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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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fusedshadows: (>:\)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-18 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
( there's surprise, maybe shock is more apt, as soon as that tail reveals itself. she backs away almost immediately, too confused at first for one of her trademark cutting replies to that extremely rude comment!

but that passes quickly, it's dylas still, just... changed somehow. she knew all about change, and so, her focus is first on making her displeasure known. )
Who are you calling a baby?! And of course I'm real!

( was it too dark in here for him to recognize her or something? she scoffs, obviously annoyed by his reaction, but at the same time... worried. although she's indignantly crossed her arms across her small chest, she's looking over her shoulder with a narrowing eye. )

What's happened to you?
resolvetochoose: (pic#12143068)

[personal profile] resolvetochoose 2018-03-18 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Oh don't worry, I totally understand. There's so many wonderful books here!

[ Which is part of why she chose to work here. Getting the gil she needs for housing and have all the time to be around these books? Not to mention it's a lot of good information to have when she goes out adventuring. ]

Oh, and to answer your question, I believe the limit is thirty! Although that's only for books that you take home.

[ You can have as many as you want while you're in the library itself, of course.]
Edited (i asked) 2018-03-18 03:26 (UTC)
boomchucka: (high five!)

[personal profile] boomchucka 2018-03-18 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Well, we'll just have to figure it out as well go along, then!

[Selphie grins at Tidus as she nods in agreement with his sentiment.]

We'll get through it together. I'm Selphie, nice to meet you too!
dreamsoftomorrow: (♪ 2)

[personal profile] dreamsoftomorrow 2018-03-18 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Hope looked up, a little startled. "Uh..."

He stopped and shook his head. He looked down at the papers in his hands, stacking them neatly and folding them for now. "Not really, I guess. Are you... new too?"
seasaltkeys: (Huh)

[personal profile] seasaltkeys 2018-03-18 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Roxas looks up when he hears his name, and turns. Needless to say he's a little surprised by who he sees as the piece suddenly clicks into place.

It takes him a minute to say anything.]


Axel?
zanarkandian: (a bad dream)

G.

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-03-18 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Tidus was finally fairly comfortable in his new life. He had a job, a purpose, and soon some steady income. But that didn't mean he didn't wonder sometimes, and so he found himself looking curiously at the boy.

"Hey, what's up? Looks like what you're reading isn't much fun."
regalblaze: (Post Altissia 13 🔪)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-03-18 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Despite the calmness in his voice, Ignis couldn't be more distraught. The only thing that's holding him back from tearing down this room in search of the Prince is the fact that he can't see.

He attempts to keep his voice leveled.]


Apologies. I didn't mean to disturb you. I would be very grateful if you could help me.

Can you tell me where I am? The people I'm looking for... [Ignis pauses. Should he trust her? Well, after the Chancellor, nothing can be as bad.]

...a shorter man. Blue eyes and short, wild hair. That would be Noctis. There should be a larger man in his company, Gladio. Have you seen anyone who resembles them?
mynameismikhail: (Zero and Me)

[personal profile] mynameismikhail 2018-03-18 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Huh?

[Mikhail raises his head a little bit at that, tilting it as he stares at Mithra.]

Why doesn't it matter? It sounds like it was a long time ago. ...Maybe this one will be fun.

[He can tell there's something bothering this weird lady, even if Mikhail doesn't know what it is. He tries to sound a little more confident about it being fun. To try and make it as if it would be so, if he said it that way.]
checkmate_past: (08. Moop)

[personal profile] checkmate_past 2018-03-18 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, that's a relief. Though I guess I'll have to work on my upper body strength if I'm going to be checking out twenty at a time."

[There's a laugh to Robin's words... and despite the amount of books, she also relaxes her shoulders. It's a relief to find someone just as passionate about the selection here.]

"Though... huh. Maybe there's one of those 'Job' changes that can help with that. Seems like an acceptable sacrifice, maybe..."

[She trails off, considering. Honestly, seriously considering a class change for more books.]
shutsup: (14)

[personal profile] shutsup 2018-03-18 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Good. It's a Moogle, someone from this place. Sandra smiles sweetly, but she also starts to speak in a slightly condescending tone, the kind usually reserved for a pet or a child.]

