Test Drive

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★ Test Drive Meme


- Post with a character you might want to play here.
- Either use one of the prompts or you can make your own.
- Have fun.

★ Prompts

1) Arrival
[Before you knew it, the world you were in had gone dark. Why or even how wasn't exactly clear, but the moment you wake up, you find that you are not where you were before. Instead there appears to be a small village, but it's dark and the people appear to not be leaving there houses anytime soon. Why weren't they? Perhaps looking around might wield results.]

2) Monster Attack
[Just outside the village creatures appear to be wondering around. If you come too close they will attack. Sharp claws swinging towards whoever crosses there path. Avoid or counter?]

3) What the hell?!
[In the woods, if one were to wonder further enough they would come across a circle and a bunch of cloak people, kneeling down and bowing down toward the center. Whatever was going on it was certainly odd.]

4) Wildcard

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David Vaghun | Original Character

[were_ranger]

Arrival

[David’s senses immediately tell him he isn’t where she should be. His home is gone, his forest is gone and his family is gone. His shoulders tense and he quickly stands taking a defensive position. New smells fill his nose and his alarm continues to rise.]

What is this place?

[He’s used to talking to himself though he wishes that someone might answer. It isn’t like anywhere he’s seen and his senses are screaming for him to return to his territory.]

Monster Attack

[Well this is just great. He is used to interacting with animals but he isn’t used to having strange shadows attack. He shifts without much forethought, his shirt and pants quickly removed since he doesn’t want to have to try and find new clothes in a place that he doesn’t know.

Anyone walking by will see a rather large wolf fighting with a shadow, claws and fang clashing together in a frenzy of blows. It currently doesn’t look like there is a clear winner.]

Wild Card: Dead woods makes me sad.

[David is a werewolf but above that he’s a park ranger. He protects parks, specifically his, but all trees and forests should be protected. Seeing the dead curdled wood in front of him pulls at his heart. A hand lightly rests on the dry bark his voice dropping to a soft and soothing tone.]

We’ll see you healed.

[He needs to get home but he can’t possibly leave with this forest in this state. Anyone walking past will see the man talking to the trees, telling them of his forest and all of the amazing things that live there.]

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[humsthemelody]

[All the new scents coupled with the fact that, as far as Cat knew she hadn't slept well last night after a great talk with a really adorable guy, was making her feel strange, disconnected. She hadn't forgotten David's scent, which she thought was either a really good sign or a really bad one, but she couldn't decide, and all the new scents around were distracting her from thinking about anything else.

She rounded a corner and the memory of his scent became much more pronounced. The moist grass squished beneath her bare feet as she moved closer and heard his mumble a question. David? David's here? Her steps quickened in the direction of his scent and his voice as she focused on something familiar even though it was almost as new as everything around her. Her Tinkerbell pajamas rustled around her legs as she moved, but she didn't care. She wasn't alone here.]

David...? Is that really you?

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[were_ranger]

[Similarly her scent hasn’t left his thoughts, he is most certain that it never would. He doesn’t mind, he likes the scent and thinking back on it brings a comforting familiarity. It’s been only a few hours and he missed her and now he is most likely miles away from her.

Or that’s what he thought.

The wind shifts making her scent and her call reach him at the same time. His head snaps towards her, his lips tugging into a smile while his eyebrows furrowed slightly.]

Cat? You were taken too, are you okay?

[humsthemelody]

[Taken. That one word sends a chill of completely unbridled terror through her stomach and she wraps her arms around herself as though it's going to protect her from the very idea.

Taken. She'd been taken 20 years ago, away from her family. Her home. Her life. Everything. And now...it had happened again. Suddenly, nothing about their surroundings was interesting or curious. She just wanted to hear her brother's voice.]

I...yeah...I guess so...

[were_ranger]

[David immediately regrets his choice of words. He really is the biggest idiot ever. He steps up next to Cat and wraps his arms around her shoulders.]

Hey, hey, it's okay. We're fine right? It'll be okay.

[He doesn't know if it will be but he had a strange amount of faith in himself. He'd do anything to get Cat home safely.]

[humsthemelody]

[Cat's doing her best to fight back the tears that are threatening to spill from her eyes, but she's not doing a very good job of it.]

...David, I'm scared...I don't want to be here. I want to call my brother. I was supposed to last night, and now I can't...

[She leans against him slightly, her arms still wrapped around her stomach defensively.]

Wild Card

[prodigalvampire]

[The more Thomas looked around this place, the weirder it got. Case in point: once he got outside the village, cleverly (at least in his own mind) avoiding the monsters (of course there were monsters), he found a guy...talking to trees? Why not, right?

Thomas really just watches the guy, noticing a lot more than his casual stance lets on, and keeping himself hidden from the man (sort of) whose nostrils flare as the wind blows. He's scenting the wind, Thomas noticed. This guy wasn't all human, either. And then the wind shifted, carrying Thomas' scent to the Tree Speaker. Well, there went stealth.

