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TEST DRIVE # 15



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.



Sneaky Snakes

There are a number of snakes that have become possessed by a bunch of very sneaky ayakashi. They are slithering around, silently, snaring unsuspecting passersby into their trap - their trap to steal money. That's right, these snakes are busy snatching bills and coins from whoever they can. Try to put a stop to their thieving ways, or perhaps get thieved by them yourself.

Tummy Troubles

Many of the customers of a certain restaurant are complaining of the fact that their stomachs hurt after eating there. It could just be food poisoning, but many of these people are winding up in critical condition after a couple of days. It's time to figure out what the heck this cook is actually putting in the food.

Underwhelming Underwear

A family run business has been selling underwear for generations, but the underwear they sell is super boring and bland. Nobody wants to buy from them when cooler underwear is just around the corner. They've asked you to help them bring customers back in - by making their boring underwear seem as cool and hip as possible! How you do that is up to you.

Vividly Violet

There are so many ayakashi making their way through the air that at sunset the sky is turning an absolutely gorgeous shade of purple. Near Shore residents are reacting to this in varying ways. Many are delighted by the beautiful sky, but just as many are terrified that it's a sign of the end of times. Try to take down some ayakashi to make the sky less purple. Or just sit back and watch the beauty.

Wonder Wall

Anyways, there's this college boy who won't stop playing his acoustic guitar. He's from the US and is trying to pick up Japanese chicks. By now he should've somehow realized that they're totally not interested in him. But the song just keeps getting louder and louder and all that the people near the campus can hope is that today is gonna be the day that he stops playing. Maybe you're gonna be the one that saves them.



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!

Comments

[oritsuru]

[Well he could be at least a little sneaky sometimes? At least Yuffie would find that fun.

Then Yuffie steams, her face getting a little red and she glares at Riku.]

Me? Go anywhere near that gob? My gawd, no way! You're going to make your precious cute shinki go anywhere near that guy?!

[Rude!!!]

Besides, you're just as pretty as a girl, Riku-sama all you gotta do is cover those beefy arms of yours and put a nice outfit on and you're set! Maybe add a little lip gloss!

UNDERWEAR

[thekillerwhale]

Mm...They look like they're good quality. That's what matters, right?

[Makoto picks up a pair of some plain black briefs and pulls on the elastic band. Makoto also isn't all about high-fashion underwear. That's more of Rin's territory.]

Maybe we can display that.

[Because Makoto isn't going to start modeling or anything. though that would probably be a good idea]

Re: Underwear

[lookingforhead]

[The focus of the man's attention turns to Butch now, trying to explain that he needs a model to drum up sales. He doesn't seem particularly bothered by who that model might be.

Taking advantage of the distraction, Celty turns and begins to walk away, eager to put some distance between herself and the overbearing shop owner. She does appreciate the help but she doesn't want to risk getting caught up in that again.]

Sky

[lookingforhead]

[The strange color of the sky is reflected in the visor of Celty's helmet as she looks up. She has no clue what caused this, but she has a theory.

Slipping her phone from her sleeve she quickly types some words into it and then holds it out for Luke to read.]

Aliens. It has to be aliens.

[roadtogold]

Oi! I know how to read a restaurant menu! I'm not an idiot!

[Correction: He's about 98% percent idiot. And he had to wonder how she even ended up on the working staff. Seiya's eyes stop at something on the menu. He wasn't seeking anything horribly extravagant, but just something to fill him up for lunch.]

Um... I'll just have some curry and cold water. Something simple. [Oh yeah...] Do you do any of the cooking or are you just servin' around here?

[This girl couldn't be the culprit behind all of those stomachaches, couldn't she? She didn't look like an ayakashi as far as he was concerned... But then again, looks could be very deceiving.]

[katanas_and_tea]

Takuma followed Alice along hand-in-hand. He picked up a fork and prodded the food.

"Maybe it tastes very badly. I'd rather not taste it, though" Though he can't remember he came from a high place in society, his tastes certainly haven't changed.

[lookingforhead]

[She's not moving particularly fast, but with enough purpose to remove herself from the scene. Her memories of her old life are gone but a healthy fear of the police, especially traffic cops, is still there.

But once the noises of the incident begin to fade to the background she stops hard in her tracks. Her helmet turns, the black visor reflecting the shine of the sun as she looks back at him. There's no expression, but it's almost like she's glaring at him, questioning why he's following her.]

Re: Underwear

[lovemguns]

[ No, yeah, he totally gets that she'd want to make herself scarce, and doesn't blame her for it. ]

You can't just cajole people off the street, particulars when they ain't up to it. If they say no they've said no and you gotta accept that. [ Then he grins. ] Good luck with your sales though. Just don't go a'doin that again, awright? Good!

[ And he decides that that's that. He's done what he intended to, anyway: to help the woman away from the shopkeeper. So he turns, and leaves the shop keeper baffled, following her and catching up to her. ]

Sorry t' bother ya right when you've just escaped, Miss. Just wanted to be sure you doin' good after that.

Re: Underwear

[lookingforhead]

[Celty was moving at a determined pace, but she slows down once she's half a block away so it's not too hard to catch up. When Butch starts talking to her she slows down a bit more, her helmet turning as she listens.

The visor is a bit reflective, so he sees his own face more than any details of her own.

And a shrug and a nod are what he gets in reply, followed by her phone held up after a quickly tapped message.]

It's fine. Thanks.

