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Test Drive Meme
✭ Reply to this entry with a character you're considering apping into the game. You can include the name of your character and the fandom in your subject line.
✭ Comment around to others on the meme, whether you're in the game already or not.
✭ Now you have a sample ready for your application!
✭ So go apply when apps are open.
✭ Seriously, do it.
✭ Interested in finding out what's happened so far? Check out the plot guide and recap post!

To get you started, here are a few optional prompts for you to use if you so wish:

Prompts
1. [Setting: Elevators] Did you know it takes a half hour to get from the top of the dorms down to the cafeteria by elevator? Well you're finding out now! Strike up a conversation with the others stuck in there with you! Maybe play I Spy or something.

2. [Setting: Floor Eighty-Six] What's with all the mushrooms? And why are they in circles? That's weird--but maybe the mushrooms are edible? On the other hand, maybe you know exactly what these are--and you should really stop that idiot who's going to jump right in the middle of one of the fairy rings before he gets everyone on the floor turned to jell-o or something.

3. [Setting: Floor Seventy-Nine] Fancy some deep-sea diving? Grab some scuba gear, hop off the staircase, and explore some ruins! Just be careful you don't run out of air or run into a shark (or run into a shark while you're running low on air). Of course, if you can breathe underwater or just don't need to breathe at all, then the sharks would be your only worry. Try and find some treasure!

4. [Setting: Floor Fifty-Nine] Is this a torture chamber? Yes it is. Maybe you want to get out of here as soon as possible or maybe this floor really speaks to you. Maybe you want to give that iron maiden try on the first person who happens to wander by! On the other hand, maybe you got a bit too close to something and are about to take a spin in the racks yourself. Hopefully someone will come help you.

5. [Setting: Floor Thirty-Three] There's farmland on this floating island, and anything you can grow yourself is bound to be more reliable quality-wise than the cafeteria food. Of course, the recent odd storms have made a mess of this floor. Get to cleaning it up and then get to growing something!

6. [Setting: Floor Two] It's time for your first collar checkup! Go wait in the waiting room for your turn--maybe strike up a conversation and find out what this is all about! Or try to fight the worker units when they call for you, not that fighting them ever ends well.

7. [Setting: Anywhere] Whoops, you've gotten distracted, or lost, or you're still climbing up the stairs when night falls. It's time for the monsters to start prowling--and one's got its eyes (or whatever sensory organs it may have) on you! Time to fight back, or time to run?

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Luke fon Fabre | AU | Tales of the Abyss (Symphonia)

[takehisplace]

[Pretty much anywhere.]

[Luke is exploring. That's probably dangerous considering the tower, but he's sure that he can get out of trouble if needed. Pulling out his flamelike wings, he hovers across a swath of water that doesn't look too tantalizing to swim in-- and THUNK-- finds a wall.

He backs up a bit, looking a little dazed.]

... Okay, that didn't work.

sneaks in tags this

[bloodyashes]

[And he'd just been going down the stairs when -

A flying Luke. The Tower just likes to fuck with him, some mornings.

If Luke happens to look down at the sound of footsteps, he will find canonverse!Asch, sans tabard, plus an awful lot of flowers around the hilt of his sword, watching him from below with a wary expression.

Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me.]

Floor 62 because beaches

[attheclocktower]

[Xion is sitting at the edge beach when she hears that thunk. Startled, she looks up and sees- someone just ran into a wall. Someone with wings and red hair - red almost like Asch's and Luke's.

She tilts her head a little to the side, then, after some hesitation, calls out]

Are you okay?

Have another redhead

[ambassadorasshat]

['Sup AU otherself. Don't mind the redhead (not Asch) watching you from the ground nearby, very confused.]

...What the hell?

(Future) Trunks | Dragonball Z

[tochangethefuture]

[Prompt 06 - Floor 02]

[Trunks can't quite deny being somehow morbidly curious about just what is up with this check up he's been called down for and what purpose the collar is supposed to serve in general - apart of demeaning them anyways.

He can be found leaning back against the wall of the waiting room, arms crossed as he alternates between cautious glances towards the entrance of the treatment room and curious ones towards whoever else might be waiting with him.

