Test-Drive Meme

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TEST-DRIVE MEME

Maybe you've considered appping a new character but you're not sure how well they would adjust to the in-game scenario? Well, here's a chance to give it a try!

• Post with a character journal you'd like to voicetest or you've considered apping to Ruby City. Feel free to play them as newcomers or as if they've been here for a while - the setting is your own choice.

•Respond to other threads with new characters or with characters who are already in the game.

• Explore different interactions, find castmates, develop possible CR - anything you want, as long as you have fun!

Comments

a baby [also text because why not] IM SORRY FOR ALL THE EDITS

[doctorlalonde]

There are too many of you, dear.

[All this orange and multiple Dirks is really throwing her, okay?]

Which Dirk am I speaking to this time?

[Never mind that she really doesn't want to talk about it. Not exactly something she wants to get into just yet.]

[Text]

[crowsicle]

[Well, that answers fewer questions than it raises. Weirdly enough, it's also the first time someone's mistaken him for Dirk rather than the Dave from his timeline.]

im not any dirk
youre only off by three letters though
anyway youre
roses mom right

[Text]

[doctorlalonde]

Not any Dirk?

[Ah, okay. That question gives her a bit more of a clue who this is.]

Pardon me, dear. The orange sort of threw me off for a moment.
To answer your question, though: Yes.
It's nice to hear from you, darling. How are you?

[Text]

[crowsicle]

[Wow who the fuck would ever call him "darling"?]

im pretty damn copacetic in all
soloing escort missions back and forth across the city to round up the flock
ok sorry before i continue along the well trodden path of witty exchanges do you know me
or bro i guess

[Text]

[doctorlalonde]

[Clearly you didn't have anyone to mother you, Davesprite. This is something that needs to be remedied. It's all dears and darlings and sweethearts from here.]

1.)Excellent word choice.
2.)Of course I do.
Admittedly it's been a while since I've seen either you or your brother, so I'm a little behind.
I'm sure we'll have plenty of time to catch up, though. :)

[Text]

[crowsicle]

ok
thats
well ok
i dont know when the last time you saw me was but seeing as i dont really remember im going to guess i wasnt as lacking as i am now in the diaper department
or the tender pink flesh department
are you going to be staying over

[Text]

[doctorlalonde]

I...
[Okay, the topic of being fleshy and pink raises a lot of questions, but she'll wait til later.]

I have been invited, yes.
Why do you ask?

[Text]

[crowsicle]

then i guess i better warn you im understocked in the legs department too
on the plus side ive got hella plumage and a surplus of ghost tail

[Text]

[doctorlalonde]

...
...
...
...Pardon?

[...Welp that's certainly a thing. She's not exactly sure how to take that information, honestly. Guess she'll see in person.]

I appreciate the warning? I can't say I... am picturing this correctly, so I'll just wait to see for myself.
I look forward to it, though. It has been a while, after all.

[Video]

[crowsicle]

[After a brief hesitation, he clicks over to video. She's gonna find out, anyway, and he doesn't really want her picturing some kind of stumpy-ended monstrosity. No, he's a very specific kind of monstrosity.

He shrugs like all the orange feathers are no big deal.]

Sorry, Rose does the word pictures. I just rap.

[Video]

[doctorlalonde]

[She really... doesn't know what to do with this information either. It hadn't really occurred to her that something like this could happen in the game...

Then again she can't say she really remembered all the fine print, either. She's had a bit to drink between here and there. It's amazing how stressful videogames can be.

But you understand that well, don't you.

She has to force the shock from her expression before she turns on the video; it's never polite to stare, and it's actually probably pretty rude to ask what happened no matter how concerned (or curious) she may be. He doesn't even really know her yet and that would just be insensitive coming from a stranger.

When she appears on his screen, there's a warmth to her smile that she hopes is enough to balance out the mild worry she couldn't quite reign in in such a hurry.

"What happened to our kids?"]

Hello, Dave. It's good to see you. [What a fine young bird you've grown into. Makin' mama proud.]

[Video]

[crowsicle]

Same here.

[Davesprite's never been the best at reading people, even after all the time he spent with Rose, and all he gathers from Dr. Lalonde's smile is the extremely astute 'yeah, she seems like a pretty nice lady.' He remembers telling Rose as much, together in her house with a few empty bottles and some impaired judgment between them.]

I've heard some stuff about you. You seem like a pretty cool mom.

[Hell, he'd said it even before that shit timeline. Among other things. About her knickers. Which he wouldn't have said if he'd known she was his mom!

Oh, shit, does she know about that?

While his facial expression doesn't change, he flicks his wings, ruffles them out a little, and then folds them behind him, leaning forward a little.]

So, uh, what do I call you?