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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

[nohorn]

Please do not attempt to downplay your achievements simply because I am a maid. I am certain you must have something you could teach a small time, first-ever offender like myself.

[ That may or may not be true, but now it's clear that she's just trying to make him seem like the real criminal here, especially if someone were to be eavesdropping.... ]

Is there a different name you would prefer, Master Thief-san? Phantom Thief-san? Catburglar-san? [ Off-brand Fate/ Servant? (jkjk I hear Drifters was good!) ]

Re: Underwear

[lookingforhead]

[Celty nods as she's given the number. She doesn't mind showing it, she's used to it, but she appreciates the gesture of trust in giving the contact.]

Talking isn't really my thing.

[And boy howdy, Kairi, won't Celty be a nice addition to your menagerie of friends.

She tenses briefly at the mention of the Far Shore, but her shoulders then visibly relax as she puts things together.]

I'm
not sure
this is all new to me.

I feel like I'm used to doing odd jobs but something feels like its missing.

(ooc: Application pending, there's a decent chance that missing thing is her horse.)

[lookingforhead]

[She's had a lot of practice doing this. There's also the little trick of using her shadow tendrils from out of her sleeve to help tap the buttons, speeding up a bit beyond a 'normal' typing speed.]

The future?
Um, yes, for safety
Also it suits me.

[Though she can't remember why she has this particular one.]

But mostly it's for while I'm riding around on my horse.

(ooc: still figuring out how much memory she'll have around the helmet, not sure if she'll get to keep her horse in game either)

[toremainbehind]

[He gives her a smile.]

No need to apologize. This place will just keep on getting weirder unfortunately.

[lookingforhead]

So what is it we're supposed to do exactly? This is a bit different from being a transporter.

[toremainbehind]

Transporter?

[There's a blink.]

Do you mean as a shinki or just in general?

[lookingforhead]

A courier. I think I remember that much.

But just in general. Do we just wait for things to happen and then 'deal' with them?

[toremainbehind]

Mm, in general, that is the gist of it. Otherwise, you're free to do whatever it is you'd like.

Nono | Gunbuster 2 / Diebuster | God

[nonono7]

[ A: Tummy Troubles ]

[ It all sounded so simple on paper. Go and investigate a restaurant. How could everything go so wrong, she wonders from behind the line where she's drying dishes. How did she get talked into working at below minimum wage here?

At least the work was nothing new for her. And she had much better control than the last time she-

CRACK goes the plate in her hand. Split straight down the middle.

"That's coming outta yer paycheck!" the owner yells. ]

Y-Yes. I'm very sorry! [ She quickly moves on to the next- CRACK. This is going to be a long shift. ]


[ B: Wonder Wall ]

[ Nono actually. Doesn't mind the song? Then again, this is the first time she's heard it, and not the twelfth repetition as it slowly gets louder.

She finds herself whistling along... and after a moment, the college musician stops playing. To try and get her to stop whistling. Her whistling is very bad, more blowing in rhythm, but that's not the important thing here. ] What? I'm not allowed to whistle along?? Why not?

[ She pouts. TRY TELLING HER NO AGAIN! She can do it some more. ]

[roadtogold]

HAAAH?! WAIT A SEC! YOU WERE TOTALLY LOOKIN' DOWN ON ME JUST NOW!

[Seiya who wore his emotions on his sleeves couldn't hold back that remark and points at her. Not to mention, there was no way that he could overlook something like that!]

Hold on... Are you putting weird things in the food?! There's been cases about people getting sick here! You ain't secretly an ayakashi moonlighting as a maid, aren't you?

[Easier to just be direct with the issue instead of simply dance around the elephant in the room, he felt.]

B

[priforprince]

You're out of tune.

[ Hibiki is standing here with her arms crossed. She almost seems to have taken Nono's whistling as a Personal Affront. ]

True whistling evokes the spirit of songbirds. You're just making a ruckus.

1/2

[nonono7]

That's not fair, I've never heard a songbird before.

[nonono7]

What is it supposed to sound like?

[priforprince]

[ Never...

Ah, well. Hibiki smirks. Out loud. Because that is how strong her smirk game is. ] Hm.

[ "Hey--" the so-called "musician" begins, but Hibiki ignores him. In fact, she owes this girl a favor, in some senses. Her dissonance was enough to interrupt...his.

