+ ENTRANCEWAY TEST DRIVE MEME +

[vitaelamorte]

Has this ever happened to you?!

The theory is beautiful but the practice is ehhhh, the spirit is willing but the flesh needs canon revision, the muse is new and the task is daunting, and people on plurk were like OMG GO APPLY but you were like eehhhhhhhhhhh again and entranceway, what is it with this weird game and questionable run-on sentences in its memes is there no law is there no order is there no country for old men or young men or a bigger animanga cast WILL I LIVE UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS AND THE EXPECTATIONS SOCIETY PLACES UPON ME WHY ARE YOU STILL TYPING LOOK I JUST WANT TO PLAY A FEW THREADS AND SEE HOW THAT CHARACTER WORKS OUT IN THIS GAME oh wait you just want to play a few threads and see how that character works out in this game this game of wonderful Wonderlands well then

THEN STEP RIGHT UP AND SEIZE OPPORTUNITY BY THE--



--uhhhh, beard. Beard! I meant beard. Seize... seize it by the... beard and come meet your fellow cast and players at the... family-friendly, wholesome and healthy, entirely safe for work

♥ ENTRANCEWAY
TEST DRIVE MEME ♥

►► Test your shiniest and brand newest muses! Bring an old voice and try Wonderland's setting and population on for size! See how that Mirror personality fits your character! Post a top level comment, tag into other people's starters, enjoy yourself!

►► Thread out your character's arrival, have them act the long-established resident, let our past events inspire your scene, or write up literally any Wonderland-based scenario you feel like threading out!

►► If you want to take it a step further, check out our NAVIGATION for all the game info you'll need, and our INPUT & INQUIRIES page for any missing pieces. If that's got you convinced, the pages for RESERVES and APPLICATIONS are right there for you!

►► Please only note that any threads made as part of the test drive meme are not game canon, and cannot be used for the activity check OR as samples for any future applications. Thank you for understanding!

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Comments

[hypoxic]

[Oh, she's acknowledging him? Does that mean she's already spent time with the Captain and gotten debriefed on things? He hopes he won't be tasked to explain the Coulson situation this time...]

It wasn't running optimally. Most of the machines are customized for superpowered usage, but a few were default from the closets. Not as specialized as we've come to expect.

[outstandingbalance]

[Either way, she's not asking about Coulson, so at least he doesn't have to answer any questions about that now.]

So I see. [Her tone is a little arc, but not particularly emotionally invested. If he wants to take apart one machine, it's no problem for her. But it's still the most natural topic, until he drops some more hints what he knows about her.] Somehow, I don't think that's what you planned on doing when you came in today, though.

[hypoxic]

Certainly not, but it's something to pass the time while I've been banished here.

[He has to make it at least look like an attempt was made.]

[outstandingbalance]

Sounds serious. [It does not sound serious, and she does not pretend it does.] So were you banished to the gym, or from somewhere else? Because—[She crouches down to be nearer his level.]—if you really don't want to be here, no one's watching the door.

[hypoxic]

Here specifically.

[He sighs about it. It smells of sweat and athleticism.]

I've been asked to spend more time here. [It's just a loophole that's getting him out of performing the intended task, really.]

[outstandingbalance]

[Both brows go up. It's fairly obvious this isn't in the spirit of his agreement. But that's also not Natasha's business, and she figures she's picked at that threat about enough at this point, so she changes course just slightly.]

Are you going to actually use these when you're finished fixing them?

[hypoxic]

[He raises a hunk of metal up toward the light, squinting at the mechanisms housed within.]

Not if I can help it.

[outstandingbalance]

[So continuing the letter of the request loophole. Well, that tells her something about him, at least.]

Should I leave you alone while you finish it?

[hypoxic]

[The letter, if not the spirit. He'd hate to disappoint.]

It's fine, Agent. [He lowers the thing in his grasp and scrapes a screwdriver down the side of it.] I can multitask.

[outstandingbalance]

[Agent. Interesting choice. One that feels intentional, but if it is, it's a strange choice. Still, it says a few things about him.]

It's been quite a while since I was an agent.

[hypoxic]

[He looks up from his work and gives her a soft smile.] Gets a bit muddy when we're here.

[And he's definitely not about to start using her given name.]

[outstandingbalance]

Getting that impression. [Which is as close as she's going to come to admitting she's been here three days and the situation is about as clear as mud.] So I take it we're not on a first name basis.

[hypoxic]

[His eyes go wide at that.]

Oh, I-- That would be presumptuous of me, Ma'am.

[outstandingbalance]

[Agent, then ma'am. He definitely knew of her. And she has a pretty good idea how.]

Maybe a little. How about last name? That could be a compromise.

[hypoxic]

[His eyes drop away from her face.]

I believe we've attempted this every time you've been here, Ma'am. Some habits prove difficult to break.

[But since she's seemed keen:]

Agent Leopold Fitz, Engineering division.

[outstandingbalance]

Every time. [It's not a question, but she repeats it, as though she has to process that information. So she's been here before.]

All right, Fitz. Do you mind if I ask what we're attempting? Just to keep us all on the same page.

[hypoxic]

This would be our third round of introductions, yes. I hope it isn't thoroughly unsettling.

[Even though he knows it must be.]

"We" might require a bit more of an antecedent. I'm sure that your question is a bit of a larger scale than simply my attempts to sidestep a request from my girlfriend.

[outstandingbalance]

[It is unsettling, but in a way Natasha can tag and set aside to process later. For the moment, she ignores the way the hairs on the back of her next stand up. Convincingly pretending it's not uncomfortable is about as good as she can offer just now.]

Honestly, I don't care if you're trying to get out of your workout—if she's you girlfriend, though I feel like I should warn you, she's going to find out.

[hypoxic]

She usually does. She's quite clever.

[He says it with a small smile. He doesn't hate being discovered.]

[outstandingbalance]

Another engineer?

[By which she means, another SHIELD agent. Which raises other question, but they're questions she's willing to delay in favor of getting the basic lay of things here.]

[hypoxic]

Oh, absolutely not. [It's an important distinction to make.]

She's biochem.

[outstandingbalance]

I see. [That's the confirmation she was looking for.] And is it both of your scientific opinion that we've been spirited away to Wonderland?

[She has to be allowed to ask this at least once.]

[hypoxic]

[Oh, is she that new?]

I won't bore you with the intricacies of multidimensional theory, but it's more likely that this is a dimension parallel to ours. It's probably not accessible by any conventional means of travel, thus leaving us with the challenge of finding an accessible means home. It calls itself Wonderland, but it could possibly be a chassis over a different shell.

[outstandingbalance]

[She is very new, and the people she's interacted with seem to have largely been either new themselves or tight lipped.]

Thank you for your consideration, but I don't bore easily.

[His answer is far, far from reassuring. And it doesn't give her much of an idea how her skills could be useful.]

[hypoxic]

Then I could complicate matters further and let you know that there's a mirror dimension structurally identical to this one. The only portal I've managed to open away from here only manages to lead there instead.