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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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

He seems be in a rush?

[Or is it a girl? Amane looks from the dog to Yuuki, and then back at the dog again. The dog seems to notice Yuuki and barks. He runs over and looks over in a general direction, seemingly worried.

He wants to go to his master, but how can he communicate that...]

Can you understand him?

Hmmm...

[She watches the dog for a moment before springing to her feet again.]

Maybe he wants us to follow him! Let's go!

[And just like that, she's tearing after the dog. Lead the way, pup!]

[The dog barks and start running! Amane caught on what's about to happen and started to run after the two of them.

Except she's not as fast as the two of them. She really need to train herself more in this area...!]

Ah—not so fast!

[At least Amane's not losing sight of them??]

Hurry, hurry!

[She pauses a bit to wave Amane along, but, well. Yuuki's all about speed, and rather impatiently, she ends up dashing ahead again in little bursts, only pausing to make sure Amane can follow.]

I'm coming!

[The pauses did let Amane to catch up to Yuuki, little by little. The dog, too, sometimes stops to look behind it to see if they're following. It barks again. Hurry, hurry!]

[Up ahead is an old man, slowly, slowly making his way back into his house after what appears to be either a walk, or a simple trip to take out the garbage. He walks with a cane, and shakily at that.

The dog, for its part, starts barking up a storm and running around the man's feet... Only for him to completely ignore. The sight has Yuuki slowing down to a stop as the puzzle clicks into place.]

...Oh.

[That's what the dog wanted them to do.]

[Amane slowed down and stopped next to Yuuki, watching the sight before them. It didn't take much for her to realise what this means, even without words.]

... It's worried about its owner.

[After a moment, she glances at Yuuki.]

It likely... wants to stay with him. [But as a deceased spirit, wouldn't it be better for the dog to move on?]

[She looks at the dog with an expression of pity. Even after it died, it worried for him…

…]

Then… If we want the dog to be able to pass on, we need to make sure he doesn’t have anything to worry about, right…?

[Her voice is quiet – not at all like the excited tone from before.]

[She nods, feeling something like... pity and envy. And most of all, worry.]

Yes. That means we have to show him how his owner's doing in daily life now.

[Which means... she looks at Yuuki.]

That might mean at least following both of them around. [The simplest method to a solution.]