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

Kamui | Shinki

[hellishrabbit]

Buttered Buns

What better way to advertise than to show how good the product was? So there the mascot was, headless and seated at the front and munching away on the free samples.

"Hm? Is it good? Yeah. But you gotta go inside to buy some if you wanna try it," he says cheerily, crumbs around his mouth.

Copious Copies

Kamui kicked at a statue, and then another, and another--ah, that one wasn't an ayakashi. Ah well. It just seemed faster to do it this way, and it's not like he cared much for the art. Could this even be called art? A five-year old makes better art with play-doh in his opinion.

At this point, he was just having fun smashing all of it. Stop him or help him? He's being efficient, is he not?

ESP

"I'm from Saturn. My clothes are from this season's new line. My hair? Probably from my mom. Doesn't it make sense that my hair is nice because it's like my mom's? As for special powers..." His smile gets sweeter as he holds up his fist. "Want to find out?~"

Ganondorf/Ganon | Legend of Zelda | God

[gingerking]

Copious Copies
[ Well. He isn't one for art, as he's always been far too busy on a war campaign to conquer the world for these sorts of things. But now that he has the time, he can't exactly feel swayed by any of these artists' works. Is it supposed to be provocative? Is it supposed to sway the heart? Is it supposed to be inspiring?

It is none of these things. ] Hmph. [ He looks down his nose at one particular artistic kettle, misshapen because it's ~modern~ in aesthetic. To think that some ayakashi would decide to make itself a copy of one of these things! ] This is what they call "art"? [ Translation: he'd rather see grand stone statues of himself on pedestals!! ] Useless.

Debt Diversion
[ Oh, he can enjoy a good race and a good gamble, although back in his world they were upon horses and chariots. Not that watching speeding cars isn't entertaining; really, he's secretly marveling at what boon in technology led to developing a vechicle like that. He even thinks to himself that he'd enjoy having a car like that in his temple.

And although he's enjoying the race...

...In this scenario, too, he is not here to help. In fact, he'd even go against helping them! Should your character be moving to try to remove one of those ayakashi from around a victim's neck, Ganondorf will simply, and rather casually, take a hold of your wrist and stop you. ] Let them be. [ He sneers. ] If these fools are so weak to let these lesser spirits control them, then they deserve to have their greed corrupt them into destruction.

Clair | Fire Emblem Echoes | Shinki

[stunninglady]

Copious Copies

[As a woman of culture and class, Clair is naturally inclined to enjoy an event like this. Encouraging the arts is one of the duties of nobility after all! And protecting the artists from nefarious ayakashi is one of the most important duties of a shinki.]

And such fine art! [Yes, attending is hardly a penace. Clair stops in front of one... interesting... sculpture, face freezing in polite horror.] Such... such intriguing art! Yes, yes, this is certainly... thought-provoking! I'm simply stunned!

[Now she just has to figure out if that's an ayakashi copy standing next to it or if there's meant to be two of... whatever this is.]


ESP and Extraterrestrials

[Of course, a charming girl like Clair is no stranger to attention. A pretty teenage girl surrounded by a crowd of young men earns more pitying looks than surprised ones from passers-by. Clair herself, however, is rapidly losing patience.]

A boy will kindly clear a path for the lady! ["What's with your hair? Is it naturally like that? Is the colour magical?"] What kind of ridiculous question is that? Stop this thoughtless behaviour this instant!

[The crowd just creeps in closer, tightening their ranks, and Clair draws herself up to her full height to glare intimidatingly at them.]

Enough! Did you not hear me? One more callous remark and I may just lose my temper!


[[Voice testing Clair for the first time here, so no promises. Feel free to assume she's your character's shinki or that they share a god!]]

Mikan Tsumiki | Super Dangan Ronpa 2 | God

[discerp]

[Buttered Buns]

Eeek!

[You know, this is certainly one way to get attention and promote a bakery, right? Just want kind of bread is this place selling??

Which is to say, Mikan had been trying to hand out fliers in some cute get up, only to...somehow fall? Mikan's ankles have gotten tangled in the cords holding up the banner promoting the bakery; when she falls it's in the most ridiculously lewd pose that seems impossible to have achieved by accident, her legs spread wide, skirt hiked up, an oddly phallic shaped bread somehow stuck in her mouth. Luckily one of the fliers has landed on her and covered her underwear up.

Mikan's eyes fill with tears and she wails around the bread, spitting it out] N-noooo! Please don't look! H-help...!

[This is pathetic.]

