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takamagahara2018-06-02 09:12 am
godsoffortune) wrote in takamagahara2018-06-02 09:12 am
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Test Drive #29
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!
Feel free to come up with your own ideas if these don't strike your fancy, though.
There has been a trend of knotted friendship bracelets sweeping through junior high schools. Making the bracelets is a quaint pastime, but it is also becoming something more. The superstition of making wishes while knotting the bracelet has an unusual effect. Amazingly, those who wish particularly strongly have made a tiny, piglet-like protective spirit appear when the bracelet is finished. Of course, the humans can’t see it, but ayakashi do. Knock out the ayakashi trying to get at the good spirits and encourage the positive atmosphere of friendship at school.
The big cats at the famous Ueno Zoo are listless. And while it’s normal for cats to rest for a large part of the day, this behaviour has been going on so long it’s downright worrying.
Answer the prayers of both the zookeepers, who are at a complete loss of what’s wrong with their cats, and the visitors, who want to see the lions and leopards being their big, powerful selves. Just be careful- you might need to get up close and personal with them to find out what the matter is.
Wild monkeys are revered and catered to in many areas. One small city has a festival honouring the monkeys that come and grace the local hot springs with their presence. The main feature of the shrine-carrying procession is that everyone is done up with elaborate face paint to make them look monkey-like. Indeed, many residents and tourists also get their faces done up.
Many hands makes light work, so do your best to lend a brush and emulate the style. (Or not. That’s how things go.) If you do a good job, perhaps you will receive some hot spring passes as a thanks!
It is a low time in Japan’s hiring season. The desperation of young graduates who have been looking for a job since April has finally reached critical levels, causing an outbreak of ayakashi. These ones have a penchant for curling around neckties, slowly becoming tighter and tighter as they whisper words of despair.
Save these people from giving in to their dark desires and slay the ayakashi.
If your shinki hasn’t been practicing how to cut only what they want to cut, some other creative methods might have to be used to ensure the safety of the human. (Or go with the Spartan method. That works too.)
People at a festival are subjecting themselves to a world record onion chopping race. Organizers are going for “most onions being cut in one place at one time”, and “most onions peeled and sliced in one minute”. (The record is 615 grams, by the way.) Whether you are a spectator taking in the cloud of onion vapor, a participant due to the prayers of your follower, or someone who has to clean up all these chopped onions in the end, there will be tears.
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!
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[Celestia might be technically a prey animal, but she's a little tougher than she looks. And just look at how tough she is, magical mane and tail waving in no breeze at all as she consider.]
Nothing trained, but I've been around long enough to pick a few things up. And I will count on you to notice things I would not, too. Ayakashi can come in very tiny forms, you know -- it's possible that flea ayakashi are tormenting them, which we would be hard-pressed to observe.
[She still remembers her own experience with the seemingly harmless fireflies that had blighted her horribly, and her wings give an involuntary twitch and seem to double in side as the feathers floof out a bit.]
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I've got your back.
Don't think I've seen an ayakashi that small yet. I'll keep an eye out that.
[When Celestia's wings floof out, seemingly at random, Evan blinks and side-eyes his god for a moment before overlooking the floofing. Look, he doesn't really understand anything about how her biology works. Maybe the floof thing is normal. Celestia would say if she sensed something anyways, he's pretty sure.]
... Well, shall we?
[He gestures at the enclosures and bows slightly, a silent 'after you'.]
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[But really, don't worry about it. Celestia spreads her wings properly, careful not to catch Evan in their arc, and sweeps them down to give her a powerful lift over the wall. Her landing on the other side is neat and tidy, as should be expected.]
[She turns to watch for him, expecting he'll simply get up and over.]
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As she lands and turns to wait for him Evan backs up slightly before running forward and jumping. Taking advantage of the natural lightness of his body, thanks to being a shinki, Evan jumps. Just clearing the wall, he lands in crouch, arm out to keep his balance.]
Nailed it!
[Evan stood and brushed some of the dust he had kicked up of his slacks before looking towards the leopards. The large cats hadn't even moved.]
Well, let's give the talking a shot.
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Hello. You two don't look well. Can you tell me what is troubling you?
[This is definitely a thing she's doing.]