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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

[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. ]