takamagahara | (no subject)

TEST DRIVE # 03

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.

Keening Karaoke
For some reason, karaoke clubs have suddenly popped up all over the Heavens. Not only that, but they are the big new hotspot for residents of the Far Shore to hang out at and everyone around you has been pressuring you to join them. Do you continue to fight back or give in to the peer pressure weighing you down?

Little Lies
Everyone believes that white lies do no harm, so the people of the Near Shore are happy to use small lies whenever they need to. Tiny ayakashi have been springing from these little lies and are now teaming up to form into a huge ayakashi, and it keeps getting bigger with every passing moment!

Marriage Madness
With spring in the air, the season of weddings is upon the Near Shore, and boy do the people of Japan seem eager to get married this year. In fact, it's so crazy trying to book anything that there are literally hundreds of prayers being sent up asking for monetary deals as well as luck with finding the right place to marry. Help some poor people out.

Necklace Nuisance
A cursed necklace has sprung up in the city and there are a lot of people dying because of it. The weird thing is that no one who has actually worn the necklace has died, just everyone around them. This cursed necklace has fallen into the hands of a depraved young man who is more than happy to use its bad luck in order to start 'taking out the trash' of the world...

Overt Ogling
As the temperature rises, so do the skirts of teenage girls. Unfortunately, there are a lot of pubescent boys who are more than happy to take a gander whenever they can. Catching some peeping toms, how is a resident of the Far Shore supposed to react? Or even warn the poor girl who's being spied on?

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

Yes, if you can catch them young you might be able to teach them better.

Or perhaps they'll just learn a little more prudence.

[He bows politely.] Cho Hakkai. It's a pleasure to meet you!

[ Ky also ducks his head in a polite greeting. ] The pleasure is mine, Mister Hakkai. I am Ky Kiske, a shinki in the service of my God.

Have you been keeping an eye on these young men as well?

Ah, you're a shinki too?

[Hakkai glances back at the boys, his gaze going a little distant. He had been watching them, not judgmentally, but in a combination of amusement and ... nostalgia?

Nostalgia for what? He can't imagine himself doing anything like that. Who is he remembering? There's nothing to answer him, nothing but the same blank slate of a past.]

... Yes, I was.

[ The distance gaze is curious, but Ky doesn't inquire about it. As much as he would like to pry, he's getting the strange feeling that he shouldn't. It's a difficult feeling to fight, but he eventually gives in and abandons his curiosity. ]

I'm not surprised their behavior attracted the attention of other shinki as well. [ He continues. ] I'm afraid they might not be the only ones misbehaving, unfortunately. This weather seems to encourage a number of disorderly conduct.

Spring is in the air!

[Hakkai laughs merrily, abandoning his own train of thought as useless as he looks back at the other man.]

The young ladies seem to have it under control here. So is this a task you're doing for your god, or just a spontaneous good deed?

[ Ky isn't quite so ready to brush off their behavior so easily, but he'll let it drop for now to address the question. ]

No, I am not currently under orders. But I thought it would be best to intervene when I saw them. I need no reason to do what would be the right thing to do.

[ Like give a couple kids a small shock for bad behavior. ]

Ah, a wandering hero!

[What a nuisance. At least his "right thing to do" seems harmless so far -- a couple of naughty teenagers reprimanded, and the world goes on.]

[ Ky waves off the comment with a brief gesture. ]

Not at all. Anyone else would do the same. You were here for the similar reasons, weren't you?

No, I was just enjoying the weather. It is nice, isn't it?

[Cherry blossoms on the wind, bright sunlight... what more could anyone want in a spring morning?]

[ Ky blinks, then looks around as if he's just noticing their surroundings for the first time. It isn't that he's completely oblivious — he had noticed it was a good day, which prompted him to take a walk — but his focus on solving this little 'problem' had distracted him from enjoying the weather. ]

Yes... it is. [ He seems to relax a little. ] It's a wonderful day. Hopefully one of many more to come.

Edited (icon change) 2016-04-08 08:11 (UTC)

[It seems the weather is a safe subject, or at least one that distracts the other man from do-gooding. Interfering like that may do a little good sometimes, but as far as Hakkai's concerned, it's equally likely to cause trouble.

And so it's only worth it if it's to lend a hand to someone you care about helping... he shades his eyes with one hand, looking out to the left. Ah, is that a park?]

Yes, indeed. I think I like this city.

[ Ky nods in agreement, enjoying the breeze against his cheeks. As duty-bound as he tends to be, being able to take in little things like the weather and how happy everyone around them seems to be is uplifting. Any scorn he felt earlier has melted away, for the most part. ]

Have you been here long? [ He asks his acquaintance. ] Is the weather often like this?

Only a few days so far! I'm not sure how long this will hold.

[He smiles wistfully at the cherry trees. They don't last for long, he knows, from some fragment of memory floating up from his blank of a past. They'll scatter soon.]

I take it you're new too, then?

[ Ky nods. ] Yes, fairly new. This environment as well... it's strange, but not terribly unpleasant. I'm still getting used to it.

[ He gestures vaguely to their surroundings — the nearby buildings, the people around them walking around with cellphones in hand. There's a lot here that makes him feel a little lost, like someone misplaced. He can't figure out why he feels that way, though. ]