cityofsin_ooc | Test Drive 007

Test Drive Meme

Considering apping to the City of Sin, but unsure of who to bring or if they'll fit? Feel free to give the setting a test drive here! These are a perfect way of getting your playing sample done for the application.

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→ Comment with the character you'd like to test drive in the setting, with name and canon in the subject line
→ Choose a scenario, or create your own
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Possible Scenarios
01. A New Arrival: Hello, New Person! You seem to have found yourself on a sidewalk in the City of Sin with nothing but the clothes on your back and a stomach chruning feeling of being displaced. Thankfully, the streets are full of people - Watch out that you don't get mugged!

02. Demonic Presences: You were just minding your own business, weren't you? But that's always when bad things seem to happen, and the City of Sin isn't really that friendly. Whatever bar or street you're hanging out in suddenly go dim, filing the area with an unnerving feeling as the shadows on the walls jump out into reality. We suggest you phone a friend for help, or maybe try running?

03. Party Hard: You've been invited to a massive, elegant party at the Tower that spills out it's doors in welcome, by someone who calls themselves the Emperor. Obviously that's weird, but maybe you can get some free drinks and food out of it! This place might not be so bad.

04. Prominence: The City of Sin influences it's population on a weekly basis. Too bad you came right smack dab in the middle of a heavy Prominence. Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, or Pride. Choose your choice of sin and be wicked.

05. Trouble: Not everyone is sunshine and roses here. Some people are violent and cruel, raised in the sludge of a sinful city. And they like to pick on people they think can't fight back. Are you that person? Or are you the Hero who can't stand to watch? Worse yet, could you be the person doing the instigating? Villian.

06. Carnival: The City has carnivals or festivals now and then; you're lucky to catch one! With it's open booths filled with cork gun games and funnel cakes, how can someone not have any fun! Go win your darling a stuffed animal, or meet someone new on the spinning cup ride. You might even see someone you know being talked into sitting in the Dunk Tank.

07. Wild Card: Choose your own adventure in the game's setting!

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And there it was. The shock and probable horror resulting from his son realising he was not only married to someone not his mother, but someone of the opposite gender entirely. It occurred to him that this was probably how Narcissa felt when Draco had protested to Aramis initially. Not that Scorpius had said anything yet.

Actually, the silence was just as worrying.

He merely glanced down and away, focusing on his tea instead. "No, no. It's-" He swallowed, then shook his head, clearly both apologetic and uncertain. Even if Scorpius hadn't shown a single sign of that curl, that was what Draco immediately leapt to. "It's fine. You don't have to."

Oh no, he'd really stepped in it now. That hint of jealousy dissipated at the apology in Draco's expression. That uncertainty. He was all too familiar with it. "No, I do want to meet him. I just-- I never thought you'd--" He chewed the inside of his lip anxiously; he'd never actually said it out loud to anyone before, but it seemed the only way to steer this back on track. "I'm gay. I always thought that if you knew that, you would--"

Well, he knew he wouldn't be disowned over it, he was only that catastrophic on his worst days, but he'd expected at least disappointment. "I thought you wouldn't approve."

This was very quickly turning into a mess, Draco decided, feeling something knot in his stomach. He hastily moved to sip his tea, setting the cup down again a half-second later, his eyes still averted.

Until, of course, Scorpius came out with that admission - quite literally, too - and Draco couldn't not look up at him, studying the boy curiously and wth slightly wide eyes. That wasn't what he'd expected.

"Well," he murmured slowly, blinking once. "That's a surprise."

A beat. "Not...a bad one, necessarily. I- Well, I suppose you can figure out that I...probably don't mind that much."

Wizard God save them both. At least they were in the same boat, utterly shocked by the other. That's something.

Even if it would be terribly hypocritical and nonsensical for Draco to disapprove at that point, he couldn't help but be on pins and needles until there was a verbal confirmation.

It was the biggest relief to finally say it and not be rejected for it. Even if the circumstances were entirely bizarre. He took a slow breath, giving a short nod. Not really a confirmation of anything, except maybe to himself. "I would hope not. This is all--" He waved his hand in a vague gesture; weird, confusing, overwhelming... all of it. "But I would be glad to meet him."

It would be hypocritical and nonsensical, but it also wouldn't be the first time he'd done something like that.

Thankfully, Scorpius wouldn't suffer from it. After a moment, Draco offered a warm smile, tentative and quiet. No, he wasn't disapproving at all; it was just another thing that made the boy who he was.

He nodded a little, a chuckle escaping him at the vague gesture. That was precisely what it felt like. "All right. I'm glad," he responded, his tone suggesting that he truly was. There was a lot going unsaid in that appreciative tone, a lot going on, and none of it would be acknowledged. Right now, at least. "I- Well, you're...both family, aren't you? Though I won't tell you that you need to look at him that way."

Not actively disapproving was one thing, but acceptance... he'd never dared to think. At best, he'd hoped for a begrudging indifference. What really struck it home, though, was Draco saying they were family. His smile echoed Draco's, soft, hesitant, but warm. He idly stirred his tea. "By extension, certainly." He wasn't sure about anything more than that, but he wasn't completely opposed to the idea.

He would most certainly be getting more than begrudging indifference in this world. After his own life back home, Draco's main goals were generally just to be happy, and what made him happy was seeing his son happy. Even if they'd only known each other perhaps half an hour now.

Though the acceptance of his hesitant offer of family brought a wider smile to his lips, one that was partly relieved. "Certainly. And- If you want a better place to stay, you're welcome to join us. I'm sure that he wouldn't mind. He runs a school back home; his house is apparently filled with children he's decided to take under his wing."

If one thing can be said for the Malfoys, it's that they have always valued family. That doesn't change, even when, apparently, dragged outside of their own world and times by forces beyond their control.

Scorpius' smile brightens at the offer. "So long as I'm not imposing... I'd appreciate that." The last thing he wanted was to ever go back to Shantytown, but he didn't exactly have enough local currency with which to buy or rent a new place to stay. Possibly not even for a decent hotel room.

"Not in the slightest," Draco told him in earnest, glad that they'd bounced back so quickly. It made him feel that much more comfortable. Now that that had been dealt with, he turned some of his attention to his food. "We've got more than enough space for an extra person."

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