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memesofeternity2018-05-12 08:14 pm
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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! 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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But even as Cor gets down a bottle from a top shelf, he snorts in self-deprecation.]
A quest, if you can believe it. It literally said that these were fierce creatures that needed a firm hand to keep them in line for a week while their owner recovered in a hospital. Thought I was dealing with something like couerls....
[A few other cats of various breeds come up to sniff out Ravus. He seems to be one of very few customers in the shop right now, so why not check out this newcomer?]
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I would think the owner need not stoop to trickery to staff his establishment. Or is that what passes for humor in this land?
[In any case, at least it is not covered in
nightmare inducingcrows.]Is this mission preferable to couerls? [Ravus is not one for small talk, but there is a cat in his lap, so obviously he is trapped. The cat is good company, and the marshal is...not bad. So far. It is hard to feel threatened by a man in such a ridiculous headband.]
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More like not everyone wants to deal with cats every day while on shift. Especially if they're only employee on hand.
[He digs out a small plate and a can of cat food. As soon as it opens, though, nearly every cat turns his or her head towards Cor. A few even start trotting over to the older man, fully expecting to be fed.]
No, you three wait your turn. This is Tigger's...
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He busies himself with sipping at the glass of wine Cor poured him so that he can ignore the intruder in his lap. It is not a bad vintage. He's certainly had far worse.]
When the owner returns, do you plan to return to the battlefield, or has the mighty Immortal finally retired?
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Cor, on the other hand, is absentmindedly, petting a third that's crawled up his shoulder, acting like it's a normal thing.]
Of course, I'm returning to the field. This is just a side thing that happens to have decent pay involved. The only way I'll retire is if I'm dead, or I lose the ability to wield any weapons for good.
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He finally turns his attention to the new cat, a fine black and white creature who chirps a second time for attention.
'Lunafreya would love her,' he thinks silently. His sister's absence has been, since he arrived, a hole inside of him that he has steadfastly ignored. He had known that the grief would catch up to him eventually, but he had known no other way to proceed.
He turns in his chair to face away from Cor as he gingerly places a hand on the cat's head. He forces his voice to steadiness.]
Yes, you've never ceased your duties...through the loss of two kings.
[He stops before he can voice the question he wants to ask- 'Does it ever get any easier?']
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Mors, he's not been too close to; Cor finished his grieving of that old king before Regis ascended the throne. Regis himself, however...that's another story.
But Cor, as always, gathered up all those feelings of grief and self-blame, and firmly shoved them back down yet again. This is not the time or place (or even the right person) to express them honestly to.]
...my duties keep me going. Before Insomnia fell, the Crownsguard were given a new duty - to protect the common people, instead of just the Crown. I intend to follow those duties to the very end, whether that's here or back on our star.
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Duty gives us purpose, and through that, strength. I understand.
[The Blood of the Oracle has always has a duty as well, though Ravus does not know how to translate it to the context of this new world.]
You, at least, have a clear path before you.
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Cor eyes Ravus for a few moments, slowly resuming his petting of the cat on his shoulder.]
What about you? Do you know what path to take?
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There is no Scourge in need of curing... no Oracle to protect... or prophecy to see fulfilled. Covenants can be made with the Eidolons, by anyone, at no great cost. There is no path for me.
[He lets his hand rest on the cat in his lap, overwhelmed by the irony. He had labored so long in vain hopes of creating a world where he could see Lunafreya happy, freed from obligation... and now he has found it, alone.
He pulls some coins from his pocket and drops them on the counter. It's gil enough to pay for his drink and the cat's meal, with a little more beside. He lifts the black and white cat off of his lap and stands to leave.]
See to it that this animal is fed as well, Marshal.
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There's something about those words that ping something deep within Cor - very much like how seeing Prompto's struggles ping that part of him. It's just as confusing for him to feel this way for the younger man, considering that he hardly knows the man. And yet...
Cor doesn't move to take the money yet. Instead he turns to look at Ravus.]
There is always a path for every person. It may not be so obvious to you now, but someday...you will find yours.
[He doens't say it, but he does hope that Ravus will find his very soon.]
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You can save your platitudes, Cor the Immortal. You make a better warrior than a counselor.
[He stalks to the door without turning, but pauses in the door frame to repeat his request.]
That cat. See that it is taken care of. I think...it would have made my sister smile.
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I will... Don't get yourself killed needlessly.
[Then, and only then, does cor reach for the coins on the table.]
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