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

[nuclearpowered]

[A line like that, being laid on that thick, would very likely have Ann blushing, Haru blinking in surprise, and Futaba blue-screening. Makoto, on the other than, reacts only with a slight widening of her eyes. She doesn't really know how to respond to that other than to take a single step backwards and set herself in a patient position.

Waiting.]

I mean, I was in a bit of a hurry. So, perhaps if we work together, we may be able to solve this more quickly.

[Head canting to one side, she offers a muted smile.]

Wouldn't that be more beneficial to both of us?

[priforprince]

Solo initiatives are more my style.

[ She offers this lovely young lady a hand. "Work together". A possibility when paired with someone whose talents equal Hibiki's, certainly - what kind of actor would she be if she couldn't bring out the best in her scene partners, and be spurred on by them in turn?

And yet, an unknown element, an untested mind - no thank you. Until she knows what she's dealing with, anyway. ]

But I'd be honored to offer an escort.

[nuclearpowered]

[Now that? That's an insulting statement. Makoto may miss the flirtation, but she definitely doesn't miss an insult. Her eyes narrow slightly, and she self-consciously brushes her hair back over her ear, an irritable gesture. She's silent for a moment, exhaling sharply through her nose.]

Show me the way you went then, stranger.

[That counts as escorting, right?]

[priforprince]

[ Ah. A misstep, hm? Well, that will happen in ad-libs. Hibiki is faintly amused, which is, in its own way, appreciated. She'd been getting annoyed at this obstacle. Introducing a rogue element might be exactly what's needed for her to solve this puzzle, once and for all. ]

As you wish.

[ She will keep her hand to herself, then.

A nod as they head down the street. ] The shopkeepers change their lines, sometimes.

[nuclearpowered]

[It will happen, especially with this one. Makoto is not some delicate flower, though she may appear it. She is, however, a rogue element. Stepping lightly, she moves ahead towards the shops, listening to the "mortals" as they natter away.]

They do, do they? That means it's not a time loop, at least.

[Toying with a necklace as she walks, she eyes Hibiki a moment.]

Anything that sounds particularly relevant to our current predicament?

[priforprince]

Not especially. [ And yet. Her eyes narrow. Could it be.....

Those girls in bunny costumes are particularly cheerful. Devoted to their part-time jobs? Or....

Hibiki takes a step in that direction to check it out. But then -

"Come bun and all, bun-bun! Rabbitly incredible prices, bun-bun!" ]

Hrk!

[ She stops. In mid-step. One foot in front of the other.

....Perhaps she was mistaken? ]

[nuclearpowered]

[Makoto stops, looking at the rather frozen Hibiki. That expression is one of either shock of extreme pain, and while this girl has proven herself to be rude and somewhat egotistical in the span of mere moments that doesn't mean Makoto wishes her ill.

Concern flits through dark red eyes, an eyebrow arching in bewilderment.]

What happened?

[Did you swallow a bug?]

[priforprince]

[ Swallowing a bug might have been more pleasant, truthfully. Hibiki shakes her head, touching her forehead lightly. ] ...We should keep moving.

[ "And now, for a limited time only, it's our two-for-bun sale! There's no time like the present, bun-bun! It's timely, bun-bun!"

Hibiki grabs her ears with both hands. ]

[nuclearpowered]

[Makoto stops and shakes her head, looking first at Hibiki and then at the shop.]

Is it something she's saying, miss?

[That is logically the only thing that it could be, given that seems to trigger these outbursts.]

[priforprince]

S....

[ Rabbits. Hopping. Thumping their hind legs. In her head. Pain. ]

Sentence enders.....

[ "It's a bunderful sale right now! Step on up, because there's no better time, bun-bun!"

Hibiki feels faint. Positive where she needs to go, but faint.

The world is endlessly cruel. ]

[nuclearpowered]

Sentence...enders?

[Her head snaps up at the sound of the chatter and she puts a strong arm around Hibiki's shoulders. Placing herself solidly between the younger girl and the shop, she scowls.]

