takamagahara | Test Drive #22

TEST DRIVE # 22

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.

Buttered Buns

Things are tough for small bakeries in huge cities. It seems like there’s always a bigger chain offering less expensive breads around the corner. To compete, “Four Clover” bakery has gone all-in with a campaign to attract customers, and you’re here to help. They’ve put together a mascot costume for you (degree of cuteness up to player’s imagination), printed a zillion flyers, blown up bunches of balloons… and in praying for the success and prosperity of their store, they’ll certainly go along with whatever heaven-sent ideas come along.

Copious Copies

Outdoor art exhibitions take advantage of the best days of the start of fall. In one large park, a multitude of unique bronze and ceramic statues are on display. However, there’s way more of them than there actually should be. The artist and organizers are stumped by a plethora of near-perfect copies standing alongside the originals. Should a god or shinki get close enough they’ll be able to tell which are ayakashi pretending to be statues, but don’t get your nose bitten off. And don’t break an actual statue while hunting the ayakashi. Please.

Debt Diversion

Formula car races are huge draws for those who love speed, and those who love betting. Snake skeleton ayakashi are twining themselves around the necks of betters, whispering in their ears to seduce the humans into crippling debt.
While gods and shinki are in a human’s blind spot and generally go unnoticed, trying to remove an ayakashi from someone might draw attention, depending on how you go about it. And in a crowd this large, there just might be a human who will notice a strange pair trying to do something to someone else’s neck...

ESP and Extraterrestrials

A group approaches you. Some of them look relatively normal, if a bit on edge. Some of them look the very image of a nerd. And all of them are looking at you intently. This group of searchers of the paranormal have somehow (accurately) honed in on you, and are intent to find out everything about you. What planet are you from? What’s up with those clothes? That hair? Do you have any special powers?!
While they welcome you in peace, they are also very unwilling to let this interview end with your escape… Might need a friend to help you out (or throw you to the wolves).

Fashionable Frills

Fashion runway. Frills. Shirts, pants, dresses, underwear; the changing room is full of variety.
Go strut your stuff.
It’s for a good cause, honest.

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

[He's never that lucky so it's out of the frying pan and into the fire. Though he is extremely glad to be upright again. And not being poked and prodded by a bunch of nerds.

Ioryogi tilts his head back to look at the would-be savior and makes a displeased sound.]

It works well-enough when you follow up on those words. I should teach them a lesson.

[ That's basically it but at the very least he's not being looked at like some sort of specimen, even if this new face is rather curious to why a stuffed animal is talking so much smack. ]

I'd like to see you do that. Perhaps, I'll be more inclined to believe it. They're annoying but harmless, I suppose.

[ as the group of nerds were very displeased that their toy was taken from them. Look-- he's even walking off casually with the stuffed dog and no one is trying to stop him. ]

[This stuffed toy has the skills to talk smack. Though his opportunity to make good on his threat is diminishing as he's carried away.]

Hey, what are you doing?! They're back that way!

[Waves one of his arms behind him. Then crosses both arms over his chest.]

It's not like they would have died.

[ Well, he's at least safe for the time being even if he can talk smack and threaten other people. ]

If you'd like I can return you to them. Though, I can't imagine what sort of experiments they'd want to perform on such a unique creature as yourself.

[ He chuckled as he continued to walk. ]

In any case, such things could cause ruckus and I'm not interested in being caught in the crossfire mister stuffed dog.

[Some stranger is carrying him around - that's not exactly all that safe. Still, it is better than having to pretend to be a stuffed toy all of the time.]

Forget it. I'll spare them for now. There won't be any experiments.

[Such an arrogant toy.]

You could have kept walking and ignored it. So what do you want, kid?

[ Well no, but at the very least he's not sticking needles through him. That's a plus-- right? ]

Are you certain? I wouldn't mind presenting you to them if that's what you want.

[ Very much so-- that's why Ichiru feels a little like a bully. ]

I suppose I should have but I thought it was a rather interesting situation. I didn't expect it to be a talking-- stuffed animal. Are you perhaps not human? Not that it would matter here. This is the land of the passing after all.

[It is a plus - for Ichiru. Iorogi is not all that nice of a guy.]

I'll remember their faces for next time.

[After a few minutes with this plush no one will think that the larger human is the bully.]

Hmph. So you often stop to help a guy in need? [Or was it just his form that was interesting?] Do I look human to you? You could say that this whole situation that we're in isn't unusual for me.

[ Well that's a curious thought. He wondered how scary this plush toy can be! ]

I suppose you will. You hold quite a grudge don't you?

[ He offered him an almost pleasant smile. ]

Not in the least. That's quite troublesome and I am not that good of a person to simply help every single person in need, unfortunately.

[ He chuckled. ]

Hmmm... I suppose not. Ehh? Really now?

Test Drive #22

I wish I could be too

hahahaha go us then I suppose. XD

we are horrible people

we are most definitely horrible XDDD

this is why we're friends. XD

our friendship knows no bounds! <3

it spans time, space and torture~

yes it does. I miss tagging with you so I'm enjoying this a lot.