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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] takamagahara2017-12-01 05:00 pm
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TEST DRIVE # 23

TEST DRIVE # 23



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.


Gross Garbage


Waste removal has become an intense process in many cities in Japan. Because the sorting of different trash can be very complicated, some residents just end up saying to heck with it. However, the neighbours are vigilant, and heap curses upon those who break the rules. Putting out the wrong thing on the wrong day, mixing plastics with the burnables, putting out the biodegradables the night before, which attracts crows that scatter the rotting food all over the place… the infractions are many.
Will you join in cursing the ones who can’t follow the rules, or perhaps instead gracefully try to mend their ways?


Honoured Helper


For the last 20 years, Hanako has worked faithfully at her cleaning job, 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, without a single day off.
The momentous achievement was celebrated with her coworkers, but it was unanimous among them that Hanako really should take some time off! But the woman is stubborn, and is completely unwilling to take the time offered. (What would she do with herself, even?)
All her friends and coworkers can do is pray that someone can convince her to take a well-earned rest… It might take some heavenly intervention.


Ingenious Insects


While crows are famous for being clever, there seems to be an insect following in their footsteps. Rhinoceros beetles have been getting in everywhere. It’s late in their lifespan and people are generally hoping the lot of them die off soon, but in the meantime people have been coming home to find the large beetles getting into every room, even when they’re carefully closed up. Probably the only ones thrilled with this are kids who like to collect the bugs for fighting matches.
Residents of the Far Shore will be able to see that there are beetle-like ayakashi running with the mundane ones, and they seem to be on the hunt for something.
Try to figure it out, protect the kids who might mistake an ayakashi for a real rhinoceros beetle, or kill every bug with fire?


Jilted John


John’s girlfriend Julie says she loves him, but she’s up and left for another guy named Gordon. Julie is cruel, heartless, a slut and a bitch! Gordon thinks he’s tough (so what if he’s bigger, better looking and more trendy than John) but he’s actually a moron, a cheap creep and a puff!
John is now desperately wanting someone to deck Gordon the moron good. Preferably smashing his face in. Help Jilted John out?


King’s Keeper


King Koopa, a stout, shorthaired two-year-old tabby, is headed straight for YouTube fame as a video-game-playing cat. Or he was, until, just last week, he completely lost interest in the keyboard. His desperate owner has been trying everything: bird screensavers, a catnip mouse, even treats hidden in the keys... but nothing brings back Koopa's love of the game. Is he just camera shy? Feeling blue? His owner needs divine intervention to help teach a young cat his old trick!





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!
appealingdame: (Shut up.)

[personal profile] appealingdame 2017-12-16 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Ugh, I know, right? What an idiot!

[But Charlotte gets started picking up Hanako's cleaning supplies anyway. She's not going to finish scrubbing the floor- honestly, it's clean enough already- but she'll put everything away for the woman.]

I was really hoping there'd be some monsters to fight or something, you know? Oh, well. Thanks for the help.

[It's kind of nice to meet someone who seems a similar type to herself. It means she doesn't have to worry about her act now they're alone, at least.]
altergeist: (cards on the table)

[personal profile] altergeist 2017-12-16 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Ema does look over the floor briefly, but just enough to note that nobody's even going to be able to tell Hanako stopped halfway through. It's clean as a whistle by most people's standards.

At the mention of monsters, Ema hums a little as if disappointed.]
Yes, it wasn't a very interesting problem, was it? But I thought we both had better things to do than try to push her into this ourselves all day, so helping saved us both a lot of trouble.

[Profit, profit. And Ema may or may not have palmed someone's keys on the way up to make up for any additional trouble caused.]
appealingdame: (You wanna make somethin' of it?!)

[personal profile] appealingdame 2017-12-16 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Charlotte can almost see her reflection- she pauses in collecting dirty rags to fix her hair.]

It wasn't even a problem! What part of "Hey, please take a vacation!" is a problem? She made it a problem all on her own.

[So annoying!! Charlotte's still tidying up after her, but it may involve a bit of throwing things around and treating stuff a little roughly.]

But yeah, if you hadn't show up, I would have had to drag her home and lock her up so... Good work.
altergeist: (how charming)

[personal profile] altergeist 2017-12-16 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, the "problem" was more her refusing, yes. People do like to make things unnecessary trouble for themselves.

[Ema shrugs a little, like it can't be helped. It's not as if it's something anyone can police, and people like that don't stop being like that just because they're told.]

I'm sure that would have gone well. But I think that would have been fun to watch as well. [Since they seem to be done here, though, Ema pats her pocket, the sound of keys clicking coming in answer.]

Well, I'll have a bit of exploring to do before I leave now anyway.