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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] takamagahara2017-09-02 08:46 am
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Test Drive #20

TEST DRIVE # 20



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.



Rope bridge Rumble


An adventure park that features several scary-exciting climbs and crossings between trees using only ropes has a huge problem. The ropes are getting unexpectedly tangled up. Even worse, it sometimes happens when a customer is trying to make a crossing, tripping them up in the midst of their course! While the safety ropes have been doing their job at keeping customers uninjured, the employees are fervently praying that whatever is doing this will go away, before something worse happens.

Steady Shave


It's the height of summer, and even men that treasure their beards, mustaches and sideburns dearly are driven to get it shaved off in the name of heat reduction. Small barbershops are being overrun with customers who want it all shaved off- some even going so far as to want their head shaved bare.
Answer the barber's pleas for a couple extra hands. May they be steady.

Toil and Trouble


A performance of Macbeth is being haunted by an ayakashi causing bad luck. Props getting misplaced or needing repairs, color gels for the lights getting torn, the microphones keep kicking up feedback- The customary wish of 'break a leg' feels dangerously close to becoming real. Rescue the Scottish Play from its curse before the curtain rises!

Ubiquitous U-turns


Elementary school children go home in groups for safety. However that measure isn't helping against some children getting home very late. And none of the kids can bring themselves to say why they end up taking so many wrong turns on the way. Take up a traffic flag and your best teacher voice, and help the children find their proper way home, keeping an eye out for anything - mundane or supernatural - that might be leading the kids astray.

Violet Veranda


Cheerful violets grew unusually well this year on the college dorm veranda, to the point where the whole perimeter of the veranda is full of containers holding them. But now the flowers are nearing the end of their life, and something strange is happening to the students at the same time. As the flowers wilt and fade, so does the energy of the students living in the dorm. While it would normally be impossible to draw a connection between the two, residents of the Far Shore can see the truth- tiny ladybug-like energy-hungry ayakashi are moving from flowers to students. Take care of this however you can before the last petal falls!



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!
trapperkeeper: (Does not understand)

[personal profile] trapperkeeper 2017-09-12 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
To who? Is there like, an ayakashi drop off place?

[He glances around as if he expects to see one nearby.]

That sounds like a pain. Maybe we could just squish it like a normal bug?
snowlillie: (lillie7)

[personal profile] snowlillie 2017-09-12 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
We need to find a god I think. There should be one close by, since my own had to run for a moment said they'll find a replacement supervisor.

[She tried, and nope.] Doesn't look like it.
trapperkeeper: (What the honk?)

[personal profile] trapperkeeper 2017-09-12 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, thanks! I-

[Lann appreciates the compliment. And he actually avoids the tripping hazard quite nimbly..... just in time for it to get lit on fire.]

AHH!

[With a very undignified little shriek that he will vehemently deny later, Lann leaps to a nearby rope, just barely catching it. The look he shoots Caster is somewhere between confused and affronted.]

What the honk, man?!?
trapperkeeper: (Hmmmmm)

[personal profile] trapperkeeper 2017-09-12 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Ugh. Seriously?

[He sighs heavily, but then shrugs.]

I guess we better start looking. Let's try over there.

[He picks a direction more of less at random.]

Hey, are you okay holding that thing? It's not gonna bite you or anything, is it?
snowlillie: (lillie1)

[personal profile] snowlillie 2017-09-12 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
I uh hope so? I hope it doesn't bite me.

[it's secured and it's leeching some of Lilie's energy, but it's so small it's almost impossible to make a dent right now.]
priforprince: (whipped)

[personal profile] priforprince 2017-09-12 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hibiki takes out her cell phone. ] Such a conveyance was unworthy of you, anyway.

[ Let's see....Prench....chauffeur service...there it is...

She lifts her chin as she puts the phone to her ear. It rings.

And rings.

And rings.

And rings.

Her eyebrow twitches. ]
snowlillie: (lillie18)

[personal profile] snowlillie 2017-09-12 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
No answer? Hmm... I wonder if there's a busy event going on...

[Completely worried too, but she was tapping her chin thoughtfully.]
priforpalps: (sigh)

[personal profile] priforpalps 2017-09-12 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
...That's so sad.

[ Fuwari seems honestly troubled by this, though the blight on her fingers clears up nicely. ] They can't get to know anybody....and always have to be careful.....
needsteaplz: (A smile for the customers)

Re: Violets

[personal profile] needsteaplz 2017-09-12 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
[If Lilie thought Saori would make fun of her for needing a sleeping aid, she was gladly mistaken. Another gear in Saori's mind started turning. Maybe if there was enough time, she could help the girl out with her own problem.]

I see. It's very easy to be self-conscious about things like getting duties done. Just remember, as long as you remember to be sincere with everything you do, that matters more than the number of things you do. Quality over quantity, okay?
needsteaplz: ("...")

Re: Violets

[personal profile] needsteaplz 2017-09-12 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh very nice, Celty.

[She pulls out a metal flask but instead of booze, smoke pours out and surrounds Saori.]

Hmm...this isn't good, I don't have enough smoke to grab all of them unless...

