Test Drive Meme II

[eternitymods]

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 Feeling inspired to create your own prompt? The power is yours!

Comments

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[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

That's the million-gil question, ain't it.

[Jecht looks up from his lean against the wall, barely moving otherwise. Guy just planted himself there, folded his arms, and up till now might as well have been part of the scenery.]

It's nowhere I know. But freaking out about it ain't gonna help. Take it from a guy who's done the 'wake up somewhere wrong' thing before.

[controledfreak]

[The hand lowered and eyes furrowed as she gained awareness of the man standing there. How far removed was she from her formal self that he was able to sneak up on her like that?]

I do not need your assurances, bulbous man. Your information of other words is of some consideration.

I must also ask. Are you not scared of me? Does my appearance not frighten you?

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

[Jecht drops his forehead to the heel of his hand, chuckling rather darkly. The laughter's real enough though.]

Naw. I've been weirder.

[Sure, she was a bit weird, but the hulking Final Aeon form he'd taken made her look downright cute and quaint. And don't even get him started on Sin.]

That a problem?

[controledfreak]

[Oh sure, Jecht. You try being a horrifying cosmic deity when all your powers are stripped away from you! XO]

[Yggy peered quizzically at Jecht before chuckling. Her voice echoed strangely within the room as she did.]

I always find your kind's ability to accept what lies outside anything you have experienced fascinating. That one such as myself would even be offered tacit acceptance, even as I am, is nothing more than astounding.

Would you not prefer your own? Or perhaps you believe I am one that is to be observed that you may decide whether or not I am a danger to your and yours? That is it is it not? The fact that we are having this conversation now is your kind's way of determining my intentions and my purpose. Or do you believe that I am beneath you that were I to be proven a threat you believe that I could be overcome?

I am not one to be trifled with, bulbous man.

[Which is pretty big talk considering what she is physically capable of, read: not much at all.]

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

[Look, he'd really LIKE to be a horrifying cosmic deity without powers, instead of the time he spent with them. That had kinda sucked.]

Man, you like to talk, huh? [That's what he got out of her speech.] Look, you're not that much weirder than a Hypello. Actually I think they might win that, those guys are freaky. But so what? You really want me to hate you or fear you or punch you just 'cuz you look different?

[controledfreak]

Its a matter of want. Its a matter of do or not. I suppose it is a matter of what I know and what you do not. Were I you and I knew what I know of my kind then I would not be so quick to trust and quicker still to attack.

You would be wiser to do so.

Do not punch me.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Oookay. [What a wreck of a speech! 'You'd be smart to attack, but don't do it.' Heh, he's starting to understand.]

Kid, I'm not sure if you haven't been around long enough or just haven't seen the right things, but whatever world there is where decking someone just because of how they look is the right thing to do, it ain't this one.

[Shoving his shoulders back against the wall, he straightens up, offering a tired smile.] Look, I get it, you're freaked out 'cuz of where we are and what's going on. I've been there! Ended up in jail when I couldn't handle it. We're all in the same boat here... heh, literally. So let's be quicker to make friends instead of enemies, all right?