test drive meme

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Want to app, or maybe you've already got one written up? Maybe you want to try before you buy? This is the meme for that, in the official pre-opening test drive meme! Of course, it's unfair to throw you into a sea without some life vest, so some prompts for possible situations have been given to you, and are as follows. These can all be in either log style, text, voice, or video; it's up to you!

YOUR OPTIONS THE HOUSING GATE. While your new home is extremely lovely with a well stocked fridge and french doors and a carpet you could probably sleep comfortably on, especially if you're married and don't want to deal with awkward bed sharing, it's nice to go out every once in a while and explore the area. You do have a new car you know. Maybe you're a kid, joy riding, or taking you family on a little trip through the rows of houses that all look suspiciously alike. Or, perhaps, you've brought a friend along on a trip to somewhere else (you are running out of that low-fat butter you bought recently), maybe it's even a hitch-hiker! The possibilities are endless, but one thing is certain no matter the scenario: you're going to be stuck in this car for a while. THE SHOPPING GATE. You're at work. Yeah, you've got a job now, working the 9 to 5, making money to buy that expensive food you like so much. Where do you work? Who are you working with? Do you like your boss? The answers to those questions are up to you. You should really pay attention to that customer coming up to you though. Since that is what you're getting paid for and all. THE PLEASURE GATE. There's a show going on, although as you watch, the NPCs performing it really aren't up to snuff. Their choppy legwork and monotonous musical numbers leave much to be desired. It's really quite boring to see La Favola d'Orfeo so brutally murdered by untalented, robotic, minions such as these. Maybe texting is in order. Maybe walking out and leaving, catching another show or taking a stroll is in order? They really ought to hire different people to put these things on. THE ALUMNI GATE. That obnoxious ringing alerts you that school has started yet again. Why do they make you come to this place when all the stupid teachers do is yammer about random things that no one really cares about. Since when did the economy really matter, anyway? Are you going to sit here and take this? Or walk around the school? The boring lady up front isn't really going to notice. Maybe you should go to lunch or chat up some school chums? Your youth isn't going to last forever, you know. WHATEVER YOU WANT, BRO. Use your imagination and get creative on your own terms! This doesn't count as being in game completely, so feel free to take some liberties with events that could have happened, people you could have met! Just remember to stick to game structure and the rules.

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[jusco]

[ Comes back and... what. where is he.

Giving a big sigh, and muttering under his breath. ] Hijirikawa...

[ Seriously. He still has the shopping list!

Welp. Guess there's not much he can do besides wander around and try to find this kid. ]

[heirjirikawa]

[ so how does it feel like being the responsible person for once? isn't it fun? doesn't it make you want to go ?

but at least the person he's looking for isn't on the rooftop, littering the ground with shredded paper. instead, masato's at the far end of the grocery in the dundundun -- bread section! and he'll probably be in that section longer than anywhere else. ]

[jusco]

[ wow omg that wasn't littering it was... confetti...

He'll eventually find his way to the bread section and-- wow, you really like your melon pan don't you, Masa. Just dropping the stuff into the basket without any warning. ]

You just can't stay put, can you?

[heirjirikawa]

[ that you made haruka pick up!!

and it's called shopping, ren. what kind of shopping do you do where you don't walk around. he'll just look away for a moment from the melon pan to stare at what you dumped in that basket. ]

. . . I don't remember that being in the list.

[jusco]

[ she did it on her own!!! not my fault!!!!!

The kind of shipping you do with Ren, that's what. As he speaks, Ren glances into the basket. ]

What, you mean it's not this? [ Pointing to a thing on the list. ...This is what he meant. Right?? ]

[heirjirikawa]

[ excuses.

SIGHING. like ren's the most exasperating kid ever. god does he have to do everything here? ]

It's not within the price limit I was asked to keep to. You didn't even look closer. You probably just took the closest one to you without thinking. [ more sighing. ] Now go back and return it.

[jusco]

Strict as always. [ SIGH. ] Why can't you do it yourself?

[heirjirikawa]

I'm preoccupied myself. What's wrong with being useful for once?

[ stop sighing. he's the only one who can sigh here. ]

[jusco]

They're not my groceries. [ Dismissive shrug! And turning his attention to the bread.

--Ohey that looks pretty tasty. Picking it up and inspecting it. ]

[heirjirikawa]

You took the list anyway.

[ listen to mom, ren . . . and he's not paying for that. ] I'm not paying for that.

[jusco]

Didn't ask you to. [ Gosh, he was just looking! Putting it back and throwing a look over to Masato. Why did he agree to come along again? This wasn't nearly as fun as he thought it would be.

Sigh!! Plucking that thing from the basket and waving it lazily in the air. ] Fine, fine.

[heirjirikawa]

[ god if only he knew shopping with ren would be like babysitting. ]

I said it anyway. And stop sighing.

[jusco]

[ omg i'll sigh all i want tyvm

w/e w/e, going to put that back now. And not picking up a proper replacement because he can't read your mind!! ]

[heirjirikawa]

[ oh. my. god.

forever staring at this replacement. you don't need mind-reading skills to be able to read the price!!

he'll just -- wordlessly pick up whatever he brought him and walking back towards the place where he got it. because wow what is talking when you just want to violently throw it at ren's face. he can't even focus on the melon bread anymore ;A;

oh, and he's leaving the basket there. look after it for him. ]

[jusco]

[ Just watching Masato walk away. l o l.

Whatever whatever. Picking up the basket and sifting through it. So what did he eventually get for soup? Oh. ...You have weird taste, Hijirikawa.

How long had he been staring at the bread? Sure, nothing could compare to Saotomelon bread, but seriously dude. They couldn't stand there all day trying to pick one. He has more important things like dates you know. So he's being a very good ex-roomie and picking... uh, how about all of the different melon breads, and putting them into the basket. Then he can decide from there, right? Then they can finally leave!! ]

[heirjirikawa]

What are you doing?

[ he can't even leave you for less than five minutes without you doing something crazy. maaaan, what is wrong with you?

also masato's back finally with what he's looking for -- all the while frowning at the amount of bread inside the basket. they all are melon bread to be fair but still. ]

We don't need all of that. Put it all back.

[jusco]

Didn't you want melon bread?

[ So he picked some for you. ]

[heirjirikawa]

I don't need every single kind.

[ brb putting everything back on the shelves. never asking you to go shopping with him again. EVER. ]