Test Drive #26

[godsoffortune]

TEST DRIVE # 26



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.

Volatile Vagrant

Ayakashi generally have a particular method by which to hurt humans. But an ayakashi has appeared that seems to be completely random in its methods, and anyone merely being near it becomes a target of its malevolence in a variety of ways. Dispatch this vagrant ayakashi before it harms far too many people.

Warm Wanderlust

Hitchhiking in Japan is rare. A friendly but lost-looking foreigner on the side of the road will attract fascination, concern and compassion. But a Japanese person doing the same likely won’t attract the same positive attention. Yet here is one Japanese person praying for a way to experience the adventure of the hitchhike. What to do for your follower? Well, going as a group of three sounds good, doesn’t it? Just be sure to attract sufficient attention to yourselves so that the drivers will properly notice you!

X-Games X-out


The X-Games, popular overseas, has suddenly become a hot topic with Japanese competitors taking top spots in skateboarding events. Burning to follow in their wake, young teens have taken to the streets, parks and basically anywhere with a strip of pavement to hone their skateboarding skills (which may or may not exist in the first place). While it’s good to see kids getting away from the computer screen, they’re also becoming a public nuisance: damaging handrails, narrowly missing pedestrians, and making noise right up to sunset. Answer the prayers of the kids yearning for glory? Answer the prayers of those wishing for peace in their neighbourhoods again? (...What’s a ‘skateboard’ anyway?)


Youthful Yente

An enthusiastic grade-schooler has started a new career helping people find love! She's hooked up teachers, classmates' parents, even random strangers… but it seems like all the matches she's trying to make this month have gone horribly wrong! Is she being stalked by an ayakashi or is this just bad luck? Either way, she needs help getting her mojo back.


Zodiac Zenith

In the trendy Ginza area, a mall has set up an elaborate indoor display of lights set to represent the real night sky. The key feature is the evening illumination show, where the various zodiac constellations are lit up to music. Strangely, there are growing rumours that those who view the show become even more focused on their horoscopes (much to the benefit of local fortune tellers). It’s even said that people’s personalities shift to become more stereotypical to their respective signs. Take in the show for yourself and see what happens?




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

[iron59]

That's actually...a pretty good idea. Finding somewhere else, I mean. but what if there isn't? Or if there is, but they can't skate there?

I guess then we see if we can change that, right? Maybe we can find the owner or something.

[He shrugged his shoulders and looked over a Blanc for a moment. Crossing his arms, he huffed and then nodded along the street.]

There's a good dango place this way. Maybe there's a park or something, too?

[blancslate]

Exactly. Or maybe something can be built. A skate park? I'm sure everyone would be happier with a dedicated area.

[Even without memories, there's no removing that drive and need to fix problems and do good.]

Sounds like a good starting place. Hungry? I have cash on hand.

[iron59]

[For a moment, Felix walked in silence. He kicked at a stone, watching it roll away.]

My dad told me that things like that can take time. And then you need to talk to lots of people to make it happen. Do you have any idea where to start?

[blancslate]

Your dad sounds like a smart guy.

[Blanc rests his hands behind his back as he walks.]

City officials would be the best place. They'd understand zoning laws as well as the specific departments involved. Parks and recreation would be the likely people. Would probably help drumming up community support for the project, I doubt anyone's going to bat an eye if we walked in.

[In another life, in another city, sometimes all that was needed was Blanc walking into an office for things to change. But here, he's just another shinki, invisible and easily ignored.]

Really, the best thing is if there's already a skate park or some plot of land that can be used.

[iron59]

I guess. I mean, sometimes, anyway. He's alright.

[He took a few steps and then shook his head.]

So, I'm not sure who we'd be able to get started on this, then. Even if there is space, how do we get the kids to go there? Flyers?

[blancslate]

[Blanc takes out his phone and gives it a small wave.]

Who reads flyers these days? Social media is the way to go these days. Build up enough buzz, word will travel on its own. All you need to do is seed the idea in the right communities and let it spread from there.

[iron59]

But people would notice bits of paper everywhere. Stuff we stick online doesn't really catch much attention.

So we're back to finding someone to help.

[blancslate]

You think, but who really notices the flyers? We've walked by how many flyers and signs, can you tell me what they said without looking?

[His tone comes off a bit snappish. It's not Felix's fault, it's Blanc's own frustration seeping through. Dammit, he used to have answers, he used to know things, and while he puts up a good front, the knowledge he's forgotten everything still gets to him.]

Well. As long as we find the one right person, it'll take care of itself.

[iron59]

There was the one about some new grunge band playing at a club. It had cool art. Something about a humane society, there were kitties on that one. Some guy put up a bunch of flyers selling his services as a tutor, but they have services for that here and...um.

[He trails off and looks up at Blanc.]

Don't you remember the stuff we've passed?

[blancslate]

[A pause passes and Blanc laughs, ruffling Felix's hair before his hands fall into his pocket.]

Nope! Wasn't paying attention. This is probably why you're the god and I'm the shinki.

[iron59]

[He's quiet for a moment, after Blanc's touch. Finally, he shrugs and looks up with a little smile.]

Oh, there's lotsa reasons. I mean, I'm cuter. People like me more. I'm not always dressed like I'm trying to impress someone's dad.

[He tugs on Blanc's sleeve and laughs.]