MONTHLY TEST-DRIVE!

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THE TEST DRIVE MEME

• Got a character you're thinking of reserving/apping this round? PUT THEM HERE! • Threads here can count as your third person sample! • Comment with your character's name and canon! • This is open to everyone! Also, test drivers can tag other test drivers. :) • Make up your own scenario or have them walk into all the doors or leave it blank for others to do it for you! • OPTIONAL SCENARIO: After your character receives his or her bracelet and the run-down from the faceless maids in the castle, they may realize that Asgard is, for the moment, completely overrun with furry animals! The city's natives are busy trying to herd cats and dogs out of the streets, the park is thronged with friendly and curious rabbits, and a small army of capybaras seems to have started a parade around the castle. Something is going on -- the natives seem exasperated as anything. Help them out? Adopt a ferret? Try to wade through goats to make it to your welcome house? At least they're non-aggressive.. for now! Make sure to have fun, and as always, feel free to hit the mods or players up with any questions you might have! ♥

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Princess Aurora || Disney's Sleeping Beauty

[cursedtosleep]

[Having pricked her finger, Aurora wasn't sure if she was dead. Some part of her was sure this was Maleficent's doing but this place and those who called themselves gods was... Well she wasn't really sure what to expect. Regardless, this felt like the forest with so many animals. She longed for her own friends, for her aunts... for that peasant boy. She didn't know when or even if she would see them again. The last she knew was to be denied to her as she was to marry the prince.

Aurora was strolling along and paused when so many cats and rabbits and birds were just running around. She had never been in a town before, much less a city. She looked up as ab owl was watching her closely.]

Why hello there. [Aurora meant for the address to be towards the owl, however it was easy to mistake her greeting to any passerby.]

[unnaturallygreen]

And hello to you too.

[Elphaba's somewhat distracted right now, rewatching the post that came with the guide. She doesn't spare a glance upward from her bracelet to Aurora as she speaks.]

Alvin | Tales of Xillia

[trustexercises]

"Right, gotta hand it to those maids. This is the most interesting definition of a war that I've ever heard," Alvin says after a while. He's been walking around for a good fifteen minutes or so, but "walking around" isn't as easy as he'd like it to be. There are animals everywhere he goes, and while he's made enough cats jokes about Jude and Milla, he somehow feels like he did something to deserve the real thing.

Oh, wait. He did.

Alvin pauses and rubs at the back of his neck, temporarily bemused. "Well, I figure it's one way or another. You either gotta adopt one or try and force 'em on someone else. Well, what do you say?" He turns toward the person walking closest to them, as if they wanted to be in on this conversation the entire time. Well, clearly they did, right?

Alvin certainly thinks so.

'SUP DON'T MIND ME

[lorded]

Despite being offended that she's apparently become a member of some god's house without any choice in the matter, and they've managed to bring her here when she was already in the middle of something, the animal predicament is distracting Milla for now. If only because there's a literal sea of them out here, and it's making it difficult to explore the place for further answers.

"Didn't you say you were a cat person, Alvin?" she surveys the animals - there's definitely plenty of cats in there somewhere. "Perhaps you should keep one."

Hanji Zoe | Attack on Titan

[titanscience]

[After the whole deal with the grey maids, Hanji was left to go out into the world and explore the city. She still has no damn clue what is even going on, but figures the best course of action would be to search for any fellow members of the survey corps. After all she hadn't been alone, therefore it would make no sense for her to be the only one brought into this place.

Instead though, all she finds are.. rabbits. A lot of rabbits. Rabbits that were cute at first, but now they seem to be following her.]

Eh? Ehhhhh?!

[clean_cut_corporal]

[ Hanji wasn't the only one to have found themselves in this, strange, new world. Her Lance-corporal was also there, finding the rabbits a nuisance also. ]

I doubt its anything special. Its not just you they are following.

[He said, as he came to walk up beside her. Giving a light booting push to one of the overzealous rabbits by his feet. ]

h.g. wells | warehouse 13

[mirabilis]

[ This wasn't the place, and it was far from right. She had the trident, and she'd been on her way to Yellowstone National Park. Except Helena hadn't ended up there, not unless a castle was something that had been built in her years bronzed.

