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takamagahara2018-09-01 07:04 pm
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Test Drive #32
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.
The popularity of a certain video game has led to a spike in clothing designs featuring a lot of zippers. A lot. Whether self-altered or bought, it seems like most every bit of casual clothing now has zippers from head to toe.
This has led to a viral competition among youth: unzip as many zippers on your unsuspecting target as possible. Bonus points if you get it on video for the world to see!
Become one of the trendy and show off your zippered up clothes, at the risk of being hit by a prankster. Defend innocent passers-by from said pranksters. Or you and your cameraperson can aim for internet glory by unzipping all the things. (Is going unnoticed by Near Shore people an unfair advantage? Careful about drawing too much attention to yourself!)
Amazing Apricot is the nickname of a dwarf bunny that has become an internet sensation. Apricot’s owner has trained her to do all sorts of tricks like a dog - beg, shake a paw, play fetch, roll over, jump through a hoop… all made delightfully more adorable when performed by this tiny rabbit.
But owner Nakazawa is in a pinch- he’s hit a mental block about what to try getting Apricot to do next, and the internet is going to move on without her if he doesn’t do something fast.
Can you help teach this bunny a new trick and save her internet popularity? Or should you convince Nakazawa that it’s curtains for this show?
In the night clubs of Shinjuku, blues music is the sweeping trend. Ever beings to make use of whatever humans are passionate about, ayakashi have been clustering around the clubs. The side-effect of this is that people have been becoming very depressed after listening to sad songs, and way too wound up after listening to the up-beat ones.
Help moderate the mood swings by getting rid of the loitering ayakashi.
You get a strange prayer over your phone: There is a briefcase at a specific, but remote, location. The request is simply for the case to be looked after for five hours.
Should you choose to accept the request, you’ll find everything as described.
The only trouble is that two hours in, you suddenly are assailed by a knife-wielding mob, intent on getting that case by any means! Since when did you become the unwitting star of an action movie?
(For the detail-oriented, the case can contain anything from gold bars to peanut butter, and the particulars behind the scenario anything you like. It’s not game canon, so go wild!)
The latest update to a popular fantasy MMO has players everywhere glued to their keyboards trying to defeat an epic dragon boss. The rewards are exclusive but the fight is almost unbeatable: some of the dedicated (and frustrated) players are praying for divine monster-killing assistance, some are praying for a good healer or tank, and some of their friends are praying that they remember to spend enough time off the computer to eat and sleep!
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!
Hope Estheim | Final Fantasy XIII | God: Hecate
[It was already kind of ridiculous that he had to watch a briefcase for five hours, but even doubly so it couldn't be done peacefully. Hope sighed and set down the thick novel he had been reading to help pass the time as he was surrounded.
He stood up from his seat, the briefcase coming with him and held behind him. He hadn't looked at the contents nor did he care to. But these people seemed to. God or no, he wasn't sure he could take on this many and he hadn't wanted to test it out now.]
I would rather we didn't do this.
[Of course, they didn't listen and the first knife wielding assailant was stopped by a light blue tortoise shell suddenly appearing just before the weapon could make contact. Thank goodness he still had his normal magic. A small thunder spell had the man reeling back with a shocked cry.]
Digital Dragons
[A water bottle and a premade sandwich was set down next to a clearly exhausted but zoned in player, one of many, in this internet cafe. Hope wasn't sure how he could help the players win their battles but food and hydration? That he could do.
It was easy enough too, what with the ability to be more or less unnoticed most of the time, even when buying food. Just a passing glance and nothing else. So different from when he was the Director. Hope found he enjoyed the anonymity. He smiled a little to himself as he made his way to his comoanion that joined him.]
Have you ever played a game like this? Seems fun but I'm not sure I could give up lunch over it.
[A soft laugh as he glanced about the room.]
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Nope. This is actually my first time seeing something like this.
[It does look pretty fun!]
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He doesn't let it show and instead, gives Ventus a smile.]
Why don't you give it a try? Perhaps not this [He gestures to the current on-screen better] particular battle, but the game itself.
Fancy meeting you here
[Ventus looks sheepish, taking in the game.
He looks back at Hope.]
I’ve never used any...electronics like this before at all. It’s still a little confusing to me.
indeedy!
Fair enough. I'm probably in the same boat, actually. I should get someone who is from this world, or close to it, to teach me.
[After all he's experienced over the last thousand years, learning another world's computer system was the least of his frustrations.]
Well, I believe we've gotten just about everyone who were needed. Why don't we grab a bite to eat ourselves before we head back?
