[meme] open voice-testing for prospective players

[wynn]

Compiled from various memes at bakerstreet . Deal with it.

How it works:
1. Post as your character with Name | Canon if applicable | Preferences (as in whether you'd prefer no smut, etc.) in the subject line. You can choose the scene and prompt yourself or leave it for others to decide.
2. Others respond to your prompt or after going to RNG and entering numbers 1- 15 for a prompt.
3. Respond and play it out!
4. Play nice though. If someone doesn't want to play something out, respect their wishes.

You may use threads from this meme for your application samples!

1. Morning After; The morning after. You guys may have been drunk or completely sober, or maybe the victim of some unfortunately laced magical brew. You may remember or have no clue who this is in your bed or why they're there. But they're there. And you guys did it. Is this a total disaster or a blissful recollection of a night of magic?

2. Popo Shut Us Down; Oh crap, get to the getaway car! You may be innocent or have actually broken the law, but either way, you've got to escape those sirens because the cops don't know or care that you've got a license to kill. Car, boat, chopper, whatever you want, just flee the scene together and fast!

3. Anger Management; Maybe they said something insulting to you, maybe you just don't like their face, but either way you're hit with the overwhelming urge to punch this person in the face. So you do. And everything rolls on from there. Do you get in an overly dramatic fight full of fiery explosions? Is a friendship shattered? Who knows!

4. Wasted Together; You're drunk. The pair of you. So drunk. Shenanigans ensue.

5. Did the Riddler Design This Lair? You were on a mission, but now you've ended up trapped in a locked room. This room could be a kitchen or it could be a secret laboratory or something in between. Either way, you and your companion are forced to solve inane puzzles to get free...though the next room might be more of the same. Seek a way out!

6. Haunting the Fuck Out of You; You're haunting the land of the living as a ghost, and the only person who can see you is...them. Why are you haunting the land of the living instead of wandering off to the afterlife? I have no clue. It could be unfinished business or revenge, or it could just be a big case of it sounded like a good idea at the time.

7. Groucho Glasses. You're now in a very silly disguise of some kind because maybe there were budget cuts for this mission (Don Paolo you are not) and you just bumped into the other person.

8. OH NO YOU DI'INT. You're hungry and snuck down to the castle kitchen for a midnight snack. The fridge is empty. Someone just made themselves a sandwich with the last of the food, leaving only saltine crackers and a mostly empty jar of mayonnaise behind. Get them.

9. It's a Trap!! You have just reached the end of some ancient, mystical ruins in search of the magical artifact hidden deep within. Weird shit happens as soon as you try to take it (collapsing ruins/boulders/Indiana Jones theme optional).

10. Curses! You have angered a wizard/witch/powerful faerie/omnipotent entity/incredibly stereotypical gypsy/all of the above, somehow, because you're probably a horrible person. The next day you discover you've been cursed. The nature of the curse and whether it affected one or both of you is up to you.

11. That Old Black Magic; You have acquired a magical spellbook and decide to test it on yourself or someone else. The results are probably not as desired.

12. Watch Out, They Bite; You were bitten by a werewolf/cat/bugbear/dog/t-rex/tiger/dragon/whatever the hell else you want to have encountered on a mission. There may or may not be some additional side effects.

13. Cue the Angry Mob; It wasn't magic this time, but rather a science experiment gone horribly, horribly wrong.

14. Texts From Last Night; Either go to tfln, and select one, or make up one of your own!

15. Tied Together; you're suddenly stuck together, probably with someone you hate. What are you tied together by? Could be a chinese finger trap, could be some invisible force, could be handcuffs. Dealwithit.gif.

Comments

James Watson | Sanctuary

[spymaster]

13

[telekinect]

[Welp. The problem with messing with AI, of course, is that eventually it has to turn on its human masters. That's some kind of law of fiction. So those robot arms that the Dragon's Hoard has programmed to do delicate work in the laboratory - the ones they gave some intelligence to in order to assist with mass production - are now whizzing up and down their tracks, lashing out everywhere, bursting vials and beakers, and chasing after scientists.

Tia had just dropped by to pick up some gadgets, and she stands in horror in the doorway, watching as they go psychotic like Doc Ock's tentacles in the hospital scene of Spiderman 2.]

My god...

[spymaster]

[You know, in a former life he actually knows the authors of these laws of fiction really. It's terribly cliche and he really should have had a chat with them over tea, especially considering how bad it seems to be now, a law of fiction really.

But that's neither here nor there really as he doesn't remember that, unfortunately. Instead he's off to the side as these robot arms keep chasing after people, hiding behind one particularly sturdy table in an attempt to not be seen when he sees her, and he hurries over, crouched down, simultaneously making a grab for her arm and talking.]

That's putting it mildly, get down!

[telekinect]

[She cuts him a Look but lets him pull her back down towards cover. ]

Should I even ask...? [A robot arm smacks against the table, causing it to jump backwards at them. She jumps at the impact, closing her eyes and releasing a breath] You know what? I don't wanna know.