The explanation that she'd received had sounded far more bizarre than waking up in 2010 after over 100 years 'asleep', and that was coming from a science fiction writer and Warehouse agent. And a time traveller.

Although, if she let it settle in rather than brush it off for disrupting her plans Helena might not have found it so bad. Or odd. There was something to be done, and had, even if small animals were currently overrunning the streets.

It was an almost obstacle course trying to make her way through the streets, but Helena was curious to see where she'd been brought, and what there was. If there was something she could do - make a change, or even strike a bargain then she'd try. She had a plan to return to, and it needed to happen ]

Re: h.g. wells | warehouse 13

[artifacetious]

[ Claudia is at the forge, as usual. It feels more like her space than anywhere else in Asgard, even though it's shared... And today it's shared with not only the local smith and Leo and Tony, but approximately forty guinea pigs and a handful of confused ferrets.

She is less than enthused. The forge door is propped open and she's trying to shoo the creatures out, but it's possible more animals are getting in than otherwise. ]

Don't make me get the hose!

Levi || Attack on Titan

[clean_cut_corporal]

[ There was nothing about this situation he'd found himself in, that was comfortable. The maids for one, Levi found them very disturbing, he didn't like the fact they were trying to touch him, let alone attach a strange dirty bracelet on his wrist. However, once explained to him the importance of such a bangle, Levi sighed and allowed it.

With brows furrowed into a deep set knot, he glanced around. No giant walls, no Titan's either... And not a familiar face in sight. Infact, the only thing he could see, were various animals. Some he recognized and others he'd not seen since many years ago.

He wasn't exactly pleased about said animals though and the moment a rather friendly cat took to rubbing itself up against his leg, he only frowned deeper. ]

Shove off! Tch I need a broom ...

[ Waving and shooing at the feline, just as a curious dog trot over, opening it slavering jaws and gave the lance-corporal a long friendly lick to the back of his hand. Of course this made Levi cringe, staring down at his drool covered hand in utter disgust. ]

... And a clean cloth.

Tenth Doctor - Doctor Who

[timelordee]

Well now I've seen everything...

[Here he is. The Doctor. A bloody Time Lord. Stuck and powerless to do much of anything in such a place. And to top it off, he's kinda stuck in the park between a heard of goats trying to eat his coat stoppit goat, that is his favorite! and a flock of bunnies that won't move.]

Blimey, and I thought the RatRace of the Thatsadorian System in 2417 was bad. [So, it'll be a funny scene as he attempts to not step on bunnies and--] Stop that! I like this coat! Not like I got the TARDIS to change anymore! [Huffhuff. Rude, goat. Rude. >8(.]

[Oh. Saying that kind of brings it to reality, doesn't it? In a way, he'd hoped he'd banged his brilliant little noggin and was dreaming. The Doctor will let out a heavy sigh. Someone please help this poor sod out of this bunny forest. Before they bunny sniff him to death.]

[sexyoldgirl]

[A woman steps up outside of his animal trap to pick up one of the bunnies. She may hold it awkwardly (she's never held one before) but it's gentle and caring.]

Even if she was here, she wouldn't be able to replace that coat. Joplin doesn't just hand them out to just anyone.

[Then she tilts her head curiously.]

What would you even say to explain that to her? 'A goat ate the other coat' just sounds rubbish.

Giselle | Enchanted

[myheartsduet]

[She's fidgeting nervously with the bracelet as she walks, using her off-hand to circle the band around and around her wrist. Another world. Another set of rules to get used to, another chance to get dirty and hurt and make a fool of herself. And no Robert. No Robert, and no Morgan.]

[Not even Edward. She'd gladly take Edward right about now, and that's saying something.]

[Her glum mood doesn't last for long, however. After all, the new city she's come to seems to be overrun with small, furry critters, and Giselle does love small, furry critters. She stops fidgeting with her bracelet and almost squeals with delight (okay, DOES squeal with delight--just a little) as a white ferret scampers up and stops in front of her.]

Why hello there! Aren't you just the cutest thing...

