Test Drive Post!

[sunshinemods]

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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wow who's this blonde loser I can't remember at all from the series (aka 4)

[ghostpepper]

[It had been a long mission to Jiro Island, even for a courier mission. But now she was back home and looking forward to some quality time with her two favorite boys before anything came up to send her or one of them out on another mission. By the time she walked in the front door after her initial report and debriefing, it was still early in the afternoon. It was entirely possible neither of them were home, maybe they had gone out somewhere for lunch.

...Did she remember to send a message ahead of time letting them know she'd be home today? She was pretty sure she had. Maybe she'd double check her scroll after she squared everything away and got some food. But first things first once she shut the door behind her.]

I'm home!

.... ;m; mommy dont you remember me....?

[thinhammer]

Hey Mm-! H[ e turns from where he stands with his arms delved in the top cupboards, one hand wrapped around a little shaker of fish flakes and a pair of chopsticks in his mouth. He's having lunch at home today apparently, as the steadily warming water and the cup-noodle container poised on the counter might suggest. ]

Y're h'm e'rly? [ Take the damn chopsticks out of your mouth, Naruto. Greet your mother properly. ]

idk you look kinda familiar... kinda like that fourth hokage guy

[ghostpepper]

[Bless her precious baby fishcake... She unceremoniously dumps her gear onto a chair and doesn't bother hiding a grin as catches her son digging around.

And talking with his mouth full - which earns a raised eyebrow.]

Sooooo... Is there enough water heating for a second cup?

[Because Uzumakis have some damn great priorities.]

ARE YOU KIDDING i look nothing like that guy... look at the soft rounded shape of my face

[thinhammer]

Ywah! [ He's grinning through the chopsticks too, isn't he adorable? There's a cup on the counter in an instant - a flash, you could say - and he finally takes the utensils out of his mouth to lay them on the counter instead. ]

How'd it go? You bring me anythin' back? [ He's kidding. Mostly. ]

oh you mean that dumb round face? you poor child...

[ghostpepper]

[About time he showed some manners, but even for a young man, he's still her adorable baby boy. And she reaches up her hands as if she's going to hug him, but quickly shifts to try and surprise him into a headlock for daring to ask such a question soon after she got home.]

It took longer than I thought it would, but what kinda question is that?! I brought myself home in one piece, y'know! Isn't that enough?"

[Though she miiiiiiight have something in her bag...]

it may be dumb but you can't deny that it's impossibly cute 8^|

[thinhammer]

[ Naruto should be used to this kind of treatment by now, and maybe he is, but he doesn't dodge the headlock, going down almost too easy and making a show of getting caught. He splutters and chokes, grabbing at his mothers arm dramatically. ]

Aaah! Ggkh- Yeah, it's enough, but if it was so easy you coulda done it an' brought me something, right? [ Being her adorable baby boy can only get you so far, Naruto... You might be pushing it now. ]

okay maybe just a little with that unruly blonde hair 8T

[ghostpepper]

[To be an Uzumaki in this house is to maybe be a touch dramatic. Sometimes. After all, he does seem to get it from the superior parent. Though her grip does tighten a little at his remark. While it's nowhere near tight enough to choke him, it's solid enough in her best attempt to keep him where he is. If the noogie he gets is any indication, he may have undoubtedly been pushing his luck with her.

And there doesn't appear to be any dad present to distract her this time either. RIP in pieces baby fishcake...]

Whatcha say, brat?! You're really pushin' your luck, y'know! Maybe if I did bring back something for you I should wait to give it to you for your birthday! Especially if this is how you greet me when I get home after weeks out!

[Method #352 on how to dangle things in front of son to chase in order to get what she wants. Which is a proper greeting. ...Besides the ramen.]

[thinhammer]

HHhkkk!! [ Naruto's strangled noises continue, just as dramatic as one might expect as his mother tightens her hold the teeeensiest, tiiiiiniest bit, and Naruto takes that as excuse enough to choke with just a little more vigor. ] I give!! I give!! Uncle, uncle!!

[ But before she has chance to adhere to his bid of defeat, his flailing hands come together to form a quick seal at his front... and soon Kushina's headlock is wrapped around nothing but a hunk of wood. Her son stands in front of her and promptly throws his arms around her middle to hug himself close to her, his beaming smile visible for only a few moments before it's pressed into her shoulder. ]

Welcome home, Mom.

keywords may or may not be appropriate here

[ghostpepper]

[For all his dramatics - for which she'd likely blame the boy's godfather - her grin slowly reappears as she lets the log drop to the floor. His hug makes it grow brighter and her arms wrap around him. She really had missed him.]

That's more like it. Thank you, Naruto.

[She gives him a gentle squeeze before pulling back to hold him by his shoulders... And to steal a quick kiss to his forehead.]

So, what've you been up to since I've been gone?

