September & October Test Drive

[thewakemods]

It's that time again!

→ Comment with a new character you'd like to test out in the game's setting. (put character/canon in subject line pls!)
→ You don't have to be in the game to comment! HI NEW PEOPLE LET US ENABLE YOU.
→ Tag around with new and old characters.
→ App all those characters
→ ???
→ PROFIT!

**NOTICE** - For new series and recent updates/occurrences to existing ones, please mark as SPOILERS if you must refer to such, but please use your own discretion in general.

Comments

Alya Césaire | Miraculous Ladybug | Potential S2 spoilers! Let me know if you'd like to opt out.

[trixxupmysleeves]

Wake, the voice tells her. Wake.

And so she does.

Alya can't even say that this is the most bizarre thing to have ever happened to her. Oh, sure, it's up there - but she's been transformed into a supervillain, nearly gotten sacrificed to the Egyptian gods, been locked into a school with a monster out of a literal horror movie, and all manner of other things besides. In comparison to some of the things that have gone down in her Paris, this feels almost normal.

Almost being the operative word.

Luckily, she still has her phone on her, and predictably... she starts recording. So she can't upload it to her blog from here (turns out her cell provider doesn't have coverage in Nautilus, but c'est la vie) - so what? If she records the videos, she's sure she can make use of them somehow.

Right now she's got her phone turned toward the tiles in the Central Plaza, narrating as she walks slowly along the map.

"Greetings from... somewhere you've probably never seen before, Friends of the Ladyblog! It's definitely somewhere I've never seen before, but hey, it could be worse." It could certainly be worse. As long as Alya remembers that, she'll be just fine, she thinks. "I'm pretty sure this is supposed to be some kind of map, so bear with me as I get this all on camera..."

With her camera - and her eyes - on the ground, she might not even notice that she's about to walk into someone before it's too late.

Audio only, locked, very very anon.

[papaillon]

[Welcome to Nautilus, a city infamous for recording you when you think you are alone... So your video? Totally live streaming. And the reply was a very dark and sinister laugh, locked so no one else can hear it, and anon-mode so it can't be traced.]

[But that over the top villainous laugh.... really... who else could it be?]

Audio! Oh boy.

[trixxupmysleeves]

[See, most people would probably be freaked out by that. And on some level, Alya is, but it's not the first time she's heard this man's disembodied voice. So instead of dropping her phone and running for the hills, she glares at it.]

Seriously? You're here? Stop hijacking my feed!

Re: Audio! Oh boy.

[papaillon]

"Perhaps... perhaps not. But I simply wanted to thank you for your service to my cause."

Re: Alya Césaire | Miraculous Ladybug | Potential S2 spoilers! Let me know if you'd like to opt out

[death_from_above]

Normally Spark has a whole... THING he does with new people. But after everything with the Butterfly contest, and Adrien being an Akuma for a while and having to be Privateer Pirate TWICE in one day, and then all the lessons Adrien wanted to give him in being a human superhero... Spark was just tired, and happy to be back in his proper form - a small orange cat.

So even had she been new, he probably would have just walked up and demanded fish. But.... ALYA! Did that mean that maybe Kiri was coming back too, since they left at the same time? Or did this place not work like that? Or was Alya secretly Kirika? Oh that was a weird thought. Still! Alya was back!

The small orange cat raced up to her, climbed halfway up the tree beside her and launched himself to land on her shoulder. "ALYA! Does Nino know you're here yet? Does Adrien? Does the Doctor?" and the most important question of all.... "did you bring me fish?"

[trixxupmysleeves]

Alya didn't think too much about seeing a cat run up to her - aside from maybe ah, so there are cats in this place too. There was some small amount of concern as it decided to run up a tree (Were there firefighters in this place? Should she call one to get it down?) but that concern proved to be unneeded when Spark launched himself at her.

Torn between trying to dodge and trying to catch him, she hesitated just long enough for him to execute a flawless landing on her shoulder.

...

And then he talked. Okay. Talking cat. Weird, but what was even weirder was the fact that the cat knew her name - and Nino's and Adrien's, apparently?

