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Ariel Mods ([personal profile] arielmods) wrote in [community profile] ariel_ooc2012-10-23 11:45 pm
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Test Drive Meme: The Overflow, Part Deux!


CITY OF ARIEL: THE TEST DRIVE
THE OVERFLOW, PART DEUX!


Since the last post is again fast approaching 3k comments and getting laggy for some of our players, we have decided to go ahead and stick up the overflow post, even though there's just a little over a week to game start.

Please continue your threads or start new ones here if you'd like. To make this easier on those continuing threads from the last meme, here's a handy form:



Please remember to let your thread partners know you've bumped your threads over here as well! We started the meme early to give you plenty of room to do just that.

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With the City of Ariel grand opening only a month away, we are holding our first ever test drive meme. Tag in and see how your character would settle in the game. You're a fresh face in the city, newly processed, and arriving at a bustling time. The city is expanding and you are greeted first in the re-education center by your helpful counselors and then directed out of the building to a large festival.

Be puzzled, make friends, have sex, or whatever you want! There are no restrictions on thread types played out here.
Your first awareness that something has gone wrong comes during a groggy moment of semi-lucidity when you look around yourself and find that -- instead of wherever you remember being last -- you're in a chair, in a room with a man you don't recognize. He's sitting behind a desk whistling to himself and sorting paperwork. The whole atmosphere might remind you of a high school guidance counselor's office, only with far more comfortable chairs.

When your head clears enough to speak and you ask him where you are, he smiles brightly and says, "Welcome to the City of Ariel."

You were brought to Ariel during a very special time! There's a large festival going on celebrating the new expansions to the city and everything is decked out for it. Everything is bustling and vibrant in the city today because of the celebrations. There are decorations up, food vendors set up all along the streets, kissing booths, games, and just about anything else you can imagine an event like this would have!

The people of Ariel are out and about as well, some are in vibrant costumes and others are just checking out the sights. Some of the more exhibitionist types are even having a little more fun out in public than you may be used to seeing back home.

As soon as the grogginess from your arrival passes, you are allowed to leave the re-education center and see it all for yourself. Upon exiting, you are even handed beads of various colors, several of each so you don't worry about running out.

Each color has a special meaning listed below:
pink - toys
blue - oral
yellow - watersports
green - age play
lavender - crossdressing
orange - multiples
grey - bondage
white - hands (mutual masturbation, fingering, handjob)
red - blood
black - wildcard

These are to aid you in making a connection with others. Show your interest in others and tell them exactly what you would like to do with them by sharing the beads.

If you would rather take a different approach, feel free to walk around the festival and see what (or who) catches your eye. The point is to relax and get settled in your new home.

TAG IN
- Post your character's name, canon, and preferences.
- Set up an opener in your comment or leave it blank.
- Tag around and have fun!
USEFUL LINKS:
[Premise]
[Rules]
[F.A.Q.]
[Locations]
[Local Citizens (NPC)]
[Taken]
[Wanted]
[Reserves]
[Application]
[Main]
[Logs]
[OOC]


Please note that all CR in this meme can be carried over when the game starts between characters that are accepted into the game.

Threads can also count towards third and first person samples on the application, just provide links.

Take a look at our OOC Meet and Greet post! Meet. Greet. Make friends. Have fun!
publicandprivate: idk who to cred! (friendly fire what?)

[personal profile] publicandprivate 2012-10-28 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Mello isn't the only one trying to learn more about the city. Kanon is attempting to learn as much as he can. He's also giving his best efforts not to bump into anyone as he weaves in and out of the hoards of people. It's rather difficult though, considering how many residents there are.

The mere nature of the place is rather baffling. So many people willing and eager to bed one another. He's not used to being around such an environment. Finally he decides that he needs to take a break and walks over to one of the buildings where there aren't too many people and he leans against the wall.

With a sigh, he looks up from his little book of papers he's been taking notes upon and locks eyes with Mello. The simple gaze turns into a stare when his mind is suddenly bombarded by a slew of thoughts. It feels like he's almost in a daze for a handful of seconds. When he snaps out of it, only then does he notice his eyes haven't left the other man.

Quickly he turns his attention from Mello and back to the notebook. Or at least tries to.]



[[ooc: I'm up for anything. CR or smut. There's a kinklist in his journal as well.]]

volatility: (it's your game)

[personal profile] volatility 2012-10-28 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Some staring is to be expected, and Mello knows this. Adorned as he is in all leather and bearing the burn scar on his face, he's accustomed to a certain amount of gawking as he makes his way through the festival crowds. Most people have the sense to cut their staring short, however, especially after he throws a glare in their direction, but occasionally poor judgment leads someone to let such a stare linger.

Like now.

It's a pretty harmless look, not really lewd, but Mello narrows his eyes in response regardless. He takes advantage of the elapsing time to glance over the man's clothing — though 'uniform' might be a better word — and the notebook in his hand.

The man tries to recover, but Mello decides to stalk over to him rather than ignoring the stare. Granted, if Mello decided to confront every person who attempted to catch his attention in some manner, he'd hardly have time for anything else — but it's the manner of the man's dress and that notebook of his that makes Mello curious. He is, after all, trying to get a sense of who might be useful for him — and someone who seems to be taking notes might just be of some value.

He walks until he's in the other man's space, placing a gloved hand against the building right beside the man's head.]


Is there something on your mind?

[His voice is low, dangerous — a little bit of a threat laced throughout the words.]

I saw you staring. You're pretty bad at playing it cool.


((ooc: Game for whichever! We can see where this takes us :D))
publicandprivate: idk. msg for cred (th-that thing is huge!)