(ღ˘⌣˘ღ)

[thinhammer]

[ His Mom smells just as he remembers; the smell that has soothed his worries for years, the scent he'd happily bury his nose in when things got a little too tough. It serves it's purpose now, comforting and grounding him and he basks in it for the little moment he's close to it. He can't even bring himself to sweep away the strands of her hair tickling at his face. He didn't realise how much he'd missed her till she was back; but then it was always like this, even when his parents were only away for a day. ]

Ah, the usual, y'know.. Lookin' after Dad. [ He gives her a look. ]

[ghostpepper]

[She knows that look and it makes her laugh as a broader grin stays on her face.]

I hope you've been doing a good job of it then. I know how he gets when he focuses too much on one thing. You made sure he ate regularly and kept him out of trouble, right? Unless something else came up?

[Even if the grin stays, a hint of a tease is present, since she is teasing. Sort of. She did recall times where he'd get so distracted by his work during his tenure of Hokage that she began bringing him food to make sure he ate something. And now it was a level of distraction she could understand completely, having been in his shoes for a few years for Uzushio's benefit.]

[thinhammer]

Yeah, yeah. I took him lunch. [ Kind of an irritating errand but he cares for his Dad, and knows that his Mom puts his father's well being in his hands when she's away, so.. what choice did he have, really?

He turns then, setting to preparing his own lunch now that the hot water has boiled. All this talk of food is making him hungry. He peels the lids back on both the noodle pots. ]

Sat with him for a little too. Until I got bored.

[ghostpepper]

I'm sure he was grateful for that.

[And if she knew her husband, he had been the one paying.

She lets Naruto go, maybe a bit reluctantly, but if he's finishing their lunch she can use the time to sort some of her stuff out. And maybe fish out the little souvenir she brought back for him: a smooth, pale-colored snail shell, small enough to fit in the palm of her hand. The spiral didn't protrude out, instead it was rounded where it nearly made a flat surface. Maybe it was more of a simple gift, but she'd found it her first day on Jiro Island and found herself thinking he might like it. So as she digs it out from where it had been carefully wrapped, she listens to what her son has to say.

And decides to tease him.]

So... Does that mean you left him on his own for a few weeks after you got bored?

[thinhammer]

Nah! Well.. Not weeks. A couple days maybe... [ His father is a capable man, but having Naruto around always seems to make him nostalgic about his family and often ends up with Naruto wishing the ground would swallow him from embarrassment... and when that isn't the case, his father is often waylaid by particularly boring tasks, and the novelty of being involved had quickly worn off with Naruto.

He scratches awkwardly at the back of his head as he pours water into the cups. ]

He's fine! Just kinda sulky. He misses you. [ Blech. ]

lbr in almost any verse minato *and* kushina would be dorky, embarrassing parents

[ghostpepper]

[She puts on a mock stern expression at the mention of the older blonde being cruelly abandoned for a few days at a time, but maybe such was the temperament of a bored teenager. Even at this point in her life, she was still finding new things to learn about life as a parent.

The look softens automatically, making it pretty damn obvious she was missing him too. But they're a family of ninja, and missions are a part of the job. So they deal and keep moving forward, well aware of the risks they take for Konoha and its people. And for her side of things, the new Uzushio and the people there too. However, that didn't mean they couldn't - and wouldn't - miss each other like crazy when they were apart. Whether it was for a few days or a few weeks or more or less time.]

I know. And I missed you both, so so much, y'know.

[Hopefully Naruto's ready for another hug, because she sets the shell she'd found on the table and darts over to her son to wrap him up in a bear hug from behind. It really had been too long spent apart from her boys.]

i love his embarrassing parental units.... <3

[thinhammer]

[ He misses his parents whenever he's away on missions for even a day, so his sulking is mostly for the sake of façade, and he's almost certain she knows as much. His father has the surprising capability of being very embarrassing - often by accident - and Naruto can only let himself to endure so much before he needs space. His father fussing at him in the middle of incredibly public places does nothing for his reputation. Come on, Minato. He's a teen now.

The hug doesn't surprise him, but he looks up from his noodle making to settle back into the contact of his mother against his back. Ah... that's way better. ]

C'mon, Mom... [ His words are quiet, soft, and he lets out a gentle chuckle. ] You're embarrassin' me... [ He shifts his shoulder a little in the vague attempt of shrugging her off, but there's no real intent or effort behind it. ]

can't remember the last time I got to do something like this...

[ghostpepper]

[She takes his lack of fight as a sign to tighten her hold a little, refusing to let him go just yet. And it's because of his lack of effort that she doesn't raise her voice or fist to him.

Yet.] Don't be stupid, y'know. What's to be embarrassed about when there's no one but us here? [Perfectly reasonable logic to justify why she doesn't want to let go of her precious baby boy just yet.]