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TEST DRIVE # 01

What's that? You're interested in testing out what it would be like to join the wonderful world that is The Far Shore? Well then you have come to the right place! The Test Drive is here to make your life easy by letting you see how you would fare in our game 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.

Alleviating Ayakashi
The age-old quest of destroying ayakashi is something that most gods and shinki participate in at some point or another. Lucky for you, there are a lot of the nasty things around. Unlucky for you, they kind of think that eating you would be a lot of fun. So let's hope you're experienced enough at combat to kill them! Or at least avoid them long enough for someone else to…

Broken Bonds
A request has come in from someone who is missing a person who was in their life a long time ago. They want you to find that person and bring them back, no matter what it takes! Unfortunately, the only description you're getting of the person is from when they were seven, and they're likely in their fifties now. But that little picture the requester gave you might help you in your search if you ask enough people! That is, if you can get their attention long enough to ask…

Couple Complaining
There are a lot of couples around lately and certain followers are so jealous of them that they are praying for certain couples to be torn apart. That might not be your cup of tea, but then again it might be, who knows! All you know is that the lovers you're following around are a couple of the most nauseatingly cute people you've ever seen in a relationship. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to break them up after all, just for the sanity of everyone around them…

Darling Dearest
Of course, with Valentine's Day just around the corner, there are plenty of young Japanese boys praying that they will receive chocolates from the girls that they like. Are you willing to play a little game of match-making? And how exactly are you supposed to push two people together when neither of them tends to notice you for long? Ah well, love is in the air and you might as well help it along!

Exchanging Endowments
Valentine's Day isn't only celebrated by the people of the Near Shore, though. Those of the Far Shore are often placed in positions where they have to exchange chocolates. So what exactly are you going to do? This can be obligation chocolate, friendship chocolate, chocolate to express your love, or anything else you can think of.

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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[Oh, a god. There sure are all kinds of gods around...

And yeah, sure. Yuto will keep an eye on the tray. Or actually he glances at the tray every now and then as he is watching what Tsuzuki is doing. As Yuto was thinking earlier, this plan does sound extreme, but with how gods and shinki go unnoticed by the crowd, it might actually be the best way to make people visit the shop... maybe.]

[It's totally working! Even the old lady who floored him with her purse before she forgot he was there is moving closer to the shop door to get by him, and she went in. And the purse buckle scrape on his face has nearly stopped bleeding.

Four people have been shuffled towards the door and Tsuzuki is limping on a re-stepped-on foot when he returns to pick up the tray again.

He's grinning triumphantly, though.]

Hey, did you see that? It worked!

[It's working but the damage is also done.

When Tsuzuki returns, Yuto looks at him with a slightly widened eyes.]

It really did, but... [He frowns a little.] ...Are you okay?

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Huh? [He looks genuinely bewildered for a moment. Then, realizing what Yuto's worried about, he relaxes into a cheerful laugh.] Oh, yeah, this is nothing! It'll heal right up.

I think she thought I was going to steal something. She's pretty strong for her age...

[Which is, to be fair, probably about twenty years younger than Tsuzuki's age.]

[Yuto crosses his arms and sighs a little.]

If you say so.

[Then he falls silent for a moment or two, thinking.]

...Now I wonder, maybe instead of trying to get their attention you could make a sign about the sale?

[Tsuzuki stops, arrested by the idea.]

Huh.

You know, that's not a bad thought! Hey -- can you draw? I can't at all!

[He bats his eyelashes at Yuto, jokingly. The kid had a sample chocolate! So maybe he'll stick around and help Tsuzuki with the sign a little? It's fair, right?]

[He thought the chocolate was for free. He didn't realize he was now obliged to help this guy.

But then gain, it's not like he doesn't want to help.

Yuto shrugs.]

I don't know. [He hasn't tried drawing anything. Could he draw when he was still alive?]

[It's not like he actually has to, but Tsuzuki'll go for any help he can get. He's got okay handwriting, but his artwork isn't going to be drawing any customers in anytime soon.

He holds out the tray of chocolates.] Hold this! I'll be right back.

[And disappears into the shop.]