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TEST DRIVE MEME





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. None of you know how you came to be here or where you are going, and the door to the cockpit is locked as the pilots focus on navigating the treacherous obstacles of the Dream Width. You might as well take this moment to introduce yourself to your fellow travelers.


B. CURTI CENTER

There’s an almost overwhelming aura of excitement in the tower as researchers rush to document this unprecedented number of interdimensional travelers. Over the commotion, the leaders of the Center struggle to explain, ‘Welcome to Vaikuntha. We don’t know why you’ve been brought here, but this is your new home.’

The staff will do their best to help the off-worlders settle in. They answer the questions they can, provide maps and pamphlets about the world 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 under the circumstances.

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. WILD CARD

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[personal profile] hear_the_wood 2018-03-25 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Fran had wondered what he was aware of. It sounds like he's aware of a lot.]

You know what happened?

[Back in their world, she means. Yes, he mentioned being aboard the Strahl, but was he aware of his own death?]
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[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-25 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
"Hm... I might actually look into that. Prism Constructs did seem to be attuned to the 'theme' of the areas they popped up in. Maybe leylines play a part in that," Connie muses, cupping her chin.
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[personal profile] righthandstand 2018-03-25 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
you can't say you love good food if you won't wait for it!
this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity you cant ignore it!!
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[personal profile] part_timer 2018-03-25 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
"It's possible. You can't just plop down a construct and make it work. You need to search for seams of power to draw from the land. There's a lot of geokinetic energy in the world as well." he added.
boomchucka: (Er...)

I like swords...?

[personal profile] boomchucka 2018-03-25 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
Um... excuse me?

[Selphie sees the mercenary(?) standing in front of two different shops deciding which one to go into. She could see what the confusion is about though. The displays aren't advertising their goods very well. The shop on the left could have been a cafe or an item shop. There wasn't any way to know until they went into the shops.]

Are you looking for something in particular?
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[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-25 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
"The thing is, Prism Constructs were made out of hard light. My current hypothesis is that the artifact that created them drew on leylines to project them."
mech_and_mutt: (What?)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-25 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[What strangely different names, too; they were probably from other worlds than each other, themselves.] Nothin' you could really call 'new worlds', just goin' above and below the clouds-- s'not somethin' most people in my world can say they've done. I don't usually even get a chance to see under 'em like this.

[He took a second to adjust the bone in his mouth.] And I lived with others like me! Think you'd probably call us 'dog people.' And 'cat people.' Livin' together. [Mass hysteria!]

Wait, does that mean the two of you HAVE been to 'new worlds' before?
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[personal profile] part_timer 2018-03-25 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Really? Well that's something," said Sadou thoughtfully. "There's a lot of tech I'm unfamiliar with, it might be a good idea to check on the validity of that if you manage to get home."
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[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-25 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Makoto's imagination swims of the possibility of cat-people like Red. She wondered if Morgana would be more comfortable there?]

Oh, so your people live above the clouds most of the time? Wait... [Realization.] Does that mean you live on floating islands??

[That's another part to add to the visual image. Its not for long as she remembered the next part of the conversation.]

O-Oh... well, I've only been to one world [technically], but Hunk-san here was telling me that he goes visit other planets in space. He even says he has seen another universe.
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[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-25 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
I can do that.

[He doesn't have to do this for her after all; though, she's not entirely sure why he's laughing. Was he nervous that she might hit him shoud it become necessary to shoot?]

Hm? What is it?

[While she waits for the question, her eyebrow rises again as he empties his bag. Considering the size and the contents, fitting everything inside shouldn't be feasibly possible. Even when he picks it back up, she eyes it, wondering if it was truly empty. At least the backpack makes more sense than her Senpai's weirdly deep pockets.]

[She doesn't answer his question when he takes off and is in the water. There's no guarantee he would hear her voice the lapping waves. Besides that, she has to focus and keep an eye out for any monsters that might approach... such as the spear-wielding turtles that must have heard her gun fire. Well, she's not going to hesitate, taking aim and firing before the first one gets too close.]

(OOC: Do Sahagins work?)
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[personal profile] oneirism 2018-03-25 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Lapis hangs back still as he goes to wash off the slime clinging to his clothes, humming softly in relief that he seems to be okay besides that. Relaxing now with a soft sigh, before golden eyes glance around - quietly plotting their route of where to go next.]

That's a relief, we were starting to run low on potions.

[Silence falls as Lapis goes through a mental checklist of what they do and don't have - her attention then turning towards her current companion, watching quietly as he drains the water onto the grass.]

We should probably go on a supply run either way, just in case.
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[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-25 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. Gem stuff is... weird." Connie shakes her head. "Anyways, here's what: I'll work on a way to get both of us home, so you can conquer your world and I can save mine." Connie snickers slightly. "I'll admit, it's a bit weird to find myself supporting literal, actual Satan in his attempt to take over the world."

[personal profile] singularize 2018-03-25 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ That's a wise decision, so he won't debate against it. It seems like his expression hardly deviates from serious ]

Alright, then.

[ As much as he doesn't want to rely on others, he supposes this is inevitable. They have no equipment here, after all. ]
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[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-25 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Shiro. [ Hunk's tone is grave, serious. Independence from magical-political tensions is a great point, one he didn't think of, and one he'd not argue with. ]

Have I told you lately how awesome you are? Because you're really awesome. [ He grins and lets out a sigh of relief that they're on the same page. ]

So I've been thinking. [ More like anxiously agonizing, but those hairs are more easily split than the two hues on Shiro's head. ] Airships are really expensive, and now that I know you're here...

