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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!

conniemaheswaran: (ConnieLaughing)

Re: A

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-30 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Connie laughs a little bit. "You sound a lot like Steven, you know. He'd probably find something to stand on and be giving some big, inspiring speech to everyone in the room right about now."
kuposcreed: (Default)

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-30 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmmm, it is, kupo. I could only find Ninja with these asterisk things. But I was thinking of maybe trying Dragoon or Monk, kupo~
kuposcreed: (viewpoint)

Re: A

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-30 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
The moogle turns and looks at a nearby set of shelves. They'd certainly offer up a nice perch to climb on. Mmmmm, but would Mary approve of such things? Maybe not until she found out more. But she said her friend Edward might.

Bonnie fusses a bit, mumbling to herself as she thinks it over.

(ooc: this might happen when the game starts properly though, thank you)
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieSmallSmile)

Re: A

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-30 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh boy. Guess I gave you ideas." Despite the situation, Connie's mood is obviously lifted by the silly, upbeat moogle. "Just remember to hit all the key points: friendship, teamwork, perseverance, the works."
kuposcreed: (Default)

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-30 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
(ooc: gonna leave this here so I can focus on some other stuff but once MoE begins we should have them pair up a bunch. Also Bonnie is gonna be Ninja/Dragoon mainly I think)
kuposcreed: (Default)

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-30 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ahhhhh! You're embarrassing her.]

Kupooooo~ I can't be your first. There are other moogles around here too.

[She flutters and wiggles in midair, paws on her cheeks.]

B-but sure, go ahead, kupo.
kuposcreed: (haybale)

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-30 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bonnie mostly kept ahead of him, but even with his armor his stamina and stride is still more than her own, even at a decent flutter.

But Bonnie is nowhere to be seen, that is until there's a soft whisper and a rustling from in a treebranch above his head. The moogle has camouflaged herself decently well, though the white of her fur does stand out.
]

Is it gone, kupo?
garyoutensei: (we are the creatures you fear)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-30 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Baiken sighed, puffing on her pipe and humming.

"I'm not part of the Assassin's Guild, here or at home. And I don't intend to join one, either."
kuposcreed: (face)

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-30 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ahh...kupoooo. Have you, um, seen any others then?"

(ooc: Oh man I forgot that there's an Assassin's Guild in GG too)
gglosers: (no)

J

[personal profile] gglosers 2018-03-30 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Out of all the things she expected to see, Orisa was not one of them. After all, she arrived without her mech and much of her belongings. Yet to see the giant defense robot actively patrolling in a friendly manner made the gamer star a bit salty. If only for one reason.

"Hey, no fair! I thought we weren't allowed to have mechs here!"
chefbayardee: (wHAT)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-30 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
So it sounds like you're really used to how all this should go. [ He shoots her a smarmy glare, as if he was plotting something nefarious. ]

What's, uh... what's your advice? How similar is Crystallis to Vaikuntha? Are we all gonna die? Why does everyone seem to know magic? Why are we here when anyone and their grandma can pick up a crystal thing, shoot magic lasers, and punch through walls? [ That nefariousness is unloading a bunch of anxious questions because this little Moogle is the closest he's gotten to an expert since getting here. ]
chefbayardee: (clever)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-30 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean, our group of robot space lions were built from an interdimensional meteorite that could only be refined by one person. Who died. [ He chooses not to mention that Allura has some similar degree of knowledge now, if only just because she hasn't used it. ]

It helped that nobody really liked them being in charge, and we had help- [ He grins, ear to ear. ] -from an ancient insurgent splinter group who planted agents throughout the entire Empire... along with some ragtag teams of bandits, ex-prisoners, and a few allied systems with ships to spare.

We didn't do it alone. Our team- four guys and two girls, mind you- just did the heaviest lifting. [ Another pause. He has some ideas, but figured it'd be better to just ask. ] So what's "blacktech," Baiken?
garyoutensei: (you play or die. no options)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-30 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"I haven't," a shrug. She had no reason to lie. And even if she had seen any, they'd given her no reason to protect them. The only Assassin she gave a shit about hadn't shown up, either...

"Why do you need them?"
garyoutensei: (flicker flame burn so bright)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-30 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
-That clarification made his story easier to digest, and she leaned back, letting out a sigh as she exhaled a trail of smoke into the space between them.-

Forbidden tech. Mostly the sort that can be used to build weapons. Where I come from, there are pretty strict laws against it. Considering the state of the world, I can't actually argue against their reasoning...
spaceforged: (I need another route)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-30 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure. [He could see Hunk saving him sometime. Dragoons are fast, powerful, but their armor was weaker. He has to pick and choose how he fights when he's serving as a Dragoon. It's worrying but he smiles anyway.] But, I've never used a two handed weapon before. We should work with practice blades first until we're sure we have the control to work with live steel.

[He looks up at the sky briefly as he calculates what weapons he does know. Hand to hand, and the Galra gladiator sword.]

I'll have to go switch before we start. ...I think we'll be about evenly matched. I'm a lot slower as a Paladin. It seems to ignore some of my own speed when I have the job equipped. [He pauses, unsure if he should voice his concern but it comes out anyway.] ...actually. Have you noticed anything strange when you equip a job? I've talked to a few people and I haven't seen a single new Dragoon get motion sick. You'd think a few of us would.

Jumps are fast and you come down just as quickly.
studdedcouncilprez: (Study session)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-30 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I see. And you don't mind working for her? [Makoto wasn't sure how to take the fact that there was a race that was people's personal assistants. If they weren't going to complain about that and are more concerned about break time and pay raises, she suppose she'd just have to have an open mind.]

