TEST DRIVE MEME: Good weather?

[theearth]

IT'S SPRING
I almost literally can't believe it isn't snowing right now just to piss me off.

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.

Current players may also use these meme to test out specific future Echoes, or as a general meme. Certain scenarios may even be transferred to game canon if both parties agree and it does not conflict with in game events.

Prompt 1: Location

The Park
The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip whatever go to the park.
Ice Cream Parlour
Don't lie, this is the first place you want to go the moment the sun even half appears.
The Pool
That, or here.
At Home
Because naturally when it's a nice day you want to cower inside.
Barbecue Party
Abandoning all paranoia, everyone has turned up at a barbecue. It's the wildest party imaginable.
Beach
Apparently Locke City has one. I bet it's nice.
Country Hike
All that nature out there can be visited too.
The Street
Oh man, this is the worst location prompt ever. I apologise.

Prompt 2: Event
Suddenly, Rain
And here's you in just a white shirt and short shorts.
A Public Echo
One of those places up there triggers an inexplicable Echo. Are you going to have to grab a hat to hide those new horns? Maybe it's even your first.
A Date
I hear nice weather gets people in the mood for romance. I'm against it, personally.
Here on Business
Mysterious goings on have been detected in the area and it's your job to check them out. Some suggested shenanigans could include plants that try to eat people, a red herring new statue or maybe this thing popping out from behind a bush to play a saxophone in an irritating manner. Go nuts.
Getting Used to a New Echo
Maybe this one is a pain in the butt, either if because it's noticeable or hard to control. Or maybe you just like to practice.
Everything is Normal
Things aren't bizarre 24/7, you know.
Alien Invasion
The Martians* are attacking! They want our brains/world/women/hot dogs. Take these freaks out... or cower in terror.

*Martians are not actual Save the Earth villains.

Comments

[odd_jobs]

[Tadashi looks over his shoulder and waves Kenji over, grinning madly.]

Oi, Kobayashi, get over here. Don't mind him, ma'am, he's a bit shy.

[reckless_fire]

[As far as he knew, shyness wasn't a particular problem for Kenji...but he'd agreed to let Tadashi do the talking, so...he walks up to the counter and stands there awkwardly, trying to look bashful. Hopefully this performance will be over soon before he breaks into a peal of loud laughter.]

[odd_jobs]

["Ack, look at you, still a bit of baby chubs on the cheeks, huh? Well, wait right there, honey." She flutters a bit at him but seems a bit skittish of scaring him off. At least, it looks like the act is passing well.

The plates are piled up in front of them, far more of a portion than Kenji's eight dollars ever got him before. Tadashi makes a show of going for his wallet.]

How much do I owe you, Ms Lockharte?

["Don't you worry about it. But put in a word around will you? I need help this weekend."]

Ehh, yeah, I'll see what I can do. [He leans over to Becky and whispers. More than loud enough for Kenji to hear.] Ehh, I think he's blushing. You don't mind if we take off. We'll talk shop later.

[She bursts out into peals of laughter, and waves the two of them off. "I swear. Get going and don't you forget."]

[Tadashi grabs his plate and takes a few quick steps back.] Thanks! We'll bring these back!

[reckless_fire]

[Kenji bobs his head in what he hopes passes for an awkward fashion and grabs the other plate, mumbling a low "Thanks, ma'am," before hightailing it after Tadashi. Once they're safely out of earshot, he's finally free to laugh.]

Man, you really are too much.

[odd_jobs]

[You get a slap on the back.] Man, you're not half-bad yourself.

Eh, she's not bad though. [He flops down into the sand and takes an enormous bite out of the burger.] Kinwa overbeawin n stuff. [He swallows.] But good enough sort if you get to know her.

Ahhh this is a good night though.

[reckless_fire]

[Once again, he plants his board in the sand before settling onto the sand beside it. Grinning, he stuffs a few fries into his mouth. Yeah, he'd laid it on pretty thick, himself, but he had no regrets. It had been funny as hell. A good night indeed.]

Yeah it is. Best I've had in...hell, about a month and a half, I guess.

[odd_jobs]

[He chews thoughtfully, counting back.]

No kidding? Guess the world hasn't finished with it's April Fools joke yet, then.

