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TEST DRIVE # 08

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.

Junky Jokes

There is a small spirit girl who is determined to hear some funny jokes before she passes on to the next life. Your job is to come up with some horribly bad, wonderfully funny jokes to make her laugh. Be warned, though, she's got a very serious face that's hard to crack.

Knights Knives

The swords of the knights at a local museum's exhibit have gone missing. They are praying for them to be returned because these swords are worth so much and such a great part of history. Hopefully you'll be able to find them, because otherwise those prayers are going to someone else.

Ludicrous Lightning

There's been a streak of heat lightning going on. It's so intense that sometimes the lightning will light up the night sky as if it were day and there have been numerous power outages in the area. Go help out the people who are without power and make sure that everyone can still live as normally as possible!

More Money

Who doesn't need more money? A little convenience store needs help since all of their employees have fallen ill at the same time. They're offering double wages to anyone who will work for them. Unfortunately, the store is a hot spot for misfortune and ghouls of various kinds. Have fun!

Neon Nourishment

Surprise! A very American man is shoving neon bright candy and cakes at everyone who will stop for even a moment, and he easily notices all Far Shore residents as well. Which means every time you pass him, you'll be getting more and more of this hideously colored food. Enjoy~

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!
When and if you're ready to join the game, check out the Taken Characters before throwing in a Reserve and starting on your Application
Have fun!

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[T...rue...]

I guess we'll just have to see. [Honestly, couldn't Patchy probably figure out a way to confer at least one doll upon Alice with her god power since I apped her as being able to write down things and manifest them? I told you Patchouli is an asshole.

Anyway, she nods but moves back over to examine the... substance...]

Do you suppose there are some flavors of human-world sweets and the like that cannot even be approximated by natural ingredients and must entirely be synthetic? I know that the flavor of banana sweets is based on an extinct strain of bananas, but that's not exactly the kind of instance that I'm thinking of. Something lacking any natural ingredients except maybe for sugar? This looks like nothing I've ever seen before.

[Although for now- it's a good idea. Not with the ideas running through heads currently. Doll mounted attack bunnies.]

Perhaps. I don't know of anything more from the outside world, although the shopkeeper did have some candies that were from there at one point. I'm not sure what 'Cotton Candy' is but I doubt it is fit for consumption for anyone over the intellect of two.

[Of course..there is one test but...Alice isn't sure she even wants to attempt. Mocking nor the idea of a sugar overload. Going to grab a fork and another knife to cut more off and try and get a better look on the inside.]

[That sounds awesome, though.]

Hm. Cotton candy is mostly sugar, I believe. So that might be as close to "completely synthetic" as human food can get. Inasmuch as that could be called food.

[She's going to give it another brief examination, then set it back down while she waits for Alice to get the fork.]

[It does but for now, one step at a time.

Returning with the knife and fork, trying to pull the piece apart a little bit.]

Sounds...odd and like it would cause a overdose if not watched. It is safe to say that this is not going to explode by this point.

[Although...curious on how it was made now. Both the currently being examined items and Cotton Candy. Moving the glass to the side and thinking on this for now.]

I can't see of anything else that can be done without more items that are not available or someone trying it.

[Indeed. This is definitely not an ordinary piece of food by any means.]

I'm certainly not going to, and I don't expect you would, so I guess we're just going to have to leave this for now.

Disappointing. I was really hoping to get to some sort of a result. Oh well. I guess we'll just have to hope that that person didn't run into too many people, since I doubt most of them would stop to question the horrendous colors, but on the other hand, he did have enough that I don't think that's likely.