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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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1. [Illegal]

Weapons Gladio had no issue with. If anyone was so bold as to try to sell him something, the God would gladly take the time to examine their wares and talk shop, so to speak, with the vendors. Why shouldn't everyone had access to a good weapon?

Drugs, however, we a whole separate issue. Himself, Gladio could just shrug it off, and it wasn't like anyone was going to try to push anything on him as physically intimidating as he was. The issue was, however, that these goons had an innocent who was clearly in no way interested in what they had to offer backed into a corner.

"Let him go," The large, tattooed man said in the most intimidating voice he had, standing a few meters away looking rather intimidating. But of course the low-lifes wanted to challenge him. Of course. It was almost funny how easily he could dodge each and every one of their attacks, make them run into each other and redirect their momentum so they ran into walls. Obviously, he was well trained, whereas they were not. The fight ended as the leader of the gang called for his crew to flee, and Gladio was left inspecting the one large cut on his forearm one of them had managed to land with a switchblade.

2. [Jellyfish]

Jellyfish... Ocean life was something Gladio didn't have much experience with, but he was decently aware of the biology and habits of other types of wildlife. Aware enough to know this was a troublesome behavior, but what to do about it?

Well for now, getting the poor creatures back into the water was the best he could do. He winced and hissed as the jellyfish stung his calloused hands, but persevered and helped the poor beasts back into the water to be swept further out. "If you're going to help," he said offhandedly to a bystander, "you might want to get gloves."

3. [Kickoff]

A costume. Honestly when the woman had first asked her victim to try on a costume to advertise their new shop, Gladio had only agreed because she was cute and he wanted more opportunities to flirt. There was no way he could have foreseen what she intended to do to him.

The once-proud knight stood before the crowd, a bit shocked at how soundly he'd been roped into this, wearing cat ears upon his head, a cat tail swinging behind him, and large soft cat paws, all a matching set. To add insult to injury, there was a frilly apron that barely fit around his wide frame. But there he stood, poised to dance to the energetic music that was playing over the speakers. Well, this would be humiliating. Gladio's only hope was no one he knew was present to witness his shame, as his honor wouldn't allow him to back out of fulfilling his promise to the beautiful young woman.

4. [Wildcard]

Want a prompt I didn't cover, or want to try something new? Hit me up!

Terra had been going to approach the dealers when he spotted their target, but a man at the other end of the alley had gotten there first and seemed to have it under control. Still, when the dealers came his way, Terra "casually" blocked one escape route so they would run directly into some nearby cops on their break.

Good riddance.

"How bad did they get you?"

The voice caught his attention and made him follow the source to the approaching person.

"I've had worse from my little sister," he responded casually with no derision at all in his voice. His little sister could kick the ass of most of the people he'd ever met, she wasn't a joking matter. Still, people seemed to find it funny when he said things like that, so there was that.

It was, however, still bleeding and so Gladio thought he should probably do something about that. His answer was to pull his shirt off and wrap it around the wound so he wasn't dripping blood everywhere.

"Did they scatter?" He asked after that was taken care of, assuming the man had probably seen where the thugs went.

Terra shook his head, smiling a bit. "When they came out the other end, I was blocking one route so they all headed straight for some off-duty policemen. Pretty sure they've been taken care of." He offered a hand. "Terra."

"Um, right." She turned to go find a pair, stopping short before turning back to the taller person. "But, would you like a longer pair yourself? Or ointment for the stings?"

They had to hurt, after all - and who knew what the long term effects would be if left unchecked, even on a God?

"We can worry about ointment when we're done," he said dismissively. "I'd rather focus on getting these little guys back in the water."

It wasn't that Gladio particularly liked jellyfish, he just didn't see any reason to let the poor things suffer and die. Besides, his hands had been through worse. He'd be fine.

"Of course," she said with a faint smile, grasping her hands behind her back a moment as she nodded. "Though, this... doesn't seem right."

Not that she'd have known from experience while she was alive, but it was just this.... feeling she couldn't shake. It was something she'd more expect fish or whales should something happen to the water to contaminate it. Not that it ever...

