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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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( oh no, did someone see him? please don't let it be... please don't let it be...
he turns. sigh. of course it is... )

L-Luna. ( he looks down at himself, wincing, realizing what he must look like, then casts a glare back at the frog, who is giving no indication it's done anything wrong, of course. ) Not sure I'd call him a friend, more like one of those guys you just can't get rid of...

( as he shakes out his hands again, some of the spit splatters on the ground around him. he sighs, resigned to this terrible fate. ) I probably look a mess, don't I.

[Luna's smile softens at that. She could picture Noctis describing Gladio or Prompto that way. Not that she can reminisce out loud, of course.]

I'm sure he didn't do it on purpose.

[She tilts her head, looking him up and down.]

Mm... perhaps a bit. Would you like me to draw a bath for you?

[A goddess, waiting on her shinki. It seems a bit backwards, but that's just the way she is.]

A what? ( well that caught him off guard. not to mention, he seems to have forgotten all about the state of the saliva as he just sort of... stares at her for a moment, trying to regain what little of his composure he had left.

if any. ) No that's— ah... ( a bit backwards indeed. he's scratching the back of his head, totally oblivious to the drool and slime that is now successfully integrating into his luscious locks, giving himself a mighty fine cowlick. ) That's okay, you don't have to do that, I...

( why was she always so nice to him? it seemed like it was like this every time they met... ) I can do it. ( a pause. ) By myself, I mean.

Edited 2017-01-23 23:08 (UTC)

Oh... yes, of course.

[Her smile flickers for a moment as she nods back at him. That was probably too much.]

You're not a child, after all.

( oh... did he say the wrong thing? why was it he seemed to always say things that made her smiles quiver like that, even if he only caught sight of it for the second it lasted...

thankfully, this was right about the time the gigantic frog started to smack its lips again. instinctively noct placed himself between his goddess and the frothing fiend. )

Hey, don't even think about it. She's off limits. ( he gives it a long hard glare again, probably looking not at all intimidating seeing as how he was already covered in goo. the thing seemed to back off a little, at least. enough for him to glance back at lunafreya over his shoulder. )

Why don't we go inside? I doubt we'll get some peace out here with this guy hanging around.

[Luna's thankful for the distraction. She didn't want to have to explain herself. And while she was certainly capable of driving the frog off on her own, she can't help but feel touched when Noct gets between them.]

...Yes, of course. Thank you, Noctis.

[At least her smile is back. She looks over his shoulder, back at the frog, for a moment.]

You behave yourself, now. No jumping on people.

[She won't wait to find out if it listens.]

( he turns to follow her, giving pause for a moment as he turns back, pointing two fingers to his eyes, then to the frog, as though the creature will somehow understand the warning.

a hurried step as him back on her heels again, as he catches up, walking just a step behind. that was... probably proper, right? )

I think he's more likely to listen to you than me, you know. Heh. ( she'd been so much nicer to it, even. maybe the forceful approach didn't help. )

So is there... some place I can wash up? ( he really wasn't a fan of looking so undignified in front of his goddess... )

[The frog gives an indignant croak, staring straight back at Noctis, but mercifully doesn't follow them inside the temple.]

It's important to know when to be gentle instead of forceful.

[Another lesson she learned from her time as the Oracle. She's certainly capable of both, but a light touch can be useful.]

Yes, of course. The bath is right through here.

[She doesn't seem to mind the slime being tracked into the temple, at least, as she leads him through the pure white passageways and toward a large and opulent bath chamber.]

( noctis on the other hand, seems to be pretty aware of the mess he's making, and trying to minimize it by unsuccessfully tip-toeing behind her, standing up upright and at attention when she denotes the direction of the bath. )

Thanks, I'll... ( a hand through his hair has a trail of sticky grossness from head to hand. yeuch. ) I'll be quick.

( and with that, he ducks inside, trying to avoid any more embarrassment.
which apparently seems impossible, because only a few moments later there's a bellow from the room. )

Ugh!! No, don't—!

( do you dare venture inside, luna... )

Edited 2017-01-29 19:14 (UTC)

Take your time.

[Okay, that is a little gross, but Luna keeps her polite smile right where it is. Her lips do quiver just a bit, though. She turns to leave, but stops short as she hears that cry.]

Noctis...? Is everything all right in there?

[She isn't opening the door just yet - just leaning against it and raising her voice so he can hear her.]

Lunbwaaaaagh! Everything's—! ( comes a garbled reply.
there sounds to be quite a commotion coming from within, which is finally followed up with a— ) How do you even— gwahhh!

( if she braves it inside, she'll find noctis, fully dressed still from the waist down, flailing in front of a heavy stream of water. it's pelting him in the face as he tries to shield himself from the coming onslaught, a broken off faucet gripped in his hand. )

[After hearing all of that, Luna does venture inside, half expecting to find Noctis covered in a dozen of those frogs from earlier. But the sight she does find is so much more hilarious that she bursts into laughter right there in the doorway.]

Ahahaha... oh! Oh, I'm sorry, Noctis!