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Test Drive

TEST DRIVE MEME

If you'd like to apply to Snowblind and would like to test the waters first or get a sample set up for your application, this meme is for you! We've even provided some prompts for you to use if you want (but feel free to make up your own). Here's how it works.
✭ Reply to this entry with a character you're considering apping into the game. You can include the name of your character and the fandom in your subject line.
✭ Comment around to others on the meme, whether you're in the game already or not.
✭ Now you have a sample ready for your application!
✭ So go reserve and apply when reservations and applications are open.
✭ Seriously, do it.


Network Prompts
ONE: A FRUITFUL ENDEAVOR
You arrive at the grocery store downtown in the early evening. There's still plenty of food, but of course the bread is no longer warm and most of the best selection has been taken. What's left of the produce is pretty obscure; what the heck is a lychee, or a starfruit, or a pluot? Maybe the skin of this one isn't meant to be eaten? What about the leaves? And as for the bread, what on earth is pumpernickel anyway? To say the least of what this must look like if you're not from Earth or some place similar.

Maybe someone more familiar with obscure Earth foods will have some answers for you!

TWO: YOU'RE BREAKING UP
There's a bit of a malfunction on the network. Text posts seem to be fine, if received at a bit of a delay, but there's definitely some trouble with the audio and video functions. There's noticeable static interference in most of the voice and video posts, obscuring both audio and video feeds alike. Sometimes, the shape of a person can almost be seen in the static of the videos--or maybe it's the shape of a monster.

Regardless, try to be polite to those you're talking with. It isn't their fault you can't hear parts of what they're saying. (Please write out all of your character's dialogue if you're using this prompt so that we can get a better feel for their voice! Simply indicate in the narration what cannot be heard as a result of the static, or leave it up to your thread partner to decide what does not come through.)


Action Prompts
THREE: COLD HANDS, WARM HEART
Either you arrived in Norfinbury bare-handed or became that way somewhere along the road, but your hands are freezing. You worry you may be prone to frostbite sometime soon, but you haven’t had any luck finding any sort of fabric that you could turn into some makeshift protection. Your travel partner is in a similar situation, as well. That’s when you stop in a building for the night and find it: one perfect pair of fluffy mittens. But there’s only one pair. Will you give them to your companion? Keep them for yourself? Hide them? Or try to make a compromise?

If all else fails, there’s always rock, paper, scissors.

FOUR: ONE LUMP OR TWO?
There's been a buzz on the network lately about a box full of tea packets having been discovered. Maybe you're a tea person or maybe you aren't, but for the sake of being able to drink something warm (and something unexpired for that matter), you've dragged yourself over to a rendezvous point for one purpose and one purpose alone: a tea party. Of course, there is always the danger of monsters, particularly when you're around too many people...but maybe it's worth it for a hot drink, right?

spacecloddity: doofus face (a cool insult is doofus jerk face)

Peridot | Steven Universe

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
one

This is Peridot. I have arrived at the "grocery store".

[The skeptical quotation marks are not only audible, she actually makes the gesture for them with her fingers. That's how uncertain she is about this Earth concept of stores mainly containing food items.]

While I do have some past experience with the kinds of things humans use for sustenance, this is still a highly unfamiliar subject for me. As such, I have a few questions.

[She turns the tablet camera to show the store's selection of weird and unusual fruits.]

What is the purpose of offering so many different types of these plant seed-carriers? Do they have different effects on the organic physique? If so, which ones would be most suited for my current situation?
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phaseshifter: (XO)

hello my child here is ur WILDCARD ACTION PROMPT

[personal profile] phaseshifter 2016-03-15 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ As everyone knows, Norfinbury is a serious place filled with serious people who only ever do very serious things, as befits the danger of their situation. A lot of serious discussions take place about very, very serious matters.

None of them - none - is as serious as this one.
]

That is the worst ship I have ever freaking heard of.

[ SEE?

Okay, it's pretty neat to be sharing a building with someone who appreciates the fine art of matchmakey romancey things as much as Angel does. Sure. That's undeniable. But goddarn it, Peridot is shipping people wrong, and Angel has diagrams to prove it. Diagrams she is waving at Small Green Badatships because LOOK????
]

You can't just break up established canon pairings that are in love because you want to ship doctors with doctors! It doesn't work that way. Plus, Doctor House is gross.

[ The diagram gets wiggled more vehemently. And by "diagram" I mean "doodle of Clayton and Ginger marked OTP." ]
spacecloddity: to Ibamzar's Revenge ('be my valentine' auto corrects)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Peridot laughs derisively. Oh, these humans and their silly misconceptions about love! Which she clearly understands better, coming from a culture with no real concept of romance.]

They are only "canon" because they are clods with no idea what they're doing! It's patently obvious that the doctors make for the most efficient couple. Not only can they work together in assisting the other residents, they balance out each other's extremely flawed personalities.

[She takes out her tablet and, with a few taps, brings up her own shipping diagram. It already has most of Norfinbury, or at least the ones Peridot considers important enough, neatly paired up.]

