Test Drive Post!

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Sunshineverse

Okay everyone, it's time to test some people out! The rules of the game are simple. You have a character you would like to try out as a native to the setting of this game. You want to see if this is the right setting to play said character in, right? Well, then all you have to do is drop them into this post as a top level comment with this as the header: Character name | Series (OC's just put Original here) | Planned Village Affiliation Then you comment around and play with everyone else! If you need some ideas on how to get started, you can drop your character in during the middle of a mission, have them at an eatery around their village, or maybe even just doing weapons practice. It's up to you how you want to set out, so feel free to put your characters in this version of the Naruto universe however it most seems appropriate. Just be sure to say where you put them somewhere in your post though, otherwise two people might not even be threading in the same country. One last thing! Remember that your character was born in this universe, so whatever else you decide, your character is a world native, even if they might be a tourist in the village you decided to test them out on. And that's it. Just be good to each other and have fun! Threads you do here can count toward future activity checks, so long as the person you're threading with gets in too. These threads can also be used for samples on your application. Communities♦ Main Community ♦ Missive Network ♦ OOC Community General Info♦ Premise ♦ Rules ♦ F.A.Q. World♦ Country Information ♦ Maps ♦ Sunshine Timeline ♦ Character Histories Applicants♦ Applications ♦ Character History FAQ ♦ Nationality Guide ♦ Taken

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[withfocus]

The happy wiggling makes Naoki smile and let exhale a couple bubbles of amusement. He keeps petting and rubbing, splitting his attention between the shark, Kisame, and their surroundings. With both of them petting the shark, he's careful to keep their hands from touching.

After another minute of making friends with the shark and being observed by Kisame, Naoki pulls his hands back and makes the somewhat obvious and reduntant gesture that he needs air. He doesn't push off from the bottom, but carefully puts space between himself and the shark before swimming back to thesurface.

[noboatbigenough]

Kisame nods, not surprised, and dismisses the shark. He follows Naoki up at a relaxed pace and exhales a long breath of stale air from his lungs at the surface. His gills don't quite provide enough oxygen to sustain him long term, so that first breath always feels especially good.

He then looks Naoki over in approval. "Not bad, and an impressive catch there."

[withfocus]

He takes a few slow, deep breaths to get oxygen back into his system after holding his breath. Free diving is an important skill for Kiri-nin, so it's good to stay in practice. "Thanks. It's easier to catch fish that think they're hidden."

He takes a couple more deep breaths before his breathing goes back to normal. "Your shark was nice."

[noboatbigenough]

"Easier to catch ninja too, eh?" It's a little bit of teasing, but also a reminder for Naoki to work to improve himself.

He thinks this kid has a great deal of potential, if being a little too trusting at the same time. 'Nice.' That was not a word that should describe a predator. Not aggressive, maybe, but nice made it easy to forget, even temporarily that they were so dangerous.

"She's young still, and not fully grown. But forget that she's a predator for a moment and you will lose an arm. Remember that."

[withfocus]

"Ninja too," Naoki agrees. He has a harder time hiding and ambushing than his peers due to the light he gives off, but he's getting better. He's already much quieter than the genin who graduated with him at least.

"I'm attached to my arms, so I'll keep that in mind. How big will she get?" Remembering the way she swam at him when he held that fish, he's definitely not going to forget that mouth full of teeth.

[noboatbigenough]

Kisame considers Naoki, amused and pleased. No protest, just acknowledgement. It's either a sign of someone who's given up, which Kisame doesn't think is the case this time, or who knows where they need to improve and how to get better. The second case is very good, and he nods slightly before answering the question.

"Wild tiger sharks can get up to five meters. Because she's a summon she'll get anywhere from twice that to five times that, but that will probably be a century or so off, and she'll spend most of that time not much bigger than her wild cousins."

She's a good summon, and Kisame is almost wistful about the fact that he himself won't live long enough to see that growth.

[withfocus]

"At that size she'll do more than take an arm off." It's too bad she'll take so long to finish growing up, but on the other hand, Kisame probably has other sharks that big, and maybe just as friendly. Naoki hopes to have a summon of his own some day.

"Dive again? I have time for one or two more."

[noboatbigenough]

It makes Kisame laugh. "Putting it mildly!"

Then he considers Naoki again. He isn't exhibiting any signs of fear at the idea. There aren't many who could be so comfortable around predators in general, much less such large summons. It's interesting, and maybe someday he'll see how that holds up to one of the larger sharks. Not tonight; Old Ajimaru would get cranky if there wasn't a fight and he was summoned.

So he nods at the suggestion. "I enjoy it. Why not?"