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Luceti Mods ([personal profile] lucetimods) wrote in [community profile] trainingwings2014-08-20 12:03 pm
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Test Flight Meme

the luceti test flight meme


Reserves are open and apps are right around the corner. But are you still on the fence about any of your would-be characters? Well -- here is your chance to take them out for a spin!


TAG IN or reply to others with characters you would like to test flight for Luceti.
ONLY add top-level comments for characters who are not yet in the game. You're free to reply to others with Luceti characters (because that's half the fun) but remember that the whole point of this meme is for potential characters.
PLEASE do not post duplicates of characters already in Luceti.
GO AHEAD and give us a brief description of your character in the top-level comment, along with one or two possible ways to run into your test-driven character around town.
YOU MAY use these threads for your first person samples on your app -- just make sure that you link threads of a goodly length (i.e., threads with at least ten comments from your character).

Need a little help getting started? Remember, you needn't post here as though your character is still brand-spankin' new. It'll probably be more fun for all involved if this isn't a simple dress rehearsal for showing up. Here are a few scenario ideas:

o1. The grocery store is out of food. What do you do?
o2. Wing injury! Call for help or stagger your way to one of our fine clinics.
o3. It's a busy evening at Good Spirits, one of Luceti's local bars. Do you dare try the drink specials?
o4. Have a talent for music? Try playing DJ at HQ, the new nightclub! Don't have one? Just dance your butt off.
o5. Beach party? Snow party? Leaf-raking party? Gardening party? YOU DECIDE.

Okay. So my examples are pretty non-exciting. But they're really just suggestions. I'm POSITIVE you kids can come up with more creative things.

Above all? HAVE FUN. Oh. And don't forget to RESERVE your characters.

gestured: (NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-14 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
[A.]

[The party don't start 'til a DRAGON WALKS IN. Hiccup didn't mean to intrude on a beach party, but there is a hungry dragon and the dragon's gotta eat. Hiccup yells as Toothless buzzes over the heads of the party goers and dives straight into the water. Unfortunately, that makes Hiccup wet, too.

He deals with it, but when the black dragon has eaten his fill, that means it's time to check out all the people on the beach. Hiccup doesn't want to, if his expression is anything to go by, but Toothless is very curious about the bonfire and the food and he's taking Hiccup with.

Hiccup tries his best to wring out his shirt and such as he slides off the saddle. And then, unfortunately, his metal foot gets stuck in the wet sand. He stops, looks down at it, and reaches down to pull.]


Stupid leg-- whoa!

[Toothless nudges Hiccup in the back, which does aid him in a way-- but it also sends the boy tumbling head over heels. Now he is covered in sand and there are certainly a few people who saw the whole thing.]

[B.]

[His newest toy, here, is a crossbow. But not just any crossbow! It's a repeating crossbow, or it would be, in theory.

He aims at the training dummy and fires. PWONGGG--

The whole thing makes a sickening noise like bending wood and... explodes into bits. The bolts, too, have been cracked in half. Hiccup has already jumped about four feet away, covering his face with his arms.]


That-- that was the exact opposite of what I wanted to happen.
Edited 2014-09-14 07:09 (UTC)
fyulong: (come away with me love)

[a] dragooooooooon

[personal profile] fyulong 2014-09-14 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mikage doesn't have a lot of experience with parties, having been a servant and a soldier and little else in the past, but now that he's witnessing one, he's totally on board. Wandering from one end to the other, chatting up anyone and everyone, probably consuming far too much sugar. At some point, however, he notices that there's a big black dragon wandering around (with some short kid he's never seen before), and well. As if he wasn't having enough fun already!

With an excited shout he beelines right for the pair of them, hand lifted to wave like an old friend. The poor kid just got bowled over, so when Mikage skids to a halt in front of him, that hand is offered to help him up.]


Hey! Having trouble?
gestured: (☠ mrrrttt???)

/DRAGONS/

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-15 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Hiccup blinks as some guy appears in front of him, cheerful and very... energetic. He glances at the offered hand, half-expecting to get dumped back into the sand if he takes it... but Luceti isn't like home. There's a lot less Vikings, for starters. He takes his hand, but mostly gets up of his own strength anyway; he's only like ninety pounds.]

Oh. Uh, thanks. [He dusts as much of the sand off himself as he can, then straightens.

Toothless is curious about the boy, too. He leans in, then whuffs warm air in Mikage's face. Hiccup keeps a hand on the dragon's neck, just in case he smells something he doesn't like.]


I'm Hiccup, and this is Toothless. Sorry about the, uh, fish breath. It's his favorite food.
fyulong: (eh what?)

[personal profile] fyulong 2014-09-15 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
That's okay, sometimes my breath smells like fish, too.

[Mikage grins at the dragon's curiosity, holding his hand out for Toothless as well, and if permitted, will give his head a scratch. If Toothless shies off, though, he won't be offended. He's been around big creatures enough to know it can take time to earn that trust.]

