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TEST DRIVE MEME

Considering apping into MASK OR MENACE? Want to dip your toes into the setting and get a feel of whether your character will fit into it? Or maybe you're just cruising and want to play around? Then you've come to the right place!

Pick any of the following scenarios below or feel free to make up your own, but don't be afraid to throw yourself at someone else's thread, either!

And remember there's only one rule in Test Drive Meme Club: have fun!

01. The city of Heropa is what one might expect from a small, bright and cheery place, where locals are friendly enough and local shop owners might offer a free drink to welcome you to their fair city. Some of the locals might thank you for always lending your service to the nation, while others might not say anything -- but if you have something nasty to say, better not say anything at all, right? But on closer inspection of these Silent Stanleys and Stellas, you might notice that some people actually back away from any imPort who quite obviously looks like they aren't "from around the neighborhood". Once in a while, you may hear a voice raised:

"Can you believe they have the nerve to show their faces? I heard they were responsible for the monsters that caused earthquakes in Philadelphia!"

Of course, for every claim, there's a rebuttal; you may well hear a competing voice arguing, "No way, they fought those things! It wasn't their fault!"

ImPorts are a divisive issues, even in pretty Heropa.

02. De Chima, Virginia, is a large city with a healthy economy, and though it's quieter, there are just as many citizens awed at your very presence. Look at you! Organic wonder! Science and technology are the lifeblood of this city, so you're likely to come across a good many locals taking your picture with the newest of devices. The imPort craze is at an all-time high, and you may find yourself cornered by overzealous imPort fans, media wannabes and opportunists alike, shoving cameras in your face.

Their questions are likely to be fairly mundane, however; get ready for an interview about your taste in romantic partners, personal underwear choices, favourite foods, and more!

03. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania, is having a rainy day. The streets seem to be running with water, the sky can't seem to stop crying. You might want to check out some consumerism-inclined shelter, be that a smoky and dart-eyed bar full of grumbling locals, or a grimy and industrial coffee shop (full of grumbling locals). Watch your step, newly minted imPort, because if you let on that you're fresh meat then you're bound to find a few people who decide that the only proper welcome for an imPort is a nice set of knuckles to the face.

04. Nonah, North Carolina, is the liveliest of all cities; loud, busy and there's some kind of energy in the air that gets everyone buzzing with excitement. You may find yourself in the midst of a few closed-off streets for some occasion or another - whether it be a food cart festival, no-car day, or something else! - and surrounded by the hum of people, the waft of food being served on the street, and plenty of attention

Look there -- someone's demoing a VR roller coaster! Won't you give it a shot?

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Roronoa Zoro | One Piece

[santouryuu]

i. heropa

[You know what doesn't go well? Trying to get directions to a place that doesn't exist in the universe you're currently in. There are some very hapless soldiers who just spent about fifteen minutes attempting to explain to a very disgruntled, very lost pirate that no, there is no such thing as the Grand Line here, there are in fact seven continents, and the oceans are called the Atlantic and the Pacific.

So what's a pirate supposed to do with no money, no crew, and no clue? Obviously, the answer is to hole up in the nearest place offering free drinks to new imPorts. It's almost enough to make up for the whole "wrong universe" thing, but only almost. He's still feeling pretty sour about it, but the alcohol helps just enough not to actively glower at anyone who comes nearby.

...Not enough not to snap at whoever was unfortunate enough to bump into him, though.]

Oi, watch where you're goin', dumbass!

ii. maurtia falls

[How did Zoro end up in Pennsylvania without Porter access? Some questions are better left unanswered.

At any rate, some of those knuckle-sandwich offering locals are about to discover that they have made a Mistake by causing a fuss in the general vicinity of where a guy with three swords was trying to nap.]

You're an eyesore. Buzz off.

[Clearly, the locals have received a few too many knuckles to the head, because they don't back off immediately, but by the time that third sword is in Zoro's mouth, they seem to get the message that this is not an imPort to be fucking with and skedaddle.]

Che, damn cowards.

[He turns to you then, poor beleaguered fellow imPort]

You hurt?

iii. nonah

[A new city, a new adventure...!

Or: that awkward moment when you're looking for a place to find good booze and you suddenly discover imPortmania via small children climbing on you like you're a tree and tugging at your swords and asking five million questions, as children do, regardless of how much they're told yes those are real swords, and they are not toys do you stupid brats want to get yourselves killed???

Regardless of all the hot air, though, he's actually...handling them fairly gently. He doesn't try to shake them off or anything, even when they start pulling on his hair or earrings--though he does yell. Uh, loudly.]

--Ow!! You goddamn little monsters, get offa me! I'm not a tree!

