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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] takamagahara2018-10-01 07:02 pm
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Test Drive #33

TEST DRIVE # 33



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.



Eww, Eco

A small town recently changed its sorting rules for trash, and the residents have been slow on the uptake. The result has been that many bags need to be sorted at the collection centre. Wading through piles of trash to sort the plastics from the pet bottles is probably one of the least pleasant prayers you're going to get, but you're going to answer, right? It's for the sake of the earth, after all!


Fine Fingerwork

For anyone not used to it, it can become the most intimidating and frustrating things about eating in Japan: chopsticks. How on earth can you get the food into your mouth using two thin sticks?
A human’s desperate, hungry prayer leads you into trying to teach them how to use chopsticks. But do you even know how to use them yourself? Or maybe you are as master-level as it gets. Either way, better grab some help and get this done before anyone starves.


Gift Giver

Finding the perfect gift is always a challenge. And when Christmas, a birthday, and Valentine's day all fall in quick succession, what three gifts can one give? Even worse, this is for the person who seems to have everything already. You can see why your follower was praying for help, can’t you? Good luck finding the perfect gift, times three.


Happy Happy!

All that there is to this prayer is being happy! Go out on the street and show everyone how happy you are! Of course, it’s even easier being happy with someone else, right? Grab a friend (or stranger), get out there with a spring in your step and your best smiles, and spread some happiness!
Keep in mind you’ll have to work extra hard for your efforts to be noticed by humans of the Near Shore. Attract attention in the best ways possible!


Inner Inklings

Everyone has thoughts that they don’t speak aloud. About the person you passed on the street, about the people at work, about people at home. Sometimes, things are better left unsaid. Sometimes, words are held back although they should be spoken.
There is a flamingo-like ayakashi going around that likes to whisper in ears and entice humans into saying whatever is on their mind, for better or worse.
And although ayakashi usually like to try and eat Far Shore residents, this one gets a kick out of getting gods and shinki to spill their inner monologue first.
Help humans, and yourself, from falling prey to this ayakashi.




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!
nonsenseprince: (Default)

Midoriya Izuku | My Hero Academia | Shinki

[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-06 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eww, Eco]

[For some reason, this isn't so odd for Izuku. In fact, of the different wishes he could have been sent to go help fulfill, this is the one he'd sort of instinctively gone for. It's to help the earth, right? Right!

[This is why he assumes he enjoys it.

[Something about sorting through things, about organizing and cleaning up, makes him feel at ease. He's doing the work at a very fine pace, and if anyone is around, he doesn't actually notice; he's completely absorbed in the task.]



[Happy Happy!]

[He just needs to spread happiness, right? Show it off, make other people feel similarly! Izuku thinks he can maybe do that, though he is a little nervous. He's not great at standing out with an entertainer's flair, but he can at least do something with a smile on his face...

[...like hand out flowers.]


Here! For you!

[Izuku might not be good at attempting to make a scene, but he can reach the individual. He's got a bright, colorful assortment of flowers in his hands, and he's picking a color that looks like it'll go well with the nearest passerby's look before trying to hand it to them.]
incinerators: (are wide and white like snow)

happy happy

[personal profile] incinerators 2018-10-06 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh- for me?

[ pyrrha can't hide the surprise in her voice. it's not everyday someone comes up to you with flowers. this is really, really sweet, and a grin forms on her lips. this is such a kind gesture, and pyrrha takes the flower with a wide smile on her face. ]

Thank you! This was really sweet of you to do.
nonsenseprince: (32)

[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-07 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Really, Izuku should be paying more attention to who he's giving the flowers to. He's looking at color palettes, instead, which means that when Pyrrha smiles at him and thanks him, he's actually noticing her. It takes about two seconds for him to be red up to his ears.]

Y--yes! I mean, no, not at all!! I'm just--I thought it would look nice!