"Whoa, hey, slow down, little guy." She brought up a hand to tentatively scratch Spark behind the ears. "Let's start from square one: how do you know me?"

[death_from_above]

He moved into the scritching, enjoying it, so she would notice when he stiffened and went very very still.

After a long moment, he narrowed his eyes and tilted her head trying to figure out if she was messing with him. He hoped she was, but had a sinking feeling that she was serious.

"I know I told you to get a sense of humour, if this is you trying to do that, you're failing." This wasn't funny.

Re: Alya Césaire | Miraculous Ladybug | Potential S2 spoilers! Let me know if you'd like to opt out

[guru_clef]

Clef didn't know Alya, but the word - if you could call it that - Ladyblog caught his attention. Enough that he was able to dodge out of her way. "I'm sorry, if you mean the person with the mask who fights the villain known as Papillion, I am reasonably certain that she calls herself Ladybug, not Ladyblog. but I could ask my son, if you wish..."

The person who spoke looked like a 10 or 12 year old boy who had played dress up in an adult's halloween closet. He wore a huge billowing cloak/robe thing that looked about four sizes too big for him, with stones set into it in such multitude they seemed tacky with a jeweled headband that looked like a unicorn horn coming out of his head, pushing his white hair back. With how short he was, the only reason he was at eye level with her, was that he happened to be floating... He was standing on the grass, but he was inside a spherical shield that flickered here and there with pastel colours, and the bottom of the sphere had dirt and grass, giving him a level place to stand.

In short, he looked like an Akuma, and at a guess the staff that arched over his head... was probably where the butterfly was hiding...

[trixxupmysleeves]

He sure did look like an akuma.

On the other hand - some of what he was saying piqued Alya's curiosity in a way that drew her attention away from that. Besides, it wasn't like he was attacking or anything, and from the sound of it, Ladybug had... some kind of a presence here.

(Not from her blog, since he didn't recognize its name. Which must have meant she was here in person.)

"Oh, I know who she is. The Ladyblog is my blog, which is all about her exploits with Chat Noir! Come on, if you've heard of her you have to have heard of it."

...

Hold on, wait a minute.

"And what do you mean, your son? You look younger than I am."

[guru_clef]

"I do not know what a blog is," he said, simply.

And then at her comment his face darkened. He was so tired of this. He regarded her seriously, sphere swooping closer and slightly down. "Things here are different than your world. Or mine. On my world, when a mage reaches a certain level of power and control, they stop aging unless they want to. So since you didnot know, I will inform you, if you meet anyone from Ceiphro who looks like a child, the chances are very high that they are quite strong magically. And as the magic of this world, Bending, is VERY like the magic of Ceiphro...." he trailed off anger fading to confusion.

"But wait... you know this. Aren't you the girl I taught to Bend using her glasses and chocolate?" Because he is BAD at people and is just NOW recognizing her.

Doctor Who spoilers for 2 seasons back. Lemme know if you want to opt out.

[memories_of_me]

The other young was glaring at her phone as they collided, and fell back, landing on a rather large rock, her arm hitting the stone with a sickening noise. Rather than screaming in pain, she grimaced, seeming disgusted and annoyed. With her good hand she put her phone in her pocket and looked up to see who she ran into... and glared.

She stood, holding her clearly broken are carefully. "And this would be why I stopped going out. Didn't the Doctor put you kids on a curfew or something?" she asked, glaring at her. "Go back to the Tardis if you can't be bothered to pay attention to where you are going."

The woman was a sight, even with a broken arm. She wore her hair back in a tight french braid held in place with a black and silver scrunchie, and black and silver seemed to be here whole theme. The shirt was a high necked black silk shirt with a hint of a silver shimmer to it and silver buttons etched in black. She wore a short pleated skirt that was black with silver pleats and buttons that matched those of the shirt. Under that was long black leggings with silver lights that slowly winked out one at a time, in a set pattern that takes hours to complete, and silver scrunch socks over black high tops with silver laces and rubber.

