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TEST DRIVE # 07



Whether you're trying to figure out how your character would fare in this setting, trying to get some samples together, or just dipping your toes in the water, you've come to the right place! The Test Drive is here to make your life easy by letting you see what the game is like without actually joining it first. So here is how it works:

1: Post a starter with your character, including whether they are a god or shinki in the subject line.
2: Act like your character is established enough in the setting to allow your thread to go places.
3: Take on any god/shinki of your choosing, as long as they're not already in the game!
4: Comment around to the other people on the meme.
5: Have lots of fun!

To get you started, here are some ideas for thread-starters! Feel free to come up with your own ideas if these don't strike your fancy, though.



Echoing Endlessly

Many people in the area are complaining about a strange echo following them around. It never seems to go away and, in fact, collects more and more echoes with each passing moment, creating a cacophony of sound. There have been reports of a few people slowly going crazy because of this echoing. It's your job to find what's causing it and put an end to the echoes!

French Frenzy

The new craze has swept over the city! Everything French is so in right now, and everyone wants something newer and Frenchier to make them stand out from the crowd. Just your luck, you happen to have something very French you can peddle - or maybe you can convince someone just how French your very Japanese things are!

Gateway Guardians

A very strange old shinki has left you with a very simple request: guard this door and don't let anyone through. It looks like a totally normal door on a totally normal house! You might be curious to peek through it, but it's locked and you were told not to go through yourself either...

Helping Hands

There's an ayakashi roaming around that is literally just hundreds of hands that randomly grab people and things and move them around before disappearing. The odd thing is that they are... actually doing good things? Maybe it's a scheme to suck people into a plagued afterlife without being caught, or maybe they just really want to help people out.

Irksome Illusions

There's a certain street in the downtown area that has some of the craziest rumors being spread about it. Apparently going down this street will just bring you back to the entrance, but when you turn around to head back you'll only find yourself at the entrance again. Moreover, there are a lot of creepy things that whisper and appear as you walk, more with each turn you make...



If you're uncertain about anything, feel free to check out the Premise, Rules, and FAQ posts. And don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have on the FAQ!
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Have fun!

Comments

Kageyama "Mob" Shigeo | Mob Psycho 100 | God

[shigeo]

Echoing Endlessly [Mob has taken up these odd tasks with some ease, since they're reminiscent of his job as an exorcist... it's the first time he's running the show, though, so he's taking his Shinki with him to investigate. Apparently it has less to do with strange spirits or psychics in this strange place, or at least the entities responsible aren't vulnerable to psychic energies according to the people that've filled him in. But that doesn't mean he's just going to send his "Shinki" in alone. He'll go along, concerned for their wellbeing as well, even if he's a bit awkward at expressing it. The sound is irritating as they get closer to the source, but he doesn't back down.]

French Frenzy [Poor Mob hasn't gotten anything French to sell, but there sure are people trying to sell it to him. He awkwardly has been trying to reject pushy salesmen all day, but he's such a doormat... by the time a woman approaches him and starts using crocodile tears, he's broken down.] Oh no, I'm sorry... please don't cry... hang on, maybe I have some money... [He's just forlornly looking through his coin purse...]

Gateway Guardians [He's not able to affect a lot of things with his psychic powers for his job as a God, since the Ayakashi aren't able to be destroyed by them, but that doesn't mean he can't use that power on other Gods and Shinki. He abhors using them against people, but he's been asked to perform this job, so here he is...] I can't let you in.

Irksome Illusions [Wandering around a corner and running face-to-face with a 14-year-old in a black gakuran is probably not helpful to the spooky atmosphere. But despite his tense body language, he calms down briefly when he sees who's bumped into him.] Oh. Sorry. You don't seem like a ghost.

Echoes

[lighttheway]

[ The god's shinki is a HUGE huge man. He seems to be rather content to follow the god's lead in this. It's easy for him. He was a soldier in his previous life. And while those echoes vaguely remind him of things he's glad he's forgotten about, he will push forward with his God, that strange lantern sitting at his side, closed for the moment. ]

It sounds like we're getting closer to it. Do you want me to go in first?

[ He makes an excellent meatshield ]

[shigeo]

[For all the danger, Mob never seems frightened. The atmosphere is tense and uncomfortable, but he shrugs at his Shinki.]

Mm. I can protect you, too, if you want.

[He's always had the ability to create a psychic barrier. It's never enough to completely handle Ayakashi, but it's strong... it can handle most surprise attacks from them, and is definitely powerful enough to handle other threats.]

We can go in together.

[lighttheway]

[ He'll leave the lantern alone then. Instead, he'll just look down at his small god and give a small nod. ]

I should be fine. But we should be ready in case something bad is in there. I will kick the door open and you can look and see what's inside.

[ It'll be just like a military operation. ]

On the count of three?

