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Melodies Of Eternity Moderators ([personal profile] eternitymods) wrote in [community profile] memesofeternity2018-07-14 03:33 pm
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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! 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. 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 just not on Friday the 13th. Enjoy a refreshing sea salt ice cream bar. Just because you’re here, it doesn’t mean you’re not entitled to a vacation.


K. WILD CARD

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[personal profile] changelingdude 2018-07-29 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nope! But now it's like I just know! I still gotta learn songs sometimes but it's like if I can hear it in my head I can just sorta guess at it."

Once he'd reached the end of his song he tucked the lute away again.

"Yeah? Well you've gotta have something you do right? Hobbies? A job? What's your specialty if not music?"
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[personal profile] pidgeypidge 2018-07-31 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
So that's how it was, huh? "Does that mean you're a bard?" Because really, she couldn't think of any other particular reason why he'd just know how to play. Was that how it worked? If so, that was actually kind of cool.

And she was a little sad to see the lute disappearing, if she was being honest.

Pidge had to smile at that, though. "I've always been interested in science and technology, to be honest." While maybe not as exciting to some people as music, there was always a need for techy types. "But I think it's great that you can play!" Just because she'd never been ambitious enough to make an attempt didn't mean others shouldn't pursue it.
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[personal profile] changelingdude 2018-07-31 08:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Bingo! Ten points!" He praised at her proper guess.

He brightened up even more when she said she was into tech "Dude I'm terrible with technology. I mean it's like...come on I deal with complicated stuff every day right? Space ships and security systems and my game station, but for some reason it's like if I try to think about what I'm doing too much? BOOM! And then my buddy Cyborg has to fix it and usually he gets mad and I gotta buy him a pizza to make up for it."

He laughed at his own ineptitude. "About the only science I was really good at was zoology. That's a little harder to do around here though."
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[personal profile] pidgeypidge 2018-08-04 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
Even if she didn't know a lot about this world just yet, it was still nice to hear that she'd been right. "Nice!"

But Pidge just wrinkled her nose at his next statement. "Terrible how?" Because there was terrible and then there was terrible... and oh, maybe he was the former rather than the latter. "Huh. Maybe try not to think so much about it." Would that even work for him? She couldn't say for sure. But then again, she'd always been more interested in tech than in most people. She really perked up at the mention of a Cyborg, even if she couldn't decide if that was just someone's name or not. "Your buddy sounds kinda like someone I know," she offered, instead of asking about it.

"Zoology, huh?" While it wasn't her favorite, she still had to admire that he was good at it. "Yea, I can see where this world might make that difficult."
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[personal profile] changelingdude 2018-08-05 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Beastboy beamed, happy to find common ground with this girl "You know a cyborg too? Is he over six feet tall with one red eye and titanium body armor?"

He puffed out his chest, went up on his toes and squinted an eye to try and mimic the person he was describing.

"Cy's our tech master. Dude's built his own car, our T-sub which later became a space ship, which later he fixed so it could split into like five mini ships, and then the Titans-go bot! A totally awesome mech bot that we save for the BIG problems."
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[personal profile] pidgeypidge 2018-08-09 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that escalated. And now she's just sort of gaping for a moment before shrugging it off with a chuckle. "He's not a cyborg, as far as I know," she mused, though the odds of that being true were slim to none. "But he is very tall! "He's good at fixing things, though. And usually he's the one making the pizzas!"

Pidge smiled at his antics and listened as he went on to explain some of the things his friend had done. "That sounds really neat!" Hunk had never built a car as far as she knew, but he was probably one of the smartest people she'd ever met. Wait... "Five mini ships? Titans-go bot?" A mech? Huh.

"What kind of mini ships?"