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takamagahara2018-09-01 07:04 pm
godsoffortune) wrote in 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!
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[Petra looks up from the phone screen, genuinely surprised at that revelation. Then she thinks about it. Maybe her god did advertise somewhere and leave a method of direct contact.]
Maybe he did.
[Her god didn't mention it to her directly but he doesn't with most things and that's usually fine with her. After all, she can always ask all of his friends to see if they know anything. One way or another, she'll find out something about it.]
It seems a little strange to pray to a god to watch over a case, unless there's something important inside. It must be to have one of these machines in it. So many people want it.
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[All sorts of prayers for all sorts of gods and just as many methods too. Ebisu's temple is perhaps the only one where the printer and fax machine spit our prayers for sorting and processing all day. It's also pleasant going to Alex's or Caster's shrine and looking at the emas to manually sort.]
A prayer through a phone stands out because it implies a direct connection of sorts.
[So many people would be happy having a direct connection to a god, she's sure. But the how isn't as important as the eventual outcome. Ginia glances at the time on her phone.]
We still have a few more hours to burn. Did the prayer say we had to take the case back to the original spot or elsewhere?
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[At least, that's what Petra planned to do with it once she had visual confirmation of the owner.]
He said he'd be wearing a purple scarf and glasses. I think he plans to meet there for a hand off.
[Petra's brow furrows slightly as she frowns.]
It sounded like no one else had access to it but how did a tracking device get in there then? Would he have put one in it himself? And if he did, how did these other people find out where it was?
[Now that there's time to kill and she isn't in direct contact with the owner, Petra's finding herself with a few puzzling questions. Not so much suspicion as curiosity.]
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That's the easy way out. If there's no trouble after handing over the case, good. If the mob goes after him, then they're duty bound to protect him. It's how Ginia sees it.]
He could have put it in, someone could have attached something to the case, lots of ways. There's also the question of the mob. Are they after the case, after the person, or did he set us up?
[After a pause, Ginia appends on:]
Not saying he did, but I'm looking at all possibilities.
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All of that seems possible... Maybe there's a clue in the case? We could wait for the drop and ask the owner ourselves.
[Petra feels too uncertain to make the call herself either way and if all of this is some kind of odd coincidence, she's content with just leaving it at that. But this is the value of teamwork. Where Petra lacks in decisive capabilities, she can turn to others to make up for just as they can to turn to her to do the same.]
What do you think we should do?