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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: (accepting ☈ with a landslide)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-04-01 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Think the word you're looking for is "roommate".

[That last part, though... It gets the faintest hint of a wry smirk from him. Oh, Nagito. You have no idea the levels of bad luck he has.]
despairing_hope: (pic#10460425)

[personal profile] despairing_hope 2018-04-01 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't it worse then to want bad things to happen to a roommate?

[If you live through the bad luck it's good luck!]
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieDangerous)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-04-01 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Connie attempts to slide out of the way of Asterios’ attack, but the Berserker’s axe still catches her shoulder, sending her spinning. She privately admonishes herself for not being prepared for his strike before leaping backwards and leveling her gunblade at Asterios. I can’t beat this guy in melee combat. He hits like a truck! Keeping my distance is probably the only way to win this bout. Connie thinks before rapidly squeezing the trigger of her weapon, sending three Thunder Bullets at his hands and face.

((OOC: If it matters, Magic Potency is at B from a Tactician asterisk in Connie’s passive slot.))
forwhatailsme: (Questioning.)

[personal profile] forwhatailsme 2018-04-01 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ For, perhaps, just this one time, that blood belongs not to one of his victims, but the recently deceased he had little hand in. Quaint, that. Still, his companion does bring up a good point, even if it is likely simply an excuse. ]

Laundry does bring up quite an important question, doesn't it? I DO wonder how this culture cleans their clothes. I can't imagine they simply use the usual, not when they seem to have all this just for transportation.

[ The unsaid: wow he really needs to get the blood out of this coat. ]

I do not understand why they could not simply ask us to come here rather than resorting to kidnapping in the middle of whatever we were doing. I would not have minded.
forwhatailsme: (Smug.)

[personal profile] forwhatailsme 2018-04-01 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
That will be quite useful. More useful than me having to reanimate something to try to shove it through a hole in the wall--much appreciated.

[ He smiles. Keep walking. Descend deeper. It's only so spooky, right? It can't be thaaaaat bad. ]

I should have some medicine on me in the off chance you do become injured, anyway. Chemistry is my primary toolkit back home, more or less. The necromancy on the side just seemed fun.

[ You know. As it does. ]
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieDangerous)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-04-01 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Connie wilts slightly at Uendo's reprimand. "Sorry. It just got, um, a little bit frustrating to hear you ramble on about how fun this was going to be when getting distracted like... you tend to do could get us killed out here. I'm glad you're taking this seriously now, at least. Anyways, um, yeah. Keep an eye out for decaying plants, Malboros are poisonous, so a Malboro Pod will probably have a negative impact on the environment."

She begins carefully stepping through the forest, eyes kept sharp for any sign of the Malboro Pod. In truth, she was about ready to throttle Uendo after hours of ceaseless jabbering on the way here. It was like sometimes he didn't realize that just stepping outside the city was inviting mortal peril. It was a miracle that they hadn't run into any marauding bands of monsters on the way to the forest, otherwise Connie would probably have ended up soloing the encounter while Uendo just obliviously walked past. At least he apparently had the capability to be serious, apparently. Connie just wished he exercised that ability more often.
oneirism: (What possessed you to come this far?)

[personal profile] oneirism 2018-04-01 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[His question gets a blink, Lapis humming softly in response for a moment.]

I guess being able to move so freely. It reminds me of the powers I had before.

[The agility and jumping prowess of the Dragoon reminds her of how she could teleport before - plus, being able to move like that would be useful in this new world.

And she also just likes the idea of being able to jump really high.]
seekthelight: (♔114)

:'D

[personal profile] seekthelight 2018-04-01 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Nami huffed and stuck her tongue out at Sora who returned the gesture briefly.

"I know it's not but I didn't want to stall too much. The sooner I can start doing jobs the better, right?" he said with a sheepish grin and a shrug. He's relieved that the man seems to be willing to help and mimics what he'd done with the reins of his own bird before following Nyx around the side of the Chocobo.

"Um...I don't think jumping on Heartless and rodeo style riding them really counts, does it?"

"Oh boy.."
seekthelight: (♔122)

[personal profile] seekthelight 2018-04-01 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh he is, Roxas!

"Yeah, I've spent most of it trying to find people but then I got caught up in actually exploring a little bit which probably wasn't the best idea since I don't have a keyblade or anything," Sora admitted, still a little bothered by the fact that he couldn't summon his weapon or use his magic for that matter. It was an uncomfortable feeling; unsettling even.

"Sort of! I like the idea of being a Red Mage!" The brunette grinned, hooking his arm through Roxas's after freeing his wrist. "I was thinking about exploring after I got some training in. Doing some missions and stuff!"
chosennobody: (surprise)

[personal profile] chosennobody 2018-04-01 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
No keyblade. Roxas hadn't even tried to summon his, actually. It hadn't worked in Ryslig and he'd lost the instinct to try.

"Yeah, but... your guild gave you a weapon, right?" You know, the job thing you were supposed to do? Please say he'd done it... Roxas could feel a headache coming on already.

