Test Drive

[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. Locations General Info Characters World ♦ Main Community ♦ Message Community ♦ OOC Community ♦ History Journal ♦ Application Journal ♦ Mod Journal ♦ sunshinemods ♦ Premise ♦ Rules ♦ F.A.Q. ♦ Player Contact ♦ Player Ideas ♦ Event Calendar ♦ Character History FAQ ♦ Taken ♦ Applications ♦ Reserves ♦ Hiatus ♦ Drop ♦ Country Navigation ♦ Sunshine Timeline ♦ Backstory List ♦ Mission FAQ ♦ Mission List ♦ Maps

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[ghostpepper]

Mmhm, it's fine. There's a few places I can't take you in here, you won't get in unless you're highly trained in Uzumaki-style seals. But the rest are open... More or less. We're still recovering some stuff from the ruins across the water-- You saw those on our way to the Academy, right? Not too many people are trusted with those retrieval missions.

[She opens the front door and waves her in first. The main room is wall to wall shelves. Some are partially empty as new books and scrolls arrive each week. Kushina leads the way to a small reading room where several scrolls in glass cases hang on the wall or on stands around the room. A pair of ninja stand in opposite corners, each with Uzushio's symbol sewn into their sleeves. Both had bright red hair, but their outfits spoke of two different villages. They both gave Kushina a small bow out of respect as she entered.]

Here we are! There's a lot of history in this room. The story of Uzushiogakure's original founding is up on the wall. Stories about the Uzumaki clan are over... Uh... There! [She points to the opposite wall.] Oh! Here they are! I'm really glad they didn't move these, y'know! [She darts over to three cases.]

Each of these scrolls has a different seal. They were created by some of the first Uzumaki. As you can see, they may seem really crude, but they've been perfected over the years. I think this is something your client may be interested in, if they decide to come see for themselves.

[fireire]

Yeah... It's actually really impressive. I haven't seen this kind of reconstruction. [The kind she saw was on a much smaller scale in Kiri, things fixed after every spark of infighting. The idea that this place is in the process of such massive construction, trying to rebuild all that... Would Kiri be able to do that kind of thing, if it ever happened?]

[It's a fleeting thought that will bug her at a later date. Right now, she just lets herself go in, still a bit nervous that this is somehow a trap but mostly fascinated by everything on display and stored away. It's tempting to take a closer look. Still, she keeps her hands to herself, fiddling with her fingers. She glances at the two ninjas, recognizing the outfits and committing them to memory, before turning her attention back to Kushina. It almost feels like there's barely enough time to note the placement of everything before she's getting swept up again.]

[It's kind of scary how easy it is to get swept up in Kushina's energy, actually, especially when Ava's never really dealt with anyone like her before.]

[There's a close look at the cases, and Ava gives a nod.]

I think you're right... Do you think it would be alright if I sketched a picture of them? I'm, um, better at drawing then describing things..

[ghostpepper]

[If Kushina was honest with herself, this wasn't something she would've thought she'd be organizing, had someone told her before she had met Nagato. But it was somewhere after that, she had taken her infectious energy and gone to find more of her clan. And so the new Uzushio was eventually born.

At Ava's request, she cocks her head, thinking hard on it for a good minute or two.]

I don't see the harm of sketching one of them. But if you make something big and scaly come out, you're on your own. [She puts on a super serious mom-lecture face for a few seconds before cracking up.] I'm just kidding! We already checked it and nothing'll happen if you draw it. Promise.

And this time I was the one to lose it WELP

[fireire]

[Too late! Kushina has already activated the "oh god what if it's a trap" button, metaphorically speaking. Ava had been in the process of pulling out a small little sketchpad and some charcoal, but she's since paused at the "big and scaly" comment.]

[A bigger look of suspicion has never been seen directed at a scroll before.]

So, you're... 200% sure it won't let out something big and scaly?

