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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!

chefbayardee: (clever)

H

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-04-04 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hunk, iMog slate firmly in his pack, just sees this girl freaking out over her own slate. Maybe she wasn't used to computers. And sure, she could ask a Moogle, but they seemed a little... flighty. A human might be able to put her more at east.

So he walked on up to her, fully ignoring the "message-received" ping echoing faintly from his backpack. He tries his best to sport a smile of concern and warmth, but his tech-savvy nature makes it turn a little more towards condescension. ]


You, uh... you need some help with that thing?
chefbayardee: (confused)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-04-04 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Y-yep. [ Hunk is tempted to ask how the shopkeep knows, but it's obvious: no sane and reasonable job uses a fork. The more he adjust to Gourmand, the more it seems like a terrifying mistake. He looks over where the guy points, and- ]

Wait. [ He strokes his chin thoughtfully. ] Isn't part of working in a weapon shop knowing how the weapons work?
promiselisting: (SCRUB THE OLD RECORD CLEAN)

[personal profile] promiselisting 2018-04-04 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ The list of things that could have willingly made her move is short. The list that could make her move fast is even shorter. This? Thankfully? Is on both. For one split second she just stares at him, dumbfounded that someone actually sought out her hiding spot and then... ]

Eugh!

[ She is scrambling away along the wall. Sorry she wants to be nowhere near that. Especially since her own stomach is jumping a bit in sympathy. ]
topgun_textiles: (I guess that's okay.)

[personal profile] topgun_textiles 2018-04-04 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Appreciate nature? Huh... ain't heard of a Job that's gotta do with that. Wait- Geomancer? They throw rocks and dirt and stuff, right?
chefbayardee: (disgust)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-04-04 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ This is good. She's fast. Hunk moves around the potted plant, though it's closer to a skitter, interposing his back between the disaster radius and this poor girl.

And then a hideous noise echoes into the poor plant, somewhere between a woodchipper mauling a couch and a toilet getting clogged. One deep, raspy breath. Another. And then, a wheeze: ]


I... I think I'm good...

[ He waits a moment, and then... just pushes the pot away from him, and away from this girl he just vomited in front of. He doesn't want to smell it, so he's sure she doesn't want to, either. ]

S-sorry...
modelcivilian: Screenshot: The Mime (Respect the performers)

[personal profile] modelcivilian 2018-04-04 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, they use Earth-based magic.
shadowsthedawn: (3_cred_illumine)

[personal profile] shadowsthedawn 2018-04-04 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[He sighs.]

Yeah, I thought so to. But the owner just wanted someone to man the counter.

[He returns to his former position slouched over the counter, head in hand.]

He's not in right now so the best you can do is take one down and give it a try. I don't think there's any special trick to it.

[But he's far from an expert. But he is curious to see what the guy will do.]
studdedcouncilprez: (Pop quiz)

2 - ngl I squealed a little

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-04-04 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Makoto was rubbing her temples trying to wrap her head around the brochure they had given her. She must have read it five times from front to back, but it was still making her head spin. At least the Metaverse followed understandable psychological principles. But this place? It followed its own rules entirely.]

[Thinking that maybe she’d get a better handle on things if she goes for a walk, she instead is going completely against her intentions by keeping her face buried in the pamphlet. She is so into it in fact that she could probably run over a cat crossing her path or...]

[Makoto practically leaps over the puppet as she stumbles into it. Her first instinct? Completely freak out.]
Omygoshimsosorry! [Her panic became curiosity when she saw what she ran into.] What...? What are you? [It looked like a moogle but it was clearly mechanical. Despite the potential risk to herself, she kneeled down on her toes and took a closer look.]

[It would be terrible if someone took advantage of her like this...]
Edited (phone replying is hard T^T) 2018-04-04 04:43 (UTC)
promiselisting: (my brand!!!!!)

[personal profile] promiselisting 2018-04-04 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Augh yeah those noises are um... they don't leave too much to the imagination and what she imagines makes her stomach want to jump around even more. Which isn't his fault (technically) but- Well. At least he's pushing it away because the smell on top of everything else? Would probably have ended badly. ]

No problem! Not a problem.

[ She's okay she's cool she can handle this. Maybe. If she closes her eyes she can almost think of it instead like they're all in Mona in bus form, trundling along the tracks of Mementos. ]

Is it always this bouncy?
promiselisting: (honey badger don't give a shit)

Ahhh I hope I don't disappoint ;o;

[personal profile] promiselisting 2018-04-04 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[The commotion does make her look up, eyes widening when she sees who it is. A familiar face, and a very very welcome one at that. She wants to call out-

... okay but first she can't help but take advantage of the situation a tiny bit here.

With a slight snicker, she issues an order to her little clockwork moogle who, dropping its tools, flies around Makoto a couple times rapidly, before flying up to land on top of her head.]
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studdedcouncilprez: (Your dog ate it?)

this is already delightful~

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-04-04 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Makoto backs of as it does. Okay it’s alive and moving uh-uh... Th-think Makoto.]

[Just as she was about to piece together that a mechanical thing probably doesn’t do this sort of thing on its own, the machine jumps on her head (she could swear she saw a pirouette in there, or maybe her eyes was playing tricks on her?)]

[She yelps audibly but stays perfectly still. Her eyes swivel up to see what it’s doing. Her back is arched and her legs bent and her arms spread out. She feels complete ridiculous but doesn’t want the thing to fall.]


G-get down from there... I can’t hold this position for v-very long...

