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takamagahara2017-03-31 07:01 pm
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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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Have fun!
Kanade Amou | Senki Zesshou Symphogear | Shinki (GIANT BIRB)
Whoooooo!!!
[ Here's Kanade, running around outside the underwear store. She may or may not have a bra strapped on her head like a pair of very large, round goggles.
Actually, there's no "may not" about it. ] Man, I have always wanted to do that. Er. That I know of.
Anyway, they've got some cool stuff in here! Check it out!
[ And she will now try to herd you, yes, innocent passerby, you, into the store. ]
[ Vividly Violet ]
[ Kanade hums to herself, pensive, as she looks up at the sky. You, her god, are standing next to her. ] I guess the sun can't come out if it won't even rain....
[ She's ready when you are. ]
[ Wonder Wall ]
A - chaa.....
[ Kanade sighs, scratching the back of her head, and turns to the person next to her. Whether she knows them or not. ] It's, uh. It's not just me, right? He really kinda.....sucks?
[ And she turns back to the guy, watching from afar with a perplexed look on her face, then laughs. ] Actually, that is some pretty stupendous suck. Kinda impressive, in a. You know. Weird way.
Vividly Violet
While his gaze lingers on that sky for a few moments longer, soon enough, he gives Kanade a sharp glance.]
You're ready? [He assumes she is, as ever, but even he's usually not quite rude enough to spring a vessel transformation on his shinki with no warning at all.]
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[ Then again, if they waited for that, the world might end.
Guess she'll have to make do! ]
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I'm not the one who has enough of a problem with it to do that. [...Maybe not the best response given the implications of that figure of speech, but he moves on quickly enough to hopefully avoid any resultant teasing, taking her remark, however joking, as cue that she has no complaints about starting.]
Then come, Yokuki. [There's a subtle note of will to the mention of the name, pushing it into that call for her vessel form.]
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[ Drat, spoke too late. Kanade's words trail off as her vocal cords shift. She doesn't lose them entirely - she doesn't become an object for this, after all - but words escape her.
That's okay. They've never been her jam, anyway. And she should take this seriously. If that stuff up there is ayakashi, then sooner or later, they're gonna start hurting people. They're gonna start trying to take lives.
Not on Kanade's watch.
When the swirling light fades, an enormous fluffy red bird is trying to land on Shun's arm, plumed head up and sensing the currents, figuring out which way to fly first. Where should she hit this nonsense like a bat - okay, a bird - out of Hell - okay, out of Heaven?
Now, Mister Brains of the Outfit might have other ideas, and that isn't a bad thing, either. Long as they aren't stupid or something. ]
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As he does so, he scans over the blanket of ayakashi for variations in colour that might indicate a weakness or gap in the line. After a moment or two, he points out a paler section where the colour of the actual sky is still just discernible through the ayakashi blocking it.]
Start there. If we can get a foothold where they've left a weak spot, we can keep attacking outwards. [Shun's not expecting to get out of this without some blight, but that's the least of his concerns right now.]
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[ By the time she's done pretending to gripe, though, she's already angling her body for a dive. Holding on is just gonna have to be the boss man's problem. Kanade trusts he's up to it.
Down the mighty scarlet angel of vengeance descends! Behold its righteous fluff. Also, its righteous beak and talons. And the way it kind of shrieks bloody murder when it hits the ayakashi.
Kanade doesn't know why, but being verbal during a fight just feels right. ]
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[It's a reserved warning rather than a reprimand, and Shun's body moves naturally with her motions - as she angles into the dive, he lowers himself further. He's not quite holding on, but his hands are ready above her flanks in case she makes a sharp enough turn or motion for him to need to.
The nearer they get to the ayakashi, the lower Shun holds himself, focused on their target. When Kanade hits, he drives his own will into their bond as well, providing the combined power needed for a rending.
The ayakashi they've hit screeches back, but that's all it has time to do before it's torn apart and disintegrates on the breeze. Shun lets out a breath he hadn't quite realised he was holding, though it's less in relief and more in preparation.]
One down. And however many more to go.
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[ She screeches a battle cry before tearing into the next one, whipping its body around, trying to use it to bat its fellows out of the sky before Rending it fully. Two....three....four....
She's cutting a zigzag across the sky, which. Might not have been what he'd had in mind, but it's killin' 'em, so all's well ends well and all that jazz, right?
Sheesh, though. Kanade pants between attacks, eyeing the remainder. ] Don't suppose they'd be polite and get in line.
[ She's not much of a conversationalist during battle, however. Some kinda anger always seems to just...come. And she rolls with it.
It makes her stronger. ]
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[If there's one thing Shun can say for Kanade's methods, it's that they're the kind of thing he'd probably be doing in her place as well. A few of the ayakashi are battered out of the way by the flying body of their fellow before the rend is completed, and Shun simply flattens himself against Kanade's back for the moment to avoid any unnecessary skin contact with the ayakashi, shifting his weight as he needs to with her aerial motioins.
That anger comes through their bond to him, though, and for a moment, one of his hands rests on her flank. Fueling combat with fury is more than familiar to him, and he's not going to pretend it isn't effective, but he also knows that without something to ground you, it can be dangerous to yourself and everyone around you. He's not interested in losing himself to it again, and not interested in losing anyone else to it either.]
Combat is never that easy. But this is as efficient as we're going to get. [There's something approving about his tone there - for now, she is handling it well.]
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[ You're boring, boss man. Boring boring booo-ring.
