Test Drive Meme - July 2014

[omegamods]

Thinking of joining The Omegafriends, but want to get a feel for things first? Need some threads for your application sample? You’ve come to the right place! Reply with your character down below, with at least one of the provided prompts to get things going. Then, go around to other people and tag them! Have threads! Have fun!

If you’re not sure what this game is about, look here or here! If you want to lay down a reserve, go here! For anything else, look here!

We will be putting up a new Test Drive on the 15th of every month.

Prompts

1. Venture City in Peril! Dr. Devious’s army of Deviobots are ransacking the city! No, wait, Baron Von Tyrannosaur is back with another dinosaur army! No, wait, it's... really, ther's a lot of different ways a city can be imperiled. However, no matter the threat, it’s up to you, the Omegafriends, to save the day - but you’ll need to work together to repel the forces of evil.

2. A Hero is Born! What started as an ordinary day was thrown into chaos as your newfound superpowers began to suddenly awaken! What perilous problems and zany antics will this bring about? Stay tuned to find out!

3. The Adventure Mundane! It's not all over-the-top heroics here - sometimes, ordinary day-to-day life can be just as much trouble! On the trail of a story for the Daily Venture? Frantic last-minute studying for tomorrow's math test? Harassing people to sign petitions on street corners? Hitting the arcade to destroy simulated villains instead of real ones? The sky's the limit!

4. Welcome to the Omegabase! The super-secret underground Omegabase has it all - training centers, VR simulators, free snack machines, but most important is a whole lot of Supers! Take a minute to kick back and get to know your fellow heroes.

5. The Mighty Showdown! In the life of a Super, good and evil are always clashing in battle. Today, you’ve come face to face with one of the many supervillains threatening the future of Venture City! Who will rise and who will fall? Next issue: The shocking answer!

6. Wild Card! Got an idea for a thread or prompt that isn’t one of those? Make up your own! We won’t stop you.

Comments

[whitescalesbigmouth]

4. [Wow, so this was Omegabase. Saft had heard so much about this place from a few other heroes around the city but she hadn't actually dreamed she'd ever be lucky enough to wind up here herself. There's one part of her curious nature that wants to go off and explore on her own but the other part is telling her to stay put and wait until someone's arrives to make her feel welcome and let her know what it is exactly she's in for now that she's decided to use those awesome dragon-shape shifting abilities of hers to good use.]

...Still, it wouldn't hurt if she just went off to go look at that big shiny control panel with all those huge screens for a few minutes now would it?]

5. [Not good, SO many levels of not good, Saft had stubbornly gone off thinking that she didn't need anyone to work along side with when BOOM, She walked right into one of the big bads and with no support or back-up to call upon right now she might have to deal with this goon and what minons they might have up their sleeve all on her own.]

6. [Wildcard?

Wildcard options are always good.]

5!

[omnitrixter]

[Don't worry, Saft! XLR8 has got your back!]

[Ben races around some of the henchmeat, clustering them together before lifting them off the ground as his speed and rotation forms a localized cyclone. He then darts off to the side, allowing the funnel to sweep the minions away as they scream in fright.]

[He comes to a stop beside Saft, tail waving back and forth. The eye shield raises up so she can see his smile.]

Need a hand?

[whitescalesbigmouth]

[Saft shields her eyes from the fust the cyclone is throwing up for a moment until the funnel heads off in another direction. Once Ben stops in front of her though there's a sense of relief, although it would have been nice if he had let her take one or two of those goons out on her own.]

You do realize I had this under control right? [Uh, no she didn't...There's that slight ego of hers again. No wonder she was starting to clash with the other Omega friends.]

[omnitrixter]

Reeeeally? From my point of view, you were getting your butt handed to you.

[The remaining goons re-aim their weapons.]

Hold that thought!

[Ben darts towards the goons, snagging their weapons as he passes by in a blur, and tossing them out a window as the goons gape in shock. He comes to a stop beside Saft again.]

So where were we?

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Yeah, from your point of view!

[Whoops watch out Saft, there's still a few more goons behind her that are gonna need taking out too, Luckily Saft's already onto them, and this is a number she can handle all on her own. With a swift kick she knocks on flying whilst she goes and grabs another one charging in from behind and throws him over her shoulder.]

Anyway, you were shooting your mouth off over ho I couldn't handle myself on my own away from the rest of you heroes because I apparently don't work too well in a team or something.

[omnitrixter]

I call 'em like I see 'em.

[He races towards three of the other goons, lashing out with his tail to grab one around the waist and hurtling him into his buddies.]

[whitescalesbigmouth]

"You know, you're not so bad for a dweeby kid who has a bunch of different aliens in that thing that looks like you got it from a cereal box."

She smirks some and folds her arms. "Still, Mucho Bad-dio managed to get away. He was on his way to detonate some explosives he had in the park and frame it on us!" Saft turns on her heel and shifts into her dragon form before she turns back to Ben. "We're gonna have to get there and fast, no time to warn the others!"