I'm Mikage. It's nice to meet you both!
gestured: (welcome to your protagonist)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-15 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Toothless never says no to pets, at least if they're from someone who is relatively harmless. His eyes widen when he takes in Mikage's scent, and then he pushes into his hand, into the scritches.]

Nice to meet you, too. [Hiccup watches the exchange, faintly impressed. He reaches over to pet Toothless, too.]

You're not... scared, or anything? Most people usually run away from dragons.
fyulong: (I believe in you)

[personal profile] fyulong 2014-09-15 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
[D'aww, what a sweetheart! With permission given, Mikage is more than happy to indulge, looking around for the areas Toothless enjoys the most. He looks pretty relaxed, too.]

Oh, he is a dragon? I thought so, but I've never seen this species before. I used to ride them back home all the time, so they don't scare me, really.
gestured: (sex ed is required?)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-15 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
Wait, what? You're a dragon rider?

[Way to shatter his social paradigm, dude. Meanwhile, Toothless is just dying from scritches, if the way he's leaning into them is any indication.

Hiccup is still recovering.]


And that's okay where you're from? No one, like, tried to exile you, or kidnap your dragon, or sabotage your village to make you look bad?
fyulong: (buh?)

[personal profile] fyulong 2014-09-15 01:09 pm (UTC)(link)
What? No!

[Mikage's eyes widen in surprise at that. What kind of a world would do that to someone just for riding a dragon?]

It's... normal, actually? I mean, for most people, hawkziles - that's what we call them - are the easiest way to get around. Just about everyone I know has ridden one at some point.
gestured: (yes actually means no 100% of the time)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-17 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Hiccup has to take a moment to process this. He slides a hand down his hair, then the side of his face.]

That sounds really... really great, actually. I mean-- things are changing around my village. It's mostly outside that I'm worried about now.

Not everyone thinks that people and dragons can live in peace. When your ancestors have spent hundreds of years fighting them, it kind of makes sense, I guess. Even if it's not true.

[Toothless bumps Hiccup in the arm, wanting scritches from him, too.]
fyulong: (dunno how to say it)

[personal profile] fyulong 2014-09-17 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
Oh wow, that sounds terrible. I mean, it's good that things are getting better, but... well, it's hard to imagine a world where they're fighting. We've been riding dragons since before I was born.
gestured: (WHO'S THE BEST DRAGON YES YES)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-17 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
So there was never a time where your people and dragons fought over food? Or a place to live?

[He sticks his bottom lip out thoughtfully, idly scratching Toothless' chin.]

Then again, my people are Vikings. Being stubborn and argumentative is part of the package.
fyulong: (man teito your church is pimpin)

[personal profile] fyulong 2014-09-17 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know about never. I'm sure there was a time that we had to tame the dragons, way back when. It was just a long, long time before I was born. Oh, and wild dragons still exist! I don't think it's even possible to tame an adult fyulong. They mostly just leave us alone, though.

[He crouches to get a better look at Toothless, intrigued by the unfamiliar species.]

Never heard of Vikings, either...
gestured: (☠ a new form of toothless grin)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-17 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Are hawkziles and footlongs the same thing?

[Toothless warbles curiously and stares back at Mikage with big squarish pupils. He grins lopsidedly, his mouth all pink and toothless, like his name.

Hiccup crosses his arms, watching.]


Sounds like we're from different worlds. That's... too bad. I really wouldn't mind seeing the dragons you're talking about.
fyulong: (I could've danced all night)

[personal profile] fyulong 2014-09-18 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[....Oh god that is the cutest face. Mikage can't help grinning back, eyes bright. He's never seen a toothless dragon before... though that does explain the name.]

Foot- oh, haha, no. They're different species. Hawkziles are a species called wendi skyrunner- they're dragons fitted with special armor that help them act as vehicles for people. A fyulong - that's fee-you-long - is a type of sacred beast in my world. They're known as Heaven's Messengers because they can pass on knowledge of the Chief of Heaven and speak human languages.
gestured: (i'ma wrassle this fine crocodile)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-18 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Toothless bumps his face against Mikage's happily, but gently. Hiccup is somewhat distracted by the dragon talk though. And he doesn't really get jealous unless someone is like, stealing his dragon, so that's fine.]

Special armor? So it's not just leather saddles?

[He reaches around and pulls his field guide out of his pack, already jotting down notes like the nerd he is.

Also it's twenty questions time, sorry.]


Messengers of-- wait, what? You have dragons that can speak human languages? That's-- that's incredible! How did they learn? Are they more intelligent than the transportation dragons? What gives them the ability when other dragons can't? What are they like?
fyulong: (this is hard okay.)

[personal profile] fyulong 2014-09-18 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Mikage flops down on his butt in the sand, reaching up to scritch under Toothless's neck. He's way more friendly than any hawkzile he's ever ridden, so this is pretty awesome.

