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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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mythmaker: (✨15)

[personal profile] mythmaker 2018-03-25 08:28 am (UTC)(link)
Mr. Guitar, when you say that...do you mean a job, or do you mean...um...a job?

[There's a lot of job talk going both ways here, maybe. She's not entirely sure which one he means.]

I'm glad you warned me. I've never had to fight a monster before, at least not in real life.
chefbayardee: (tired)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-25 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
I vomited in the trash, not in my hands, and besides public places like these airships are disgusting, covered in germs!

[ He sighs, because Baiken sure is difficult. If only she knew how much grossness those fans were circulating! ]

If I go find a bathroom, are you still going to be here?

[ She's incredibly distinctive, so he's not exactly worried about anything other than being snubbed. ]
raidraptors: (★ 067)

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-25 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Shun rolls his eyes and sighs; now he's got a party member to rescue. Isn't that just great? He turns around as well, bracing himself before unleashing a Tackle into the Golem's currently unprotected midriff.

Maybe this will startle him into letting go of the midget. And well, if not… it ought to have dealt some damage at least.]
raidraptors: (★ 125)

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-25 10:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Shun turns his head to shoot a glare over his shoulder, gaze utterly livid.]

Do those people imprison others in those worlds with absolutely no conceivable way back to their home? Do those people turn them into monstrous creatures and force them to to eat others just in order to survive? Are those people able to take what power they managed to gain at a whim?

[He thinks not.]
raidraptors: (★ 103)

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-25 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
You can say that again. Though… I guess, even that place had its moments.

[It would be wrong to pretend that all about Ryslig had been bad, Shun supposes. A lot of it had been, but it had never been his hell.

In any case, time to move on to the breast plate himself – god, this is such a hassle. Shun thinks he prefers the monk job's lack of equipment to this.]
raidraptors: (★ 086)

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-25 10:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Shun nods absently in agreement… it is only a matter of time indeed. Though he disagrees on the second point.]

No doubt it will become a more common occurrence in time.

[New people arriving in regular intervals, that's how worlds like these work, right?]
raidraptors: (★ 070)

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-25 10:29 am (UTC)(link)
So what if I were?

[Being both new arrivals doesn't give them any connections beyond their shared unfortunate fate, and even that Shun wouldn't call much of a base for conversation. Shun is not one for small talk; he'd rather know:]

What exactly do you want?
mythmaker: (✨10)

[personal profile] mythmaker 2018-03-25 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
Isn't it obvious? Out of everything here, the thing I want most is whiskey~.

[She lets loose an "ufufu" sort of laugh before taking a nice sip from her drink. Ahhh. It's so good. Nice and cold, with the pleasant burn she loves from back home. She's so lucky.]

But whiskey tastes better with someone to talk to, and there aren't many people here. My, my...isn't that a shame?
keytoblivion: (Well I suppose it could work)

[personal profile] keytoblivion 2018-03-25 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
Aqua blinks, head tilting – Connie is right, she is a little overwhelmed by all this new information. Her right hand clenches a little… indeed, like the girl said, she can't feel the call of her Keyblade echo within her. It is as though she has never been chosen by it… and after all the years that she had held first Rainfell and now Master Defender, this is a little distressing.

She can't focus on that. She has to focus on the good things, on the fact–

"So, I'm back in the Realm of Light then…"

That is a good thing at least. She can work with that. She shakes her head sharply, focusing on the girl beside her again.

"So… what kind of skills do we stand to gain from those asterisks?"

This is going to be important if she wants to move forward after all.
sullenstallion: (66)

[personal profile] sullenstallion 2018-03-25 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
Er...yeah. They have. [His answer is so uncertain; he can't remember what things were like before. Maybe she just means that their situation has changed? Yeah. He can agree with that.] I guess I don't have anything better to do, but you should really pick anyone else if you want to have a good time.

