Test Drive Meme

[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!

Prompts

1. Venture City in Peril! Dr. Devious’s army of Deviobots are ransacking the city! It’s up to you, the Omegafriends, to save the day - but you’ll need to work together to repel this sinister threat.

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. Super Mystery Team-up! Lady Blue is planning to steal Venture Park, and it’s up to you to track her down! It’ll take two buddy cops Omegafriends from different backgrounds working together to follow the trail of clues - can you put up with each other long enough to figure out her villainous plan?

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

[stinglikeabat]

-3-

[ As it happens, Lady Blue's trail has led straight to Venture Aquarium! The next clue apparently "sleeps with the fishes, guarded by the most delicious". Why can't she just leave her minions text messages like everyone else? Because that's how she rolls. At least they're easy to intercept. In theory. ]

It's got to be the tuna. Everyone likes tuna!

-5-


[ Your wicked shenanigans were coming along swimmingly when suddenly, a booming voice rings out from the top of the nearest elevated flat surface. It's coming from a very beefy man in a very flashy butterfly mask. ]

Not so fast, evil-doer! In the name of justice, this fist! In the name of truth, these muscles!

[ If you've crossed plans with Grand Papillion before, you've probably already heard this exact intro or variations on it. And he's still got a respectable amount of it to go through. It would be polite to let him finish either way, but politeness is not necessarily a common trait in the fine tradition of supercriminals. ]

3

[tiny_revolutionary]

[That's totally the answer! Except, wait.]

Are you sure about that? I always thought mackerel tasted pretty good too.

[stinglikeabat]

You'd be surprised at how many people don't! If you don't serve it up fresh as can be, the flavor can be overwhelming! Tuna's far more reliable, and there's so many different cuts of it!

[ Why does Grand Papillion know so much about fish... and why has he never been seen in the same room with local sushi purveyor Joachim Valentine? The world may never know. ]

[tiny_revolutionary]

Really? Wow! I didn't know that! But are you sure there's nothing tastier?

[stinglikeabat]

Well... salmon's always popular, and eels are great if you cook them the right way... But if we're talking sushi, nothing can beat fatty tuna!

[tiny_revolutionary]

I see! I'll have to test that sometime!

[A beat.]

But if they're among the fishes, how are we supposed to get down there and check?

[stinglikeabat]

[ Well... he supposes there's the obvious way. ]

...How good are you at holding your breath?

[tiny_revolutionary]

...

Um, not very good.

[Okay, apparently they didn't think their cunning plan all the way through.]

[stinglikeabat]

[ Even Joachim isn't dumb enough to punch through the tank wall, although the thought does cross his mind for a second. ]

...It's an aquarium, right? They're bound to have those scuba masks somewhere around here!

3

[starsburn]

Well, it could be -- but octopus is supposed to be pretty tasty, too. And squid. And um... mackerel?

[ GLOOM. She's not very good at riddles. ]

Maybe it's supposed to be a pun?

[stinglikeabat]

...That's true. Maybe it is octopus. Or maybe they have a little bed in there, like one of those plastic goldfish castles.

[ Puzzles aren't his strong suit either. ]

...Well, I can't think of anything right now! I'm a man of action! And you're a girl of action! There's no time to stand around pondering wordplay while the park is at stake!

[ Is he taking the lid off the octopus tank why yes he is. Subtlety is even less his suit than puzzles are. ]

[starsburn]

Yeah!

[ look out she's getting PUMPED and even assists in the heaving of the lead of the octopus tank.

And then peers into the tank with a rather worried look on her face. She has a feeling that just peering in isn't going to let them work out of what they're looking for is actually here without...

... going in. Uh. ]

... you can swim, right?

[stinglikeabat]

Of course I can! All of this muscle isn't just for show!

[ That doesn't even make sense, Joachim. ]

...Can you?

[ The tank isn't super deep, although it's definitely going to be over his head. Meaning waaay over Shooter's head. It contains an abundance of sea vegetation and several octopi of various sizes. ]

[starsburn]

[ she pulls a face, looking understandably unimpressed at the idea of diving into an aquarium tank full of octopi. She hates octupi. They're gross and creepy and ugh. ]

I can swim but... well, not underwater. And not with a bunch of octopus... octopusses. Ugh.

[ making an even more grossed out face. ]

[stinglikeabat]

Think of it as a test of your heroic skill and bravery! And if you start drowning, I'll throw you right out!

[ An enterprising octopus suckers its way up the side of the tank to sweet, sweet freedom. ]

[starsburn]

I don't want to start drowning at-- AAH!

[ THAT SURE IS AN OCTOPUS ENTIRELY TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT

She recoils, taking several steps away from the tank, pointing accusingly. ]

They're trying to get out! I'm not going in there, I'm not, I'm not!

[stinglikeabat]

[ Oh god more of them are swarming over the lip of the tank. Joachim picks one up to throw it back i-

Joachim tries to pick one up and throw it back in. It's a clingy little fella. ]

Look on the bright side! If they all run away, you won't have to worry about them getting to you in the tank!

[starsburn]

[ SHE'S JUST GOING TO BE BACKING AWAY AS FAST AS SHE CAN ]

At least when they're in the tank I can see where they are!

3

[arcadian_vampire]

Spoken like a true simpleton. Quick, to the sardine tank!

[stinglikeabat]

Sardines? But they're so tiny! Give me a good hearty tuna any day!

[ Nevertheless, to the sardines! ...Gosh. Those are a lot of sardines. A helpful placard by the tank informs the heroes that it is, in fact, a literal ton of sardines. ]

...I hope we don't have to search them one by one.