memesofeternity | Test Drive Meme II

A. RETRIEVAL

Dreams fade slowly, and awareness returns in increments. The hum of machinery, the smell of recycled air, the murmurs of others waking up around you.

The interior of the ship has been outfitted with cots for those Biggs and Wedge retrieve from the Dream Width. Outside of the makeshift infirmary, windows set into the walls of the worn lounge area offer a view of space.

It’s time to meet your fellow new arrivals who have been brought together on Biggs and Wedge’s airship. The other newly-awakened people have no idea how they came to be here, but now's a good time as ever to introduce yourself to the others on the airship and glean what information you can.

B. CURTI CENTER

The researchers at the Curti Center are not quite so unprepared as last time, but it is still obvious that they are struggling to understand the sudden influx of interdimensional travelers from the Dream Width. "Please step into the lobby for a quick survey. Perhaps there is some common thread we haven't discovered yet..."

The staff will do their best to help the off-worlders settle in. They answer the questions they can, write down all proffered information they can about the arrivals' homeworlds, provide maps and pamphlets about Vaikuntha and the destinations within it, and even guide the arrivals to a neighborhood where housing has been provided for you. Yes, due to the strange influx of arrivals, you’ll be expected to share, but the Curti staff are doing the best they can, considering they are still housing the previous arrivals here on the island.

Experiences like these bring people together. Perhaps you are the only one here from your world, but at least you are not alone in this experience. Others are right beside you, learning the same information, planning trips to visit the same new cities, checking out these Job things, and settling in to their new (temporary) homes.

C. UP IN THE SKY

There’s a whole new world to explore. It’s almost enough to distract from the fact that there’s one place you can’t go- home.

You are on an Airship, the main mode of transportation between the major cities of Vaikuntha. While the majority are owned by airlines, perhaps you hitched a ride with a friend that has their own. You can go anywhere in a matter of hours — One can only hope you don’t have motion sickness.

D. GUILDS

Proud representatives of the Guild are lined up, ready to demonstrate their skills for the new initiates. Make sure to stay behind the designated line, this might get dangerous.

So you want a new Job? You'll have to first travel to the Guilds, sign the papers, go through the orientation and introductory lectures, and get basic training. Afterwards, you can freely chat and practice with your fellow members, celebrating your new powers, and checking out your new wardrobe.

E. LET'S BE ADVENTURERS

Separated from all of your material possessions, connections, and everything you know, and really, what you’re left with is time. Better try to make the most of it.

Enough expository banter. It's explorin' time. Maybe instead of spending every day in your room, you'd rather spend it living it up in the city of Lavode, or betting on Chocobo Races in Sparks Goldsaucia. Or maybe you'd rather go and explore the caves and ruins near Arito. With Airships and Chocobos at your disposal, you can go nearly anywhere!

F. SIDEQUESTS

Maybe you’re telling yourself, ‘I didn’t sign up for this.’ But wait, you did. At least it pays.

It all started when you checked the Quest Board. All you wanted was a few gil to spend, and here you are in the wild, hunting for a Malboro Vine. Or maybe you are in some ancient and decrepit ruins looking for an artifact. Or you could be asked to be janitor for a week. Consider yourself lucky though, at least you don't have to do that alone.

G. GET A JOB (THE OTHER KIND)

You’ve got a Job, but Claire keeps sighing and muttering about layabout space-people not earning their keep, so it might be time to seek out Employment as well.

There are plenty of opportunities to earn some gil in Vaikuntha, no matter where you choose to settle down. Your iMog slate includes listing for employment opportunities. Hopefully you can find something you can live with so that you can start saving up for an airship or the security payment for your permanent housing.

H. MOGNET

*Ding!* You’ve got Mog-Mail!

Thankfully, you can instantaneously chat with your friends around the world thanks to you iMog Slate. And unlike old-fashioned Moogle Letters, you can even send messages to everyone in a blink of an eye! However, despite the change in technology, the old tradition of Mognet Strikes have never gone away. Nobody knows any more whether the Moogles have legitimate reasons to go on strike or if they are just lazy. But today, Mognet is down, and to get information you have no choice but going to the public boards or risk message corruption and mishandling.

