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

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[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.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

[But that doesn't make any sense.

She lowers her guard for a moment, slightly concerned for this guy, he doesn't actually seem that bad at all.]

No way, everyone has a choice....

What would make you think you don't?

[praisenahnohtek]

...They saved my life upon my arrival on your planet. I am now indebted to repay the favor. If I do not, I will have disgraced my people entirely and will never be allowed home.

[Fun fact: Martians do not possess emotions. Really. They will insist to the end of their days that they have never felt a thing. So any sadness in Croach's tone? Totally imaginary.]

If you left now, I would not have to stop you. I implore you.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Says who?

[No, No. See? This is where she thinks you're being a dumb.]

Look, maybe I don't understand everything that's going on here, But I'm sure your people wouldn't want you to hurt others because the person who happened to save your life says you have to.

You're your own person and you should be allowed to make your own choices about things. This can't be what you really want to do with the rest of your life? [She extends a hand.] You could come with me!

[praisenahnohtek]

[He shakes his head.]

I would follow the path of Behizpep the Outcast if I betrayed the traditions of my people. If I complete these jobs, my onus will be fulfilled to these men. Then I can begin completing my onus of this city for the actions I undertook here.

[He pauses in brief thought.] I am under onus to you for your offer. Please utilize this opportunity to escape.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

...Onus?

[You keep bringing up that word, dude but she doesn't know what it means.]

[praisenahnohtek]

...Debt.

[He gets that response a lot, actually.]

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Oh.

Uh, Saft by the way. That's who I am... I haven't actually came up with my own alias yet. It's a work in progress.

[praisenahnohtek]

...It has been a pleasure to meet you, human designated Saft. I am designated Croach the Tracker.

[He glances back at the others again.]

...do you still wish to persist in fighting these violent earthlings?

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Well, not entirely human actually. But if it makes things easier for you.

[She glances back over to them.] I'm going to have to eventually.

[praisenahnohtek]

Oh, I apologize. I did not intend to misdesignate you.

[...Actually, that might help with this little problem.]

With my combined onus to you for the offer of escape and misdesignation, I could allow you the chance to attack my primary onus bearers. If they should be imprisoned by police officers in the process, I would have no choice but to end my debt to them...