[ESP and Extraterrestrials]

[Mikan squeaks and backs away from the little nerd group, hands up in a warding gesture as she stares wide-eyed at them.]

I-I-I- [She stammers ineffectively as they bombard her with a flurry of questions] Wh-what's wrong with my clothes? I=I'm sorry my clothes are so offensive! A-and my hair, I- I um... Should I t-take them off? I'll cut my hair! Do you want me to cut my hair? I'm sorry for being so ugly and weird!

[The little group seems taken aback by this and momentarily at a loss for words.] I-I'll make it up to you, I swear! I'll do whatever you want! Pl-please don't be mad...!

[Who needs rescuing here]

ESP etc etc

[stunninglady]

I think that's quite enough!

[One of the group members suddenly finds himself yanked backwards by his hair as Clair decides that he is in her way.]

Brigands and boors, the lot of you! Harassing this poor girl- I shan't stand for it! I demand you disperse directly! Need I repeat myself?

[Sure, these people seemed harmless enough at first, even to Clair. Actually, it was a little nice to be able to talk to humans without them forgetting her immediately. But having caught just the tail end of their conversation with Clair, it's clear she misjudged. Only true dastards would dare make a lovely young girl say such things about herself, after all.]

ESP and so on

[starlightdestiny]

[While it's hard to say that the groups targeting the Far Shore residents are necessarily 'hostile', there's really very little about this situation that doesn't look like it could end up messy without some kind of intervention.

Approaching from behind, Yusei firmly puts a hand on one of the mens' shoulders, giving himself an opportunity to pull him out of the way should he need to, though he'll address the whole group before that with a clear,] I don't think she wants to answer your questions.

[Though... if they're after otherworldly entities with Weird Hair, he's probably made himself a bigger contender for their attention than she could.]

[stunninglady]

She certainly does not!

[Maybe ten minutes ago, but after the first idiot tried to touch her hair, she's through with them. The men turn to face Yusei, a little stunned by his unusual appearance-

"Woah, what are you?" "I knew it! Aliens!"]

... Well, I suppose you've solved my problem. [Thank you for being a sacrifice, Yusei.]

Shin-Ah | Akatsuki no Yona | Shinki

[farseen]

ESP and Extraterrestrials

Um... I...

[The attention that was suddenly cast upon him was making Shin-Ah's cheeks flush in embarrassment, and he instinctively moved to readjust the dark sunglasses he wore even in the dead of night-- for some things were not meant to be seen by the eyes of those who were supposed to be unaware.

Then came more questions-- why was he wearing glasses? Could they borrow the glasses for a minute??? Before he knew it one of the throng was reaching to take them from him--!!]

Fashionable Frills

[Shin-Ah found himself being ushered into the dressing room by some very vibrant but bossy people before he realized what was going on-- and when he finally found a voice to speak up, they weren't accepting 'no' for an answer. Thus it was that he found himself confronted with all of these garments, covered in frills tha would have made any teenage girl giddy with excitement.

And he stared, overwhelmed by the sheer enormity of what was going on.]

Um. How...?

[How did people even wear these things, he wanted to know-- but again, he had found his voice too late. Someone banged on the door, demanding to know if he was ready yet.]

Ranulf | Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn | God

[skybluelaguz]

[ Buttered Buns ]

[ Somehow after one look at him, the bakers decided to give Ranulf giant paw gloves, a kitty apron and a tray of tasty baked samples. They even managed to place a balloon wrapped around his tail, which flicked every once in awhile to its discomfort.

Alas though, he was to help these people and help them he shall! He greeted everyone with a smile and tried to use the phrasing he was given. ]

These bakers make the puurrfect baked goods! Won't you try some?

[ As they would take a sample or walk away, Ranulf slumped his shoulders. ]

To stoop so low...my pride as a laguz is already slipping away. Good thing Lethe isn't here to see this.

[ ESP and Extraterrestrials ]

[ Ranulf's tail swished a bit annoyingly as he was surrounded by a bunch of these beorc. He had thought that he wasn't visible but it seems these few were the exception to the rule. And as much as he would have answered all of these questions, they never seemed to cease. 'Why do you have cat ears?' 'What's with your tail? 'Do you have normal ears?']

A curious bunch of beorc aren't you?

[ 'What's a beorc?' 'Do you always land on your feet?' Ranulf sighed. ]

As much as I would like to answer every question, there are some laguz secrets that need to be kept, you know? Perhaps another time...