[reckless_fire]

[Well, what the hell had he said that for? True, his companion had no idea what he really meant, but still, it was a lot healthier not to make even a veiled reference to network stuff.

But...April Fools joke? Maybe... Dammit! Somebody needed to come up with a code word or something. It would sure as hell make things a lot easier. Rutabaga was a good word that nobody used much.]

Uhh...yeah. It's been kinda crazy lately. End of year stuff--you know how it goes.

[Jeez, that was lame. He'd never worried about school at any time of year. But...well, this guy didn't know that, so maybe it'd pass.]

[odd_jobs]

[Tadashi scowled a moment, mouth opening to say something... and closing again. It's only after another few bites that he seems to settle on something to say, for the first time this evening sounding awkward himself.]

Yeah, that. I guess if that's big on your list.

[reckless_fire]

Uh...yeah.

[Desperately, he shoved the burger into his mouth before he said something else stupid. As he chewed, the awkward silence stretched between them. Well, he was no stranger to saying stupid shit, so just retreat, retrench, and move the hell on.]

So...uh...where do you think your friends went? They've had time to get halfway to California by now.

[odd_jobs]

[It has been a while.

It has been a REALLY LONG WHILE.]

Ah man! You don't think they got picked up?

[reckless_fire]

I dunno, man; they're on a public beach, so... Shit!

[He could just imagine the scene: them trying to explain to cops exactly why their pal James was running around buck-ass naked, and...he couldn't help it, he burst out laughing. Again.]

Hell, I guess we'd better go find out, huh? If we're lucky, maybe they just passed out somewhere.

[odd_jobs]

That's serious th-...



[Okay, no. He's picturing it right now. The suppressed snicker comes out in an explosive snort.]

Man, there really is not a damn thing they can say is there?

[reckless_fire]

[Yep, still laughing]

Not so much, no.

[He sobers after a moment, however, as a sudden thought occurs to him. If they'd been picked up by the wrong cops, though, and had told them that story... Suddenly, the situation wasn't quite as funny.]

We should...probably make sure they're okay. Bail 'em out if necessary.

[odd_jobs]

[Kid, you've got moods changes that'd make a hummingbird dizzy. Though this one I don't mind too much.]

Nothing that'll need bail, I don't think. Worst they'll get is some juvie drinking charges and a night to dry out. But yeah... ah, hang on, lemmie take these back. If the dinnerware gets nicked, Becky'll tie me into knots like you wouldn't believe.

I'll catch up with you.

[reckless_fire]

[He nods,then scrambles to his feet and grabs his board again before heading off down the beach to the approximate area where this whole ridiculous clusterfuck began. With any luck, they might have come back while he and Tadashi were eating. If not...well...he'd follow the trail of clothing for as long as he could.]

Sorry for the delay. BRAIN FREEZE.

[odd_jobs]

[It's probably a little increased urgency when you find that spot near the fire nearly empty, and the clothes trailing until there could reasonably be no more off to the open stretch of the beach. It's probably only as you return to the campfire, you see the group staggering back to the fire, from who knows where. The pranked victim in general seemed to have only moderately sobered up. He'd been talked into a shirt, but seems to be wearing a jacket around his waist like a barely passable skirt.

The teen looks at you blearily, tottering with some half assed balance and drawls out a "You...."]

[reckless_fire]

[On the positive side, at least they hadn't been arrested. On the negative, though...hoo boy, the guy really didn't look too happy. He glanced back in the direction he'd come from, hoping to see Tadashi approaching. Maybe he'd be able to talk his friends down, as Kenji suspected he had absolutely no chance of doing so. No luck there, so on to Plan B.

Offering James a sheepish grin, he began casually backing away, keeping an eye out for possible avenues of escape. Wouldn't do at all to let them surround him.

Uhh...hey guys. You're back, huh? So...How'd it go? Did it work?

[odd_jobs]

["DUDE! Dude! It's..." He surges forward unsteadily, face flushed from some combination of the heat, exertion and plain out rage. "It's THERE but... but it...."

Someone in the back pipes up, crowing in a slurred voice. "Might as well not be, he tripped over Natalie!"

As his buddies punctuated the declaration with laughter, James' face screwed up into a huge scowl. "SHUT UP!" He yelled back and takes a wild swing at Kenji, much to the small crowd's drunken delight.