It managed to look elegant rather than flashy or overly bright, when put all together. And the glare she gave would have possibly even backed Chloe off. Perhaps.

[trixxupmysleeves]

The first thing Alya saw was her glare. It didn't have the intended effect (Alya never was easy to intimidate), but it did cause her to narrow her eyes in return and put her hands on her hips.

"First of all, nobody puts me on anything, not even a doctor. Second of all--"

Oh. Oh, that was a broken arm. Instantly chagrined, she dropped her arms back to her sides.

"--I'm sorry. Well, that should have been first, actually. Are you okay?"

[memories_of_me]

"I will be fine," she said, through her teeth. "But do go feel to whine to the Doctor about my being a bully, I'm sure Rose will soothe your ego about how I am clearly a horrible person, and let you feel all better." There was pure acid in her voice. This one was one of Rose's kids, which meant Me wanted nothing to do with her.

Re: Alya Césaire | Miraculous Ladybug | Potential S2 spoilers! Let me know if you'd like to opt out

[agathaheterodyne]

Agatha likewise wasn't paying attention, but thankfully caught them both before they could fall. She did drop the small device she'd been working on to catch them, though, and it broke on the ground. The young woman sighed, and backed up enough that she could bend down to get it without smacking her head into the younger girl. "Are you alright?" she asked as she stood, examining the broken bit of robotics in her hands.

The woman seemed to be in her early 20s or so, wearing a long green old fashioned dress with a frilly blouse under that came up to her chin, held closed by a tight locket sigil about her neck, long reddish hair swept back but left loose, and huge green eyes magnified by glasses that were smudged with motor oil.

On her shoulder was a small pocket watch looking thing with a single eye where the watch face should be, and four small limbs, one of which ended in a hand that was holding Agatha's hair. Poking out from under her ankle length skirts was the snout of some sort of orange creature that sniffed once, then hid back under before Alya could get a good look at the thing.

[trixxupmysleeves]

They couldn't even call that one a near miss, since they did collide. Luckily, Agatha's reflexes saved the day - Alya's eyes went wide as she was caught, and her gaze tracked down to the robotic parts that had fallen to the ground as Agatha scooped them back up.

"I'm fine, thanks to you."

Movement at the hem of her skirts caught her attention, but the creature retreated before she could really see it. Slowly, she bought her gaze up to Agatha's face and gestured at what she'd scooped up.

"But, uh - sorry, was that important?"

[agathaheterodyne]

She nodded, but didn't seem concerned. "It was... or will be when it is finished," she said, lifting it up to show her, then frowned. "Why was I wasting space on a HEAT DUMP?!" she asked incredulously, though it was hard to tell if she was asking Agatha, herself, or the machine. She ripped out a small part and pitched it over her shoulder, something odd entering her eyes.

She might have forgotten Alya was there...

Alyaaaaaaa.

[modelcatizen]

Alya may not be paying attention and honestly neither is Adrien, but he has more to pay attention with. He's long since incorporated Chat's senses in his day to day life so as he's walking back home from a visit to a library, he notices a very familiar scent.

Then a familiar voice. One he hasn't heard in months. Immediately he changes course and hurries towards her, not really taking in what she's said.

Instead a wide grin spreads across his face. "Alya!" He called and its about a two second warning before she's scooped up into a friendly, if overly affectionate, hug by a decidedly taller sunshine boy. Two yeard is a lot of time to grow.

Adrien!!

[trixxupmysleeves]

Alya, on the other hand, has heard Adrien's voice more recently - albeit his voice from two years ago, by his standards. It's changed just enough that she needs a moment or two to place it before she recognizes it, which gives him all the time he needs to catch her in a hug.

"Adrien?" She sounds a little disbelieving, but not unhappy to see him. Her gaze tracks up to his face and she realizes just how much higher she has to look to meet his eyes. "Dude! You had a growth spurt!"

Re: Adrien!!

[modelcatizen]

She won't have to look up for long.

He may pick her up and twirl her around because someone has learned how to be more affectionate with his friends. At least sometimes. And he's done this before, Alya knows the drill.

