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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!

warpstriking: (point ☈ everyone knows)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-27 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
Fair enough. Perhaps he was simply lucky enough to never run into one, himself. That, ore just plain unlucky in every other which way. A crossdresser though, huh.

"Brown hair and eyes, sometimes calls herself James. Got it." It would be a little bit harder, but he's managed to find stranger people before. Some without meaning to. He turned to walk away, but paused as he looks up and over his shoulder at the fluffball. "Who should I say's looking for her?"
warpstriking: (happy ☈ here to stay)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-27 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
Wait, really?!

[Well, if Castor ever thought she would never see a royal break the masks of indifference or politically polite, consider it done now. Especially as he follows suit, positively beaming in delight (for his tired-ass self). Grinning and the light in his tired eyes nigh dancing. Animals and fishing. His two greatest weaknesses.]

Well, I know one person who'll be thrilled to find out these birds are here.

[Besides himself, that is.]
Edited 2018-03-27 05:06 (UTC)
mech_and_mutt: (Hand)

(Sorry for the delay- last few days got hectic IRL)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-27 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
Hunk's right-- this is all as new to me as an airship probably is to you. Besides, I'm sure there must've been some great adventures to come from wherever you'd call home, right?

[Besides, she was taking all of this quite well for someone who claimed to have lived a boring life.]

Besides, it looks like we're not gonna be landin' any time soon. Why don'cha tell us what it was like back where you came from, Makotosan?
forwhatailsme: (Cheerful.)

Faust Nacht | Original

[personal profile] forwhatailsme 2018-03-27 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ A - ARRIVAL ]

[ The Good Doctor was, unsurprisingly, not all that bothered by the entire... well, all of it really. Although there were questions--many, many questions, for he had been in the middle of an autopsy--those could wait. Unfortunately, it would not stop the fact that his fellow passengers were giving him quite the side-eye at all the blood on his clothing. Work hazard, what can you do. ... Instead of attempting to explain this, however, a smile just settles on his face. His accent is distinctly East London. ]

Noticed you staring.

[ It's all he says. He just smiles a bit wider, as if to say, and it amuses me. ]

Penny for your thoughts?

[ G - GET A JOB! ]

[ He'd intended on getting a job as soon as he arrived here. Earning an income was his top priority, because, to be frank, he did not know how to live if he wasn't working pretty much constantly anyway. And being a skilled medical practitioner, it was an obvious choice: become a doctor, offer his services, and help at whatever place he could find that needed one.

So don't be too surprised when you see his face at a clinic, although he intends to eventually find his way to a larger hospital. If you're hurt, or just here for some reason or another, you can find him here... well, working. You might also catch him when he's not incredibly busy off the job, looking rather pleased with himself after a batch of horribly injured people have gone by. The smile on his face is... disconcerting. Trauma surgeon? You bet. ]


[ F - SIDEQUEST ]

[ Every once and awhile he probably SHOULD gain some experience with his actual magical... thing, so he decides to take one of the various requests on the Quest Board. The ruins he's in look especially uninviting, and he's currently a Necromancer at the moment. But he feels more than right at home, honestly, and seems to be looking the architexture over leisurely.

... He's well aware he's not the only one who took this Quest, though. Of course there'd be others. ]


The way the stone looks, I would think it was, perhaps, built some time ago. Fascinating! Don't you think? I wonder just what brand of horror haunts this place...

[ J - WILDCARD ]

[ HIT ME BABY ONE MORE CRIME. (No really anything I didn't think of, I'm open to whatever.) ]
forwhatailsme: (No.)

YOU KNOW WHAT

[personal profile] forwhatailsme 2018-03-27 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ There is a problem, an inherent problem, when two people who know each other are in the same city at the same time. He was going to his job--he'd only just gotten it, you know. He IS a trained medical professional.

And one of them is INCREDIBLY recognizable. Hint: that person is not Vic. The moment Faust sees her, he lingers, staring, and then immediately turns on his heel in the other direction, away from wherever he was going. ]
chefbayardee: (yelling)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-27 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
(ooc: lemme know if anything's too little for you to work with or anything like that- never did a fight scene in dwrp before and it seems a different sorta beast than normal tags... )

[ At least this time Hunk can't shout and cry anymore, because he's still got his knife gripped in his teeth. He flinches as the shot rings out, glancing behind him just in time to see one of the Sahuagin drop, and... for a few bits of brain matter to splatter his leg. At least he's in an ocean! But so are the enemies. One has the presence of mind to dive, out of sight and out of the crossfire, while the other launches a water gun straight towards Naoto in an effort to avenge its fellow as it begins to circle around the swimmer like a shark.