She shook it from her mind. Trying to think back on something that wasn't there wasn't going to save the jellyfish! That was what mattered at the time, and so she turned on her heels and went to look for gloves. After a period of just under five minutes, the Shinki returned with two pairs of gloves - the smaller pair white, the larger black - offering the larger pair to Gladiolus before donning the pair for herself. "Here."

"Says the one not wearing gloves," came the immediate response as Ignis frowned at the God, hands on his hips as he cocked his head the slightest bit. "What about these creatures said 'touch me with your barehands'?"

Scolding was a part of his nature that would just never go away it seemed.

"The part where they're slowly drying out and suffocating to death," he retorted, scooping up another of the creatures and tossing it into the surf.

The scolding was so familiar, and yet... it wasn't quite what it was supposed to be. Gladio swallowed a lump in his throat and pushed the thoughts aside.

Well, he couldn't really argue with that.

Ignis sighed and his hands slipped from his hips as he moved over to help, grateful as usual for the gloves he always wore.

"I have to wonder if there's something in the water forcing them out," he said thoughtful, unaware of Gladio's inner battle.

"Probably," he shrugged, moving for a particularly large one he knew would probably have a proportionately painful sting.

"Why, you wanna go for a swim and find out what it is?" Underwater exploration was also not a specialty of his. Still, if they were really going to save the jellyfish, he supposed it was going to be necessary.

"I'd rather not," Ignis replied, nose scrunching as he tossed a jellyfish back into the water, shaking his hands off afterwards to get some of the sand off. "It doesn't sound all that appealing, really."

Moving to grab another one he managed to catch his thumbs against it and jerked his hands back with a frown.

"Especially if it means encountering more of these..things."

He wasn't the only one who had been roped into this affair, although in Lux's case, her reasoning had been much different; after all, it was impossible for the young woman to say no to someone in need, especially someone so... well, pushy.

And so, joining him at his side, a pile of leaflets tucked under her right arm and a pair of white rabbit ears perched on her head, the small blond offered something of a smile of solidarity and apologetic sympathy.

"Hopefully this won't take too long?" She offered up to him, brows knitted upward in a look of embarrassment and genuine mourning for both their dignities.

Well, at least he wasn't a rabbit, he reasoned. Cats were cool, rabbit were sexual. That didn't really excuse the frilly apron, though...

"Maybe if we just do a good job, she'll let us go?" he offered, keeping an easy smile on his face so he didn't break and leave. A good attitude was half the battle, right?

Gods, don't tell her rabbits were viewed like that, she might actually die of mortification.

Still, seeing him at least marginally on board with this, even if it was simply a means to an end, did help bolster her own efforts. Nodding, the younger blond noticeably brightened. "That's right, the sooner we get all of these handed out," she lifted her arm, showing off the admittedly large stack of papers, "The sooner we can be done. We can do this!"

"Why did you allow them to leave? Defeating them would have been a simple task."

When one has no corporeal body, one can just show up out of nowhere the way Lenneth does. Wearing only a simple dress, she looked to be just a normal woman, a trick to walk among the mortals of Midgard she had yet to forgo here in her new role. No judgment in her voice, merely mild curiosity.

"Simple, sure," he shrugged, clamping his hand over the small wound. "But then what? Then I've injured them for making a stupid mistake. This way I've taken them down a notch without ever laying a hand on them. Maybe they'll stop, maybe they won't, but they'll definitely think twice about picking on other people."

He wasn't a pacifist by any means, he just didn't see the point of excessive force. "I'm sure you could still catch them if you wanted."

"Easily, yes," she said without moving, casually imperious and detached. "I wonder if what you have taught them is not to pick on other people... but rather, not to pick on other people who are substantially larger and more powerful than they are."

Gladio was not twice her since. Only over a foot taller. But that gave her a certain amount of perspective.

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Gladiolus Amicitia | Final Fantasy XV - God

Illegal because two big burly dudes is more fun than one

Do you even lift, bro?

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