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TEST DRIVE # 13

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.

Illegal Irritations

Nothing supernatural about this one, there are just some guys sell illegal drugs and weaponry in some of the back alleys of Tokyo. They might solicit you to try and get your business or you might just happen upon them targeting someone else. Either way, are you really okay with letting this go on in your city?

Jumping Jellyfish

For some strange reason, a bunch of jellyfish have taken to literally jumping out of the ocean and all over the beaches. They seem to be scared of something in the water, but be that as it may, they're scaring away all the beach tourism! Quick, figure out how to get them back in the water!

Kooky Kickoff

A brand new store is opening up and, as part of their grand opening, they want people to perform for their potential customers! And they're just dragging people off of the streets and shoving them into ridiculous, off-brand character costumes to do it. Whether you're part of the show or watching others make fools of themselves, it promises to be a good time.

Lovely Lingerie

There's a great, new brand of lingerie being sold in Akihabara that is all the rage right now. They're stylish and sexy and come in all shapes, sizes, and colors! There's even some that are themed after popular shows. But people who are buying them keep winding up missing. Coincidence?

Manic Molting

So many birds are molting on the spot for no reason, shedding feathers all over the streets, on peoples' cars, and in any space they can get into. It's really not their fault, but darn if it's not making things difficult to do with all these feathers around! Either help clean up or figure out how to stop the mass molting!

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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[There's a blink and then a furrow of the eyebrow(s).

That was quite a strong reaction from the younger man, and it makes Lavi look at him even more curiously. It was even more curious when he heard the brief slip, but he pushes it away, thinking it was nothing.

He patiently waits though for the other man - god - to regain his composure, though the curiosity continues to build up.]

Then why're you lingering here? [He's onto you.] Normally people wouldn't just stand and watch two people brawling unless they're here for a good show.

The slimy mess by the water was the question of the hour for everyone visiting the beach, and Felicia was no different. The glimmer and shine of the mess had first attracted her attention because of how it resembled a crystalline sheet of ice that had drifted upon the beach, prompting her own curious investigation that quickly turned to regret. She had quickly taken to hopping between the piles of gelatinous mess upon the sand, avoiding the goop as much as possible when the stranger grabbed her wrist suddenly.

Felicia squeaked in surprise when her balance was thrown off and she toppled into the young man-- but, fortunately didn't fall right over into the mess at their feet.

"I don't know, but don't touch it," Felicia warned, her voice low and serious. "People are saying it's a bunch of some kind of animal, and it's trouble!"

[Dokugakuji appears next to Ri, having teleported in from the Far Shore. He's a massive 6' tall with a sword at his side, decked out in a white jacket. It seems like he's not even paying attention to Ri right now.]

... Huh. Alright, well what are we gonna do about this Meji?

Tristepin gave a start when a voice scolded him from above, and he looked up with a frown.

"My no man's what?" he asked, scratching his head. This gave aforementioned villain time to dash forward and land a good solid punch right to Tristepin's jaw, sending him reeling backward with a grunt of pain.

He didn't fall, though--it would take more than that to knock him off his feet--and straightened quickly, rubbing his jaw with one hand and glowering at the decidedly startled man who threw the punch. Clearly this fellow wasn't used to his punches being so easily rolled with.

"Whoever's talking to me, could you hold that thought until I'm done here?" he asked, still not quite sure where the voice had come from or what it wanted. "I'd love to chat, but I'm a little busy at the moment."

He could worry about weird voices from the sky later. Right now, there were bad guys to vanquish!

[ It isn't like that at all. And if he knew exactly what she were thinking... there are so many things he'd want to say to that. Even if his hands were so infuriatingly bound; which is not a thing he ever tolerated very well.

But as it is his expression smooths a little at that—something quieter and reflective. Because of the question she asked, but.. also because of that not-good feeling.

(Lux, what were you thinking?)

But then she always had hated that sort of smile of his. ]

[ ... ]

...It's a little different... [ It's a very quiet, distant sort of way in which he speaks, not looking to her. In fact he turns away; towards the horizon. ]

But.. to me, when a soul becomes corrupt... I think it's because they're someone who felt things very strongly. Who became something so sad because they grieved and regret even their own life to the point where they'd give it up to their own darkness. Who then hate the thing they've become—because they were so very human.

But what I can see is the person they were still inside that. The person they want to be again, even if to everyone else they're a monster that means them harm.

[ It is how Allen will always understand that general sort of situation. In his own world, in the world of Enprise that followed it—and here now. ]

"Of course I can see you!" he said, looking baffled but releasing her hand. He had learned quite quickly that girls who didn't want to be touched would let you know quite violently if you crossed a line. "I mean, you're standing right the-- Oh, right."

The whole... gods and souls and so on thing. He kept forgetting about that. This wasn't at all what he'd expected from the Afterlife, but he guessed that all things considered, it wasn't so bad. At least he still got to beat up bad guys and have adventures. He wasn't sure what he would have done if it was all clouds and angels and harps and such.