Hunk, on the other hand, continues to swim, blocking it all out until-- THUMP. A bit of force applied to his stomach. His swimming stops dead and he looks down, only to see a trident sticking out of him. Well, the prongs are stuck in a maze of padding, between the leather of the backpack itself and the tons of Zadom inside to block the blow. Physically, he's fine.

Were he a savvy melee fighter, Hunk would take advantage of this. He is not, so instead he drops the knife from his mouth and shouts with offense and snatches his knife before it can sink. Its arms are trying to remove that trident to take another stab, but there are so many corpses in that bag. ]


Out of everywhere for your little fork, you had to stab there?!

[ In his indignation, Hunk grabs the shaft of the trident and holds it there, putting that Sahuagin in a very awkward position. ]
jocoeur: (:|c)

[personal profile] jocoeur 2018-03-27 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
( there's an airy chuckle at that.
weren't they all? )


I was thinking of joining... I wonder how much experience with a firearm would give someone an edge? ( don't mind this strategic glasses adjustment. )
warpstriking: (surprise ☈ the fear we run from)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-27 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Maybe. Eggs will start flying before that happens, though. Oh, wait.]

That's- not how physics works, Prom.

[Well, they aren't falling to their deaths??? Maybe??? Though he finally looks to the right and his eyes widen. If only Behemoth-senpai would notice them...]

Uh, Prompto...? [Please tell him he's seeing that right. Is that a large window viewing of the STARS?]
chefbayardee: (confused)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-27 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
Well, what are you used to?

[ Hunk laughs, but he's serious. And while he won't be so direct as to ask "what are you" he will opt for... ]

I've seen a lot of weird stuff, and whatever those are... [ He makes his fingers into a peace sign, using each extended digit to point to his horns. ] ...they're not the sort of thing I've ever seen on a human.

Unless you're... not? [ He catches himself, jumps a bit, and looks nervous. ] Which would be fine!
jocoeur: (:])

[personal profile] jocoeur 2018-03-27 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
( he pauses, watching her— then finally breaking into a cheerful, curt chuckle. makoto was trying hard, right? he had no desire to see her efforts go unrewarded, and so he answered her force smile with a more beaming one— and offering a thumbs up. )

You say that like Ryuji would remember the consequences from last time. ( it's hard not to feel this warmth when he was talking about his friends... all of them. )

They'll be okay. Or else... maybe we might be the ones facing the consequences? Heh. ( it was a joke. but if it meant knowing everyone was safe and sound... he'd have gladly accepted them. )
jocoeur: (pic#12175890)

[personal profile] jocoeur 2018-03-27 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
( there's a shrug, and he relaxes his posture again, hands in his pockets. his straight-face doesn't seem to indicate if he's truly disappointed one way or the other though, as he adds— )

Maybe we'll get lucky next inter-dimensional world hop.
warpstriking: (smirk ☈ bring it on)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-27 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
[That gets a faint chuckle out of him. Good one, kid. You win this round.]

Wouldn't that be something. [A beat.] Think I'll stick to just the one, if the powers that be here don't mind. Unless it's to get home.
studdedcouncilprez: (School holiday)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-27 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[She's still worried--the small furrows in her eyes are definitely present--but having Akira here was definitely a comforting presence in the chaos that was this new place.]

[And he's right. What would any of them say if they caught her fretting like this? Ann would try to encourage them. Haru would press them to think for themselves. Ryuji would joke and laugh it off. Morgana would chide them. Futaba would say her witty statements. And Yusuke... would help. Probably.]


You're right. From what I've been hearing there's a lot people don't know about the Dream Width. If anything, we've got our work cut out for us.

[She folded her legs and waved her pamphlet at Akira.] And have you been doing your homework too? Though I may have a guess of what jobs caught your interest, Mr. Thief.
chefbayardee: (meow)

No matter what they expect going in, everyone leaves screaming at Snow.

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-27 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
The jokester's gambit failed, it failed! His internal monologue shouted to abort, to deflect, to act like it never happened, but that just wouldn't fly. So against every fiber of his anxious tendencies, he continued. He decided to explain the joke.

"You said you wouldn't trust yourself near monsters unless you had a party. Parties have cake." Hunk paused a beat, staring expectantly at Hope with a grin on his face. "So you can be in an adventuring party with me if you want! You know stuff about magic, about animals, and summons. You'd be a huge help whether you went with Chemist or a magic class or whatever else." Just not Gourmand, you need to save whatever innocence is left, Hope.

Hunk laughs and rolls his eyes. "That is, unless you don't want to fight alongside a Paladin of Voltron? People across an entire universe would kill for that chance!"
jocoeur: (:/)

[personal profile] jocoeur 2018-03-27 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
( being spirited away by a combination of a navigation app, weird shitty adults and their desires, cognitive psience... well. he'll go easy on the guy who looks as though he could have looked right at home in the pyramid of wrath. )

Something like that. ( and he leans his head thoughtfully to one side. ) Though none of the usual methods seem to be working this time.