[Smooth.]
incinerators: (m0H7hTt)

[personal profile] incinerators 2018-10-09 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ ?? why is he so nervous! pyrrha just smiles and holds onto the flower, treating it delicately. ]

It's a very nice flower. [ and she appreciates it! but it was a pretty random act of kindness, which is cool, but she's curious: ] Is there a special occasion?
nonsenseprince: (06)

[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-09 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
No, not really, I'm just... spreading some happiness, I guess!

[He tries his best to smile right, but he's all nerves.]
incinerators: (the pillars collapse in shame)

[personal profile] incinerators 2018-10-09 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! That's very kind of you, then. I can definitely say that this has made my day brighter.

[ huh. she notices that, and pyrrha raises an eyebrow. ] Are you alright...?
bakusatsuo: (The thing that I believe)

Eco

[personal profile] bakusatsuo 2018-10-08 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Of course Deku is taking to it well; it's essentially hero work. Definitely on the very low end of the dramatic and glamorous scale, as hero work goes, but it's still work for the public good.

Bakugou is a lot less happy about it than his shinki, though. And while a big part of that is preferring more direct challenges, more combat and danger...that isn't the whole reason. Not even the primary one here; Bakugou is willing to put in the lesser work of being a hero, even if he's not necessarily enthused by it.

No, his objection is very clear, and he's not afraid to snarl it aloud.]


We ought to drag every one of these lazy fucks out here to sort their own damn trash!
nonsenseprince: (02)

[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-08 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Izuku laughs quietly at the complaint, feeling exactly the opposite here.]

It's not so bad, Bakugou-san. We're making up for the people who don't care, for the sake of the people who do, right? [He's cheerful with Bakugou; his god is kinder than he lets on.]
bakusatsuo: (Apologies)

[personal profile] bakusatsuo 2018-10-08 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
['Bakugou-san' will never, in a million years, sound right from Deku's lips. (Just like how Bakugou hasn't even made a pretense of trying to call Deku 'Midoriya', and came up with an excuse not to at the first opportunity. He can't admit it's an old habit, but he can disguise it.)]

I told you to drop the formal shit. Bakugou's fine. [The honorific is just a bridge too far. Being called his actual name is bad enough.

The sheer fucking black irony of Deku finally dropping the cutesy nickname for him - something Bakugou had wanted - but in a way that feels equivalent to running his hand along a cheese grater. He'd take a Deku with all his memories, calling him 'Kacchan' again, any day of the week.

Especially since that would mean Deku wasn't dead.]


All we're fucking doing is letting the people who don't care stay lazy shitheads. They'll keep not pulling their own goddamn weight 'cause people like us pull their weight for them. If we sort this shit, then they don't have to worry about it and they'll keep making more bags of unsorted garbage. Make 'em dig through this trash themselves, and they'll never fucking pull this shit again.
Edited 2018-10-08 02:47 (UTC)
nonsenseprince: (30)

[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-08 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
Ah! Sorry, Bakugou... [he's trying to get used to calling him without formalities, but the guy is his god, and it's taking him some time.]

Maybe, but... I still think we're doing some real good, here, don't you? And it's kinda fun...
bakusatsuo: (Even if it's not true)

[personal profile] bakusatsuo 2018-10-08 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
The hell do you find so enjoyable about sifting through garbage? [Bakugou, that sums up a lot of Deku's relationship with you, this is a dangerous question.]
nonsenseprince: (23)

[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-08 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
[It's natural for him now, thanks Bakugou.]

I don't know. It's just really satisfying to see the organization, and to see things being cleaned up.
bakusatsuo: (Goodbye)

[personal profile] bakusatsuo 2018-10-08 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
You even manage to be a nerd about garbage. [Bakugou snorts.] You better not be planning on us doing this whole job by ourselves, though. I actually made other plans for later this year.
nonsenseprince: (45)

[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-08 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
If you need to go somewhere, I can keep at it!