[spymaster]

[He's ignoring that Look and is glad when she comes behind cover, only to jump himself at the impact. He does however run his hand over his chest, checking to make sure things are well, as he talks.]

No, no I do not think you do. Though I will say I have no idea as to how this happened.

[telekinect]

They never do. [She sounds vaguely amused, but then the robot arm is attacking the table again with renewed vigor, as if it knows they are back there and is going to smash the thing apart to get them to. The table begins to splinter against the barrage, and Tia takes a deep breath, closing her eyes and seeming to concentrate]

Hopefully, you'll at least be around to see how it ends. [Abruptly, as if pushed by an incredibly amount of invisible force, the table goes flying out away from them, slamming into the arm and not stopping until it's hit the far wall, pinning the thing in place there.

Of course... now they have no cover. Her eyes snap open.]

[spymaster]

[He shakes his head at that, but then grunts at the robot arm attacking the table, keeping calm even as the table splinters. Some things really, he just doesn't want to deal with it.]

And I hope you - [He stops talking when he sees the table go flying, which gets an eye roll. Dramatics, really?

But then he's up on his feet, once more attempting to grab her as he looks for where to go, and drags her with him towards what looks like some sort of set of controls.

On the other side of the room.]

[telekinect]

[She'll follow along obediently, because it sure beats the alternative.] Are you telling me there's an off switch?

[spymaster]

[It does, indeed. And no he doesn't know if it has an off switch, he's just hoping this THING that looks like a control panel that's still a little ways away has one.

Or you know, a power supply to yank.] I haven't a bloody idea if it does or not, but it doesn't hurt to look now does it?

[telekinect]

Fine. You look. I'll hold them off. [She snaps her head around, trying to get a fix on which one is the most dangerous right about now. Probably the one holding a scientist aloft upside down, his lab coat flipped upside down over his head. She raises a hand and the arm starts to straighten out, the sound of metal groaning in resistance.]

[spymaster]

[He goes right back to work, looking over the machine he's in front of, ignoring the sound of metal groaning. That's never good really and after a quick assessment he flips a couple of switches and pulls a lever in hopes that he got it right, he's not TOO familiar with this machine so it is a bit of guess work at the moment.]

[telekinect]

[Welp, it looks like that lever DOES control them, but the switches must have done some kind of reversing, because instead of setting the scientist down, the arm suddenly flails upwards wildly, a movement that sends the guy flying towards the ceiling. Tia's hands both flash outwards, palms straining against some invisible weight, and he halts mere inches from being flattered against the tiles. She glances back over her shoulder at Watson]

Wrong switch.

[spymaster]

Sorry about that! [Yes, that is an apology from him. Some levity here really was nice wasn't it? But then he's back at work, trying to figure out why that lever did that and not what he wanted. So after several moments of thought as he started pulling levers and flicking switches in a certain pattern, he pulls another lever and looks over again. Hoping it worked this time.]

[telekinect]

[And this time, it's the magic right one, DING DING DING and there's a large whirring noise as all the arms power down and slacken. Which of course causes the one in question to release the poor scientist, who goes flying towards the ground. Again, Tia reaches out a hand to grab him with that invisible force, suspending him inches from a face plant on the ground, and then settig him down gently. She turns back to Watson again]

Just another day at the office, huh?

[spymaster]

[One of these days James will remember to make sure poor people are closer to the ground when he pulls a lever. But until that day happens, yes this is a typical day in the office for him, sadly. But now he's paying attention to Tia and what she's doing and he's fascinated but he does laugh at that.]

Yes, it is, unfortunately. Yourself?

[telekinection]

Unfortunately's the word for it. [The poor scientists are now running around, checking to make sure everyone and their precious equipment is okay.] This reminds me why I try to avoid this wing of the castle.

[spymaster]

Yes it is, though there are far worse things in life besides a little excitement. [He shakes his head at the scientists though, nothing was horribly broken at the very least from what he could see.] Surely you are not, afraid of a little, malfunction now are you?

[telekinection]

Who said anything about being afraid?

[spymaster]

I meant no insult, not for someone of your, talents. But what brought you here, if you do not like particular wing of the castle?

[telekinection]

Gadget pick-up. It's not like you all leave them anywhere more convenient for the rest of us. Only fair I guess. The Dragon's Hide hoards all the weapons upstairs.

[spymaster]

Well what else do you expect? There is little other place for items of such use to be put, and it is much more convenient here then if they were not in the lab and something needed fixing, yes?

[telekinection]

Of course. [She smiles with overplayed sweetness, sounding amused] Why didn't I think of that?

[spymaster]

[Have a friendly eye roll at that.] And here I thought you were one of the smarter ones, to bad really. [But he gives her a smile.] What do you need?

[telekinect]

[ 8|p ] Something in the line of an EMP.

[spymaster]

[What did you expect? He's new :|] I do believe we can find something along that line. [Notice his wording there please. He's not at fault if you end up with something that you don't want.]