"So you went to the guild and signed up, right?"
chosennobody: (tear smile)

haha it's all good

[personal profile] chosennobody 2018-04-01 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[All in all there's not much practicality at all, and the harpy wonders how weird it would be to ask this complete stranger if he could curl up against him for warmth. Oh well, it wasn't like he was dying from the cold, just shivering and uncomfortable.]

It's nice to meet you, Asterios.

[Roxas studied him as he spoke, trying to discern why his speech was halted, but saw no physical changes that would indicate a difficulty.]

Yeah... I hope so. Just as soon as we get on the ground.
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[personal profile] chosennobody 2018-04-01 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Lucky you." Which was a weird thing to say for someone whose home "world" didn't appear to have any gods. Well, the Olympians aside, but... did they count? Hades was a dick but that was the extent of it. He'd never enslaved people that Roxas knew of. Not like the Fog and Fourth gods.

"Hope all you want, I guess only time will tell," he agreed, shifting to curl his legs under himself a bit. He was caught glancing at the coat over his shoulders, studying it a second before speaking again. "You're a fighter, huh?"
chefbayardee: (happy)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-04-01 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmmm.... [ Hunk cradles his chin in the palm of his hand, thinking intently. Where to start? ]

My friend Shiro is the leader. He's got black hair, but a bit of white in the front- it's weird. He's a trained soldier and is the one with the prosthetic arm. [ Hunk's eyes light up, if only for a moment. ] It was actually made by the Empire we were fighting, and he can do more than just punch with it.

My good pal Lance is a sharpshooter, and he tries really hard to be suave. [ Hunk smirks, and rolls his eyes. ] He's not, and he's totally oblivious to it. Pidge on the other hand is smarter than I am, and she and I worked on some great stuff. Like hacking a robot to make it have fun. [ He sighs longingly. So much cool tech waiting back home for him. ]

And then there's my buddy Keith, he's half-alien and a space ninja and a great pilot, but he's moody. I think you'd like him! [ Hunk grins, and chuckles just a bit before continuing. ] There's Allura, our Alien Space Princess- she's very [ He adopts a posh accent. ] refined and dignified [ And then it's gone. ] but she's managed to fit in just fine. Her butler Coran is really old and knows a ton of stuff but he can be a little... much.

[ And then Hunk side-eyes towards the window, groaning juuuust a bit. After a moment, the smile returns. ] My friends are all pretty great though, and I'm glad they're the ones I've been out in space with.
chefbayardee: (confused)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-04-01 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I, uh... most monsters I ran into were horrifying beasts, kind of like what we can run into outside of the towns. [ They didn't even refer to the Galra as monsters, and they did some monstrous things. It was... an uncomfortable amount of dehumanization for Hunk to see. ] We called most things by their species. Human, Altean, Galra, stuff like that. Like dogs or cats or birds.

[ He pauses, clearly having trouble wrapping his mind around the dissonance between their worlds. ] Why wouldn't they just call you, y'know, a bird person? Or is that what ayakashi means?
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[personal profile] nyxmare 2018-04-01 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Nyx had no idea what a Heartless was but...

"No. No, I don't think it does. Chocobos like this aren't really.. ... Okay." He reaches up and sheds his jacket, which was already a mess anyway. He tosses it over the fence and picks up the saddle for the bird.

"Watch first. Then I'm going to take it off and you're going to put it on. Basics first."

Nyx had the bird saddled in short order, hands moving from muscle memory. It'd been awhile since he rode one since cars were more often used in the city but he still remembered.

"Alright. This is how it should sit. Feel the tension of the belts before I take it off. It seems more complicated than it is, once you get used to it you'll do just fine."
nyxmare: (slight smile)

[personal profile] nyxmare 2018-04-02 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
If Nyx knew Prompto better perhaps he would have pressed but they knew little of one another. Nyx knew his name and his face, his friendship to Noctis and the other two. But nothing beyond that.

"People are allowed to need their friends without being accused of being selfish."

Nyx did his best to not need anyone but it didn't mean that the presence of the familiar wasn't a comfort.

"Temporary separation is still just temporary. You'll have many years yet to enjoy after the war is finished." If they both survived it anyway. Better to be optimistic in this case.
chefbayardee: (clever)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-04-02 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
Y-yeah. [ Hunk just can't believe his luck. All those crazy missions with Team Voltron, and he ends up here and of course the Gourmand asterisk is creepy. He sure knows how to pick 'em. ] I appreciate that, Shiro. [ And he makes one heck of a note about getting rid of Gourmand if he needs to. He has Options. ]

I... [ He gains a bit more confidence in himself. ] I figure if you can get used to using that Galra-tech arm like you do, I can figure out a sword. [ He chuckles just a bit. ] But I still think I'll be slow no matter what- you, Keith, and Pidge could run circles around me any day.
nyxmare: (slight smile)

[personal profile] nyxmare 2018-04-02 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
That was true. Time was all that could bring answers at this point, unless someone walked in and explained everything in excruciating detail. Considering people enjoyed their secrets and mysteries he doubted that it would happen any time soon. So time it was.