[This, of course, is just met with peals of more childlike laughter. Mayday, mayday, someone please save this poor pirate.]

ii

[heroforhobby]

[Saitama was definitely unhurt. Those guys had been regular people, nothing would have happened to him, but he supposed by just standing there with a blank face as they harassed him made it look like he was in danger to an outsider. But, then again, Saitama had been in his yellow costume and white cape, that should have made it obvious he wasn't in danger, right?

But still, out of everything that just happened, there was just one thing on his mind.]

You had a sword in your mouth.

[santouryuu]

[Look he doesn't know anything about costumes and capes ok, he's a pirate not a superhero. :T All he knows is that he was getting his naptime interrupted and those assholes were being obnoxious and he was not a fan of either thing, especially the first one.

"You had a sword in your mouth" isn't particularly an answer to his question, but he also doesn't care that much to insist on an answer. Instead, he just shrugs.]

I did. What's your point?

[heroforhobby]

[And, sadly, not the weirdest fashion he's seen back home, I'm sure.

He squints a little.]

Why would you do that? Doesn't it taste bad?

[santouryuu]

[??? Zoro gives Saitama a look like he's an alien.]

I wasn't exactly doing it for the flavor.

[heroforhobby]

I hope not! That'd make you weirder than you already looked!

also ii!

[renamaer]

[To be honest, it hadn't quite registered that she had been in some danger before the problem was nearly corrected in the most fascinating way. Her expression at this point was less grateful, and more intensely interested.]

What? Oh-! Yes! [How is he talking? With a sword in his mouth? This place was filled with such amazing people!] I mean, no! Um, I'm not hurt?

W-where did you learn to fight like that?

[santouryuu]

[Shhh, don't question the shonen magic, Estellise. Though at least he is in fact taking that sword out of his mouth and sheathing it as he speaks to the girl. He mostly skips over the verbal stumbling because he got her drift the first time, and that's all he really needs to know. Zoro's not exactly the touchy feely type to express a sentiment like "good I'm glad" or somesuch, so he's moving right along to the question she asked.]

Mm? Taught myself some, trained at a dojo near my home town for the rest.

[renamaer]

Is your home town somewhere close to here? [Maybe everyone used three swords where he came from. It was certainly effective, looking at the people groaning on the ground... Speaking of which...]

Thank you for your help! [And a polite bow.]

[santouryuu]

Nope.

[Isn't he just such a nice, friendly, talkative young man. Actually, he has no idea where his hometown is in relation to here, a.) because he has no sense of direction as it is and b.) because he literally doesn't even know where "here" is, either. What the fuck are the "United States of America", Zoro does not know, nor (entirely) care. "Not entirely" because, well, if he's going to be the greatest swordsman in the world, he's gotta make sure there isn't anyone here that can beat him, either, but other than that... yeah, no.]

Yeah, yeah...where're you goin'? Might as well make sure you don't die on the way.

[So nice. So pleasant.]

[renamaer]

[ooc: SORRY THIS TAG BACK IS SO LATE, feel free to drop]

I think a friend of mine lives close to here. [She doesn't seem put off by your attitude at all, Zoro. Maybe due to similar past experience.] But I don't mean to put you out of your way. I should be okay. [Should be...]

iii

[andtherevolution]

Phew, that was close...

[Utena stretches her arms back as she walks, grateful that she escaped from her own group of her fans. Before she can get too far, though, she hears a shout from a... human jungle gym? She stares for a moment, but try as she might to keep a straight face, she can't help but break out into a smile.]

Huh. It looks like somebody's Mister Popular.

[Will she come to Zoro's rescue? Possibly. Probably. Maybe.]

[santouryuu]

[She'll be able to popcorn uninterrupted for about thirty seconds before Zoro spots her, at which point he immediately points accusingly at her and starts shouting some more--]

Oi! Don't just stand there and stare! Get these damn brats off me!

i!

[donfire]

[He's not usually the kind that gets lost, and really, when he does get lost be always ends up figuring out where he is at some point.

This time he's not so lucky.

Ace is comfortably looking around, trying to find a way back to his crew, when he sees a familiar, and very particular, green haired man. He smiles, walking up to him, only to trip over a small gap on the floor and right onto the man.

He clears off his shorts and frowns.]

That's no way to treat someone, Zoro.

[santouryuu]

[Zoro's just gonna squint at the guy who just knocked into him. Normally, someone knowing his name wouldn't be weird; Pirate Hunter Zoro is pretty damn infamous in the East Blue, after all, but usually that recognition comes with a bit more alarmed yelling and occasionally attacking him and/or running away, not...whatever this gentle scolding bullshit is.

