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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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[iaijutsu]

It's not strange to think of it that way at first.

[Or so he says. It's purely hypothetical, from where he's standing; he'd arrived there knowing he'd better get used to it and start feeling at home quickly, because he sure as hell wasn't going to be welcomed back, but...it's not like that for everyone, right?]

Jason Todd | "Red Hood" | DC Comics

[waywardbird]

[ This place had him so on edge. He'd never actually been to the school before, but even if he had Jason was certain he'd still be uncomfortable in this super fucking weird environment. This entire situation had Jason feeling stuck in his own skin, unable to escape. He was so fucking tired of not being able to escape. So that's what he did;

He escaped.

Jason felt good about his current hiding space; a pocket of the maze with a big view of the sky. Sitting on the ground, he lazily smoked a cigarette (something he was sure wasn't allowed on campus, but what the fuck ever; he was almost 18 for gods sake and apparently, the damn things couldn't hurt him anyway). This was nice. He was dreading having to go back inside, but for now, this was better than nothing. He'd just sit here for a couple hours and do his best not to think about anything other than the clear blue sky, the gravel under his feet, and the smell of greenery all around him. ]

[senbazuru]

O-oh!! [Chizuru just barely spots the girl pummeling in her direction, and outreaches her arms in instinct, hoping to catch her--or at the very least, break her fall once they collide?]

[senbazuru]

Which part?

[The fantasy, or the feeling-at-home part? She couldn't be certain, but sometimes she wondered if Saitou's clipped answers were intentional, in order to commit to one opinion or the other...

Well, she wasn't about to make him any more uncomfortable than her statement had done so already. She carried on, hoping to move to more cheerful subjects.]

Is it easy to get lost in there? [She nods toward the hedge maze.]

[ironoxides]

[Well! It seems Marie chose the perfect place to play - down underneath the shut-in's window.
Sabitsuki leans out her window to get a better look at first, before ducking back in... and dropping her pillow out onto the violinist.]

Whoops!

[Heh.]

[markedviolin]

[Luckily, Marie's not too difficult to catch!]

Ah, thank you... I'm terribly sorry; I wasn't looking where I was going! [Just going to try and right herself now, giving Chizuru an apologetic look.]

[icy_heavens]

[Great. Now she seems upset. Dealing with this is hard.

[He takes the natural edge to his tone down a bit; he hadn't been trying to scare her, anyway.] It's fine. I'm guessing you're new?

[senbazuru]

[Chizuru softly chuckled, looking down to the girl with a warm smile.] You needn't apologize! This is quite an easy place to get lost in, with all the twists and turns...

[She was still holding the girl, but once she was certain she didn't need the support, she softened her hold on her, allowing her to stand.] You're not hurt, I hope?

[markedviolin]

Ah! [HEY, DON'T DROP THINGS ON THE VIOLINIST WHILE THEY'RE PRACTICING...

Well, luckily, Marie doesn't get too angry. She puts the violin in its case and stands up, holding the pillow and calls up to Sabitsuki.]

I'm sorry, was I disturbing you?

[senbazuru]

Yes--[She quickly catches herself.] I mean--! I just got in last week. [She weakly smiles, toying with a strand of her bangs sheepishly.] I guess I'm still a bit jet-lagged, so I'm reacting a little slower than usual...

[She's really not dumb! Honest!]

[ironoxides]

Nah. I just wanted to start up a conversation!

Hey, you think you can bring that up to me?

[c:]

[markedviolin]

It is. Mother's mansion back home didn't have anything quite like this...

[She stands properly and shakes her head, smiling.] Not at all, thanks to you. Are you a new student here as well?

[iaijutsu]

[No matter how uncomfortable she might make him, she can take solace in knowing she'll never catch up to some people on campus.

Or she could if she had any idea. Oh well.

He looked up, following her gaze to the hedges.]

I...haven't really tried, to be honest. But if you keep your hand on one wall and pick a direction to follow it in, you can find your way back out of any maze, sooner or later.

[Some of them just might take a lot longer than others...]

[markedviolin]

Oh! Of course! I'll be up as soon as possible! [But putting her violin away properly first!

Once she does that, she picks it up and goes inside with the pillow tucked under one arm. It takes her a while to figure out which door leads to Sabitsuki's room, but when she does, Marie knocks on the door.]

[senbazuru]

[She wasn't about to pry, but she's assuming, by the looks of things, she must be European...]

Ah, yes--I just arrived last week, actually...[She was about to bow, but quickly stopped herself, stiffly extending a hand to be shook. (That's what you're supposed to do in America, right?)] I'm Chizuru Yukimura.

[icy_heavens]

[Still jet-lagged after a week? Maybe if the trip had been far enough, he supposes. And he's certainly not cutting her slack based on her resemblence to Momo. That's crazy. And he'll hazard a guess based on her appearace:]

Japanese?

[Just as not-dumb as his own BFF, surely.]

[markedviolin]

[Marie accepts the handshake.] I'm Marie Beaumont, it's a pleasure to meet you! I arrived a couple days ago, myself.

[senbazuru]

Yes! [A small giggle accompanied Chizuru's reaction, grateful not to be mistaken for any other generic East Asian ethnicity. There wasn't much to differentiate her from Chinese or Korean, surely, but it was surprising to have someone guess correctly on the first try.]

I'm Chizuru Yukimura. I've come here from Tokyo, actually. [What about him? Bow? Handshake? She wasn't too sure which one to do in this situation.]

[senbazuru]

[So polite..!]

If you don't mind my asking, where are you from?

[markedviolin]

I'm from France--Paris, to be specific! What about you?

[senbazuru]

Hmm! So Hajime-kun at least knows how it's done! Not surprising at all, really! [It wasn't flattery - whenever Saitou did have an answer for something, it was well thought-out and often backed-up with evidence.

There's something shameless in how Chizuru steps in closer to him, leaning forward and peering up at him with a playful smile. Her ponytail heavily drapes past her collarbone, swinging with her movement.] Wanna try it out with me?

[The request is void of any shyness, as though it hadn't dawned on her that he may have been in the middle of his own affairs.]

[senbazuru]

[She'd guessed correctly! The tiny victory of Chizuru's made this encounter just a smidge more delightful than before..!]

I'm from Tokyo, actually.

[hipsterbane]

New kids, she decided, were adorable when they were all embarrassed and shy. Her natural, smaller wings still felt the effect of being connected to the large, fake ones, the tingling afterfeeling of flight they couldn't achieve on their own.

"Well i'm Reki. I'm one of the art teachers." Yes, like 'pebble'.

[icy_heavens]

[Well, Japan is the most prominently represented East Asian country at the school, so it'd been a pretty safe guess. And there's of course this factor:]

Toushirou Hitsugaya. [Because he totally looks Japanese himself, right? With the white hair and the green eyes? Right. And whatever method of greeting she chooses, he'll go with it.]

[iaijutsu]

[In the middle of his own affairs?

Well, yes.

But it's not like he doesn't already spend half his life training in some way or another...and perhaps more importantly, he might be a little bit weak to giving in when she smiles at him like that - not that he's in any way conscious of that, of course.]

I suppose it couldn't hurt.