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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

Feeling inspired to create your own prompt? The power is yours!

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Freyjadour Falenas | Suikoden V

[personal profile] dawningrevolution 2018-03-25 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
B. Curti Center

A few days after the big mission from the Dream Width to retrieve the newcomers, and the initial chaos is finally starting to die down. Now that the interdimensional travelers have been brought up to speed on their situation and temporarily housed, there is a lull in activity.

It is the perfect time to start collecting feedback on their situation. In the Curti Center’s lobby, a young man with a silver braid and a sansetsukon holstered on his back has dragged the nightstand from his assigned room and positioned it against an empty stretch of wall. On top of it, he places a heavy wooden crate with a slot cut into it. Finally, he pins a piece of parchment to the front of the box, reading COMMENT BOX.

He steps back, viewing the setup from this new vantage point, and nods to himself. To complete the arrangement, he pulls a pad of paper and a couple of borrowed ‘Curti Center Visitor’s Center’ pens from a pocket and places them beside the box.

Until he can determine who is the new party leader best person to monitor the comments, Freyjadour plans collect them, organize them, and send them on to the Curti staff to help improve the new arrivals’ lives here in Vaikuntha.]


C. Up in the Sky

[On the open deck of an airship, Freyjadour looks out on the world. His eyes go wide as he lets his gaze travel down. The ship is much higher up than he expected. His knuckles go white gripping the railing.]

This is very different from sailing…

[Well, there is one thing that is not so different. He is used to small, quick boats on the winding branches of the Feitas River, but his stomach is starting to make a comparison between this and ocean travel, even though there is no nauseating rocking of waves in the airship. Something about the altitude, the movement, and the wide expanse of sky below separating them from the earth has his pale face going green.

He scrambles back from the railing, clasping a hand over his mouth. Vomiting into the ocean is one thing. He does not want to lose his lunch where it might rain down on some unsuspecting person. He folds to his knees, hoping desparately that there’s a basin or something within reach, or someone who will take pity on him and help a seasick (skysick?) traveler out.]


F. Sidequests

[Here is something familiar. Freyjadour eyes the posting board excitedly. Simple quests like these have, in the past, led him to find and recruit amazing people to his army and make new friends. Besides, Frey has never been good at waiting around with nothing to do. An adventure is just what he needs to help himself settle in to his new home.]

Am I only allowed to take one at a time?

[If he was sailing to Ela Nhor port anyways to explore the ruins on the island there, it was just good planning to go ahead and collect the 10 Zadom Leathers for the armor-maker along the way. Maybe if he could recruit a few more party members, they could each take one and work together on them as they traveled.]

Which one are you planning on taking? [He asks the person nearest to him.]

G. Get a Job

What can I get for you today? [Freyjadour asks, a polite smile on his face. He is dressed in the same uniform as the other waiters for this little café, a black button down shirt, black pants, and an apron tied around his waist. The pants are a little weird, in his opinion, but he likes his job otherwise. It is a great way to meet new people.]

We have a special on Hot Choco-Cocoa, which is flavored with a blending of several types of greens.

[The menu boasts that this beverage is also served with homemade mog-mallows and sprinkled with a layer of ‘kwespy crushed pepio nuts’, which Frey is not going to say out loud unless his manager is listening in. On top of being ridiculous, it does not sound all that appetizing, even though Frey has brought enough strange ingredients to his chefs to know they can make delicious creations out of anything.]
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[personal profile] sidekickdetective 2018-03-25 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shuichi feels a rush of panic when the words 'faceless background character' come up. He tends to thing of himself as more of a side character than an Ultimate, but he tells himself that it's Imposter Syndrome. A lot of people feel that way.]

I don't need to be the top of my field. If I can help people like my uncle does, if I can earn their smiles and their thanks, that's enough for me. I'd want to do that with or without a talent.

[But Shuichi pauses as he thinks over what the other student has said. He may be driving a mental taxi, nbd.]

Do you get pressured to be the best at...being lucky? [Shuichi's not even sure how that would work, but he is guessing that the guy is speaking from experience.]
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[personal profile] despairing_hope 2018-03-25 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Me? Ha! I'm trash, even if I'm lucky, there's no means to push that. It's like a natural desaster... you just sit back and watch....

