shabadoobie touch to [TEST DRIVE]

[hopediesalone]

HERE WE GO AGAIIIIIN

Here's a few options, ganked from the last one and still as shamelessly stolen from even earlier versions.

> 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

Very nice! Test Strike! FABULOUS!

Comments

Re: 1

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

... Huh?

[Rita turns towards the girl]

What'd you say?

[peacefulwinter]

I a-asked if everything was okay. You... seemed frustrated, I guess.

[Well, the little girl's not angry... success so far?]

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

There's too many people this month. There always is, but it's still annoying as hell if you just want to go play games at the teen club or something.

Never mind that you get the real jerks there then, too.

[peacefulwinter]

Ah... well. That's n-not surprising. Around this time of year... everything's cheap enough that everyone w-wants to shop. Even me, and I h-hate shopping normally. [She lifts the bag in her hands a little for emphasis.]

And it does bring the j-jerks out, too. [Unbidden, a certain white-haired boy's face comes to mind; shaking her head, she forces it out.]

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

Yeah. I have to have a lock on my locker at the club pretty much only for these two weeks of the year. And one time, someone tried to pickpocket the key.

It was fun watching security grab him for that one.

[peacefulwinter]

[Winter winces; that sounds unpleasant.]

Do you keep anything v-valuable in that locker? Especially... where people can see it?

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

I don't have a lot of choice right now. Not until the next foster home, at least.

[peacefulwinter]

Ah... s-sorry. That was a little insensitive, I guess. I w-won't ask what happened, but... are you okay for now? [She couldn't claim to have any idea how the foster system worked around here; was this girl eating? Sleeping somewhere relatively safe? Or was she out on the street somewhere?]

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

Eh. I'll be fine. I'm used to this kinda crap by now.

[peacefulwinter]

If you're s-sure... um. Sorry, I'm b-being nosy.

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

Meh. At least you're not causing any trouble.

I feel sorry for mall security on days like this.