TEST DRIVE MEME

[behind_the_box]

Starting now, we'll put up a new one of these very month! Feel free to use the current setting of Pandora (Christmas in July) or make up your own! You can also use the following scenarios if you'd prefer:

1. Mushroom Kingdom

Have you ever wanted to be a fairy? Well now you are, even if the answer was no! The City is a big, big place, all of a sudden. Houses are roomy affairs inside giant mushrooms, there are colorful flowers everywhere you look, and the animals are always friendly! Unfortunately, the only food items being sold in the market this month are fruit, fruit, and.... more fruit.

2. School Town

You may be too old to attend the academy, but that doesn't seem to matter; your attendance is mandatory anyway. Or perhaps you're there to teach, because you're the only resident of Pandora that possesses a certain skill. It doesn't matter if it can't be learned; you have to come up with a lesson plan anyway. At least the uniforms aren't some god awful color, right?

3. Zombie Apocalypse.

There's no coming back from death in Pandora, so you'd better do all you can to survive. Three quarters of the city are already infected, and this is the last stand. Are you going to pool your resources and try to make it together, or is it time to stop trusting others and go it alone until the month is over?

Comments

[knightwalksintoaboar]

[ Of course, Lancer didn't really need her to point out the obvious to him. He can tell she's not and it isn't just because she can speak coherently. Her clothes are clean and she's well-groomed. Clearly, she's been doing very well. ]

...Yes, I can see that.

[ He lowers his spears, but does not dismiss them. Instead, he keeps his eyes darting around them for signs of movement. ]

Are you alone?

[shortafewcircuits]

[Waver bristles, as if he's implying that she can't handle herself being alone or something.]

Yes? I can take care of myself and the survivors who can't need to eat.

[knightwalksintoaboar]

[ It takes him no time at all to pick up on her presumption and he only inclines his head a little to the side as he considers how to approach such a suspicion. ]

I was not implying that you couldn't. I simply do not think anyone should be out on the streets alone at this hour, if they can help it, and especially not with the recent changes that have occurred within the city.

[shortafewcircuits]

What's your excuse, then?

[She knows that when it comes down to it, as a Servant he's probably got the edge on her. But he did leave himself open, with a comment like that.]

[knightwalksintoaboar]

[ No, he didn't! ]

I can't help it. The rest of my group is too weak to make the journey.

[shortafewcircuits]

Then we'll have to do something about that, won't we? The cloth bags will hold more without breaking, if you can find them.

[She refuses to hear any nonsense about leaving without helping him.]

[knightwalksintoaboar]

[ It's not that he doesn't appreciate her help, it's just... She doesn't intend to bring the supplies back with him, does she? That could be a journey that's twice as long as the one she already needs to make. ]

I-- Thank you. I appreciate the advice. My friend who usually makes these trips with me prefers portable crates and baskets. They hold more as well, but they are also far noisier. The rattling... It attracts their attention.

[shortafewcircuits]

I'd rather not have food and undead things in the same space, so cloth bags are my preference. I can move several of them around at once easier if I'm not distracted defending myself because of the racket, regardless.

[Yes, she does fully intend to do that very thing. Waver starts collecting more salvageable goods even as she speaks to him.]