tree.

Unbeknownst to her, one hand is still visible.]

[reswarm]

[Nope. She doesn't stop before reaching the tree, though that odd feeling goes away. Maybe someone was watching her, but as she looks around the area for any faces while see takes a drink from her water bottle, she sees a lot of kids playing around, parents watching and teens hanging out. But no one that is bored and likely watching her.

...

But there is that hand on the other side of the tree. It could just be someone waiting for a friend, but intuition feels like it's telling her otherwise.]

Waitin' on someone?

[roadstotheriver]

[Her intuition would be right. Claire winces at being found out, but lying probably wouldn't go over very well, would it? She supposes she could run away, but that's just rude, too. So she withdraws her hand-- realizing that it must have been what gave her away-- and moves around to where Kerrigan can see her.]

I saw you doing-- that. Practicing fighting. I just thought it was... cool, I guess.

[She doesn't quite meet Kerrigan's eyes, guilty and annoyed at herself for it.]

[reswarm]

[Claire might be guilty, but Sarah sure isn't. She drops her water bottle back into her bag and crosses her arms with a slight smile.]

Hey, I'm out here doing it out in public. It's okay to watch. I don't mind.

[roadstotheriver]

You don't?

[Claire can only boggle at that, a little. She would have minded. Then again, she would also never be out here in a park doing something like that. Her voice is dubious when she finishes:]

Well... I guess. What were you doing, exactly?