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TEST DRIVE MEME

01. ARRIVING IN PELEA
A cold wind singing down from the white-capped mountains which hang blue-black in the distance stirs your cheek, the tall grass all around you. A bough creaks as the wind makes it tremble, and the dappled shadows drift over you, leaves rustling. As you blink awake, you hear the quiet hiss of water over stones. You are not where you once were!

You and a large group of strangers are blinking awake, pulling yourselves up off the dirt, grass, and rubble near a small wooded stream. There is no evidence of civilization in sight, and as you exchange stories you realize that you must decide what to do.

Will you head past the trees and towards the mountains? Deeper into the forest? Stay put and wait for help to arrive? You might even try to meet everyone else, and either convince them to band together... or head their separate ways.

02. CITY SLICKER
There are many cities throughout the world of Pelea, and in most of them player characters, the Flaws, are welcomed as curiosities. Whether they're among the passionate, oft thought as hot-headed, but hospitable folk of the Banner or the noble and haughty people of the Empire, your characters will find a wide variety of cultures, races and simply people to interact with and investigate. They could be seeking employment, answers to the mystery of their arrival or other folk like themselves, or a quiet place to drink away their worries.

03. WILDCARD!

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Arrival

[It's not the first time Kon's woken up in a strange place with no clue how he got there, and it will not be the last. Still, he wonders how he gets himself into these things. One moment he'd been making the commute from the Young Justice cave back to Hawaii, and then suddenly he'd been waking up near a forest in the middle of nowhere. There's a mountain range in the distance that he has never seen before and he wonders idly if he'd been caught in some sort of storm, maybe hit his head and landed somewhere off course.

Kon groans and rises to his feet and then continues rising until he's hovering a few feet in the air. One hand reaches for his head and he frowns. He doesn't feel like he hit his head or has any sort of a concussion. It's only then he notices the others rising as well. Uh. Well then. This is all very cultish and weird. Okay then.]

Riiight. I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto. [He mumbles for his own sake since he is distinctly lacking in a small dog, what with Krypto being back in Hawaii. (Something for which he's immensely grateful given the obnoxious little mutt's disdain for all things Superboy.) And really, if he was in Kansas, superman would be here by now.

He floats around for a while in an effort to find any kind of landmark that will tell him where he is and when that fails, uses his super hearing to guide him to the first voice he can pick up and approach the person with a sheepish grin.]

Hey so, any chance you can tell me where we are and how we got here? I'm kinda getting some freaky kidnapping vibes but personally I'm still hoping that a freak storm pushed me into a forest with some very overdressed hikers.

[ Said person is wearing a familiar blue and red uniform, a more than familiar S, and squinting at him in something that marries shock and delight. ]

Uhm —?

[Oh. He probably should have been paying attention to the uniform but he might have been a little distracted by her legs. (He hadn't mean to stare, honest, he's mostly broken the habit!) Upon realizing she's answered him, his eyes zoom up and widen because that sure is an "S shield" and that sure is a Supergirl uniform.]

S-Supergirl? [Oh God, she's going to murder him.]

[ RUDE ]

Yes? Who are you?

[Still breathing, so that's a plus??]

Uh. [Okay so his confusion at that question takes the edge off of his embarrassment and he stares a little harder at her. It takes him entirely too long to realize she isn't Linda.]

Superboy. [And he points to the "S" and barely resists an 'obviously.'] We've. We've never met, have we. [It's not really a question so much as a very startled observation.]

[ Superboy. Obviously — wearing the S, but, ]

No, I've never seen you before in my life or heard of a Superboy. Where do you come from?

[ on an unbelievably hopeful note, ]

Krypton?

[Wow, right away with the hard ones.]

No, I...you do know Superman, right? [He doesn't answer the question, instead pushing the conversation forward.] It's just that I know Supergirl and you're not her. I mean, you're different people. This wouldn't be the first time I met people wearing the shield that I don't know though. [Granted, all of those other times had been in alternate universes, but still.

Wait.] You are? From Krypton? [Linda wasn't after all. None of the others were.]

Of course I do. He's my cousin.

[ She's frowning now, crossing her arms defensively. ]

We're both from Krypton. This isn't my first trip to another world, but I'm pretty sure we're not in the Phantom Zone.

[Really, he should be focusing on the important things right now. It's just he needs a second to fully digest the mortification that he was checking out his cousin why is this his life???

Okay, moment passed, he shoves aside anymore freaking out over that for later. Because, well. She's his cousin. As in, biological relation. Sort of anyway. He shakes his head, in agreement with her assessment and clearly stunned.]

No, it's not. It's an alternate universe. [The existence of another living soul from Krypton makes that clear to him. If she existed in his universe, Kal would know. He'd have to.]

It has to be because you don't exist in mine. [And then because he hadn't done it before and he has the sudden ridiculous urge to tell her everything about his life, he offers up a tentative—] I'm Kon. Kon-El.

[ He's being uncharacteristically evasive of all her questions, but he's wearing the S, nobody does that lightly. He knows a Supergirl and a Superman; it doesn't occur to her that these versions could be any different from her own until he brought it up. ]

Kara Zor-El.

[ She shakes his hand, warmly. ]

Just Kara, for family.

