LET'S [test] DRIVING

[cava]

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN, YOU KNOW THE DRILL. Here's a few options, all stolen shamelessly from previous iterations.

> The Park. Man, what a nice day out. Why not enjoy it? I'm sure -- shit, yep, there's some echo monsters or whatever they're called.
> The Mall. Exactly what it says on the tin! Dodge the hordes of teenage mallrats or take part, whichever suits your tastes.
> Rainy Day. Agh, it's fucking awful out. And is it raining those vermilion things?? Now you've got an Echo to contend with on top of everything else. Find some shelter, quick!
> Arts and Crafts Fair. WILL THE KITSCH OVERWHELM YOU


or make up your own whatever this is basic and just for the purposes of getting a new test drive up.

Comments

SCREAMS

[shiftycent]

[Yeah that's right you better respect. Garfield takes a moment to stare and think, like he's trying to decide whether or not to be mad...

And then he loses most of his pretense because Tim is supposed to be his friend and he's kind of really weirded out here ok. Maybe a little scared -- this is taking the veganism too far. If he has to go to class like this, he might actually die.]

Ok ok, fine, you gotta help me dude. I don't know what happened! One minute I'm Gene Kelly Singin' In the Rain, next thing I'm freakin' Galactic Space Frogs From Outer Space! What do I do? I can't go to class like this!

i'm so sorry for my brain right now wheezes

[afamilyact]

[Well, he successfully averted a full-on vegan rant, so Tim's calling this one a success.]

So your skin really is green. [Well...damn if that wasn't fascinating and concerning all at the same time.] I suppose it could be some kind of skin or cell problem, but... [Biological maladies didn't just pop up for singing showtunes.] What exactly happened?

im more sorry for me in general

[shiftycent]

[Garfield just takes a long moment to stare. Did you not just listen to that part where he cited a musical?]

Tim, buddy, friend ol' pal. I'm flattered you wanna take the time to hear my dulcet tenor tones, but I don't do repeat performances without donations.

[He flashes the douchiest smirk he can manage before it disappears. Humor is hard right now.]

Seriously though, I was literally just walking home.

garmenfield for everything

[afamilyact]

[Joke all you wanted, it just made Tim sigh and grumble a bit with agitation.] I wasn't asking.

[Whatever. He's used to it, recovering back to his typical seriousness, because this was far more important than Gar asking for donations.]

Just... like normal? That can't be right. Pigments don't just... change like that, not even in normal disorders. There has to be something that set it off-- what about the last couple of days? Did anything important happen?

garmenfield sounds like a bad ripoff of cloverfield

[shiftycent]

[Garfield grumbles and pulls his hands to his face.]

Tim, I'm telling you, the stupid rain turned me GREEN!

[He pulls the skin of his cheeks outward in a distressed manner.]

You're good at bioengineering right? Fix it!

garfield logan presents: cloverfield, the beast boy story

[afamilyact]

Calm down! [Tim put his hands up to gesture for Garfield to bring it down, but he was aware the chances of him actually calming down were low.

One hand was still awkwardly trying to hold his umbrella at the same time, so-- he didn't really have any evidence that the rain actually did turn Garfield green, but there was the smallest percentage of a possibility-- so he lifted the umbrella and held the handle out to Garfield, gesturing for him to take it.

He'll be kind enough to forgo the pedantics that no he was not an Engineer, he was just a biology student studying forensic science thank you very much.]

I can try-- I could use the lab equipment back on campus or at the forensic lab to get a closer look, but this is beyond anything I've heard of before. If you're right, all I can guess is that something in the water reacted with your cells to make them produce green melanin, but it'd take way longer than even a day for it to show on more than a finger. This may take a while...

[of course Gar also seemed intent on giving him as few clues as possible.]

we've truly come full circle

[shiftycent]

Yeah, sure, I'll totally do whatever.

[Garfield sees what Tim is trying to do and he is quick to stop him from uncovering himself with the umbrella.]

Don't bother, its too late for me dude -- like, we don't both have to be green.

[stavros]

It is a grave matter! The poor employees.

Raiel/Russel Goldman | Violinist of Hameln

[pianistofraielin]

[Do you look lonely? Are you eating lunch all by yourself in the school cafeteria, or maybe sitting at a bus stop trying to ignore the rest of the world? Russel to the rescue (whether you want company or not)!!]

[A junior at the public high school, Russel is a member of both the football team (cornerback and wide receiver) and the drama club (typecast for hammy villain roles), and he's known for being aggressively friendly and having a very intense fixation on music.]

