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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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[ You can't rush Art, buddy. And everything she does is Art. Get with the program, already.

As is, Duo's concerns only make Phantom Thief Genius smirk more arrogantly. Now that she's decided to rend this ayakashi, it's as good as dead. All that remains is simply to seize the ideal moment and strike according to her aesthetic. Magnificently. Gracefully.

Right now, in fact.

Out comes the scythe, whirling with a vengeance at its opponent. Genius is used to matching her timing to ad-libbed partners. She strikes exactly when the lightning is at its ebb - and this time, slices multiple times. ] Rend!

[It was a good thing he didn't get motion sickness...]

If I could just...

[There had to be something more to this whole vessel thing, right? Weapon thing? Whatever? He wasn't even sure, as it was all still pretty new to him. But he was determined to get this over with as soon as possible.]

...make this do something...

[As she came down for the impact, shouting out her special little power word (whatever that was all about... sheesh), Duo found what it was he was looking for. The blade came to life with a bright green energy, lashing out as they made contact with the ayakashi and, well, "rending" it to pieces.]

[ All shinki "rend", or so Phantom Thief Genius has been led to understand. Trust her, if she didn't think the phrase was a requirement of the genre, she'd have improvised. "Ebony Revolution! Pure Wild Dance!" has such a nice ring to it.

As the ayakashi disperses, Genius lands, twirls the scythe, and plants it on the ground next to her. Right, that's done. Time to go. ] Revert, Deux.

[ You're just going to have to put up with her using that for your name, too. ]

Oof...

[Did she have to plant the handle so hard? Ugh... Plus, all that twirling... he was starting to feel a little dizzy. The green energy on the blade dissipated with a flash, and shadowy tendrils swirled around the entire scythe for a moment before Duo reappeared in its place.

With his arm still gripped by her hand...

He frowned and yanked it free.]

It's Duo... Due-OH... with an 'o'.

[Get it right!]

[ Yes, yes. Genius turns with a sweep of her cape and begins walking away. Having successfully stolen the ayakashi - or that's how she's going to think of it, anyway - her work here is Done. Curtains. Final bows have been swept. ] We should hurry.

[ Very matter-of-fact, very flat. How could you focus on trivialities when there are practical matters to discuss? ]

Oh... now you're in a hurry.

[Grumble grumble...

No worries, though. He was fast and agile. He got out in plenty of time.]

[ As does Phantom Thief Genius.

She leaves some red casablanca lily petals behind, however. To confound the authorities. ]

[Once outside and away.]

You left something behind?

Why would you do that?

Do you get all your examples from cheesy crime dramas?

[ Why, would that be a problem?

Genius sighs and dissolves the illusion surrounding her, even mimicking removing the mask before blowing on it to make it disappear.

Surprise! It's God of art and music, Shikyoin Hibiki! NOBODY SAW THAT COMING. ] Keep walking.

[ Which she does. Slowly, casually. As if she was just passing by.

Nothing to see here in the slightest. ]

[He rolled his eyes, pulling off his jacket and draping it over his arm as they walked.]

Question. Have you ever done something like that for real before? Like... without magic powers and shit?

Where is this query headed?

[ She doesn't see how it matters, keeping her eyes forward instead of on him. ]

Because... that was some major showboating that could have gotten us caught. In the real world, infiltration means secret, quiet, and unnoticeable.

[He huffed.]

You were lucky this time... but luck runs out.

[ Hibiki wants to laugh at the idea of someone lecturing her about how the "real" world works. There's so little that's real about it, sometimes. No one can possibly have penetrated the harsh depths of its illusions more than she.

But she also doesn't feel like talking about this, so she shrugs instead of replying. Were they noticed? No. Were they caught? No. Could she have handled it if they had been? What a preposterous question. ]

[Her silent shrug just irked him more. He growled under his breath, muttering a few annoyed complaints in the process, before glancing around again.]

Maybe we should split up. Once they view any cameras, they'll be looking for a pair.

If you insist.

[ It gets you out of her hair, so, whatever. Hibiki takes this opportunity to do something all gods can do but she rarely employs, preferring more elegant modes of transportation:

she teleports. Just. Poofs out of existence right there.

Have fun getting back to the temple, buddy. ]

[Establishing a meeting place might have been nice.

Jerk.

He grumbled to himself, shoved his hands in his pockets, and started walking.]