takamagahara | Test Drive Meme #36

TEST DRIVE # 36

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.

Testy Testers
Welcome to being part of the test market! Here, in this small room filled with other volunteers, you will be asked your honest and unfiltered opinion on any number of products. Potato chips made only from the peel (clearly the best part), candy themed after the latest fashion trend (zippers), gloves made from 100% recycled paper (just because we can)... the list of odd and fabulous items goes on.
Conversation brings out more opinions, so you’re free to discuss your thoughts with other testers, but just don’t get in a fight over it, okay?

(Real-world inspiration for items can be found here!)

Umpire Usurp
Recently, one baseball umpire has been making headlines for an unfortunate reason. His calls at the plate have been getting progressively worse, calling obvious balls strikes and vice versa, to the point where the fans are livid and ready to riot.
Protect this umpire and get to the root of his problem? Join the side of the raging fans? Or maybe dig a little deeper and find out that someone stands to benefit from this umpire’s fall from grace.

Violence vs. Violin
After the disastrous earthquake and tsunami in East Japan, a violin maker made a violin from the driftwood. The sound of that violin is incredibly beautiful and soothing, touching the hearts of all who hear it.
Turns out, the power of the “tsunami violin” extends to the Far Shore as well.
At this concert, a grouping of small chick-like spirits that resonate with positive wishes have gathered. Unfortunately, that group attracts a pack of snake-like ayakashi that would love to devour those positive spirits.
It’s an unseen battle that will hopefully go unnoticed by the concert-goers and performers, if you do your job of dispatching the ayakashi well!

Wandering Whippoorwills
Traditionally, the Whippoorwill bird isn’t found outside of the Southeastern United States, but now astute birdwatchers are reporting seeing them in the vicinity of temples and shrines to Amenohiwashi-no-kami. Nature professors, veterinarians, auguries, and many others curious about the event have flocked (!) to the area to see for themselves if this is true.
The congestion around such a minor god’s temples and shrines is a little much for the caretakers to handle, though - from birds and people both - if you’d care to help out. For starters, there’s garbage collection, crowd control, rinsing off the sidewalks, or restocking some of the temple and shrine supplies that visitors want to take with them.

Xièxie
There are plenty of Chinese restaurants all over the globe, and they draw in crowds for many reasons. A less common one growing in popularity is young students trying to practice their language skills by reading the menu and ordering in their clipped Mandarin.
At the threshold of some Chinese restaurants, small pig-faced ayakashi are loitering, waiting to catch a ride in on a student’s shoulder. Then, no matter the student’s natural personality, they become progressively more brash and insulting as the ayakashi affects them.
The ayakashi are nimble despite their pig-like look, and if threatened will run around between people’s feet, making them difficult to catch.

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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Testy Testers

Um...

[Helping test new products is exciting! They get to help make a difference and allow others to have an honest review of how products work. In fact, some of the inventions are great! Some of the others, though, are a little...]

Anti-pervert stockings?

[She...holds up the hairy fabric dubiously. She's all for helping everyone test the products, but this is a little...]

I'm not sure that a lot of people would like to wear them though...

[And her next product to test is the hug me pillow. There's... some really unique inventions.]

Violence vs. Violin

Line--!

[The advancing snake is cut off, just seconds before lunging down to scoop up one of the tiny chicks in its mouth. In relief, Tohru sinks to her knees. T-That was close...! She almost witnessed something terrible! And yet there's no time to relax. Quickly getting back to her feet she rushes over to the small chick and carefully picks it up before placing it in one of her coat pockets. It joins a second one there. Meanwhile, her other pocket has three.

. . . She really needs to find something to put them all in, because she's running out of room!

And with so many chicks and an increasing number of snakes, they're all going to have to work fast.]

Oh no--!

[She sees another, outside of her reach. And this time, she doesn't think she can get to it in time.]

Birdie-san, look out!!

[Hands lifting as the snake dives forward, she covers her eyes. She can't watch it get killed!]

Wildcard

[If you have a different option, feel free to hit me up with it!]

Edited 2019-01-04 05:13 (UTC)

[ A boot goes down on a section of the snake ayakashi's body, abruptly stopping it in its path. The little chick that almost got eaten lets out a startled squawk as the snake let out a startled hiss. The blight can't take hold through the leather but the snake is certainly not happy with the god stepping on it. ]

You know just shouting "look out" isn't very useful to anyone even if they are capable of understanding the words, don't you?

[ He's completely unimpressed. ]

[THANK GOODNESS. She's so grateful... she's so glad someone was able to save the little chick. There are still a number more out there but this is at least one chick for sure that has been saved from the mouth of an ayakashi.

. . . B-But now she's being lecture...!]

I-I'm sorry! [Everything had happened so fast and she wasn't sure what to do!] I knew I couldn't reach it in time, so I wasn't sure what else to do...

How about nothing? If they're too weak to take care of themselves then that's not your problem.

[ Do you not know anything of the food chain, child? ]

I thi~~~~nk it would be cheaper to just not shave for a whi~~~le, don't you~~?

[ It's a weird thing to sell. It looks so, so bad. He can't imagine anyone would want to wear them. ]

I suppose there's that option!

[It would be an incredibly unusual look at the very least, that's for sure!]

Maybe a couple of heavy books in a bag would be the more practical method than hairy stockings. Although maybe they sell well on Halloween?

If everyone wore the same thing for Halloween it wouldn't be as fun~~~ pro~~bably. As long as people don't mind carrying around a heavy bag. Bu~~~t it might give them some bigger muscles~~~~~

[ Because if you carry around a bunch of heavy books after a while they don't seem as heavy. ]

Picking up some martial arts could be useful too though~~~~

Who thought these stockings were a good idea?!

[ Kairi is just a little bit more blunt in not liking the stockings. ]

If I were wearing those, I'd walk around wearing PANTS all the time, and then you couldn't even see them!

[The response just earns a laugh-- it's very honest! And Tohru tends to agree. Whoever came up with the idea, maybe didn't consider the fact that people usually try to dress... nicely. At least practically.]

I think I'm too embarrassed to even try them on.

[ Kairi nods in agreement. ]

Then we'll just toss them to the side and remember to leave a note. At least if it's written down, the people running this should be able to take our input even if they can't remember our faces.

[ Then Kairi turns to look at the Hug-Me pillow. ]

And... that thing...?

[Tohru might have noticed the tall, stately looking woman who gave the company an earful about potato peel chips and what a travesty they were. At the sight of the stockings, she can't help but let out an uneasy laugh.]

Well, at the very least, I'm impressed at how well made they are. But I can't see them being well received, no.

[ Oh! That's a very positive thing at least! They really do look real. Maybe too real... rather than make whoever the inventor is feel bad, they could look at it from a different perspective.]

Maybe... there's a guy who would like to wear them! For the ultimate burly effect!

.. Hm.

I suppose they could find some success with that. But it still strikes me as something with niche appeal.

[She laughs nervously.] And they'd have to change how they market it entirely.

Line!

[A weak barrier--considerably weaker than the girl's attempt--flashes between the ayakashi and the spirit. But it holds. The small boy who cast it turns on the girl, glaring at her.]

Are you stupid or something? Telling it to 'look out!' isn't going to do anything.

Test Drive Meme #36

Tohru Honda | Fruits Basket | Shinki

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