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TEST DRIVE MEME (1)
Your character wakes up in a neat bedroom in their team carriage, in nondescript underwear. They might be missing their memories, or their special abilities, or they may just feel a little queasy. Next to them is what seems to be a smartphone, which they know how to use even if they never had before, even if they don't know if they have before. On the screen is a simple message:
Welcome aboard the Aurora!★ One
You have been selected by the Star Prince as a potential hero, tasked with saving the universe from Malice. As a passenger I, your Construct and Conductor, will attempt to provide you with quality lodgings and safety. In return, we ask that you join your fellows in making bonds and doing your utmost to bring joy back to the Stars.
Due to the process of restoring your body, you may find some things are missing. We apologise for the inconvenience and hope to return them to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation.
Upon investigation, you'll find some basic clothes matching your team's theme in the storage provided in your room. Or, perhaps, you're wandering out of the room still undressed. Either way, downstairs you'll find someone has left a tray of cups of hot tea on the living room table. Drinking it may be simply pleasant, or it may cause you to feel a sudden need to warm up to the others in your carriage -- emotionally or physically. Welcome to the team, newbie!
☆ Two
Outside the train, a large, strangely spinning cube floats over a pedestal, hissing discordantly and shedding strange black light onto the surrounding area. Beyond lies only shadows and slithering noises, a landscape of tangley thorns and eyes that glow in the dark. Your phone says it's noon, but out here it's midnight under a starless sky. As you step into the dark, an alarm blares -- your phone is sending you an alert.
"Goal: clear the area of snakes," it says. "Remember to use the buddy system!"
Soon you realise that the ground just a few feet away is actually writhing in black snakes with crimson eyes. They'll bite if you approach alone, but as long as you're touching another passenger, they're totally docile. You could easily move them away from the clearing, or toss them into the spooky-looking pit at the edge of it.
★ Three
You've been here awhile -- at least, long enough to have made some friends. Currently the TV in the public lounge is playing a weird puppet show, where all the puppets look and act like exaggerated versions of you and other passengers. What kind of person do the puppets think you are? Dramatic? Over-affectionate? Surly?It's all in good fun but it's definitely painting you in a light that, if not unpleasant, is certainly embarrassing.
☆ Four
Wildcard. Make up your own prompt! Check out the setting and team pages for info on the train. If you have any questions you'd like to ask before the game starts, ask on the q&a page. Otherwise, apps open on November 8! In the meantime you're free to join us on Discord.

Jusis Albarea | Trails of Cold Steel
[Normally one would not drink strange cups of tea in a strange environment but today is not normal and he's seated in the team main area partaking of tea while he scrolls his phone. If he's in the pink overalls and lisa frank unicorn t-shirt of Clover he may look quite a bit grumpier than if he's in the simple flowing fashion and feathered accessories of Thyme.
Still the tea is soothing!]
((OOC: Let me know whether you favor a rude tsundere pep talk or a kiss.))
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[He's a guy in pink overalls and unicorn themed shirt, socks and rainbow sneakers, who is just glaring some murder at some snakes.]
Wildcard
[Honestly anything goes.]
1, Thyme
So there's now a rather lowkey-looking girl wandering into the team main area, wearing a very simple Thyme outfit. Over she goes to what is apparently the only other person here.]
Uh, hi.
[This is a thing that's happening. She may as well roll with it; she's got no reason not to.]
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also rude tsundere pls, robot will go ??? at kiss
Re: also rude tsundere pls, robot will go ??? at kiss
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Two - Clover
Not a fan of snakes, I'm guessing.
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Oh, tea! Well, that's nice of them.
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Tea? Is that breakfast?
2, hi i'm late
My, what a sense of style.
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Do you have any idea what they mean by "the buddy system"?
Riko Sakurauchi | Love Live Sunshine
[the first thing Riko notices when she wakes up is that she’s in an unfamiliar place. this isn’t her room, and when she sits up and looks around, she takes in the moss and woodsy feel of it. it’s nice, but weird. looking at the... phone? that was on the dresser beside her doesn’t really answer many questions. all she knows now is that she is not in Uchiura...
she gets dressed in the clothes provided (they’re comfortable, matching the forest theme of the room) and decides to look around. upon discovering the tea downstairs, Riko is drawn to it. it looks very inviting, and she is a bit thirsty.
Riko takes up a cup and goes to sit down with it, taking a sip. ah, warmth! this soothes her a little...]
