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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!

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I don't know.

[ And he's beginning to feel judged for that, too, if the growl in his voice is any indication. ]

We've not yet met.

[ Whoa, did that offend him too? Are all Schwarz so sensitive? For some reason, Naru thought they were all supposed to be badasses. Or maybe when an ex-psion gets their memories wiped, this is what happens to them. Naru might feel sorry for the guy, if he didn't feel terrified of him at the same time. ]

Hmmm okay.

[ .... ]

You want any company while you wait for them?

[ That question, at least, doesn't offend. Farf regards Naru for a long moment, clearly considering his offer.

At last he shrugs. ]

If it's not a sin for me to speak with another god, then you can stay.

It's not a sin, [ this he can say with confidence! Though why is he confident at all?? He just agreed to keep Farfarello company. What is he thinking??

He's suddenly remembering that time Knight punched Ran in the face because Ran accused Crashers of being a bunch of do-gooders. Ran probably had the right idea... Well HOPEFULLY this won't be a very long wait. He trots over to the store window and peers inside. ]

Have you seen this tank? That fish in there is like pink or something! That's so cool...

[ It still feels like a sin... but if the little god says it's fine, then Farf will take his word for it. If his god shows up and gets mad about this, Farf can just throw the little god under the bus.

Literally. He will literally throw Naru under a bus.

Looking at fish is a distraction from his stalwart Waiting For God, but he can't deny that they're eye-catching. Or that he was checking them out before Naru arrived.

He keeps his back to the window display, but, after a moment, he offers: ]

I like the blue ones.

[ He means the tank of iridescent guppies with huge peacock-like tails down in the far corner. ]

[ The little god is happily oblivious to thoughts of buses and being thrown under them, though that doesn't mean he's off his guard. You should never be off your guard around Schwarz, memory-wiped or not. Still, it does seem weirdly normal of Farfarello to remark upon something he likes. Especially a mundane thing like fishes and the colors of them.

Schwarz are regular people, sometimes? Maybe?? Naru never thought he'd find out. Though he supposes they have to eat and sleep like ordinary folk. ]

What, these? Yeah, those are kinda pretty too! [ Such long tails, too. He wonders if they ever get snagged on anything when they swim. ]

Hey, look at that thing! What is that, even??

[ It's a weird four legged thing that has a face like a grinning pokemon. Is it a fish? Is it a salamander? What the hell. ]

[ That's why they're so beautiful. They're sturdy little bodies with huge graceful lace fans for tails -- an irresistible lure for any predator, snag of coral, or even an irritated schoolmate. The slightest touch of the world soils them.

Don't fucking judge.

He doesn't turn around at Naru's next comment, but there's a long pause as he debates what to say. Finally, he settles on: ]

How can there be a thing you don't know, if you're a god?

[ That's... that's simply not possible. Gods are omniscient. Aren't they? ]

[ Seriously, Farfarello. You need to stop obsessing over gods and judging and all that stuff. Naru was never much of a spiritual person and he doesn't judge you if you are, but it's feeling a bit ... intense. ]

I know stuff! [ he says with energy. He does, he really does! Ask him about how to hack MarioKart so you get infinite items, he knows it all. You wanna know how to acquire (and set) the best plastique money can buy? Look no further! ]

Anyway, it's a walking fish. [ Why yes, he just made that up, but he sure sounds like he knows what he's talking about. ]

...don't you wanna check it out?

[ Farf's dossier should have warned Naru that he could be a bit intense when it came to religion, memories or no. And the idea that gods can be flawed is really grating on him.

If gods can be ignorant, then gods can make mistakes. And a god that makes mistakes is an idea that sets Farf's blood running cold. How could you trust a god like that? If their actions could be based on incorrect information... if they could be wrong, then...

...then were they even gods at all?

No. No -- he shakes his head harshly -- he can't think like that, not for a moment! The little axolotl bobs in its watery house, but Farf isn't looking at it. No, he's looking at Naru, and very intensely. ]

A god cannot be wrong. [ The way he says it, though... it's almost like he wants Naru to reassure him. There's a humming coming from somewhere, high-pitched like an electrical whine -- it's really annoying. Can't Naru hear it?

(Of course he can't, Farf -- it's in your head.) ] A god cannot be wrong!

[ Okay, creepy! Super creepy!! Naru can feel those eyes boring holes through him like laser beams. Like ... Cyclops? He does just have one eye. Hahaha...not really funny, no. (Besides, Cyclops doesn't shoot lasers, but optic blasts from another dimension, his brain helpfully supplies). ]

I'm not wrong! I didn't say I was wrong. [ He's going to insist on this. He has a feeling if he says otherwise, he might get shanked. ]

You shouldn't question me, either. You're just a shinki, and all. [ Not exactly what Naru believes, but he's running with it ... ]

[ Meanwhile, Farf is just getting more and more certain that this little creature isn't a god at all. What kind of a god doesn't know things? What kind of a god stutters and twitches like a rabbit? ]

So punish me.

[ He takes a step away from the glass, and holds out his hands to the sides in a mockery of a bow. ]

I doubt you. Show me your thunder and wrath.

[ Forget terrifying. Now he's just being annoying. Naru might not be the best combat guy of Crashers, but he's still Crashers! Or ex-Crashers. He stiffens a bit and frowns proudly. ]

Hmph. I don't see why I should, but I could demonstrate some of my powers.

[ And good thing he has some, too. Unlike his human self, who was pretty damn good at lots of things, but nothing especially supernatural/magical. He brings his arm out in front of him, hand down. He snaps his fingers and turns his hand up. A flame rises up from his palm. Don't get too close...it can flare up in an instant and scorch the eyebrows right off your face.

Now, if only he had this power back when he was a delinquent pyromaniac, before Queen picked him off the street. The damage he could've done! ]

[ Fire powers? Berserker of Schwarz wouldn't have been impressed by simple fire powers.

The shinki Farfarello is only dubiously impressed. Thinking that it might be illusory fire, he reaches out for it, trying to grab it or pass his fingers through it or really whatever he can get away with. ]