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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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Riku Replica | Kingdom Hearts
[Are you a Curti Center employee? You probably aren't, but that isn't stopping this teenager from stopping you and asking you questions. Apparently random questions. He has a small stack of pamphlets shoved roughly into one pocket, but doesn't seem to have read them.]
Is this really a whole real world? Before you ask, I've seen the welcoming video, but I'd like to hear it from someone who isn't a hologram. It is, right?
[The moogle following close behind him rolls his eyes and mutters something about his opinion never counting for anything.]
C. Up in the Sky
[Giving someone who has never seen the outside world--any real outside world--free reign to see said world is probably a bad idea. Especially someone who can fight. So far, he hasn't gotten himself into major trouble, but he's well on his way to blowing a whole lot of money on airship rides.
Or rather, not a lot of money, seeing as he's managed to convince a couple operators to let him ride on a tab that he'll pay back later. He might pay it back, but for now, he's enjoying the view from the deck of one of the ships.
Sort of. He's never been this high up in the air before, and if the railing moves even the slightest bit, he's scrambling back from it like it might break off any second. Reassure him it won't? Or laugh at him maybe?]
J. Summer Sun
[It would be his luck that he managed to pick the one beach on the island that was monster infested. It explained why it was so empty and he kept getting attacked by weird lizard-things, but it didn't make him feel any better. And since he was at the beach, he hadn't thought to bring any weapons or armor, so he's wearing a pair of swim trunks and alternately kicking at and swinging a beach umbrella the size of him at anything that comes out of the water.]
One of us is leaving this beach and it's not gonna be me! Get away!
K. Wild Card!
[Choose your own adventure! Feel free to start something else if the prompts here don't suit you.]
B
Takeshi's eyes widen slightly at the questions. It's the same questions he had but didn't want to believe years ago. Now he almost finds himself sympathizing with the moogle; his hadn't either before, but now... He looks over his shoulder slightly, white hair not much longer than the other's but held back in a small pony tail. Though a few spikes still seemed keen on escaping. The eyes, however, remained the same no matter what those bastards put him through.]
Yes, it is. [Funny. It almost sounds like their voice, doesn't it.]
god I need to update my potato icons
[It does sound almost like him, and now that he gets a proper look, there's some physical similarities. A lot of physical similarities. Same hair color, same eye color--he's pretty sure he knows what he, what Riku looks like--but whoever this person is, they're only as identical as an older sibling might be.
Of course Riku would be older if he'd gotten out of the castle. Clearly that had happened here, and time had marched on without him.]
...Riku?
[It sounds more confused than he intended, and he mentally cringes. Great job, replica.]
if you want I have plenty of them, if you'd like c:
Sorry. Wrong guy. [He smiles faintly. Well, at least it answers one question.] Just a pet project from a parallel universe of yours. Haven't seen the real thing in years.
[It's a partial lie, but he doesn't count revisiting memories as really seeing the guy they're based off of. No, he's just a replica. A replica that got older by about seven years.]
I might take you up on that
[Okay, so not Riku. He's not sure if that makes him feel better or worse, but he's leaning a little more towards 'better' because it's hard to take out one's rage on someone who doesn't really deserve it.
Ten seconds ago, he was so ready to (try to) kick someone's ass. Instead, he laughs as well.]
Man, I was hoping for a rematch. [That he'd probably lose, being at an age and job disadvantage. He doesn't even have a weapon currently] I'm...I don't understand anything that's going on anymore, but I'm glad one of us made it out of that castle. How long have you been here?
aw ye
[He smirks their usual smirk. At least some things never change, right? And he knows; man, does he want that rematch, too.]
Can't help you there, but I can at least help out with getting you ready if he ever shows up. [Age time will have to deal with. The Job part? Well, that he could help with a bit.] Pretty sure that's par for the course. [Even though the first thought he had was "not this crap again" after the initial panic died down.] And technically, I never did. Not of my own volition. Got pulled into another world or two before this one, and I've been here for about four months now.
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[Part of him doesn't want to accept help. He doesn't need help, he can get better, stronger on his own. On the other, this isn't a world he's ever even heard of, and this other replica has been in it long enough to get used to how it works. And it's not really outside help if you accept it from yourself, right?]
Oh. Hmm... [He's about to say 'at least you got to visit some worlds' and stops, deciding that would make him sound like too whiny.]
...What am I supposed to call you? You picked a cool name, right?
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Takeshi. Mostly because I got tired of wanting to punch anyone who called me real thing's name.
[Lies. They deserved it.]
C
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"You could've told me that without sneaking up on me!" Or being a brat about it. "'Another' offworlder? How long have you been here?"
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"As for your question... since two months ago. Not very impressive, I know, but it's given me enough time to get used to this place."
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"So you're still pretty new, then. Two months isn't that long." Though it's longer than he's been around, period. That's something he tries not to think about frequently.
I'm so sorry for this little shit
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"You sound like some sort of superhero." The invisibilty helps support that apparent fact. "What's a game show?"
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"Kid, to your left!"
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[What comes next is a very solid thump that knocks Yuelia back a few inches.]
Ow! Heeeeey! That really hurt!