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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

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO also tummy aches or something

[kokuyoyo]

I mean. He has been for the past week, so.

[If Tsuna nearly has a heart attack from the quiet dull voice coming from the side, well, it's fine. Even before the Far Shore, out of Kokuyo, he's always been the quietest and easiest to overlook. God knows that Ken has always been loud enough to draw all attention anyway.]

[But Ken isn't here right now (although, undoubtedly, lurking around nearby), and it's only Chikusa. There's no recognition in his eyes as he glances over Tsuna, although, again... It's Chikusa. Emotion and him seem to have broken up a long time ago and are no longer on speaking terms.]

'Sup? [1/2]

[goeshyper]

[ At the voice, Tsuna does turn around. Realizing a bit belatedly that someone else was in the kitchen. There's a bit of recognition in Tsuna's eyes, only because he couldn't quite forget the Kokuyo gang. He's has his shares of nightmares about them, so they are etched into his brain. However, he bites his tongue. He remembers that he couldn't speak of a shinki's past, and since he can't confirm whether Chikusa is shinki or a god, he decides not to mention it.]

[2/2]

[goeshyper]

[ But still! What's with this nonchalance?! The cook is poisoning people!]

W-Why didn't you stop him? People are ending up in the hospital, and getting really sick!

[ The plate that the cook has falls on the floor and shatters. All the ayakashi flavored foods is all over the floor, and crawling now that it's grown a pair of legs. They are running up to Tsuna, and the god starts to panic. Throwing things in between them to give him some space.]

HIIIII!

[kokuyoyo]

I thought it'd be interesting to watch. It's not my god's problem.

[Ice cold.]

[Still, he sighs as the ayakashi start to crawl along, and raises his hand. In a flash, literally, a borderline suddenly cuts through the room and shines bright- a mostly impenetrable barrier. At least, it should hold against low level creatures like this.]

What are you even doing...

[goeshyper]

[Not his god's problem? Well...Chikusa did have a point. Gods didn't really know what right and wrong truly was, people and shinki have more of a sense of morality. Even more a reason why Tsuna feels Chikusa should have seen something wrong with this picture!

Tsuna backpedals back to the other side of the room, luckily Chikusa draws a borderline so the food ayakashi isn't still chasing him. Though he must look like a idiot in front of this guy. Making a scene only to cower when things became too real!]

I-I don't know. I didn't think it was going to sprout legs and crawl towards me!

[Maybe he's asking too much for people to learn the error of their ways, so he didn't have to deal with them. Definitely asking a lot! He gets up from his place on the floor, turns toward Chikusa, not sure what to make of someone who finds this entertaining. Though he did make that borderline for him, so maybe he doesn't want to be just a spectator.]

...A-are you really just here to watch?

[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.

[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!

[kokuyoyo]

[A long pause and a slow blink. What’s going through Chikusa’s head? As always, it’s a mystery.]

….Do you know how to blow up a stove?

[goeshyper]

[When Chikusa mentions blowing up the stove...Tsuna's eyes grows wide. He wasn't serious when he said it! But he's thinking about it...]

N-no...but shouldn't that be the last resort?! [ He really would hate to do any sort of property damage. But it's just a stove...the business could always buy a new one and at least people wouldn't be sick. It wouldn't get rid of the ayakashi involved, but it will resolve the patron's safety.

He looks to Chikusa, feeling that the shinki will give him a brutally honest opinion.]

T-there's no other way is there?

[kokuyoyo]

You should probably evacuate the people in the building.

[Well. It’s. It’s sure an answer. Chikusa starts to shuffle his way through the kitchen to see what they can use for this sudden act of arson.]

Although just exploding the stove will only be a temporary measure…

[goeshyper]

[ Evacute the building? So Chikusa is really planning to do this?!]

B-but what about your god? If you do it, then they'll get stung.

[Tsuna doesn't perceive Chikusa as a very moral person, but he must know it's wrong to do this, especially if he needs to consider the safety of the restaurant staff and guests.]

I-I could do it instead? That way you don't have to needlessly hurt them. And I know it won't solve the problem, it'll buy everyone enough time to rend it.

[kokuyoyo]

[And with that, Chikusa gives a confused blink, an emotion that actually shows on his face.]

...Why would I sting my god over something as small as this?

[goeshyper]

W-well isn't this considered vandalism? Usually something like this is against the law.

[Tsuna raises an eyebrow at Chikusa's confusion. What's not to get? Even if they are ultimately helping people, they are still breaking rules. And that might affect Chikusa's god, especially if their shinki is doing the dirty work.]

[kokuyoyo]

I think it's considered arson, actually.

[What do you mean that's worse?]

Anyway.... A shinki only stings their god if they themselves feel guilt or negativity over their actions. But I feel no need to be guilty about something like this. It's trivial.... and necessary.

[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.]