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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. 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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[ctrlaltshift]

Alex, on the other hand, still seemed like a new student after weeks of being here. He still wasn't exactly sitting with a new crowd. At first he didn't even look up. The algorithm wasn't functioning properly and he just had to find the line of code he had messed up. In the thousands of lines of code. Just great.

"If I have to pick suspects, I'd say the neighb'rin roommate. I've seen the looks he keeps giving." It was said with a light enough but serious tone. It was hard to guess if he was entirely joking on the matter.

When he glanced over his eyes were drawn immediately to her hair before they went back to the laptop. Nice hair. Very distinctive. Very.. bright.

"No, it's jus some stubborn old computer thing. Not even a big deal." Except it really was. This algorithm was nearly two years of work trying to understand his 'powers'.

[ctrlaltshift]

Well, I've a bit o' skill cooking noodles. And I can play some deeply impressive minesweeper.

[He shakes as well with a light laugh and a shrug of his shoulders.]

But I can guess what you really mean, and I can't really do much worth mentionin'. I can change. Can't do it when I want, though. Or t'what I want. Not a lot a good, that.

[mllemaupin]

"Seems like it's a big deal to you."

Julie wasn't very good with computers. Didn't really need to be because there was always someone around who was and she could usually talk them into helping her. She felt her energy was better spent learning about things she actually liked.

Alex was already getting filed away in her head as a potential person to ask for help about computer related things.

[mllemaupin]

[ The deliberate misunderstanding gets a bit of a laugh out of her before she continues her questioning. ]

What do you change into?

[ctrlaltshift]

"Jus a bit."

Alex never payed enough attention to the people around him to know everyone who was new or who wasn't. But he was fairly certain he would remember her for her hair alone. So he offered a friendly smile, setting his laptop down on the nearest table with a quick darting of his fingers over the keys.

"Don't think I've seen you 'round any of my classes."

It was an alternative to 'you seem new'. Mainly because Alex wasn't used to not being 'the new kid' and he really just didn't want to be that guy who was always cornering him on the first day.

"Alex."

He offered his less occupied hand, slightly awkward for being his left and at a bit of an uncomfortable angle. But it was the gesture that counted or something, wasn't it?

[mllemaupin]

"You wouldn't have, it's my first day."

She took his left hand with her right and sort of gave it a friendly squeeze as and alternative to shaking, and then left it free to get back to what seemed to be very important... tapping.

She wasn't even going to pretend to have any amount of understanding of what he was doing, much preferring to look at him than trying to get a glimpse on what was happening on his computer screen. Cute boy or flickering screen? Yeah, unless her life depended on staying focused on the screen that was an easily answered question.

Much as she cheated with her jumping around in time, she had somewhere decided on a rule that had been instilled in her even before she developed her power. She didn't talk about people. She didn't mention who she should talk to or hit on or anything like that. So she found herself wondering briefly if the future self who'd given her the run down about the school grounds liked this Alex guy. If they ever even talked.

"Julie, nice to meet you. I just transferred from France."

Which, when she said it out loud, sounded about as crazy impulsive as it had been.

[ctrlaltshift]

Animals.

[Her laugh makes his smile grow a bit, but he's just making casual conversation, really. This has never been a part of that before now.]

Actual animals. And before you ask, No, I can't actually demonstrate.

[mllemaupin]

You said you couldn't control it so I was sort of assuming that demonstrations were a little outside your capabilities at the moment.

[ She observes that he has a nice smile and makes a mental note to try to bring it out some more. ]

Chen - Touhou Project

[diaoyezong]

[Voice Testing mostly. Kinda nervous!]

[Action]

In the back corner of the library, there were two tails hanging out from under a table. Someone was hiding so they didn't have to go to her next class.

Although if you peek under the table, it's not as if she is completely skipping class. She's got her homework and text book laid out in front of her and is scribbling away despite the darkness. Although she does keep peeking out to make sure she hasn't been found.

There are a few people she doesn't want to know that she's skipping even though she has a perfectly valid reason.

[impersonal_space]

[ When one is able to literally peek into nearly any room in an instant, seeking someone else out becomes incredibly easy. As is spying on them.

Coming to rest on top of the table, heeled feet and fluffy skirt hanging over the edge as the wood creaks from the new weight on it, the woman sighs and speaks as if to herself, or perhaps someone on a phone? ] Where could she have gotten off to, I wonder...

[diaoyezong]

[Uh oh...That voice only meant one thing and that wasn't good for her hopes of not getting busted on this. Her ears folded flat against her head as she tried to make herself as small as possible, in the hopes of maybe she had not been...Who was she kidding. She was Busted with a capital B.

She gathered her things and put them back into her bag. She was stuck so why not have a little fun. She grins a little bit and bats at the skirt and pulls herself backwards a bit, a giggle escaping her as she did so.]

[impersonal_space]

[ Yukari swung her legs gently, seemingly unaware of what was going on with the fabric of her dress. ] I hope I find her soon. It would be a shame to let a gift go to waste like this.

[diaoyezong]

[Ears perked, Chen thought on this as she again batted at the skirt a few more times. After a moment she came to a decision and let out a bit of a sigh. Her curiosity was getting the better of her this time.

Moving to the side a bit, she moves to poke her head out from under the table, sounding as curious as ever.]

Who are you looking for?

[impersonal_space]

[ Did something disappear from her hand the instant Chen's face came into view? Couldn't have been. The woman is also not looking down just yet, still kicking her legs. ] Someone who should have been in class, but when I went to surprise her she was absent! What bad timing on my part...

[diaoyezong]

Maybe she had a reason to be absent..Like she was sick or they were doing something yucky?

[She comes all the way out and stands, hands held behind her back at least looking sheepish about this. Even if it wasn't her.]

[impersonal_space]

Perhaps, but is that not squandering what they came here to accomplish? [ It's here that she slowly faces Chen, a knowing smile on her face. ] She did not look ill to me, the last I saw her.

[diaoyezong]

[Ears flat against her head and tails being completely still, Chen frowns.]

But they were swimming today....I didn't want to be near the water.

[She looks down at the ground, looking a bit sad.]

I'm sorry Mom...

[impersonal_space]

...ah, I see. [ It isn't often that Yukari's carefree demeanor breaks like that. In her rush to get Chen settled, it seems she neglected something.

She reaches her hand down under the girl's chin to pull her face up. When she meets those eyes, it's her own smile that's somewhat sheepish. ] That would be my fault, dear. I neglected to file that tidbit of information with the gym teacher.

[ She pats her lap. ] I will make sure they understand why you were absent, and will not hold it against you.

[diaoyezong]

[A small smile appears and the ears relax from her head a bit]

It's okay...Everyone forgets things sometimes even the best people in the entire world.

[She puts her bag down on a chair and slowly but nimbly climbs up and into Yukari's lap.]

I guess I should have said something first instead of hiding here and not going...but I was doing class work!

[impersonal_space]

Indeed they do. [ Yukari isn't quite sure if she's included in that comment about the "best people", but she'll smile as if she took it that way.

She brings the girl in close and hums thoughtfully. ] It is good that you were productive. How are you liking the school so far?