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Test Drive Meme
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— Reply with a character you wish to test in the game's setting.
— Feel free to use one of the prompts below or make one of your own!
— Tag around! This is a panfandom RP, so don't hesitate to tag both castmates and non-castmates.
— Most importantly, have fun!
1/ Welcome To The World Of Crystallis!
You have seen reality shatter and collapse around you, in the depths of the void you found a Crystal and now you are in the city of Aqures Ixen, surrounded by Moogles and people as lost and confused as you are. On the bright side, everyone thinks you're a legendary Hero! On the downside, they expect you to save the world. Maybe their expectations are a bit too much. Thankfully, you're not abandoned to your fate as a Moogle explains to you everything you need to know. It's probably time to get to know your companions in misfortune. Besides, it seems this has occurred very often this past year-- Maybe the characters who have been here for longer than you may help.
2/ Do You Like Your New Life?
No? Well, either way, you better get used to it, to your new powers, to your new house, to the ball of fur that follows your every steps—Who knows, maybe you'll even make some friends here. Besides, even if everyone expects you to save the world, fighting isn't the only way to do so. Maybe you could open a shop to help and properly equip your friends who are actually eager to fight. Maybe you could try and gather people who think it is possible to negotiate with the Calamity, you could even participate in the research on the Crystals— Or you could make sure your house is the prettiest of them all in Aqures Ixen. Anything is possible!
3/ Neighborhood Woes...
The government of Aqures Ixen is sorry, but there are too many of you Heroes of Light. Hence why there are no free houses left in district dedicated to housing you. This may also be why you're not alone in the house that was given to you. Hopefully you're not living with a mad villain plotting to take over the world and hopefully your neighbor isn't a singer who doesn't know how to sing. On the bright side, you may have be living with someone very cool and maybe an artist of great talent lives next door! It's just not likely.
4/ Crystallis De Chocobo
Upon arrival, your Moogle gave you a map of Crystallis. This world may be a bit big for you to explore, so why not go to the Chocobo Farm and ask for a Chocobo? These big birds can't fly, but they're much more efficient than horses when it comes to travelling. Maybe it's your first time riding a Chocobo; it might be a good idea to have someone with you in case something goes wrong. Or maybe the old man at the farm didn't have any Chocobos left and gave you some Chocobo Lure© so you can go and capture your own. You can find details on Chocobo Capture here.
5/ A Thing Called Mognet
Hopefully you weren't used to Internet and cellphones back home. Otherwise, you might be a tiny bit confused when your Moogle returns to you with a stack of letters. Or maybe someone else's Moogle is coming to you with a voice message it learnt by heart and is now going to recite it to you with a lot of Kupo. That's how the "network" works here.
6/ A Thing Called Strike
In spite of how old-fashioned it is, Mognet is very useful and odds are that you may have become dependent on it. Hopefully not, because one local tradition seems to be Mognet Strikes. Nobody knows any more whether the Moogles have legitimate reasons to go on strike or if they are just lazy. But today, Mognet is down, and to get information you have no choice but going to the public board in the third district or in taverns.
7/ I Believe I Can fly~
You are on an Airship! Airships regularly depart from Aqures Ixen and stop by most major cities in the world, so they're the perfect means of transportation for you to go and explore this world. You can also borrow the Heroes of Light's official Airship, the Enterprise and some characters even have their own airship! You can go anywhere in a matter of hours — One can only hope you don’t have motion sickness.
8/ Exploration
Enough expository banter. Now is the time to explore. Maybe rather than spending most of your time in Aqures Ixen, you'd rather spend it living in Balicea, or betting on Chocobo Races in Trano Golsaucia. Or maybe you'd rather go and explore the ancient ruins that may hold some precious information in the continent of ruins. With Airships and Chocobos at your disposal, you can go nearly anywhere!
9/ Random Encounter
You were minding your own business walking around, and suddenly monsters attacked you! Time to put to use the skills you've learned with your Jobs! Alternatively, maybe this encounter isn't random at all, and you have been sent on a mission to kick some imperial asses in the war confronting the Heran Empire and the Republic of Esdham. Good luck!
