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As is tradition, in remembrance of friends we lost in December, Test Drive is here a few days early. ♥

Tag into this post with characters you're thinking of apping to the game (characters who are not currently in-game or currently reserved by someone else). It can be just a tag, a brief EP, whatever you want. You can be new to the game, or simply want to test out a fresh pup. Tag each other with these characters or those already in game, and have fun.

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... No. Way.

Are you really Glinda? Like, good witch of the north, riding in a bubble, ruby slippers Glinda?

[ Not one single piece of that means anything to her, but it doesn't matter. It's the best thing she's heard so far today. She leans forward, bright-eyed and eager, almost gossipy. ]

Say more right now.

Well you're basically famous where I'm from! Which is Ireland, by the way, but you won't have heard of it, will you? You're from Oz, right?

I only know the story of how you helped a girl and her dog stop the witch of the west. Your crown was beautiful.

I am! One hundred percent Ozian. And, no, I haven't ever heard of Ireland, but I'm sure it's a lovely place. After all, they clearly have good taste, right?

[ She grins, half-teasing, and gives a toss of her hair. ]

I don't know about any girls and their dogs, either. But I do like the sound of that.

[ Does she? Something about those words in that order quietly unsettles her, makes her wonder just who she was helping to stop. She doesn't want to think about it now, though. This is very much not the time, and it wouldn't do a bit of good. ]

[ Saoirse's eyes go big and she covers her mouth with both brightly nail-polished hands. ]

Oh no, did I just accidentally tell you your future? I didn't mean to spoil it for you! It's only that I'm so excited to meet you!

Do not worry about it even the teensiest bit. And now I know what to look out for, right?

[ Delighted, she reaches for one of the girl's hands to get a better look at her fingernails. ]

I love these. Did you do them yourself?

[ Oh my god, Glinda loves her nails. Saoirse looks awed and delighted at once. These ones are gingerbread themed, that soft, orangey brown with white icing and a little gingerbread man on her middle fingernail. ]

I did! I do nails. On video, I mean, it's kind of a job. I mean, it's a hobby, but if I get enough followers and views, I can get paid for it.

[ Followers and views. Glinda has never heard of a job that involves doing nails on video, but this girl definitely has the right idea. ]

You and me? We're going to be friends.

Which reminds me, you know my name, but I don't know yours.

[ Saoirse definitely doesn't blush, but she does giggle shyly. At the reminder that she hasn't introduced herself, she widens her eyes guiltily. ]

Oh! Sorry about that. I'm Saoirse. Saoirse Baker. And this is Darrow, if you didn't know.

Saoirse! What a lovely name. It is so nice to meet you.

And, no, I didn't, actually. I've never heard of a Darrow before.

It's sort of a magic city. It picks people and brings them here. I used to think maybe it was lonely.

That's so thoughtful.

Not the picking people up and bringing them here, obviously, I do have things I meant to be doing right about now. But looking at it that way.

[ Saoirse looks pleased, if a little bashful. It'd never felt thoughtful before, just true. Still, she offers Glinda (Glinda) a wry smile. ]

Well, I 'used to' think that. It's hard to think that way when it does things like turn the holidays scary, or give people stuff from home that hurts their feelings.

...The place does this? I've never heard of a place that could do things like that.

Neither had I, until Darrow. It's not like the Emerald City, where there's a wonderful wizard behind it all. It's a bit like the city is the wizard, and he's letting us live on his back, or something. [ She snickers softly. ] That sounds weird, I suppose.

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