It's a bit stupid, but every year there's a student like that, chosen through lottery. But, I couldn't deny the invitation, and even if it's a garbage talent it is my talent. So, you should also accept your talent if you have one.
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[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-25 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not five hundred years old. Except maybe my fashion sense, according to you.

[He sighs.]

I suppose our circumstances are the great equalizer of fashion disasters.
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[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-25 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not sure how to feel about sudden world hopping being a trend," Vax sighs.
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[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-25 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looks away from his bird, to peer back at her -- and then there is a slight smile.]

Hmm. Yeah, that makes sense -- I'd also take comfort in finding things that remind me of home.
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[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-25 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Vax keeps buckling some on... then sighs.]

Never thought this would be so damn hard. I had friends who wore armor, but I always used the light, straight forward stuff.
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[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-25 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
It is. It's, to be blunt, really fucking weird. I just... know it, now.

[He shakes his head.]

Your idea makes sense. I'll do the same for a second Asterisk. There's comfort in that.
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[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-25 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Actually a planet. Vax tries to imagine it; he ends up mostly looking confused.]

They're not interested in buying, though. Don't sell memories for cheap. They're worth more than that.

[He shrugs.]

Missing dinner is never easy. I've done it. But I think I'd hold onto it because no one can fucking appreciate it.
spaceforged: (Feeling lost? Yeah he does that a lot.)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-25 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it a self teleport? [He crosses his arms over his chest and thinks it over.] I can raise defense and hit several targets once.

As a Paladin I’m slower and don’t hit as hard. It likely wouldn’t be a good idea for a dragoon in a cave. I hit hard but I need height for jumps.
spaceforged: (That nice smile again)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-25 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
It sounds like we have fairly complementary skills. I can hit and keep the attention of a group and you can take out single targets within that group.

[He nods to himself with a grin as they reach the center.]

That will help us no matter what the group make up is.
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[personal profile] darkworld 2018-03-25 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"There is naught you should ask forgiveness for. Emotions are not to be repressed and left to grow into monsters beyond our control." She knew something of this. She shed tears in public before, and doubtlessly she would again. She sat by the other Hylian, and looked away into the distance, not wanting to embarrass her.

She smiled however upon hearing her question.

"I am. I come from a kingdom none here have heard of." She marked a pause. "A beautiful kingdom... One that's been striked times and times again by calamity, yet stands taller and stronger every time." She closed her eyes and tilted her head down. "Is this why you are crying? Home... Or perhaps it is for someone?"
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[personal profile] palitutu 2018-03-25 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Pray, allow me to be blunt. [A pause.] You shouldn't go fight such a monster yet, nor should you spend all your money simply to have a chance at surviving such a fight.

[ She shook her head. She simply couldn't let her go to this battle. ]

The life of an adventure is oftentimes romanticized. Through pain and hardships, I have acquired experience and memories I would trade for nothing. Yet... [She sighed.] I cannot with a clear conscience let you walk this path. It starts with killing a monster, and then... The choice is yours, but you have skills and gifts allowing you to shine in other domains.
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[personal profile] palitutu 2018-03-25 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She smiled. ]

I am quite lucky. Whilst I have lost my powers as well, those I have received here are quite similar in nature to those I once wielded.

[ She wrote something in her book and poof- The fairy appeared, Eos flying toward her companion's side. ]

This fairy will provide you with a continuous flow of healing spells, on top of what shields and buffs I may provide you.
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[personal profile] peninhand 2018-03-25 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[ All of that for nothing. She wanted to let her frustration out, but she would do so when she'd be alone. He didn't suspect her real intentions, and she intended for things to remain that way. Disappointed as she was, at least she took solace in seeing he was doing well. ]

We won't.

[ She smiled sweetly. ]

Ahaha~ You should see a White Mage. You could get an infection with that wound.
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[personal profile] peninhand 2018-03-25 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I...

