Test Drive #32

[godsoffortune]

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!

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.



Zip Zippers
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
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?


Blue Blues
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.


The Case Case
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!)


Digital Dragons
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!

Comments

[bakusatsuo]

[Bakugou's spent enough time doing combat training that someone abruptly jumping into the fight to provide assistance doesn't catch him off-guard; he hadn't been expecting it, sure, but he doesn't let it distract him from an ayakashi suddenly lunging from his other side. He blasts it back a few meters with an AP Shot; the concentrated force of it does better at shoving the bastards around than his regular explosions.]

I can see them just fucking fine! I've already got this shit under control! [Honestly, 'watch out'. Like he's even in any danger right now. If the guy wants to get his knocks in, there's plenty of ayakashi to beat the shit out of, but Bakugou would rather face twice as many of them than have this guy think he couldn't handle it.

Still...at least he appreciates explosions. This is not, currently, the most annoying interruption to a fight Bakugou's ever had, although it is only the first few seconds of meeting this guy.

He glances sidelong at Goku, one visible eye narrowed.] These damn things aren't nice enough to blow themselves up yet. Of course it was me.

[rockthemonkey]

[Goku, meanwhile, is more than used to fighting alongside other people. He's even used to fighting alongside people who cause explosions and mass-destruction. He's perfectly at home, jumping between blasts of shrapnel and fire, swinging his staff at ayakashi to knock them back and disable them.]

It'd probably be way grosser if they did it. [Smack- an ayakashi's skull caves in under Nyoi-bo.] Bits and pieces of 'em flying everywhere! What a mess!

[bakusatsuo]

[Okay, maybe whacking ayakashi with a staff isn't the most effective technique ever(although, if Bakugou is being honest with himself, neither is what he's doing no matter how satisfying it is), but he has to acknowledge that this guy's got skill. Not just in fighting, but in working around Bakugou and what he's doing. Bakugou's literally been taught how to work with others in a combat environment, and he recognizes that Goku is - for whatever reasons - familiar with the same principles.

Also, he's playing along with Bakugou's snarky joke rather than chiding him for it, which earns him points. Bakugou grins as he turns his attention to another ayakashi.] What's wrong with some spectral goop? Heaven ought to know all about spiritual cleansing.

[rockthemonkey]

[Without any shinki, all they can really do against ayakashi is go on the defensive. An incredibly aggressive defense, admittedly, but they're driving ayakashi away more than they're killing them. But that will have to do for now.]

Bleh- [Goku sticks his tongue out, even as he leaps over the head of an ayakashi trying to rush him, letting it run straight into Bakugou's next explosion.] That sounds gross! I don't wanna deal with that!

[bakusatsuo]

How's it any grosser than me blowing them into chunks? [Not that Bakugou is actually doing that; they're quite resistant to damage, or they're recovering from the damage incredibly quickly; honestly, when your main weapon is explosions, it can be hard to make out the immediate aftermath. But he and this other - kid? Really fresh-faced adult? It's kind of hard to tell, Goku exists in a perpetual state of having an age that's very hard to visually place and Bakugou hasn't had much of a chance to get a good look anyway - are basically just playing out a hypothetical scenario in any case.

It's fun, in a weird way. There's an energy and playfulness to Goku that brings Kaminari or Kirishima to mind.]

Shouldn't jump into fights if you're worried they'll get messy!