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Test Drive Meme III
  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. SUMMER SUN
[insert Sheryl Crow track here] Vaikuntha offers opportunities for many summer activities. Only some of the beaches hold the risk of being attacked by aquatic monsters, the others are a perfect destination for a day trip on a sunny day. Take a hike up the mountains and relax in some hot springs at the top. Go camping in the woods K. WILD CARD
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[Which...might be a possibility? They tried and got turned around, but they did go through all this effort...]
That sounds...a little freaky, dude. [Like, he doesn't know your life, but. Damn, man.]
Sending people off to fail would just make them need even more help, though, right? So we'd have probably been fine and gotten way more out of the job.
[He is actually considering fighting skeletons now. Lord.]
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Well, they are a little freaky. And dangerous too. [It's complicated. He could try to explain it to Lance but- Souji has a feeling that the guy still wouldn't understand.]
Hm, that is true. [He shrugs-] We can pick it up when we are done with this one if you're interested.
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[You win this time.]
D'you think more dangerous than real skeletons? [He is, admittedly, a little curious about this shadow thing, but he has no illusions any explanation would be comprehensible.
He's fine with ignorance. It is bliss, after all.]
Might as well, I mean - we've got plenty of hours left in the day!
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And of course, he does.]
Shadows? That is a good question, [Souji hums, thoughtful.] I will be able to tell you once we face the skeletons. But, with these powers that were granted to me here, I wouldn't be able to face some of the stronger shadows.
[Yet. Also, Souji would argue against that if Lance ever said aloud that ignorance is bliss.]
Sounds good to me. What are your asterisks?
[If Lance is a full, good DPS, Souji won't mind staying as Astrologian to support him.]
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Well, okay, most of the leaders he knows were picked by a giant magical, mechanical lion, but that's like. Probably pretty abnormal?]
Good thing we won't be fighting them, huh. [Look at that optimism!
It's why he's long ago accepted that he's the dumb one.
There's also a pause, as Lance frowns.]
Uh- active right now is Bard. But I could switch to Dancer?
[So. You know, maybe some choices were made without realizing what they meant.]
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Yes, actually, very lucky. [Souji chuckles. He has some doubts that his deck of cards would do any decent damage. How does one fight with cards anyway?]
I... see. [Houston, we have a problem.] I am currently equipped on Astrologian so that we don't lose our way, [it's a perk that comes with the job,] and my second job is Summoner.
...You know to dance?
[Yes, that's the important thing to latch on, Souji.]
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Well...Summoner is pretty strong, isn't it? [He...thinks? He only has the vaguest understanding over most of these Asterisks. Most of what he's learned so far is that Gourmands are apparently jacks of all trades.] Or we could see if someone else wants to join up.
[It is the important thing to latch onto, if the way Lance lights up is any indication.]
Well, I'm no stranger to the ol' razzle dazzle and know how to put on quite the show.
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But yes, we should definitively see if anyone else would like to join us, seeing as our jobs are more of the supporting nature.
[At least Lance is going to enjoy his job, and that is always a good thing!]
That's pretty cool. I was in a beauty pageant once, but they didn't ask us to dance. [Not that he knows how to dance, but he'd learn!] We did end up dressing as girls though. [...]
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He literally can't!]
I'm sure we can find someone big and beefy, though.
[Don't...don't ask why that's his default idea of who they should party up with and he won't ask about the whole dressing up as girls thing.]
You didn't have a talent section you could dance in?
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[The staff might end up breaking instead of Souji managing to break the skeleton.
Tiny harp sounds so cute though. Don't break it.]
Big and beefy... [The only person that fits that description for Souji is Kanji. And Lance can ask all he wants- he's not embarrassed by it one single bit.]
I suppose getting out on the stage dressed like that is a talent in itself.
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[Except for that very real possibility.
So melee combat with the skeletons is going to put on the back burner.]
Yeah, like - like someone who's a dragoon or something. [Inexplicably, most of the men Lance knows are bigger and beefier than him. Even Keith! Even Keith managed to out-beef him!
He does have so many questions about this cross-dressing beauty pageant, so they'll be asked someday. Maybe someday soon, in like five minutes or something.]
It's not that hard wearing a dress or a skirt - but if you were wearing heels that'd be pretty impressive.
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[Bruise them- maybe. Break them- not really.]
That would be really good. Or maybe a Paladin or Knight.
[Someone who could put them on their back and carry them through the horde of skeletons?
He's free to ask- Souji is not embarrassed to talk about it at all.]
Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to, considering it that our school organized the pageant.
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[It might be made out of really, really sturdy wood!]
Yeah, we'll see who we can find and then we can get down to business.
[This is going to be so cool.
Also, it was...a school thing? The Garrison never did anything like that (though, really, it wouldn't have been fair - there was no competition), so what kind of school did he go to?]
Why would your school put on something like that and then not let you get the full effect?
[Like, you're already halfway there!]
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Souji scratches his chin then shrugs lightly-]
I'm not too sure. Perhaps it's because we are only a second year at high school? Maybe some parents would be angry.
[But he'd rock the heels too if he had to wear them. He thought the entire thing was hilarious and he actually had a really good time.]
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They can't have been too worried if they did it anyways? Unless they thought someone was going to break their ankle on stage.
[Which...is probably a reasonable concern. Still, a missed opportunity.]
The Garrison never did anything fun like that. That would have been great for team building!
[And they were always going on and on about how working together was important...Or maybe that was just at Lance, Hunk, and Pidge because of how disastrous they were in the simulators.]
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Well, it depends on the crowd I guess. And the way you present your costume. [He smiles cheerfully-] I'm now known as badass Seta 'Mean Hilda' Souji. It's kind of cool!
[He's probably the only one in the group that thinks this is cool. Sorry Yosuke, Kanji.]
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[But Mean Hilda? Of all the nicknames that could have come from a pageant...]
Okay, I have to ask - what did you do to get known as Mean Hilda? Did you make someone cry?
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The person in charge of my outfit had me wear a standard school uniform for girls and kendo sword. So I... kind of got really into it, showed off the sword around with an expression of I-am-not-a-nice-girl.
[And that's how Mean Hilda is born. Yosuke hates whenever Souji does anything Hilda related...]
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But it's enough to get the point across, even if Lance looks a little disbelieving that said phone still works.]
So you took on this persona and came up with the name...Hilda. Well, guess it's as good a name as any in the end even if it's not what I would have picked!
[Hilda should make a comeback! It'll be great.]
I'm sorry for: 1. the wait and 2. the content of the tag
And hey, old junky bricks like this never break. They will work forever.]
Hmm... I just thought 'Hilda' sounded like a name a tough, very strict girl would have.
[She should. And Lance should join him and become 'Lana'
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