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The Xavier Institute Mod Journal ([personal profile] uncanny_xmods) wrote in [community profile] institutesamples2013-05-03 05:10 pm
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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.
preshrunk_cyberpunk: (cooking up trouble)

Gaige | Borderlands 2

[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-04 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
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Hellooooo, Xavier Institute! Name's Gaige, I'm a new transfer student. I'm sure you guys care sooo much about that, though, so let's get to the part you DO care about! My mutation, aside from being awesome, is mechromancy! [She doesn't know that she can use it to affect living beings yet, though...so that'll be fun.] If you don't know what that is, let me demonstrate! [She points the camera at Deathtrap, her prized creation. She puts one hand on it and it seems to spring to life.] See? Cool, isn't it? I know, I know, don't be jealous.

Action:

[Gaige is in a common area, tinkering with her favorite robot: Deathtrap! It seems to have a mind of its own, but it can't speak -- Gaige didn't bother to make it talk. It does make grunts and noises, but nothing that can be deciphered as speech. She's really lost in her work, probably would be a good idea to NOT sneak up on her, though.]

I do amazing things and you get made awesomer because of that! [WHACK with a hammer. She seems to be fixing some dents in Deathtrap's armor.] You got pretty beat up, but I can fix that.
green_eyed: (right so whatever)

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[personal profile] green_eyed 2013-05-04 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Lucky you. You got a power that doesn't make you a total freakshow.
preshrunk_cyberpunk: (more pep)

[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-04 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, cheer up. If that's how you introduce yourself to everyone, I'm gonna guess you don't have a lot of friends. [Says the girl that's friends with a robot.]

Plus I still got this. [She holds up her left hand and wiggles her fingers. It's pretty obvious her arm is fake.]
green_eyed: (give it all away)

[personal profile] green_eyed 2013-05-04 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
-Gaige, of course, is absolutely right. Which just makes Parsee MORE defensive.-

Don't pretend you know me, newbie.
preshrunk_cyberpunk: (annoyed android)

[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-04 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, sure, ignore her arm. HOW DARE YOU.]

Man, people like you are easy to figure out. Look at how you're acting now!
green_eyed: (s-so jealous)

[personal profile] green_eyed 2013-05-04 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe I'm just having a shitty day.
preshrunk_cyberpunk: (unstoppable force)

[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-04 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe you just have a shitty attitude.
green_eyed: (GODDAMNED ONION RINGS)

[personal profile] green_eyed 2013-05-04 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe you're just... shitty... shitfuck!
preshrunk_cyberpunk: (cooking up trouble)

[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-04 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Looks like I got ya with that one! [Insert one cocky-ass grin.]

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buzzkilldetective: (Philip Marlowe)

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[personal profile] buzzkilldetective 2013-05-04 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[And here's one entranced younger student, leaning close to her screen and watching Deathtrap as it comes to life.]

... That is rather fascinating. You can bring your mechanical creations to life?
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preshrunk_cyberpunk: (discord)

[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-04 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Gaige grins widely and nods.]

Hey, you catch on quick! Anything I make comes to life, though ol' Deathtrap here is the best thing so far.

How 'bout you? What'd you get? [She's acting like it's no big deal at all...weird one, this girl.]
buzzkilldetective: (C. Auguste Dupin)

[personal profile] buzzkilldetective 2013-05-04 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
That's incredible... I'm almost envious.

[Well, in a way, it really shouldn't be that big of a deal at this school, not when everyone has a mutation--or at least, that's how Naoto would rationalize it.] Ah... Mine isn't nearly as interesting. I have extremely heightened senses and eidetic memory.
preshrunk_cyberpunk: (more pep)

[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-04 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, shucks, I just got lucky. Think if I weren't any good at robotics, though...then I'd just be useless.

That's still cool, though, and really useful!
buzzkilldetective: (Ellery Queen)

[personal profile] buzzkilldetective 2013-05-04 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Well, if you say so...

My powers are a lot... "cooler" in theory than they are in practice. Too much sensory information tends to be more of a curse than a blessing when one cannot process it properly.
preshrunk_cyberpunk: (smaller lighter faster)

[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-04 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that's why we're here, right? To figure out how to use our powers better. Once you get used to it, I'm sure you'll be kick ass at whatever it is you do.
buzzkilldetective: (Father Brown)

[personal profile] buzzkilldetective 2013-05-04 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
... Right. Thank you.

[She pauses for a moment, then remembers--] Ah, I completely neglected to introduce myself. I apologize. My name is Naoto Shirogane. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Gaige.
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[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-04 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, when you get caught up, it happens. Nice to meet you, too! Okay if I call you Naoto? [She's culturally aware. Sort of.]

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[personal profile] glowing_moon 2013-05-04 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not really into robotics, but that's some power. You build robots and bring them to "life"?
preshrunk_cyberpunk: (more pep)

[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-04 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yup! Pretty cool, isn't it? [Say yes. Validate her.]
glowing_moon: (slight smile)

[personal profile] glowing_moon 2013-05-04 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
It's impressive, to say the least. I have great respect for those who can work in metal.
preshrunk_cyberpunk: (upshot robot)

[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-05 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, I'm not just limited to metal! ... I just didn't bring anything else with me. [Plastic shells count...right?]
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[personal profile] glowing_moon 2013-05-05 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
So you can create anything usin' your powers?

[Think of all those awesome sculptures she can make and animate...]
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[personal profile] preshrunk_cyberpunk 2013-05-05 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
I'm the one that makes things, even without my powers. My dad's an engineer and I guess it rubbed off on me. Been making stuff as long as I've been walking!

...It only just started coming to life when I touched it a couple of years ago.
glowing_moon: (under the full moon)

[personal profile] glowing_moon 2013-05-05 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
And how long do they stay "alive", so to speak? A few minutes, hours?

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[personal profile] candlecovesailor 2013-05-04 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
That's amazing. Can ya do that to a boat, or is that not mechanical-ish enough? What kinda things can you do that to? [Janice is wide-eyed and smiling, clearly awed. Her only powers are just so non-flashy by comparison. No matter that her powers have saved her life, this. This is an epically cool power.]