10/ Getting Jobs Is Hard
It all started when you asked Cid to give you a new Job. What could and should have been a formality, quickly turned into a trial. All you wanted was a Job, and here you are in the wild, hunting for a Malboro Vine. Or maybe you are in some ancient and decrepit ruins looking for an artifact. Or yet again, maybe he simply asked you to assist him to clean the laboratory. Getting new Jobs is not easy. Consider yourself happy though, at least you don't have to do that alone.
11/ The World Is Subject To Unrelenting Pain and Suffering…
This is why you should play a game. After all, there are things a lot more important than saving the world: Blitzball is one of them. Triple Triad is another. Why don't you take a break and do something different for once; anyone wanting to play Blitzball is given a special potion allowing them to breath underwater, whereas someone who wants to play Triple Triad should have no difficulties finding veterans more than happy to get rid of their low level cards.
12/ Events Of The Past
Missed an event you would have liked to participate in? The Test Drive Meme is the perfect place to play this event without being restricted by the game's chronology! Maybe you would have liked to be lost and attacked from all sides in the creepy Magitek Research Facility or maybe you'd have liked to celebrate the Christmas of Crystallis. Yet again, maybe you would have preferred to regain your true powers and subsequently be on your path to death, as in The Night of the Thirteen Moogles or chase ghosts for a living. Or how about reliving some of your Worst Memories or fighting in A War for future of the world?
13/ Wild Card
Don't like the options offered here? Go crazy and choose what you want to do in this world!
You have seen reality shatter and collapse around you, in the depths of the void you found a Crystal and now you are in the city of Aqures Ixen, surrounded by Moogles and people as lost and confused as you are. On the bright side, everyone thinks you're a legendary Hero! On the downside, they expect you to save the world. Maybe their expectations are a bit too much. Thankfully, you're not abandoned to your fate as a Moogle explains to you everything you need to know. It's probably time to get to know your companions in misfortune. Besides, it seems this has occurred very often this past year-- Maybe the characters who have been here for longer than you may help.
2/ Do You Like Your New Life?
No? Well, either way, you better get used to it, to your new powers, to your new house, to the ball of fur that follows your every steps—Who knows, maybe you'll even make some friends here. Besides, even if everyone expects you to save the world, fighting isn't the only way to do so. Maybe you could open a shop to help and properly equip your friends who are actually eager to fight. Maybe you could try and gather people who think it is possible to negotiate with the Calamity, you could even participate in the research on the Crystals— Or you could make sure your house is the prettiest of them all in Aqures Ixen. Anything is possible!
3/ Neighborhood Woes...
The government of Aqures Ixen is sorry, but there are too many of you Heroes of Light. Hence why there are no free houses left in district dedicated to housing you. This may also be why you're not alone in the house that was given to you. Hopefully you're not living with a mad villain plotting to take over the world and hopefully your neighbor isn't a singer who doesn't know how to sing. On the bright side, you may have be living with someone very cool and maybe an artist of great talent lives next door! It's just not likely.
4/ Crystallis De Chocobo
Upon arrival, your Moogle gave you a map of Crystallis. This world may be a bit big for you to explore, so why not go to the Chocobo Farm and ask for a Chocobo? These big birds can't fly, but they're much more efficient than horses when it comes to travelling. Maybe it's your first time riding a Chocobo; it might be a good idea to have someone with you in case something goes wrong. Or maybe the old man at the farm didn't have any Chocobos left and gave you some Chocobo Lure© so you can go and capture your own. You can find details on Chocobo Capture here.
5/ A Thing Called Mognet
Hopefully you weren't used to Internet and cellphones back home. Otherwise, you might be a tiny bit confused when your Moogle returns to you with a stack of letters. Or maybe someone else's Moogle is coming to you with a voice message it learnt by heart and is now going to recite it to you with a lot of Kupo. That's how the "network" works here.
6/ A Thing Called Strike
In spite of how old-fashioned it is, Mognet is very useful and odds are that you may have become dependent on it. Hopefully not, because one local tradition seems to be Mognet Strikes. Nobody knows any more whether the Moogles have legitimate reasons to go on strike or if they are just lazy. But today, Mognet is down, and to get information you have no choice but going to the public board in the third district or in taverns.