Or so he thinks.

"Yeah, got the last few inches after you left," he said.

You knew this was coming

[djbubbles]

Nino has been struggling a lot. Earlier this month, Adrien got akumaized and it had been super stressful. Thankfully Adrien got saved. And back in April, he and Adrien had died in an accident. Two black luck powers + Friday the 13th + a Reality Storm that caused bad luck was a very bad combo. Thankfully in Nautilus, you come back in a week, but since then, he's been struggling with the trauma, the art block and his feelings with Adrien. He had been struggling enough as it is with his feelings towards Bandanna Ladybug and Rena Rouge despite still being with Alya.

It had been quite the blow when Alya went back to Sleep in July. Because of a then recent storm, he found out she was both Bandanna and Rena, though he had known about Bandanna being Rena before that point. And she knew he was Chat Deux, the other Chat Noir who has been struggling PR-wise but has helped save the day with three akumas so far. She entrusted him to hold onto her Fox Miraculous and Ladybug Miraculous for her. Which he still has.

So of course when Nino had seen Alya's post, he rushed over since he could tell where she was and didn't bother to respond. It felt too good to be true, though he had heard it was possible for people to come back. Possible even with memories intact.

Once he gets there, he runs over to her. "Alya!"

There's a couple things that are apparently different about Nino than she might remember. One, he seems to have hit a bit of a growth spurt as he's taller than before, and two, he seems to be wearing a strange cat ring.

So there's that, but hey. At least boyfriend is here.

I sure did and I'm ready for pain!

[trixxupmysleeves]

So, basically, there's a lot going on and Alya doesn't know about any of it.

If she did, maybe she would have handled this a little more delicately. But, being oblivious, she reacts in her own way - which is to raise an eyebrow and give him a once-over and an appreciative little smile at his growth spurt. He was due for one, weren't they? They were about that age...

"Hey, Nino."

Her gaze rests on the ring on his finger, and she leans in to take his hand, holding it up to get a better look at it. Her expression turns sly, and though she's definitely joking, with everything that's going on it might hit a little too close to home.

(Sorry, dude.)

"What's this? Don't tell me you got yourself a new girlfriend while I was sleeping!"

Re: Alya Césaire | Miraculous Ladybug | Spoilers are fine all caught up :D

[borntolove]

While surveying the area, The Doctor spots a familiar face and his hearts leap for joy and transforms back into his humanoid form to let himself be seen - however - doesn't run to Alya because it does occur to him after the spark of happiness that just maybe - Alya may not remember having been here before.

With a deep breath; Ten accepts that fact even if he doesn't like to swallow that. Then lets himself be seen - he's a very tall; just slightly over 6 feet in length and lanky.
With a blue pinstripe suit and red sneakers and a long brown coat, which is open.

Then stands in Alya's line of sight; tall and dynamite but also friendly and eyeing her. Waiting to see her reaction to him.

[trixxupmysleeves]

She sees his sneakers and the hem of his coat first, through her phone's screen; it gets her to pause just in time to avoid a collision, and she looks up at him.

There isn't any recognition in Alya's expression as she looks him over. The look in her eyes is one of a stranger coming across a stranger, trying to figure out where the heck he even came from (she's almost certain the space ahead of her was empty just a second ago) and trying to figure out what to say since he's just... standing there. Waiting.

"Uh... hello?"

Nailed it.

Re: Alya Césaire | Miraculous Ladybug | Potential S2 spoilers! Let me know if you'd like to opt out

[younghero]

"Alya! You're back!"

Link didn't mind being almost run into, seeing who it was. Although, he really should have been prepared for not being remembered himself, he just wasn't thinking about that right now.

[trixxupmysleeves]

At the sound of her name, she looks up - only to see someone that she really doesn't recognize. It's unfortunate, but by now... a little unsurprising. She's run into enough people who found her face familiar to know that this isn't the first time Alya Césaire has been here.

"Half right, little guy." Sorry, Link. "I'm Alya and I'm here, but I don't remember being here before. ...but I'm guessing we were friends the first time around?"