Oh, that's so great. You look very helpful. You see, I'm a summoner now, but now that I think about it, I don't think it's a good idea. What do you think my chances are of accidentally summoning a horde of crabs? Because I really wouldn't like that.
Edited 2018-03-18 03:33 (UTC)
shovelrous: (Shrug)

Shovel Knight | takeawildguess

[personal profile] shovelrous 2018-03-18 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
Curti Center

[Everyone's to take to the new world and get used to the new housing. The population exploded overnight, and rooms are few. It's only a stroke of luck that beds weren't few.

Despite your stresses, however, there is the sound of someone clearing their throat nearby. Don't look up, but down- there's some sort of creature? Man? Dressed in blue armor, clutching a pamphlet and pointing to a number upon the attached ticket. That number seems to match yours...]


Good evening, friend. It appears we're bunk mates.

[He stuck out a little gauntlet-covered hand to shake. He even tried to stand on the tips of his toes for good measure, fight to get that extra bit of height. He seemed amicable enough.]


Random Encounter

[A flash! The screen shatters! Monsters have come to interrupt your day, gobs of drool running down fangs and claws flexing in anticipation. But you're not alone, as someone arrives to your left with a little flip. When he lands, all just-about-three-feet of him, he brandishes not a sword, not an axe... but a shovel.

In the next moment, he canted his head, humming thoughtfully. So this was how it was going to be, eh? He supposed he'd been in stranger situations against odder foes.]


Strange... I was getting the mail! Well, never mind. Let's get digging!
transect: (...?)

[personal profile] transect 2018-03-18 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
( oh, you're fine, are you?
in that case, without answering, rutile is going to grab at that arm again, right on the burns this time, and give it a good, hearty SQUEEEEEEEEEZE!!! )
theoldhope: (listening)

[personal profile] theoldhope 2018-03-18 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
"I think I do get your point," He says with a soft chuckle. "Someone who's quite good at something might not be so good at explaining it with a newcomer." He then adds an aside for his Moogle. "My apologies."

And then he turns her attention back to her, with a reassuring smile. "You may just be the middle ground we need. As for my problem? Well for starters, I've been having trouble figuring out how to transmit messages."
theoldhope: (Default)

[personal profile] theoldhope 2018-03-18 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
I see. It's a shame that you have to be confined in this way. [But there's not exactly open water around to utilize...]

Are you saying that you've been in situations like this one before? [He strokes at his beard thoughtfully. How fascinating.]
warpstriking: (grief ☈ won't wash away)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-18 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
[If only that were the sole cause, yet he wouldn't try to say otherwise. Unknowing where Ignis' thoughts went to. He shifts only slightly, so that it would be easy for others to pass if they need to. Unable to really will himself to let go because Ignis is solid and it's keeping him grounded, for lack of a better word.]

Right. [Not that he knows.] Haven't seen a single insignia or flag, and you know how brazen they are with everything they touch. No "S.A.F." on the walls... [And perhaps more importantly:] No sign of Ardyn, either.

[He nearly expected to hear that bastard mocking them again. Him especially. And yet, not a single word. Nor did he hear the growling voice of the Draconian...]
dustmyboots: (SURPRISE)

[personal profile] dustmyboots 2018-03-18 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[That reaction gets a laugh out of Kefka, smile growing a little as he peers over the side of the airship.]

Oh, home's anywhere you want it to be.

[Interchangable, like anything else. Nothing interesting about it at all, something also just fated for destruction.]

And some people look like they're comfy down there.

[It's disgusting.]
boomchucka: (Ooooooh)

[personal profile] boomchucka 2018-03-18 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[He's worried about his friends and that's a feeling that Selphie can relate to all too well. She makes a mental note of the two people that she needs to go looking for.]

There's no need to apologize, mister. I'm looking for my friends as well so adding a few more names to the list is no biggie.

We're on a ship in an infirmary... [She can't hide the excitement in her voice at her next comment. She's desperately latching onto a silver lining at the moment.] In outer space!

