Test Drive Meme

[darstone]

Comment here with your characters that you're thinking of bringing into LR, and tag around with other people to see how suitable they'd be for the game! As a note, these threads may be used for application samples, which are opening August 11th. So get your samples ready ahead of time with this meme! However, even if all participants are accepted with those characters, these threads will not be game canon. This meme is taking place in the setting of Darstone, so while you may leave your comment blank, I'd like to recommend you set up a scene or two in your initial comment. Some suggested settings are provided below, but make up whatever you'd like based off the setting pages! ⑴ Marketplace. There's a lot to do in the market-- not just buying goods and window shopping, but sitting down for a cup of coffee at an outdoor table, or getting a drink at a bar. ⑵ Housing. You've just gotten here and finally made it to your assigned apartment, but it turns out you have roommates, and they're one of them. ⑶ Adventuring. Whether out into the surrounding caves or taking a boat onto the lake, you're adventuring, maybe on a quest. Whoever's with you might be a member of your party-- or they might be trying to beat you to the reward. ⑷ Snow. What's snow doing in a cave? Isn't this weird? Well, Darstone is situated under a frosty mountain peak, and from time to time the local mages like to simulate the weather that's going on up above. That means there's some very light, fluffy snow falling from the cave ceiling right now.

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The Summoner | Homestuck | OU

[likeabos]

[A cool whistle rang past his lips as he eyes casually fell over the market place. It was weird seeing everything so lively. Usually everything was much drearier. Much more subjection and highblood 'order' going around. Not like this.

Nah, here there was food a plenty and people bustling about all happy and stuff. It was nice. He liked it.

So don't mind the grey guy with over-sized horns and large wings to sport. He's just going to lean up against the wall and take it all in for a bit. Enjoy it. Maybe watch other people in curiosity.

Not like he really had any spare change to buy anything himself just yet. He'll get to that later.]

[draculolz]

[he's still looking for a butcher, but seeing something out of the corner of his eyes that looks like technicolor bull horns draws his attention]

Toro toro. [unfortunately he doesn't have a red curtain to make it perfect]

[likeabos]

[And this was Summoner giving the strange pink-fleshed alien thing the most dubious stare he could muster.]

...You're kidding me, right?

[Not that it wasn't cute. But come on. What makes you think he'd come charging at you? He didn't even know who you are. And you didn't even have a red cloth or anything.]

You really think you can take this on chiko?

[draculolz]

[smirk]

Hahaha and here I thought it was America who had this obsession with aliens, not Spania.

[likeabos]

...Who is America? Or Spania for that matter.

[Yup. No idea what your talking about.]

For that matter who are you? Don't think I've seen anything like you before. What are you supposed to be. Like some sort of strange alien culture or something that the her imperial windbag took over?

[Head-tilt]

[draculolz]

Don't know who this imperial windbag is, but I am from Earth.

[likeabos]

Earth huh? Nope. Never heard of it.

[He shrugged his shoulders keeping up a big-wide spiky-toothed grin.]

Nothin' but pure Alternian over here, bro. But I guess to you that would up and make me an alien to you then wouldn't it.

[draculolz]

Just a little bit. [he grins] So is it common for Alternians to look like bulls?

[temperamentalcultist]

[Gamzee makes a soft, impressed noise when he spots the Summoner. He used to think his horns with long and unwieldy, but compared to those babies, he had gotten off easy. Fuck, how did horns even got that big? What had all went and told them to do that shit?]

Woah.

[likeabos]

[Come now. Don't think he wouldn't have noticed you staring at him like that after a couple of minutes. Not that he minded or anything. Not the first time some little dude came up and started admiring him. In fact he got kinda used to people staring at him. All part of the job.]

Well hey to you too kiddo. You wouldn't have any idea on where the cheapest place to eat around here is would you?

[temperamentalcultist]

Sorry, my man. I can't all be helping you with that. I just got to being here too.

[But man, those horns. Even while talking he can't help but sneak peeks at it. In fact, he might as well shoot the trunkbeast in the room and turn it into a nice buffet.]

That be some bitchtits horns what you all got there, motherfucker.

[He hasn't even noticed the wings yet. His poor brain probably wouldn't be able to deal with that many amazing things all at once.]

[likeabos]

You too huh? Looks like it's been just about everyone I've been running into in the parts.

[He smirked. Shrugging his shoulders as he stood up from his spot.]

Bitchtits? Ahah now that's a new one! Think I might keep it.

[Walking over he leaned towards the little dude. Might as well make some friends when in this big bad new world.]

What about you? What are you making of this place so far?

[temperamentalcultist]

[Gamzee makes a soft, thoughtful noise.]

I feel like there be worse fuckin' places we all coul've gotten to be. Seems real chill if you ask me.

[likeabos]

Well, you've got that right for sure.

[This was tons better then Alternia hands-down. And he had only been here for an hour or so.]

Nice and calm and everyone seems a lot happier. It's... nice.

[Not something he was quite used to either. But something he none the less enjoyed.]

[temperamentalcultist]

Ain't too many of us motherfuckers all here. Kinda fuckin' gets ya, you know? Seeing all these hornless brothers about.

[annihilistic]

[Who even buys things, really?