[He's bitter and he knows it?]
keytoblivion: (☆ 008)

[personal profile] keytoblivion 2018-03-25 11:13 am (UTC)(link)
Aqua tenses the moment she sees Baiken charging forward, letting herself fall backwards into a flip in order to dodge the blow – the rapier doesn't seem nearly as sturdy as her Keyblade used to be, so blocking the blow seems like a bad idea. She points the rapier at her opponent, channeling the cold feel of her weak ice spell.

"Glacier!"

Hopefully that will startle the other woman to provide her with an opening to strike.
desertdaggers: (you don't say)

Hawk | Seiken Densetsu 3

[personal profile] desertdaggers 2018-03-25 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
A: Retrieval

[Well- he's here with a lot of people he doesn't recognise. So- he goes to settle by the next person he sees, with a small smile.]

Seen anything like this before?

D: Guilds

[Naturally Hawk went to talk to the Ninja's Guild- partly to see what it was like there, and partly to take the Job. It'd be strange to adjust to something new- though he still might, given time. He's looking at the Asterisk, holding it carefully in his hand.]

This seems like a pretty different way of learning all these… I wonder if they could be pressed further?

[Since- well, for his home, he knows of further classes.]

F: Sidequests

[A quest to retrieve someone's pet beast? Well.]

This sounds like a challenge… But that ought to make it interesting, don't you think?
unyieldingspirit: (how do I put this)

[personal profile] unyieldingspirit 2018-03-25 11:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Himself, where they are… Herself, too.] Ehhh… [she makes a very uncertain noise. He knows himself, of course, but-] What would you do otherwise?
twomeals: ([oh] 05)

[personal profile] twomeals 2018-03-25 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh? [Yue blinks, tilting his head curiously. Though actually he looks more confused than curious, at getting sized up...]

Why wouldn't I be able to eat sandwiches? I mean, if I tried to slice them with my claws that'd be pretty messy, right?
immortalblade: (But fight the urge)

[personal profile] immortalblade 2018-03-25 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
In that regard, he would be in agreement, it would be much better to see someone familiar. It was, however, strange to see someone who was departed come back to life. Would the world's wonders never cease?

"Hmph." Cor refrained from commenting on the amount of time, it had been awhile surely. They'd had things to do, even in the time leading up to everything changing at the Empire's whims.

"Your choice. Don't get angry if I lay you flat on your ass." He smirked, slightly and took his stance.

His new job class came with a bunch of unique skills, all of which he did not need to challenge Clarus to a fight. The sword would be enough.
tuneyourheaders: (Default)

Apologies; I didn't end up with as much free time last week as planned

[personal profile] tuneyourheaders 2018-03-25 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Cindy grinned and reached up to adjust her hat, cocking her hip slightly.

"Ya' know, everyone keeps askin' me that. I'm startin' to wonder if I sound that out of place back home," she mused playfully. "Not a local though, sorry! I woke up on an airship just like you, I'm guessin'."
tuneyourheaders: (☀03)

Never apologize you adorable dork

[personal profile] tuneyourheaders 2018-03-25 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Cindy stared for a split second before a big smile appeared, her bag hitting the ground by her feet so she had both hands free.

"Prompto! Long time no see!" she said happily, playfully punching his shoulder and not calling him out on that stammering because honestly it was just kind of adorable. "Prince didn't tell me you were here too!" Her hands went to her hips and she leaned in slightly, grinning at him. "Doin' alright? Not a fan of airships, are ya'?"
tuneyourheaders: (☀10)

HEYHEYHEY

[personal profile] tuneyourheaders 2018-03-25 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. Well that was a new one.

Cindy couldn't help but stare for a moment, head tilted just the slightest bit as she looked at the individual she'd bumped into. Wasn't every day you ran into someone that looked like that, after all. She was quick to offer a smile though, free hand resting on her hip as she adjusted the bag over her shoulder.

"Traveler, actually. Wish I could say I was from around here but I'm just as lost as most of the others wanderin' 'round," she admitted then shrugged. "What's your question though, darlin'? I can do my best to help. Name's Cindy, by the way!"
tuneyourheaders: (☀03)

[personal profile] tuneyourheaders 2018-03-25 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Cindy glanced down as well, following his gaze and focused on the ring for a moment. She may have been from outside the wall but she knew enough to know what that piece of jewelry was and it made her shiver. Chewing on the inside of her cheek, the blonde reached out to pat Noct's shoulder, quickly shedding her concerned look to try and keep spirits lifted.