See? You can try to argue all you want, but I've got the evidence right here.
phaseshifter: (└(・-・)┘)

[personal profile] phaseshifter 2016-03-15 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
They aren't clods, they're cute as heck! And Doctor House would actually make Doctor Epps less efficient because people would avoid them both, so--

[ Wait.

Wait.

That's a pretty complete-looking shipping diagram. Already. Some of the ships on there have to be decent, right?
]

Wow, that's... that looks pretty comprehensive. Trade?

[ She offers her own tablet with its pretty colour-coded spreadsheet, complete with shipping names and little symbols to denote chemistry and likely-to-happen-ness. WHO CAN RESIST THIS VALUABLE CULTURAL EXCHANGE. ]
spacecloddity: if it doesn't answer you're allowed to make up an answer (ask a cloud a question.)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Well...

[Her initial reaction is defensiveness. NO DON'T TAKE HER CHART IT'S HERS!!!!

But... that is a very pretty spreadsheet. Peridot's is also colour-coded, and it includes little faces to denote personality archetypes, but it's still not quite as cute.
]

I suppose it could be interesting to see what you've come up with. Even if your ideas are clearly inferior.

[She accepts Angel's tablet, holding out hers in exchange.]
phaseshifter: (DDDD:)

[personal profile] phaseshifter 2016-03-15 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Aww yiss. Angel takes the tablet with a nod of thanks, settles back and starts skimming through it. Okay, not all of the ships are awful. Good. There are even a few on there that Angel hasn't considered before, but now approves of. Rhys/Fiona? Clearly in need of further investigation. And-- ]

WHAT THE FU-- FRI-- WHAT-- WHAT THE FREAKING HECK?!

[ She almost - almost - throws the tablet in her haste to remove the offending ship from her vision. WHY. WHY THIS. ]

You can't ship me with Beckett! Change it right now!
jumpthegun: (srs | investigating)

@jwatson; video

[personal profile] jumpthegun 2016-03-15 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[John's still getting used to the whole... space alien rock thing. But he tries not to focus on that so much as the food. Real food. For a given value of real. His own expression is mildly skeptical.]

They really only have one type of fruit where you're from? They taste different for a start. Different vitamins in them, too. If there's anything citrus, that'll be good to pick-

Hold on. Is that bull's heart? Blimey... haven't seen that in an age. Cut it open and eat the insides. It's sweet, just a touch tart.

What's a place in the middle of Alaska doing with that kind of thing? It'd cost an arm and a leg and then some just to import it.
spacecloddity: (a cool name would be tom jones)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, that's a reaction. She raises a puzzled eyebrow.]

Why not? He's clearly willing to destroy people for you, but the two of you also respect each other's independence, something you both value very highly. I was under the impression that this pairing was already "canon".

[She snatches her tablet back, carefully inspecting her notes. Could it be that she's missed something vital in Angel and Beckett's interactions? Maybe it's something they haven't discussed publicly on the network, which would be unfair and frankly unhelpful to researchers on the matter.]
spacecloddity: if you're scared of yourself (earth is a great place to go)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
We have no fruit where I'm from. Not only are there no organic lifeforms on the Gem Homeworld, we don't normally require any kind of external-

[Wait, he's changing the subject. In a very baffling way.]

Bull's heart? I thought plants weren't supposed to possess that type of organs. Is this some kind of bizarre hybrid entity?

[She gives the fruit a suspicious glare. Admittedly, she doesn't entirely understand the difference between plants and animals, but she's pretty sure they're not supposed to mix.]
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phaseshifter: (>:OOOOOO)

[personal profile] phaseshifter 2016-03-15 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my god - that's not what it - no.

[ She's going to die shE'S GOING TO DIE NOBODY ELSE THINKS THAT DO THEY ]

Delete it! Delete it. You don't - you are the worst at shipping!!
jumpthegun: (facepalm 1)

[personal profile] jumpthegun 2016-03-15 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
What? No. No, that's not...

[Seriously, she's staring at that and thinks it might be an organ? John pinches the bridge of his nose briefly.]

It's just a name. You've got names for things where you're from, yeah? Maybe not fruits, but... other things. Like rock formations! [There. This should make sense to her.] If there's something that looks like an eagle's head, and you call it Eagle Head Point, it's not that it's made of eagles or anything, right? It's like that. Someone along the line just thought it looked a bit like a bull's heart.

[A pause.]

It really doesn't, but people are weird.
spacecloddity: to guess what's on the other side (every wall is an opportunity)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
No!

[She clutches the tablet to her chest. THANK GOODNESS SHE TOOK IT BACK BEFORE THE CRAZY HUMAN COULD MESS UP HER CHART.]

At least not unless you explain what's so bad about it! I don't see any reason why it's not a perfectly valid ship.
spacecloddity: (a cool name would be tom jones)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Peridot gives him a long, blank stare.]






