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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[No it is a wonderful thing that must be protected at all costs. Dignity, that is, not the chocobo.

Also why does everyone keep calling her lady? Grump, grump.]

I thought they weren't inclined towards aggression.

[Well, dangerous aggression anyway. This one seems pretty aggressively affectionate with how it's moved on to nuzzling her arm.]

[ In this case cuz she's fancy and older than Amanda, and also it might continue if she seems annoyed. ]

There's aggression, and then there's rejecting being heartlessly torn away from your new best friend.

[Oh, she seems annoyed all right. It's bad enough having an audience; it's even worse having a heckler.

She's managed to take a step away from the chocobo at least. Progress?]

Do you not have something more productive you can do with your time?

[ Amanda sort of looks thoughtful for a moment, and then just does like a side-to-side hand waggle.

A cute Moogle waddles up and sort of whacks her on the leg. ]

Be nice to this woman, introduce yourself at least.

I don't require assistance. [Cocks her brow at Amanda's disciplinarian moogle and takes another step away from the chocobo. Alas, that just encourages it to run towards & almost slam into her for more nuzzles. It's a good thing she's steady and strong!!!]

And I'm not above seeing you served for dinner, bird.

[Okay she is but shhhh.]

[ The birds are KINDA cute huh? ]

Yeah, yeah, you've got this under control of course.

I think you'd find that to be a pretty expensive dinner.

[They are cute when they're a respectable distance away. This is not a respectable distance away.]

Expensive why?

They're bred for mounts, not for food!

[ Amanda's face is the face of someone who totally thought about eating one. ]

Yet their meat would make excellent bait on more difficult hunts.

[Pauses, then scoffs. Why is she arguing with a moogle? Why does she still have an audience? Why is the chocobo nuzzling her again? Glares all around. Glares for everyone. Also, fuck it. She's picking up the chocobo to try to carry it back to its flock now. :|]

Oh, big tough girl aintcha?

[ Those birds must not be too heavy, nice. ]

Hey, if you cook one, I wanna try.

Don't encourage that.

[Ignore ignore ignore :|

Puts chocobo at back of flock, then cuts through flock with intent to use the other chocobos as some sort of living barrier. Because it's not like this situation can get any more absurd.]

Cook it yourself. Perhaps you'll find that you prefer being productive to being obnoxious.

I love being productive. Great at it.

[ Just watching, hoping that the chocobo zeroes in on Cornelia again. ]

This is a valuable use of my time.

[Scoffs.

And it probably will. She's storming off, but those fuckers can run.]

And a waste of mine.

Good luck!

[ Amanda waves. ]

[The chocobo is in fact galloping forwards once it breaks free from the flock.

Will you do anything, Amanda? Will you?!]

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