He does hesitate at Hiccup's question, though. How to describe the fyulong? He's never technically met one; he has vague and dreamlike memories of being one, and memories of how Teito described them. And that's a little personal to delve into with a stranger.

Otherwise, all he's got is legend, really. Legend and stories.]


I've never seen or met one personally, but... my best friend did. He said she spoke to him, that she knew the name of the man he traveled with and the true reason for his journey. Apparently they have more knowledge about the world than even humans do, and they're ancient, and they can speak directly into someone's mind. They mostly keep to themselves, which is why they're so rare.
gestured: (i LOVE dragon slobber)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-19 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
I guess that takes care of the languages part... [Scribble scribble.] They sound like-- like gods themselves. No wonder they're sacred.

[Toothless leans into the scritches, crooning. His eyes widen and he freezes up for a second, only to go completely limp and flop down with his head halfway in Mikage's lap.

Hiccup looks up from his journal. He chuckles a bit, moving to sit beside Mikage and help with the pettings.]


Looks like you found his sweet spot. You're pretty good at this.
fyulong: (oh is that so?)

[personal profile] fyulong 2014-09-19 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Nah, he led me right to it. He's pretty smart, too!

[Mikage looks so pleased he could melt, happily stroking the scales under the dragon's chin. He's heavy, sure, but not unpleasantly so.]

So what kind of dragon is this guy? I've never seen one like him.
gestured: (bad dragon is not your homepage)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-19 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
He is, [Hiccup says with a bit of pride.] He might not be able to speak any human languages, but he understands way more than people give him credit for.

[He strokes the top of Toothless' head. The dragon is practically dying from all the attention. Hiccup gives him plenty of attention of course, but Toothless is kind of greedy when it comes to pets... if it isn't obvious.]

Toothless is a Night Fury. No one had ever seen one up close until I... er, I met him. [He gently pets a frill.] I'm... still looking for his family.

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a

[personal profile] savedtheworld 2014-09-15 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
[It's odd having Hiccup and Toothless back again, and sad in a number of ways. Aang's at the beach for whatever party it is, wearing just his swimming trunks as he witnesses Hiccup and Toothless's antics. There's a fond, nostalgic smile as he scurries towards Hiccup, with a light laugh.]

You okay, Hiccup?
gestured: (iiiiiiiii'm not too sure about that)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-15 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Hiccup wonders, briefly, what kind of awful prank it is to shave someone's head and then draw an arrow pointing at his nose. Seriously. Poor kid. He's so distracted by the fact someone knows his name that he pauses mid-brushing, sand still all over his knees.]

Uh-- um, yeah, I'm fine, but... should I know you? [He squints discerningly.] Were you the guy laughing at me over the journal?

[Toothless bobs his head, sniffing at Aang curiously and trying to get a better look at the newcomer.]
savedtheworld: (Default)

[personal profile] savedtheworld 2014-09-16 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
[He giggles as Toothless sniffs at him. And he tries to hold out a hand towards his head.]

Me? No. I'm... a friend. You just don't kinda remember me... but that's okay! We can start over. [It does still hurt a bit, but it's something he's had to grow used to.]
gestured: (i am a mystery wrapped in an enigma)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-17 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh... that. Sorry about... everything. [He'd been told he was here before, but he had a hard time believing it. At least until some unfortunate bald kid started talking to him.

Now he was definitely starting to believe.]


If we're being honest, I'm not the most popular guy around. So, uh, if you want to make a clean break for it and pretend you don't know me, now's the time.

[Toothless sniffs Aang for a moment or two. Deciding he's not really a threat, and also really wanting pets, he nuzzles into Aang's hand with his squishy nose. Hiccup gives the dragon a long-suffering look.

Hiccup is silent just long enough for it to be awkward.]


... So, what was your name?
savedtheworld: (funny)

[personal profile] savedtheworld 2014-09-18 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Don't be sorry! [Waves his hands nervously!] You can't control these things. And I don't know what you're talking about - everyone loves you, Hiccup! Why would I ever run from you? Or especially Toothless!

[He giggles as Toothless nuzzles him, and he continues to pet away.]

My name's Aang.
gestured: (saying i'm sorry is the same)

[personal profile] gestured 2014-09-18 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
E-everyone? Iiiiii don't know about that. You sure you're not confusing me with some other Hiccup? Like someone's kitten or puppy or something?

[He's clearly embarrassed, despite the confidence he's gained by leading his friends through some tough situations. He scratches the back of his head and looks about as awkward as he feels.] And Toothless-- he is a dragon. I wouldn't blame anyone for running at first.

[Aang is friendly though, and it's hard to tell him to find a new friend when he's bonding with Toothless like a Disney princess. And, honestly, Hiccup is lonely. He might not be used to having an energetic kid like Aang around, but he'll take it.]

Well... nice to meet you, Aang. Again. [He smiles a little.] I don't mind starting over, if you don't. I mean-- it's not every day you get a second chance.