7/ I Believe I Can fly~
You are on an Airship! Airships regularly depart from Aqures Ixen and stop by most major cities in the world, so they're the perfect means of transportation for you to go and explore this world. You can also borrow the Heroes of Light's official Airship, the Enterprise and some characters even have their own airship! You can go anywhere in a matter of hours — One can only hope you don’t have motion sickness.
8/ Exploration
Enough expository banter. Now is the time to explore. Maybe rather than spending most of your time in Aqures Ixen, you'd rather spend it living in Balicea, or betting on Chocobo Races in Trano Golsaucia. Or maybe you'd rather go and explore the ancient ruins that may hold some precious information in the continent of ruins. With Airships and Chocobos at your disposal, you can go nearly anywhere!
9/ Random Encounter
You were minding your own business walking around, and suddenly monsters attacked you! Time to put to use the skills you've learned with your Jobs! Alternatively, maybe this encounter isn't random at all, and you have been sent on a mission to kick some imperial asses in the war confronting the Heran Empire and the Republic of Esdham. Good luck!
10/ Getting Jobs Is Hard
It all started when you asked Cid to give you a new Job. What could and should have been a formality, quickly turned into a trial. All you wanted was a Job, and here you are in the wild, hunting for a Malboro Vine. Or maybe you are in some ancient and decrepit ruins looking for an artifact. Or yet again, maybe he simply asked you to assist him to clean the laboratory. Getting new Jobs is not easy. Consider yourself happy though, at least you don't have to do that alone.
11/ The World Is Subject To Unrelenting Pain and Suffering…
This is why you should play a game. After all, there are things a lot more important than saving the world: Blitzball is one of them. Triple Triad is another. Why don't you take a break and do something different for once; anyone wanting to play Blitzball is given a special potion allowing them to breath underwater, whereas someone who wants to play Triple Triad should have no difficulties finding veterans more than happy to get rid of their low level cards.
12/ Events Of The Past
Missed an event you would have liked to participate in? The Test Drive Meme is the perfect place to play this event without being restricted by the game's chronology! Maybe you would have liked to be lost and attacked from all sides in the creepy Magitek Research Facility or maybe you'd have liked to celebrate the Christmas of Crystallis. Yet again, maybe you would have preferred to regain your true powers and subsequently be on your path to death, as in The Night of the Thirteen Moogles or chase ghosts for a living. Or how about reliving some of your Worst Memories or fighting in A War for future of the world?
13/ Wild Card
Don't like the options offered here? Go crazy and choose what you want to do in this world!
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*squees at Seifer* (Don't mind me)
Her silence from the Vampire job combined with that she usually tried to keep herself to the form of a small bat, meant she'd been successful so far. It also meant she couldn't ignore the louder person who was actively stalking the little green monsters. She sighed, hoping he knew what he was doing, and changed back to her own form to follow. Just in case he didn't, and she might be able to help.]
hehehe <3 also LYDIA! <3
He moved forward, he cast fire and followed it up with his gunblade in a swift arc, one handed, across the tonberry's body. The thing tumbled around, lantern shaking and then fell to the ground.] Sorry, little guy but gil is way more important than your life right now.
[sides, you're kinda evil he thought to himself as he searched the body for the knife and gil. The gil was guaranteed but the knife not so much. Once he got to the knife, the blade was broken in half, probably because he hit it at some point.] Well, ain't that just a bucket load of bullsnit. [he sighed, rubbing a hand over the back of his neck tiredly.]
[As he made his way in search of another one, he felt like he he was being watched. Going deeper into the ruins, he couldn't help feeling it even more. His eyebrow arched and he looked around slowly,] I really, really, don't like being watched. If you continue, I'm liable to kick your ass and hand it to you. [because he was more concerned with someone watching him, coupled with the fact that he was tired, he didn't notice the zombie currently sneaking up on him.]
Sorry, I love my knight-types, dark or light.
Of course, some of that had changed since she'd come to this world. She'd had some teachers, and had to learn self-defense, which was more than just dodging and sneaking. She'd also learned some things--like the value of the element of surprise!
