takamagahara | TEST DRIVE # 17

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TEST DRIVE # 17

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.

Courtly Cadavers

Several dead bodies have very suddenly returned to life. Not only that, but they seem to be possessed by very courteous and polite spirits. So there are reports of half-rotten beings bowing down to young ladies and kissing their hands or holding open doors for other passersby. It's really nice, sure, but also really disturbing.

Dark Deeds

In the middle of the night, there is a spirit that keeps turning off all of the street lamps. Fortunately, there aren't many cars on the roads at this time. Unfortunately, the spirit is also putting out all of the cars' headlights as well. And no cell phone lights or flashlights work during that time either and it's starting to cause a lot of accidents.

Endless Eight

There are eight blocks in downtown Tokyo that have taken to repeating endlessly. As you reach the end of the eight block, you find yourself stepping onto the first block again. No amount of turning or redirecting yourself will allow you to leave the eight blocks - until you stop by a cafe with a couple of bunny girls out front and make a purchase, that is.

Further Forward

Many in Tokyo want nothing more than to be on the cutting edge of technology! And there are some wealthy people who want to be even further ahead than everyone else. That's why they've sent out a general call for new types of technology to be brought to them. And if what you bring is impressive enough, you might get yourself a nice reward~

Giant Goats

Several farms on the outskirts of the city have reported a very sudden and tremendous growth in their goats. That's right, there are two-story tall goats hanging out with the other farm animals. Other than being very large, they seem mostly the same. But since goats will eat anything, well... Let's just say a couple of farmers are going to need new barns soon.

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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[He wilts, giving a defeated sigh, because really... he's not going to go forcing Shion into something he doesn't want to do. He'll be enthusiastic about it, sure, but when it boils down to actually doing it, that's a different story.]

Alright, fiiiine. You got a map of this place or we just gonna keep runnin' around in circles? We've been tryina get outta here for forever. I'm gettin' hungry...

Uhh...

[What kind of powder? What kind of question is that?]

It's... white? And powdery. I dunno! Think baby powder 'cept you don't eat baby powder! You put it in your food and shakes and stuff.

[ Well this girl sure is up to something funny.

So Obi wanders up to her and the corpse, catching up to them. ]

Hello little miss, mister. Are you out on a date?

Haruka is...not impressed. Although he is a little amused, even if he's unimpressed. But what does the judgment of a guy in pajama and slippers, carrying a small oxygen tank in one hand and a backpack slung over a shoulder matter? On the other hand, who would want to be judged by the guy who can (involuntarily) hear your thoughts?

"Be careful, there's an eyeball over there."

He at least offers a warning....maybe on time, maybe not. Probably not, on purpose. It looks like someone (the corpse who dropped it) is about to step on it.

[ Pidge seemed annoyed with the other ]

Computers can be used for all sorts of things!

They're somewhere around. But those ayakashi...are they really that bad?

[ Pidge was new to this place, so she wanted to hear the opinions of others. ]

One would hope that they at least figure out perfume though.

[ Mukuro is totally someone who it might not be recommended to approach so casually, from what Haruka can detect from his thoughts, but he's about to keel over if he doesn't sit down and find a new oxygen tank from his backpack. So he sits down on the bench beside Mukuro and pulls the bag into his pajama clad lap. He pulls a food out of a slipper and absently rubs it against his bare ankle. (Why does socks have to be so annoying? He should have put some on.) ]

Asbearloutely! [ Teddie no. ]

[ Eh, he's seen weirder. And he might have heard some random thoughts from the light before sit turned into a person so he isn't really surprised anyway.

He looks up at her, blinking a few times to focus his gaze. ]

Ah.... Far Shore.

[ Choosing to trust people aside (that's more for people he knows), he doesn't know this person so he won't tell her which temple is his. ]

[ But why? What did he do? ]

Really? Like what?

[ Giving him a slightly dumb founded look, Pidge tilted her head. ]

Send messages, communicate to others, research information to name a few.

[ He's only looking more confused and...a little insulted? ]

So there's some sort of thing that's taking my job away from me?

[ #priorities ]

How does it do all those things? It doesn't sound like computers is some sort of job.

Your job? No, you give computers the job, you allow them to assist you in your job. Computers can be a job for some people, if they have the technical savvy. They can build them or the software for them.

