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( the test drive meme )

This is for anyone wanting to test out their characters in the setting before the game opens, 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.

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[sou_kigetsuki]

[This makes Sou laugh. After a few days of being back only a day from the competitions, he's in a good mood.]

Yeah, yeah, okay, Teach. You know this isn't my style talking street, but it seems to be what all the cool kids are doing. At any rate, how did your summer go?

[found_a_way]

Pretty good progress. I've found a few more leads on my father.

[it was no big secret that Negi's father was part of Ala Rubedo, a noted UN group but what was special with it was that it was one of the most public face hero groups out there. He smiled a little.] More than that, I also found leads on my mother.

[sou_kigetsuki]

Seriously? That's impressive. My dad sent me a telegram to tell me that he's not cutting me off. If you need any money for travel, let me know. No strings attached. I might be able to get you into some nice accommodations since my father owns most of the international hotel market.

Heh, I won't get to inherit it though.

I must say, hearing that you found your parents makes me a little jealous. Happy, but jealous. Were you close to them?

[There's a hint of concern because Sou has been on the side where he met with his mother for the first time and was met with contempt because of his powers as a mutant. She didn't care about him as the man he was growing up to be.]

[found_a_way]

[Negi shook his head.] I didn't know them for a long time. My dad and mom left me with my uncle Stan and my cousin Nekane when I was just a baby. It took me a long time to even hear about them, but that was when I was teaching in Japan.

I knew my dad was alive but it wasn't till I was fifteen that I heard about my mother. It's not that they abandoned me, they just left me in Wales for my own protection.

[A fat lot that did, when a anti-mutant terrorist cell attacked their village. Even with his dad driving them off, the town had been in ruins for a long time.]

[sou_kigetsuki]

[This was enough to make Sou straighten his back and listen with every fiber of his being than just casual conversation. He didn't have the same background that Negi did, but at least he could sympathize even a little.]

Is there a way to get word to them to let them know that you're still alive? What about your uncle and cousin? Are they able to tell them?

[Sou had the feeling the answer to that wasn't going to be a positive one but he asked just the same.]

[found_a_way]

I can try. There's a couple of connections I made in Japan with my students. I have at least a couple looking in on it.

[Which was better than expected due to the Yukihiro resources but still...]

[sou_kigetsuki]

So, you're absolutely sure they're in Japan?

[Sou has cousins there too, along with England, the Philippines, Taiwan, China, and Germany. All of them are in the business in one way, shape or form.]

I thought you said that they were last seen in England. I'm getting lost.

[found_a_way]

Definitely not there. They might be somewhere. The last KNOWN location was Japan, and before that England, but nothing yet.

[sou_kigetsuki]

Ah, now that makes more sense. You had me globetrotting mentally for a moment. Whew, I'm glad I wasn't losing my mind. So, with Japan in mind, I think you're on the hot trail. I just hope that it doesn't get cold on you.

[found_a_way]

Hopefully not. The clues left behind said they were headed to the States around a couple of years ago. So there's something.

[sou_kigetsuki]

They would have been here by now, wouldn't they? They're not walking or swimming across oceans. Maybe you should hire a sniffer dog or a detective or something to find them.

[found_a_way]

Maybe, but they're elusive. I'll be fine, I can take time off looking for them.

[sou_kigetsuki]

Well, if you think that's going to help, go for it but you might want to considered how scattered you're being right now. You might be better off with a plan.

[found_a_way]

I always have a plan. It's just not enacted yet. [Half bluff half 'yes I have a plan, no I don't know what it is yet but it'll be awesome'.]

[sou_kigetsuki]

[There's a chuckle from Sou. He's not naive enough to believe it but he'll humor anyway.]

Okay. I'll take your word for it, Mr. Springfield.

[He tosses him a set of keys.

Just bring it back in one piece.