He steps from behind the tree he's been using for cover, head tilted to the side in curiosity.]

So...you talk to dead trees often?

Wild Card:

[were_ranger]

[David looks over at Thomas, an unashamed smile teasing his lips. He can tell that Thomas isn’t what he seems and he isn’t about to take the man lightly, however it’s hard for David to switch away from his chill persona. His shoulder is leaning against the tree and as he spoke he crossed his arms, mostly to resist the urge to start petting the bark.

His own idiosyncrasy can stay his own.]

How do you know I wasn’t talking to myself?

[He does that often too.]

Wild Card:

[prodigalvampire]

[Thomas raises an eyebrow at the guy. You know, listening to him talk to trees was weird in itself. Hearing him try to bargain off his words as something he was saying to himself just makes the guy weirder.]

Then you've got a lot more problems than PETA.

[He steps closer, closing the distance because, among other things, this guy doesn't seem threatening. Thomas muses that would probably change if he suddenly drew an ax, but wouldn't you know it? He was fresh out.]

Thomas.

Wild Card:

[were_ranger]

[David can't help but chuckle and his arms fall to his sides in a more relaxed position. Okay, talking to trees is weird but he doesn't believe that this forest is completely dead. Where there is death, there is always new life. It's the way of the world.]

Yeah, those people are crazy.

[Says the guy talking to a tree.]

I am going to go out on a limb here... [See, tree humor.] and assume that's you're name and you aren't trying to name the tree.

[David smiles, he likes to defuse situations with smartass comments. He isn't sure if its working.] I'm David. [He's a loser.]

Wild Card:

[prodigalvampire]

Keep making references like that and we can't be friends.

[It's spoken in a teasing tone, though. He didn't mind the pun.]

If I was naming a tree, I would have picked something that suggests a towering grandeur like...Thaddeus, or...anything that starts with "the".

[But he offers the guy a friendly smile. He's weird, but not so bad.] Nice to meet you, David. Get kidnapped often?

wild card

[harrythelizard]

[Harry isn't exactly a stealthy guy. At well over six feet, he doesn't step lightly, and all the dead leaf fall around this forest doesn't help matters much. Not that he's trying to be stealthy. Just getting this far, he's had to blast through more than a few shadow monsters, but he figured out, conjuring a tiny floating ball of light, like the almighty Gandalf, that hovers around his shoulders, seems to keep them at bay. Pretty nifty, right?

He does, not only because of the conjured light, carry with him a strong scent of magic, but he doesn't necessarily realize the treehugger (literally a guy hugging a tree here, folks) is going to smell it.

He watched the guy curiously for a moment, but can't bite back his tongue (can he ever really?) when the guy speaks.]

You know, they say singing to plants helps them grow. I think I read that somewhere.

wild card

[were_ranger]

[David can hear Harry before he smells him which is impressive considering how much magic is radiating off him. It's comparable to those little old ladies who wear too much perfume because they've slowly lost the ability to smell.

His eyes flick towards Dresden, his eyebrows raised up on his forehead while a hand lightly rests on the bark of the shriveled tree.]

That's true. [He's about to sound like he's reading a textbook.] While trees are unable to understand human speech they are able to feel tone, inflection and emotions of those around them; love or affection will help them grow. The interesting part that's arisen in recent studies is that it doesn't matter what you say. Talking will still help their biomass grow faster than saying nothing.

[His voice trails off, looking over at Harry with a smile. Yeah, his mom thinks he's a loser too.]

It was an episode on MythBusters.

wild card

[harrythelizard]

[At David's response, Harry smirks, because he knows that feeling. People look at him like he's a loser when he geeks out about magic, too.

Wait. He's just a loser.]

I haven't seen much of their show, but those guys are awesome. Science is cool. [It's closely akin to magic and magic is cool.] I should call them up sometime and tell them why that works.

[Harry continues to approach, offering his hand in greeting when he's close enough.] Harry Dresden, Wizard.

wild card

[were_ranger]

[David can’t help the grin that spreads over his lips. This guy is clearly on the same wave length as he is and he didn’t roll his eyes, which is always a good sign. That or this man is used to meeting people in strange situations.]

Oh? Why does it work?

[Call him curious.]

I’m David Vaughn, werewolf.

[They were doing introductions so he might as well.]

Re: wild card

[harrythelizard]

[It's definitely that second one, David. He looks over to David at his question. The temptation to just fully geek out about magic is strong, but this doesn't seem like the right place, what with being surrounded by things that probably want to kill them and all.]

...do you really want to know?

[He shakes David Vaughn, werewolf's hand, nodding.]

Nice you meet you, David Vaughn, werewolf. Should I just call you David? The rest could turn into a mouthful.

Wild Card!

[baskets]

[ Ruby knew the smell of her kind well enough to sense it within moments. Ending up in unfamiliar worlds and lands was almost so par the course for her that her initial fear and confusion rapidly grew into a need to know. Risking a meeting with another werewolf was likely a dangerous idea to entertain especially considering the ache and distrust her mother and her pack had left on her heart, but curiosity would eat away at her if she didn't follow the scent.

