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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

It's so good, you have to try it!

[He's not typically so insistent about... well, much of anything, he doesn't think, but the drinks he's had already have gone to his head enough to quiet down the part of him that's always telling him not to be pushy, not to be too bold, not to make a nuisance of himself, so he's totally unashamed of being a little bit bossy now. He smiles at the good-looking stranger, handing off the glass and patting him soundly on the back.]

Haha... no, but that would be fun, wouldn't it? I'm just a fan. A volunteer!

[Viktor wasn't one to argue, especially not with such handsome individuals! Before he knew it, the drink was gone.]

Wow, you're right! That was delicious!

[And with a lopsided grin, he threw an arm over the other man's shoulders, pulling him in for what was probably way too long for a first meeting, but he couldn't bring himself to care.]

Well, mister volunteer, what would you say to coming with me while I sample some other offerings? I could use a man with good taste!

[Yuuri laughs, preening a little bit at the attention. This guy sure is friendly! He slings an arm around the stranger's shoulders with a bright, carefree laugh.]

I can help with that!

[And Yuri says he's not helpful!]

Oh good! I'm so glad I won't be on my own for this adventure.

[The guy's arm around him was far nicer than it should have been, but Viktor definitely wasn't going to complain! Instead, he just grinned even more widely and moved the tiniest bit closer.

And then it occurred to him that he had no idea what this handsome exuberant man's name was! He hadn't given his, either. How very impolite of both of them!]

I forgot to introduce myself! Forgive me, I can be forgetful at times. Especially when there's alcohol involved. My name is Viktor!

[Yuuri draws back from him enough to bow. It's about as graceful as if he was sober, but substantially less proper and more elaborate and flourish-y.]

Sorry, sorry! I'm Yuuri!

[His voice is a little bit singsong, dragging out the long u-sound -- "Yu~u~ri!"]

And I don't remember if I'm forgetful or not! I don't think I am, but I can't remember what I can't remember, so...

I never thought of it that way! What a good point!

[Have his happiest of drunken grins!]

Don't be sorry, Yuuri! I'm very happy to meet a drinking buddy who might be a genius, after all!

[He drew the u-sound out himself, tasting the word and deciding that he liked it very mucn! It was fun to say.

And then he moved away for the briefest moment to give a very flourishy bow of his own.]

Edited (i can html. sometimes) 2017-01-11 05:35 (UTC)

Well, the more I drink, the more of a genius I think I am. That's close enough, right?

[He takes Viktor's arm again, promenading him towards the bar.]

So, Viktor! Have you tried anything else on the menu here yet?

Sounds like it to me!

[Viktor was so happy to be walking beside such a smart, handsome man that he may have strutted, just the tiniest bit.]

No I haven't! Not this particular place, at least. I did try a really pretty blue drink a few streets over awhile ago though!

How about you? Any more recommendations for me?