( and from his phone he's looking up at bayek again, this time over the rims of his glasses. maybe you have an idea or two? )
chefbayardee: (clever)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-27 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Then I'll be right back.

[ Hunk makes a slight bowing motion with his head, and walks away. It took a little longer than expected, but a few minutes later he wanders back from around a corner, a totally different place from where he left the deck. Freshening up seemed to have been a good choice, because not only did he have a bit of a spring in his step, but the emotional wear and tear from vomit and tension and getting a sword pointed at him seemed all but gone. ]

Hey! Didja miss me?
studdedcouncilprez: (Pop quiz)

(s'fine~)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-27 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
O-Oh... Earthling-san? [Her eyes widened. She didn't expect to actually have the spotlight put onto her like that.]

Um... [Thinking fast, she decided to go back to what she remembered at school.] The Shiuya District of Tokyo is one of the 23 wards of Tokyo, the biggest city of Japan. Um... it has a population of over 200,000 people, so that's a lot.

[She started to kick her feet out a little.] Its a big city. There's a lot of fashion, stores, movie theaters, shrines, and even a theme park or two. The main square has some pretty tall buildings... I think the tallest was the Shibuya Hikaire which was um... 180 meters. But most of the buildings aren't nearly as big as that.

But as for me, most of my time was spent going to school, working on my duties as student council president, and getting ready for entrance exams. Pretty normal, really. [Normal save the part where she's moonlighting as a Phantom Thief and entering into the subconscious worlds of criminals to steal their corrupted hearts, heh.] The furthest I ever went was a school trip to Hawaii -- er, a tropical island way out in the middle of the ocean.
fusedshadows: (:|c)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-27 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
I see. And since you sound so confident, I'll assume you have experience with magic before all of this?

( all of this meaning your adventure as a hero in a whole new world, of course. )
fusedshadows: (:|c)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-27 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
( smart people indeed, yue. and midna approves. she might approve even more if she ever caught wind of you likening her to a goddess... clearly you're not only clever, but also gifted with great taste!

she flattens her gaze on dylas again, all hints of amusement drained from her expression momentarily as she, so matter-of-factly informs you that— )
In that case, I'll just reap all the rewards for myself. It's a courtesy I'm even considering taking you along, you know. And who knows just how many fish we'll have to get through in order to find our prize... What would I even do with that much all on my own? Hmm.
fusedshadows: (who knows?)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-27 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
( 'i don't know what you're talking about'
'find someone else'


midna kept her head bowed, trying to process all of this to the best of her ability. this was dylas but... it wasn't. it was the man that she had come to love and care for but... not at all the same. the way that he spoke, the way that he looked at her... it was all different.
it was all horrible.

in a low, flat voice, she had to ask. she had to know what's real and what isn't about him— )
The place you were before this... it was Ryslig, wasn't it?
fusedshadows: (>:])

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-27 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
And what's wrong with that? ( midna's hands are on her hips. where was that bravado from just a few moments ago? )

You can't possibly believe that every hero gets on their way without either of those things at their side, can you?
fusedshadows: (??)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-27 07:36 am (UTC)(link)
Nngh... ugh ( it's a good thing that midna didn't have far to fall, because she's down on her knees now, gritting her teeth together, and revealing a fang. she may have... overdone it a bit on that last move. her magic prowess was certainly at its limits...

but she tried to steady herself quickly so as not to give her predicament away... )
You can— gather whatever came out of it. There. ( anywhere that might take the focus off of herself, as she shakily rises to her small feet. )

S-something's shining, isn't it?
fusedshadows: (:|)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-27 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
Wait, what are you... ( she squints an eye just slightly, trying to figure this out with the least amount of questions possible. ) Are you saying Mary's gone home?
fusedshadows: (>:D)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-27 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
( it might be a little TOO effective actually, as it sends midna flying. she hadn't been prepared for either the sudden grab or the forceful toss and she's sailing through the air before she lands hard on her backside.

the odd-shaped crown she wore needed re-adjusting as she pushed it up with one hand to be able to see... )
That's it! Use another physical attack!
needsteaplz: (Concerned)

[personal profile] needsteaplz 2018-03-27 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Saori catches Bonnie and gives her a hug. She missed the little assassin. At her revelation, Saori looked alarmed.]

She's not...? Last thing I remembered being back home she right next to me...

[She looked around at the skyline, hoping to see a silhouette of her getting her bearings high above the buildings. Nothing. Her hold on Bonnie tightened, but not enough to hurt her.]

I don't understand, this place didn't bring all the heroes back after everything we did? And...it looks like it didn't let me carry over my Crystallis jobs either.