Maybe give him another two seconds or so until he'll strike up conversation?]


[Prompt 07 - Floor 13]

[Monsters, huh? Well, monsters really aren't a problem when you are a guy from a planet killer canon half-saiyan... or at least they are less of one than the majority of humans, Trunks would say. (Not to most of humans that he knows, but those are rather the exception than the rule.)

But yeah... anyone passing by the thirteenth floor may or may not see flashes of yellow-white light as Trunks jumps back and ki-blasts the group of Uruk-hais that has been having little success in cornering him so far. They don't go down quite as easily as he'd thought they would, but hey... neither is he.]

Saturos | Golden Sun

[heatflash]

[PROMPT 4]

How fascinating.

[In spite of his words the Adept does not look altogether interested. He is walking among the various instruments of torture and looking them over with a keen eye. Certainly there are some things he could use here, but he can't imagine what he might need them for aside from delivering a swift punishment to whichever fool was responsible for his... imprisonment.

His lip curls. Interesting as this floor may be he doesn't particularly want to be here. He has a job to do. Prox is in danger of total destruction and he is stuck here, twiddling his thumbs and listening to lies. It's unacceptable.]

[PROMPT 6]

[This is an insult. He, Saturos, is a Warrior of Prox, and should not be subject to such mundane things as... collar checkups. But here he is. And to add insult to injury he even has to wait in line. Who do these people think they are?

There is a look of quite obvious displeasure as he sits in the waiting room. Happy to be here, he most certainly is not. It is an opportunity to gather information however, and to that end he casts his gaze about the room. Surely there must be someone worthwhile in this place.

Gods above, where was Menardi when he needed her?]

Prompt 6!

[seekinganswers]

[She's not Menardi, but she is, at least, an Adept.

She's also not altogether happy to see him, she finds as she steps into the infirmary. All she wanted was to grab a few loose bandages, just in case - her collar checkup had been finished much earlier - and then she'd go, but... she can't tear her eyes away from the man waiting his turn for a checkup.]

...Saturos...?

[She'd known it was possible, but... when she thought of the people she might see here, he'd never once crossed her mind.]

Lucifer | Saint Young Men

[strippedofgrace]

[Almost anywhere]
Hey you!

[A guy with weird clothing/lack of clothing and a flash of fangs when he speaks is storming over to you.]

What's goin' on here? And don't give me any of that 'saved' crap.

[Scenario 2]
[Yeah, he's totally going to try to pick the mushrooms. He's eaten far, far worse. Stop him?]

[thirtybits]

[Should he stop him, those mushrooms look sketchy, stopping him would be the right thing to do...

But if that's really who he thinks it is - and it's not very likely to be anyone else - maybe it's...not so bad if he gets food poisoning...]

...That might not be a good idea.

Scenario 2

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko sometimes hung around the fairy rings to read and stop other people from walking in them, but this was the first time she saw anyone trying to pick them. While they might not be poisonous, it still..probably wasn't a good idea to eat the fairy mushrooms.]

I wouldn't eat those if I were you! Fairy ring mushrooms are pretty powerful. You could get sick, break into a million pieces, or something even worse!

[Almost anywhere]

[tobehisblade]

[He didn't turn around at first. It seemed as if the call had fallen upon deaf ears. As a few moments passed, the stranger turned his head, his single-eyed gaze shooting across the way in a piercing, and very hostile glow.]

Ho ho ho~ A bird has fallen from the nest and fluttered into a den of wolves, has it not..

Almost anywhere

[papillonmagique]

[... Welp. Luckily Zoe doesn't feel anything besides a vague sense of 'hey that's the devil', so she quickly relaxes again.]

No clue. Maybe this is one of those reality show things.

[Scenario 1] THIS.

[brbtalkingtogod]

[Have Lucifel who doesn't lack clothing so much but is wearing a see-through shirt instead.]

Then you learned the first lesson of this place.

Judas | Saint Young Men

[thirtybits]

Elevator

[Maybe he should just take the stairs, standing at the elevator door, telling everyone else to go ahead of him, he'll wait for the next one, is really taking more time than it should.]


