takamagahara | TEST DRIVE # 17

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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ It'd be weird if he knew, if only because Botan had no idea of knowing whether or not she had combat experience. The kind of knowledge she had lent itself to quite a few different kinds of purposes, though she never questioned it too much. Not seriously, at least.

The blue-haired reaper didn't glance back to the god however, instead focusing down towards the streets. She goes in a few different directions, not because her senses were lacking, but it was faster and more thorough to not have to stretch out her capabilities. It's about a minute before she finally confirms. ]

That does seem to be all of the unusual ones that have been causing problems. I think a god is out there with one of their soulless shinki, because those always give me a weird sense.

[At the very least, Toushirou can depend on her for the current situation.

Right now, it's hard to properly decipher who's friend or foe.]

Even if a god is out there with a soulless, it doesn't mean they should immediately be ruled out as an enemy. Right now, at least, we've gotten them all together.

[ ... You were most definitely one of the more paranoid people she's met. How many of the gods did you consider potential enemies instead of friends? Or allies as you don't seem to do the friend thing. ]

We're not even sure if this is a situation where there is an enemy.

[ She's not ruling it out, though. In fact- ]

If there is one, we could lose their trail or any evidence if we spend any time collecting the spirits ourselves. Yet it's not like we can leave them on the streets like this... I don't suppose you have contacts that you can reach for that sort of thing?

[ It was probably easier to take her seriously if Botan wasn't so naturally perky. ]

[It comes with realizing how people you've once thought you can trust turns out to be your biggest enemies. Toushirou might still have the scars that came from that last battle with Aizen. Not to mention there were Qunicies causing some mayhem, too.

He's a pessimistic by nature. Get used to it.

Toushirou huffs softly.]

Of course not. We can simply shatter the ice so that not even the bodies are left.

[Zombies. Toushirou really doesn't do zombies.]

We could, but there's still the issue of-

[ The bodies were alarming, but if not even those were left, was the god planning...? Because otherwise they'd be back to square one, with a bunch of loosed spirits again. ]

No, it'd be ridiculous to think that you meant to destroy all the spirits as well. I'm sure I'm misunderstanding.

The spirits will be fine.

[His ice doesn't hurt anything that's intangible, after all. Not unless he really wished for it.]

It'd be better if we can convince them all to return to where they belong.

That's a relief.

[ She was concerned for their well-being, and as the guy was still mostly a stranger to her, it wasn't as if she could read him properly. Not that she would try reading him in the first place.

Speaking of, there's a bit of concern and pity in her eyes. ]

I'm sure we could find a few who were still able, but you know- Wait. Do you hear them? There's a good amount who are mostly gone, save with their need to be... well, you see what they've been doing. It's like an overarching drive, or the only way they know how to get their goal, whatever that's supposed to be.

[Toushirou says nothing at first, studying the frozen bodies.

He can hear them, perhaps not the same way Botan can hear them perhaps, but he can. Toushirou is quiet before he suddenly drops down in front of one of the bodies.

A flick of his sword has the ice melting from around the head, expression unchanging when a bit of skin peeled off from its cheek. He's familiar with the need to be driven by something, so whatever he was planning, who knows how it'd go.]

You know...

[ She starts flying down to stay within conversation distance of Toushirou. Still in the air, but not too far away. ]

I'm starting to notice that you have this habit of staring off and doing things instead of communicating. You're lucky I have some respect towards a person's mental privacy.

[ Except she can also be very curious and nosy. Which is why she's not beyond talking and prodding for information. ]

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