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takamagahara2018-04-02 09:16 pm
godsoffortune) wrote in takamagahara2018-04-02 09:16 pm
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Test Drive #27
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:
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4: Comment around to the other people on the meme.
5: Have lots of fun!
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Following the ups and downs of their business after the whole Zodiac affair, the fortune tellers of Ginza have searched for another fad to bring in the customers. The old and cheesy is making a revival, and so the fortune tellers have latched onto seances as the next big thing. Trembling tables, knocks on the wall, creepy voices from beyond the grave- all performance art that people will pay big yen for. Or… is it all performance?
At the perpetually bustling intersection of Shibuya, someone’s precious bead bracelet has fallen apart. Answer this sudden but intense prayer to recover all the beads and return them to their owner.
Hope you have a bird-like affinity for small, shiny objects, because they’re certain to be thoroughly scattered under the feet of hundreds of pedestrians.
It is part of the cycle of commerce: cattle are bred to become beef. One farmer has been struck with melancholy for the fate of the poor beasts, and has asked for divine intervention in choosing which cattle are to die. Be a cattle whisperer and try to divine which beasts are accepting of their fate? Maybe, if it’s all the same to you, at least try to choose the fatty-looking ones.
For some reason, a singing telegram business is getting more orders than their small staff can handle! Good for business, so long as the messages can be delivered on time! Button up into your bellhop uniform of choice and head out in pairs on this urgent task to sing messages of all kinds, from silly to serious, to their unwitting recipients. (Just don’t get shot, ok? That’d be unfortunate.)
There has been a rash of ayakashi activity in an affluent region of Tokyo. The victims will, out of envy of those around them, start spending money way above their means in order to enjoy grade-A epicurean delights- everything from entertainment to food. Then once the victim starts getting frustrated with their “sudden” lack of money to keep enjoying said delights, the small worm-like ayakashi feeds off that discontent, copies itself, and splits off onto another human.
On the plus side, the copies seem to like staying near each other. On the negative side, over a dozen people have been infected already. Hope you can find and exterminate them all.
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[The cow doubtlessly finds that very reassuring. Goku turns back to the rest of the cows with new enthusiasm.]
Okay! Let's go!
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That one looks nice and fat, and that one there.
How many do we need to pick out again? Ten?
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Okay, so, that one and that one... and that one and that one and that one! [Goku points out a few more, mostly at random.]
I dunno how many really, but I reckon ten should be enough. Right? I mean, the farmer has to do some of the work anyway.
[It's an important lesson to the farmer: don't rely on gods for shit.]
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Tsuzuki pats his pockets, then his coat pockets, and brightens, turning up a yellow paint marker.]
Gotcha. Okay, so let's mark the ones we picked! Just a big X on their ear or something, so the farmer can see.
[One of the steer he'd pointed at rolls one big dark eye in his direction, and Tsuzuki swallows down the urge to apologize. Man, this is hard. He'll never be able to eat a hamburger again!!]
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I wonder if drawin' on them messes up the meat... [How does skin work.] I guess they're covered in dirt already, so they must wash 'em or something later.
[So it's fine? Look, it works out whether he's right or wrong. Goku has nothing as useful as a pen, so he just hovers unhelpfully behind Tsuzuki.]
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[What do they do with ears? Dog chew toys? He has no clue, but he's marking big, sloppy yellow crosses on the ear of each of the animals they'd pointed out. He gets through three before one of them huffs out a breath, swings its head around, and steps on his foot.
Tsuzuki makes a very small squeaking noise.]
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They're fightin' back! [Yeah! That's so cool! He still wants to eat them but they should fight to be alive!] Hey, be careful they don't bite ya or anythin'!
[He's being helpful, surely.]
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[Tsuzuki is not equipped to fight back against a steer. It's too big. He can't just hit it. Can he?
He tries to aim a punch at the shoulder, which connects (it's like hitting a barn) but has apparently no impact at all. The steer huffs, and shifts its weight. Further onto Tsuzuki's foot. He wonders if broken bones automatically heal straight, or if he's gonna have to set them really fast once the steer gets off of him.]
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Aw, come on, that's enough. [Scolding the steer. It ignores Goku completely and continues to crush Tsuzuki's fault, so Goku huffs.] We don't wanna do this either, ya know!
[So be nice! Goku bends over, takes hold of the steer's two front legs and balances it's body against his shoulder- ... And then lifts it up. The cow moos in shock and scrambles a bit, making Goku wobble, but he manages to keep his hold.]
Quick, move! He's heavy!
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More importantly--]
-- did you just lift a cow!?
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Yeah... Wow, they're heavier than they look!
[The cow rapidly backs away while Goku rotates his shoulder and winces. Then he shakes it off and focuses on Tsuzuki, jogging over to him. He's fine, apparently.]
Hey, are you okay? Did you break your foot?
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[Like: cracked bones in a couple of minutes, fast. Tsuzuki's shifting his weight onto his uninjured foot, glancing over at Goku.] You didn't sprain anything, did you?