[She pauses right in the middle of the road and crouches down to get closer to eye-level with the ferret. Is she talking to you? Did you happen to trip over her as she stopped?]

[trustexercises]

Oh, me? Thanks! Well, to tell you the truth, I actually hear that a lot.

[It's not that Alvin isn't sharp enough to realize that she definitely hadn't been speaking to him, but he can't pass up on the opportunity to have some fun with it. ... Then again, being compared to that animal isn't exactly the height of fun for him. It's a bit too close to what he figures some people would see him as.

Then again, clean slate. No one knows that here. Easy going!]

Elphaba Thropp | Wicked

[unnaturallygreen]

[She is not in Oz anymore. That much, Elphaba's managed to figure out from just a few minutes here. For one thing, there's a lack of people screaming and running away from her in terror, which is a relief, really. The very fact that she isn't in Oz anymore is less of a relief, and knowing that she's been pulled here to fight some war just makes it worse. And anyway, how can she fight a war if she can't cast spells?

At least there's an abundance of animals running around. Granted, it doesn't look like any of them can understand her, but still.

She's currently sitting on a park bench, her distinctive hat pulled low, absently petting a white cat as she rereads the letter and the "guide", her expression tense. Occasionally the cat lets out a purr, and she glances at it with a half-smile before she turns her attention back to her letter.]

Re: Elphaba Thropp | Wicked

[fantastix]

It's really not all that much to know, is it?

[And there's a big-eared man in a coat, arms crossed over his chest as he watches the woman and the cat. Curious. She looks just like a classic witch, but it's best not to assume.]

Crowley || Good Omens

[exserpens]

[The first thing he does, once out of sight of the castle, is duck onto someone's front steps and pull out his mobile. It's sleek and black and top-of-the-line for 2008, and he's got the number for Down Below on speed dial. Not that he's expecting this to work--but then again, if he were expecting this to work, he wouldn't be dialing Down Below anyway.]

[Sure enough, nothing. Nada. Not even the recorded message telling him how important his call is, and someone will be with him momentarily, thank you. (He'd thought that one up, by the by.) Slightly more panicked, he tries the angel's shop line.]

[Nothing. Bloody he- er. Bloody somewhere.]

[He slips the mobile back into the pocket of his suit jacket and rakes a hand through his hair. What now?]

[2cool4guardian]

[A mobile? Now that's a sight Jack hasn't seen in a while. And not only that, the man actually tries to use it. Jack chuckles from his post on a windowstill, ready to do some teasing.]

Dunno if you noticed, but you aren't in Kansas anymore, Dorothy. [The change of the name in the quote was totally in purpose, thank you.]

Blaine Anderson | Glee

[justlove]

[To say that all of this is a little confusing would be an understatement.

The explanation he got was straightforward enough, but that didn't mean he wasn't feeling a little bit of disbelief. Things like this just didn't happen to him, or anyone that he knew and hung out with.

But here he was, stuck in a place filled with gods and who knows what else. He didn't think he could be blamed for walking around with a wide-eyed, surprised expression on his face.

This was definitely going to take some getting used to.]

[unnaturallygreen]

[They have a library. It's huge and filled with books from every world and Elphaba is currently seated on a park bench with her nose buried in The Odyssey. There's a small stack of books beside her as well, checked out from the library, and she's engrossed enough in what she's reading that she doesn't notice Blaine walking by.

Though Blaine will probably notice her, what with the distinctive green skin and black outfit.]

Taichi Yagami | Digimon Adventure

[gogglesyndrome]

[This...well. Okay. There are stranger things that have happened, but being told you're...

...well. Something. To be honest he listened to about thirty seconds of Loki's message before his attention span moved on to the parade of animals that're going on here.]

I've heard of it raining cats and dogs before, but this is ridiculous! [He's watching with wide eyes, trying to decide if he wants to try something. Sure, normal animals in his world didn't talk, but this was the gods' world, right? Maybe things were different here.

Some natives and travelers may find an eleven-year-old boy standing on the sidewalk holding a cat up to eye-level, giving him a critical look.]

All right. Can you guys talk or not?

