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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 feels dangerous.

[That's more honest than she'd actually wanted to be, but that creepy tingle at the back of her neck is still there, unabated. She shakes it off and lets her arms fall back to her side. She's an adult, dammit.]

... You didn't happen to hear why, did you?

[He doesn't answer right away, seemingly staring off into the distance before he blinks and looks at her.]

Unfortunately, no.

[It's not technically a lie.]

All I know is learning about it will just cause mayhem.

[She'd like to know. She hates having some indistinct threat hanging over her head, like an unholy hybrid of Schrodinger and Damocles. It's going to have to be enough to know that there's something to worry about, though, for now, and she shouldn't put too much thought into those missing memories until she knows for certain what she's risking.]

Thanks for the warning anyway.

[He gives her a grin.]

You're welcome. We gotta stick together.

[Especially in a position such as theirs.]

That's the truth.

[She smiles back, lopsidedly.] And I should get back -- I've got to soak this or I'll never get the amphibian out.

[She plucks at her shirtfront with thumb and forefinger, making a face.]

[Lavi laughs.]

That might be a good idea. It was nice meeting you.

Same to you.

[She lifts one hand in a casual wave and turns to head for the nearest shrine. This calls for a quick escape. Walking around looking like she's rolled in snot isn't the image she'd like to project....]