[He's... really, really getting into this. It might be a problem. He might just impulsively clean this whole damn place.]
bakusatsuo: (You say I would make a better liar)

[personal profile] bakusatsuo 2018-10-08 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
...you seriously want to do all of this shit. [Bakugou stares at him.] You know that there's way more important shit that gods and shinki can be doing than doing chores regular ass people are too fucking lazy to do themselves, right?
nonsenseprince: (46)

[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-08 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, yeah, but it's all important, isn't it? Someone's prayers going unanswered just because something else is more fun to do isn't very fair...

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wildguardian: (uh huh then what)

Happy Happy

[personal profile] wildguardian 2018-10-08 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait--

[Nope, no helping it, there's a flower in his hands now. Zhao Yunlan blinks at it, and then looks back up at the grinning boy who'd just handed it to him... and then narrows his eyes thoughtfully.

Funny, the crowd doesn't seem to be noticing him, mostly. And Zhao's out here with a stack of 50% off drink coupons for a nice local karaoke joint, because he's supposed to be spreading happiness and what better way to do that than with cheap booze?]


-- wait just a minute, are you out here answering some prayer about making everyone happy too?

[He tucks the flower, with a flourish, into the top buttonhole on his coat.]
nonsenseprince: (49)

[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-08 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Izuku's brightening at the recognition.]

Ah! Yes! I didn't notice someone else was doing it here... Are you giving something out, too?
wildguardian: (sprawl)

[personal profile] wildguardian 2018-10-08 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
You've got it. [Zhao produces his coupon book, smile tugging up on one side.] Karaoke coupons! -- I can't believe we're answering a prayer like this.

[Whatever five-year-old left it (because, honestly, they've got to be five) had better appreciate all this work.]

I guess there's worse ways to spend an afternoon. So what's your name, kid?
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[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-08 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Karaoke..! [Izuku looks like he was just struck in the face by this genius idea. Of course, singing makes people happy! And doing it with friends can make memories that last a lifetime... And here he is, just handing out flowers.

[But the doubt over his actions can wait; he's being asked a question.]


I'm Midoriya Izuku! It's nice to meet you! [He nods his head in a polite little bow.]
wildguardian: (what what)

[personal profile] wildguardian 2018-10-09 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
[The enthusiasm is enough all on its own to make Zhao feel old. He nods back, digging one of his lollipops out of a pocket and situating it in his cheek. He needs more real sugar in his ghost bloodstream to deal with this.]

Zhao Yunlan. Nice to meet you too -- is it Izuku or Midoriya?
nonsenseprince: (10)

i'm so sorry

[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-09 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! Right, the rules are different here... Midoriya is my family name, and Izuku is my given name, but you could call me either one, depending on how you want to go about it... Izuku is much more familiar to me, but I guess if that's just how things are, then I'm going to have to get used to it anyway.

[About a third of the way into this, he gets this intense look of concentration on his face. He's starting to mutter about the subject.]

But does that mean that I need to make a decision about the naming process with other people that I meet here? Is it rude to call people by their god names instead of their given names? Is it worse to make a blanket decision in this case, or should I just let people choose? If I do that, I should get a notebook and write it down, I think, or maybe...

[This is going to take a while if Zhao doesn't interject.]
wildguardian: (very srs)

[personal profile] wildguardian 2018-10-09 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Zhao, grinning, lets Izuku meander on for a while before he finally interrupts the earnest muttering.]

Izuku it is. That was a preference question, kid. See, I'm a little shaky on local etiquette, and I've had my head bitten off a time or two, so.

[He claps his free hand encouragingly on Izuku's shoulder, which he's also had his head bitten off for, but he's fairly sure that was a personal problem on the part of the recipient, and not his being ruder than he'd intended.]

We've got people here from all over, but if you ask first you'll be fine. There's no rules.
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[personal profile] nonsenseprince 2018-10-09 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
A-ah, I see... That must be nice, in a way!

[And just like that, he's completely settled. Good work, stranger.]

So do you go by Zhao, then..?
wildguardian: (sprawl)

[personal profile] wildguardian 2018-10-09 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Zhao Yunlan, or you can just call me Brother Zhao. [His grin is cheerful.]

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