SHE clearly saw the zombie, and it was easier to move to hit it herself and knock it away from him. Lydia was less-in-danger than he was, in some ways. Rapier out and striking quickly, dagger in her off-hand and she was light on her feet as the small, dark-haired 15 year old darted out of seemingly nowhere.]
it's cool. I like my girls dark and gloomy lol
They learned early, to be hardened to danger and war before they were able to really grasp what even humanity was. He knew that first hand but then, he always had been hardened around the edges with a chip on his shoulder. Much as he hated to admit it to himself.
The little girl; he watched as she went against a zombie, so hideous, he doubted it's own mother ever loved it. Seifer was an ass and of course, he would underestimate her ability to protect herself, so he stepped in and started fighting right beside her but he took it upon himself to take all the glory.]
“Aren't you a little young to be out here?” [he asked, but his tone wasn't exactly condescending, and it wasn't full of concern either. The corner of his lip curled up, almost kindly as he sliced across the diseased looking stomach of the creature.]
*chuckle* Good to know? :-p
"I'm small for my age. Don't let it fool you."
[But she was clearly used to working and adapting with others, and her height to her advantage. Keeping low as he sliced at the stomach and she went for the legs. Quick strikes, in and out fast.]
*laughs.* dunno, maybe
“So, you say.” [he paused.] “How old are you?”
[As they attacked it together, he noted the way she made quick work of it's legs, bits of flesh and clotted blood flying from it's body. Color him impressed, he always thought the smaller ones back home couldn't hold their own especially because he'd seen them crying and freaking the hell out when danger happened. He kept attacking as the thing grunted and cast zombie on him. All this time spent with the tonberries and he hadn't thought to go after these guys for practice, so it was no surprise a cure was cast and made him feel sicker than a dead chocobo.]
“Snit, I don't have esuna in my inventory. You got anything?” [This would have been a lot easier if he could junction a Guardian Force and draw esuna from some beast. He doesn't want to go out like a putz by some simple ass monster that hardly dents good reasons to die.]
Re: *laughs.* dunno, maybe
Does it matter?
[Now was not the time, especially since he was in a lot more danger than she was.]
Just stay back, alright?
[Lydia wasn't stupid; he might have actual training, but she had the experience here. Easy to see by watching him that he'd been trained. But she'd been there for almost 2 years now. She had a better idea of what she was doing, even without better skills for this.
First thing she did was absorb stats being the Vampire she was, before lashing out with a particle thrower beam launched via her dagger. The advanced job of Necromancer allowed her to use her Ghostbuster-skills without a proton-pack. Time to make better use of this.]
If you have any healing, use it on the zombie.
[She'd expected to be helping with a tonberry, if anything. Not a zombie. Lydia would manage though.]
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[The zombie effects had him almost on his knees, but what he remembered about undead monsters was that they always went down with cure spells and items.]
“Yeah, figured that out just now.”
[He cast cure on it, making it jerk around uncomfortablely, which only made him smirk smugly. Served the damn thing right. He casting cure spells as he watched the girl go to work. She seemed to know how to fight this particular type of beast. He really should have been paying attention and just went after another tonberry, but seriously, he would have been bothered the whole time by being watched.]
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You always make small talk while trying not to die?
[Then again, she'd met other people who talked while fighting too. She and Beetlejuice would banter as well--and she really missed his puns and wordplay now. Lydia would deal though, falling back from the swipe and knowing she'd Regenerate.]
Sorry, not sure if the vampire class is hurt by cure? Sorry if it is.
[He smirked, casting cure on her to heal the wound she had received.] You must be the life of parties. Your cheerful and sunny behavior is adding the pep in my step that I need in my day. All that vitamin D, I'm feeling less depressed.
[He continued casting cure on the zombie, but he was running low on magical energy reserves, he, however, was managing to avoid to get hit with more spells from the zombie.]
No worries. It's not harmful, but only half-as-effective.
Talk to me when I'm not trying to keep you from dying, and I'm a lot more cheery.
