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TEST DRIVE # 06



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.



Zombie Zoo

A local zoo is having a very serious problem. Specifically, a large number of its dead animals have suddenly come back to life! These animals have all died sometime in the past, over several decades, but now they're crawling out of their grave sites to join the other other animals in the zoo. It's not that they're causing any trouble, they act exactly as they did in life. It's just... really creepy, honestly.

Arctic Arcade

A popular arcade is under siege by restless spirits. No matter how warm the owners try to keep the gaming areas, it's like an arctic tundra inside. The cold is starting to mess with the gaming systems and very few patrons are willing to deal with subzero temperatures just to play some dumb video games. It's quite likely there's an ayakashi plaguing the store, but it's a matter of finding out where exactly it's hiding.

Baby Boxes

Japan is taking some initiative to adopt a new system for the young people being born into their country! Much like Finland, they are starting a tradition where each new baby has a box of essentials gifted to their parents, which can also serve as a crib while the baby is still small enough to fit inside. You've been enlisted to help put these boxes together! Have fun with all the baby food and diapers.

Calling Card

Every god needs to be promoted, how else will they get followers, right? So that's your job! Go promote your god or, if you're a god, promote yourself! Whether your calling card is literally a card with your phone number or some graffiti sprayed onto every bus in Tokyo, it's all fair game. Just make sure it's going to bring in the customers.

Desperate Doggy

An odd spirit has started following you around. It's the spirit of a dog, who is very intent on getting back to its master. Apparently its master really needs the dog in order to keep living a happy life, that's what you've gathered from all the barking and shoving at least. Whether you decide to help the dog find its master or help it reach the next world is up to you.



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

i'm in crisis here

[bighand]

[!!! LEANING AROUND JAE-HA like Yona is behind him somewhere, where is she—]

Truly, she is? Why didn't you mention that before scaring that one away?!

[comrade status revoked]

[razzledazzles]

Don't worry. I'll use my own beauty, like that of a flower, and lure them to me!

[Witness: him posing ridiculously and holding out one of his fingers. Bizarrely enough, there are a handful of butterflies fluttering over. Some might land on Kija, though. He's pretty, too.]

[bighand]

[He is pretty, but he also doesn't have time to be landed on by these awful monsters again, so he's swatting them away as they approach him. With his small hand, mercifully, he's not waving the monster hand around...]

This is too many! We need only one!

[razzledazzles]

What was that? I couldn't hear you.

[Don't look now, he's covered entirely in butterflies. Is he even still Jae-Ha under there?]

[bighand]

[MONSTER........ does he need Kija's assistance? How could he be so careless, and let his kind of annoying comrade reach this point??]

Well— Are you alright, in there...?

[razzledazzles]

I—

[Wait, hold on. There's a strange feeling he's forced to deal with, as he's standing here completely still and covered in butterflies. It rises, and all of a sudden he sneezes softly. Even a dainty sneeze like his sends every single one of the butterflies shooting off of him in fright.]

[bighand]

[??? What's going on? Kija leans in slightly, daringly, to see if he can see more of Jae-Ha and help him in his time of need.

And Jae-Ha sneezes a swarm of butterflies directly into his face. That's wonderful. Kija finds himself frozen to the spot as a bunch of vile monsters flap all around his head and flutter away from this apparently dangerous area. He's petrified. He will never move again. He's seen things he never wished to see...

Weakly:]

You... did that... on purpose.

[razzledazzles]

[Oh... oops. Slowly, he settles out of his grand pose and dusts his robes off, looking slowly over to Kija...

...'s remains. Hm.]

Oh my. [Stepping over, he waves a hand in front of his face a few times.] Have you died again? The pull was stronger than I thought. [He only wanted like, three or four!!]

[bighand]

[Swats at his hand!! Don't come near him, traitor.]

I won't die from something so ridiculous!

[Ugh... ugh!!] Cover your mouth when you sneeze.

[razzledazzles]

I couldn't crush one of them!

[Otherwise he would have, sheesh! He pulls his hand back and frowns.] Still, perhaps we should get you out of here before it becomes too much.

[bighand]

A moment ago, you were suggesting that I crush them all...

[Rude? What is it Jae-Ha truly thinks of him...]

[razzledazzles]

No, you see, that was to ease your fears.

[He'd never actively encourage butterfly murder. Anyway, come on, Kija. He's walking towards the exit, sooo.]

Seeing you like this, I feel that I know so much more about you, now. I wonder if you had a traumatic experience with bugs in your past life?

[bighand]

[Well, he won't refuse following him to the exit, even if he's rude. Don't be too surprised by a casual jab in the shoulder from his literal claw... He's not trying to cause pain, but well.]

Do not make assumptions about my past. That is not your right, regardless of how we may be comrades, now... [That's Yona Exclusive information.]

You still sneezed them all over me! Anyone would be startled!

[so it DIDN'T HELP!!]

[razzledazzles]

My mistake.

[That's right. This white hand isn't the type to wonder and wish about his past. He only has eyes for this god of theirs.]

In both cases. The fluttering became too much for me, and sneezes are difficult to stop.

[bighand]

Hmm. That's better. [Thanks Kija... He truly has no use of the past, or at least, that's the way he feels most days. The way he is now, he's able to be of use to someone important to him, and that's enough. He tells himself not to think about important people he may have left behind... such thoughts make his chest hurt, and distract from his new duties here, besides.

So, honestly. There's no need to talk about the past.]

I could insist you owe me, for putting me through such absurdities... Fortunately, I am forgiving. [He says, pouting over bugs still.]

[razzledazzles]

If you'll recall, you'd still be standing there beneath a single butterfly if I hadn't helped you.

[Like, he put him through the suffering of countless butterflies, but at least he's not still stuck back there, okay.]

I'll buy you a drink later to make up for it.

[bighand]

[Okay, but also: he sneezed on him. Kija scoffs and waves that away, like surely some other generous soul would have come along and saved him eventually.]

Drinking? [um......] I have never had a drink before, in this world...

[razzledazzles]

Are you worried you won't enjoy it?

[Who doesn't like liquor...]

[bighand]

[Small infants like Kija, maybe...]

That is not it. It could be... my behavior, that is... [what!! if!! he's an EMBARRASSING DRUNK]

[razzledazzles]

[Oh, he's worried he'll be embarrassing? Jae-Ha gestures out with one of his hands dramatically.]

There's no better time to find out than in my company. [He's trustworthy, see.]

[bighand]

[Wow.]

Can I trust you with my well-being, truly? [It's just a drink, Kija.]

[razzledazzles]

You can trust me completely.

[He says this so seriously, looking into his eyes and everything as if he's not talking about a drink.]

[bighand]

[That's a convincing argument... to Kija, who is kind of an idiot.]

Then... I accept!

[razzledazzles]

Wonderful!

[He spins once as they continue walking forward, his arms outstretched. Two beautiful men drinking beneath the moonlight is ideal, so this is fine. It's not about the weird feelings of his leg or that girl at all.] We can head there right away.

[bighand]

[Right now?? Isn't that a bit sudden? Should he go home and prepare, first... What would he prepare for this outing between comrades??? He doesn't even know. These are his thoughts as he follows along after this spinning menace.]

Alright... Oh, but- [He looks back over his shoulder, most definitely looking for Yona again.] You aren't going to invite her?