[personal profile] publicandprivate 2012-10-28 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I-I...!

[Oh how utterly embarrassing! He definitely was not expecting to be approached like this. His heartbeat starts to race and to make matters worse, there's an evident blush in his cheeks. Damn that microchip. And it's still not ceasing with those ideas. If anything, the chip is making them even more horrible.

So much for being calm and collected. Back home he was brilliant at it. Receiving years of military training, an aide to a prince, and being the top ranking officer of his country's military in general, well, one has to keep that poker face because they always tend to be faced with stressful situations.

Though here is a different story altogether. He's still taken aback by how people can be so promiscuous and in public no less. He supposes over time he'll get better at dealing with it, but for now, well.]


I apologize profusely, Sir. It was incredibly rude of me. I... I didn't mean to upset you.


[[ooc: sounds great XD ]]
Edited (html faaail) 2012-10-28 16:20 (UTC)
volatility: (then the same goes for life)

[personal profile] volatility 2012-10-28 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is a nice change. Since arriving, Mello has encountered too many people who were undeterred by his attitude. Having someone behave more appropriately, in his opinion, is a little refreshing. He smirks as the man blushes and stumbles over his words, but gives him a little more space, pulling back his hand.

He ignores the apology.]


What's with the notebook?

[He glances at it, then looks to the crowd behind him, pointing with a gloved finger at two people who are busy fucking each other in public, seemingly without any care.]

Are you writing about that?
publicandprivate: idk. msg for cred (hm)

[personal profile] publicandprivate 2012-10-28 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[He shakes his head quickly in response.]

Those people?! No. I'm not taking notes about that... It would be pointless. What I've been writing down are technical observations of this city. One shouldn't wander around aimlessly in a new environment and place their trust into the hands of strangers. The best action to take is to develop a strategy of how to deal with the location after getting to know your surroundings and environment. That's merely my opinion in the matter though.

[He shrugs his shoulders a bit.]

In the military academy, they always taught us not to go into unfamiliar territory without vast knowledge of the location in general and as the commanding officer of the Britannian military, I've taken that to heart. I also have the responsibility of seeing to it that my superior, the second prince of Britannia, doesn't get thrown into harm's way.

[A soft sigh.]

To top it all off, the microchips are quite annoying and if the ones in charge here have the ability to bring so many people to this realm at their will, imbed microchips into their bodies, and influence them to indulge in such... Perversions. Well, I highly doubt their power stops there. I'm sure there's more to everything than meets the eye.
volatility: (when hate an' war come around)

[personal profile] volatility 2012-10-29 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, well. Looks like Mello hadn't been too far off when he thought that this man might be of use. He listens carefully, nodding as the man finishes. It doesn't surprise him that this man is well-trained, or that there might be royalty from other worlds here in the city. He's certainly met a few interesting people by now.]

That's smart. I'm actually doing the same. But I keep my notes here.

[He taps his head.]

It's better that way. No information can be compromised if no one can take it away from me.

[And he, too, has been trained to use his mind and evaluate situations.

He agrees with the assessment about the people in charge. That is his opinion, as well. He doesn't trust this setup and he certainly doesn't trust the people in charge.]


What have you discovered so far? Maybe we can compare notes.

[It is possible that this man has picked up on something that Mello has not, after all.]
publicandprivate: idk. msg for cred (unsure)

[personal profile] publicandprivate 2012-10-29 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, that is wise. And I wouldn't mind comparing notes. But there are a few I don't think we should be looking at out here in the public. I have no doubt this place is riddled with authorities and you never know who could be eavesdropping. Having the little pieces of technology implanted into us, well, I don't know how far the monitoring goes with that. But if they do detect something, at least it might give us a window of time to split from whichever location we chosen and avoid being caught. As opposed to being out here in the open.

[His voice quiets to almost a whisper, yet loud enough for Mello to hear.]

I say this because the other notes, well, they basically focus on possibilities of disabling the microchips and toning them down. So I'm sure you see why I'm trying to take certain precautions.
volatility: (an' give my false support to your cause)

[personal profile] volatility 2012-10-29 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's a good point, although Mello doubts the privacy of any place in this dump, even 'his' apartment. Still, taking all necessary steps to avoid compromising themselves is key.]

We can go to my place. I can't guarantee that it isn't being monitored by the people in charge, but it's not out in the open. It's the closest we'll get to having privacy.

[And it could buy them time, as the man suggested.

The comment regarding the microchip makes Mello smile. That is exactly the kind of research he wants.]


Perfect. I completely understand.
publicandprivate: puncture (best aide ever)

[personal profile] publicandprivate 2012-11-01 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[True. Privacy is probably very limited in Ariel. Or perhaps even non-existent unless you know how to disable the chips completely. Which is something Kanon has been thinking about ever since they told him about the ridiculous things.

He slips the notebook into the pocket of his coat and nods, ready to follow.]


I'll let you take a look over everything once we get there.
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[personal profile] volatility 2012-11-01 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Mello leads him to his apartment. He's quiet along the way, focusing on getting to the destination — all business and no chatter. When they arrive, he leads the way inside. He's only been inside the apartment once before, earlier that day, but it hardly looks touched. He has very few personal belongs other than his weapons, which are tucked carefully away.]

Sit.

[He gestures to the couch. It isn't that he's trying to sound commanding, but Mello is accustomed to giving directions and having them followed, so terseness comes easily. Instead of sitting on the couch as well, he pulls up a chair from the kitchen and sits in it, leaning forward as he speaks.]

This is as private as we'll get for now.