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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!

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[Maria still isn't entirely sure whether she'll end up buying anything, but she gives a gracious enough smile at Kanade's remark on it. It can't hurt to at least look around at what they have, after all.

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.

Ah-ahhaha....haha...ha...

[ 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.

[That...isn't quite the problem Maria was expecting, though after a moment, she lets out a bit of a laugh as well, because it's also possibly not as much of a problem as Kanade seems to think.]

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.]

[ Kanade blinks. ] You work out?

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. ]

[At least Maria doesn't seem to mind, though she does look a little flattered at the supermodel remark, since it's not quite accurate yet also rather high praise.]

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.]

[ Kanade shrugs. ] Did at one point.

[ 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. ]

[Of course. Maria's expression falters slightly at that reply, and she looks apologetic for a moment. Lingering on it isn't going to make anything better, though, so she simply moves on as gracefully as she can.]

I'd appreciate that. [Hopefully if she does come out with something from this, it's at least a durable garment. Kanade seems to be throwing herself into the search with quite some energy, though...enough that Maria ends up catching a few of her tossed-aside options just from how close they end up flying to her. Others she has to step a bit out of the way for.]

It's lucky they don't seem to have much of a sorting system here. [Or Kanade would have probably just destroyed it.]

[ If Kanade notes that's supposed to be a comment on her own, um. sorting. she doesn't give any indications thereof. This one...Er, maybe this one. ] Ah, somebody gets paid to handle it.

Hah! [ She emerges triumphant from the trenches with a sports bra that manages to be a little less vanilla than all the others (though still white). ] Give this one a shot. More support, y'know?

[ She'll spare you the details, but she does a lot of running, so... ]

[...Maria could burst her bubble on that, but she's a bit too nice, so she'll just keep her comments as vague as the first. And smile a little awkwardly as another bra goes flying close enough by her head that her hair catches it before her hand does.]

I certainly hope so. [For the sake of whoever owns this place, if nothing else...

As Kanade returns victorious, though, Maria looks a little more reassured, and offloads her current bounty of discarded undergarments off to one side.]

It's a little obvious I'd need it, isn't it? [Nonetheless, she nods a little, looking around.] ...I'm not sure I saw the changerooms on the way in, though.

Eh, there's just us here.

[ And Kanade waits. This joke isn't funny if she yells "psyche" too soon. ]

[The implications of that turn Maria a little pink again, though she's reasonably sure it's an attempt at a joke, so she tries to take it with some grace.]

I'm not used to being quite that undressed in front of people.

Suit yourself.

[ And you didn't react as much as she was hoping. Oh well!

Kanade jerks a thumb towards the far wall. ] I mighta seen some curtains thataways. Didn't look to see what was behind 'em, though.

[As soon as Kanade offers her an actual point in the right direction, Maria retakes her composure once more, giving her a polite and appreciative nod.]

Thank you. Let's see what is behind them, then.

[It could just be a very bizarre way to keep a stockroom, though Maria also couldn't imagine an underwear shop not having a changeroom. Sure enough, once Maria walks over there and moves the curtain aside a little, it proves to be a small, but respectable enough space to try things on.]

[ Aw, sweet, score. Kanade debates following the other woman in but figures she's got enough of a captive audience she doesn't have to worry about her customer running off with the goods or anything.

She is, however, impatient. So if Maria seems to be taking a while, a red head will poke through those curtains. ] You stuck or somethin'?

[It does take Maria a little while to try the bra on - she has to get both her upper layers of clothing off first, and that's before she even gets to removing the bra she already has on. She's just gotten the new one on and is turning in front of the mirror to see how it fits when Kanade opens the curtain. Though she doesn't quite look embarrassed, she does instinctively bring up an arm to cover her chest.]

No, I just took a minute to get undressed. [There's a somewhat sheepish smile.] I'm fine for the moment.

[ Kanade keeps her head through the curtains to dog whistle what she sees. ] Hey, you're makin' that look worth somethin'!

...Ahah. [ Sheepish laughter. ] I'm a lousy salesman, aren't I.

[That's more the kind of behaviour Maria's used to handling given her job back home, and she gives a slight laugh even as Kanade backtracks that little bit.]

We all have to start somewhere. And you did get me this far, didn't you? [True, Maria was a relatively easy sale, but it's something.]

You can't have my commission. [ Given that it's - nothing. She's doing this gratis. Because she's bored.

But she's grinning for Maria like she just made a really good joke instead of a really pathetic one. ]

I wouldn't dream of it. [To Maria, this looks more like a prayer than her actual job, which means she wouldn't be getting paid for it in theory. Nonetheless, she smiles slightly along with the joke as she turns a little in front of the mirror again.

Then, after a moment or two, she makes two little jumps as well, to test how good the support is. The bra does its job, keeping the movement of her chest to a minimum.]

For all the dull design, these seem to be good quality.

I know, right? [ Kanade shoulders her way into the dressing room fully, flipping the bra on her head up so Maria can see the stitching. ] You could probably run a marathon in one a' these, or beat it to your favorite shop before they closed 'cuz you forgot their hours, or, uh...

[ Uh. ] ....what kinda stuff do you do, anyway?

[More proof that it's well-made certainly isn't something that goes astray in a situation like this, and Maria peers up at the stitching for a moment before nodding approvingly.

Kanade's ramble to a halt on examples makes Maria smile a little, but she answers nonetheless.]

Some dancing, some fighting, and of course just normal exercise around that. So there's quite a lot of strange situations it might need to hold up through.

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