"Right, yes, the... Far Shore," he said, giving the girl a firm nod. "I'm Tristepin de Percedal, a Knight of the Order of the Shushu. Or, well... I was." He rubbed the back of his neck. "Guess I still am, sort of. Techno-ly. Right?" Maybe.

He cast his eyes back toward the water and frowned worriedly.

"That means most of these people can't see us, then, right?" he asked, looking back at her again. "Is there any way to find out what's going on? We can't just run away--somebody's gonna get hurt in this mess."

[ But he'll also turn back to Lux and smile then, not brightly but with a certain sort of calm, undeterred certainty. ]

But an ayakashi is different than that. Sometimes it's a soul that's fallen to such an extent, but sometimes I think it's just the dark feelings people have that take on lives of their own and turn even normal people into monsters.

Regardless, I think they're creatures that don't deserve the sadness of their own existence. That they should be freed from the darkness that binds them.

So I hope they go somewhere they can find rest, too.

[It was the flaring of the red aura that caught his attention.

The lingering heat doesn't bother him; his own aura flaring briefly in response to the other man's.]

Seems like you've got yourself a meal there.

The girl he caught by the wrist seemed so startled by the sudden contact that she stumbled, and Tristepin quickly caught her, eyes wide and a little apologetic.

"Sorry!" he said, shaking his head. "Didn't mean to scare ya! I just wanna know what's going on..."

Of course, since she told him not to touch the stuff, that only made him want to touch it more. Hefting her back upright, he squinted a little and inched closer to the nearest glob of clear gelatinous goo.

"A bunch of animals?" he echoed, leaning down, but managing to refrain from contact for a moment. The stuff could have resembled something between a Larva and a Mushd, maybe. Or a Puddly, perhaps. But it didn't look quite like anything he was familiar with. Glancing back up at the girl, he quirked his mouth and reached out to poke at the jellylike substance with one finger. "Trouble?" he echoed, and laughed brightly. "How could some goo be trouble?" He looked back down at it as it wobbled beneath his finger, and started swirling his hand a bit, watching as it rolled. "Look, it's like jam! Why is everybody so afraid of--"

And that was when something went horribly wrong. A sharp, stinging pain erupted in his fingertip where he'd been touching the goo, and with a yawp of alarm, Tristepin pitched backward and recoiled his hand, holding it against his chest and looking utterly betrayed.

"Don't touch it it's made of fire!" he yowled, scrabbling backward and then sucking on his finger a moment before making a noise of disgust and pulling his hand away from his mouth. "Eugh! And it tastes horrible, too!"

You can see that?

[ She turned toward him then, surprised awe illuminated clear as day on his face. Was that the power of a god—or, at least, the one she served—to be able to see such a thing?

It was...

She wasn't sure she had words for it. Awe-inspiring, really. That someone could have such power and not go mad.

And humbling, to be as a weapon that fought by the side of someone like that. ]

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[ Strong reactions are just how Allen rolls okay. Especially in the war between emotional rollercoaster reunion and being miffed at the accusation. Especially when... Lavi, he doesn't...

...doesn't seem to recognize him? ]

Even if they're like this someone has to make sure they don't go too far! [ He really was babysitting. How guilty would he feel if it turned ugly because he messed with them. Which speaking of, that bag he dropped, the one he's no longer handling as someone non-living..

"! I told you I didn't nick it!!" would be the mixed outcry from one of the men as he manages to break free and— ]

Edited 2017-02-02 04:17 (UTC)

[ He might catch that sudden look of wonder at his words, but Lux was quick to push it aside, brushing a few errant strands of blond hair that had freed themselves from her ponytail away from her face.

Nodding once, a smile both somewhat serene but also quite resolute catching in her features. ]

I'm glad that you feel that way.

[ Really glad. That they had at least that much to create a sort of synergy as they figured the logistics out was a relief. Not that she was truly worried, as far as he was concerned.

But having that bit of confirmation was good. ]

I wish there was a way to prevent them from appearing, but... I suppose something like that is impossible, isn't it? That a person might always have darkness within them as well, whether they are aware of it or not.

[ A person. Not a god or a shinki. ]

Edited 2017-02-02 05:08 (UTC)

[ ...swoops in—completely oblivious to the god and shinki also standing there—to nick the bag right back (garnering an outraged insult from the other fellow).. before taking off down the alley with a running leap.

Well. Crap. ]

Edited 2017-02-02 04:20 (UTC)

[Get ready for the heartbreak, Allen, when Lavi confirms that this is the first time he's met you.

He opens his mouth to say something, possibly to retort his words, when the man nicks the bag away from Allen and runs off. A blink, two blinks, and he reels back as the other man gives chase, screaming obscenities into the air.

Lavi watches them for a minute or two before he glances back at the younger man.]