[ He looks hesitant, embarrassed even. ] What if we crowdsourced it? Whole greater than the sum of its parts and all that. Other people probably want one as much as I do!
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[personal profile] righthandstand 2018-03-25 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Okuyasu was at least smart enough to know not to speak too much when they were running for their lives - unless there was something important to be said. This wasn't the case now, and he thanked the boost from the Monk Job as he ran into the outskirts of Hisan City, past the rock where he eats his lunches, and collapses onto his knees.]

Think...[he breathes heavily.] I think we're good...

[He uses his remaining energy to turn around and check on Monika - he feels bad for running away, but this girl was the one who suggested the fight.]

We're not going out there alone, ever again.
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[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-25 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ Red's cat people are probably better than the Galra. Or, well, most of the Galra. Keith is alright. But floating islands? Seas of clouds? ]

Makoto-san's right, I've spent a lot of time travelling between the stars in my... [ He grins, assuming and hoping it'll sound cool as he dons a casual, nonchalant tone. ] Ancient flying lion warship. Me and my friends live in a giant intergalactic space castle fighting evil. It's pretty neat. But!

[ He points a hand at Red again. ] Red, your home sounds fascinating. Nothing I've seen in space can compare with floating continents [ That's physics's fault. Ugh, gravity. ] and I'm pretty sure nothing from Earth, where Makoto and I are from, could come close in a billion years!
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[personal profile] shinra_dog 2018-03-25 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Reno offered a crooked smile -- half hopeful, half self-deprecating. "Call me an optimist."

Thankfully, he hadn't met any enemies to the Brotherhood on Crystallis from Mary's world, not that it couldn't happen. Their targets had been among the natives there, and any "Hero" that had betrayed them. But those had been from other worlds themselves, not "Earth."

He nodded to Bayek and his outfit. "What I can tell is that yer likely not from around here. So if yer a traveler like me, I should get to know you anyway."
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[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2018-03-25 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Jack beams with pride and nods. "Yeah. I've been traveling for as long as I could. Soon as I left home, hopped on any ship that would take me anywhere. But it's only now I got accepted into any of the Guilds."

"It's only polite to let you ask in return, then." A cheeky grin. But, hmm. There is a game afoot. Jack puts one hand to his chin, he has to put some theatrics into it. "I want to say... No, you've spent too much time outside. You don't specialize in magic?"
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[personal profile] shinra_dog 2018-03-25 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Didn't... Didn't she go with Saori?" That's what Reno had thought. "Didn't she leave?"

His brow furrowed, perplexed and concerned. "Did you see them before? Are you sure they're back?"
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[personal profile] boomchucka 2018-03-25 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[There's something about being forgotten that doesn't feel right to Selphie. So many people have helped her to grow into the person that she's become. If she forgot any of that information, the perky brunette honestly didn't know how she'd live with herself. If someone could forget all of those life lessons...

Selphie shakes her head to get out of her head as she nods eventually.]


I made a lot of friends in Crystallis and I haven't forgotten a thing that I learned from them. I hope that if it comes down to have to befriend them all over again that, we can forge the same bonds.

But yeah... I think it's time to bail. [She gives Sheena her best sunny smile.] Let's see what we can find out in case we run into anyone else.

[personal profile] hear_the_wood 2018-03-25 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
It is strange. Some of the races here are similar to those of Ivalice, but not all.

[She wonders if such similarities occur for others. Viera, however, are not among the races she's seen aboard the ships she's sailed so far.]

There are none like you where I come from. No Hyrule exists. No elf, either.

[Though she is not an elf, according to her words, she must resemble one for others to make the comparison.]
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[personal profile] part_timer 2018-03-25 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
"It'll probably look good on a resume," laughed Sadou.
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And here, everyone thought Demyx was full of nonsense.

[personal profile] melodiouspacifist 2018-03-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[And like a true friend, Demyx laughs hard, doubling over and wrapping his arms around his middle.

Sorry Axel, sometimes he's not all that nice.]


It can't be that hard!

[He grins, like the kitten that caught the canary and he climbs up on the second chocobo, facing the right direction.]
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that gif made me CHOKE

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-25 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Hunk had to restrain a gleeful squeal not just as Hope was guided to the cheese like a mouse in a maze, but because he wanted to know more. The kid was excited and distracted from being so sad.

"So there have been six Paladins across the five Lions, but we're all totally friends. Oh man, where should I start?" He pondered for a second, before looking downright embarrassed.

"So Shiro is the head of Voltron, the Black Lion. He's our leader, and he's... kind of a legend. If you like me, he's so much cooler. You can meet him later if you want! Because I, uh... I actually found him in Vaikuntha!" Hunk lets out a joyous little shout, but then remembers how lonely Hope was, and how it seemed like he and his group were really close. Moving on to keep Hope from dwelling was as good a reason as any!

"I went to school at the Galaxy Garrison with Lance and Pidge, who have the Red and Green Lions. I'm really close with both of them. Pidge is brilliant, and she's about your age, and I think you'd get along with her." He grins, because Pidge is great and Hope is also great. And then he takes a deep breath because he's talking a lot.

"Lance is a great shot, and his heart's in the right place... when it's not throwing itself at the next woman he sees. He's been the most adaptable out of all of us though, so I guess he gets points for that." Hunk lets out a sarcastic laugh, because he's gotta rag on his pal every once in a while.

"Allura is the space princess, and she's piloting the Blue lion. She's been through a lot, and she can shapeshift, no big deal." He makes an uncomfortable, slightly confused look that gradually recedes as he speaks. "And apparently she's a space wizard? She kinda goes into her own little world on that stuff. Her butler Coran runs our giant flying space castle."

Then Hunk rolls his eyes. "And then there's Keith. He's really moody and can get angry, and he stopped being a Paladin to go be a rebel alien ninja, but we love him anyway."
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[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-25 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
OOC: ((Alright, I'd say this is a good place to wrap up the thread?))