<3
[But at the mention of food, he perks and nods.]
Sounds good to me! I think everyone will be preoccupied in the meantime, anyway.
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Anything you're in the mood for? I don't think I've been here long enough to get a hang of the food yet.
[He was terrible with chopsticks, thank goodness some restaurants still offered forks and knives. It made him laugh a bit. Learning something new helped keep his mind off other things.]
You've been here awhile, haven't you? How do you like this country?
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[He smiles.]
This country....isn't bad. It's definitely not like anything I've been to before. [Ventus looks at him curiously.] How are you liking it so far?
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[Not that he knows any specific restaurants, so he'll let Ventus pick the place if they spot any.]
I don't think I've seen anything like it myself. [A pause.] No, I take that back. I did see something similar. But it was in ruins. The technology level, from what I could remember, was about this level. [He really only had Bakti and his memories from when he visited Oerba, after all. Paddra had been even older.]
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This level? [He sounds...confused.] So the technology you're used to is a lot different than this one?
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Let's do this properly
Celty is running at a dead sprint away from her own mob as it chases her, but that's brought her into the path of the other one. Of course, seeing as they're in the middle of an expansive subway station right now doesn't have Shooter to make her getaway, and now it looks like getting back to street level won't be as easy as she hoped!]
Excuse u, this is rood
Oh, come on...
[The spell isn't going to last long, and it can only take so many hits. They need to get out and quick at this rate, hopefully without any loss of life. With his mind racing, probably as fast as the train that just pulled in, Hope saw the doors open and a plan formed. Hope races towards the woman and chucked an Aero at her mob and without missing a beat, went to take her wrist and yank her into the train.]
Re: Excuse u, this is rood
Focused as she was on them she's taken by surprise as Hope grabs her and drags her along. She flails but she's too off balance to do anything about it as she's pulled into the train car and the doors close behind her.
She takes a moment to look around before pulling out her phone to type something before shoving her phone in Hope's face.]
What are you doing? Where are you taking me?
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I didn't look, so I honestly don't know where this train was going. I just wanted to get out of the mob and you looked like you needed some help as well.
[He holds up the briefcase he was supposed to be watching.]
They wanted this.
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She shifts to tuck it securely under her arm as she types some more.]
I thought I was the only person doing this delivery. I didn't expect there to be decoys but I guess they were keeping some secrets when they said this would be a simple job.
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I shouldn't disclose my client but this is a delivery to a financial office back at the station we just ran from.
[An office near that station, she means.]
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[Well, and he just pulled her from that station too. Sorry, Celty. He sighed softly.]
I suppose it doesn't do much good now, which is my fault. Any way to contact your client to see if there could be a new drop off point?
[With less stabby people involved.]
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[She's sure she could have handled them if she had to but she's much happier not needing to. Still she does need to get back on track.
She holds her phone up as she checks for how stable the signal is....but then shakes her head. No luck at least until the next stop.]
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At least there's someone else here that won't look right past her in this lower-profile role. She offers Hope a small smile as he makes his way over, and shakes her head in response to his question.]
No, nothing like this. I don't think.
[She follows his gaze out over the room. It's kind of worrying how little concern some of the players seem to have for taking time away to eat or sleep, but then that's why they're here.]
They seem... really into it.
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From what I could see, there's a lot of strategy and tactics involved and that can be very involved. If one has fun with that sort of thing, I'm not really surprised.
Although, I think I would refrain from joining in myself, no matter how curious I am about it.
[Something that he wouldn't have said prior the timeline's collapse back home. He spent many many hours dealing with all new information that poured in from the Oracle Drive and Serah and Noel's adventures.
But now... now he needed a break. And he had one, even if the circumstances were not what he would have preferred.]
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[She can't say she's not curious at all. But it definitely seems like something far outside of her experience. Ask her to sing or dance or wait tables and she can do it with some confidence. Not so much with computer games with all those controls.]
I guess it's not the same anyway, if you fight real monsters sometimes.
[The unspoken 'like all of us' hangs in the air. She doesn't know how experienced Hope is at this yet, but surely he knows the basics.]
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[He wasn't, not in this world anyway. But he fought enough monsters back home to make up for it. He gave her a small smile in understanding.]
No, it wouldn't be the same. But I suppose that would be the plus side in all of it. People here seem to only dream of the things some of us have actually fought.
Case~
As for who did it? They can't see him but Hope can; definitely the culprit since his hand formed into a fist, almost like how the knife blade decided to form.]
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The mob seemed to collect themselves and Hope cast Aero to get them to back off once more.]
Persistent bunch, aren't you?