Test Drive #24

[godsoffortune]

TEST DRIVE # 24



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.

Lying Lyricist

"O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!"
The “lyricist” Sato Sano didn’t get the memo about this famous saying, and now is thoroughly ensnared in his own lies. His shadow writer under duress is leaving him, threatening to expose him for the fraud he is! Which would basically be the linchpin to make his whole (rich and comfortable) life come crashing down. But the shadow writer conceded that if Sano can write one decent song on his own, she wouldn’t completely ruin his life. He desperately needs some divine inspiration to save his hide…
Or perhaps he should get what he deserves?


Macabre Makeup

A hobby that has been exploding recently has been extreme makeup. The makeup artists create incredibly real illusions using just a palette of colours.
Recently, a rumour has been circulating about people taking on the traits of the character they paint on their face to an unusual level- dolls become completely carefree, vampires have a sudden and serious aversion to sunlight, and most concerning of all, skeletons have reportedly been getting into accidents. Nothing life-threatening… yet.
Is it coincidence, internet fiction, or is something more going on?


Noxious Nobodies

There are many difficult and dirty jobs that go uncelebrated in our modern cities filled with convenience. Recently the folks who skillfully gut fish day after day, up to their elbows in blood and foul entrails, have been feeling dissatisfaction over their job. Those feelings have been attracting ayakashi, which in turn have amplified the ire of the workers to intense levels.
Needless to say, anything affecting production will soon affect fish-loving Japan, so the call has gone out to banish the ayakashi. (And mediating the worker’s issues would certainly be a bonus.)


On-season Offering

Although the Christmas season is far more low-key in Japan than other countries, many families have founded their own traditions. And the whole country has bought into a tradition based on one simple message: “Chicken for Christmas.”
It’s no wonder that every KFC employee across the country will start praying to any god who will listen, “Please help me get through December 25th in one piece.”
Come lend these people a hand! (How hard could it be to work a fryer?) Come be awed by the sheer volume of Christmas set buckets being sold. Come be staggered by the lines snaking around the block of people who didn’t pre-order. (Come try to lure some of them away with off-brand fried chicken? Or stand in line yourself?)
Do try to keep up a cheerful spirit! It’s the holidays, after all!


Pleasurable Puns

People could use a little more happiness in their lives, right? A chocolate company trying to boost their appeal is wanting to spread smiles by printing a variety of happy puns on their chocolate and nut bar wrappers.
Help them come up with a variety of good ones, or give a hand test-marketing some that have been already printed. (Let’s hope there’s more smiles than groans…)





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

[roundtablerebel]

[ There was a moment a few seconds ago when it seemed that maybe, just maybe, Mordred could have calmed herself down. After all, there was no point in starting a fight with a crowd of people around— bystanders could get hurt.

But this guy.

If his jabs about her growling stomach weren't quite enough to make her snap, the insinuation that she isn't a worthy opponent for him certainly is. By now she's way past the point of calmly requesting they take their altercation outside— she's just going to take it there herself.

There's a flash of crimson as Mordred's foot slams into her opponent with sudden and ferocious force. The blowback from the mana charged strike causes a few of the KFC patrons behind her to stumble and fall but Mordred pays them no mind. Brutal and anger-fueled as it is, there's a clear purpose for the kick.

One— She wanted it to hurt.
Two— Use Piccolo's body to bring down the section of wall he's propped up against and launch him into the street away from civilians.

...Three— She didn't want to drop her chicken just to punch him.]

[shutupnail]

[The blow was completely unexpected and as such it caught Piccolo utterly unprepared. He was blinking shattered wall dust from his eyes as he stood back up, taking in the fact that he was now outside and that he had just gotten out here from a blow from a child. The energy she had hit him with--it seemed familiar and yet completely different from what he knew at the same time. It definitely made him think of the powers he was capable of though and that meant--

Suddenly the green-skinned Shinki was laughing, a gruff and rumble-y chuckle that resonated low and sinister. It was clear he found something amusing.]

Oh, I take it back. Maybe this will be fun.

[roundtablerebel]

[ Mordred is just about done setting her chicken down in a safe spot when she hears Piccolo's voice. She grins, half surprised that he's alive. It seems like she correctly gauged that his durability is far above that of a human. ]

Ha! Still standing over there, huh?

[ A large-bladed sword materializes in her hand and she begins making her way toward Piccolo. ]

I would've been disappointed if that's all it took to kill you.

[shutupnail]

Well, I hate disappointments. Wouldn't do to be one.

[Leave the one-liners to Vegeta someone else, Piccolo.

The green Shinki's dark eyes darted to the sword in her hands as she stepped out of the building and made her way towards him. It would be interesting to see how his techniques would fair against a weapon like that. As far as he knew so far, he was not fond of such things himself. He had yet to find a weapon that felt right in his hands anyway.

His eyes flicked back up to a more central point of view, keeping his gaze focused on her yet unfocused enough to catch any little movements from her main locomotive points. There were other senses he could use to track her as well but he would resort to other tricks when they were necessary.

He dropped into a defensive stance.]

Let's see what you've got, girl.