So, taking a step back, she tips her chin up and lifts her hands. The air around her brightens, and a vision of pristine, green rolling hills and mountains above a clear, blindingly-blue sky glitters into life around her. Topping off this arcadia, of course, is the trilling of songbirds.

When she drops her hands, the vision fades. And she smiles at Nono. ] Do you understand?

[nonono7]

That's amazing. Was that supposed to be Earth?

[ There is AWE in her voice. ]

[priforprince]

[ AWE is about par for the course, yes. Hibiki approves of AWE.

Enough that she'll forgive the first whistling attempt for exactly as long as this girl continues looking at her like that. And ignore the fact that this girl doesn't recognize Earth when she sees it, let alone the Palps mountain range whence, as a total coincidence, her girlfriend happens to hail. ] There are many, many lovelier places hidden away, too. Locked within each maiden's heart.

[ The next time she smiles, the air glitters. The guy with the guitar is starting to get this weird sense he's losing a fight he never agreed to enter. ] Do you think you could open the gates of yours for me?

1/2

[nohorn]

...

[ Is she smiling? ]

[nohorn]

[ No, of course not, that would be extremely rude. Any momentary upward curve of her mouth must be a figment of his imagination, because she's back to normal, shaking her head as if nothing was wrong. ]

I am a proper maid, this is my fulltime occupation. Aside from being a shinki, of course. I would never put anything weird into the food I serve, I would have no right to continue to claim my position as the number one maid in Japan if I did.

[nonono7]

[ She still has the look of AWE, but also slight confusion. ]

Locked in... our hearts? How do I open that?

[priforprince]

[ ....correction. She will forgive the whistling but the stupidity might be a tougher sell.

Far be it from Shikyoin Hibiki to abandon the revolution's front lines this early, however. ]

...You're a rather literal mademoiselle, aren't you.

[dreamprotector]

[As would Riku, so they seem to feel similar in this regard… Good.

He leans over to read what she typed out, then nods in reply.]

Yea. It's just a question of what kind of trouble that noisiness will get him into at some point.

[There's only so much false singing the people around him will be able to bear, probably.]

[katanas_and_tea]

Takuma slammed the fridge door closed once more and held it shut as the ayakashi began to slam itself against the fridge door to get to them. It was a strong little thing as the door started pushing against Takuma's back.

"You know what we have to do now. We can't leave it here to get stronger and make more people sick"

[oritsuru]

[BORING.]

Okay there, Riku. You're the boss.

[She might be rolling her eyes. But she goes to follow him up to the annoying guitarist. She'll let big boss god talk first.]

Ziva David | NCIS | Shinki

[4letters4ninja]

A. Vividly Violet

[She's staring at the sky, knowing something was up, then looking over at some of the humans muttering between themselves. The end of the world... She sighs, before cracking her knuckles and hopping off the wall she's sitting on.]

Apparently, it is time to break some heads.

B. Wonder Wall

[She didn't know why, but she HATED that song. With a passion. And whoever this punk was needed to stop asap. For now, she's casing the place, because she knows what she's going to go to get him to shut up... in a non lethal way, at least.]

I just need a break in the people wandering around....

[goeshyper]

Isn't that much worse?!

[ How can you correct him with such a straight face? Though Tsuna has never really seen Chikusa make much distinguishable expressions anyway.

Tsuna can't suppress the incredulous look he's giving Chikusa. The shinki doesn't even feel guilty. Sure, it's a necessary evil, but it's still wrong. If the shinki doesn't feel bad, Tsuna definitely feels enough guilt and shame for the both of them.]

If it really doesn't bother you...then go ahead. [Tsuna never wants to ask someone to do what he is unwilling to do. If it would really jeopardize Chikusa's god, then Tsuna will take it upon himself to act. Though for now, he'll just do as the other say and evacuate the patrons.

He runs out of the kitchen and starts trying to keep people's attention. Though it almost seems as if he's invisible. People just seem to bump into him or ignore him. Of course, when he wants to be seen and heard, no one cares! So he decides to pull the fire alarm, setting off sirens.Now everyone is paying attention to him.]

F-fire! Everyone get out! This is not a drill! Or a prank!

[He hopes Chikusa is exploding that stove just to validate his claims.]