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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

[He takes a step back with her, glad to have her let him go. Who know girls were strong enough to make his arm start going numb...]

Then why not use the-[That tentacle got a little too close!]-m and find out?!

[It's not fair that she's agile and he's not! He's not so lucky, tentacle wrapping around his leg and knocking him down.] Now would be fucking nice! This things gonna.... it's gonna do something that I am not consenting to!

[Really gotta work on the battle talk.]

[She yelps in surprise, when she realizes her dodge made it just grab for him instead.]

O-Okay! Hang on, it's...!

[Ugh, it needs to stop wriggling so much so she can aim! Finally, she gets a clear shot, and holds out her open palm. A fireball launches from her hand, striking the tentacled creature dead center.

It might not damage it much, but it gets it to loosen its grip on Nari, at least.]

Hurry up!

[She blasts it with another fireball to keep it from making another grab at him, while he presumably joins her in attempting to escape.]

[At least the creature doesn't make any noises when it's hit, but it does wriggle around more violently. Nari lets out a few panicked yelps as the tentacles whip a little to close to his head. He uses his arms as a shield and takes a few blows before the thing lets go enough for him to get up. It's a struggle as he tries to dodge the tentacles, but hey, he's out of its warpath.

He limps a bit as he tries to run to safety.]

That thing had a way stronger grip than you. [How convenient that there's an alley he can duck into.] Hey, do you know how to check for a broken bone or sprained ankle?

[Just what every girl wants to hear. Someone comparing literally anything about her with a tentacle beast.

She follows him into the alley, keeping a watch out for any pursuit. She's the one with long-range abilities (that they know of) here, after all.]

Huh?

[Distracted from her lookout, she turns to him with a confused look.]

I think you'd be able to tell if you were hurt that badly...

[There's a lack of brain-to-mouth filter sometimes.

He gives her a look.]

I'm asking because I don't think I can.

[He figures it's supposed to feel sharp? It's just annoying to him to have to limp.]

[Now that they seem to be away from the creature, she looks back at him. And notices he does seem to be favoring one leg.]

Wait... you don't feel that?

[That does not sound good.]