Test Drive Meme #003

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KHU IODUAN; TEST DRIVE MEME #003

I. AROUND AIFARAN - Getting The Perfect Shot! This month in Aifaran, there's a contest being held on the popular social site Xa Xa, which Earth-based Dreamfolk may recognize as vaguely Instagram-like -- it's all about the pretty pictures! With a top prize of 500 Rhinn per category, lots of people are getting into the game. Prizes will be handed out for awards like Best Composition, Most Creative Angle, Best Use of Lighting, etc, and this means that it won't be uncommon to see people in unusual places (even some risky ones) trying to score the perfect shot. Maybe they're bumping accidentally into you on the street, or slipping off the edge of a rooftop, or not paying attention to that train heading their way?? II. BE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR - Surprise Petsitting?! Success! You've scored a quiet day, and you're just about to settle in for a marathon of your favourite Tears of the Ocean Heart episodes when there's a knock on your door. A very distracted looking Castian is standing there, talking away on his yimo, and beside him, a very fancy Inan on a glitzy harness and leash. "Right, right," the Castian says to whomever he's talking to. "I'm just dropping Ruqhina off at the sitter, I'll be there in ten." Shoving the leash at you, he announces, "Thank you again for agreeing to watch my darling Ruqhina, I really appreciate it. Don't forget to exercise early in the day, she likes eating energy of active people only, I don't want her on a lazy person diet. Did you change your hair, I thought you had blue hair? Well nevermind, I have to get going, I'll be back in a week. Goodbye sweetheart, Daddy misses you already!" And then he's gone. III. TALENT IS A MISNOMER - You Didn't Need That Wall Right? There are a lot of Dreamfolk in the city, and all of them are dealing with their own newly gifted Talents in their own ways. Some, especially those who are used to extraordinary abilities from their own worlds, have some idea of how to train on them safely, learning the ins and outs of their new gift. And then you have some whose only exposure to "magic" is through stories, fairy tales, or really entertaining TV, and pointing a finger-gun at a target and saying "boom!" has never actually worked... until now. "Uh," the other Dreamfolk says, staring dumbly at the car-sized hole in the wall, and then glances at you who just happened to be the closest person. "That's... new. Yikes. Should we run? Wait, I've got a better idea--" Cue loud voice and frantic pointing in your direction. "IT WAS THIS ONE! THEY DID IT!" IV. SHADY BUSINESS - It's A Shakedown You're in the right place at the right time (or the wrong ones, depending on your point of view) but you're entering a shop just in time to see some Beika punks accosting the shopkeeper, demanding protection money, which they owner is stammering that they've already paid this month. Upon your entrance, the shopkeeper looks over at you with help me plainly written on their face, while the Beika thugs look very unhappy at being interrupted... V. BEACHFRONT CLEANUP - Oh That's Nasty... It's not a pleasant task, but it does pay volunteers pretty well: following a massive storm, several dozen dead Giant Jellyfish corpses have washed up on the shoreline, and they need to be cleaned and disposed of before they start to decompose. It's dirty, smelly, and slimey work... but the promise of two weeks worth of rhinn for one day's work is hard to pass up! You're assigned to teams and given some shovels and a wheelbarrow, but as you reach the latest jellyfish body, you're surprised to see that this one appears to be covered in... burns?? Is this something you should report? VI. WILDCARD - Because You're Not The Boss Of Me Anything else that doesn't fit the above prompts is welcome, just keep it within the game setting please! Applications • Reservations • Taken List • Game Navigation

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[whattail]

Konoe turned his eyes to Kei, which were large and round, and the inan began investigating the ground around his feet, the leash hanging limply in his hand. Where he was had technically already been answered, but Konoe was still trying to process everything.

His ears slicked back as he answered defensively. "What are you??

[consumeation]

If anything, Kei seems amused at that reaction. But he sighs, and the amused look turns more gentle. He's trying to be helpful. Sort of.

"I could ask the same of you. But to answer... I'm a Sturm."

[whattail]

Now Konoe was making a face, because what the hell was this guy talking about?? He'd never heard of that before, and he certainly didn't LOOK like a monster.

"I'm a cat, isn't that obvious? I've never even heard of what a Sturm is," Konoe said hotly, suddenly jumping when the inan found his tail was fun to play with. He curled it around his body, hissing defensively at the creature.

[consumeation]

"A cat?..." Kei knows what a cat is. He was on Earth long enough for that. This person looked nothing like those. "I apologize for not realizing. You don't look how I expected."

He's not bothering to address the matter of what a Sturm is just now. It's enough that it wasn't recognized. Although the response is irritable, Kei responds calmly - it doesn't seem directed at him, exactly. "Would you like a hand? You seem unaccustomed to pets."

[whattail]

Well, Konoe did know what his ancestors also called cats sort of looked like, but he wasn't really used to calling myself anything else. Ribika might have been a better term, but most of them just used cats in casual conversation.

Not that it really matters to Konoe right now. He sniffed, but made no more mention as to what the hell this guy was. "Some loud person came here and handed me this animal on a rope. I don't know what I'm supposed to do with this."

It didn't help that the inan kept trying to play with his tail, which really hurt. "What do you even mean by a pet?"

[consumeation]

Kei supposes it makes sense that a cat(person) doesn't know what a pet is. He gestures at the inan.

"That inan, for example. An animal which is kept for companionship, cared for and fed by its owner. Typically they're affectionate and playful, though there are always those with different tastes. I would presume that inan's owner wanted you to look after it while they were gone."

Why they chose this cat, Kei has no idea.

[whattail]

Konoe again looked down at the inan, who was very curious now about this person who had ears much like itself. They stared for a moment, both ears of their twitching like some sort of code; it seemed they finally reached some sort of impasse or conclusion when the inan finally broke off, laying down on the grass, licking its fur.

"I don't even know who he was or where I am!" Konoe had heard of cats rarely having animal companions, and tales of human pets, but never really like...this. "Is this like a custom of the people who live here or something??"

[consumeation]

It really was a cute creature for something which fed on energy. The two of them seemed to get along well, whether this cat realized it or not.

"Not so far as I'm aware, though I've only been here a few months myself. I've heard that inan are expensive. I'm surprised anyone would leave one with a stranger."

[whattail]

"The person was talking to someone in his little box thing. I don't think he knew what he was doing," Konoe said hotly. He had been handed one of those devices too and it explained to him, but other than pressing some buttons on it, Konoe had mostly left the alien technology alone. People seemed to get way too distracted by them while doing important things, anyway.