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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. 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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[Anyone passing through the courtyard might notice a young man, sprawled upon the ground before the entrance to the mansion. He shudders and wretches from where he lays, looking as if he were moments from losing his lunch, yet expending a great amount of effort to keep himself from doing so. Those who decide to venture closer might hear him muttering the same strained sentence between groans over and over--]

Never again... I swear I'll never get into a car ever again...

Edited 2012-11-03 06:42 (UTC)

[The sound of a sports car, specifically a Lotus Evora, pulls up the front of the school and stops about a good twenty feet away from the sprawled out boy. The car door opens and out steps a man head to toe in white and quite literally so. His face is pale, his eyes shielded behind dark sunglasses, he closes the door and runs toward the boy.]

Are you alright?

[For a moment, Natsu failed to answer, the sound of another car having approached so closely nearly undoing all of his work to keep himself from being sick. His attention was drawn from his vehicular adversary when the voice of its owner reached his ears, Natsu lifting his head weakly to look upon the source.]

Can't move... Feels like I'm going to-- [He raises a hand to his mouth, his cheek bulging out as he crumples weakly against the tilted walkway beneath him.]

[With this, Lee steps back to give Natsu some air and those puffed cheeks made him wince internally. He's seen so many sick kids, his adoptive daughter, his young girlfriend, college frat parties gone wrong and so many other things that really makes a hard one to shake to such things. He carries dried ginger with him because of it.]

Don't hold it in. It'll only make it worse.

[Yet, he didn't vomit once. He often seemed perilously close to doing so, but never once during all his wheezing and belching did he find himself getting sick everywhere. After some time, and a few failed attempts, Natsu settles himself into a sitting position, panting and sweating like someone who had just run a marathon.]

Ohhh... I had better be in the right place. I don't think I could survive another drive like that...

Edited 2012-11-03 08:04 (UTC)

What place were you looking for? My guess is that you're not wrong if you're reacting so terribly to motion as you are. My guess is you have an extreme sensitivity.

[He hopes he's right. He kneels down to rub on the kid's back to ease his pain. Sometimes it works, other times not so well.]

[It was strange how something as simple as a back rub could make him feel better, but Natsu appreciated it nonetheless. Letting out a sigh of relief, Natsu turns his attention to his savior, visibly starting to look a lot better.]

Is this the Xavier Institute? The driver kicked me out when he noticed I got sick, so I never had the chance to ask.

[Lee removes his hand and nods. The music teacher offers a welcoming smile. Being one of the few paternal figures in the school helps.]

Yes. I'm one of the teachers here.

[Within seconds an English bulldog sporting a blue and white rhinestone encrusted collar is sitting near Natsu.]

This is Caesar.

[Natsu looks between the bulldog and the teacher, before settling his gaze on the mansion once more, his face alight with excitement. Any trace of sickness seemed to have vanished in that moment.]

So, this is it, huh? I finally made it!

[Pleased with this sudden development, Lee stands up and offers to help Natsu to his feet.]

Yes. I am Mister Lee and I teach music here along side refining abilities. I welcome you, Mister...uh, begging your pardon, but may I have your name, please?"

I'm Natsu. Nice to meet you, Mister Lee.

[Grinning, he more than happily accepts Lee's hand, practically jumping to his feet with renewed vitality. Unable to contain himself, he starts to look about wildly, taking in a much of the place as he could. It was bigger and a lot more civilized than he imagined...]

Is this really a place for people with strange powers?

A pleasure to meet you, Natsu.

[Natsu's exuberance makes Lee smile. If only Lee could speak for everyone, he makes an outstanding first impression. What lies behind the doors is something completely different.]

That is correct. We each possess gifts, even the teachers. I am one of many that has special abilities. We take pride in our powers here.

[Natsu had only ever been exposed to handful of other mutants and having learned that every resident he would meet from the point on would be different, just like him, was a rather thrilling thought. Without taking a second to consider how forward he might have sounded, Natsu blurts out the first question that popped into his mind, his attention fixed on Lee for the moment.]

Really!? What can you do?

[Lee laughs now. He's encountered many students that were curious and since his powers were often not left to explanation, he decided to go with it.]

I can heal rapidly and I can become invisible. It's not much, really.

[He's not going to tell that his aging stopped when he turned 27 and he's pushing 50 now.]

[If Lee had thought this simple explanation wasn't all that impressive, the expression of disbelief alone would have proven him wrong.]

Huh!? What are you talking about? Being invisible and healing yourself? I bet you kick all kinds of ass with those powers.

[Kicking ass was a serious understatement. He is a lot more than just a teacher. He's also the X-Men's spy and infiltration operative. His skills are many and explaining all of that often made others feel second rate.]

I hadn't really thought of that. I teach music here and it happens to be one of my passions.

[He's certainly being humble about it though.]

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-He knows he shouldn't laugh. He really does. But jesus, this guy. This guy.-

It could be worse. The Blackbird could have been your voyage here.

H-huh? How could a bird be worse than a ca--

[Natsu's sentence ends abruptly as his cheeks bulge, his eyes widen, and he looks moments from being sick all over the courtyard. He doesn't vomit, but with all the colorful retching sounds he was making, one might have thought otherwise.]

Is a plane, you know? Up in the sky. Could fall out at any minute.

N-never. I'll walk or swim before I'd ever get on a plane. [He tries to stand, making a considerable effort to walk it off, only to stumble backward and then settle into a sitting position.]

A plane would probably kill me...

Edited 2012-11-05 05:02 (UTC)

Ah, but hey! You lived! That makes you stronger than you were before, right?

Edited 2012-11-05 05:04 (UTC)

Oh! That's an interesting way to look at it! [His stomach protests loudly, only to be met with a long, strained groan.] ...I think the getting stronger part happens later though.

I think you've earned some rest. Need help getting to the dormitory?

Heh, that would be great. [He looks up, grinning sheepishly at the young man before him.] The ground becomes a lot less comfortable when you feel like crap.

The ground does not seem to like you very much right now, anyways.

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