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TEST DRIVE # 12

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.

Daring Drinks

A couple of local bars are going out of their way to make new and interesting drinks for their customers to try, in a long-standing war between the two bars. Of course, they're going a little off the rails, so there are some very interesting - and somewhat scary - combinations popping out of the woodworks. And they want everyone passing by to try them.

Electric Eels

An odd ayakashi is causing some of the eels at the local aquarium to become literally electric, causing the eels to shock the other inhabitants in their tanks. This is causing a pretty big uproar and if it isn't fixed soon, someone could die or the aquarium might even just shut down entirely.

Frog Friend

Large frogs are popping up all over the place and following people around. They don't seem malicious in any way, but they are kind of creepy to look at, brightly colored, and leave trails of slippery goo wherever they stand. Oh, and they like to jump at people and knock them over, just for fun.

Gaseous Grandpas

A local home for older men is having a problem with a number of their inhabitants where they literally cannot stop farting and belching. It turns out this is the work of an ayakashi that just thinks farts and burps are funny and knows it's easier to get those sorts of things out of old people. Help the poor old guys out, would you?

Horrifying Hentai

Many known otaku in the area are dealing with a rather terrifying problem - every hentai they watch lately comes into reality very suddenly. Sometimes this means cute, begging girls, sure, but it also means tentacles and aliens and a whole rash of other things too. You'll have to stop the ayakashi that is bringing these 'fantasies' to life in order to save these guys.

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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

That thing was motivating, all right. You said you didn't know what it was either?

[Her smile's a little bit lopsided, caught between triumph (she did it! First day!) and concern at the thought of the big, toothy, purple bug thing back in that building waiting for them.

Or going back to tormenting all the old guys in there.

... Or coming after them, some more subtle way so they can't see it sneaking up. Ugh, she's not even going to think about that.]

I mean, it must have been an ayakashi, right? I'd only seen small ones before, but I can't imagine what else it would be...

... they look like that?

[Ick. She'd assumed it was some kind of supernatural monster, sure, but supernatural monsters felt like something she could handle. Grab them, subdue them, hand them over to, to... to whatever authority you've got. Or just kill them.

She hadn't seen giant bug ghosts coming. Serves her right for thinking she's got her feet on the ground when she can't remember anything.

She smooths down her jacket, trying not to look as panicked as she feels.]

I'd just heard about them before.

They all look different, I think... Or at least, there are a lot of different types?

I'm new, too, so I'm probably not the best person to get all the details from.

Right. Sorry. You're still doing better than me.

[Lots of different types, okay, check. She's going to have to be suspicious of everything she sees without sensing.

She runs her hand through her hair, and makes a face as she realizes it's three-quarters fallen out of its bun. That's not helping the whole doesn't-know-what-she's-doing vibe, she thinks, and starts tucking it back up properly.]

How new are you, anyway?

Very new. I really only "arrived" a couple of days ago, this is my first time coming to the Near Shore unaccompanied.

[He's still figuring out more or less everything!]

What about you?

It's my first day.

[And was it probably a terrible idea to come poke around this building just because she'd heard something about unusual events involving body functions?

Yeah, okay, it was. She sighs.]

[Man, it's a good thing for both of them that they ended up poking around the same stupid place!]

I guess we both have a lot of settling in to do, then.

[It's probably the only reason they haven't both had their heads bitten off by centipede things separately! She snorts, self-consciously, and tucks the last wisp of hair back into a bun that's pinned a little askew.]

You're not kidding. Nice to meet you, Yuuri.

[They'd been kind of busy running for their lives when they exchanged names, but right now they're okay, so she holds out a hand to shake.]

[Yuuri smiles politely and shakes her hand.]

It's nice to meet you, too, Myfanwy.

[Too bad he's way too young for her, she thinks a bit wistfully: he is cute.]

Anyway, I should track down my god. I've got to explain this whole thing.

[And she's not looking forward to that, but, well, the sooner the better. Or something like that. She'll need backup.]

You should too. At least, if you're thinking of going back in there anytime soon, bring backup.

Don't worry, I won't be wandering in there alone again. I'm going to tell my god about it, too, maybe he'll be able to help.

Please take care of yourself, too. Good luck getting settled in with your god and everything!

Edited 2017-01-04 23:51 (UTC)

Thanks. You too.

[She raises a casual hand, and heads off, slowly enough to accommodate her brand-new blister. There's a shrine down the street.

It'll do.]