[ 'What kind of secrets?' 'What do you do with your tail while you sleep' Ranulf's ears lowered, not looking amused and a bit exhausted. ]

ESP

[farseen]

[He knew that look and that stance all too well-- for, hadn't these curious 'beorc' left him alone as soon as this new person showed up? Shin-Ah felt a pang of sympathy for the strange man and, despite his misgivings, approached from behind and lightly tapped his shoulder to get his attention.]

Um. They won't leave.

[He explained sotto voce, peering warily through his darkened sunglasses at the strange crowd that was starting to titter and grow more excited now that the two of them stood together. 'Are you two related?' One of them called out.

It was the hair, for both of them bore matching shades of sky blue.]

We need to leave, [He added, unconsciously inching further behind this man to avoid the roaving eyes of the throng that continued to grow in energy by the second.]

...

Soon.

[iseeall]

[Leo had some choice Words to say with whatever bullshit the gods came up with to finally stick him in a place like this and say 'oh now he was a god, have fun', but that had to be put on hold when he saw a taller and peculiarly dressed guy being harrassed by passerby. that

He was short and ordinary looking enough without his eyes that the alien enthusiasts didn't bother him, but as soon as Leo saw them reaching for the poor guy's sunglasses, he stepped between them.]

Hey, don't you guys know anything about being rude? Leave him alone!

[farseen]

[The glasses had come off in that instant the young man called out-- and Shin-Ah's reaction was immediate:

Cover his face with his hands and freeze, silently praying to whatever gods even cared that this throng would leave him in peace soon enough.

'But he's obviously an alien,' the stranger said, waving around those glasses in a single hand. 'What's wrong with a little scientific curiosity?'.]

[iseeall]

Listen here, you assholes, whether or not you think he's an alien, he's a person first, and you don't steal stuff from people! Give those back!

[And then he was making a wild grasp for the glasses to try and get them back, his own eyes firmly closed.]

goro akechi | persona 5 | possible december spoils ahoy | god

[raygunner]

buttered buns
[ It's very obvious that Goro Akechi is not happy with this. He's currently taking a break, and he's dressed in a cat mascot outfit. It figures that he'd get shoved into a costume like this, because even when he's a god, apparently the higher powers like screwing with him. Whatever. Ugh.

He's playing on his phone, trying to ignore the fact that this is utterly humiliating. Approach him here... Or, if you dare, while he's trying to hock the bakery's wares. He very clearly avoids promoting any pancakes, though. ]

esp and extraterrestrials
Isn't it a bit rude to interrogate a complete stranger?

[ ... says the former detective. But he's smiling so pleasantly! And he seems so polite. Akechi is actually pretty annoyed by this whole deal--but wouldn't anyone be? And every time he thinks he's able to get away, the group just hounds him, even more determined.

If someone happens to pass by, Akechi will sigh and gesture to the group. ]

They're terribly persistent, so you might want to find a different route.

[ Sure enough, they're surrounding him, asking some awfully pertinent questions. ]

wildcard!
[ Feel free to make your own prompt or PM me for one. ]

[farseen]

[The glasses were nothing he couldn't replace, not in this strange city with it's shops and equally strange customs that Shin-Ah didn't entirely grasp yet. The glasses were nothing... and yet they were everything to his sense of privacy and dignity.

And his heart went out to the young man, a stranger, who was trying to defend him.

'Ah- ah- ah~ Not now that I know how important these are,' the observer taunted, waving them high above his head.

Even with his hands over his eyes, he could see the openings.

Moving with precise reflexes, Shin-Ah stepped forth and deftly removed the glasses from the observer's hand and replaced them over his own closed eyes, taking solace in the fact that they weren't damaged by that person's curiosity.

He reached out and placed a hand on the quiet stranger's head, and nodded, hoping that was enough of a thanks, before addressing the lingering crowd.]

Please go home. There's nothing here.

[His voice was oddly firm for someone so easily bullied.]

[iseeall]

[These idiots just reminded him of all the middle and high school bullies he had to deal with, but Leo was slightly startled when the guy he was defending just reached over and plucked the glasses out of the 'curious' hands.

Well, that made him feel useless.

He felt the stranger's hand on his head and promptly tried to shake it off-he didn't like being treated like a little kid, thanks. Still, he could tell that the guy was at least a little bit grateful. They needed to get out of here.

Leo grabbed the hand and began tugging him in the opposite direction, not wanting to use his own eyes on innocent, if annoying people.]

Let's get out of here.

[discerp]

[It's hard to tell who's more taken aback by this interruption-- Mikan, or the nerds.

