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!

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[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.]

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. ]

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?

[ 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. ]

[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.]

[ "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...! ]

[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.]

[ 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. ]

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.

[ "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. ]

[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.]

[ 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. ]

[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.]

[ ...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... ]

[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.]

[ 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.

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.

[ Hibiki shrugs. She's used to the people supposedly in charge being less competent than she is. It's regrettable, but not surprising. ] For those who place faith in those systems, perhaps.

[Well, it wasn't like she was a fan of authorities, given her role as a Phantom Thief of Hearts. But she did expect authorities to take notice when something major happened. Things had been that way with Shido.]

I'd just not expect such a thing to happen at all. It's just a cafe...

So it appears.

[ End of the street. Moment of truth. Hibiki doesn't even flinch, but instead walks right through.

When her foot lands on pavement, real, new pavement, her mouth curls up in a silent, impossibly self-satisfied smirk.

Perfect. ]

[Once free, Makoto sighs happily and turns to Hibiki, straight backed and poised despite the cardboard tray in her hand.]

That's that, then. Thanks.

[A beat.]

My name's Makoto, by the way.

Hibiki.

[ Who finishes her cup of tea before replacing it on the tray, the better to have a hand free to offer Makoto. She may have figured out the solution to the puzzle on her own, but you implemented it. A handshake is the least she can do. ] May our next meeting be under more delightful circumstances.

[ As fan and celebrity, perhaps. Since there's no way you'll be satisfied now that you've witnessed Shikyoin Hibiki in the flesh. ]

TEST DRIVE # 17

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

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