★ Two - SNAKES ON A TRAIN
[it’s been a few days, and Riko is getting used to her life on the Aurora. while she wants to go home, she also has been enjoying meeting new people. right now, though, the train has stopped, and Riko takes her Chain with her as she travels outside. probably a bad idea, because it’s super dark out here!
the alarm goes off, and she looks at her feet. then she shrieks at the sight of all the snakes. help her calm down, maybe?]
★ Four - WILDCARD
[do you have another prompt you want to play out? put it here, or ping
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Then she's downstairs, and spots a girl helping herself with tea. Their clothes somehow match, and heeding the advice from that message despite being wary of it, she comes up to make a friendly approach. She's so confused, feeling like there is something missing within her indeed, but bad impressions don't make for good progress in figuring out what the hell is going on. ]
Hello. Do you mind if I join you?
[ Eli smiles, as friendly as she can muster in this bizzarre situation. ]
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Daniel Fenton | Danny Phantom
[There is a teenaged boy sitting down on one of the couches, drowning almost in a large golden sweater and lounge pants, staring at a cup of tea on the coffee table in front of him. He'd gone and taken a sip, and was now staring at it curiously, unsure of whether or not he had actually liked it.
Either way, despite the confusing circumstances in which he woke up, if he didn't think too hard he'd say he's pretty happy. Even if his current expression wasn't showing it. Maybe even emotionally open and warm, should someone else in this carriage happen across him.]
((OOC: Lets spin a wheel, blindfold ourselves, and throw a dart to see what happens))
2. Like Two Peas In A Pod
["Remember to use the buddy system!" Right. Right. Buddy up. Nevermind that he's got no clue as to who to pair up with, but those snakes don't look the least bit friendly, so this kid will gladly go with whoever is closest to him.]
Wildcard. With A Wide Grin That Hits Uncanny Valley
[Surprise me.]
2. hello there fellow ghost,
I suppose we're being dumped right into the deep end... Rude, really.
Two Ghosts in a Haunt, Then
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Echo & Noise | Pandora Hearts
[this girl, who usually depicts no emotion and has a flat voice, has found herself watching the puppet show. annnnnd the show is presently depicting a puppet version of echo is dramatically smashing faces with a puppet version of... you?]
P-preposterous... is that supposed to be—kissing? How poorly demonstrated. That is not how kissing is done. Uneducated fool.
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Bu... ddy system...?
[she wrings her hands uneasily as some snakes squirm towards her, and she makes no move to step away]
BUDDY SYSTEM???
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Don't look so perturbed, or do you want to be bitten?!
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noise!
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an OC | any team
[Tea is nice, but what about snacks? Well, they're on their way, going by the sound of someone fiddling around in the kitchen. A very... tall someone... so there's barely any room for anyone else to squeeze in there, but the door (if there is a door) is wide open if anyone wants to say hello.]
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[If someone is still looking for a buddy by the time other, braver people have headed on out... there's a guy hanging out near the train's exit looking like he hasn't decided what to do with himself yet. Or maybe your character was there to see him step out, look around, and immediately do a U-turn back inside. Maybe he was a little spooked by all the scaly friends hanging around?]
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[The girl tilts her head, brows furrowed slightly. It's as much emotion as she's capable of showing, and it's definite confusion. Why would a person make a U-turn right back into the carriage after exiting? Well, there's one possible explanation.]
Is it dangerous outside?
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Naan | this is an OC i swear | any team
[ well someone's waking up a little groggy.
... alright 'waking up' isn't really a fair description of whatever's going on here. it appears as though this guy is still half-asleep as he sort-of just... slowly slinks out of bed, barely glancing at his phone before stumble-sliding towards the door. with his eyes closed. without even getting dressed. and he might not actually be making it to the door, but if he does he's not getting very far before slumping to the floor and going right back to sleep right in the middle of the hallway.
oh yeah probably should mention he has scales in patches all over his body, up along his arms and his neck the most. weir...d? is he a reptile of some kind? well whatever he is, he's probably in your way. ]
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[ GUESS WHO'S TRYING TO TOUCH THE SNAKES AND KEEPS LAUGHING EVERY TIME ONE OF THEM TRIES TO BITE HIM IT'S THIS FUCKO ]
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TIME TO GO ON A FACE JOURNEY 1/???????
2/ lol
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id say naan did nothing to deserve this but that's a lie
oh, i'm done now
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[Hikaru picks up a cup and stares at the tea for a moment.
. . .
And proceeds to dump the tea onto the floor.]
If you're going to kidnap me, at least give me something drinkable. Are these cups any better than paper cups?