[She's just being cautious okay]

it's okay~

[ghostpepper]

I'm 1000% sure, I've even checked it myself. One of the archive team did a sketch of it after we first got it. It's their preferred method of keeping inventory. [She then holds up one finger and imitates a man's deep voice in a solemn tone.] "If anything happens to these valuable pieces, such as theft, vandalism, or destruction, we have an identifying sketch to determine what we've lost if it can't be figured out immediately."

[And it's back to smiles as she drops the imitation.] He's got a point though, and I'm glad he does it.

[fireire]

[The imitation makes her smile just a little bit, rolling the piece of charcoal between her fingers.]

Yeah, that's really smart. Doing all this reconstruction- something like that is really important, right?

[Ava talks as she starts to draw, quick short movements of the wirst as she takes in everything and stands on her toes for a better look.]

[ghostpepper]

Yeah. For a lot of the people here my age and older, this was our home for however long. All of this is because I want the newer generations to know their roots, whether or not they're from my-- our clan.

[The correction comes with a sheepish grin to the guards. And sorry not sorry Ava, but Kushina's gonna watch you draw from one side, trying not to block your light.]

[fireire]

It must be nice to care about something that much...

[It's said absentmindedly while she's standing on the tips of her toes to get a better look.]

[ghostpepper]

Mm! It's like watching my family grow more and more everyday.

[It took a minute, but what Ava actually said finally filtered in. Her smile droops, her eyes turning to Ava with surprise and... pity.]

--Eh?! Don't you have something important to you like that?

[fireire]

Not really.

[It takes her a second to realize the tone of the conversation has changed. Her shoulders hunch up a bit and she stops her sketching.]

...Sorry if that's weird.

[ghostpepper]

No it's just... Sometimes I forget how different the other villages can be in their philosophies. To me, my family means everything. Not just my husband and son. But my niece, my whole clan, my friends back in Konoha, the villagers here... They're my family too, y'know. It's just how I inherited the Will of Fire. The desire to protect the people I care about most, even at the cost of my life.

[She seems pretty at peace with what she's saying as she goes on and on and-- whoops! She catches herself rambling.]

Ehehe... Sorry about that.

[fireire]

That's a lot of family... [And Ava isn't sure if she would even protect her own.]

But don't you think that makes you weaker, if you have so many people you have to watch over? What if someone got taken hostage and you had to choose between your goal and the hostage?

[It's what her teachers at the Academy always taught, anyway.]

wow i swore i answered this but i must've lost the tag when chrome crashed sorry!

[ghostpepper]

If anything, I think it makes me stronger. Wanting everyone to come home together and alive while we complete a mission is definitely something that makes me fight harder when my team faces an enemy. If I'm strong enough, no one gets taken hostage or killed. But I'd choose to help my captured teammates every time, even if it means failing the mission. All of us returning home safe means we can try again another day or take other missions.

[She hasn't faced that tough decision yet, but it's one that her husband's team did. A decision that nearly cost one their life, but thankfully did not. If they had the bravery to make that choice at 12, certainly she could all these years later.]

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[fireire]

So.... It gives you more initiative to try and succeed...?

[That's something she hadn't taken into consideration. As far as she knows, all her teammates fought so hard just to not be failures and for loyalty to Kiri. Most of the time, anyway. The idea of failing a mission... That was shameful. It showed you weren't reliable. She'd known that other lands were different, but it's only now that she really experiences such a difference.]

yup :'D

[ghostpepper]

Mmhm! That's how I look at it.

[fireire]

...How do you find people like that?

[ghostpepper]

Find people you care about? [This is something she hasn't really stopped to think about...] Hm... I guess it can start with your family, friends, or people you know. Just get to know each other and after a while you kinda find yourself caring about what happens to the other person. Or something like that.

[Wow this is hard to put into words...]

[fireire]

[Family and friends and people she knows...]

So I guess it's not going to happen... [She finishes off a few things with the sketch before putting it all away.] Thanks for showing me the scrolls. I think they'll make my client happy.