[trustexercises]

[All right. Can you guys talk or not?

Well, that's interesting and eyecatching. As far as Alvin knows (and he does know quite a bit), speaking to animals is a specialized skill. Sure, Jiao and Ivar could do it, but everyone was surprised about it.

Either way, Alvin's fairly certain it relies on the person in question. Animals have their own language.]

Come on, maybe they're just shy.

[He pauses, coming to stand comfortably beside the kid. The annoying part is that just chatting up kids is second-nature now. Seriously, is this really his life?]

Or maybe a kid your age just hasn't mastered their language. You're getting ahead of yourself.

Yuko Ooshima the 9th | AKB0048

[rivalnova]

[ She's completely disoriented -- this isn't what she was planning on at all, especially not after her chance at greatness, her moment in the spotlight. General Elections were over and...she was here, with some sort of strange new power set (she didn't want it, she protested, but the lady seemed particularly adamant and refused to answer any more questions) and no idea of how to get home. ]

[ Still, some of these people could be fans, could be friendly and have a way to help her out. So she puts on a smile, and waves at anyone colorful who passes by. ]

Hey--! I'm lost!

Hoban "Wash" Washburne | Firefly

[watchhowisoar]

[There is one man who is currently up to his waist in miniature ponies. At first he tried to move through them but he gave up and is currently going with the herd to -- well, who knows where? He certainly doesn't. If they were big enough to hold his weight you can bet Wash would be riding one.]

[While he doesn't appear panicked, there is definite confusion on his face. Mostly he's focusing on not getting trampled by the tiny-sized animals.]

This isn't exactly what I pictured the afterlife to be like.

[Wash pauses as he considers it and tilts his head with a hm sound and a "I'll take it" face.]

Could be worse.

Re: Hoban "Wash" Washburne | Firefly

[thrillingheroics]

[...Well, that is weird as hell. Thankfully, Jayne hasn't got a single pony or furry critter on him. Yet]

[He does settle for laughing at Wash's pain]

Aya Drevis | Mad Father

[hismostprecious]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[I hope no one in Asgard was planning on sleeping.

A little girl screaming bloody murder and wielding a small chainsaw (oh God someone take that away from her it's running and she'll cut her head off streaking around like this) barrels through the street, tears streaking down her dirty face and her dress stained red.]

HELP! FATHER!

Hi I love you

[bladeisme]

[OH GOD WHAT THE FUCK

Welp, that's going to net one very concerned teenager swooping in to help-and you know, grabbing her wrist to try to get to her to drop the chainsaw before she hurts someone or hurts herself.]

Whoa, Whoa! Calm down!

[Yeah that's sure gonna help, Ichigo.]

Clementine l The Walking Dead

[littlesurvivor]

[This certainly isn't where Clementine expected to end up. She just curled up to sleep in an old barn, remembering Lee's words of caution about staying in the city. Yet when she wakes up, well. This definitely wasn't the barn.

She's not sure what to make of this, rather scared and uncertain of the faceless maids and their instructions of sorts. The nine year old wanders, cautious at the crowd, especially initially. But none of them appear to be walkers. She can hear voices, talking. At first she wonders if this is some sort of dream. Going to a place without walkers is more than any of them could have hoped for.

Gun in her pocket still, she explores, keeping an eye out for any familiar faces. Surely some might be around, if this is a dream of sorts, right? She hardly dares to hope to find Lee, at the very least. Or her parents. But that might be too much to hope for, considering everything, even if this might be a dream. Certainly it's likely that she draws attention through her cap and the obvious gun shape in her hoodie pocket, still seeming rather on edge at the crowds, her clothes still stained a bit in spite of her attempts to clean herself up.]

[ooc: Let me know if anyone doesn't want spoilers. I'm still majorly waffling on this idea but figure it couldn't hurt.]

DKLKFADS CLEMENTINE...

[bladeisme]

[It's always hard to miss the new people, when they come-they seem to come about the beginning of every month, although there are a few stragglers that come later.

Anyway, the new people always have that same, lost look. So easy to notice if you're looking for it, which Ichigo always did. Even though he looked like he would rather punch your lights out than give you the time of day, he made sure to help those that needed it.

