Test Drive #22

[godsoffortune]

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!

Comments

[katanas_and_tea]

[Takuma was supposed to be helping, but Rin was moving around in too much of a frenzy to really be able to get in there. So he just watched. Maybe he would succeed! He looked gung-ho enough to!

He...kind of did.

He hadn't made any motion to actually stop the domino effect because, well, there wasn't all that much he could do.]

Ah. You broke them all. We're in trouble~ Unless I leave really quickly.

[hellskitchen]

[He did get a little carried away. Okay, maybe he went a little far! Though there's resolution, so everything else should fall into place, right?]

W-wait! You're just gonna leave me like this?! Ain't friends supposed to help friends out?

[ Like assist him in cleaning this mess up.]

B-but runnin' doesn't sound like a bad idea either.

[On Second thought, running sounds like an awesome idea. So Rin decides to give himself a head start.]

[katanas_and_tea]

You're leaving first!

[Takuma follows quickly behind him because there was no way he was going to clean up this whole mess by himself.]

Haha! I feel just like a delinquent!

[hellskitchen]

[Rin definitely doesn't want to clean up his own mess either. Even if he is the caus of it! He expects his God to receive their thanks,and perhaps some kind of compensation for services.

He turns to Takuma as they flee the scene. Giving his accomplice a incredulous look.]

Huh? Something lame like makes you feel like a delinquent! You need to live more! There's way cooler things to do! Like skipping school, and beating up bullies in the back alleys. That kinda thing!

[katanas_and_tea]

What? This is considered lame? You just destroyed someone's hard work! Countless hours of talent and ambition went into the artwork. I think this is pretty extreme!

Skipping school actually sounds lackluster in comparison.

[But he's not the delinquent type. He definitely doesn't look like a delinquent type either. If he was into delinquency, then he would be into something like organized petty crimes. Teasing people doesn't count.]

[hellskitchen]

Ya think so? Maybe you're right. This is kinda like vandalism.

[ Still something not new for Rin since he couldn't really control his strength sometimes. Though he waves it off.]

It'll be fine. It's not like they could really see us, and we ran out of there like lightning. Though you might wanna lay low for a bit.

[You know, just until everything blows over.]

[katanas_and_tea]

Eh? Just me?!

[Takuma shakes his head and lets out a short breath, but he's still smiling. It's not like they can go fix it now!]

Oh...You know what we should do now, right?

We should try making a replacement statue! That would be a lot more fun than trying to fix it or clean it up.

[hellskitchen]

A replacement statue?

[It sounds like a good idea, but that's something that requires a lick of talent. Something Rin lacks.]

I'll try, but I ain't no artist. I still draw stick figures as people. But maybe you're the artsy type? I can just take your direction,yeah?

[katanas_and_tea]

It's easy! We just need a lot of news paper and water and glue and some cardboard.

[Rin has no idea what Takuma is roping him into.]

We can find all of that stuff anywhere. Let's go!

[He reaches out to link elbows with Rin to pull him along.]

[hellskitchen]

Ya think that can match up?

[Newspaper, water, glue and cardboard? Sounds like an arts and craft project. Though it does seem fun, and Rin is always up for a good time. Doesn't seem like he has much of a choice because the blonde is already linking his arm with his and pulling him along.]

Since we're partners in crime now, guess I can tell ya my name. It's Rin Okumura.

[katanas_and_tea]

My name is Takuma Ichijou!

[He's pulling him along, looking around for some discarded newspapers and cardboard boxes.]

Now let's see...

[He unhooks their arms as he comes upon a stack of newspapers on the side of the street. He held it out for Rin to hold.]

Here you are!

[hellskitchen]

[ Rin takes the newpapers that Takuma offers him, but he still can't see how they can become art, or any resemblance of it.]

So? Ya really think garbage can be a replacement for dem statues?

[ He looks around for the cardboard the blonde mentions before, he suggests.]

We probably can find some boxes behind a store, or something.