Test Drive #34

[godsoffortune]

TEST DRIVE # 34



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.



Jingle Jeans
The fresh new spring fashion trend is accessorized denim. Super-accessorized! Bells, chains, beads, zippers, belts and more drip from every inch of this season's hot styles, and the stores need someone to model their new stock -- and bring in the buyers. It's your job to convince the fashion-savvy residents of Tokyo that these new jeans are exactly what their wardrobe needs, without getting your five chain belts tangled.


Kitty Kibble
A huge, panther-shaped ayakashi is haunting the streets of Asakusa, and the pigeons at the local pigeon shrine have disappeared! Take care of this feline predator so the surviving sacred birds won't end up as dinner on the wing.


Lagging Laundry
The residents of an Ikebukuro high-rise have an unusual problem: no matter how sunny the day or how long it's been hanging, their laundry just won't dry! Do they have a moist microclimate? An ayakashi of mold and despair? Or do they just need someone to get all that wet laundry to the nearest laundromat with a dryer until the weather warms up?


Melon Mania
A gardener in Ueno has planted a brand-new strain of muskmelon in his window boxes, and this plant is going wild! Vines have taken over the exterior of his apartment building, and beach-ball-sized fruit are popping up all over. He needs help bringing in the harvest… but his neighbors are begging for this plant to wind up in the compost heap so their lives can go back to normal. Whose side will you take?


Nice & Neat
A community art project is being hosted at the Tokyo Art Museum! Jigsaw-shaped pieces of wood about the size of a hand have been handed out to artists and crafters throughout Japan, and the pieces have just been shipped back. Now, they have to be assembled into one giant jigsaw puzzle for display. There's just one problem: someone forgot to number the pieces before they were shipped! Now they've got a 20,000 piece puzzle whose pieces don't match, and it has to be finished this weekend for the grand opening. Help!



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

[boneofsword]

[Despite the differences there are some similarities between them, and Archer wonders what may be the reason for such change.]

I'm a shinki to Caster, or rather Cú Chulainn. [he says, considering it enough of explanation.]

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ Ah, another that knows of his lighter side. Berserker looks momentarily annoyed. ]

So you're seeking out the differences between us, aren't you? That much should be obvious, I think.

[boneofsword]

[That's the first expression aside the indifference Archer can see, and it's not that different. The sole fact it's the only expression is worrying. Talk about two sides of the same coin. However he can't detect any hostility. Interesting. Well, he had met another Berserker here with a similar grasp on her sanity.]

Not really. Each of you is your own person, a different aspect of the one known as Cú Chulainn. [he shrugs.] I'm merely appreciating the work well done.

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ Gae Bolg fades entirely from his grip as Berserker decides the other Servant isn't a threat. That apathetic expression returns. ]

You're not treating me like a curiosity, then. [ A beat. ] I appreciate that.

[ His tone doesn't change, though. Berserker is both a possibility and an impossibility, aspects of him not existing within his lighter side whatsoever. His form twisted so much by a wish on the Grail. ]

[boneofsword]

You're welcome.

[It's surprising how well behaved this one is. At the second thought it fits well with general apathy, and is one of the details Archer can't help but notice.]

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ If he had decided Archer was a threat, his attitude would be much different. Threats are to be destroyed, there's no reasoning with them or talking to them. An enemy is an enemy and nothing more. ]

Hmph...So is that all there is, then? I'm sure there's more you want to know...You'd rather see than have me explain it, wouldn't you?

[boneofsword]

[Archer is well aware that if Berserker decided him a threat they'd be fighting already.]

I'm sure you'll show me whenever you decide. [he tilts his head as he considers the shrine.] Besides, we are a perfect bait for ayakashi.