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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!
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[personal profile] amongthethorns 2017-09-11 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm rather certain you shalln't. You're a good man, Castiel.

[That makes him smile. Strange to hear one so much older than himself say such a thing. Leaving judgement in the hands of a once human turned reaper turned god. And yet -]

I expected no other answer from you.

[For a massive celestial being that is eons old Castiel certainly is a humble person. Then again that may have a good deal to the memories he lacks.]

For now let's focus on the task at hand.

[It won't be hard to figure out there are dozens of them under foot. Leaves in the golden yellows, crimson, earthy browns, dappled mixes of all the colors and of course, orange.

As they see the children that figured out the first clues, Alan is taking carefully wrapped sweets from his pockets. They're an assortment of colors: a warm reddish brown, a light cream, a dark pink, a lighter delicate pink, a dark blue, and one that is white. Each of them bare the same logo - a crowned black cat in an oval frame.]
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[personal profile] casbutt 2017-09-13 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ That answer visibly brings a smile to his face, then. Again, he will nod at his god in thanks.

It's true, Castiel doesn't have his memories; yet, he still maintains an incredibly high opinion of humans. In contrast, the opinion he has of himself is questionable, at best. He doesn't even know what he is, really.

The prospect of receiving candy is enough to excite the children, eliciting exclamations of happiness from their winners thus far. Those remaining take more initiative in calling out their guesses.

While taking in their surroundings to note all that's colored that particular hue, the angel is reminded of earth's beauty. Of nature, and all humanity has done to evolve with it. ]
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[personal profile] amongthethorns 2017-09-14 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[And their game carries on in the fashion. Once the answer is guessed Alan selects a new object, naming it's color and passing out sweets until they're down to the very last child. The vines Alan had been using to keep the children together and on task vanishing.

The very last child, the girl Castiel is carrying with messy dark black hair hair and light blue eyes is left and she's also the only one without a candy.]


You've been such a good girl. How about one last game? Can you tell me what that is called?

[The god gestures pointing toward a small black kitten lazing on a stones lining a flower bed. Drawing her face from Cas's shoulder she's peering where Alan points before softly speaking in a shy voice but with obvious joy and pride -]

My Kitty.

You're a very clever girl.

[Alan smiles before lightly booping her nose with a finger handing her her candy. Before gently taking her from Cas's arms to kneel gently at her level as he settles her feet on the ground and lets her get steady. Fingers deftly moving and tying her shoe's loose laces, once he's done he's petting her lightly on the head.]

Run along inside, remember to be good for your parents.

[She's beaming at Alan pocketing the sweet and she's starting of the path, moving to scoop her kitten up in her arms earning a soft mew -as if he's used to this treatment before he headbutts her chin. Then she's waving at them cutely with the kitten's paw before hurrying inside. Oddly, none of the children leave Alan and Cas's care without a sweet treat. But maybe that was exactly according to Alan's plan to start.

Alan move to his feet, dusting off his jeans. Grinning at Castiel, taking his Shinki's hand and dropping a few of the sweets into his hand.]


You did well today I'm proud of you, Castiel. Now let's get us home, shall we? I believe some nice tea and good book are in order while we enjoy the garden.
Edited 2017-09-14 22:16 (UTC)