Test Drive #1

[haibanemods]

Test Drive Meme #1

Prompts Waking up: You wake up in a bed that is not your own, in a room that is not your own. But the more you think about it, you can't remember what your room looked like. In fact, you can't remember anything at all! But hey, at least you're not the only person around. Reach out, find someone, and get some answers. The Dream: Haibane enter this world without most memories, but they do remember one thing: their cocoon dream. But it's not so easy to understand, is it? Maybe talking through it with someone else will help you figure out just what your dream means. Wings aren't easy to use: So, you're a Haibane. Awesome. But you know what's not awesome? Getting used to these darn wings, that's what. Suddenly having two extra limbs that you're not sure how to control isn't easy, and they're liable to bump into things and just plain get in the way. Actually, you might want to apologize for unintentionally hitting that person in the face, or help clean up that lamp you knocked over. On the town: Glie is a beautiful city, and there are a lot of places to explore! So why not check some of them out? Everyone seems friendly enough, and the townspeople are more than willing to help anyone who gets lost. Check out the setting page, pick a spot, and go check it out! Wintertime: It's wintertime in Glie, which means snow, snow, snow! And even though it's cold, the sun is shining, so the cold is bearable today. What are you going to do? Go sledding? Have a snowball fight? Make snow angels? Well, that last one should be a lot easier to do now. Player choice: Don't like these prompts? Come up with your own! The city of Glie is quite large, and there is a lot to do.

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[pawnable]

[He doesn't seem to quite catch on that his question made the other uncomfortable, instead persisting on that train of thought full speed ahead.]

It doesn't feel right. You agree, don't you? Even though I know nothing else, I feel unsatisfied. There are multiple factors that do not add up to a sensible equation.

[garudynamic]

Yeah I know what you mean... I mean we're not babies when we hatch or anything. Plus- I dunno, it just FEELS like there's something else.

But no matter what I do nothing comes back. It's just... empty.

[pawnable]

It's endlessly frustrating.

[He bends down to scoop up a handful of snow, inspecting it curiously.]

For example, I know this is called snow. But from where? Nobody here has told me.

[garudynamic]

Dunno. Could be some kinda inherited memory or-

[a phrase floats to his mind from the murk of his past life]

some kind of collective unconscious. Hell if I know.

[pawnable]

The name... it doesn't feel right either.

[He looks up at the other, expression softening somewhat.]

But, I guess all I'm doing is preaching to the choir, aren't I? You must find it annoying to hear me prattle on like this.

[garudynamic]

[With the tension broken he soon returns to grinning, lacing his hands behind his head]

No worries. I've had this talk with new feathers at my nest before. You just kida caught me by surprise.

[pawnable]

Ah, I see. I suppose there can be some minuscule comfort found that there are many of us experiencing the same troubles.

Shiro Fujimoto | Blue Exorcist

[lionson]

On the town

[Fun fact: pretty much all of the Haibane are young. Most are children or teenagers, and even the oldest appear to be in their 30s at most. But Shiro? He's old. He looks like he has to be in his fifties at the very youngest. Suffice to say, there is no other Haibane around that looks as old as he does.

Despite being an oddity, Shiro takes it all in stride, and he can be found doing normal Haibane things: working at the school, buying groceries, that sort of thing. But despite Shiro's good attitude about it, it is easy to see that he definitely does not fit the usual description of a Haibane. The people who live in the city, the ones who aren't Haibane, they all regard him with curiosity and caution.

What about you? Do you approach and talk, or keep your distance?]

Time for sewing!

[You know what sucks about being a Haibane? How every piece of clothing you get has to be modified to accommodate the wings.

Thankfully, Shiro is actually pretty talented with needle and thread, and on this day he can be found in one of the big room at Old Home, cutting and sewing holes and flaps onto shirts for all the little kids who are Haibane. He is just finishing up a shirt for one of them, when he looks up and smiles.]

Hey. Got something that needs holes in it?

sewing buddies (ignore lack of icons...)

[guilloteen]

No. [He's modified his own clothing already, cut and hemmed the slits for the wings with an ease that didn't really surprise him, even if he can't remember where he learned to sew. He's come over to the old man for another reason, a reason currently concealed under the scarf pulled up around the lower part of his face and the bandanna tied over his left eye.]

Do you have extra fabric? [The boy isn't as sure of eye patch construction as he was with the rest (maybe he hadn't used one before? that made no sense). He knows he'll need more than what he has, and the ban on buying new clothes means he can't just go and get one.

Without waiting for an answer, he starts rummaging through the man's pile of fabric.]

[garudynamic]

I hear that! I don't know if I could've handled this all alone, honestly...

no never

[lionson]

Yeah, there's some-

[Well ok then

Most of what Shiro has is scraps from other articles of clothing, but there are a couple things large enough for Justin's purposes. At least one of them has a hideous floral pattern.

