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archishellago2018-01-05 10:58 am
khuimods) wrote in archishellago2018-01-05 10:58 am
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Test Drive Meme #001
KHU IODUAN; TEST DRIVE MEME #001    | |
I. THE VERDANT SENTRY - Attention, New Recruits! It's clear that all of the city's law enforcement is handled by the various branches of the Sentry: from Mounted Division handling street patrol, to the Aerial Corps provided airborne support for tactical and rescue operations, to the Nautical Branch undertaking regular sea patrols as the first line of defense along the archipelago's borders. But everyone interested in joining up has to go through their basic training program, and that starts today with a general skills assessment. There's quite a mix of attendees today, spread across nearly every race represented in Aifaran and including other Dreamfolk, but whatever the recruiter is saying is getting lost in the two chatty Igheeri who seem to think they're too good to listen to the standard welcome speech... time to interrupt by signaling the person in charge? Take care of it yourself? Gripe about it to the person in line beside you? II. KIRIN RODEO - Place Your Bets! At the end of every month, the Mounted Division of the Sentry holds their skills competition. When they're not on the field, their steeds are often the subject of much admiration from children and more than a few adults. Astride many breeds of kirin, some lithe and fleet, some stockier and stronger, these off-duty officers demonstrate their control and bond over the notoriously strong-willed and intelligent creatures with complicated maneuvers. There's a surprisingly in-depth system for betting on one's favourite to win the various matches, and just about everyone's willing to explain the odds to newcomers. There's only one rule: all proceeds go to funding of the city's charities. (Bragging rights on winning are still yours to keep.) Two bells ring loudly over the crowd - last call for wagers! III. WE HAVE REGULATIONS ABOUT THIS - Munga on the Loose! Munga are ill-tempered, rat-sized spiky lizards with a gift for camouflage, and whose venom in their spines and teeth is also highly hallucinogenic. And... they're on the loose. Fortunately, keeping them is highly regulated, and pretty much everyone in Aifaran knows about them, but loose Munga are uncommon enough that the reaction is more likely to be startled flailing at a hint of spines and skittering. Today someone's exotic pet has slipped out of their hands, and it's trailing a harness and lead as it zigzags away, prickling and hissing and going for the ankles. It's given a wide berth, except by those who don't notice until it's too late or those too preoccupied by something else. Hopefully the proper authorities have been notified to catch and return the creature, but maybe someone helpful can keep it from getting too far away? IV. A SURPRISE WINDFALL - Officer, This Isn't Mine... There was a loud thud as someone tosses a heavy bag from the window of a dilapidated building. Five seconds later there’s smoke pouring out the windows and your holding what seems to be someone else’s luggage. Opening it, you find carefully wrapped bricks of some very illegal drugs, and someone down the side alley is pointing at you and yelling. A mounted Sentry officer is giving you a rather peculiar look as well while he calls in the fire brigade. And among the people fleeing the building, there are five Kin’nal looking at you, wide-eyed, as it suddenly dawns on them that they messed up. Take your new prize and split before reinforcements arrive? Try to explain the mistake? Take note that the building is still on fire? V. INTO THE UNKNOWN - Watch Your Back Out There The sea patrol discovered the new irregularity a few days ago, reporting that it looks like a series of tall and jagged stone towers rising up from the ocean. It's incomplete as these planar-shunted locations often are, as if something massive had taken a bite of some mysterious city and then spat it whole into the seas of Konryu. Having been chosen as part of the exploration team, you've been working your way through the complicated labyrinth of stone tunnels and dead ends, searching for what the Opara engineers had enthusiastically described as a potential new power source. "Trace the green glowing power lines," was their (sort of helpful) instruction. However the lean, dark and toothy thing you've just glimpsed should probably be a more pressing concern... warn others? Take it on yourself? Pray it hasn't spotted you? 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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Naesala peered down at him with more interest now. He was fairly sure he hadn't had a little sparrow hovering over his shoulder, so how did he know what was in the bag? Was this some street urchin that was involved with whoever owned this merchandise? Now this was getting interesting.
"You ran all that way, did you? No wonder you're so sweaty." Naesala made an attempt to shake him off of his arm as he continued, "I'm afraid you have me mistaken, little human. I was just on my way to deliver this to the Sentry. I couldn't very well do it where those dangerous criminals might have jumped me to get it back. After all, they set that building on fire!"
He was lying like a rug, of course.
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He knew that he probably wouldn't be much of an obstruction to the guy just pulling him along, considering how comparatively little he weighed, but Leo didn't exactly want to use his eyes for something so stupid and mundane.
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"Quiet down, or you'll cause a scene! If you want to talk, then let's talk about how you knew what was in this bag. That's a little too suspicious for you to start lecturing me on what's illegal here."
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"Look, I have really good eyesight. So I saw what was in the bag and I may not know exactly what it is but that absolutely looks like drugs!! Besides, you're the one doing illegal shit right in daylight!! How am I the suspicious one??" He asked.
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It certainly sounded preposterous - if this kid was a hawk laguz, he might have believed it. But from a human? Still, his words had a ring of truth in them that gave Naesala the sinking suspicion that he might not make it home with his windfall after all.
Naesala sighed, leaning over him with an annoyed ruffle of his feathers. "Fine, little human. You caught me. Now what is it you want out of this? Take a moment to think before you pick the boring option. A cut of the profits could do you some good. You might even be able to afford a comb."
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He was also going to have to try a lot harder to intimidate the small man. "Don't think you can bribe me with dirty money-I'm not that stupid, and I'm doing just fine on my own! You're the one who needs a morals check."
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"You wound me! It might be true, but tell me, do we owe anything to these people?" He sweeps his free arm out towards the street in demonstration as he continues, "They might want us to come be quiet, productive members of their society, but none of us Dreamfolk had a say in even arriving here. If we're going to be passing through like a breeze, why bother caring? We're not citizens, and they haven't earned our loyalty. You're just getting your feathers ruffled over something that doesn't affect you in the slightest."
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Yet the human was still holding tightly to his arm... well, what else had he expected? It was never so easy to convince the stubborn. Naesala briefly scowls, shrugging the strap off of his arm and pushing the bag towards him.
"If you insist on turning this in to the Sentry, so be it! But you'd better not delay, little human. The owner of these goods will be wanting them back, and I'm sure they won't be nearly as accommodating as I am. Do you understand?" Naesala's tone was more serious now than it had been throughout their entire conversation. Taking off with the drugs himself hadn't been such a risk when he had the means and ability to fight off an attacker. He didn't expect it would be nearly so easy for a human with 'good eyesight'.