She'll just have to keep this up, then, one ayakashi at a time - and if her breast is afire with the desire to get them all now, to finish this, every moment counts, she'll just use that fire to keep her moving till they're all gone!
So Kanade presses on, heedless of whether Shun will start being able to feel her muscles straining to keep up this level of energy, feel her body expanding and contracting as her breath comes shorter. Till they're all gone! Till this sky - is clear - again - and whatever - they're planning - is just as dead -
She's so focused on the ayakashi in front of her she doesn't notice there's a clump of them gearing up to attack from behind. ]
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Some of the strain in her motions can be felt under Shun's hands, though - the way her breath is coming so sharply, the labour of her movements. Shun grits his teeth, catching the movements of the pack behind them out of the corner of his eye, but he lets Kanade keep going just long enough to reach the one in front of her and do what she likes to it.
And then he pushes himself up just enough from her back to redistribute his weight, leaning a hard knee into her right side in an attempt to dip her down to somewhere she can respond better to the attack.]
Behind you! [There's no time to alert her to any more than that. He just has to hope the severity of the situation comes through.]
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Basta---
[ Kanade whirls around, taking her cues from Shun's "driving". The first ayakashi in the assault falls to her rage at the attempted trap, but the second gets in a hit.
Kanade yells as she's struck across the face. That just makes her madder. Bastards. Bastards, bastards.
Do they think she's the only one who's gonna get hurt?! ]
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aaaand Underwhelming Underwear because kanade pls...
After a moment, though, she realises she's being directed inside, and her staring becomes something a shade more awkward. While shopping for this kind of thing definitely isn't new to her, having it sprung on her randomly like this? Definitely is.]
I'm really not sure I need any more lingerie... [It's a bit of a half-hearted protest, though, because she knows well enough this is probably to do with a prayer, and it's hard to not want to help.]
it's amazing anyone can notice it around the hair
[ What's more, they both have a...rather pressing...need for this kind of thing. Kanade will continue to try steering Maria into the store, as long as the other woman doesn't try to clearly, violently break away or anything. She's pushy, not a jerk.
Most of the time. ]
You got a favorite color?
this is true...
We might both have them, but there's only so many undergarments you can own and still wear regularly. [Unless you're wearing them on your head, which isn't an idea Maria is all that fond of herself.
As for favourite colour, it's probably not the most helpful one for the situation.]
White.
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[ She stops in her tracks. At the rows, and rows, and rows, of white undergarments. ]
Or not.
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That's one way to--
[And then she breaks off at Kanade's pause as well, because...yeah, that is a lot of white. Surprise probably isn't the right word for Maria's reaction, but she looks a little staggered by it nonetheless. It doesn't last long before it's replaced by a somewhat resigned amusement, though.]
...I see they like the colour here as well.
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[ An irrepressible grin. She was told to sell this stuff, and by golly, she'll sell it.
Eyeballing Maria, Kanade walks into the stacks to start trying to pick things out. ] You're pretty classy, so you'll prob'ly want something like this, huh...
[ But when she goes to pick up a bra, her hand hesitates. It moves over a few on the rack. It moves back. It retreats slightly.
Kanade has apparently encountered a Conundrum. ]
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As Kanade heads into the stacks, Maria lingers briefly to look at what they have nearer the front. It's a little on the dull side, honestly, but sometimes that can come in handy. Especially for people who prefer not to show off.
...She wonders if Natsuru might appreciate a shop like this more.
When she's addressed, Maria's attention turns back to Kanade, though that makes it very obvious the amount of trouble she's having finding anything to offer Maria. After a few moments of watching the conundrum unfold, Maria smiles slightly and heads over to take a look herself.]
Don't feel obliged to find anything too fancy.
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[ Caught in the act, Kanade tries to laugh off her predicament. ] I only know...how to size sports bras....
[ They're not all she owns, but putting on bras in the store to see how they fit seems like a waste of time, so the one time Kanade loaded herself up on clothing that she remembers, she played it by ear. (This explains much about the general state of Kanade's dress.)
She turns to Maria and offers a smile that's supposed to be contrite, except she's also cracking up because wow, is she bad at this. Or maybe wow, underwear is inherently hilarious.
Or both. ] My bad.
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I suppose that's what happens when all kinds of businesses pray for help and there's only so many experienced people to take them. [Her smile lingering, she shakes her head a little.] It's fine. Actually, I think I could use another sports bra more than I could use anything fancier right now.
[It's not like she doesn't use them often enough to validate owning a few different options.]
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I mean, you've got the muscles. But I figured that was like, a. [ She wiggles her fingers. ] Supermodel power or somethin'.
[ The very picture of discretion with the customers, this. ]
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Celebrities have to work for it as well, however unfortunate it might be sometimes. [There's a somewhat knowing smile, because really, with the kind of appetite Maria can get sometimes, she'd be in trouble if she wasn't willing to work for it.] You seem to be in good shape yourself, so I'm sure you know how it is.
[Of course, there's no mention of the fact that to Maria's knowledge, Kanade was in the same industry herself once upon a time.]
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[ Aw, crap, that's a downer. That's talking about the Dead Thing, and there's no real point in talking about the Dead Thing, is there? Nothing she can do about it. No point in even wondering if she made something of her life.
She's got this "life" now. That'll have to be enough. ] All righty! Let's find you somethin' that can take the worst you throw at it....
[ Flick flick flick. She tosses stuff over her shoulder as she considers it a potential. She isn't really thinking about where it might land. ]
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