"I am. Was..?"

Was the past tense the correct tense? The last he knew he had died thus creating the need for past tense. Now he was alive and breathing. This was going to be a confusing transition.

"I guess I'm going to have to at least find a new coat. Or get it repaired." His head had turned to look at it. Plenty of damage but it was repairable. Possibly, anyway. "Are sleeveless coats in? I could go that route."
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[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-04-02 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Uhh, yeah, but you know. Time with Noct or saving the world?" Prompto offered an uneasy smile. "Think it's a selfish thought."

He didn't know Nyx, but that wasn't for any reason. He'd trained with Cor, Gladio and Ignis, and Noct sometimes, so he didn't really know the Glaives that well, even if he had the uniform.

"Yeah. When it's all over. I can't wait." Prompto confided with a gentler smile. "I just want the end of it to come. To see the sun rise over Eos, you know?"
nyxmare: (time to go face)

[personal profile] nyxmare 2018-04-02 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Nyx wished he'd taken the time to be a little more selfish here and there but Nyx carried enough regrets as it was. He couldn't linger on the past any longer. Too many years wasted trying to rectify something that couldn't be rectified.

"A sun rising can be quite the beautiful sight. I can attest to that."

Considering it was the last thing he'd seen himself. The sun rising, the warmth as it touched on his crumbling skin. He'd seen the sun rise in this world but it was different here.
wheretheresawill: (antediluvian boy)

[personal profile] wheretheresawill 2018-04-02 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Terra squats down on his heels so they're closer to face-to-face. "The truth is, I can, I should be able to, travel between worlds. So if we can stop whatever's keeping us here, I should be able to get everyone home." He's never brought someone else with him in the Ways Between before, and he knows it's dangerous without armor, but if it's the only way...

The fear he tries to suppress asks, What if your Keyblade left you because of what you did? He tries not to think about that. He'll do whatever it takes to get it back.
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[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-04-02 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah." Prompto smiled a little as he thought about it. "It's been dark for a few days, so I just know that when Noct gets back, we'll see the light again. It'll be worth it."

He was looking forward to that sunrise.

"Anyway, yeah, sorry you didn't..." Prompto hesitated. Make it out of Insomnia? Survive? He just let it trail off.

"But you're here for some reason...like we all are."
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieSmallExcitedSmile)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-04-02 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Connie's eyes widen. "Really? Then..." she slams her fist into the palm of her other hand. "Then that's what we need to focus on! If we can find a way to stop whatever's bringing people here and get your powers back, we'll have our solution. Although..."

She cups her chin in her hand. "...I may be getting just a little bit ahead of myself. Whatever is taking people from their home dimensions has to be located up in the Dream Width itself, and it would require funding, ground research, and a team of powerful and mentally resilient adventurers. I am none of those things." She sighs. "And it's hard to get adults to take you seriously when you're my age, even when you've repeatedly proven you can handle yourself against every threat the Prism can throw at you and-"

Stopping herself, Connie blushes and says, "Um, sorry. Kinda went on a tangent there. Anyways, I also need to take care of normal thirteen year-old stuff. So there's that. I kinda, uh, got a bit overenthusiastic there. I mean, I can still adventure and stuff, but that'll have to take a back seat to school and these thoughts should wait for a private moment to ramble to myself in because this is not the time or place for that."
Edited 2018-04-02 01:42 (UTC)
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[personal profile] wheretheresawill 2018-04-02 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Terra frowns. "I don't want you to get hurt or anything." He's never actually seen a moogle in a fight, but small creatures tend to be awfully fragile.

"Maybe we could talk to it? Do you speak Cat?"
wheretheresawill: (awkward turtle)

[personal profile] wheretheresawill 2018-04-02 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Terra suspects that he's the one getting ahead of himself. Even if his Keyblade isn't gone forever, he doesn't know a whole lot about interworld navigation, not in practice. He's been to some worlds, but it's a lot easier to get to a place once he's been there before. Maybe the hearts of the people will reach out to their homes, but what if they don't? What if Terra makes another promise he can't keep?

But he'll have to keep it. He may not be the right Keyblade wielder for this job - it should really be a Master, not a failure like him - but he's the only one here, so he has to be the right one.

Unlike Connie, Terra doesn't say any of this out loud. Instead he nods and says, "But you seem really smart, and I'm sure you're strong. I know people will take you seriously once they get to know you."

Oh sweet mercy she's so young! Terra knows what he just said, but she's younger than even Ven was when he met him! He's torn between respect for her intelligence and a desire to protect her. School, yes, school would be good.

"You should do what you need to do. It's - better to wait until you're ready." He thought he was ready when he set out, but he wasn't and now everyone's paying the price. "I didn't really introduce myself, did I? Hi, my name is Terra. What's yours?"