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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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Polly Perks | Discworld

[sergeantperks]

[There's a figure of ambiguous gender in the bathroom. However, what's more noticeable is their awkwardness - an aura of 'this person doesn't belong here'. They're expecting to be told to leave.

But there's little in the way of gender markings, so good luck trying to work out if they are in the right place or not. They're skinny and dressed in hand me downs just a tad on the large size. The clothes are male, but that says little in this day and age. Their blonde hair is short, but likewise gives away little, and they're plain enough of face to either be a masculine girl or an effeminate boy - or a teenager in that awkward phrase of growth spurts.

For her part, Polly hasn't decided what bathroom would be best to use yet. She still uses female pronouns out of 17 years habit, but her mutation opens up both worlds to her. One day in the future she might decide on both - but that's in the future and for now she might introduce herself as Polly to one person and Oliver to the next.

For now she's focused on washing her hands and getting out of there before someone calls her out on being in the 'wrong' bathroom, or sees her leaving and does the same. Pissing shouldn't involve so much fretting.]

[preshrunk_cyberpunk]

[Gaige is also washing her hands...or hand, to be perfectly correct. She's covered in grease from her latest project. She gives a glance to Polly, noting the other's utter nervousness. She couldn't care less if there was a boy in the girl's room -- man, people are here to piss, who cares if someone wandered in the wrong room?]

You okay, kid? You look like someone's trying to get you or something.

[sergeantperks]

[Kid. Right. She's going to have to get used to that again.] I'm not really a kid, you know.

But yeah. Just not used to how relaxed things are around here, I guess. [Her voice is equally ambiguous, and accompanied by a shrug.]

[preshrunk_cyberpunk]

I call everyone kid, don't take it personally. [She's been to more punk shows than she can count -- gender ambiguity is par for the course.]

Guessin' you get hassled for taking a leak a lot?

[penaltykicktothehead]

[What's this about short blonde hair and boys clothes? Polly might be surprised to find yet another teen-of-ambiguous-gender entering the room, looking rather scuffed up and bloody after a particularly rough practice session with their mutation. Briskly walking to one of the sinks, Charlie starts washing the blood off, 'tsk'-ing audibly when it's discovered on their clothes.

The other kid's nervousness is picked up rather quickly, and...]

Why so nervous? You're not up to something, are you?

[It's not meant to be accusatory, Charlie just always sounds that way...!]

[sergeantperks]

Not compared to what you've been, obviously.

[She takes in the blood on their clothes wearily.]

Are you all right?

[candlecovesailor]

[By contrast, Janice is relaxed seemingly wherever she goes, and maybe it's her age, but she's found most people here to be rather cool. Her aura is one of calm, even as she looks over at Polly with curious, large eyes. She wonders if she's made the other girl nervous. She hopes not - she hasn't even used her powers once since she got here, so how could she make someone nervous?

Still, biting her lip nervously, Janice tries to find something to say. Unfortunately, with her personality, all that comes to mind is to act cheerful and see if that worked.]

Hi. I like your hair.