[It did make her grin though, as really she tended to brood and shut herself away when she did get depressed. But since their vision of a potential bad future, Lydia'd been trying hard to not do that. Even though it hurt, when those she got close to went into Crystal Stasis, she'd seen what it could drive her too.]
"So focus on tall dark and gruesome here."
[Good advice, and if he was so hot to take the glory she'd let him. Lydia still didn't like killing monsters--even monsters that were trying to kill her. Lashing out again with the Particle Thrower beam, its strength quadrupled thanks to the Power Surge. Following up with a block from another swipe with her rapier.]
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“Thanks, kid. Means a whole hell of a lot.” [It was his fault really, he shouldn't have gone into these ruins guns blazing and only attacking monsters he knew well enough from back home.]
“Gotcha.” [he answered, as he mustered up the energy to move forward and slice it across the face, leaving a wide and fugly gash across it's left cheek, then cast another cure spell. Between this young girl's attacks, which were pretty badass and his attempt at helping her out. Yeah, when did that happen? He was supposed to be stealing the spotlight here.]
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He was more than welcome to steal the spotlight, as Lydia let herself fall back into a more support role. Being quick and distracting the zombie if it looked like it would go for him, she was running interference. Harder than it looked, and she swore silently to herself to start practicing more. Or at least learning to be more effectively aggressive, even though she preferred self-defense.
Once the monster fell, then she'd apologize for making him feel uncomfortable. Even if this situation, or close enough to it, was what she'd worried about.]
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Good thing it's a Test Drive. Not sure this'd work in game. ^^
XD it's cool, I'm not sure if you can snap your fingers with gloves. Also, Why can't it be reaaaaal?
B/c I'm not sure how friendly monsters work? I might just roll a D100 to see if we find one.
I read that hamsters aren't friendly ha. but okay, I'll follow your lead.
One of them is. Sadly, D100 was not in our favor. *sigh*
Darn. D: This sucks for the infamous Seifer.
It does, but the thread has been awesome.
I've been having a blast with you, darlng <3
Same here ; D
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had to start a new comment. it was stretching my screen
[he chuckled a little at her proud grin, she was actually kinda cute to be honest. Kinda reminded him of a porcelain doll.]
[he arched his blonde brow.] You can turn into a friggin' bat? [then he laughed.] That's classic.
[once she got a hold of his arm and started dragging him along, he blinked and almost stumbled.] Holysnit, you trying to break my arm? [he laughed but winced and ached from the faster walking but he wouldn't complain. He never was a complainer.]
[he nodded.] I think she'd enjoy meeting you but like you, I hope she doesn't end up here or Raijin for that matter. I'll just have to finish whatever job I have to do here and then go home. I'll miss them in the meantime though. [He was being sentimental, but he didn't care too much. He had been through things that made him change somewhat and he didn't think Lydia would go out of her way to tell anyone about what they talked about.]
[he snickered.] Wow, that sounds really whitebread.
[a smirk came to his lips as he continued listening.] Boy crazy girls rub me the wrong way. To me they got heads full of snit and air.
The Neitherworld? What exactly is that? And why would your bestfriend live there? [his eyebrow arched yet again, curious and confused as to what it was. As they continued to talk, he noted they were halfway back to the kingdom, just a little more and they'd be there.]
Is that a bad thing?
[She shook her head, and it wasn't that she was strong so much as he was really not at his best.]
No, just worried about you. I wouldn't be able to do this if you weren't infected.
[Because she has gathered his pride does mean something to him. And really she's petite at best. Just a very forceful and strong personality, so at least some of this is also willpower.]
Bertha really isn't quite that bad. She's got other interests too. Mother thinks she needs to grow into her looks.
[Lydia felt that Bertha was fine as she was, but could see what her mother meant. In some ways.]
The Neitherworld is just that. My best friend lives there because he's a ghost. The Ghost with the Most, actually. A prankster supreme, but he always makes me laugh--and until here, he's always been my adventuring partner.
just a little annoying
[he nodded.] You got a point there, small lady.
[his pride always had meant something to him, but these days he knew when to swallow it, like now. He could only go so far before he broke anyway.]
