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TEST DRIVE MEME #0

A TIME VORTEX has opened in downtown LA! Some magic folks have been contacted to close it, but they haven't gotten here fast enough for the vortex not to spill out a HECK TON OF DINOSAURS – all kinds of dinosaurs of all kinds of sizes. There are theoretically gentle herbivores among the fierce predators, but they are all pretty pissed off about their sudden, startling relocation, and a lot of them have spikes.

(The vortex is both temporally and spatially unstable, which is why the dinosaurs emerging onto the streets of LA are constrained neither by specific prehistorical era nor geographical location.)

What you do is up to you. Here are some suggestions, though:

Fight some dinosaurs. You might be trying to herd them back to the vortex, or just trying to stop them by any means possible.

Flee or hide. If you're lucky the dinosaurs won't work out how to open doors and you can spend your entire thread hiding behind the bar in a Starbucks with some other hapless civilians without having to confront any of them.

Try to capture the dinosaurs on camera. If you can get some really good photos you might be able to sell them to the local paper in order to supplement your elderly aunt's meagre income. Or just use them to get a bunch of notes on Tumblr, either way.

Take advantage of the chaos to do crime. The forces of law enforcement are preoccupied with all these prehistoric reptiles.

Or pretty much anything else you think your character might be doing. Any location in LA is game, although there's no real need to meticulously look them up – you can just assume a generic street, rooftop, store, etc. (You don't have to look up the dinosaurs, either.)

If you have a character who you'd like to assume is part of a team, but that team hasn't been named or brainstormed OOC yet or anything, feel free to indicate in your opening post that you're assuming your character is operating alongside others and encourage others to tag in as if they are part of the same team! Or just handwave it and assume they got caught without their usual teammates or separated from them. Whatever way works best for you.

Events from this test drive are not automatically assumed game canon, but individual threads can be if you and the people who you thread with end up mutually wanting to keep them.

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[ Milly is already busy punching other dinosaurs in the face, and she totally does not see that pteranodon coming. It slams into her from behind at an awkward angle, throwing Milly way off her trajectory, and with a frustrated and surprised squeal she practically somersaults through the air as the pteranodon flaps desperately, smacking her with its wings. ]

Augh! ARGH!! Get this thing away from me! God, I hate birds! And lizards! Bird lizards are even worse!!

[ She aims a haughty kick at the pteranodon, catches it in the face, and sends it spinning in the other direction. With a huff, she swoops down to hover in front of Neku, hands on hips. ]

HEY! What's the big idea, throwing dinosaurs at me?! I'm one of the good guys here!

[GEEZ this girl is shrill. Any apologetic sentiment that Neku had managed to build up for accidentally flinging a flying reptile at her is instantly thrown out the window and replaced with an intense irritation.]

"Hey BACK OFF, it was an accident OK? You're not hurt right? So no harm done! So why don't you just shove off and go back to playing hero?"

[Honestly, this kind of overreaction is why he hates people]

Maybe I wasn't hurt, but I seriously could have been! Or what if it was someone else? If you're going to be a hero, you have to watch what you're doing!

[ Aaand while she's yelling, a rather large, formidable looking dinosaur is coming up behind her. ]

[He doesn't quite notice it a first either, and growling angrily he spits out a retort]

Screw you, who ever said that I was trying to be a hero?! I was just trying to get out of the damn area when... you... uh--

[Neku doesn't have the slightest idea what the hell that is, but he DOES know that it's toothy, aggressive looking, and probably too big to lift]

Wh-- watch it!!

[Making a split second decision, he launches forward and tackles her to the ground, landing between the dinosaurs feet as it strikes forward, jaws snapping on thin air]

[ Milly lets out an undignified yelp as Neku tackles her to the ground, and she pushes him off -- pretty easily, at that -- and springs to her feet with an indignant huff. ]

First you throw a dinosaur bird at me, and then you knock me right out of the air! What is your deal -- eek!

[ The dinosaur behind her swipes, missing narrowly, but oh god oh god Milly can feel its creepy gross dinosaur breath. She spins around, launches herself into the air to avoid another grasping claw. ]

Oh, no you don't! Ugh! I have had it with these things!!

[ Milly shoots forward and punches the dinosaur RIGHT on its stupid nose. And hard, at that. She does pack one hell of a punch. ]

Arrgh! Take THAT!

[Neku is still half sprawled on the ground, yelping in alarm as he looks up just in time to see the monstrous lizard get socked right in the face. Scrambling awkwardly he tries to roll out of the way, barely dodging the creature's feet as it charges forward to snap at Milly again. He's swearing ferociously at this point.]

What the FUCK-- watch where you're stepping, Godzilla!!!

{He manages to get to his feet and hover and dash slightly out of the way, just in time to lock eyes with the dinosaur as it turns its attention towards him]

.....Shit.

[ Milly's worked up into a fever pitch by now -- she's had enough of these stupid overgrown lizards taking shots at her dignity, and she's not about to let them get away with it now. The dinosaur, however, no longer seems to be paying any attention to her, and she just won't stand for that. ]

HEY, UGLY!! I never said I was finished with you yet!

[ With a furious yell, Milly seizes the dino by the tail and hoists it into the air, giving it a few liberal spins by the tail before she lets go with a grunt, flinging it into a row of parked cars. Uh, whoops? Whatever, Milly isn't all that concerned with that right now. With the dino sitch temporarily taken care of, she lands and storms over to Neku, hands on her hips. ]

Ugh, what is your deal? You could have gotten yourself killed, or someone hurt! Don't you know anything about teamwork?

Edited (lmao whoops hit enter too fast) 2014-01-22 19:47 (UTC)

[ Neku drops to the ground, slumping slightly in bewilderment as he watches Milly throw a fucking gigantic Dinosaur through the air. He has to admit, that's pretty impressive-- annnnnd then she's in his face yelling at him again, holy SHIT this girl is getting on his nerves. Baring his teeth angrily he looks up at her and snaps at her venemously]

Get myself-- What about YOU? A few moments ago you were this close to being some lizard's LUNCH before I pushed you out of the way! And, WOW, what the fuck put you in that position? Oh right, doing EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.

[Part of him knows that he should probably shut up considering he just watched this girl fling a dinosaur the size of an eighteen wheeler through the air, but he's way too pissed off to demonstrate any kind of restraint.]

Teamwork is bullshit. It just means that I have to deal with pushy assholes like you. And why the hell would I want that.

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