What's an eagle?
jumpthegun: (confused | blogging away)

John Watson | Sherlock

[personal profile] jumpthegun 2016-03-15 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
two
@jwatson; text
Found the pharmacy! That only took an age.
Couple of prescriptions here.
Timothy Wright and Gregory House.
I'll just nick them for you if you want to tell me where I can meet you to hand them over.
Anyone else stayed here recently, by the by?
There's someone knocking at the door, but I can't see anyone out the window.

Watson



three
Go on and take them.

[It's not even a question. John shoves his hands deeper into the pockets of his jacket and offers a tight smile to his companion.]

One pair's a start, right? We'll find another. Unless you want to go halves and just switch off every so often.

[If he's with a woman, he might even add a wink because... well. Have to lighten the mood somehow when he's probably going to lose a few fingers.]

Could always hold hands with the off ones.

((ooc: Feel free to 4th Wall him. He'll assume you're a fan of his blog... and then be incredibly disturbed when you're not.))
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phaseshifter: ((*`へ´*))

[personal profile] phaseshifter 2016-03-15 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Just - because that's not how it is! And you shouldn't be shipping me with anyone anyway, I-- delete it. Last chance.

[ She holds an incredibly threatening glowy finger over her own tablet. TERRIFYING. ]

If you don't delete it, I'm going to have to update your section of my chart. What are your feelings on Dumpy?
jumpthegun: (confused | earnest)

[personal profile] jumpthegun 2016-03-15 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's an alien. Just remind yourself that she's an alien and have patience. She's just said there's nothing organic where she's from. It's fine.]

A bird. Wings. Feathers. Beaks. How about a car. D'you know what a car is?

[That's inorganic... mostly.]
spacecloddity: to Ibamzar's Revenge ('be my valentine' auto corrects)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[She scoffs.]

Of course I know what a car is! I probably understand your primitive Earth locomotive devices - and their simplistic locking mechanics - better than you do!

What does have to do with fruits?
spacecloddity: (words are fake)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
That is the stupidest, most illogical reasoning for anything I've ever heard, you- you glowy clod!

[She curls up around her tablet, peering just above its edge sulkily.]

Anyway, you can't possibly be implying that you want to pair me with your ridiculous robot.
jumpthegun: (annoyed | lineface)

[personal profile] jumpthegun 2016-03-15 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hullo, ego, my old friend. [That bit is muttered under his breath as John works not to roll his eyes. His patience is extensive, but not endless. Still, he's polite, trying to help make things clear.]

Nothing. I'm trying to pick something you'll understand. So. Rock formation. Shaped like an engine and you call it Engine Point. You wouldn't think it's something that's made out of engines. Just that it's shaped like one, yeah?

Same thing for bull's heart. Does that make sense now?
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phaseshifter: (( 。•___• 。))

[personal profile] phaseshifter 2016-03-15 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ OHHHHHHHHHH Peridot is getting the stinkeye. To the max. Stinkeye extreme. ]

Why not? You're both... small. And his lovingness will balance out how clueless you are! I'm going to mark it as canon.

[ VERY. DELIBERATE. TAP. ]

Your shipping name is Peridump.
spacecloddity: (what if i'm asleep when i wake up)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
It makes sense, but it's idiotic and illogical. We Gems construct location names based on function, not vague resemblance to completely unrelated entities.

[She does, however, deflate slightly from her condescending attitude.]

So... what I'm getting is that the bull's heart is neither a bull nor a heart. And even though its name sounds like an animal, it's a plant.
spacecloddity: (what if someone discovers america)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not a robot! You're pairing me with a construct that's not even my species!

And pairing me with Dumpy makes no sense! We have had barely any interactions and there is no emotional connection between us and we would achieve nothing together because he has no observable function anyway and pairing me with a robot purely out of spite is so petty and immature AND I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE ANGRY!

[She's upset. There may be a hint of tears in her eyes.]
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jumpthegun: (smile | really annoying)

[personal profile] jumpthegun 2016-03-15 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Gems sound like very efficient people. [This is delivered completely deadpan. He's British. Biting sarcasm that doesn't seem like biting sarcasm is a specialty.

His own feathers settle a bit when she lays out that she's actually been listening.]


That's it, yeah. Some of those other ones you where showing are named for where they come from. Think I saw an Asian Pear in there. They're pears that originated in Asia. What d'you even eat when you're at home? You haven't got fruit or anything organic...
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phaseshifter: (8O!)

[personal profile] phaseshifter 2016-03-15 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I - whoa, geez. Calm down.

[ THIS IS THE WORST. Angel does not want to make an alien cry. Not even over shipping disputes. ]

Uh, Beckett and I aren't the same species either! He's a vampire and I'm a siren. So there's that, plus the fact it would be really really weird. Is that better?

And just so you know, Dumpy's function is to love people and be loved because he's really cute.
spacecloddity: (it takes courage to exist)

[personal profile] spacecloddity 2016-03-15 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
We are very efficient. Normally we don't even need to eat, our gems produce all the energy we need.

[And her unfamiliarity with food has her nervous, which is a major reason for her current irritation. It's very unsettling to put alien materials into your body when you've never had to do that before.]

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