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.



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Comments

oh my

[saiyanhybrid]

[He's a bit bemused as the goats lands on top of one another.

Instead, Gohan looks over at her, slightly impressed and baffled.

He was about to say something when the goats starts to come out, all of them angry.]

You might as well just make them dinner at this rate.

[genkireaper]

[ Some would argue that those two were an excellent combination of personalities to be like. ]

Unless someone was just stealing spirits to use for other purposes, and it didn't matter what kind they were. Someone collecting them was just a silly idea anyway!

[ Just another theory to add to the pile, because even the ridiculous was possible when a mystery was involved. Though this was a little serious. Not that bubbly tone changes, but it's back onto business. ]

No, it's probably something along the lines of a leak that they all came from. I could only imagine what the paperwork would be like.

[ Which is when a wooden oar is casually manifested in Botan's hand. Holding it in the air, she sits on it casually as the item stays steadily above the ground. ]

If there are still spirits that haven't possessed a body, hopefully we can track down where they're coming from, instead of where they're going.

~

[saiyanboss]

[She floats closer to Gohan, giving him a hard slap on the back]

Then go get us dinner!

[Yes this going to be pushed on you now. Surely Gohan can handle three over-sized goats, right?]

I'm not fimilar with the creature but if their size is any hint, they have to be tasty, right?

Re: Endless Eight

[mistify]

[ While he would have loved to answer the question about twine, it just wasn't meant to be... ]

Hm, I think they look cozy. It's eye-catching.

[ Don't knock it 'til you try it, Merrill. ]

If you approach them, maybe you'll know their feelings on the matter.

[mistify]

And yet some would argue that chivalry is —

[ wait for it ]

— dead.

[ NAILED IT. ]

[mistify]

Perhaps someone would be so kind to do the honors.

[ Mukuro himself would argue that he's not the type of person to trust with or without looking through his surface thoughts, casually or otherwise, but you do you, Haruka. ]

You seem a little winded.

[nuclearpowered]

[Well Makoto breathes out through her nose at that sarcastic response. Thanks, Hibiki.]

You can say that again.

[Back straight, she regards Hibiki with a put upon, tired expression.]

How many times have you run through this loop, miss?

[nuclearpowered]

[Makoto closes her eyes and slumps forward slightly, exhaling loudly while she waits on his brain to reboot. It's not like she expected that much from you, Ryuji. But seriously, don't just stand there gawking.]

Ryuji...

[mistify]

[ Mukuro could have laughed at his face to be honest, though he settles for a smirk, settling for a healthy balance between superbly annoying and the eternal bane of Hibari's existence. The Cloud Guardian's responses to his presence has always been a wild delight, especially when pissed to his core, but his lack of memories is an especially incredible gift that Mukuro can't help but poke the really angry bear the little. ]

You would handle a stranger so roughly?

[ He clicks his tongue, as if disappointed. ]

[priforprince]

I'd give it the ghost of a chance, yet.

[ ....Hibiki should probably not remain sitting here much longer. Her refined, elite celebrity senses are susceptible to changes in the environment.

This includes contagious punning. ]

[disciplineking]

[Maybe not the best decision, because without his memories, in some ways Hibari's temper was even more unstable. Of course, being stuck in this dumb street loop wasn't helping anything either, nor was this asshole's shit-eating grin. Hibari just thought he had been some random asshole-since that strange thread of visceral fear had been shoved down by something telling him not to remember-but no, he found the king of all of them.

Really, it was just his attitude.

Hibari pulled out one of his tonfa like lightning, shoving the metal tip under Mukuro's chin.]

It would bring me no greater delight than to wipe your pathetic herbivorous existance off this planet.

[mistify]

[ Mukuro has found his new friend. ]

And you're certain it won't be a grave mistake?

i keep having to remind myself that she's not haruka and that i may, therefore, answer questions

[priforprince]

Eleven.

[ The curse of attracting ones to herself. But she has no intentions of remaining until 111.

She steps forward. ]

I'll have it solved momentarily.

[ Genius, and all that. She's been watching carefully, to see if anything changes.

....well, for most rotations. For some she sort of stomped through trying to bust her way out by sheer attitude. ]

[priforprince]

As long as dreams exist, it'll move the spirit.

[ Yes, Hibiki is definitely standing up now. To do...something....about this unsightly scene.

Hrm. ]

well this thread happened the way we figured it would.....

[mistify]

[ As dangerous and hot-headed as he remembers, with the same sweeping speed that works against most opponents. But Mukuro has never been like most — he prefers to play with his food, just a little. When Hibari starts on the offensive, there's nothing waiting for him to hit but a gust of wind. ]

Your straightforwardness is duly noted.

[ To voice comes from behind Hibari, a few steps away.

He has one finger up, curling it around in a gesture that that signifies their current surroundings. ]

Your temper, however, will not help you escape this loop. A smart man would have realized that already.

[disciplineking]

[Oh, just fucking lovely. This dick just HAD to be a god as well. This was just his day today.]

And what makes you think you're smarter just because you're pissing me off?

[And then Hibari was turning, attacking the spot where Mukuro was supposed to be with enough force to crack the ground.]