Floor 33

[Finally, something he can put himself to use at! There's one sickly young man in a suit, sleeves rolled up and hair pulled back, working at cleaning up the mess. He doesn't care how long it takes, he'll stay all night if he has to, and then he'll get something planted. You can never be too careful, if he wastes any time, it could be a disaster down the road.

Of course, in the immediate future there are monsters. The immediate future possibly being the present, really.]

Elevation Action

[scentofmakai]

It's a big enough elevator for two, just get inside.

[To be fair, Zett's pretty small.]

Klavier Gavin | Ace Attorney

[auffallen]

[Elevators]

Elevators are boring. To whomever the unfortunate people are who are in the elevator with Klavier, they'll be subject to some humming and snapping his fingers to the beat. Or, if you're female, some flirting. Enjoy.

[Music Floor]

What is that screeching? Oh. It's just rock music, being played by one former rock god. Well. He's still a rock god. Just one without a group. Anyway, complain? Listen in? Join him?

[Night]

Crap crap crap. Klavier has a gun but limited ammo, and he's not a fighter. Have a panicked prosecutor dashing up the stairs as fast as he can.

Music Floor

[heavenscorpse]

[V/V hangs out around the music floor a lot, so expect her to clap appreciatively when he's done with his song!

Zoe Gallais | OC

[papillonmagique]

[Prompt 6]

Ugh, this is ridiculous. [One white haired young woman is grumping to herself, looking a bit shaken up. Looks like she had just been fighting with the units before deciding to settle down.] What's even the point of all of this...

[Floor 28]

[The moment Zoe finds the music room, she has to go in there and practice. Playing the violin is one of her favorite things to do, after all. So she can be found on this floor as she plays, and she is actually very good at it. And she doesn't mind an audience either.]

Prompt 6

[grancenturio]

[Hm. A angel. Nessiah doesn't like angels.]

It's necessary, I'm afraid.

Saber | Fate/Extra | Prompt #6

[domusaurea]

[Saber looks very very disgruntled. She does not appreciate being collared like some sort of slave, and she loathes being told what to do like this. She's currently yelling at no one in particular.]

What is going on?! I am a king, not some slave that can be herded like chattel! I demand to speak with whoever is in charge of this. They are going to regret this mistake!@

[tobehisblade]

Such hostility! You are likely to draw more attention to yourself that way, Your Highness. I must say that a collar is more fitting on you than a crown, would you not agree?

[As if slinking from the shadows, the Lord reveals himself to the proud and noble lady. Bowing at his waist, he kept his eyes upon her from behind the metallic colored strands of hair, glowing dark and aggressive the more he took her appearance in.]

Forgive my assumption, oh loud and boisterious one. Your hair color and appearance confused me. I seem to have mistaken you for some one more important..

Ghirahim | OU | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

[tobehisblade]

[At any location you feel like choosing, friends!]

[He could feel the sinister presence. It crept through the area like a thick fog. Naked to the human eye, the servant drew the delightful scent into his nostrols as his tongue crept over his bottom lip. He did not bother muffling his laughter, cackling aloud as he walked upon the ground with a pitter-patter not unlike a dancer prominading out onto the floor. He knew the trail would not lead to his Master, but the sensation was too familiar to ignore.]

Yes, yes, yes! That sweet smell! Ahh~! My lungs are overfilled with joy! To think that I would find such devestation and despair so soon upon my arrival~! Excellent, excellent!

[With a snap of his fingers, his figure disappeared into a burst of flashy diamond-shaped crackles of light, only to reappear mere feet away from where he once stood.]

That eagerness. The impatience! Yes! I can literally soak myself in it! This place is like a river of hopelessness! And yet, like a candle in the wind I can sense another. Another flickering spark of desire. Could it be that-.. Perhaps. It is quite similar, as well. My arrival here cannot be coincidental. The air begs for sacrifice..

