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TEST DRIVE MEME

Pick a scenario!

Scenario A: The Legion has been invited to a fancy reception with the United Planets Council because various public officials and dignitaries want to meet with the new Legionnaires. Even the older Legionnaires don't want to go, but they've been told that if they bring the rookies they'll get some funding and resources to work on their project of getting the newbies home.

So everyone's put on their best color-changing dresses and self-tying ties and are getting to work rubbing elbows and trying to pretend they actually want to be there.

Naturally, while some of the dignitaries are polite and genuinely interested in the plight of the interdimensional refugees, many of the dignitaries are downright rude in various ways, either by making the rookies feel as if they'll never measure up to the old Legion (as if being brought into this world is some fault of theirs) or by being condescending when hearing about their comparatively "primitive" worlds. ("Oh, you still use fossil fuels there? How quaint!") Some like the green-skinned Coluans are outright hostile, telling the rookies that by helping the Legion, they're betraying organic life because of the Legion's support of Robotica.

A fun time is being had by all, naturally.

Okay, that's a lie, but at least the rookies have each other to talk to, right? And there's no dearth of weird future fashion to quietly make fun off.

Scenario B: The reception is under attack! A Xanthan terrorist group has busted in and plans on taking some of the dignitaries hostage in exchange for some of their number being released from prison.

"Nobody move and no one has to get hurt!" the leader cries out, his gun pointed at Madame President.

Unfortunately for them, the Legion got a last-minute invite to this little shindig. Time to team up with one of your teammates to kick some butt and practice those quips!

REMINDER:

There are only 30 player slots in the game. We do want to remind players of that at each step towards game opening, just so they're aware during the reserve/app process that these slots might fill fast. We've also moved the opening of reserves a day to make it more convenient for the mods. Here are the current dates for upcoming events:

RESERVES WILL OPEN ON: 12/20/15 @ 5PM EST/2PM PST/10PM GMT
APPS WILL OPEN ON: 12/26/15 @ 5PM EST/2PM PST/10PM GMT
GAME STARTS ON: 1/01/16

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Oikawa Tooru might have come from a 'primitive time' he sure can fake it. He contributes this to all the science fiction movies, manga, and novels that he read. He's also able to flatter and bluff his way into making people treat him nicely. Act humble but excited to be part of the legion, give out genuine compliments, smile that smile that girls to fawn over him and come watch him play volleyball even if he didn't play for school's team.

Because of this, he's probably have a better time than most of his new Legion comrades. There are the few beings that due try to be rude at him and his new Legion Teammates, but he's able to cut them down with his sugar coated, razor tongue. He's not a nice person, but if you're his he'll have your back no questions asked.

"Perhaps you should join," he tells to one such rude guest who is currently questioning his intelligence because he's from the past. His tone is respectful, his eyes locked with the rude guest. "Show us how to fight against Sun Eaters in the like. We would surely benefit from your expertise."

It's obvious the guest in question has never fought in their life.

"They probably wouldn't last two seconds against a ghoul, much less a Sun Eater. Whatever that is."

She's not nosy. She tells herself. Often. And it's the truth. But when she stumbles into something she is too curious and too out-spoken to really keep her mouth shut. And right now it looked like one of her fellow Legionnaires was getting it from one of their dignitaries.

So she's wandered her way into the conversation, clearly taking a supporting role as she stands behind Tooru to back him. "But please," She made a mockery of a low, Nilfgaardian bow. "Humble us with your knowledge."

Their guest was certainly looking less than pleased with the tone of the conversation, even more now that Tooru was no longer on his own.

For a beat, a single heartbeat, Tooru allowed his smile to become acidic at the dignitary before letting it settle back to his usual benign smile.

"As you can tell, we're new, unused to your technology, but we're happy to help defend you and your people. But we need guidance." He said this very earnestly. "But if you have nothing but criticism then perhaps you should remember that we're what stands between you and annihilation."

He stared hard into the dignitary's eyes. Eventually the dignitary backed down and mumbled something about speaking with the Earthgov President about additional funding.

With that wind bag gone Oikawa turned and smiled at his team mate. "Thanks, he was one of the more stubborn ones."

"The annihilation line was a good one," Ciri couldn't help but grin, almost looking like a child with how amused she was by the show Tooru gave that dignitary. It definitely looked like he didn't need any help, he held his own really well. It was always just polite to back a teammate up.

She may not have been brought here by choice, but she wasn't about to abandon a teammate to shark-infested waters.

"He's probably not the only one thinking those sorts of things," She glanced at a passing dignitary that now seemed wary of them as she stepped closer to Tooru. She shrugged it off. She'd rather that than deal with another like the one they chased off.

"Not really here to fill any shoes like they keep wanting us too, but they could be a little grateful. We don't have to help them."

"A good one, but unfortunately true." He frowned. "I've been going through the Legion's record, their old battles and their enemies. It's... kinda scary stuff."

What was he doing here? He's a volleyball player, and his new powers... don't really have much offensive capabilities.

He looked over at Ciri, wondering if he should tell her what a Sun Eater is, but sees her smile and can't bring himself to. "You're right, he's not going to be the only one." He cast his eyes around the room. The number that openly doubted them was a minority, but everyone did have their doubts. They're untried and woefully untrained.

"We just got to prove ourselves, I guess."

Why does it not surprise her to hear annihilation was knocking at these folks doors? It was no different from home really. It was just a grander scale of a world. And grander monsters to match. And she had no doubt destruction crept at the edges like she'd seen in so many worlds before this one.

It's almost saddening. But then, what else did she expect from a world that needed people like them to help out?

She doesn't let the doom and gloom bring her down too much, though. It could easily bog anyone down. But it was better not to drag them both into it. If they were to help them, they'd need some hope on their side. And while she was here, she did intend to help. Even if the people here were a little stuffy.

"I think we can more than prove ourselves," She told him with a bit of a smirk. "We're here to save them after all. Even if they're going to treat us like that." She jerked her thumb in the direction of the dignitary from before who still seemed to be casting glares.

"So you've learned a lot about the Legion before we got here?" She never had the patience for reading.

"I make it a habit to study my opponents, and in this case I thought it prudent to study our predecessors as well. Study them enough, you find out their strengths and weaknesses. Then I exploit our opponents weaknesses."

It had worked well enough in volleyball. And he was ninety percent sure it would work in this case. If anything, that would be his main contribution to the Legion. After all, knowledge was a weapon, and a vary powerful one in the right hands.

"I don't doubt that we will prove ourselves," he allowed himself a smug smile as well. "We'll make them eat their words."

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