[ She couldn't simply tell her the truth. Not only it'd make no sense to her, but it would ruin any future possibility for her to figure out whether this was all real or not. Best to pretend she was just an inexperienced fighter who had lost grasp of her reason when faced with such dangers.. ]

I... I had never been in a real fight before. I'd practiced, but the real thing is so different and I... [A pause.] Ahaha, I suppose I panicked. All sorts of thoughts went through my head and... I'm sorry, this isn't how I had envisioned things.
mech_and_mutt: (Zzzz...)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-25 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

[A brief pause; the rushing wind once more overtaking the conversation brings another thought to mind.]

You used to airships, too? Some people here are lookin' pretty skysick...
spaceforged: (It's just in case)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-25 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I don’t mind discussing it. It’s not that different from your own goals. Gathering intel to understand where we are and just how everything works. For all we know this world could be at war with its self and that is vital to whatever anyone decides to do.

[Simple as the goal is, it has a lot of parts of it and can be built on from there.] And yes we can pick two.

Anyway that’s enough of a priority for now. We’ll help people along the way.
mech_and_mutt: (Judging you)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-25 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Guess it's not TOO bad of an idea. But be careful, unless you really like fightin' by yourself.

[It's all gotten under his skin just thinking about it, and it's probably obvious.]

You start chokin' your best friend in blind rage and you'll never wanna try that sorta thing again. I thought about tryin' it, too, until I found out about that part. B'sides, I'm better with machines.
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[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-25 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
That is a possibility, but it seems hard to think with how things are now. Then again, that could be just the surface. There may be problems and people that need help that even the people that live here may not realize. [She's seen too much of that to know that its true.]

I... noticed that you didn't mentioned finding your team as a part of your priorities, Shiro-san. Which I just realized I didn't mention as well. Not including myself, there are nine people that are of the upmost priority to find.

[She smiles.] Is it not the same for you?
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[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-25 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I get that. The only place I call 'home' is an airship that hops from place to place all the time. There's somethin' to be said for--

[...Red's left staring, immobilized, bone nearly falling out of his mouth as she lifts up the kettle by her tail. He even glances back to his own and gives it a quick swish side-to-side... nope, not even close.]

How long'd it take you to perfect that trick??
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[personal profile] standup_for_justice 2018-03-25 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"I've been training with my father since I was little," Amelia said. She shifted, taking the kick as a glancing blow. Not what she had intended, but she was out of practice.
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[personal profile] standup_for_justice 2018-03-25 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Amelia is paying attention enough to dodge that.]

You're very good yourself, Miss.
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[personal profile] lordshield 2018-03-25 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
And someone had Regis the same sort of thing on the same boat thirty years prior, though it hadn’t been Clarus. The prince had a steward just like Noctis did, but a turn of fates caused Weskham to take his leave from the group, and Clarus had been made to take the role of Hand and Shield and Regis’s well-being was in his hands. Then years later he’d become a father, and then the world had taken his wife from him and once again he’d needed to step into a role he wasn’t ready for. Years of practice made a habit, and old habits die hard as they say. Acting the parental role was hard-wired into him now.

“You’ve found a chocobo as lazy as you,” he teased. “Remember the old saying: spare the rod, spoil the chick. Keep him on his toes so he can best serve you.”

Noctis being present was a relief to Clarus. The prince gave him purpose and direction. He could protect the young man, even if it wasn’t in an official capacity, and he’d feel as though he were actually doing something with himself. Of course he planned to get a job in public service here eventually, but for now he wanted to see Noctis safe and acclimated. His own comfort would come with the young man’s.

“What do you hope to accomplish today?” He asked, drawing the conversation back to serious, focusing on the goal and task ahead of them.
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[personal profile] righthandstand 2018-03-25 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? [He looked at his arm - nothing that a visit to a doctor wouldn't fix, but White Mages work just as well as Crazy Diamond when it came to severe injuries. It'd be better than waiting for it to heal.]

Guess I should.

[His eyes drew up to look at Monika. If she wasn't the one who suggested fighting powerful monsters, he'd ask her if she were fine. But when Okuyasu doesn't trust someone completely, he doesn't care.]

I'm going to find one. I'll see you later.

[He stuffs his hands into his pockets and turns away. Crazy chick.]