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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!
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Have fun!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[When doesn't he have ideas. Byakuran taps his lip before smiling at Tsuna.]

Well, you could always put a little effort into being seen. Or wait a few years and grow ten inches. Maybe then people will look at you without making you work for it!

[Never let it be said that Byakuran's not a harsh asshole. Tsuna's got muscles, but he's still a shrimp, and his shinki towers over him, especially when he's leaning forward. Which he is now. His grin reaches his eyes easily, slightly distorting the tattoo on his face and the kanji under it - 知.]

Where did you leave your clothes? I need money.

H-How is that even constructive criticism?!

[These ideas of Byakuran's sounds more like mean spirited insults. He couldn't do much about his height, just wait hopefully for his growth spurt. Tsuna hopes that it does come, and put a few inches on him. Not that it will change his personality any.

He sighs as Byakuran inquires about his clothes, looks like his spendthrift shinki is looking for more money. Didn't he give him funds to travel with? Did he squander that...again?!]

What happened to the money I gave you earlier? [It should've been enough to keep Byakuran entertained. Apparently not.] ...I hope you didn't spend it on sweets again. How are you going to get home?

I was hoping you could teleport us home later. And I spent it on more than sweets.

[Tsuna might not have noticed, Byakuran being Byakuran and thus both annoying and distracting, but there's a shopping bag resting on the beach nearby. Byakuran points to it, as if it's evidence of his responsibility.]

I invested in research about the competition.

[Yes, that bag is full of underwear.]

I suppose we could do that...[ Tsuna laughs nervously. It escapes him that he can do that sometimes.

Though the brunette seems interested when his shinki mentions that he's being doing something else with his money.]

Research?

[Tsuna's eyes follows where Byakuran directs him, and goes over to the bag. His eyes grow wide and his cheeks start to warm up. The bag is full of underwear! Tsuna closes the bag abruptly, turning back to the white haired shinki.]

EHHHH?! Y-you really walked around with this?! [How are you not embarrassed to carry this around, Byakuran!] What are we supposed to do with all of them?!

Yes, I did.

[I'm sorry was he supposed to be embarrassed? The day Byakuran's head works like a normal person's is the day pigs fly.]

We could do comparisons and leave scathing online reviews of the competition. How comfortable are the ones you have on?

[He points to the bland pair covering Tsuna's nether regions.]

They've got to be better than some of these. "Exciting," more like "extreme."

[ Well, Byakuran may not be as self-conscious as most people, but he should feel a little bit embarrassed. Just a tiny bit, even. Though it's a losing battle to convince Byakuran of that, so Tsuna gives up.]

Scathing online reviews? Isn't that like slander? What if the competitors go out of business because of what we write?

[ This shop just wants a leg up, not to monopolize the whole industry! Tsuna squirms as Byakuran gestures to the pair he's wearing! Even more aware he's half naked. He covers the underwear he's wearing with his hands!]

Why can't we write honest reviews? Or maybe embellish the truth a little without bringing the other stores down?

[ I mean, why wouldn't comfort,durability and being hypo-allergenic be selling points?]

Not if we're honest. Some of these are best described as banana hammocks.

[Ok, now he's just trying to see how much he can make Tsuna blush. Not that that isn't true. There's a particularly incriminating number in black satin near the top.]

Why do people look for exciting underwear anyway?

[He doesn't really get it. It could be shinki memory loss making him innocent, or he could just be trying to make Tsuna say it.]

[At first, Tsuna doesn't get it. His eyebrows furrowing as he repeats the phrase.] B-banana hammocks?

[A few moments later, Tsuna makes a startled noise. As if just realizing what the shinki is implying. Tsuna's a boy in adolescence, so those dirty words really do come to life in his head. He didn't need the imagery, Byakuran! Of course, Tsuna's face is burning, because his shinki actually says it with a straight face. Well, as straight as Byakuran's poker face can be.

Tsuna decides to shuffle through the bag, seeing different styles and patterns. He could tell the more luxurious pairs are of better materials. The god notices the black satin pairs in the bag, it must be the shinki's personal preference. As to why people prefers a fancier pair of underwear, Tsuna can only guess.]

I-I don't know. Maybe they want people to see them.

[ Tsuna stews on his words for a few moments, before he becomes mortified again! No, he couldn't be thinking those kind of thoughts! He turns to Byakuran, slightly glaring. Though his stare really has no heat,since he's blushing so vibrantly.]

S-stop that! Let's stay focused,and work on those reviews!

Edited 2017-04-05 01:15 (UTC)