IT'S TIME FOR DIPPING STICKS AND...

[erewhile]

TEST DRIVE MEME

Are you thinking about apping to to Cape & Cowl, but you want to get a feel of the setting and how your character will fit in it? Then you’ve come to the right place! Pick any of the following scenarios below or feel free to make up your own, and don’t be afraid to throw yourself at anyone’s thread, either!

And remember to have fun!

1. As you exit the Porter Building, the ambient noises you heard, so faint back inside where you found yourself at the center of glowing platform alone – save for the black screen and the female voice who greeted you – erupt in every direction. Every corner you look is bustling with people and cars and bicycles; people going about their everyday life, unaware you’re one of them: an imPort.

2. Or perhaps your bizarre behaviour or appearance catches their attention. Maybe it’s the communicator you picked up before leaving. Either way, several Cityzens headed your way come to a full stop immediately, each one eyeing you differently. Some looks outright afraid, others seem intrigued, and then there are the others whose surprise fades quickly and they carry on past you without as much a second glance.

3. Confused? The Network seems like a good place to start with soliciting information. There appear to be three functions for you to access: AUDIO, VIDEO, and TEXT. Make some friends while you’re at it!

4. Maybe you’re just thrilled to be here and help. The night time is a great time to scope out the underbelly of the City and its criminals. There’s always something going on in its more troubled corners: breaking and entering, drugs or arms trafficking, an attempting kidnapping... the list goes on. The question is: what will you do, Hero?

5. Make up your own scenario, if you wish! You may have discovered the Porter has granted you the ability to make it hail cats. Or that your power of super speed is gone entirely. Maybe you’ve noticed the Statue of Liberty’s sporting a new look. It’s up to you!

Comments

Detective Harvey Bullock | DCAU

[batmanbungledeverything]

[Gonna go with 3/Audio]

[There's a lot of grumbling as Harvey fumbles to start up the Network.]

Is this thing even on? Huh, okay it is good.

Alright, any of you chumps on here want to point me in the direction of Gotham? I already got one city full of scumbags to deal with, I don't need a second one.

Renee~!

[batmanbungledeverything]

Huh? Montoya? 'S that you?

[Oh hey, he can see her. That's neat. It doesn't take him quite as long to get the video function working as it did the audio.]

You tellin' me you got dragged into this dump too?

[batmanbungledeverything]

If that's what it's called then yeah.

[He's going to take a moment to look for a sign to confirm where he is.]

Yeah, what you said... Porter Tower.

[batmanbungledeverything]

[He breathes a sigh of relief when the video goes off. He'd rather a face to face to encounter than deal with this communicator mumbo jumbo. It felt like something the Bat would use, and well Harvey wanted nothing to do with that.]

Hey. Wanna grab a cup of coffee?

[He couldn't help but notice that something seemed off about her. Maybe it was how quiet she was, or maybe it was the fact she wasn't from the same universe as him.]

You uh... Do something with your hair?

oh my

[gevurah]

[ She recognizes the ID on the communicator, although she waits for her shock to pass. Renee's old partner; he had come up in conversations before -- and one of their arguments. ]

Gotham doesn't exist here.

Oh hey, I know you.

[batmanbungledeverything]

Doesn't exist, eh? [Excuse him as he doesn't believe you.]

Care to explain how that works Sweet Cheeks?

:O who is this!!

[gevurah]

[ Oh yeah, this has got to be him. She's heard enough about him to know. ]

As crazy as it sounds, we're in another universe.

Your worst nightmare.

[batmanbungledeverything]

[What gave him away?]

Sure, and I'm the Batman.

[He doesn't believe it.]

[gevurah]

[ A light noise of amusement. ]

I thought that was supposed to be a secret.

[enigmaestro]

[-- Well, that gets his attention.]

Before you say anything -- [already off to a good start, isn't he?] I ought to make crystal clear that I'm a reformed man.

[Too bad his DCAU self already tried that, huh?]

[batmanbungledeverything]

...Yeah, real original there.

Let me guess, you're working on a big book of riddles for the kiddies, aren't ya?

[Sorry Eddie. He doesn't buy it.]

[enigmaestro]

You needn't insult me.

[The pout in his tone hardly befits a man of his age, but riddle books for kids, oh Bullock.]

I was serving society as a private investigator, for awhile. Police consultant. You'd have loved that.

[batmanbungledeverything]

Trust me when I say you'd find me locked up in Arkham with all the loonies before I did any "consulting" with you.

[enigmaestro]

Oh no, true, you'd never be keen on the idea. [A beat... The dramatic build-up you know that's coming --]

Gordon found it suitable, however. Commissioner Gordon, excuse me.

[folieamor]

There's so many of us here, might as well start callin' this New Gotham.

[here a gotham there a gotham everywhere a gotham.

She pauses. Sometimes she forgets she's a wanted criminal back home.]

Uh - I mean, I don't have anythin' to do with this.

[batmanbungledeverything]

...New Gotham huh? Packed with as many crazies as the old one by the sounds of it.

[folieamor]

[Indignantly!!!] I'm legally sane, you know.

[batmanbungledeverything]

Save it for someone who gives a hoot.

[Because he certainly doesn't.]

[folieamor]

I worked really hard to get here, you know. Geez, all you cops are real rude.

[sweeping generalizations are her specialty. ]

omg *-*

[indentcision]

You gotta be kidding me.

Like anyone thinks what we need around here is more cops. More Gotham cops.

Harrrrrrveeeeeeey!

[batmanbungledeverything]

[Great, he has to deal with all the crazies today.]

Jeez, you're all just comin' out of the woodwork today, aintchya? Look, I got enough work to do without dealin' with wackos like you, so why don't you just crawl back into your what ever hole you came out of? Make this easier on the both of us.

[indentcision]

Look who's talkin'. I've been here longer than you, ugly, got just as much a right to it.

Bet Renee can catch you up. If she hasn't already.