And right now, it looked like this little girl needed some help. Taking the hood of his black hoodie down so she could see his eyes, he quietly walked up to her, taking in her condition. A little dirty, and...nah, that couldn't be what he thought it was in her pocket.]

Hey there. You new here?

[When he gets close enough, he'll lean down to be on her level.]

Cecil || Welcome To Night Vale

[andnowtheweather]

He's taking the time to look around, to explore and get to know his new surroundings. A part of him wants to be scared, to fret over the fact that no one will be at the microphone when it is time to do the show, but he pushes it out of his mind for the moment.

Because really? This is kind of fascinating.

Things like this aren't unheard of in Night Vale, people disappearing and appearing again isn't strange in the least. However, there has never been any business with gods and the like. That's the pat that is striking him as more than a little peculiar.

There are animals here, all manner of them scattered around the city, and he finds himself crouching down, trying to lure a dog closer to him. he holds out one hand, smiling and waiting patiently for the creature to come closer.]

[rabbitheartedboy]

[Billy's already adopted a small black kitten, cradling it (him, he's decided without any knowledge of how to check with kittens, and probably named Mac) close to his bare chest with one hand while the other periodically hitches up his hospital pyjama bottoms. Padding along on bare feet, he continues to explore "Heaven" with wide, eager eyes, until he spots the man and the dog.

Well, this must be the man's dog, just like Billy's cat is now his. And Billy has to make sure of one thing, this being a cat and a dog.]

Duh-duh-don't let her chuh-chase him. [He holds the kitten closer. Yes, the potential agressor in this case has been decided as a female. What a surprise.]

James Norrington | Pirates of the Caribbean

[brassandblue]

[ The Commodore nudges aside a small herd of inquisitive bunnies with the polished toe of one shoe. He first thought he'd inexplicably taken ill, perhaps worried himself sick in pursuit of the Pearl and the captive Miss Swann, but that idea has since faded into the ether. It would certainly have gone a long way in making sense of this whole mess.

Not in the habit of having to pick his way gingerly among a menagerie of animals (weevils in too-old hard tack notwithstanding), James pulls the hem of his blue military coat out of biting range of a particularly persistent billy goat and forges onward, shooing furry creatures out of his way. Might as well see just where he's billeted. ]

This is patently ridiculous.

[myheartsduet]

[Giselle has been attacked by a goat as well--though when I say "attacked" what I really mean is there's a goat playfully nipping at the hem of her dress, and she's laughing merrily as she tries to free said dress. People might be difficult to understand in other worlds, but animals are almost universally easy to love.]

[...except maybe cockroaches. She's still not quite sure about those.]

[At any rate, it's about this time that a jerk of the goat's head, just a little too sharply, sends her tumbling. Ordinarily she would've just fallen into the grass, no harm done, but this time there's someone in the way. So instead she ends up pitching face-first at Norrington--sorry old boy.]

Oh--oh dear!

Corvo Attano | Dishonored

[vindictam]

[ As far as he was concerned, the nearest animal to him was a dead one. Nothing could get rid of that instinct, not after so long near plague rats that could strip a man dead in seconds.

Even if it was a cat. It was only time before it turned rapid like most animals did, brought some awful disease with it. Carefully, he lined up the shot with the crossbow mounted on his wrist as it rubbed itself against his leg, frowning at it as it purred. Preparing to end its life. Really, did it half to persist with that? It was distracting. ]

[ffuckoff]

[Fiona can't really decide if she approves or disapproves of offing cats. On the one hand, they've got too many animals around here already. On the other... hmph.]

Hey, I thought drowning was the preferred method.

Billy Bibbit | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[rabbitheartedboy]

[He's dead. That's the only thing that makes sense. He's dead, and he's in Heaven (despite what his mother always said about never making it there if he kept carrying on the way he did.) Angels don't have wings, which is strange, but they also don't have faces, which is a bit scary. He isn't sure about Heaven yet.

Not until he reaches the city and sees all the animals. All that talk about war and worlds ending, that can't be right - that's the kind of thing one of the Chronics would talk about. This is Heaven, and it's full of small, furry animals, and that makes the people-angels without wings or faces okay.