Through the curious chatter it draws, the cheers of his similarly hammered buddies, and the fire, you may or may not here a now somewhat familiar voice yelling. "HEY! HEY! OI! MOVE! Let me through!"]

[reckless_fire]

[As drunk as James was, it was easy enough for Kenji to duck under the swing, and slightly amusing to watch as the larger boy spun in an unsteady circle from the momentum. Not so amusing, however, was the fact that he didn't go down, but managed somehow to keep on his feet, wobbly though he was. Somewhere in the distance, he thought he heard a familiar voice call out, but he didn't dare glance over because James lurched toward him again.

In the back of his mind, he could feel that thread of light pulsing in time to his own rapid heartbeat, insistent, demanding, almost screaming for him to grab hold. With some difficulty, he resisted the urge--he didn't want to hurt the guy, after all, just...discourage him a little. As James moved closer, something else seemed to take over, and without thinking, Kenji dropped to all fours. Hands planted in the sand, he swept out and around with his right leg, catching James just above the ankles and knocking him into the sand.

Leaping quickly to his feet, he kept a wary eye on his fallen antagonist. The guy still seemed to have a little wiggle left in him, and might be interested in coming back for round two. As he watched James struggle to regain his feet, the sudden urge to launch himself at his target and pummel him until he stayed down rose within him as strong and heady and wild as the waves he'd ridden earlier that day. What the hell? Aside from a few shoving matches in middle school, he'd never been much for fighting, so where had this come from? Shaken and disturbed by his own impulses, he forced himself to back away. If James and company decided to pursue the matter, they'd have a chase on their hands.]

[odd_jobs]

[It's amazing, in Tadashi's mind, that a crowd could gather with this kind of speed. It's like kids could smell a fight starting and spontaneously learned to teleport into his damn way. He finally gave up on being polite and started using elbows until he got through the front lines, who were already chanting out catcalls.

Just as he shoved his way into the circle, he watched Kenji drop into a spinning kick with a fighter's grace. It froze him for a second, pulse roaring in his ears, on just how uncanny it was, almost unreal. Tadashi swallowed hard and shook himself out of it as Kenji took a few steps back and James tried to pull himself up.

Putting himself between the two of them, he throws an arm out towards each, half ready to duck.]

Hey! Come on! COME ON!

What are you thinking? Do you want cops down here? ... Dude, put some pants back on. No one wants to see that.

[It didn't seem to sink in through the haze as well as he intended, instead the teen just squints up at him, somewhere between supremely pissed off and confused. "You're shitting me?"]

You can take a crack at me for it later when you have half a chance of connecting. Just go get some food to clear your head up, man. I'll get you home in a few.

[reckless_fire]

[For Kenji's part, he was more than happy to allow Tadashi to interject himself between him and James. He was still somewhat shaken by what he had wanted to do--what he'd almost done. Letting out a deep breath, he stepped back further, throwing up his hands in an 'I'm done' gesture, before looking around for his surfboard. Hopefully, it hadn't been broken during the scuffle. If it had been, he really might kill the guy.

Fortunately, it was still in one piece, so James would live another day. As the unfortunate James and his friends staggered off, apparently following Tadashi's advice, he picked it up, once more tucking it under his arm. He stood there awkwardly for a moment, not quite sure what to say. He sure as hell didn't want to explain what had just happened.]

Uh...I should probably be getting home, too...

[odd_jobs]

[Tadashi turns his head to watch James and co stagger off, and keeps half an eye on them even as he turns back to Kenji with a sheepish grin.]

Ahhah. Yeah, I owe you one anyway. I shouldna figured they'd be a bit stupid about it.

Thanks for keeping your cool, man. That was some pro-level moves there.

[reckless_fire]

Keeping his cool...that was a good one. Tadashi didn't know just how close he'd come to losing his cool and beating his friend to a pulp.

Ehh... I was just lucky the guy was drunk. If he'd been sober, you'd probably be blotting me up with a napkin, or something.

[odd_jobs]

[Tadashi's hand drops on Kenji's shoulder for a friendly grip for a moment. He lifts it into a wave as he goes to follow the group.]

Heh, humble aint a good look for you. Might have to practice on that one.

Anyways, see ya around, Kobayashi.