Shiro watches Justin for a moment before speaking again.]

Find what you need?

Town grocery shopping!

[pinnedbangs]

[Wow, what a wrinkly guy! That guy has wrinkles on his wrinkles! Rin's never seen someone so old! Hell yeah he's going to talk to this person. Rin hadn't been doing anything except watching the other Haibane go about their business, but seeing someone who looked that unique piqued his interest enough to get him to carefully approach the older man.

As he walked closer, he noticed that not only was this guy old as - anything - he was also really tall. Old people needed help carrying things, right? On one hand, it would give Rin something to do. On the other hand, it gave him a reason to talk to this person. On the third hand - okay there wasn't a third hand - but if there was, it would be another good reason to talk to someone.

Or anyone, really.]

Hey. You need help with those bags?

[knightmare_princess]

[ I mean, she might? But that doesn't explicitly contradict her trial either...? ]

You're brave.

[ Okay, first, she's leaping up to grab onto the branch with both hands, wiggling it a bit to see how sturdy it is. ]

[knightmare_princess]

This is a significant downgrade from being important, feared, and a princess. It just feels so wrong, but at least she's got her jam. "You would have nothing of note to report. There is no damage to anything."

Huffing, she pushes herself to her feet, more careful of her wings. "I am. What about you?"

[lionson]

[Rin plz, Shiro is only a couple centimeters taller.

But Shiro stops when he sees Rin, since the boy is addressing him and all. Then he looks down at the bags in his hands, and for a moment he considers saying no, he's got it.

But hey, if Rin wants to do all the hard work.]

That's very kind of you. I'm heading towards Old Home, are you headed that way?

[He will totally hand off the bags, though. They're not heavy, just awkward to carry, since paper bags with no handles.]

[guilloteen]

[He's not going for the flowers. A few pieces of plain, darker fabric are enough for him, and he takes those.

He could go somewhere more private and work on this by himself, but he doesn't really want to. Staying out here and people-watching is appealing to him right now, so he pulls out his sewing kit and sits near Shiro to start working on the patch.]

I think so.

[If he needs something else, he'll take it.]

[garudynamic]

[The branch shakes. Hard. And send him bouncing back and forth, giving a high pitched yell the whole time.

Might wanna revise the brave idea. Thankfully it's kinda dry, and soon snaps. The trapped boy spills froward, surely towards a broken wing.

Instead he twists, almost like a cat, and lands... mostly straight. Only for the hunk of wood still in his halo to smack him right in the face.]

Ack! Owowow-!

[heart_scope]

[ It did not take someone with super hearing to pick up on the sound of that vase breaking, but it did help Athena's response time. Energetic footfalls announced her presence before she even rounded the corner, halting just in time to avoid stepping on anything — or anyone — in the way. ] Whoa! [ Arms out for balance, Athena wobbled backward onto her heels to steady herself. Eyes wide, she took in the scene. ] ...what happened here? [ Yes, she has eyes, but she isn't psychic. Not yet anyway, so there is plenty of opportunity for the other young woman to offer an interpretation besides the obvious. Seems only polite. ]

[pawnable]

I cannot say for certain if I could have or not. I have no past experience to draw from.

[He looks around the wintry setting.]

I quite like this I think. Being outdoors. I feel a desire to investigate the woods, in spite of the warnings.

[garudynamic]

[He doesn't either, well... other then his dream. Being alone, being discarded. That's more then enough for him to KNOW he would have lost it if he was the only one]

Whoa, man! Don't do that... you'll get in huge trouble!

Wing problems

[garudynamic]

[He was doing his rounds, looking for Cocoons and picking up any messes he saw along the way, when he hears the crash. Running over just in time to see her picking at the vase, looking pretty pathetic.]

...please tell me a cat or something knocked that over.

[pawnable]

[He weighs this over, eyes darting in the direction of the forementioned forest.

I wonder what the punishment would be...

[garudynamic]

[Going into the woods alone or after dark isn't one of the BIG rules, but he honestly hadn't thought much on what the punishment would be. Sure, he had been scolded before for little things but-

-what would happen if he DID leave town? Or lived in one of the nice houses or took money instead of his ledger? Or hell, didn't work? THAT sounds nice. But taking in all the details of his 'new' life was overwhelming enough that he just hadn't had time to think about the world outside much.]

I... I dunno. I mean it's not like you could lose privileges or anything- we don't HAVE anything. What are they gonna do, banish you?

But man those woods are creepy! Why would you WANT to go there?!

[pawnable]

I cannot say. It's almost as if... I wonder if I wouldn't be more comfortable there. Working hasn't come easy to me.

There are many unknown numbers here. Outcomes are difficult to calculate.

[garudynamic]

Maybe... I mean I've heard that eventually some Haibane vanish and never come back. Maybe they just... leave, like that?