[She looks over the veranda. Of course, why didn't she think of this sooner? Every dorm had a place for the smokers. Sure enough, several students stood in a row as they let out another puff of smoke into the air. If they paid any attention, they would've noticed the smoke darting up and over to the veranda. The whisps mixed along with the rest and it engulfed the other planters in front of Saori and Celty in the same manner.]

We should at least move these off the campus first or at least some place less crowded before we deal with them.
reformedsinner: (slasher smile)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2017-09-12 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
They can get to know each other.

[He tips a bit of water over his own fingertips; the blight there is lighter, and washes away with ease before he recaps the flask and tucks it away, glancing at Fuwari.]

When it comes to us, and to humans, they seem to prefer to treat us as dinner rather than comrades.
letteropener: (solar beam)

[personal profile] letteropener 2017-09-12 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Celestia is ready the moment Zelda calls attention to the creature. She ducks her head, pointing her horn at the creature, and from it a bolt of light lances out to crack into the ayakashi in that moment it takes to regain its senses.]

[The blow isn't enough to grievously wound the dark spirit, though, and Celestia's second one misses its mark by a little as it scrambles to one side.]
starlightdestiny: (Youuuusayyyy)

[personal profile] starlightdestiny 2017-09-12 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Four or five children are way easier to keep an eye on than a whole herd of them, at least. Dropping them all off in the same area should be simple, too.]

All right. [Then, to the kids,] Let's keep moving, everyone.
starlightdestiny: (You like cuttin' up and carryin' on)

Oh, you know. Being stoic, summoning monsters, the usual.

[personal profile] starlightdestiny 2017-09-12 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Whatever's causing this predicament sure isn't making itself easy to catch, but that's not totally unexpected. It'll just require a little more of a crafty solution, won't it?]

Do you know if anyone's tried recording it on tape? [Leaving a camera running might be more fruitful than sitting around and watching for it, especially if it's wary of being watched.]
snowlillie: (lillie4)

Re: Violets

[personal profile] snowlillie 2017-09-12 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, of course! I'll do my best! After all, I'm here for everyone's sake, right?

[Because she's worried that she wouldn't do a good job, and nodded repeatedly.] There's plenty of work to do right now too.
snowlillie: (Default)

[personal profile] snowlillie 2017-09-12 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[With a smile, Lilie held up her flag as she beckoned them along. With Yusei's help, this would be easy.]

All right, it's a little further everyone!
priforpalps: (pleased)

[personal profile] priforpalps 2017-09-12 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
So they're predators, then.

[ Fuwari nods: she is no stranger to carnivores. ] I'll remember that. Thank you, truly, for helping me out!
putputscooter: (oh i know a thing)

>:?

[personal profile] putputscooter 2017-09-12 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[......ohgod this guy's gonna kill him ...!

Or not?

Bruno looks a little baffled, but...]


...Oh! Well, it's not the ropes that are the problem, I can tell you that much! They're just fine, as far as ropes go.
priforprince: (fingertips)

[personal profile] priforprince 2017-09-12 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
....Perhaps the city is best absorbed in person.

[ Read: she can't get a car.

Hibiki has been a god for months. She has defied the odds in many ways. She has successfully gotten herself cast in a Near Shore movie, even.

But she never recalls that people don't notice her 99% of the time. ]
snowlillie: (lillie9)

[personal profile] snowlillie 2017-09-13 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Lilie nodded, agreeing with Hibiki. For the most part, she was a little worried that her plans were falling through. And yet, she was smiling comfortingly.]

In that case, a walking tour might be a good idea.
trapperkeeper: (srs bsns)

[personal profile] trapperkeeper 2017-09-13 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
If it does start getting feisty, just pass it to me, okay?

[But just in case he'll look faster.]

Now where the honk are the gods around here? Hey! Gods! We got a live one here!!

[That involves yelling, obviously.]
snowlillie: (lillie3)

[personal profile] snowlillie 2017-09-13 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, I'll do that.

[Watching Lann call out, she looked around herself, both hands clasped around the ayakashi. Fortunately, it wasn't too dangerous. Yet anyhow.]
starlightdestiny: (When you're up getting down?)

>:^?

[personal profile] starlightdestiny 2017-09-13 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
[All right, yeah, this is already somehow a little easier when he's not looking his dead friend directly in the face.]

If the ropes aren't doing this on their own, something else must be doing it to them. Any sign of a culprit?
putputscooter: (asleep?)

>n<;;

[personal profile] putputscooter 2017-09-13 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Bruno lifts his shoulders in a shrug.]

None that I've seen yet! I don't know what could possibly just make ropes... do that, though.

[He strokes his chin.]

It seems scientifically unreasonable!
starlightdestiny: (What ya done?)

owo

[personal profile] starlightdestiny 2017-09-13 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
That just means we're dealing with something unreasonable.

[Hey, if Duel Monster cards can manifest themselves tangibly in order to cause harm, then there's no reason to think that this might not be the work of something outside of his typical understanding of the world.]

If I cross this, will you watch my back? Just keep an eye out for anything suspicious.

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