[forreal]

....... Huh?

[Kinda hard not to gawk when this thing is a hundred times bigger than it should be but he turns to her anyway when she sighs his name out loud.]

Makoto, you seein' this? Or am I going crazy? There's nothin' normal about any of this.

[mistify]

Leaving so soon?

[ And it's right on time, too.

One of those corpses approaches them in that slow, creepy walk of theirs, bowing courteously when it notices them, the sound of rotting old bones creaking with the gesture. Mukuro doesn't move an inch. ]

We have a guest, after all.

Nagito Komaeda | Dangan Ronpa | God

[fortunesmiles]

Courtly Cadavers



[Komaeda supposes he'd find this a little weirder, people coming back from the dead and all, if that wasn't essentially something that's already happened to him just for him to be here. After all, if he died and is now alive (in a sense) here, as with all the other gods and shinki, it seems kind of silly to be arbitrarily afraid of zombies.

He's not even sure what the big difference is between them and the zombies, really, though clearly there is one. He hasn't met any obvious rotting corpses as gods or shinki. He supposes the decomposition and clearly different nature of the zombies might at least have the potential to be intimidating, though, if they weren't acting so polite. It's hard to be scared of a monster that's courteously holding doors for you, or lifting a dilapidated hat as you pass.

If Komaeda is anything, he's curious and confused.]

I'm really not sure if this qualifies as good or bad luck...is it both at once...?


Dark Deeds



[The biggest problem with being a god of fortune, while having such polarized luck himself, is that the luck Komaeda creates can come into conflict with the luck that he causes, good or bad. He has influence over the fortunes of others, but his own remains not just outside his reach, but as potent as anything his godly abilities can conjure. Which means that around him, any good fortune he tries to create, his own inherent bad luck promptly attempts to crush. The end result is that wherever he is, with anything that immediately or will eventually affect him...he can't create anything but a perpetual draw. Good luck and bad, constantly at war, never winning.

The upshot is that for every crash he tries to prevent, another one happens. And Komaeda knows that. So he's borderline panicking as he tries to distance himself from the wicked spirit and its street of influence, because god though he may be, he can't counter the effect it's having up close. He has to be far enough away that his bad luck won't kick in.]

Out of my way, please! I have to get out of here before I cause any more accidents!


Giant Goats



[Honestly...Komaeda doesn't really know what to make of this one. He's simply staring at one of the massive goats, head cocked, a thoughtful look on his face.]

It's bad luck for whoever owned that barn, I suppose... [He's talking to himself, hardly paying attention to whether anyone is near enough to hear him.] I wonder how it happened, though? I've heard of my luck making fantastically improbable things happen, but this just seems impossible.


Wildcard

[Any prompt of your own devising is fine!]

[intohell]

Not usually, no.

[Sorry Merrill.]

Usually, when you're lost it's best to stay in one place until someone finds you. I'm not sure how it works when the person who finds you is lost as well, though.

[Riza offers her a smile to try and help settle her nerves as she looks around.]

Maybe if we ask someone at one of the shops? They have to know the area, right?

[intohell]

[Riza just happens to be highly not amused.]

I'd say they could live with it, but the whole being unmistakably dead thing puts an end to that. Doesn't it?

[She slaps away the hand of the corpse knocking it off. Sorry about that Obi, but it's coming your way.]

[intohell]

[That was an unexpected turn of thought, wasn't it?]

I can do a lot of things. You'll have to be more specific.

[intohell]

Of course.

[Riza doesn't think Junko's actually responsible for this. She isn't is she? But that doesn't mean anyone else stuck in the situation needs to take the blame either.]

I doubt they expected their lights to go out while they were driving. That might explain the crash we heard.

Endless Eight

[junkyarddog]

[Of course the person who turns out to be next to Mukuro is confused and walking in circles, because that person happens to be Ken. Of the entire Kokuyo gang, Ken's probably the worst at perceiving when something's an illusion. He relies heavily on his senses, reacts to things on keejerk instinct(which is to say he doesn't take time to study or question them much beyond his initial perceptions), and on top of being hotheaded, he's not the brightest. He's easy picking for any illusionist...

...mostly.

He's currently sniffing the air, looking puzzled.]

The smell's weird here, byon...

[Ken's sense of smell has been sending him conflicting messages with his sense of sight, is the problem, though Ken hasn't pinpointed the contradiction yet and would have a hard time articulating the conflict even if he did. Like his fellow Sun flame Ryohei, Ken has his own, more physical ways of piercing the veil of illusions - and it's a rare illusionist who accounts for having to deceive the olfactory senses. Probably no one but Mukuro, Chrome, and Fran would ever consider it as a necessity for a truly convincing environmental illusion - and that only because they know what it would take to fool someone like Ken.]

[oopsiedaisy]

[She looked down rather dejected that her plan wouldn't work, but was quick to perk up when this woman seemed to have a better strategy in mind. She liked travelling with people. Especially people better at getting unlost than her.]

Oh! That's a good idea! And perhaps we can ask for a ball of twine, so we know where we came from! I usually have one, but I didn't think I would need it... I was doing so well today too.