The guy yelps and flails his arms a little at the rough treatment of his hair (it's a perfectly fashionable ponytail, really accentuates the beard on his neck). "It was just a couple questions!" he insists, while his friends nervously edge away because they're clearly the smart ones here.

Mikan clutches her hands together, eyes wide.] U-um, Um... [She's at a loss for words]

[stunninglady]

And she is not inclined to answer. Begone with you!

[They're giving her a cautious berth now, slowly backing away, and so Clair turns her imperious gaze to Mikan. After a second, she softens it to smile gently at her.]

Please, miss, take my hand. I think it is time we departed.

[And then she offers Mikan her hand. Clair may not remember being a knight anymore, but apparently her role there is still in her bones. Watch and learn some real chivalry, nerds.]

Iorogi "Ioryogi" | Kobato | God

[angryplushtoy]

Buttered Buns

[Ioryogi doesn't really need a costume but someone has gone and stuck a crown of clovers on top of his head. So here's a small blue stuffed plush dog standing on top of a table holding a stack of fliers (he would have a bunch of balloons but that's a good way for him to go for a ride). However, he doesn't look all that happy to be out here. This kind of job was more Kobato's thing - she was forever helping people where as he was always just along for the ride.]

Where's a good minion when you need one?

ESP and Extraterrestrials

[If people are looking for the paranormal, they've come to the right place. Ioryogi doesn't even look human so he's got himself a large crowd around him (large to someone who's about twelve inches tall). They've got him by the leg and the little plush dog is not happy about it.]

Put me down this instant, you idiot fools or I'll barbeque you!

Yukari Mishakuji | K | Shinki

[violentbeauty]

ESP and Extraterrestrials
You certainly ask some prying questions...

[The groups surprises Yukari,since he believes he's successful in blending in with crowd. Even if his hair color does stand out, he isn't usually a target of interest unless he wants himself to be. He listens to the group's inquiry, and it's quite the barrage of questions.

In response, the swordsman cocks an eyebrow in confusion, but the group doesn't intimidate him.]

Even if your rudeness isn't beautiful, I can humor you just a little.[ Yukari winks at the supernatural enthusiast.]

I'm a native of Earth, of course. These clothes I designed myself. My hair is obviously natural. And special powers?

[Yukari's eyes are menacing.] They are quite impressive. I can make heads roll in an instant. Should I test it out?

Fashionable Frills

[The show is a hot mess. Yukari frowns disapproving at his clothes, if you can call them that. Did the designer put these things together in the dark? It's the only explanation to the disaster he has to wear.

He turns to his fellow fashion victims, obviously annoyed. His outfit is a joke, but if it serves some purpose, it'll be worthwhile for his god.]

...The faster we get out there, the quicker I can burn these clothes afterwards.

[ Something so ugly should not exist.]

ESP

[priforprince]

Are you being troubled, mademoiselle?

[ The crowd is forced to part by the advent of a new participant to the scene. No, really, forced - a regal young person atop a large purple horse has just pulled up and is looking down at Clair with polite, solicitous interest. ]

Such a pity. A lady should never be forced to risk straining her voice.

[ The air around the person on horseback is literally sparkling. ]

Frills

[priforprince]

Is this your first time modeling?

[ WHERE DID HIBIKI COME FROM

Either way, she's leaning in this far doorway that those idiots over at the other door haven't noticed yet. And looking generally like a million pollars.

If not more. ]

[farseen]

[He wouldn't use his powers on civilians like this-- they didn't deserve it, or the pain and fear that went along with it. But, the sight of another in jeopardy had made him move and, wanting to thank the stranger for standing up for him, he had spoken up.

Except--

Now he was being pulled away from it all by his rescuer, and he turned his startled gaze upon the young man helping him.]

Ah-- Where?

[farseen]

[The golden depths of his uncovered eyes, unworldly and piercing as they were vibrant like the rising sun, betrayed all of his nervousness and fear when he turned to stare wide-eyed at the young stranger who had suddenly appeared!

While he had noted the door earlier, he was still surprised that someone as vibrant as she would even deign to use it-- and slowly he nodded an affirmative reply to her question.

Yes, this was his first time.

Please save him.]

I wish I could be sorry.

[forsakens]

[ Let's just say the stuffed dog might be lucky Unlucky, when another hand reaches out to take him from all the curious people that were trying to fiddle with him. Though, you can't quite this person safe per say.

Maybe he's a little more curious than most people but at least Ioryogi isn't being held by the leg but carefully in someone's arms. ]

Saying such words like that will only cause more people to want to fiddle with you.