[shigeo]

If you want to keep the distance...

[He'll reach a hand out, and the knob will turn without either of them touching it - Mob's psychic power. But he doesn't open it yet.]

Ready?

[lighttheway]

[ That's something he'll never really get used to. But that's why Mob is a God and he's just a shinki. He still moves forward a littlem using that massive body of his as a little bit of an extra shield, just in case. ]

Ready. If anything comes running out, I'll grab it.

[shigeo]

Mm, thanks...

[He just awkwardly agrees, following behind him as he edged through the door. Mob admires Randel just as much... the man's huge, and strong, and brave.]

[lighttheway]

[ He has to let Mob go first because he pretty much takes up the entire doorway on his own. He has to duck not to hit his head on the top of the jam.

Inside, it's really dark. He blinks a few times to get his eyes used to it but he seems to avoid the light at his side. His Vessel is only for emergencies. ]

Stay close. It could be anywhere.

[ He closes his eyes to listen for the echo again. It's still coming from somewhere ahead of them. ]

[shigeo]

I'm right here.

[He'll definitely stay close, because he needs to keep the two of them safe - or at least, that's how he's interpreted his job as a God. He also just doesn't want anyone to get hurt.]

[lighttheway]

[ He's glad for that. Between the two of them, they're probably the world's safest duo. But because he knows he's got his God at his side, he can quietly shuffle forward going for the sound. ]

What do you think it is?

[ The words are spoken back, like some demented parrot is in there with them. ]

[shigeo]

An evil spirit. If it's not an Ayakashi, don't worry... I can exorcise it.

[Mob's voice also echoes, but he's so softspoken anyway that it isn't dizzying to hear his words ring again and again.]

[lighttheway]

If it is, I will take care of it for you. But I'll leave the exorcising to you. [ Mostly because he isn't equipped at all for that sort of thing. But it's getting really strange to hear, as the closer they get the more and more it starts sounding like them. Even he's starting to get a little creeped out. ]

[shigeo]

It's close, I think.

[The voice is effectively doubled, naturally, and Mob glances around for the spirit at the source. After a moment, he points towards something manifesting and steps back one to make sure he's close to Randel.]

It's an Ayakashi.

[lighttheway]

[ He watches it manifest. He said he would take it out. He honestly doesn't like hurting things, but it has to be done. God like his God looks after him. ]

I am going to grab it.

[ He's probably going to get torn the hell up in the process, but when it that any different from his previous life. Even without the vessel lit, the amount of pain he can tolerate is beyond comprehension. ]

Stay put, okay.

[ He's then going after the thing, completely intending to wrestle the thing into submission so his God can deal with the rest. ]

[shigeo]

Good luck.

[He'll still lay his hand on Randel, who will get a dose of Mob's psychic energy. It won't protect him much, but the psychic shielding will keep him from getting too hurt - it's the least Mob can do as he gathers up his newer power.]

[forgottenempress]

Are you afraid of ghosts, boy? [ Mileena stares down at him. She just pushes him from her away. Rude. She's the one who walked right into him. ] They can be quite useful.

[ She walks ahead, but when she turns around, it returns her into the entrance again ]

[shigeo]

[He's really, really easy to push around. He just stumbles back, looking sheepishly at her as she wanders.]

Ghosts aren't usually too scary.

[forgottenempress]

[ She makes an annoyed, growling sound, both at being teleported back, and at Mob's lackluster reaction. She's a scary lady, see. ]

Spoken like a true scholar. [ she sneers and makes as few steps as she can without outright entering it ]

[shigeo]

[He'll watch her puzzle at it. If he's nonplussed, it's only because she's in a "scary" outfit, which makes it harder for him to take her seriously.]

A spirit is responsible, though. Not a psychic.

French Frenzy // posted it in wrong place because sick OTL

[scrap_metal]

[ Isn't this kid one of the newer gods? Or shinkis-whatever. He steps in between him and the pushy saleswoman. There is one thing about the residents of Near Shore that is common ]

Just disengage, she'll forget your existence in a minute

[shigeo]

Oh, uh... is it really okay, though? To leave someone that's crying?

[But he's easily swayed to move, stepping back.]

[scrap_metal]

Are you sure those are real tears?

[ Genos asks as they witness the woman, who already forgot about them, discreetly use eyedrops on herself. Only to latch with the same crying intensity at nearest passer-by. Crocodile tears indeed. ]

[shigeo]

Huh? They could be fake?

[He's like 14 and naive he doesn't expect girls to fake being sad...]

[scrap_metal]

Seems that everything's allowed in business and war.

[ That's not how this saying went, but okay. ]

[shigeo]

Uhm. What do you mean...?

[He just glances back at the woman who's forgotten completely about them. Well, that's not too different than normal anyway...]