Billy can be found tucked into an alley between two large buildings, his lap full of squirming, curious kittens. He pets them when he can, endures the claws and bites patiently, and murmurs to them in a soft voice that's often broken and halting but otherwise utterly peaceful. It's warm enough that his paltry clothing, only a pair of hospital pyjama bottoms, doesn't seem to bother him at all.]

Omg wow this is a character I thought I'd never see RPed

[bladeisme]

[Unfortunately, the peace he's found isn't going to last long. You see, perhaps he thought it was strange a haycart was placed in an alleyway, but maybe with all the animals around, it made sense. Some animals needed hay to eat, right?

But then A loud "aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH" is heard, and a person comes plummeting down in the hay, spreading it around and probably making all those cute kittens jump. A silence, then an orange-haired head pops out, muttering to himself about how he was lucky that'd been placed there. He looks around, and-

...Notices he's had an audence.]

...Oh. Uh. Hi.

[...yep.]

Kirigiri Kyouko | Dangan Ronpa

[twoendings]

[She supposes faceless maids and a bracelet aren't the worst that could come out of this situation. She was fairly certain that she was standing in the entrance hall of Hope's Peak Academy before this. Getting ready to leave.

Apparently that was not the case? This was certainly not the school. It was anything but the school. But it also did not seem like the world they were supposedly stepping out into either. She didn't see Naegi, Asahina, Togami, Fukawa, or even Hagakure- strange. They were standing right next to her. Kirigiri, with a fluffy new feline friend tucked in her arms begins a thorough investigation of this place. Her composure is cool as ever.

Bother her?]

[shinelight]

[Hikari was still lost, but she doesn't really seem afraid as she wonders the streets. She let go of the kitten she'd found earlier, but that was so she could help horde the other animals together as well as find her friends. Especially Taichi. But as she passes Kyouok she can't help but smile and ask.]

Did you find a new friend?

Cesare Borgia | The Borgias

[autcaesar]

[ Cesare's steps are slow, but not purposeful as he roams around the city. The sight of the animals running around is not the strangest thing in the world to him - where he's from animals, though fewer in number than these, are quite common where he's from. Some of them, the capybara for one, are unfamiliar to him, but either way Cesare is paying them little attention. Whether animals roam the streets here or not is none of his concern. He has other things to worry about. ]

From one holy city to another, it seems.

[ There's the slightest hint of amusement in his voice, though his expression is utterly serious.

Cesare would be a hard man to miss, dressed as he is in his cardinal's robes. The robes are bright red, long and flowing behind him as he walks, and they cause him to stick out like a sore thumb. He'll be glad to be rid of them, if nothing else. They are a burden he cares little for and if he can't find a way home, he'll at least find a way into better clothes. ]

Re: Cesare Borgia | The Borgias

[artifacetious]

[ How do you feel about getting hit in the head with a guinea pig? Because it just happened. If Cesare looks in the direction it came from, there's a sheepish redheaded girl waving. ]

Whoops?

elend venture | mistborn

[fearus]

[Everything is - very clean.]

[This is the first thing that occurs to him when he makes his way into the main city. There's no ash, the sun is bright, the sky is clear, and the wind moves briskly but without chill. Not a terribly unusual day for most people, probably, but Elend finds himself slowing by the vines creeping up a public building's stone wall. He marvels at the brilliant green of them, reaches up to touch their waxy leaves.]

[It's not what he expected, really. It's better.]

[Don't mind him. He'll be here a while.]

[forgetyourusedtobe]

[Elena's on her way back through the city after a little bit of shopping. Well, mostly window-shopping. She doesn't have much by way of coin, but it's not a big deal. Shopping isn't even her favorite thing to do, it's just something normal and familiar in the wake of everything that happens around this place.]

[She stops when she comes across someone... Well, it looks like he's petting the vines on that building. Elena hasn't seen him before so she approaches.]

There's a park in the Baldr district, if you like gardens. They've got a petting zoo, too.