You mean those obnoxious attempts at wordplay?

[priforprince]

[ Risking removing a hand, Hibiki points, fingers trembling, at the shopgirls. ] Cleared....the event. The key...

[ "We've even lopped all the prices in half, bun-bun!"

Knees giving out, Hibiki swoons against Makoto's side. ]

what the hell is even going on in that icon

[nuclearpowered]

[Makoto's eyes burn with red flame, twin coals ready to incinerate the offenders. Not because sentence enders bother her, but because that is just bad]

Fine.

[She holds onto Hibiki, easily lifting her up and carrying her with as much grace as she can. She looks graceful. Hibiki probably looks like a potato sack. But this is being dealt with.]

Ladies, can you please stop? Your advertisements seem to be upsetting this young lady.

[Try politely first. Then the claws come out.]

her anti-gobi riot shield broke and she flew against the wall and ando is maaaa-ourning her

[priforprince]

[ "Hm?"

The girls look at each other.

"Isn't it cute, bun-bun?" ]

Hrgh!

[ Hibiki jerks in Makoto's hold, though she does not appear to have regained consciousness. Her heart...! ]

[nuclearpowered]

[Anger wells up inside, and it takes everything she has not to break a table with her fist.]

What would it take to make you stop that?

[Seriously. This is starting to make her feel sick too.]

http://68.media.tumblr.com/fa932773f8cc0b00c6964d07e6844ad1/tumblr_ol7h4vL3qF1rsghfro1_500.gif

[priforprince]

[ Both girls hop like, well, rabbits in surprise at that.

"Well..." one says. "There's no better time to make a purchase...b-bu---"

Hibiki's breathing is coming more shallowly now. ]

[nuclearpowered]

Fine!

[Makoto snaps that out, looking worriedly at Hibiki's prone form.]

I'll take two cups of tea in to go cups, and pay you double to stop advertising for...ten minutes.

[priforprince]

[ "Uh, right." Neither girl seems to understand, but they're also clearly intimidated. "Um....here's what your total tail- er, tallies up to..."

Hibiki remains flopped over, but she no longer completely looks like she's on her last legs. ]

[nuclearpowered]

[Makoto pays with a pocketful of yen. And it's not long before one of them comes back with a to-go tray laden with tea.]

Okay. Your timer starts now.

[Turning to go with travel tray in one hand and Hibiki in the other, she starts off. hopefully the smell of tea and the lack of sentence enders will stop this mania.]

[priforprince]

[ What....what is this? There's a fragrant scent in the air. And the oppressive atmosphere has lifted. Almost like...

Almost like a spell has broken.

Almost like the world is beautiful again. ]

Ngh. [ Hibiki can stand on her own now! And will try to do so, one hand going to her forehead. ]

[nuclearpowered]

[Makoto isn't going to push the point, she just lets go once Hibiki stands up, holding out the tray with the tea cups.]

Drink this, and let's move. We have ten minutes to get clear.

[Of what she's not sure but something about that particular advertisement seemed to cause an extreme negative reaction.]

[priforprince]

[ ...Is this cup made of paper?

It cannot be helped. Hibiki takes a sip, her color returning. Her mind, too. When next she speaks, it's like nothing happened. ]

These were from that shop?

[ If so, and her hunch is correct... ]

[nuclearpowered]

[Well, it's not like she was going to ask for their fine china, Hibiki. Please take what you can get.]

That's correct. You had the same hunch I did, didn't you?

[That the cafe was the source.]

[priforprince]

[ Hibiki sniffs. Hunch. On second though, deliberating the term, she has inspiration, not hunches. ] They weren't being especially subtle.

[ She's taking her sweet time headed for the end of this block, but she also doesn't seem to have any doubts about what will happen when they reach it. ]

Truly unpleasant self-promotion.

[nuclearpowered]

You can say that again.

[Though that does beg the question of whether or not the time loop was anything particularly sinister. It didn't seem so but...]

...how can they pull that off and not attract the authority's attention. That doesn't make sense.