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( the test drive meme )

This is for anyone wanting to test out their characters in the setting before the applications open, see what clicks. Multiples will be allowed for this post, and you can generally assume any threads are a self-contained continuity unless you feel like getting creative.

Just post a thread with your CHARACTER NAME and CANON NAME in the title with a prompt and others will reply. Prompts and threads can be action spam or prose or whatever. These threads can be used on the sample section of your application, as well. Go out and have fun! Feel free to consult the institute tour and dorm guide for setting info. We also encourage you to check out the "!!event" tag on the IC comms to brush up on the story so far.

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[princesstenko]

"Ara, ara... It sounds eventful." And hilarious. Which just makes Reki being so mopey up here by herself that much more suspect. "I'm mostly getting my kicks teasing my classes with trick equations. Old habits die hard, and whatnot."

She let out another little sigh, tails swaying a bit. Couldn't keep avoiding the point forever... They didn't have all night. "But... are you alright? You seemed to be in poor spirits before I showed up. You know if you need to talk about anything, I've got ears to spare."

[hipsterbane]

"Of course you would, Kitsune."

Caught. How to play it off? She wouldn't believe her if she just pretended everything was fine. Well a better lie had a kernel of truth in it, after all.

"It's nothing. The moon just reminded me of an old boyfriend. He was kindof an idiot but sometimes I still miss him."

The ends of her wings blackened almost imperceptibly, like Pinocchio's nose.

[princesstenko]

...

"If you're going to lie, you need a better one than that... But I figure if you're lying at all, you really don't want to talk about it, so I won't pry. But I worry, you know?" It was hard keeping her maternal instincts in check. It was hard and no one understood.

[hipsterbane]

Reki gives her an actual, genuine smile, a little embarrassed. Honestly, she thinks, i'm an aduuuuuult. Nosy, just like Rakka. Another burned bridge.

"You don't need to worry. But thanks. You're sweet." Genuinely, she thinks.

[princesstenko]

"Most people just find it annoying when I'm after them like this. Even Chen, sometimes." She'll take the sweet compliment, though, with a small blush, just barely noticeable. "It's awfully cold tonight..."

[hipsterbane]

"I don't think so. But i've spent most of the life I remember in Lithuania and Hokkaido." She pulls her denim jacket off, wings folding inward so she can pull it over them. She hands it to her. Even though the chill raised goose flesh on her arms, she didn't mind it. Something about it suited her. "Maybe you've just gotten spoiled by all this central heating. How's the little urchin?"

[princesstenko]

"You'd think I'd be used to it, having lived in Nagano for so long. You know how the winters can get there," Ran was grateful for the jacket, her tails shifting as she put on on around front.

"Chen is doing... so wonderfully. She's making friends, doing well in her classes. She's not ashamed of who she is anymore. I've never been happier for her."

that's awesome, Chen

[hipsterbane]

She remembered Chen, the shy but energetic little girl with the cat ears, tail and fangs. It was a cute combination, but that could almost be as obnoxious as looking obnoxiously ugly, with the way people felt entitled to violate your personal space, she knew from experience. And any evidence of mutation, no matter how kawaii, could make your life hell.

"That's good to hear. She's in good hands with you and Yakumo."

To tell the truth, Reki didn't quite get what Ran and Yukari's relationship was, though she had her suspicions.

honk honk

[princesstenko]

Yukari raised her own wife Their relationship would probably remain that mysterious, really. Yukari spoke in riddles, and Ran never said more than what was needed.

"Well, to be honest, I think it's mostly this place that helps her. Yukari and I can only do so much. Being around her own kind... that's what is inspiring her smiles these days."