[To cover all your interests.]

the mad hatter | alice in wonderland books

[milliners]

There are a number of strange things happening, but the Hatter is reasonably used to strange things occurring, and as such, he seems largely unaffected by said strange things. In fact, he seems rather... amused, and his attention has been utterly captured by this one particular kitten. He's holding her in the crook of his arm, a finger poking out to rub her belly and otherwise boop her nose.

He has, rather unsurprisingly (given the fact that his two best friends just so happen to be a hare and a doormouse), always been fond of animals. They weren't quite as demanding as people tended to be, and they often accepted his... eccentricity without too much awkwardness (and even if they didn't, they certainly didn't make a point of harassing him about it either).

And yes, fine, he happens to think that this particular kitten is quite cute. He even manages to pull himself a hat out of the insides of his coat pocket, gently attaches it to her head and oh it suits her perfectly.

"You're going to put me out of business," he says fondly, peering down at the cat. "You wear that hat better than I do!"

[madcuriosity]

She knew that voice.

She knew that voice. She knew that voice as well as she knew her own. How could she not? It was a voice she still heard, a voice in her head talking of riddles and tea and always laughing when she dared to test someone with the hardest riddle she knew.

'Why is a raven like a writing desk?' it would say in unison in her head whenever she spoke it allowed. It would also call her silly or encourage her ideas whenever she thought of a particularly nice one.

But how? How? He was her dream. Her dream and her imagination! Was Wonderland really real then? Or was he somehow plucked from her own head? Still, she quickly rounded around the corner, following the voice and stopped when she saw the bright orange coat and green hat.

"MR. HATTER!" she exclaimed, excited to see him, even if they had such a strange relationship. But did it matter? She hurried over to him. "Mr. Hatter!"

Usopp | One Piece

[nosenobounds]

[ It's a lucky thing that new arrivals have so much explained to them right off the bat, really. Sure, there's still a share of shrieking and running around like a chicken with its head cut off involved, but by all the usual standards Usopp is practically subdued.

There's a lot of information to take in and none of his crewmates are here to just tell him about it when he's calmed down afterwards. Sometimes... sometimes you have to sacrifice the completely ignorant panicking because there aren't any other options. Though it is a sad existence. Just gives him more room to work with when he's being escorted out of the castle, which, hey, no don't do that-- ]

Hey! Y- you can't just bring someone here and push them outside like this! Even a pirate has rights as a human! You didn't tell me about my crew, either! Come- come out here and face me, you bastards!

[ THIS IS STUPID. It's not getting him anywhere. Could be that it would be more effective if Usopp weren't shouting from his convenient hiding place behind a grazing cow ten feet away. But that's just life, huh? ]

[lorded]

[ She's headtilting at him from a few metres away. There's some serious headtilting going on. Not to mention folded arms and a figurative "..." above her head. ]

If you want answers, you should seek them more effectively. [ Just saying, bro. ]

Hikari Yagami | Digimon Adventure

[shinelight]

[Like most eight-year-olds, Hikari Yagami is both adaptable and imaginative. It also helps that the concept of other worlds isn't foreign to her, seeing as she was a Chosen Child. She was used to going to another world to fight evil Digimon-- Not to be surrounded by cute and adorable animals (not that the Digimon she met weren't adorable). She should be worried, and she is, but for the moment she's distracted. There's a kitten in a tree nearby that's mewing frantically as it tries to get down.]

[She seems rather calm as she looks up into it holding her hands out.]

Come here, you! It's all right, I'll help you. [Said oh so gently as she glances at the tree to figure out a way to climb up and get it.] You're as bad as my cat back home.

[And she manages to get up in the tree and follow it, but for some reason it keeps moving up into it. When Hikari finally gets to it she realizes she's really high off the ground.]

Oh no...

[Thus is the little girl staring down at the ground contemplatively as she pets a cat that's now curled up in her lap. How to get down...?]

[airborn]

[There's a rustle nearby as the leaves of the next tree over part to reveal another child's face. Her eyes look Hikari over curiously.]

What are you doing?

[Rue moves the branches aside until she can step lightly over the thicker parts of the tree, then crouches down a few feet away from her.]

Nobody else comes up here.