[omnitrixter]

"If it came from a cereal box, it'd be from the best cereal ever made."

He nodded his head to agree with her on stopping dastardly things. "Transform back. I can carry you on my back faster than you can--Uh oh."

There are four descending tones as the symbol on his chest flashed red. Then he was back to being Ben in a flash of green light.

He scowled and looked at the watch. "Really? Now? Whose side are you on, anyway?!"

At least he'd had time to switch into that costume he'd been using (though where it came from he couldn't be sure but it's not like he could buy one on his allowance). No one would recognize him right away.

He looked to the dragon form of Saft. "On second thought, you think you could give me a lift? The watch needs to recharge."

[whitescalesbigmouth]

"Well what are you waiting for, C'mon!" Saft leans over Ben and gently nips the back of his costume and places him on the back of her neck just whre it joins the rest of her back.

"Thankyou for choosing to travel with Goldenscale airlines, we request that you sit back, enjoy the ride and fasten your seatbelts, you're in for a bumpy ride!"

[omnitrixter]

"Seatbelts are for the weak," Ben teased, hanging on tight. "You are cleared for liftoff, Goldenscale Airlines!"

5

[praisenahnohtek]

[Croach has had a lot of unpleasant days since coming to Earth. It had pretty much started when someone had saved his life upon his arrival. As per his culture's traditions, he was under onus to them and had to follow their every command.

Of course, they turned out to be a supervillain. And so now he's here. Pulling out his arrows to fire at an innocent.

Worst planet ever.]

[whitescalesbigmouth]

...I don't suppose a heart felt apology about accidentally walking in on your boss' schemes would mean anything to you?

[Saft swallows and puts her hands up in the air with a goofy little grin. It's not every day she has an arrow aimed at her head. Perhaps good will may win this alien fellow over.]

[praisenahnohtek]

[There's a long pause as Croach stares her down, black eyes calculating the situation.]

...The action in question would mean something.

[Martians tend to takes things a little too literally. Whatever he meant by that is debatable at the moment. But he hasn't lowered his quantum bow yet.]

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Right so, does that mean if I apologise we can forget this whole thing ever happened or are you still gonna shoot me...because if possible I prefer not to get shot and live another day!

[praisenahnohtek]

[He keeps the bow trained on her. But then he gets to thinking about this and he finds himself lowering the weapon to calculate some debts.]

The apology in question would cancel out the dishonor of trespassing on private property... therefore completing any onuses on your part...

[He nods his head.] I am simulating the human notion of nodding my head to affirm that this suggested scenario is acceptable.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Great!

[She grins and starts dusting herself off.] Less mess for everyone! [Seriously though, how on earth did that even manage to work, she thought for sure she was a goner. That is unless this guy's boss has anything to say about the matter.]

[praisenahnohtek]

There will indeed be less trouble in this designated area.

[He glances over to the boss and other minions, who are luckily engrossed in whatever evil villain stuff they've been up to. Hopefully, they didn't investigate the general lack of murdering.

The boss would probably not approve of this. And disobeying would probably increase his onus. And lying about disobeying would increase his onus. And if the boss asked if he was lying, the following lie would increase his onus. And then his onus would increase for not keeping the boss updated on the changes in the onus. Damn.]

Tell me, human female, what did you plan on accomplishing here?

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Well you see, I was actually minding my own business when I happened to stumble in on your boss doing whatever it is bad guys do and then he recognised me as an enemy and decided I obviously was some kind of threat.

[That's a laugh, Even IF Saft happens to be a dragon, that doesn't mean she's a dangerous one. The only thing that at all makes her dangerous is the fact that sometimes she doesn't have the ability to control what she does.]

But if you guys are legitimately up to something really bad then someone has to stop you. and I guess for now that someone is me.

[praisenahnohtek]

[...Wow that. That really conflicts with the whole onus thing. He really can't let that happen.]

..."Up to something really bad" could depend on your interpretations of morality.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Hurting innocents?

Trying to take over the world?

Those kind of things normally counts as doing something bad.

[praisenahnohtek]

That is a fair and accurate assessment. [He can't really debate the truth, especially when he agrees with how awful this is.]

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Yeah, and seeing that your boss over there normally gets involved with those sorts of things I have to kind of put a stop to that.

So if you wouldn't mind getting out the way and allowing me to give the guy a beating, that'd rock.

[praisenahnohtek]

[Nnnnnnnnnnggggggh this really sucks. He regretfully begins to raise the bow once again.]

I apologize, but I cannot allow you to do that.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

[Urrrgh, seriously? She thought they had something fun going on then!]

Oh come on! You can't honestly tell me, you're okay with hurting innocent people who have never done anything bad to you, right?

[praisenahnohtek]

I... would prefer not to harm anyone if at all possible. But I have no choice.