[03]
"Oh, brother, you know that there is no one else . . . that I would look at . . . "
"Don't say it, brother-!"
"So why don't you look at me . . . "
"No, we can't . . . what if milord catches us . . . "
"If he does, well . . . he will certainly wet his pants."
"Certainly. I bet it'd be really funny."
"We'll have to record it."
[Hikaru is REALLY. REALLY. BORED. Please save him from this agony.]
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Awww, Why'd you do that?
[She just finished her tea. It was fine! What's this guy's problem?]
If you didn't want it, you could have given it to me!
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Juliet Diaktoros ❤ original
[ hello, Jasmine! A young man wearing nothing but cobalt-blue silk boxers is standing with his hands pressed up against the glass of the aquarium, looking at the fish with a worried expression.
If you show up a bit later, you may find him in actual pants and a shirt (similarly-colored), sitting on a chair with his legs drawn to his chest, pensively drinking tea. ]
❤ 3
[ somewhere around the point where the puppet version of him throws itself on the stage and starts lamenting about how lonely he is and how much he would like a hug, this embarrassed-looking young man sort of scoots his way awkwardly up to the nearest person, half-covering his face with his hands, murmuring ]
You know a way to turn it off, don't you?
❤ 4 ❤ WILDCARD
[ today when you walk into the public lounge carriage, you'll find him sprawled out over one of the sofas, his phone in front of him; he's earnestly typing into it, a frustrated look on his face, and finally he sits straight up and thrusts the phone at you, whispering urgently-- ]
You make it work, darling!
[ the phone screen contains a transcript of him desperately trying to flirt with the therapy bot. It's not working. ]
❤ ☆ ❤
(( hit me up on plurk or Discord with any ideas! ))
3 of Hearts
The person mumbling to him certainly does provide a very much welcome distraction from it, however.]
Unfortunately, no. [He whispers back.] But I may just get up and try to find a way. Or if others agree we can throw something at it and hope it breaks. [But wouldn't that make you unable to watch tv? Yes, yes it would. And no, he doesn't care at this point. He just wants it to shut up.]
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Ryner Lute | Legend of Legendary Heroes
[this guy checks his phone, looks at the snakes, looks to his phone again.]
Ehhhh... Must we? They look pretty mean. And I could nap in the train instead...
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[Ryner's puppet is whining and trying to nap in turns. He... does not seem to care, and instead is pillowing his head on his arms in preparation for a nap of his own. So that's an accurate portrayal. Dang.]
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...I'd say shots fired, but as far as defining character traits go you could do worse!
[ her own puppet appears to be essentially all but climbing all over anybody else who gets too close. uh oh. ]
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kaiko minaru | OC
[ here is one (1) small fluffy girl sitting the wrong way on whatever couch or chair is availabe— by which I mean draped ungracefully upside-down over it with her legs hooked over the back. it looks like it should be uncomfortable, but that's probably not the reason for the way she's visibly sulking... ]
[2]
[ hello! someone has just grabbed your arm (or the hem of your shirt, or even a belt loop or pocket, she isn't picky). the culprit isn't even looking at you; all of her attention seems focused thoughtfully on Ye Big Mass Of Snakes. ]
You know, "clear the area" is kind of vague...
[3]
[ wwwatching the puppet show, her nose scrunched up. this is probably because her puppet is a: even more exaggeratedly composed entirely of fluff and b: all but climbing on anybody who gets within range. ]
...I can't really say that that's wrong, but... goodness. I think I have more manners than that? I hope so, at least.
1, Any of the three
Want some tea? [He had brought two cups with him without really knowing why, but his guess had been if someone came in and forgot to take one. Or if someone already had one and wanted more.]
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angela "mercy" ziegler ( overwatch )
TWO ) "why did it have to be snakes?"
WILDCARD ) u mirin my clinic?
clinic
I know first aid.
[ it's a gruff voice, but he's already pulling on gloves before she can protest. whatever this place is, frank is betting on them needing every damn person who came with them to survive. ]
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Luke Cage | Goldenrod
[ he isn't sure how he ended up here, but the last thing he remembers is bushmaster knocking him clean out on the pavement. it doesn't make sense why he would be brought here, but nothing that weirdo does makes any sense so far. he grapples for the phone, but his hands shake as he tries to scroll through it. it's not his phone, none of his contacts are in it, and the people he'd call definitely aren't here (misty, danny, colleen) or they'd surely be causing a raucous. maybe that's what he needs to do.
luke runs out of his compartment, still only clad in gold boxers, and squints out the window. uh... ]
I think there's been a mistake. I'm not a boy wizard.