Soon enough she found the source. Ruby stood behind a nearby tree and peeked out enough to see a gentle looking man talking to... himself? No, that wasn't right. He was talking to the woods. To nature. The human part of her wanted to think that was strange, but the wolf inside understood. The longer she watched him the stronger the pull to approach him became, but how could she know if he was actually safe? He looked it, but...

She couldn't make up her mind one way or another, so she decided to linger a bit longer. ]

Wild Card!

[were_ranger]

[The wind shifts and the scent of another wolf reaches David's nose. He tenses recognizing it as female. He's always uncomfortable about females who aren't family, it's a wolf thing and the sort of thing that's hard to describe. With a heavy sigh he closes his eyes, pressing his forehead against the dead tree.

Dry bark greets him, before he pushes away and turns. His back rests against the bark before he slides down the short length of the tree. He wonders who it is but he isn't about to be rude about it. The palm of his hand runs through his short black hair before speaking. His watery blue eyes find a comfortable place on the ground to stare at.]

I won't hurt you. [His voice is light and easy. He knows that she'd be able to tell that he was telling the truth.]

I'm David.

[baskets]

[ She cursed under her breath at the wind's betrayal, pulling her body fully behind the tree and standing completely still. He was going to say something. He had to now. Unless he... no. He wouldn't attack. She had to believe he wouldn't.

The way he delayed made her nerves jumble even more, but when he spoke her body relaxed and she heaved a sigh of relief. He wasn't like her mother's pack. He was okay. The mention of his name made her slowly show her face from behind the tree, fingers grasping at the bark as she looked him over. ]

David?

[ That name was a comfort among all the unfamiliarity. He wasn't her David, of course not, but thinking of the friend that believed in her so fiercely when she didn't even trust herself let alone believe in herself gave her... hope. Maybe it was a sign.

She stepped out into view, her long brown waves shifting just slightly at the movement. Her lipstick was a bright red shade similar to the plaid jacket that she pulled closer to herself as she folded her arms. She was still hesitant, but maybe a little more optimistic. Snow would have told her to go for it, right? ]

David is a good name. [ She smiled lightly. ] You can call me Ruby. Or Red. They kind of mean the same thing anyway, right?

[were_ranger]

[David chuckles softly but otherwise doesn't move. He understands what scared animals can be like and he doesn't want to make this even harder for her. When she mentions his name he smiles.]

I like it.

[He'd been named after his father.]

Ruby or Red? [David's smile widens slightly.] Well, red is a color and colors often symbolize emotions. Ruby can be red but it's also a crystal. One that can grow within the plan earth and then be refined to shine. [He looks up at her with a smile and a raised eyebrow.]

You strike me as a Ruby.

[baskets]

I like it too. It reminds me of a friend.

[ She kind of hoped he took that as a hint that she'd like to get along.

At first she wasn't sure what he was getting at, but the more he spoke the wider that small smile grew. When he looked at her, she felt a wash of pink flush over her face. She hadn't really noticed at first, but he was super hot. And...

... had he just flirted with her?

She stared at him for just a second before lowering her gaze. Normally she wouldn't have batted an eye at flirting, but maybe it was the "this guy is actually another wolf" thing that made her feel a little more on the timid side than usual. ]

I didn't know I was tracking a tree hugger and a nerd.

Monster Attack

[bigpuppywan]

[There were times when the call of battle was one that was exciting. Today happened to be one of those days. Swinging his sword down he had managed to defeat one of the creatures in one fall swoop. With a smug look upon his face, he moved putting his trusty sword on his back and briefly looking over.

Both of the creatures fighting made it hard to tell who was the bad guy, so instead of fighting he was just going to watch for the time being.]

Monster Attack

[were_ranger]

[The wolf snaps it's jaws, it's eyes narrowing at the shadow it fought. The think limbered in front of him and he launched his body weight forward. His torso and jaw slams into the shadow knocking it away.

The wolf pants softly, clearly looking tired as another shadow took the last ones place. David is used to running and hunting as a wolf but his strength came from his pack. He's alone and he doesn't know how long he can keep it up.

Wounds stitched themselves closed but the wolf looks tired. Too tired to keep fighting the encroaching shadows.]

Monster Attack

[bigpuppywan]

[Kurogane could sense that none were nearby at least. Knowing that they at least gave something off as living was useful to him. Swod back in it's sleath, he watched the wolf.]

You know if your tired, you should get back to the inn.

Monster Attack

[were_ranger]

[The wolves eyes flick over to Kurogane before a soft huff leaves his lips. He'd be perfectly happy leaving this place however there were more shadows and if he isn't careful they could easily box him in.

David has always felt more comfortable in the forest than in a town though if it's his only option he isn't about to argue. He quickly realizes that he can't really communicate with Kurogane. The man, while clearly formidable, doesn't seem to understand the subtleties of animals and their way of communication.]