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takamagahara2017-01-31 07:12 pm
godsoffortune) wrote in takamagahara2017-01-31 07:12 pm
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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:
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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?
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!
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.
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?
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!
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It's why there's something fond, but.. also a little distant in the smile he gets suddenly at that. Like he's heard it before—but would never say he has.
Isn't it that we promised to protect each other..? But that's too much to say as well. ]
Sorry, I've never had dance lessons. [ Quip pro quo.
But without ado, he also lets go of the invocation of his Innocence, the wispy feathered cloak with its mask fading from existence and his left hand returning to its usual state, hidden by long coat sleeves and a white glove.
Cracking his knuckles reflexively, he'll take the digs in stride and smile over his shoulder to her in a kindly way. ]
I didn't mean to endanger you, though. I'm sorry. Maybe with more training? [ It's different, fighting... literally with someone you have to be concerned for as well, not just having them by your side. ]
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She wasn't quite what he wanted, was she? Didn't mesh well with the way that he fought. Wasn't very strong. Even if he was willing to use her as a vessel finally, it still felt like it was with some reluctance.
Was that why he smiled at her that way?
And was that why, seeing that distant smile painted on like he wished it were something else, made her feel this way? Like he wanted something else. Someone else.
It wasn't a good feeling. ]
[2/2]
(Most) all is forgiven.
And that smile returning, although not quite so radiant, Lux opened her eyes, eyebrows raising just so. ]
Then that should be the first thing we fix. I think it would do the both of us some good; the training, and the dance lessons. Knowing how your partner moves is important, after all, and I think there is a disconnect there.
But what matters is that the ayakashi will no longer torment anyone else, and that the both of us came out of it all right.
[ Yes, give her strategy and tactics to focus on. That would clear her head.
Although she did pause then, her expression softening just so as she shook her head. ]
Can I ask you something? The ayakashi... You know what I think, but I want to know—where do you think they go?
[ A pause, and a somewhat stiff and awkward look. ]
...If it's not too presumptuous to ask.
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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. ]
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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.
[1/3]
[ 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. ]
[2/3]
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. ]
[3/3]
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? ]
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But did she say.....
...that after that she was hungry??! ]
...really? [ LUX, THIS—
This is an expression of some awe and wonder. But mostly surprise, as that is—not like she usually is. (More like him than he thought??? BONDING OVER FOOD?!) ]
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Judging his expression, she blinks a few times in mild confusion. ]
Yes?
[ ...Is that strange? ]
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Well, he can't let on he knows it's not normal for her and merely pauses for a moment to debate that—only to have the point punctuated by the particularly long and drawn-out whine of protest from his own stomach.
Even in this form that doesn't much change for him... ]
Ah, nothing. [ He sounds both a little sheepish and amicable about it. ]
Getting something to eat sounds good.
[ you try to tell Allen he doesn't have to eat anymore. pls. ]
[1/2]
Shall we, then?
[ She wouldn't dare fight that battle. No way. ]
[2/2]
That Allen was perhaps not as torn apart about making some honest yen as far as prayers are concerned. (Not very likely)
Or maybe that Lux has been working herself to the bone to try to put him out there, so he can't actually say no. (Very likely)
Or perhaps it was a combination of the two. Begrudgingly realizing and admitting that his shinki had a goal in mind and she wasn't about to let silly things like pride or "could you not call me a god..." get in her way. Because that's very likely the case here.
Regardless, the two find themselves at some kind of establishment and, through a bit of creativity, manage to flag someone down after what felt like an eternity. And at first it seems fine, casual conversation, blending in. Normal things.
But when it comes to ordering, the woman who would normally eat like a bird, when she did remember to eat... ]
Let's see...
[ Starts rattling something off. Very cognizant to the amount of money that they had but...
It was a bit more than what she might normally have. A bit more than a bit. ]