Test Drive

[travelagency]

Test Drive This is the first test drive for The Last Resort. You can use one of the handy prompts or make up your own. Prompts Prompt #1 There's a new drug being passed through the seedy end of the town which gives many bipedal species the temporary ability to shapeshift into someone else of their species. Needless to say it's very dangerous. Are you working on a cure? Currently trying it out to look hot at the bar? Trying to weed out the dealers? Prompt #2 When a cavespider attacks, usually someone doesn't lose much in the way of memories. They might not even notice what's gone. But your character has been swarmed with them and only remembers half of anything. Try to figure out some things about yourself again by talking to your friends and hope that your memories will be recovered with the reminders. Try not to take advantage of someone and lie to someone with the problem, though. Or do it, you need all the advantages you can get. Prompt #3 A notable and extremely wealthy alien ambassador has just arrived. He loves luxury but is extremely difficult to please. He is also said to be a collector of rare artefacts and some suspect that he may be here to receive stolen goods. Are you staff complaining about his behavior? A scientist keeping a close eye on the museum collections while the ambassador around? A thief planning a heist with a friend in order to sell the goods to the ambassador? Prompt #4 Having a drink at Pugsy's bar, because someone has to try the exotic booze. Be careful, some of it's made with blood. Navigation

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[abouttooverflow]

[-and at the same time]

Yes.

[Guess who was given the money to hold.]

[numbered101]

Okay, good. If he's not complete scum there'll be some extra in there too, because sending kids into the underground should be a paying gig. I'll take you there; just asking like you did a minute ago is a good way to lose all of it.

[Lily looks back into the alley behind the hotel and whistles once, quickly, through her teeth.]

[abouttooverflow]

It is?

[The kids really are the worst two for this job. If they were hardened street urchins, or even trained-from-birth covert specialists of an older age than they actually were, it would've been better. But as it was, Xion just shoots Roxas another puzzled look. How would they have been able to find it out otherwise?]

[slantinglight]

[Roxas shares that confused look with Xion. He... doesn't get it. He doesn't get any of this. He hasn't since that weird alien pulled them aside and whispered the order to them. He feels like he's missing ... a lot, here.]

Why? What's the underground like?

[numbered101]

It's just one of the names for the general black market. With no outside regulation, it's easy to get scammed is all.

[A large dog comes trotting out towards the little group, carrying a skewer of some difficult to identify meat in his mouth. Lily grins and crouches, taking the skewer and giving the dog a hearty scratch under his ears.]

Oh! Man, sorry; I haven't introduced myself. I'm Lily; this is Dogmeat.

[slantinglight]

[Whoa, a dog. Cool.]

I'm Roxas. Thanks for helping us. He didn't bother telling us anything, he just sent us.

[abouttooverflow]

[You might have to repeat that again, Lily, because the moment Xion sees Dogmeat, she stiffens. And as soon as the skewer is handed over and earscritches given, she drops to her knees with a high-pitched squeak, her arms automatically reaching out towards Dogmeat hopefully

Let her pet you let her hug you let her love you puppy.]

[numbered101]

[Dogmeat is, in general, pretty good at distinguishing friend from foe, and foe absolutely does not seem so enthusiastic, ever. He lunges, but rather than going for the throat he covers Xion's face in licks, tail thumping happily against the ground. Lily stands back up, laughing.]

Well, looks like they've become friends pretty quick.

[slantinglight]

[Roxas double-takes, then beams.]

Good!