Handmaid doesn't do anything subtly, and that includes appearing perched on a nearby windowsill, fingers picking idly at the fruit in her hand. She looks, for all intents and purposes, like she's ignoring him- but she's not. She's waiting to hear just what the rebel plans to do now that there's no one to lead to their deaths.

Because really- that was all he'd been doing. Dressing it up under the label of 'revolution' was probably only fooling himself.]

[likeabos]

[Woah woah woah. That was an odd sight to see. Okay first he took it off as another cutie having her way against the man by pickin' off a few food items while no one was looking. But getting a second look over he suddenly found himself frozen in place. If he didn't know any better he could swear she had a certain similarity to a chaotic demoness of death and destruction.

Who'd all want to go and voluntarily look like that?

Girl must of had something to want to pull off such a look. And he was just the kind of guy to ignore all repercussions and meet the mighty demoness in the face with a grin.

What kind of fearless leader would he be if he didn't?]

Aren't very afraid of getting caught with that are you?

[Yep. He's walking up to you with his smooth swagger routine.]

Cause most people usually try to do that, you know, sneakier.

[annihilistic]

[Well now. Who said any of it was voluntary?

Aside from the stealing, that is, but she's not particularly afraid of being caught. She watches him approach, expression still detached as she starts peeling the skin off the fruit she's holding, and begins sectioning it carefully.]

Not afraid of much.

[Not really afraid of anything, except the fact that she was still alive, somehow. But that wasn't something he needed to know about.]

They didn't even see.

[Her Clockwork Majyyks are nothing if not effective when she uses them, after all.]

They brought us here- what's a piece of fruit?

[likeabos]

Well. You have a point there. I guess.

[He was torn between ego and hesitance. If he were still on Alternia he knew the full repercussions of getting caught in the act of such a thing. But he would have still done it. However, this was not Alternia. And the people of this land actually seemed pretty nice. He didn't wish to cause trouble for people who didn't deserve it. Even if he was dirt poor... and hungry...

Oh what the hell. One apple wouldn't make a difference, right?... Maybe.

Reaching out, he quickly slipped a fruit into his palm. Taking a bite before hiding it away.]

Sho' what's with the look. Last I heard folks try their best to keep away from dressing up like symbols of death. You into that short of thing or somethin'?

[whomheloved]

[There's another troll wandering around the marketplace and seeming as appreciatively amazed as the Summoner is just now, her olive-green eyes wide beneath the hood of her cloak as her head darts this way and that, trying to take in all the sights and sounds and smells at once.

It's almost too much for one troll to take! So much so that she somehow misses those enormous horns leaning up against the wall the troll attached to them. Psii would give her such a lecture about letting her guard down if he knew.]

[likeabos]

[Summoner on the other hand didn't seem to be missing her for a second. Smirking slyly as he eyed Ms.Grren-Kitty over curiously. He'd come to see many other trolls here so far. So this was no big really. He just, was curious, is all.]

Pretty interesting place isn't it chika? Nothin' like deep dark old Alternia.

[Usually he'd be a bit more cautious around her class. She wasn't exactly a highblood, but usually those stuck-dab in the middle either went one way of or the other about these sorts of things. But something about that innocent look of hers, he was a sucker for that sort of thing.]

[whomheloved]

[Her head flashes around, wide eyes immediately wary and alert, a subtle shift in her posture indicating that she's ready to defend herself if necessary. But that's the difference between Disciple and many other trolls, it's only defending she's prepared to do.

At least he's a brownblood and therefore less threatening than a higherblood would be - she hopes. She's not foolish enough to underestimate any troll.]

No...no, it's nothing like it at all. There's more...freedom in the air here. [She sighs, her pose relaxing slightly. He's right, this isn't Alternia. She shouldn't feel afraid of saying something so simple and true.]

[likeabos]

Hehe, that's for sure.

[He ginned out sincerely. Not at all offended that she so suddenly jumped to arms. Heck if someone jumped up on him like he just did they would have probably found themselves on the pointed end of a lance.]

Not a word you hear all too often in those parts is it? It's pretty strange.

[He remained relaxed. As of so far he had yet to run into any need to take up arms in this land. And as odd as it had felt to not keep his guard up on a constant basis, it was something he was happily embracing.]

Especially if your one of those people against the concept of free-will and choice.

[This was his attempt of testing the waters. His sublimity obviously not his strongest card.]

[whomheloved]

Mm, it's strange enough, although not as much as it might once have been.

[It's been spreading, after all, Signless' hard work paying off.

She's side-eying Summoner rather curiously as well, eyes lingering on his massive horns with amusement - goodness, Signless would have such horn-envy if he got to see them - and she's picking her words carefully, sensing the way he's also testing the waters.]

Free-will and choice don't seem to be harming the citizens of this place any. You could almost say it seems to make them quite happy.

[likeabos]

[His shoulders relaxed. If she had been the conformist sort he was sure his own snark would have gotten him attacked by this point. And, oh hey look, now holes in his body. Would you look at that.]

Ahah, you got that right. If only certain higher ups would learn. Peace seems to work just fine with out the subjugation.

[Summoner offered out his hand. In as friendly and defenseless a manner as possible.]

It's, um, a pleasure to be seein' another horned one prowling these lands. Not many of us around here it seems.