...Gonna go after them?

"I told you not to touch it!" Felicia squeaked, hopping out of the way and dragging him with her. "It's a weird kind of fish that stings. I don't think it'll make you too sick, but lots of people needed to leave the beach already because of it!"

Moving quickly, she guided him further inland to safety before she took his injured hand in her's for a better look. The finger in question was already looking red and blotchy, as if it had been stung by a nettle, and she bit her lip sympathetically at the sight.

"Lots of people say it itches alot...but, maybe...."

She looked up at him, completely serious.

"How badly does it hurt? I might be able to do something."

kickoff

No. No, I couldn't possibly--

[The queen squeals a little as her wrist is grabbed, and grips her wrist with her other arm.]

No, please, don't take my gl--mpff!!

[She shouldn't have worried. On top of her gloves and heavy gowns is a furry mascot suit, with her bright blue eyes just peeking out between the sharp plastic teeth in its mouth.]

...I have no idea what I should be doing.

jellyfish

[...hesitantly, oh-so-hesitantly, she pulls one glove off. Finger by finger, and then, instead of laying it aside, she clutches it in her other hand.

She touches the sea water hesitantly, not even dipping her hand in, just skimming it... and gasps, as spirals and fractals of ice spin out and about. One streak hits a jellyfish, that collapses and freezes up in the now-cold water.

The surrounding jellyfish see it and are terrified, now jumping out even more frequently, in a snowy haze of brainless invertebrates.

Elsa just made it worse.]

wildcard

[hit me!]

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[ Mikoto turns and --- ]

[ 'Pay attention!' Heaven's messenger finally lost his temper when the Red King fell asleep on him for the fourth time since- since! It had only been ten minutes! 'This is important! You can't just--'

'I know already.' Mikoto interrupts, finding his voice annoying. He doesn't open his eyes and remains on the sofa seemingly half-asleep. Still, he had listened. 'The God's greatest secret' He yawns. 'I heard you the first time.' ]

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[ At least he's used to it... Except for this kind of impending heartbreak. This kind of heartbreak will suck. What kind of cruel deity—

(Oh.)

But sweating a little at watching the two idiots go tearing off or not, Allen.. looks a little oddly mollified at the question as his eyes slide back to the redhead. Or queasy. It's hard to tell. ]

Would there be a point...? [ Although to his credit it's still oh-so-dry. ]

L— [ hn ] ...why are you here...?

[There's a bit of concern at the expression masking the other man's face.

Is he sick?

Even so, Lavi takes a step closer to him to examine him, but there's that slip again and it makes Lavi want to frown, wondering what it is that he keeps wanting to say.]

What do you mean why am I here? [A head tilt, his own expression becoming guarded briefly before it eases up and there's a smile.] Why are you here?

E... excuse me! You probably shouldn't be eating that!

[ It's barely yelled out even as this shinki's running over. Sure, he may be out of uniform but that sword strapped to his side might be familiar.

Either way, he's hurrying over and catching his breath the minute he gets there. ]

I know it looks like a good idea but picking jellyfish out of the water isn't really a good idea. Even if you managed to broil it a bit...

[ Izumo was the last person he expected to see here, but didn't that errand boy tell him that only Gods and Shin---

His aura suddenly flares, erupting like a volcano inside him as the very notion of Izumo being a shinki tears through his control drawing flames hot enough to melt the ground beneath him. ]

[ Because he can barely concentrate with the crushing wall of questions—"Lavi?" "where have you been?" "are you alright?" "I was worried—I'm sorry.."—and emotions he has and something

keeps

stopping

him

—damnit. ]

Apparently to have my good name slandered. [ oh how he knows that smile ]

[There's a brief jerk of surprise that came from Izumo.

This definitely wasn't what he was expecting - not a reaction strong as this.

He recognizes the aura, if only because of his own, but this man's aura was stronger. The ground was melting beneath the other man, though, and it's the only reason why Izumo moves forward.

His own aura flickers, the warmth sweltering as it got to him and he clenches his jaw briefly to ignore it all. Instincts were warning him not to get too close.

Don't get close.

Dangerous, dangerous.

Izumo ignores them all as he comes to stand in front of the other man.]

[ And opening her mouth to perhaps say something else, she is very rudely interrupted by something else.

A low grumble, not from any kind of ayakashi or the like, but from another sort of beast.

Putting a hand on her stomach, she smiled somewhat bashfully, looking all but a bit embarrassed. ]

I... didn't realize that fighting like that would make someone so hungry. Ahaha...

[ At least this seemed to all be wrapped up? ]

[ While Yata's busy stuttering and blushing, Bandou's got the biggest grin on. They definitely picked a good prayer to answer, at least in his opinion. ]

'Cause this is where all those girls keep disappearing.

[ And he's gonna walk right into that store, so hurry up and don't be a wuss, Yata! ]

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Lingerie duh