Some random corridor

[great_king_of_evil]

[ Well well. Now that was a familiar face... Of all the people that had been in the tower, it was no stretch to say that Ghirahim had been Ganondorf's favorite one. Helpful, powerful and more or less flawless. The finest demon he'd ever meet. On top of that, he had probably been the only one that the King of Evil had genuinely missed when he had disappeared from the tower.

Yet when Ganondorf made no smile when he spotted him in a corridor. Maybe that Ghirahim was not the one he had met before. He'd have to ascertain the truth, so he called the demon lord out as he walked to him. ]

Ghirahim.

[ The tone on which the King of Evil spoke clearly indicated he knew that being, he knew who Ghirahim was. And that particularly tall man had an aura that probably felt oddly similar to that of a certain ancient demon king. ]

Lelouch vi Britannia | Code Geass

[effacing]

A. Floor 3 or Floor 19

[You're most likely to find Lelouch here, looking through books and keeping to himself mostly. There's no history books to look at, but he'll make use of what he can find to try to make sense of why he's here, or how he's here, considering what he could last recall.

Feel free to bother him while he's reading or when he gets up to return a book and grab another one.]

B. Stairs

[It makes sense to investigate a new place when you've arrived there. So that is precisely what Lelouch is doing. Getting a look at his new "home", though it's more like looking for any sort of clue that it was false. He should be, as far as he's concerned, dead at this very moment. If he was still alive, well... Then the plan had gone terribly awry. Had he somehow ended up with C.C.'s code in the end? No, he would know the code then, and he doesn't, but that's the only way this would make sense. It was a problem no matter how he looked at it.

And just how many stairs does this place have, anyway? His climbing slows to a stop as he leans heavily against the railing to catch his breath. As much as he wanted to get a good look at this place, maybe he should have taken the elevator instead.]

b)

[longwinded]

[It probably would have benefited Lelouch to take the elevator rather than the stairs. Unfortunately for him, he's going to be happening across John Egbert on his trek up the endless flights of stairs. John himself was likely headed for the music room, or his alternate self's room. It's not really a strange occurrence any longer to see a new person wandering the tower, just a surprise to see them wandering the stairs alone.

This new person came with an added bonus to poke a little fun at them. This is not a thing that happens very often. People usually throw such a shit fit, man.]

Winded already? You have such a long way to go. Depended on your destination of course.

[He snickers in Lelouch's direction.]

Dio | Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

[duplicitousringleader]

[Elevators]

...you fuckin' kidding me right now?

[The man doesn't look at all amused. If it wasn't one elevator, it was another. And this time it's some collar rather than a bracelet? Ugh. He can't even begin to imagine what's in these things.

Ah, well. The elevator ride can't drag on too long... can it?

spoilers it can]

[Anywhere Else]

[He's still not happy, but at least he's free to wander around.

He can be encountered literally anywhere - he's wandering the tower as he tries to get a lay of the land. Maybe he's looking for chromatic doors, maybe he's looking for something else, but he seems intent on getting as familiar with his surroundings as he can.

And you might just here him muttering to himself, too.]

Better not be one of Zero's tricks...

[averytinyparticle]

Mister Dio!

[When the elevator opens and Quark sees who's inside...well, he should probably turn around and run, honestly. He'd been stuck with the man in an elevator once before, and it wasn't exactly fun to listen to him rant and rave while they figured out the puzzle together...but, under the circumstances, he finds himself dashing in before the doors close on him.]

Boy am I ever happy to see you! [Not something he thought he'd ever say. But honestly, it was just nice to see a familiar face. And it sparked a small piece of hope inside of him. Maybe his Grandpa would appear, too!] Did you just get here?

[capslockbomber]

[PROMPT 4]

[What kind of idiot would hang out in a torture chamber to pass the time?

This idiot. One who sits on the rack and picks under his nails with one of the long metal impalement nails, muttering to himself like a crazy person.]

Ah, what kind of shit is this, of all the rooms to throw kidnapped people in, the only way this is forgivable if it's for satire, oh wait except I hate satire.

[Also PS: whoever's entering gets pointed at with one of the nails and the blankest stare of apathy.]

