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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!

chocobosnap: (pic#12045180)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-28 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Prompto blinks at her.]

Like a book of some kind?

[He's asking.]
chosennobody: (don't talk to me)

[personal profile] chosennobody 2018-03-28 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Excuse the younger as he stares in disbelief at his former acquaintance for a moment of complete silence. He's studying his face trying to figure out if he's serious or not, and finally takes in a breath to say something.]

Dude... what the fuck?

[Sorry about his new expanded vocabulary.]

You can't be serious right now.
chocobosnap: (Default)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-28 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He never knew moogles were real. He had a moogle doll growing up. It sat with his chocobo doll. It was great]

Hi there! I'm Prompto Argentum. [He grins brightly. As nervous as he gets around people, that doesn't apply to moogles.]
melodiouspacifist: (Think Think Think)

[personal profile] melodiouspacifist 2018-03-28 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Such horror, that language is so very not Disney Roxas, but he doesn't even blink at it and tilts his head, looking like he's thinking that over.]

Well, I've been looking for you, because Xiggy told me I had to find you, but really I was dealing with the other you, and let me tell you he hits pretty hard y'know? [He takes a breath.]

But right. Looking for you. I found you. I gave you the Superior's message. He didn't say what to do if I found you though apart from that so....

[He shrugs, he doesn't really care.]

Mission accomplished?
chosennobody: (resigned)

[personal profile] chosennobody 2018-03-28 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
But... you found me before... We hung out in Bavan, remember?

[At least the Demyx that had gone to Ryslig had. The harpy was as of yet unaware that it wasn't this Demyx. He's just... really confused. And cold. Another shiver ripples over his body, shaking his feathers.]

Right... Mission accomplished...
melodiouspacifist: (Default)

[personal profile] melodiouspacifist 2018-03-28 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
I've never heard of Bavan?

[Did he just forget? Demyx supposes he might have, like a lot of his Somebody's memories are sketchy at best, but he just shrugs helplessly at Roxas. It's hard to say if he was there or not.]

Yeah well...the Superior's not watching or anything. From what I can tell, he's not here!

[He lowers his voice when he says that.] And he's been kinda riding me, so I don't mind a break. I don't really know where we are though.
chocobosnap: (pic#12045179)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-28 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
We can totally take you! Noct will have my back!

[Isn't he nice and threatening Gladio? After a moment he sulks.]

Not my fault you're built like a behemoth.
chosennobody: (!Roxas-Emote-30)

[personal profile] chosennobody 2018-03-28 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Ryslig in general is not something a person forgets, and for Demyx to be so casual, and just gloss it over...]

Um... I don't know, but it's not Ryslig. From what I can tell, most people have never seen a monster like me. Speaking of which... how come you're not a merman?
melodiouspacifist: (Default)

[personal profile] melodiouspacifist 2018-03-28 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Oh is that what you are?

[Should he be worried? Probably not. Weren't they all monsters here anyway?]

We're not in Atlantica. [Obviously.] We're not under water, and I'm not supposed to go there anyway because the Superior hates it when I get distracted on missions and ever since everyone you know, kicked it, and you left and Ax is running around like he doesn't care, everything sucks. Too much work!
seekthelight: (♔119)

G

[personal profile] seekthelight 2018-03-28 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Sora hadn't crossed paths with anyone familiar yet and it was a little strange because he'd been to a lot of worlds and tended to know a lot of people from said worlds but he was taking it all in stride. Even without Donald and Goofy around he was doing alright and had settled into his assigned job well enough--Red Mage with a hint of Swordmaster. It was kind of what he did already!

The hardest part was getting use to the fact that there weren't Heartless here and well, he didn't have his keyblade. He had to adapt to a whole different style of fighting with different weapons but thankfully a lot of people had been willing to help and now he could finally start taking on some odd jobs!

He'd been looking over the job board among a small group of people, oblivious to most of them as he looked over the different postings.

But then one spoke.

Sora's eyes went wide and he turned, almost knocking his Moogle into the board itself as he jerked around--

"Roxas?!"
chosennobody: (tear smile)

[personal profile] chosennobody 2018-03-28 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
I'm a harpy.

[Slowly, bit by bit, it was starting to click. Demyx was glossing over Ryslig because he'd never been there. Not at this point in his timeline, anyhow, and Roxas knew nothing of alternate timelines as it was right now.]

Right. We're not. I guess we should stick together then, huh?

[Experiences over the past 148 days of his life had changed Roxas in more ways than physical, and he felt the need to protect the weaker, which... Sorry, Demyx, you qualify.]
melodiouspacifist: (Default)

[personal profile] melodiouspacifist 2018-03-28 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
What is a harpy?

[He tilts his head and pokes at a wing.] Also you're shivering. Are you cold?

[Very good deductive reasoning there.]

Yeah, we can do that if you want? [Honestly, he looks surprised by the suggestion. The other members of the Organization never wanted to stick with him, for many reasons really.]
hisnameismrmew: (7)

[personal profile] hisnameismrmew 2018-03-28 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
She jumped a bit when she heard the voice behind her. She'd been lost in staring out the window for a few moments. She was in space!