[ just a superhero with absolutely no idea wtf is going on. ]
[ at least here is somewhere he's used to being. he's put on his clothes finally (sorry) which consist of an oversize knit hoodie, slouchy jeans, and two-tone jordans, all in gold. he holds out the MOM ARM to get you to stop at the edge of the snake pit. ]
Just... stay behind me. They can't hurt me.
[ and sure enough as he fjords through the snakes, they snap and even bite at him, but nothing happens. there's a sound almost like their teeth hitting metal and they're momentarily stunned by the strange man with bulletproof skin. luke doesn't stick around to see if they'll keep trying, just pushes forward and protects whoever has been smart enough to listen. he'll go back across as many times as he needs to, shepherding people to and fro and moving snakes out of the way as needed. ]
[ he's reluctantly settling into life here, for lack of better options. read: any other options. luke is folded into a chair that ought to be too small for his hulking frame, but with his hood up and his hands in his pockets he looks downright cozy. ]
Wait a minute, is that supposed to be me?
[ he lifts his eyebrows as he watches the puppet who has a vague likeness to him, ripping its shirt off and taking selfies with the locals. "I'M HARLEM'S HERO AND I'M DREAMY," he exclaims in a pitchy puppet voice. luke just groans and buries his face in one massive hand. ]
[ luke will be easiest to find in the communal areas, especially the lounge car. he's often sitting in a corner flipping through his smart device like answers might magically appear any moment. but feel free to catch him outside i.e. anywhere, he'll be all over trying to find a way off this train ride. or pm me so we can plot something tailored! ]
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[she's fetched a broom from her team's carriage— Thyme, Ginger, or Licorice — and is trying to sweep a snake away from the seething, hissing mass]
No, stop biting! Just come here, I only want to look! I said no biting...!
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[HELLO TEAMS, someone is knocking shave-and-a-haircut on your carriage door]
[or wildcard it ☆ anything goes]
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[Carrot charges up electro and gives the aggressive snake a jolt. It backs off quickly.]
Are you okay?
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Chie Satonaka | Persona 4 | leaning toward Thyme!
[A short-haired young lady is stepping downstairs, having chosen a simple apple-green jacket and knee-length skirt. She's personalized the jacket with some weird little pins, though.]
Hello? Anybody else here? I guess if I'm gonna be kidnapped, there are worse places to wake up...
[She should probably be more freaked out than this. But it's not the first weird other world she's ended up in. At least this one doesn't have murderous subconscious monsters yet.
Chie takes a sip of the tea and hums contentedly. Welp, anyone who talks to her now might just have their personal space unceremoniously invaded.]
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[Why is it, Chie mourns mentally, that she can fight gigantic snake Shadows without a problem, but ordinary little snakes give her the absolute creeps? At least it's not bugs. But still...]
Yeah, no, I'm not going anywhere near those things alone. Hey, you, uh, wanna see if that "buddy system" thing really works?
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[Chie's puppet is basically acting like she's from those old hiimdaisy parody comics. "TRIAL OF THE DRAGONNNN! steak steak steak steak steak" Then she challenges your puppet to a fight. Chie doesn't look like she knows how to feel about this.]
I mean, it's not exactly wrong, but... There's more to me than all that, right?
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[Definitely open to other stuff! Poke me at
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Chie! Chie! What's a 'trial of the dragon?' It sounds fun!
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a warrior of light oc | final fantasy xiv
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[[ make your own prompt for your character and this cat! i'm easy. some info on him can be found on his journal, and feel free to pm me first if there's something you want to run by me o/ ]]
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Hlasoh | OC
[The young woman stares dubiously at her tea, her eyes unmoving. Given that she had found herself so suddenly in this space, and without any idea of who she was, it was natural to be suspicious of everything she saw.]
This is probably poisoned, I should think.
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[Hlasoh glares silently at the snakes, and makes a shoving motion with her hands- magically, several of them of pushed aside by a translucent burst of force. But there's still too many. At this rate she'll get tired. Ah, but asking a stranger to hold their hand- too embarrassing!]
Tch.
Timur | Tyranny/Fatebinder OC
[This young man is standing at the edge of the snake pit and, of all things, appears to be trying to glare them into submission.
More disturbingly, on at least a few of the ones close to him, it appears to be working...but not nearly enough to get him close without being bitten. He seems focused on what he's doing, but he could probably use some help...]
Wildcard
[Hit me up!]
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