And you! Eavesdropping is a sin, you brain-damaged fuck! Who stands around staring at people in a torture room anyway?! Go back upstairs!

[#manners]

[papillonmagique]

[Nothing like getting pointed and yelled at when entering a torture chamber. Zoe looks very unamused though.] Who stands around muttering to themselves in a torture chamber? Certainly one of us is brain-damamged, and it isn't me.

Prompt 6 - floor 02

[effronterie]

[It's a very bored island nation waiting her turn in the infirmary. Seriously. Bored.

The crappy food she can handle (it's only temporary, after all), the letter she can handle (it's clearly a lie, and why should she let a lie bother her?), but this? This is just mind-numbingly boring. She's never been good at waiting, least of all right now. She's itching to get out of her seat and go somewhere else, but she's been warned already that doing so would be a really bad idea.

To be fair, though, she does look like she's only twelve or thirteen. That's what happens when the Tower pulls a nation in from 1812, especially when said nation barely looks eighteen two hundred years later.]

This is so dull...

Aoi Toshaka | OU | Fate/Zero (post episode 10)

[loved2many]

1

[aware of how long the ride is, Aoi is resting, leaning against the back wall and waiting; possibly asleep, possibly simply patient.]

5

[something to do.

That's the call of the 33rd floor; something natural, something ordinary amongst this mad, insane tower. And something, for once, that wouldn't involve magecraft; just good, old fashioned hands.

Tokiomi and her daughters had always loved the gardens.

Growing vegetables rather than flowers is unfamiliar, but she can adapt. Changed into something more practical, including a pair of heavy gardening gloves, she sets to work.]

5

[vermicompost]

[As he's going from floor to floor (very slowly, but it's a good day, as he's been healed recently), he stops as he catches sight of Aoi. For a moment, he just watches her, frozen in place. He still feels so nervous and happy and strange and excited and sad all at once, at the thought of her being here. She shouldn't be somewhere so dangerous, and yet, he doesn't want her to go.]

Aoi.

[He starts to move toward her, with a wave. He's limping, but determined.]

It's good to see you. You're growing things? [Yes, of course she is. He smiles. That seems like the kind of thing Aoi would do. She's so resourceful.] Can I help? [Though as soon as he's said that, he realizes there isn't much he can do to help, in his current state. It's frustrating.]

Emil | NieR

[gullion]

[setting: anywhere on some stairs.]

[Gripping onto the railing, he is heading downward on a staircase. It hasn't proved to be of much use to just wander around so far. In the other hand that isn't being used for support are some papers he has yet to actually read on his own. The task hasn't been neglected as much as the risk to do so has only been too great especially when bumping around in whatever room he had ended up in had more than one bed. That's the great saga of Emil as of currently who is now stopping on the stairs. He hears footsteps, without a doubt.]

[seekinganswers]

[The footsteps are coming from below him; Sheba's on her way back up towards the dormitories, her staff slung over one shoulder and a somewhat self-satisfied expression on her face. It always felt nice to get things done.

The expression shifts to one of concern when she sees Emil, though; she doesn't often see people stop on stairs, particularly not when they're holding papers. It makes her think that maybe he's new - and she wonders, has anyone warned him about what could happen to people who wander alone here?]

Hey... [She clears her throat to get his attention.] Are you alright?

Brunwulf Bear-Claw | OC | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[nordic_dovahkiin]

[Floor Fifty Nine]

[Brunwulf awoke to the smell of rotting blood in his nostrils. His eyes snapped open, as he looked around and the sight made him gasp. He was in some kind of torture room. There were racks, spiked chairs and all manner of evil looking tools to inflict pain. Was he a prisoner here? Captured by the Imperials or the Thalmor?

He looked down to see that his hands were not bound. The memories of Helgen flooded back to him. He was nearly beheaded by the executioner at Helgen, that he remembered vividly. Brunwulf walked over to one of the racks and narrowed his eyes. His foot stepped on a bone with a sickening crack as he recoiled that foot immediately. Gods, who was in charge of this hell hole? He walked to the closed door and placed his hands around the bars in the window.]

Who has imprisoned me here? I demand to be released!