[ What does it mean that she doesn't exist? Who's looking out for Kal? ]

There's me and Kal, and I think a few others around, but they keep to themselves. Superheroes, I mean.

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[Just Kara for family.]

Kara. [He can't help it, he smiles.] It's cool to meet you Kara. We've got too many superheroes to count, but there's only a few of us who wear this. [He taps his chest.]

And Kal's the only one actually from Krypton. I'm. [He pauses and shrugs. There was no point in keeping it from her when everyone in his world knows.]

I'm from Earth. Superman's clone. Bunch of scientists freaked out over what they'd do if the big guy ever died and they made me. [His tone is casual, even flippant, but the set of his shoulders says he knows better than to actually believe the lies his posture is trying to sell.]

[ It makes three, which is more than she'd ever dreamed of having. Still, her brow furrows. ]

Sorry?

[ LOADING ]

You're a clone?

[ It's makes her feel sick: they didn't ask Kal, probably, and nobody asked her when Lord made that other Supergirl and put her through unimaginable suffering to make her a weapon. ]

[The smile falls immediately and is quickly (but not quite quick enough) replaced with a nonchalant laugh.]

Half a clone to be exact. The Kryptonian DNA wouldn't take by itself. That's me, Superman's replacement except he doesn't need any replacing. Can you say awkward? So now I'm Superboy and to some people, Kon.

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[ Too quickly. Kara has questions, but it needs to wait until after they find out where they are and what's happened, plus, they need to be somewhere more private. ]

Kon.

[ A beat, then, ]

Family rules, you get a hug. C'mere.

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[Luckily for Kon, Korra just happens to be alone--except for Naga, of course. Despite that, Korra still gives him a wide-eyed look before glancing frantically over her shoulder to be sure no one else is around. Naga hangs back and watches Kon warily.]

So, which one was it--the creepy tear in the sky or grabbing something off the ground? [Korra finally asks, once she's sure there's no one to eavesdrop. While there is some kind of power, or magic, in this world, the blatant use of his powers, along with that question usually means just one thing.]

[Kon catches a glimpse of white fur and for a second wonders if he'd jinxed himself and somehow brought Krypto here, but a closer look shatters that thought. That is definitely not Krypto. He turns his attention away from the very large dog to focus on the girl with it.]

Tear in the sky. Definitely tear in the sky. [After a second, he settles on the ground in front of her.] I take it you know what's going on?

Just the basics. [With that part of the awkward, confused introduction out of the way, Korra relaxes, cocking her head toward what looks like the beginnings of a campfire.]

Why don't you sit down and join us? We were just about to cook up some lunch--trust me, it'll take a while to explain the whole thing.

[He raises an eyebrow at that information but begins to follow her over, eyes trained on Naga with thinly veiled concern.] By 'us' do you mean you and uh, him? Her? [He inclines his head towards Naga.

For all his invulnerability, no one would ever guess at it given the nervous way he skirts around the giant canine.]

[Korra can't help it--she laughs. After the stress of adjusting to this world, it's nice to find moments like these, where she can find the humor in things.]

Relax. That's just Naga. [Completely oblivious to Kon's distress, Naga pads closer to him and sniffs at him curiously, tail wagging.] She's friendly, I promise.

[Look Korra. Look. You don't understand okay. Kon continues to fix Naga with a dubious expression though he manages not to move away when she moves closer.]

Yeah? 'cause dogs don't tend to like me. Opposite in fact. [He's sure it's a species thing. Never mind that Clark got along fine with them, the depths to which Krypto hated him couldn't possibly be natural. And he's definitely not being a drama queen about it no matter what his friends say.

He reaches out a tentative hand to Naga's nose, looking like he's ready to pull it back at any second.]

[To be fair, Naga's pretty intimidating to most people, and Korra knows this all too well. That's the only reason, she suppresses her smirk.]

Well, Naga's not a regular dog. She's a polar bear dog. [Because, you know, that's helpful information. Naga, to her credit, completely forgoes Kon's extended hand and gives Kon's face a rather enthusiastic lick in greeting. ]

She's a wha-[DOG LICKING HIM. THAT JUST HAPPENED. Although he guesses that's better than dog trying to bite his ankle off, but now he's covered in giant dog slobber. (And giant dogs have a lot of slobber.) Kon takes one look at his dripping front and blanches, quickly running a hand over himself and using his TTK to pull the moisture out and fling it to the ground.

He manages to get his hair dry but styling it is a lost cause.] Ugh.

[At this point, keeping a straight face is a lost cause.] See? I told you she was friendly.

[All teasing abruptly leaves her expression when she sees his little trick with the TTK. She watches him curiously.]

What was that just now?

[He's almost so disgruntled he misses the question but thankfully tunes in on a few key words and expressions and immediately brightens up. He rises about a foot into the air and shoots her a broad grin, all the while brushing some imaginary dust (or slobber) from his shoulder.]

Oh that? That's just my tactile telekinesis. Pretty cool, huh? I can use telekinesis on anything I can touch. [One day Kon will stop explaining his powers to people he doesn't know, but today is not that day.]

[Wow, he sure recovered from that really fast. His enthusiasm's infectious, though, and Korra finds herself smiling at him again.]

You lost me at "telekinesis". [She tilts her head.] Is flying part of the whole...telekinesis thing?

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