Most teens do. I wasn't the best looking guy when I was in my early teens, but look how hot I turned out now. [he smirked rather arrogantly but remember the brief bout of acne he had, almost makes him shudder.]
Ha... friends with a ghost. That's interesting. I don't think I've ever had the pleasure of meeting and befriending a ghost. I'm guessing you two have a lot of fun.
My apologies.
[That nickname also made her smile and laugh quietly in enjoyment.]
Like I said, I'm strange and unusual. We get up to a lot of things, but it's usually pretty fun. Sometimes scary, but mostly fun.
[As for teens growing into their looks hmm? That definitely makes her giggle, and she stops them enough to look him over. Playful, amused.]
Well, I think I can safely say green isn't your color, but I like the smile and I can only imagine what your hair was like when you were younger. How old are you, anyways?
no need to apologize <3 not your fault
[He grins at the laugh.]
What's the scariest thing that's ever happened, eh?
[he snorts, shaking his head.] Aw, she likes my smile. [he reached down and ruffled her hair to annoy her.]
About the same but I'm 18, almost 19.
Good, because this is way too fun.
Wow, clearly you are oh so grown-up, Seifer. So mature.
[She is definitely amused, and feeling playful herself.]
Then again, seems like you need a keeper. Good thing for you I'm also used to dealing with the undead. I promise I'll take good care of you when you're fully a zombie.
[She has to reach up and get on her toes as well, to stretch to pat his head. Twice. Teasing.]
As for the scariest thing? There were a few, but I really think I've been more scared at the times my friends and family were threatened, than I was.
Definitely! <3
Well, if you knew me not too long ago, you'd definitely think I've done some growing up. But nah, not ready to completely give up being young just yet. So, I'll act as immature as I want.
[He's always ready to either annoy, be amused or get reactions from people. Right now he's just amused.]
I don't need no keeper. [he grumbled.] Wait... I'm gonna turn into a real zombie?
[he blinks at having his head patted, and just chuckles, poking her in the cheek playfully.] You're real cute, suzie.
There's always that. When people you care about are in danger, you worry more than you worry for yourself. It's usually a given with most people. [he remembers Raijin and Fujin feeling that way about him, until they couldn't anymore during the war. He can't believe the things he gave up for a futile dream.]
^^ Good
I don't know, I think you definitely need a keeper sometimes. Trouble maker like you? Then again, better for us trouble-makers to stick together.
[It's what she usually does, hold the trouble-makers together. She's pretty decent at it.]
You're right. Probably the scariest moment that happened with all of them involved...
[Thinking back, and she's still overly good-natured, but her tones will be clearly more serious.]
Mother took us, as Happy face Girls, to a theme park in the Neitherworld. Not that she or Bertha or Prudence knew that was where it was. Beetlejuice joined us, as 'Betty'. We didn't know though, that this theme park had an insane mascot/owner, who wanted to brainwash everyone into liking him. He used these glasses to do so, and he got everyone but me. I had to trick him, using Prudence's discarded glasses. They were thick enough, and he didn't take a close enough look, to realize I wasn't brainwashed until it was too late. I managed to get close to BJ, and release him from the spell. From there, his magic was able to help us stop Bartholomew Bat.
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[He... well... he hadn't been making trouble in the months after the war and before coming here but once he saw old faces he knew and certain things got to him? He couldn't exactly help himself.]
That sounds pretty damn whacky... and admittedly entertainment for the masses. Too bad I can't visit that place.
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I suppose in my case it's better to ask 'what defines trouble?' Like I came home one day, and mother had hung pale yellow ribbons all over my room, and replaced my dark purple bedspread with a pale baby pink. Soon as she left, I tore it all down. I liked my spider-web curtains thanks.
[Of course, a moment later brought the return of the impish grin.]
Then again, I also am a regular participant in the Neitherworld holiday of Pranksgiving. I'd say that qualifies me pretty well as a trouble-maker.
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[he smirked.]
Okay, gotta hand it to you, pranks usually do cause a whole lot of trouble. Anyone ever lose their hair around you? or limbs [he asked with a mischievous gleam in his eyes]
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I'm the tame one, compared to BJ.
[Absolutely confident.]
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