TDM #19

[godsoffortune]

TEST DRIVE # 19



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.



Marriage Mystery

A brand-new wedding chapel in an upscale Tokyo neighborhood has a problem: both brides and grooms keep getting stood up at the altar! Help find one of the fleeing spouses, and figure out if it's just wedding jitters or whether there's an ayakashi scaring off would-be newlyweds.

Nervous Neighbors

This quiet suburb has been rocked by the arrival of a new family... or is it a rock band? They've painted their house purple with blue LEDs under the eaves, they loudly practice electric guitar and trumpet late into the night, and they put their garbage and recycling out on the wrong days. And now, they've invited the whole neighborhood to a barbecue. One way or another, this is going to be a party to remember.

Outrageous Owls

Something's gotten into the owls at Kamakura beach. Not only are they showing up during the day, but they're fighting off the seagulls and dive-bombing surprised beachgoers to steal their bentos... and are they a little bigger than usual, too? Could some of these angry owls be angry spirits instead? Oh no! Duck!

Putrid Piles

Performance art or gross prank? That's the question in Ginza this week, where giant heaps of household garbage are appearing on the sidewalks and even in the street overnight. For some reason, no one's been able to catch a glimpse of the prankster. Maybe what they need is a little divine assistance, or at least some help power-washing the sidewalk before the upscale shoppers arrive.

Quilt Quandary

A fiber art exhibit at the Tokyo Art Museum is having some very strange problems. At first the labels just seemed to be out of order, but now it seems like the dozens of gorgeously sewed antique quilts in the exhibit have a mind of their own. They fall off the walls, they drape over display cases and swaddle priceless statues, and sometimes they even tangle up visitors or security guards. The museum needs someone to deal with whatever's gotten into their quilts in a hurry, but be careful and don't break anything!



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!

Comments

[challengesfate]

[Her hold, as always, is gentle, but there's a sureness in it that hadn't been present when they first began. They had practiced this before, many times, because when Prompto had first transformed she'd not known what to make of him. They had practiced this way, and together in the temple with the "blanks", and though she was no expert, Lucina remembered the basics.]

Aim and...yes. I remember.

[Whatever attention had strayed towards her is gone now, so no one reacts when she lifts the firearm up into both hands, trying to breathe slow to steady her grip and pin the hostile creature in her sights.

She had to hit the owl - they weren't acting right, they weren't right. It had to be one of the ayakashi. But at the same time, if she dropped Prompto, if he was hurt, she could never forgive herself. Damn. She should have tried the bow, just once, back home. If only once, then...]

Here goes-

[Sight lined up with owl. Finger on the trigger. Pull-

BLAM]

[photoshooter]

[It feels like he's the one doing the shooting and not at the same time, like it's both of them, and he knows this gun like he knows his own self and their aim is flawless. He whoops as the owl's head explodes.]

Nice one! Didn't even see it coming!

[But the noise attracts attention, and two other ayakashi take to the skies, dripping malice and ravenous intent.

Smells good...

Prompto shivers. He'd have goosebumps if he had skin right now.]

...Mmmmaaaybe we should get to cover?

[challengesfate]

[Prompto may always be true to his mark, but Lucina is always surprised when she manages to hit her targets. There's a brief rush of relief as the creature is felled, and then, the shadows from above...she holds the rifle close, finger off the trigger, and glances towards a lifeguard's hut. If they can slip inside without moving anything...]

Right - hold on.

[He can't really hold onto anything, Lucina, he's a gun - but the sentiment is there.]

[photoshooter]

Holding!

[He watches them circle while she runs. He doesn't think he was a weapon before he died, but teamwork? That's second nature. And a good thing, too, as one of them takes the opportunity to dive.]

Left! Duck and roll!

[challengesfate]

[Thankfully Lucina is also not a stranger to teamwork, or to trusting her companions. She darts left, ducking and rolling as instructed, sending up a spray of sand. People are leaving this part of the beach now, but mostly because of the owls, which is good. Get as many innocent people away from the action as possible.

...Wow but uh. Fighting on sand is not easy? Nor is trying to evade an enemy on the sand? She really should have made a break back up to the street, but here we are, scrambling to run and stay balanced after that awesome roll.]

D-Damn...!

[photoshooter]

Uh, um...!

[She needs him, but he has no idea what to do. He's not a strategist, as familiar as this all feels. And he's not any good at drawing borderlines, not yet...

Good... smells good...

He lets out a breath.]

Think they'll follow us away from all these people?

[challengesfate]

[She needs him, yes, but Prompto isn't failing. If anything, the weight of his vessel form in her hands is a prompting, a motivator not to stop, to keep going, keep fighting, keep moving. Keep him safe. Keep them both safe. Keep the people safe.

So his suggestion is exactly what she needs.]

If we have their full attention, then...

[Once she's standing, she skids to a stop, cupping her free hand around her mouth and looking back at the owls. Some are in pursuit, but some are still diving at seagulls and abandoned lunches, and she needs them to spot her, too.]

COME ON! COME AT ME!

[Oh Gods that got their attention quick. The stragglers have noticed them, and the ones in pursuit are closing in...Lucina raises Prompto once more, finger on the trigger. It's much easier to aim when your target is focused on you and not moving erratically.]

We're going to take some out, and then we run, alright? [Pulls the trigger as the closest one swoops in - BLAM]