saveyourbrain | Test drive

Scenarios:

> 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!
> It's raining men vi har paraply It's raining, so seek shelter... Or run into someone because your umbrella is blocking your view, or jump into puddles and get everyone else wetter than they should be.
> Grab a coffee or get a letter You're at work, whatever that is; a coffee shop perhaps, or maybe you work for the FBI or as a kindergarten teacher, or something else entirely. Either way, things happen - maybe you only do your job, but maybe the supernatural suddenly impacts you in ways that you didn't plan on...
> 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? Maybe you received something right in the middle of the street, or while riding the bus, at school, or maybe on a date...
> Wildcard/Etc. Make up your own!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

MAKE ME, ASSFACE!

[ Why you dirty little Otaku Nerd Lord Mega Kaiser X! Shoving his fist against the wall, damn that little kid can punch. ] I knew it was you!

[ Having lived with this horrible cretin (which boy are we talking about again?) Laharl has been pushed through Mao's many attempts of "grooming" his little brother in 'the way of the waifu'. WHATEVER THAT MEANS, UGH!! Who cares about boobs?! It's all stupid mundane crap that makes you even stupider! ]

You knew what was me?

[There's stomping foot falls and Mao throws his side of the bathroom's door open with a flourish befitting the oldest son of the man single handedly taking over the casino business in the city that never sleeps. Of course Mao is a lot less intimidating than his dad, only fifteen and still a little pudgy and lame and just barely out of his freshman year of high school. He looks tired and the curly mess of white hair on his head really doesn't add to anything-- wait, white?]

[It doesn't seem like Laharl's hair is the only thing that's changed over night. Speaking of his hair though, he notices Laharl's right away.]

What did you do?!

Edited 2014-08-22 21:59 (UTC)

[ Mao... you've calmed the beast for perhaps a few moments of this good earth's time. Blinking, confused, wait-- what? Mao... ] Is this some kinda disease you got for living in your room all summer.....?

[ Not even thinking about his own problems, no... Mao's always the freakier one. Is this going to be like that one Brad Pitt movie, is Mao going to become and adult baby!!!?? ]

[Mao had lived in his room all summer. The perks of living in a hotel included room service and he literally had not left the entire time. There was nothing more important than keeping up with /r/animefigures and 100% his newest Playstation and Vita games after all.]

I don't have a disease you little mycoplasm!

[Mao is also in AP Sciences when he actually goes to school.]

What did you do to your hair? Dad'll shave it off!

[ Mycoplasm...? Whaaa? Mao and his stupid nerd talk. ] I didn't do this! Obviously, it was you!

[ D-Dad will shave it off-! No! He's going to have cool natural wefs, to hell with all you people. ] White looks even dumber by the way.

Why would I take the time to turn your hair blue, stupid? I haven't even seen you for months.

[He's taken his NEET life very seriously.]

What do you--

[He looks in one of their big wall length casino-hotel bathroom mirrors and blanches.]

Wh---GAH!! What the hell!

[ Laharl's brows arch. ] What do you mean 'What the Hell'?! You're the asshole that did it! [ Could it be... that his brother had nothing to do with his hair. That... that this might just be another e-eee.... echo!

That Laharl is turning into an ANIME CHARACTER?! ] NO!

NO, you did this! I'm telling mom next time we see her and she's going to be pissed!

[Sorry Laharl, Mao is way too focused on his hair in the mirror to care about you anymore. His narcissism usually doesn't extend to his appearance (obviously), but this is different.]

How is it all white? Like really white, Lisanna white! This doesn't make any sense!

[He tugs at it, pushing hsi fingers into it and finding how thick it was compared to before...]

This has to be an Echo.

Looks pretty ugly, in my opinion. Might wanna consider that shave, bro. [ Ahahha, he'd look frickin' horrible with a buzzcut! ] Anyway, you're the smart one. I demand you fix all this crap!