[lovemguns]

Woah, you're so fast at that.

[ It wasn't what he was going to say but he can't really help it because phones? What were those a week ago? They're a relative to the telegraph...or so he figures. And the typewriter, too. ]

's good that you're fine. He was some mighty persistent one it seemed. Ya got a pretty peculiar helmet by the bye. Those big fully coverin' things what's modern in the future?

[ Sorry, he just has to ask... He's not exactly familiar with biker helmets. ]

[madcuriosity]

Hmm, well, they're snakes, so perhaps it is in the ground somewhere? If we let one go do you think it will notice us following it?

That's what I was trying to discover, you see, where it all is.

[madcuriosity]

"If it were just a bad tastes, I don't think it would be making people sick. No, I do think it must be more than that. Something is making people sick and we must find the answer!" She pulled his hand towards the fridge where all the food was stored and practically gagged at the rank smell coming from it.

She quickly covered her nose and mouth.

"I don't think I need to say that this must be our culprit!"

[kokuyoyo]

[Tsuna. Tsuna you've met the Kokuyo gang. It's a sign that God has a questionable mind that any of them were made shinki responsible for a god's moral route.]

[For now, Chikusa just gives the bare minimum of a shrug.]

Ayakashi are like that.

[Consider that your only warning for dealing with them, Tsuna. Chikusa doesn't really feel like giving a lesson that that right now, or ever. It's more energy than he cares to waste. Besides, why should he be the one to teach anyway? This is the Heavens' fault for tossing in a bunch of inexperienced souls onto the battlefield.]

[Tsuna's words have him idly glance up again, away from the ayakashi lurking from his line.]

Even if I wasn't.... there's not much I can do on my own.

[katanas_and_tea]

As soon as the seal on the fridge was opened, his vampire senses were able to catch it and his hands also flew to his nose and mouth.

"That is awful!" he said under tightly clasped hands. "Who in good conscience would use these ingredients?"

He took a step away from the fridge.

"What would you like to do about this now? Are we going to help them?"

[toremainbehind]

[Ah, she's looking at him now.

Izumo blinks once.]

I'm not following you. [He just happened to be going in the same direction, okay?]

1/2

[goeshyper]

[ Tsuna almost forgets about the pile of snakes that the older Lambo and himself gathered. Though Tsuna could understand how such a sight could be weird, and disconcerting.

Though he frowns as the teenage Lambo shoves him forward, and hides behind him. Um...didn't he notice the snakes are incapacitated?]

2/2

[goeshyper]

It's okay, Lambo. They aren't going to hurt you. The older you and I took care of them---

[He starts to assure the lightning guardian until he feels something crawl up his leg, giving him goosebumps! Tsuna looks down to see one of the snakes slithering up his limb. The brunette starts to dance about, kicking his leg out to get the reptile off.]

--UWAHHHH! It's crawling one me! It's crawling on me!

[Why did it always have to be him?!]

[gottastaycalm]

[ Lambo instantly lays eyes on the slithering thing going up Tsuna's leg and NOPE! SO MUCH NOPE!

He takes off, sandals slapping on the ground as the coward turns tail and runs crying about evil snakes when he suddenly trips on a snake and falls face down on the ground effectively out of commision for the moment. ]

[goeshyper]

[ Tsuna is starting to think he's just making a fool of himself, and he probably is. However, he feels a bit better about the situations since he's able to draw another god over to help out.

The shorter god smiles a little, feeling he can relate to him.] W-well I think quality and comfort are important. But I guess that's not what makes things popular.

[ Displaying good quality is one way to up sell these boring underwear, but will it be enough to compete with the trends? Tsuna's not sure.]

M-maybe we could do some sort of demonstration of which one is the better quality. Like in the commercials...people choosing from product A and product B?

[moonlitknight]

[ ....... ]

Really now.

[moonlitknight]

You can't eat them, you know.

[ Please don't try. ]

[thekillerwhale]

[Makoto nodded his head in agreement.]

That's actually a good idea.

[He put his hand to his chin in thought.]

Let's see...so what would make underwear good quality....

Holding its shape, elasticity, longevity, and the way it's made?

What else?

[goeshyper]

[And Tsuna is learning that an ayakashi can take on many forms, and even change it at a whim! Still he's not sure how to deal with them without a shinki, and somehow he feels lucky that Chikusa is here. The ayakashi would chase him throughout the whole kitchen before Tsuna chooses to act.

He blinks at Chikusa's answer, and it makes sense to him. Chikusa can't really remedy the situation without his god. Tsuna's in a similar boat without his own shinki, and yet he comes rushing in here, like he could do something.

He groans loudly, hands raking through his unruly hair.] B-but there must be something we can do! Get rid of the food, or blow up the stove! Something!

[goeshyper]

[When Lambo just jets off in the opposite direction, Tsuna definitely believes his guardian has abandoned him.

Somehow he manages to throw off the snake on him, just in time to see Lambo fall flat on his face, a few feet away.

Even if it does look a bit lame, Tsuna does worry about the teen. Running up to the Italian youth, and kicking away the snake that tripped him.]

Lambo! Are you okay?

[goeshyper]

[Tsuna isn't really good at thinking with his head. Especially when it comes to school. However, when Makoto lists off the various things they could test about the underwear, somehow he gets some pretty insane ideas.]

Maybe whether it's bulletproof, shock resistant, waterproof, fire retardant...machine washable?

[Sadly a lot of these are said from experience. Very bad experiences.]