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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Have fun!

Comments

courtly cadavers

[yasei]

[ 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?

[meowbel]

[When Mabel happened to hear Obi, she just started giggling]

Nah, we're just going to see if there's some flowers nearby! It's the least I could do when he's being such a gentlemen!

[...Nevermind the fact that there's flies all over the zombie but oh well]

[yasei]

[ The flies are just a minor details. Just means he might need a necktie to add to the look. ]

To better woo the ladies or other gentlemen? Seems like a good move. Who can say no to flowers.

[ Obi sure can’t. But he does a lot of carrying of flowers while he works with Mistress and Little Ryuu, so it’s a bit different. ]

[meowbel]

Both! There's nothing wrong with giving flowers to as many people as you can! Speaking of which...!

[With that, she simply narrowed her eyes and leaned a bit closer toward Obi. As she gave him a look, it was clear that she was totally serious about this!

Then she gave him the lowest whisper she could muster up!]

...You want to come along with us?

[yasei]

[ That makes Obi think of a rumor he heard around the time his master had his “marriage meeting” with Miss Kiki. “Did Prince Zen go around passing out flowers to every girl he saw to get so many marriage offers?” And he snorts and giggles. ]

No, no it’s not wrong at all.

[ He leans in a little so she doesn’t have to strain herself to reach.

He gives her an equally serious look as she gives him.

And then he grins. ]

Sure, sounds like a plan.

[meowbel]

Then what are we waiting for! Let's go and get ourselves some flower crowns!

[And just like that, Mabel used her other hand to grab a hold onto Obis'!]

Quick, my fair gentlemen, we must hurry or else the flowers might run away! And we mustn't keep them waiting!

[...Mabel, what are you doing?]

[yasei]

[ It sure escalated quickly from flowers to flower crowns. But that’s fine with him. ]

Alright~

[ He lets her lead him along, though he can’t help a little wry smile when she’s not looking.

He’s not fair nor a gentleman, but she can hardly know that he’s an ex-assassin. Sure he’s a knight now, but his past won’t ever change.

But he laughs, letting the wryness in the smile slip from his face. ]

Flowers can be very fast, after all. We wouldn’t want to keep them waiting.

[ Obi, you know fully well they don’t just run off, you’re the body-guard to a pharmacist and help nearly every day with tending to their flowers and herbs. ]

[meowbel]

[When it comes to Mabel, it's best not to question how things escalated. It's better to just go with the flow! But as they kept on going, she couldn't help but giggle]

Exactly, flowers are very impatient little beings! And before you even know it, they might come looking for you!

[Pause]

...And that might not be a good thing either! [Insert dramatic music here]

[yasei]

[ He’s used to that, actually. With his shady past and then with his working for a prince as the bodyguard of a pretty reckless pharmacist.

Obi can keep up, but what about the corpse? ]

Oh yeah, I’ve seen that happen so many times that I lost count. It can lead to a whole lot of trouble.

[meowbel]

I know! And especially when they have all that pollen! They might even make you sneeze until your eyes get all watery and where you can't see anymore!

[She said with a huge pout! However, the more that she walked, the more she noticed said corpse was starting to fall behind.

That and when she tugged him a little, his arm fell off.

Whoops. Don't mind Mabel staring at the corpse and then back to Obi here!]

[yasei]

At least he won’t have trouble with that.

[ But also, he will have some trouble holding the flowers. Which is not exactly intentional, Obi can tell. ]

Maybe it can be stitched back on?

[meowbel]

You really think so?

[She said before pouting a little and then looking back at the ground.]

Then we'll just have to make do! Quick, we must perform surgey at once! Grab the grass, we'll make this work!

[yasei]

[ See, Obi is both an ex-assassin/mercenary and the bodyguard of a herbalist working for the royal court, so he knows a few things about stitches. ]

I’m not sure the grass will hold that well, particularly if he wants to use that arm. We need to find something a little sturdier.

[meowbel]

Really? Then how about my sweater, you think that'll work?

[She said before pointing to said rainbow colored piece of clothing. ...And yes, there's sparkles on there too. Don't ask]

[yasei]

You mean for him to wear or to take thread from?

[ Either isn’t really going to work, though. ]

[meowbel]

Take the thread! It'll fix him, won't it?

[At least she's trying??]

[yasei]

That’s a bit too thick. And it’s a nice sweater, too. And we don’t have a needle, either.

[ He looks around. ]

Maybe there’s some store that sells those stuff.

[meowbel]

Then what are we waiting for, let's get going already! The last thing we need is to have our zombie friend fall off anymore limbs!

[That being said? As she was about to pull him with his other arm? There goes his leg too!]

[yasei]

Yeah, we ne--woah!

[ He jumps as the thing starts to fall, then reaches out to catch it by its funeral clothes (he supposes) before it crashes to the ground. ]

I suppose we’re in emergency mode....

[meowbel]

Which is why we gotta do surgery and fast! I don't want my friend to be falling apart! Quick, to the local hospital!

[And off Mabel went to grab both of his limbs before rushing over to the local emergency room! However, just as she was about to rush on over....!]

....By the way, where is it anyway?

[yasei]

I don’t know.

[ He was going to ask her if she knew but, she already answered that all on her own without him having to ask. ]

What about sewing stores?

[meowbel]

Then we'll go off to the sewing store too!

[Wait for it....!]

Wherever that might be!

[yasei]

We’ll just have to find one.

[ Oh. ]

If you keep our friend company, I can have a quick look at the surroundings.

[meowbel]

In short, we need a distraction!

[Mabel, you seem way too excited about that]

Don't worry, I think I might have just the thing to keep him happy!

[yasei]

Alright, that’s great! I’ll leave it to you then, and I’ll be back in a couple minutes.

[ Which means that he is...suddenly not there any more, because he’s good at simply fading into the shadows and disappearing.

But he’ll be back in a couple minutes. ]