[So intense, in fact, that if you have headphones on, he's going to start off this conversation with: ] What are you listening to?

[but if no headphones, you'll just get the classic, "Can I sit here?" instead.]

[feel free to tell him to buzz off. he's depressingly persistent.]

a bumpy circle drawn by an eight year old

[afamilyact]

[He stops a moment, looking thoughtful. But instead of heeding the advice, he spun the umbrella's handle a bit until it was hanging downwards, allowing the raindrops to begin soaking into his hair and coat as he held it out to Garfield once more.]

If this already happened, it's possible it could get worse; it's more important to make sure you're safe until we figure out what's going on.

Besides, we have to get back to campus, and I don't think you want people to call out for the Galactic Space Frogs.

I keep typing "Sango," I dunno if this name change is gonna work lmfao

[taijiya]

Alright, cool. Uncle's out of town for the weekend so we should be okay.

[Sonja slides out from behind the counter, keys jingling, and calls back to her brother briefly.]

Keith, watch the desk, okay?

[He doesn't look up, and she shrugs.]

Come on, it's over this way.

[titanology]

Zoey Sina.

[They take it with a smile.]

I'll see you around, then?

[un_muted]

Aw, I'm sure this isn't the first or last time this has happened around here. They're probably used to it. -- uh, not to say we shouldn't clean up, though!

[stavros]

That is true. Even if it would be more convenient, I cannot do nothing. *Gathering everything up.*

[brodad]

[He takes the book back, and uh. His face just. Completely lights up at "robotics engineer".]

I tried making a two-foot scale model of the Yotta for a final project as an undergrad, but the dimensions had to be altered for it to stay upright while walking. Which model do you think would be most realistic to produce?

[amajin]

Oh man, I have put so much thought into this!

[He grabs his own copy of the book and pages through it, poking triumphantly at a picture of a garishly colored and squat mecha]

Given the technology we have available, the only one we could feasibly make is the Gamu, since it has a lower center of gravity and is powered mostly by hydraulics. The power source is the real issue, uh...

[He thinks about his recent problem with a mobile unit... He redesigned it with a much smaller power unit. Even though there's nothing that small that could power something that big.]

Basically it would have to have a mobile power unit behind it at all times to work. Back when I was a kid all I could think about was making giant robots, but there aren't a lot of jobs in that. I work in the medical industry.

[worlddominationbaby]

[ so russel might notice the sound of movement on overhead of the bus stop. he might think it's just a bunch of overweight birds, fattened by the wasteful habits of society.

but it is not a bunch of birds.

it is a woman (yes, a grown-ass woman) releasing a short war cry and jumping from the overhead, one foot up in a jump kick. she is wearing a skirt. for a split second, russel might see undies.

she lands on both feet in front of the bus stop, right in the bicycle lane of the road, both arms held out at her sides.

a pause. russel can't see it, but her eyes are closed and her lips turned up in a proud smile as she basks in her perfect landing.

then, ] I. Am. Awesome.

[un_muted]

Wow, you really are responsible. I wasn't nearly that thoughtful when I was your age. [Lo those many years ago, and by "many" we mean three or four.]

[runarevolution]

We're a student-run political activist organization with the local university. We represent the friends of the friendless, and strive for the rights of equality for all people. [ Which answers like four different questions that he did not ask. ]

In short; I'm a representative from Activate Morality in Institutions and Society.

[runarevolution]

I'm glad you asked. [ Because that was a thing he was told to say, by people who know he's actually completely socially inept at this sort of thing unless he's standing on top of a soap box "inspiring" people. There's something to be said for Enjolras; he certainly knows how to do that. ]

I'm handing out pamphlets on behalf of the Activate Morality in Institutions and Society group. We're a club with the local university, however you don't have to be a student there to better yourself and get involved. [ Don't worry, he has enough burning passion to go around. ]

Right now we're looking for volunteers- we have a rally coming up to protest Bill 1178, the approval of which would allow the "therapeutic" treatment of homosexuality in minors. Children- who are still struggling to find themselves and who they are being indoctrinated to believe that as a person they are wrong to want to know; the measures of which could cause irreparable psychological damage. [ Someone's voice may have risen just a little bit in fury, there. But only a little. ]

[stavros]

I only try my best.

*She finishes putting the toppled bolts back.*

I am certain that there is something important about you as well.

[un_muted]

Important...? What do you mean?

[stavros]

It's just a saying, is it not?

[un_muted]

I guess! I've just never heard it worded quite that way before.

[stavros]

I find it a way to get through life.