[Compared to a certain Chancellor who shall remain nameless, Selphie is relatively harmless as she gives Ignis a quick nod.]

I'll go look for them right now. If I find them, who do I say is looking for them?

[She looks at Ignis curiously. There has to be some reason why he isn't getting up to look for his friends...]
dreamsoftomorrow: (♪ 27)

[personal profile] dreamsoftomorrow 2018-03-18 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Hope was still working on getting comfortable with this new life. He glanced up at the blond and shrugged. "Well, I wouldn't call looking for a job fun. No, I'm just not sure what to do. I'm not sure I'm old enough to be given a job, but if I go to school, I don't exactly have a way to pay for anything either."

Granted, the housing for students could provide meals and such as well. But what about any specific luxuries? Toiletries? Clothes? He propped his cheek with his fist, finger idly scrolling the screen once more.

[personal profile] sirenslight 2018-03-18 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe it will be, maybe it won't." [After all, she was kind of, trapped somewhere that she had no idea about, without a Driver, access to Siren, or even the ability to use her own sword. It was a certain sense of vulnerability that she wasn't used to as the Aegis.]

"And it doesn't matter because even if I did talk about it, you'd have no idea what I was even saying."
righthandstand: (he scream)

[personal profile] righthandstand 2018-03-18 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[His eyes bulge when he initially feels the pressure of her fingers again the sensitive skin and screams.]

HOLY FUCK!

[In an attempt to yank it out of her grip.]
boomchucka: (Er...)

[personal profile] boomchucka 2018-03-18 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I just woke up not too long ago," Selphie supplied briefly.

She could tell that Hope was distraught and smiled kindly for his sake. She had to get through to him that he wasn't alone on this ship. There had to be some way to convince him.

"It's gonna be okay though," she continued. "Are you looking for anybody? Parents or siblings or other family members?"
warpstriking: (bored ☈ million lights)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-18 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
It's the first good thing they've had in some time, other than the four of them still being alive. Not whole, but alive. That's what he chooses to focus on. He lets out a small chuckle to let Ignis know that, yes, he's still smiling. Even as he takes a few steps closer to him so he can lower his voice a little.

"Just in the sky this time," he clarifies, "I can still make out some of the treetops below. Even some things that look similar to what's on the maps they gave us."

"Us" being them and the other displaced souls who were not stuck here whether they want to be or not.
baeyek: 𝚋𝚊𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚔 | 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎. (Default)

➼ Bayek of Siwa | Assassin's Creed [Origins]

[personal profile] baeyek 2018-03-18 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
A.
A ship was a ship, regardless of the the look or those who found themselves sailing upon it. Bayek was none the different. He sat along a bench, hands folded together, simply listening to all those that would pass by him. It would be better to learn of those by observing. He had yet to locate his constant companion -- Senu. Until such time, he would rely on the other skills he had developed as not only a Hidden One, but as Medjay.

E.
Bayek has found himself wandering the town. It was not uncommon for him. If he were to take this city under his eyes as a Hidden One? He would need to know it. Understand it. Breathe it. Know of its lore, its culture, and what might be lurking below the surface of it all. Which meant that he had even debated the idea of joining those 'Chocobo Races', if they were to be like anything like the Hippodrome.

For now he busied himself with vantage points and secret hiding places. The ones that those in power would want shunned from the e yes of the living.

J.
[ come pay him a visit of your choice, eh? ]
spaceforged: (I need another route)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-18 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Shiro. [He drops his hand and smiles light and easy. The housing here is so different from anything he's seen before and yet so like it. He steps inside and shuts the door behind him.]

And yes, we are. As much as we want to be. [He still has his helmet tucked under his other arm. After the day he's had he almost doesn't want to put it down.]

Which...which bedroom is open? [He does need to unwind and getting settled will be the easiest start to that.]
mynameismikhail: (Considering Mikhail)

[personal profile] mynameismikhail 2018-03-18 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Hey. I bet I could understand.

[No. He has absolutely no chance of understanding.

That doesn't mean he won't try.]