"Oh! Uh..." She scratched the back of her head, a nervous gesture. "It's a place back at home in Shibuya." She smiled as she relaxed just a bit. This girl didn't seem bad.
im_pancake: (14)

[personal profile] im_pancake 2018-03-28 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Sorry, sorry, didn't mean to scare you!" Twilight said, waving her hands in reassurance. "But, it's a place at your home, huh? Never heard of it before. Is it nice?"

She can do introductions later, she wants Shiki to calm down a little more.
mech_and_mutt: (Hand)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-28 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Well if it goes with peanut butter it's gotta be good. But I guess if you've got a white mage friend lined up then you're good, so long as you don't mind being tied to 'em at the hip.

...or, just out of fist range, but close by.
mech_and_mutt: (Hand)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-28 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
So what? It takes the edge off after havin' just jumped between worlds.

You can bum one if you like, y'know. [Humans probably chew bones too, right?]
hisnameismrmew: (11)

[personal profile] hisnameismrmew 2018-03-28 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, thank you." Shiki smiled at the new arrival, making Mr. Mew bow at the new arrival. It was like the UG. Partners not required, but it was easier to work together as a duo or team. She missed Neku, but this woman looked like she could handle a battle. Or ten.

"I think we can take it down pretty easily."
chefbayardee: (tired)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-28 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
I-is it...?

[ He leans forward, squinting into the debris, and... can't get a good look. Hunk tries to stand up, and... ] Ow! [ ...the adrenaline seems to be wearing off. He winces, and starts reaching into his backpack. ]

Can... can you get it? I need a minute to- Nngh. [ His hand grabs hold of something, and he twitches, as if a shooting pain went through his arms. They are scraped up and covered in blood, he realizes. Lucky for him he was already handling that. ] -To deal with this Potion.

You need one? [ He asks, uncorking the bottle and... splashing some of the liquid onto the wounds across his arms. ] You don't look like you have pockets. [ He lets out a raspy laugh, and then starts chugging the Potion before... falling from "sitting" to "lying down." ]
hisnameismrmew: (5)

[personal profile] hisnameismrmew 2018-03-28 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, it's fine. I just got lost in the view, I guess." It wasn't every day a dead girl got to wake up alive again. And on a spaceship.

"Well, Shibuya's nice, most of the time. The UG, not really." She sighed. How could she explain the Reaper's game and everything, even if she should. "It's really a long story." She then shrugged.

"Anyway, I'm Shiki. Did you just wake up here too?"
mech_and_mutt: (BUH)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-28 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Two hundred thousand people in one city?! That's insane!! That's gotta be either enormous or really, reallt cramped. [No wonder she's keeping her cool with all of this-- just imagine the air traffic involved! Heck, imagine just walking down to the store for a loaf of bread...!]

At least if you two are comin' here from school you're probably gonna get a chance to enjoy a nice, long vacation. ...If fightin' monsters could even be called a 'vacation.'

Sounds like Hunk here's used to havin' to fight off enemies, though; you think you're gonna be okay here, Makotosan?
im_pancake: (Default)

[personal profile] im_pancake 2018-03-28 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Twilight shook her head. "It's alright, you don't have to explain, especially with what you're seeing now." she admitted.

She smiled as she responded to Shiki's question. "It's gonna be a silly name to you, but I'm Twilight Sparkle. And yes, I did. Woke up a few minutes ago."
chefbayardee: (jokes!)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-28 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
The best? I wouldn't go that far... [ He recoils a bit, though he's definitely still laughing. ] But these hands are good with machines too, so they're pretty great!

[ Hunk pauses for a moment, contemplative, before- ] But you know what, I think monkeys are the best at hands. They have hands on their feet, and I just don't think I can beat that.
chefbayardee: (clever)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-28 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know, that's on you. [ He flashes her a smile, before gesturing for her to follow, turning on his heels and strolling off towards the rest of the ship. ] And so's the part where you didn't leave while I hit the bathroom.

[ Though he knew full well she could simply not follow him, which is why his back was towards her, and he spoke without glancing to check on her. ]

I actually got lost on the way to the bathroom and found a nice little lounge that was empty. Is that cool with you?

[ Unless she ditched him, then he'd feel silly. But he wouldn't really blame her, they're going through some crazy stuff. ]
garyoutensei: (say goodbye to the light)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-28 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
So long as it's quiet... -He was mostly polite. Considerate. Part of her really hated it, because she couldn't really find it in herself to tell him to fuck off. Plus he seemed kind of young, at that...-

You had to talk your way out of situations like this pretty often?
studdedcouncilprez: (Extra credit)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-28 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Oh... you're worried about me, Savarin-san? That's sweet. [She smiles genuinely, reaching a hand across her ear.]

I think I should be fine. [Though she suspects that 'I fight manifestation of human psyche' may not be the best answer.]] As you mentioned, the streets can be really cramped and not everybody has the best of intentions. Its not uncommon for people in my world to know how to defend themselves. I myself have practiced Akido, som I'm pretty good with my legs and fists.

I'm not sure if I'm going to look at this as a vacation though. [She raises a hand to think.] I don't suppose you two have somebody that you're hoping to find here? A... friend? Or perhaps family?