Test Drive 21 (October & November)

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→ Choose one of the scenarios below or make up your own. Feel free to try multiple scenarios.

→ Write LOGS or TEXT prompts, or both.

→ THERE ARE ONLY THREE RULES FOR THE TDM:

1. It has to take place in the 6I universe.
2. It cannot be the character's arrival into the game.
3. Please only test new characters who do not have a version in the game. Our cast list is here.

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Prompts

1. STAYING POWER - Go down to the bunker, they said. You can get yourself amazing powers from the vending machine, they said. Well, you've done that, and you've made your choice, but one thing nobody told you was that unless it's a power you're familiar with, you might be on a teensy bit of a learning curve when it comes to keeping it under control. You have a week to figure it out without killing anyone; have fun!


2. FORGIVE AND... - You poor thing, you've gotten into some dust moths. Not that you can remember that, because depending on how big that swarm was and how quickly you got out of it, you might not remember much at all. Better hope somebody's got some Forget Me Nots on hand.


3. HIT & RUN - Life in the village can be pretty sleepy... until suddenly, it's not. Were you being a troublemaker? Were you disturbing the local wildlife? Because it's now disturbing you, chasing you down the street in front of everyone. Maybe it's a herd of chupapaca or a swarm of fireflies. Or maybe you went old school and it's just a really pissed off badger. Godspeed and good luck.


4. WILDCARD - Choose your own adventure. Maybe play powers roulette.

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Comments

Staying Power

[winswars]

Watching Desmond attempt to use his new powers was going infinitely new better than it had for him. Then again, his wasn't pretty much creating uncontrolled fire. Go figure.

Until his focus apparently wavers and the rocks that had been floating above his head all come crashing down, one landing directly on the other's face and Connor is moving in an instant. Thankfully the rock is easy enough to lift away, leaving Desmond sitting on the ground rubbing his head and groaning out the words.

"It will get easier. You must give it time."

[moderndayassassin]

Desmond knew going out into the light meant more people could witness what he does, but at the time it seemed no big deal because obviously he was going to be awesome. His head still hurts and he sighs, but when he startles when he hears a very familiar voice. It's not that he is unable to pay attention when people are nearby, but it'll take awhile before he's used to hearing voices on the outside. "For fuck's sake Connor, I'm going to put a bell on you." On both him and Altaïr so he'd know when they're nearby and going to give him a headache.

He gets to his feet and only halfway looks at his ancestor. "I don't know how much time these things last. I doubt I just hit a slot machine and got a power for life." Desmond tries again to lift a rock and it works, it's the overdoing it that's the problem. "That'd be cool though." He doesn't trust anything that seems too good or too easy. In his experience those are the worst let downs there are.

[winswars]

But then how would he sneak up on you? Honestly, Desmond, you would think you'd be used to the way he walks enough by now to hear him coming.

"My apologies. Normally my clothing would make enough noise to warn you I am coming." There was a certain whisper to the way his robes moved that was easy enough to hear once one knew to listen for it.

"I am certain that you will do fine. It will simply take practice." After all, Desmond had all of his skills - as well as all of Ezio's and Altair's. There was no way he couldn't be completely and utterly awesome at anything he attempted.

[moderndayassassin]

"Don't apologize," he mutters, because it's him who was being a dick and overreacting. Not that he plans on apologizing because it requires too much of him at the moment. Desmond would know the sound Connor's robes made, considering he lived through that mind for awhile, but they all looked like normal people now. Ish.

"Yeah yeah, everything takes practice, I know. At least I'm not going to get a fortune cookie answer from you like Altair." Desmond respects his oldest ancestor because he knows a lot about him, but he's still hard to deal with. It's probably because there's something paternal about him, and Desmond reacts poorly to paternal figures. To say the least. "Peace be within you and only then can you be at peace," he snarks, making it up, but that sounds kind of real.

"Have you gotten any powers?"

[winswars]

Does he truly look like a normal person to you, Desmond? With a braid and tribal beads in his hair and a handmade bow and quiver strapped to his back? Not even mentioning he is roughly the size of a full grown black bear.

The response makes him smile, considering it was exactly the sort of thing he could so easily picture Altair saying. "I have found those sorts of answers do not help." The clan mother had often tried to give him those sorts of answers, while Achilles had always been much more straightforward. "It will indeed take practice, but there are things you can do to improve your focus."

"I did." Opening his left palm, a small flame slowly began to spark to life, a talent it had taken him a rather long time to learn how to control.

[moderndayassassin]

Well yeah. That looks pretty normal to him. It would be weirder if Connor was in jeans and a tanktop and with a modern haircut. Desmond really doesn't want to see any of that.

Des is not going to mention Achilles, nope, not even a little. A lot of what's keeping him from dealing with his ancestors is that he doesn't want to reveal too much. He's terrible at holding things back, especially when he's frustrated or word vomiting at someone, and there's no easy way of talking about how closely he knows their lives.

He smiles when he sees the flame in Connor's hand. "Is that the best you can do?" Teasing.

[winswars]

Welp, gonna go do that now. Gonna get an actual mohawk and some tattoos while he's at it.

Connor doesn't particularly mind that Desmond doesn't want to speak about how closely he knows his life. All that really matters is that, despite how distantly, Desmond is related to him, a part of him. It makes him want to be close to him.

"Says the one who keeps dropping rocks on his face." But there's a matching tease within his voice.