[.....

He quickly ducks away from the head pat, looking far from amused at being treated like a child. Instead, he simply gives her a look, vaguely curious at the language she was speaking in.

Toushirou instead sighs.]

There's still more, so be careful.

[Toushirou doesn't say anything for a moment, forcing the undead away.

A chilling glare has it scrambling away.]

Probably not. They're spirits, so it's easy for them to simply take possession of another corpse.

They can be.

[From what he's been told anyway.]

But it's best to be safe than sorry.

Shouldn't the question be where so many bodies came from for them to wandering around so easily?

[ Many didn't seem to be in any condition to be tearing themselves out of the ground or anything like that. Though the blue-haired girl pulls on a smile, barely containing the laughter with what she says next. ]

I suppose we should be grateful that they're not possessing living bodies.

There should be a cemetery close by for so many of these bodies to come forth.

[He doesn't seem to share the same delight, though he doesn't choose to say anything to her about it.]

It'd be more of a pain in the ass if they end up possessing any living bodies. Either way, it'd be a good idea to prevent more from spawning somehow.

They're a little clean and together to have come from there, though...

[ If their lips can fall off from that kissing, could they really have pulled themselves out from a cemetery? Even if they were proper enough to clean up before charming all the ladies who were out on the street, it seemed strange.

She still sounds rather optimistic, despite this messy situation. ]

Well, they're all similar enough that these probably aren't just random spirits. They had to have come from somewhere. So I guess we'll just have to find where they came out of and send all of these back!

[ Because that's so simple. This could be the optimism that a shinki has, without the burden of their original memories and worries, but this was honestly just Botan. ]

There are still plenty of fresh bodies, just enough for them to remain mostly intact, anyway.

[Either way, Toushirou is so used to dealing with corpses, spirits, and whatever it is that it's hard for him to really be bothered by this.

If Soul Society existed here, he could just those spirits to rest.

He just kind of gives her a look, however. You're way too optimistic.]

Do you really think that?

[Just a few chews in and that giant goat is suddenly getting punched in the face by someone much smaller then it. The force behind the punch is enough to send it flying, in Gohan's direction--where it lands and goes really isn't her problem.
Two more soon go flying after the first one.]

Find your dinner somewhere else before I make you my dinner.

[Caulifla scowls lightly before sparing a glance to Gohan.]

Problem solved.

[But is it really?]

[ Botan seems to be able to handle the sight and subject of them just as well, though it lines up with the fact that she was also dead. Funny how that was!

For some reason it was funny.

Not even the look Toushirou gave had withered the girl's cheer. Even if it was scarier, or more scolding, she'd probably manage to keep the same attitude. At least that's how it seems. Which is why she's not questioning whether or not they could all be sent back. Obviously they could! ]

Well of course I do. If they're all polite and courting people in a similar manner, then clearly they were sorted. There's no way you just happen to have a bunch of similar spirits randomly in an area to possess bodies.

-Oh. You don't think someone was collecting and harboring them for this, do you? Though I'd have to wonder why.

[ The masked figure sighs, shoulders slumping. An....elementary-level Princess, it seems.

But this goat also doesn't seem inclined to stop eating everything of its own accord. ] Lessons can come in the second act!

[ The figure fires a glowing purple rope from their wrist at the goat. It wraps around a horn and holds fast, then retracts.

Up, up, and away goes this mysterious individual.... ]

[Excuse you he didn't look confused, he looked angry. And also like he was about to punch in this guy's face for even talking to him. For a second an almost familiar shudder ran down Hibari's spine at the other's too-easy smile, but it vanished as quickly as it came.

In its place, Hibari just scowled even darker and snarled back.]

The only thing that I feel like doing is biting you to death for even talking to me.

[How does he always get stuck with these types of people?

Rather, these types of girls. She's like a combination of Matsumoto and Inoue, and that's never a good thing in his book. He breathes out.]

Unless they want to use nice spirits to do their bidding, I don't particularly see why there's a need to collect them.

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courtly cadavers

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Re: dark deeds

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courtly cadavers

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that song--

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So apt?

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TOTALLY not showing my age or anything

pfffft /pat

Goats -because az just wants to have fun

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endless eight

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