Test Drive Meme

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	♥ 1. Where did you come from? You may not know anyone else on the boat, but you've all got one thing in common; you're headed to Republic City. ♥ 2. It's your first day in Republic City. You might wanna get a job lined up or you'll be living on the streets. ♥ 3. You're the new person in the city. You gotta make some friends, right? Go find someone and strike up a conversation.
	♦ 4. Feeling a little crafty? Maybe you could make a quick yuan. Sell information for money or do a little threatening. ♦ 5. Vines. Vines everywhere! They're like the heads of a hydra. What are you going to do about the vines that just invaded your apartment? ♦ 6. Triads, Equalists... thugs in general. Welcome to the aftermath of losing a fight. Are you gonna go find a healer or are you gonna tough it out?
	♣ 7. You've got a job. What is it? How are you going to get customers? You better get some soon. More customers equals more money. ♣ 8. You're a bender, right? Then you better practice it. What's that? Oh, a non-bender? You can still find a partner to spar with, right? ♣ 9. It's late. Have a drink at the pub! Get to know one another. Let it all flow freely!
	♠ 10. Yeah! You've got a driver's license! Everyone else better watch out... ♠ 11. Entertainment's just rolled on into the city! Watch the ostrich-horses race or the acrobats perform. Or maybe you're one of them! ♠ 12. It's a long line at whatever vendor you're at. Make small talk with nearby civilians or try and haggle the vendor down to a better price.
	• Make up your own scenario!

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[nobleofmadness]

[ He does want to bring up Tatsuma, too, but Gintoki's face already suggests what he'd think of it. ]

Well, maybe if you agreed to spar with me more often, it would go faster.

[ It's not like they have to sign up for the tournament TOMORROW, right? The whole life's ahead of them. ]

[shirogaki]

You're the one who doesn't want to let me lie down while we spar.

[ He'd still hold up perfectly fine. Why should he be standing up? ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ sorry, have a proof of why he's having trouble with water as he ]

[ PUNCHES YOU SQUARE IN THE JAW ]

Who the hell lies down while fighting?! It's disrespectful to your opponent, disrespectful!

[shirogaki]

[ Slow blink. ]

Your point?

[nobleofmadness]

[ ... ]

[ KICKS VICIOUSLY ]

[shirogaki]

[ SCREAMS in a manly way AND JUMPS BACK. ]

Hey! Want me to put a rock in your skull, bastard?

such best frands

[nobleofmadness]

[ wOW way to threaten your best friend ]

You wanna fight, bastard?!

The bestest

[shirogaki]

Bring it!

[ Come hither motions. The not-seductive kind. With all fingers. ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ TAKES A FUKKEN STANCE ]

[ UNCORKS HIS WATER BAG ]

[ SENDS A WATER WHIP AT GINTOKI'S FACE WITH A NICE SWISHY MOTION ]

[ ...it just sort of splashes him in the face and drips down, no different from an angry girl throwing her drink on him ]

1/2

[shirogaki]

...

2/2

[shirogaki]

[ JUST FUCKING DOUBLES OVER LAUGHING ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ TWITCHES ]

[ JUST STANDS THERE, EYE AND CORNER OF MOUTH TWITCHING ]

[ THEN SLIGHTLY HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER ]

Haha, that's exactly what I meant to do! Ha...

[shirogaki]

Cut the crap, Zura! Just admit you're shit at this!

[ That's not entirely fair, because he also knows Katsura is capable. Just for some reason it's not constant. ]

[nobleofmadness]

It's not Zura, it's Katsura...

[ AND THIS IS A SINGLE ANIMU TEAR ROLLING DOWN HIS CHEEK ]

[shirogaki]

[ Okay, okay. He's calming down now, bracing himself on his knees as he catches his breath. Man.

Wipes at eyes. ]

You're hilarious.

[nobleofmadness]

[ TURNS AWAY AND SULKS. ]

[ He'll never be as good as you, okay. Sensei was just being nice. Sure, he manages to waterbend sometimes, but what's the use if you can't rely on it? Most of the time it just splashes off somewhere, as if his mind can't keep up with the flow. It's disheartening. ]

[shirogaki]

[ Pause.

Oh, uhm ... ]

Oi.

You know bending's all I use. I can't swing a sword around like you.

[nobleofmadness]

I'm sure you could if you tried, Gintoki.

[ but he's a little brighter? maybe? ]

[shirogaki]

And you spent your time learning all that explosive stuff.

[ It's pretty scary, really, how good Katsura got at it in such a short time. Sure, it might have been because he just couldn't learn bending but ... It's impressive, all right?

Gintoki crosses his arms and scowls. Don't make him have to spell out he's impressed. ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ You could say he has a natural affinity with bombs. Even when he doesn't mean to. ]

[ Straightens up, with that MASTERPLAN HAS BEEN HATCHED expression on his face. ]

I know, Gintoki. What if I teach you the sword, and you teach me how to bend? In these times, it's good to always have something to fall back on.

[shirogaki]

[ Uh.

NOT AS PLANNED?

Not that he'd mind learning the sword. In case - and it's a terrible thought he tries not to longer on but he can't deny it's a possibility - he gets his bending taken from him, it would be useful to have something. So that's not the problem with that MASTERPLAN. The problem is ... ]

How am I supposed to teach you bending? I don't know how water works! I don't know what you're doing wrong. It looks fine to me. Why don't you just borrow some books from the library or something?

[nobleofmadness]

[ Having it taken away is an extremity. The streets are, however, crawling with thugs trained in chi-blocking nowadays. While temporary, it can still land one in quite a pinch if he doesn't have another way of fighting back. ]

[ -- ah. ]

The principles are similar, though. I'm sure if you could tell me how you do it, I'd pick something up.

[shirogaki]

I can't really teach you how to move or anything. You should still get books.

[ Notice: He's not saying no. ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ Good. ]

I will. The problem's not in my movement, though. I've practiced those forms for a long time.

[shirogaki]

[ Sigh. ]

Fine. I can try. But shouldn't you try to find a waterbender?