TEST DRIVE MEME: At the Mall

[theearth]

THE MALL
It's where all the cool kids hang out and you can be a cool kid too.

How it Works
Due to the nature of Save the Earth, it's a more complicated process to play in than most other games. With this in mind, it can't hurt to experiment a little.

Post your character and in the comment share a few details regarding their reincarnation. Repeat if you have multiple ideas you want to try out, as many as you like. It's also suggested that you set a scene and there's a few prompts below to help there, but think outside the box if you like. Then tag around to other threads and help your fellow prospective players to test out their characters and the variations on them. Don't be afraid to presume a little CR to make a scene flow more freely, or to assume an Echo or two.

If you have an app, complete or in progress, you might want to link it.

Prompts

Chilling
There's no particular goal in mind to being here, but it's a nice place to sit around.
Browsing
The mall is made for shopping and that's just what you'll do.
Working
The place doesn't run on wishes, but takes hard work.
The Movies
There are other things to do in the mall besides shop. Are you there with a friend or are you that one guy who won't shut up?
Crime Pays
$59.99 for Call of Duty? Time for the five finger discount. Or think bigger.
Alien Invasion
The Martians* are attacking! They want our brains/world/women/hot dogs. Take these freaks out, or cower in terror.
Stake Out In
Mysterious goings on have made it seem suspicious goings on are occurring after hours at the mall. Someone is investigating, but are you with a partner or are you the mysterious thing yourself?
Meeting with Witnesses
Tensions are high and you don't trust the person you're meeting not to try something dangerous unless it's in public.
Taking Shelter
One of the dangerous foes to mankind has caused a gigantic blizzard. Its been days since it began and... now what?

*Martians are not actual Save the Earth villains.

Comments

[wordsgate]

[Sasame's more or less used to getting attention from other people...but usually it's not for a stupid mistake he made. The stern man in front of him would be intimidating enough even if everyone wasn't watching him, so he does what he tends to do when he feels uncomfortable--he makes a joke out of it.]

If you feel like you can skip the optional gold-plated hangers I could probably afford dry cleaning.

[secondcomingof]

[ It's a pretty ballsy gambit, considering who he's up against. The "joke" grates on his serves, though Casval doesn't say anything at first, just staring at him through the weary eyes of someone who's dealt with far too many children as of late.

But eventually, he relents with a sigh, gestures vaguely towards the counter. Congratulations, Sasame: you've been spared the wrath of a man who as may as well be God around these parts. ]

Get me some napkins, and we'll call it even. Go.

[ You're still a bloody idiot, though. ]

[wordsgate]

[Honestly, Sasame pays so little attention to the news and politics that he doesn't have a clue that he's talking to anyone of any importance (although he's certainly gotten the impression that he's rich, and he knows that uniform has to belong to some sort of military). Still, that was tense enough that he's surprised he's getting off that easily.]

Yes, sir. [He quickly goes to the counter to grab some napkins--throwing away his ruined application and empty cup while he's at it. When he returns, he holds out the napkins and clears his throat.]

I know I was a little, eh, glib, but I was serious about paying for dry cleaning.

[secondcomingof]

[ Alright, now that was more of a sincere effort. Good going. Casval accepts the wad of napkins, dabbing at the dark spot on his coat. At least it didn't drip onto his noticeably white pants. That really would've been a disaster. ]

Yours isn't the first smart mouth I've run into today, nor do I expect it to be the last, in all frankness. [ Tossing them towards the trash once he's done. ] But it's fine.

[ He had his moment of embarrassment. For not pushing the envelope farther, that was enough. Eying the stack of applications sitting on the counter, he looks back at Sasame with a (relatively) softer eye. ]

Were you looking for work here, young man?

[wordsgate]

Ah, you noticed? I was. [He chuckles.] Although I imagine I just killed my chances of getting hired here.

[secondcomingof]

Your enthusiasm was difficult to miss. [ Literally. ] Is this the first place you've tried?

[wordsgate]

Yes. At least, it's the first time I've looked for a job since I quit my old one going into college.

[secondcomingof]

Focus on your studies. Knowledge is far more valuable than minimum wage.

[ And you're welcome for that unrequested, unwarranted advice. Bitter dude with a heart of gold right here. ]

[wordsgate]

[He has to resist the urge to make a crack about this guy probably not knowing much about minimum wage.]

That's why I quit! But...you can't buy a new guitar with good grades. [He shrugs.]