I. RANDOM ENCOUNTER

The ground trembles, and out of nowhere, something hostile appears! ~~Is that battle music playing?~~

You were minding your own business walking around, and suddenly monsters attacked you! Time to put to use the skills you've learned with your Jobs! Will you try to fight on your own or seek help? And remember, you die in random battle, you die FOR REAL. There’s no shame from running from enemies that are a higher level than you!

J. CHOCOBO MADNESS

You look at the giant chicken, and the giant chicken looks back at you. Could this be the beginning of a beautiful relationship?

The kind folks at the Chocobo Farm have provided you with the tools of the chocobo-catching trade: greens, a bridle, and more advice than you can remember. Time to go find your new steed.

Or perhaps you have already captured a chocobo, and your friend has captured a chocobo, and now you'd like to bring some chicks into the equation. Chocobo breeding may be the minigame for you!

K. WILD CARD

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Now, Jecht wasn't a man who's used to pets or animals or stuff like that. The busy life of a sports superstar, and later a Guardian, kinda didn't allow for the care and feedin' of animals.

He's guessing he probably shouldn't be planting one foot on the big ol' dog's muzzle to keep her away from the takoyaki he has held up high in his other hand, but screw it! He was going with what worked!

"Would you cut it out!? I'll buy you a bone or something when we get back! If we EVER get back, which we're not GONNA at this rate!"

Jaws open and pushing back against the foot, she really didn't care about fighting more octopus for more takoyaki; this guy just didn't have the energy to keep up. It's not her fault it's so tasty!

However...

Her ear turned at the word 'bone'. A bone? He'd really get her a bone like the ones back home? She withdrew her slobbery fangs from his foot and barked, tail wagging. Jecht, you owe her that bone and she definitely expected it later!

Wait, really? That was all it took? Jecht figured poochy here would try to argue up to a steak or something.

...Man, he sure hoped that what pup thought of as a bone was what he thought of as a bone. She didn't want some giant thing out of a monster the size of a city, did she?

"Y'know, when I put out an ad looking for the help of a Summoner on this thing, this wasn't what I expected."

Trotting on ahead to try sniffing out the next octopus (if they haven't already run away), she was just thinking about her treat later. Ah, it would be so delicious and chewy, and she probably needed to stop drooling on her staff. The smithy would not like slobber again... hah.

Looking back, she rolled her eyes. Well, she can image what kind of Summoner he might've wanted.

"I was a guardian, y'know." Jecht had apparently decided that the lack of conversation from Ammy's end meant he had to fill the air. Had a few things to get out and a dog probably wasn't too judgmental, right? "I guess they don't have 'em here... summoners aren't as big a deal as they were on Spira. Every summoner was supposed to be on a pilgrimage. Get all their Aeons, get to -- the last one. Here, you guys are just normal, huh? 'Cept I still gotta protect you while you're doing your thing. Guess some things never change."

'The last one'? Oh, he said it so ominously; she wondered what really happened and how many summoners reached this end. Still, he'll have to pardon her for not saying anything in the matter for she could not speak. She does have to huff though at the idea she required protection while doing this job since doing anything and everything was her actual job. Alas, what a limiting world.

"Hey, don't gimme that," Jecht said, interpreting the huff as some sort of objection to his protests. "I can't summon huge beasts, you can't kick the ass of anything that wanders by while you're trying. That's just how it goes. You try to do everything, you can't win."

There were several mumbled woofs, something she'd like to say about 'and without her, he'd be pretty nothing against the monsters lingering around weak to magic'. Still, her head snapped away; she heard another Octopus trying to sneak away, and there it was trying to escape on the far shore.

Hey, every monster went down if you punched it enough!

Still, gotta admit pooch's senses had it on his. Soon as her head twitched like that, he cut out the joking, dropping a foot back and lifting his fists. Being a monk came pretty naturally to him.

"Same plan as before? I jump it, you make with the magic?"

Just some take more punches than others, she got that.

Now the answer to that plan doesn't even need words, just a nod of the head. Sounded like the best plan to her! She was already prepared to summon another friend to their side again.

"All right! Here I go! COME ON!"

Jecht shot forward like a runner off the block, crashing through the water like a man born to it and then exploding upwards, glistening spray casting rainbows on the air as he crashed down on the poor octopus with a fearsome Jecht Elbow.

He had a natural talent for this whole 'monk' thing.

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