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TEST DRIVE MEME

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NETWORK

So you've just found your CALL device and you're not quite ready to see what hitting the [TRANSPORT] button does. Instead, you start looking around on the messaging apps to see who you can talk to: the HERO Network for heroes, the CAD network for villains, and the CALL network if curious to see who might answer. Need advice? Want to see what other people feel about an issue? Go for it...



CITY OF NIGHTMARE

So you actually hit that [TRANSPORT] button and while you can't say that the City of Tomorrow where you started at isn't neat and all but there's just so much to explore. But as you make your way across the bridge, a sudden rainstorm begins. Through the gloom and the lightning, you can make out a single building in the distance. It's not particularly welcoming, of course, but it does at least look dry and reasonably sturdy. What could go wrong here? Hopefully, someone in there has an idea of when the rain might stop. Or... someone will come soon?



CITY OF ROMANCE

It is a singularly beautiful night out in the City of Romance, even more singularly beautiful than most of the nights there, which are usually pretty nice. The sky is clear and dark, and it's just the right temperature out for a late picnic or a night of stargazing. It appears that some enterprising soul has put out a number of blankets in the park, though there are a limited number of them so you may have to share...



CITY OF ADVENTURE

You've been in the wilds of the City here for the last few hours. Hot, sweaty, and more than a little uncomfortable given the number of mosquito, you would almost think that someone heard your silent prayers as you come through the trees and spy the most amazing looking waterfall. Obviously, you've learned that many things are not as they seem in this City and that the beautiful can hide all manner of mysteries... but damn if that pool doesn't look like it'd feel amazing to dive into.



WILDCARD!

Go wherever your heart leads you!

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Comments

[justakidfrombrklyn]

"Bad enough that we're going to have to head for civilization." He looks up and around at the clearing, as if he could see or sense any further threats. He can't and that actually worries him most of all.

That was when he turned and took her hand in his.

"Steve. My name is Steve. Steve Rogers. And I'm going to do my best to get you out of here, okay?"

[dejah_thoris]

She grips his hand fiercely. "Steve Rogers." She knows that name. Where does she know that name from?

"I am. Dejah Thoris." It's getting hard to breathe, but she ignores the pain and tries to find a smile. "The carcass. Get us away. From the carcass."

She fumbles at a fold in her skirts, her hand closing around a leather-wrapped notebook tied shut with a length of cord. "I saw a tree house. Not far. From here."

[the_main_man]

If you wanna look like a pansy, sure.

And Superman is real enough where I come from. My jaw'll tell you twice.

[justakidfrombrklyn]

His eyes flicker over to the corpse of the creature before carefully pulling away. He does a quick test with his foot (which he realizes a moment later, being bare, is not his finest thought) before picking the thing up and tossing it as far into the jungle as he can. He takes a half a second to use the water from the waterfall to splash off the ichor before he makes his way over to her again.

"Got rid of it," he reports before holding up a finger and starting to scramble into his clothes again. He's still stuffing his foot into his boot as he walks over to her, his pack over his shoulder.

"We've got to get going. Before any friends show up. So I'm going to carry you and you're going to tell me where that tree house is, okay? You've got to stay awake to tell me where to go."

[goblinjr]

Wow. Harsh.

Boy oh boy. Hope he didn't manage to follow you here.

[clay_and_truth]

Diana gives him a smile that's mostly understanding, and just a touch amused. When she spots his discarded clothing, she moves it to a dry spot closer to his current location, turns around, and takes several steps away.

"It does look lovely. Reminds me a bit of home," she says, still not looking at him. "My name is Diana, by the way. Though, especially when dressed like this, I am also known as Wonder Woman."

[story_and_teller]

That from the place on the corner, or the middle? [What a great way to say hi.] Your smoothie, I mean; it looks pretty good.

[the_main_man]

Not that I've noticed. And you tend to notice a big blue boyscout flying above you.

[dejah_thoris]

She watches him move, watches the ease with which he disposes of the massive serpent. He flings it with such strength, she can hear the trees breaking with the force of its landing. Her eyes go wide as he casually walks back and rinses his hands. How hard did she hit her head?

He dresses and even through the pain, she subconsciously wipes at the mud on her face.

"Yes. Yes. I can do that." She shifts and grunts as she tries to sit up. The book. The pages. She drew a map. She fumbles it open to the page she was looking for. "Up the slope. There's a thicket of trees. Tall. Looks artificial."

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[goblinjr]

Geez. Leave it to someone called 'computer_wiz' to try and hack the device.

[anysword]

well what makes you think they aren't The One or Meant To Be

how old are you??

[anysword]

it is definitely an advantage but idk
i think i'm going to need more to go on here

[anysword]

well I would be pretty much down for figuring out why any of this is happening at all
though at least we aren't being forced into it

[anysword]

... that seems weird to me

like unless the bad guys came first why did they invite us

chinhands TELL ME MORE

[anysword]

pretty much how i felt about getting responses!!

Minutes?? What kind?

[granularity]

[ Sand actually puts a hand to his heart. Ow. That was just... ow. But he's smiling. After he hears he answer, though, he tilts his head at the books thoughtfully. ]

Yeah, I'm working on something. Nightmares are, uh, a very literal reality for me whether I'm here or back home. I'm looking to see if anything in here might help me control them better.

And what's better than getting a lay of the land, eh?

[american_alien]

That's part of why I picked it up and started playing with it. I figured 'why not'?

What's your thoughts?

[literally_raising]

Just don't think so. It doesn't feel like that.

17.

[justakidfrombrklyn]

"Steve," he says as he scrambles out of the water. It's graceful even in his flailing, kind of part of the package, but thankfully, no one's looking. A bit of a shake and he's pulling on his clothes, wincing at not getting the chance to dry off properly. He thought he'd have some time for that but alas, duty called.

"Steve Rogers," he continues, "and, uh, the uniform's not here, but I also go by Captain America sometimes. You know... similar outfit to, uh, what you've got there."

Though as he says it, he almost winces because he's got something much closer to pants, after all.

[justakidfrombrklyn]

He nods to her, but he won't take the book. No, he wants her to keep her focus on it and talk to him, tell him where to go. He knows better than most that the second they go unconscious, it gets much much worse.

"All right, Miss Thoris, I'm gonna lift you up now. Careful, and you tell me if something hurts, all right?"

Which is when he reaches over and slowly lifts her into his arms.

[i_manual]

Well, YEAH. YOU don't want to know how this thing works at all? Really? Crossdimensional communication, teleportation, and infinite battery life and you're not interested?

[i_manual]

Place on the corner. [ Sip. ] Place in the middle overcharges and they don't give you as much.

[dejah_thoris]

She laughs, wrapping her arms around his neck. This close, he can hear her biting back any expression of pain. She's all lean muscle, built like a dancer, but she's fighting to hold onto her strength.

"I'm fine. It's just a scratch. Just need some rest."

She's just going to rest her head on his shoulder for a little while. He's so warm. Her eyes drift closed and then open again, wide.

"Dejah. Call me Dejah."

[clay_and_truth]

"The first friend I made in Patriarch's World was named Steve," Diana says, with a fond smile. "A good omen, I'm sure. Well met, Steve Rogers," she says with a nod of her head, and a momentary crossing of her bracelets.

[goblinjr]

Not really. [It'd probably go over his head anyway.] Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, pal.