"Not a bad idea, prince. Let's wander, shall we? We can double back and check on everyone else when we're done--give them some time to get their air legs," she mused, tossing him a grin before jerking her head to the right. "Come on. Somethin' tells me we should try this way first."
tuneyourheaders: (☀10)

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[personal profile] tuneyourheaders 2018-03-25 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"For all that fuss, ya' really are soft for them," Cindy teased as she came up with her own bird in tow, the reins resting around her arm as the rather unkept looking chocobo looked from one thing to the next, ducking it's head down to peck at something on the ground before doing the same to Cindy's jacket. Oh look a rock--wait there's something floating in the air--!

Despite it's attention issues Cindy had managed to saddle it and get her bags strapped in place, the mechanic sliding her gloves on now and making sure her fingers sat in snug.

"Better be careful or they'll start pickin' up on it, Mr. Amicitia."
twomeals: ([oh] 14)

[personal profile] twomeals 2018-03-25 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It's better to talk than to worry, right? Especially if we don't know what we're supposed to be worrying about.

[He flashes Purple-san a small smile, before trying to stare out the window again. Can he see their destination from here? Maybe? No? Craaaning his neck--he can't actually do that when there's glass in the way but he might've smushed his face against that barrier in an attempt to.

Backing up a bit.]


Ah--is an airplane like, a flying boat?

[He's never been on a boat either, but at least he knows what those are? Were there airplanes in Ryslig...he doesn't remember any, at least.]
raidraptors: (★ 112)

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-25 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
There's enough of that around here.

[Shun isn't even trying to hide his annoyance – that's not the answer he's been wanting and he knows when he's being made fun of.]

State your business with me, or drink in silence. I don't care which.

[As said, Shun doesn't do small talk.]
dreamsoftomorrow: (♪ 9)

Welcome to Final Fantasy... :3c

[personal profile] dreamsoftomorrow 2018-03-25 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Unless the brand disappears one day or his friends arrive who maybe are from after the crystallization (can that even happen?), Hope won't ever truly know that yes, they did complete their Focus. Just that something about Ragnorak was triggering their crystal stasis. But, Fang and Vanille woke up from theirs once. With their brands. So, it was never a sure bet.

Hope blinked and made a soft sound when Hunk suddenly offered a hug. He felt bad, again, that he seemingly brought the mood down again. But Hunk wasn't getting mad or annoyed, he wasn't running away. And he sounded very genuine. His eyes welled up and when he blinked, the tears finally overflowed and he walked over to press his face against the Paladin's chest. He did his best not to make much of a mess, keeping his face to the side as he wrapped his arms around him. Or tried too. He's pretty small. Not that it mattered, because a hug was a hug and he really, really needed this.
conniemaheswaran: (Default)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-25 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"All kinds of things! Black Mage, for example, gives you some elemental magic to work with, while Swordmaster gives you--or gives you back, in my case--well, um, skill with the blade." Connie shrugs. "There's tons more, too. Magitek Knight, Red Mage, Gourmand... there's a lot."

Connie pauses, raising an index finger. "Um, if you don't mind me asking... if this is the Realm of Light, where were you before?"
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieEmbarrassedSmile)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-25 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Connie chuckles awkwardly. "Yeah. I, um... this is pretty weird for me too. For a, uh, a lot of reasons. Not just the fact that we're in some huge interdimensional void in a mysterious ship with people in a bunch of different period clothes but apparently all speak English and I have no idea how Steven or the Gems are doing and I'm going to shut up for a bit before I work myself up into an anxiety attack."

Taking a few deep breaths, Connie continues. "Yeah. Um, I was actually a lot less... awkward a few days ago. It's just, um. This situation's kinda. Thrown me off balance."