So instead of some demand for this guy to piss off, he just. Regards him with a look that says he's captured Zoro's interest, for the time being.]

And just who the hell are you?

[Welcome, you two, to Baby's First Panfandom Timeline Shenanigans.]

[donfire]

[Ace is surprised, to say the least, when he hears Zoro's question. He raises an eyebrow, crossing his arms, a small smile on his lips.]

You can't tell me you've forgotten me already! It hasn't even been a year!

[He laughs, hands going to his hips.]

[santouryuu]

[Cue: more squinting. You don't look like anyone he's bounty-hunted before, or anyone else he's met since joining Luffy's crew.

He looks Ace up and down and up again, but no, there are no bells ringing here. He shrugs.]

I got nothin'. How should I know you?

[Legit question here.]

ii

[hollower]

[A seedy city full of doom, gloom, and a heck of a lot of rain... One might think a lady with long, pink curls and a ruffly black gown wouldn't fit in at all, but Perona remains unbothered by the men that were offering to take her "home" with them, out of the rain, and someplace "warm". Though after the second no, accompanied by a sneer and a choice few words of 'Eat shit, you rancid cockroach', the gentlemen were beginning to get a little restless.

That suited Perona just fine. She needed to blow off some steam after being whisked away to...wherever the hell place is. It sure as hell isn't Sabaody, that's for sure. She's not in the mood to play with assholes like these guys, but it'd be real enjoyable to see them suffer a little.

Sadly, she doesn't get the chance, grunting when her knight in shining armor arriv--]

Zoro? [Oh, for fuck's sake--] Oi, did you get lost again trying to get back onto your own ship?! Idiot!

[santouryuu]

[Zoro responds the way any sane, rational, mature adult would: turns toward the person who he just helped out and calmly explains that he's not lost and politely asks who she is.




......no, just kidding, he starts yelling.]

Who're you calling an idiot, idiot?!

[hollower]

[And like the equally mature, rational adult that Perona is (perhaps even older than Zoro himself)...she yells right back. At an octave even higher than her sword carrying cohort.]

The green haired one that can't walk a straight line twenty feet without finding himself who knows where else!! [The tone of her voice speaks with...months of experience.] What the hell are you doing here?! [Wherever here may be, though Perona won't admit she doesn't know. Not now, not to Zoro.] I thought you got onto that blasted ship of yours already and set sail for Fishman Island! I wasted a lot of energy keeping those Marine bastards from catching up to you, you know!!

[santouryuu]

[Ah, behold how that pissy expression transforms to one of baffled confusion. Squint.]

...Eh?

[He leaaaaans in, right into her space, as if to examine the quality of a new sword or something.]

I don't remember anyone like you doin' that.

[...]

Why would we be goin' to an island of Fishmen, anyway.

[It was not Too Long Ago that they kicked a bunch of Fishmen asses for being asses to Nami, after all.]

i

[soru]

Sorry about that.

[ apology comes smooth and quick with the ease of practice, hands up and palms out as if to placate whatever new storm that's just set itself off. he apologizes before he even sees who he's bumped, what he's bumped, how bad or not bad it is, if it was even him to begin with. he apologizes like a bad habit, still yet unbroken.

in a place as bright and strange as this, a world away from ocean and navy and everything else comfortably familiar, it never hurts to be a little extra polite on the side. ]

I didn't upset anything, did I?

cobyyyyy

[santouryuu]

[All that politeness, combined with the fact that no alcohol was in fact lost here, kind of takes the wind out of Zoro's pissiness sails. So there's no bite in it when he crosses his arms and grumps--]

Tch, no. But be more careful next time.

[...Wait, isn't this kid kind of familiar-looking? He squints.]

Oi, kid, what's your name?

marimooo

[soru]

[ he has to fight with himself a little, a small and violent inner scuffle between Captain Coby and fat little Coward Coby on the topic of whether or not now is the best time to get the heck out of dodge. the additional questioning line of this guy lends some weight to Captain Coby's argument, which inevitably wins out. ]

It's Coby. Why--?

[ the matter settled, he turns just enough to look down at the offended party in question and nearly chokes on his next breath of air.

of course it's you ]

[santouryuu]

[At that, Zoro's vaguely disgruntled expression transforms into a huge smirk.]

Hah! So it is you! The little wannabe Marine from way back then....but you've toughened yourself up, haven't you?

[All decked out in a ranking officer uniform, even. Who woulda thought you had it in you, kid.]

Been a while.

[Zoro, of course, has no idea how true that is, due to the whole Time Shenanigans issue. But shhh.]