[She waited quietly and watched the Moogle stick up her own drawing. Makoto gazed over it with genuine curiosity.]


A stylish navigating divider? Could she perhaps be a ship captain?
zodiac_brave: icon by Lan (embarrassed)

[personal profile] zodiac_brave 2018-03-30 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ramza looks around, doing a full turn before thinking to look up. He is not used to fighting beside someone who can fly.]

Yes, it should be safe now. You can come down.

[He rubs his hand through his hair, a little sheepish.]

If anything else shows up, we should not need to run. I did not think we would encounter the one type of enemy I was unprepared for.

daggercubed: (11)

[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-31 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Mm. I think both are fucking confusing, just for different reasons.

But things being confusing isn't exactly new, either.
chaoslabyrinthos: (Scary Grin)

[personal profile] chaoslabyrinthos 2018-03-31 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Asterios wasn't sure if the mail actually belonged to the girl- the letters on the envelope were so delicate and small, and he's never actually sent or received a letter, so it's all very abstract to him- so he's relieved when she takes it. He smiles, an expression that always looks crazy and at least a little terrifying on his face.]

I...help...Kupalye.

[The moogle in question turns away from waving a third moogle down from the sky to join the party.]

Yes, we made him an honorary moogle for the day, kupo. If you have any messages that need delivering, Asterios can do it, kupo.

Mmh. [Asterios grunts in assent Helping is good, and it means he won't be alone. At least the moogles who are currently hitching a ride can't see his unintentionally-scary grin.]
chefbayardee: (discomfort)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-31 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hunk lets out the smallest of squeals when Shiro agrees to sparring. The rest of the team is all so fast and he's never been good up close, so he's absolutely elated at the chance to be on another Paladin's level... maybe.

But the excitement begins to taper off as Shiro talks about the quirks of the Dragoon and Paladin jobs. Well, the excitement is still there but it takes a different, simpler form... ]


I have, actually! I still know physics and mechanics and all that, but I've only felt like Vaikunthan Magitek makes sense when Magitek Knight is active- [ His tone veers into apprehension, because he's still a bit of a hazard with it now. ] ...otherwise my hands are nothing but pinkies and I'm a hazard with that gunblade.

But Gourmand? [ The apprehension turns into full-on discomfort... ] I don't know if it made me a better cook... [ His voice hushes, still audible but nearly a whisper. ] ...but sometimes I think I'd know just how to hit something to save the cookable parts. Like a butcher.

[ The whisper fades, and Hunk just lets out an audible, concerned whine. He picked the weirdest, most upsetting asterisk possible, and he's only sometimes okay with it. ]
chefbayardee: (happy)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-31 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... the stuff I run into is a lot more advanced than anything I've seen on Earth, for sure. [ He cringes a bit despite his smile, because boy has he seen some great and terrible things. ]

The lions aren't forbidden so much as coveted because we only have those five, and they're part of a set. Whoever can use them is really lucky, and whoever can't just gets to hope they're on the same side. The bright side... [ He smiles, and it's a warm and genuine one. ]

...Is that these things have been used for good, the whole time. The combined form and the pilots are literally called the Defenders of the Universe. So when things went wrong, they were separated to keep them out of enemy hands. [ A giggle, ever so small. ] And that's how humanity got pulled into things.
spaceforged: (Feeling lost? Yeah he does that a lot.)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-31 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[He faces forward, shifting his weight slightly to make it easier on the bird. He can almost see the ruins ahead of them.]

Spaceships and rockets are different from regular aircraft. You have a different mix of metals to form specific alloys to endure the trip up and back from space. The fuel and even the engine are different.

I can't give you the exact details but that's the basics. ...I'm assuming this dragon used magic to travel through space. There's no wind or air up there.
shinra_dog: (shock)

A

[personal profile] shinra_dog 2018-03-31 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Reno hadn't believed he'd see anyone else from home for the rest of his life. He'd made his choice; he'd stayed behind on the last world. Gaia would be just fine, maybe even better, without him.]

[Apparently the weirdness wasn't over.]

[He probably wasn't as easily recognizable, wearing a long tattered coat that at one time might have been white but had clearly seen better days. But he knew that voice beyond a doubt.]

[Reno turned to confirm what he already knew.]
Tifa... [No matter how many worlds he had existed in, seeing other unwilling travelers like this had him stunned every time. He couldn't help but stare, plagued with what was becoming an unfortunately common anxiety: which memories would she have?]
shinra_dog: (Oh really?)

E

[personal profile] shinra_dog 2018-03-31 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Reno couldn't help but watch, very impressed.

"You're good at that," he observed. "You musta' been doin' it awhile. Yer familiar with chocobos?"

He wasn't familiar with anyone who looked like Clarus, and he had a good feeling that he should. But he knew well that time was relative and multiple universes were strange. This man might be from Gaia but probably not from Reno's time.
spaceforged: (Have to reign in the space cats.)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-31 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. I’ll have the maps laid out by the time you join me. [He’ll need a map of the area and a more detailed map of their target area. He notes that in the back of his head as he strides for the map room.

The map room smells slightly musty the way old paper always does over time. He checks through the system of catelogging and pulls out the right maps. He spreads them out into the map holders and studies the areas carefully. The observatory did have a basement level for equipment, parts, and only archives.

The second level held a library and the main research areas. The top had datalogs and the main equipment to observe the stars. He frowns, noting where a river cuts a channel through the area. He speaks when Adrien is in the room, his eyes never leaving the map.]


I think we definitely need to be prepared for the possibly the basement level has since connected to the near by cave system. Take a look at how this river cuts so close to both. A few hundred years would be enough time to cause some erosion.