[Her bearings were starting to come to her, but she still didn’t know WHAT this thing was. If this thing was sentient it should recognize the danger of standing on her head. And if it WASN’T... shed deal with that soon.]
promiselisting: (omw to steal yo g- i mean heart)

'u'

[personal profile] promiselisting 2018-04-04 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ SNICKERING INTENSIFIES. It's probably audible by now.

That being said, she doesn't have the desire nor the patience to keep this up for too long, so the robotic moogle does a little flip off of her head before zipping on over to the side, where Futaba herself is sitting.

She's grinning. ]


That would be my minion.

[ Yes, she's actually calling it that. ]
studdedcouncilprez: (Speech)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-04-04 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Makoto was just about out of patience when she heard the snickers. She’s all but ready to tear into somebody when a familiar figure stands before her.]

[Her tension drops in an instant. A soft smile forming on her face.]


I should have realized that was something you would do. [She moved toward her friend.] So you are trying a puppetmaster asterisk, Futaba-chan?
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promiselisting: (owo what's this?)

[personal profile] promiselisting 2018-04-04 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yup.

[ She sighs, slumping a bit and her mechanical moogle drops down onto her own head. ]

They don't have a lot of tech here, and I can't use my Persona.

[ So it's honestly been kind of hard to find something that feels like a good fit for her. Puppetmaster helped because she rarely had to directly strike herself. Which, with Necronomicon, she's honestly not used to. ]
allremembered: (幸 is that so much to ask?)

[personal profile] allremembered 2018-04-04 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly, I don't know. [A short, soft laugh escapes her, though not directed at Estelle.] Don't worry about it. I don't have any more of an idea of what's going on than you.

[Her comments are noncommittal, a little wandering, as if she's still a little out of it. Her mind felt...fuzzy, somehow. Something was missing.

But she wasn't in so bad a state that she had forgotten her manners.]


I'm Sachi, by the way.
studdedcouncilprez: (Study session)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-04-04 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Makoto nods. She was already having trouble with losing Johanna. She could imagine what Futaba would be struggling. She quickly returns to her pamphlet and flips it open.] Honestly? That seems like it would be a great fit for you. But just in case let’s see what else might be interesting. You can get two, you know.

[Hand on chin.] Hmm... White Mage, maybe? Or... Astrologean! Have you considered either of those?
failtsuninari: (glances)

[personal profile] failtsuninari 2018-04-04 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
[The chocobo watches as Kenichi goes ahead to close the distance between him and his adopted son. He laughs and gives the young man a brief hug.]

By the gods, it's good to see a familiar face here! Sorry if my chocobo startled you there. I had to let her out since she was getting rather fussy with being cooped up.

[He did notice Ira looking out the window overlooking Nakagawa. While the surname he took when he married Saori is a common one, he knew the story of Crystallis and managed to put two and two together when he arrived here.]

Beautiful, isn't it? Guess it's no surprise I've taken a liking to it.
promiselisting: (pic#12192773)

[personal profile] promiselisting 2018-04-04 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
I could look at them again, I guess.

[ Her first cursory glance at a lot of the pamphlets regarding jobs had led to them being summarily discarded when she saw there wasn't any tech involved. Except Magitek Knight but uh. Whoa that was not her usual speed. ]

White mage is like... healing n' stuff, right?

[ She's played enough in the way of RPGs and games with classes to know the basics of this sort of thing. ]
acceptedlife: (amused ♡ so that's how it is...)

[personal profile] acceptedlife 2018-04-04 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Ira stiffens for only a split second before returning the gesture. It's not through any fault of his own; he's always been slightly more on edge around the big birds ever since he met one back in the Tower. He's even smiling faintly when they pull away.]

Yeah, and it's- fine. [He rubs the back of his neck.] Can't say I blame her, really.

[He'd hate to be cooped up somewhere, too.]

Yeah. Same here, really. [He'd have thought he'd enjoy the more technologically advanced areas, but... something about this place just drew him there.]
almostbrokeworld: (Watercolour)

[personal profile] almostbrokeworld 2018-04-04 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a long blink and a stare- maybe he knows it by another name, like Richard does, or Anth did.

That's probably what's happened here. She hopes.
] The place that makes evils become real and gives us nightmares. When I have them, Vija takes me exploring. But, you can make them go away by doing lots of stuff, not just exploring.

[She's nodding as she speaks, because this is Sage Advice. Totally the best advice ever.]
failtsuninari: (Default)

[personal profile] failtsuninari 2018-04-04 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
Nature has a way to soothe the soul like that. Knowing a certain someone, she'd probably like to move the entire manor here if she set her eyes on this place.

[He looks out at the window and sighs. Honestly, he doesn't want to be the bearer of sad news but it's something that will pop up eventually.]

Thing is, I haven't been able to find Saori or Mary here. It's possible they're still back home but...all I can say for sure is that they're doing well. They miss you and the twins too.
acceptedlife: (injured ♡ about the way it hurts)

[personal profile] acceptedlife 2018-04-04 08:52 am (UTC)(link)
No kidding. Then open up a small animal shelter. Don't know if she ever told you, but both our houses kind of got... overrun by cats.

[Okay, maybe it was a slight exaggeration, but it honestly did feel like it any time he visited hers and Mary's place after he awoke from Stasis that final time. So many felines.]

Haven't seen them, either - but I could have sworn I saw Mary's old companion, Bonnie once or twice. [His smile's a little bittersweet, but-] I'd say "so long as they're safe", but I get the feeling that the moment we get back, they'll be upset we went on an adventure without them.
acceptedlife: (pride ♡ that I can see)

[personal profile] acceptedlife 2018-04-04 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
[It gets a slightly sympathetic look from Ira, before he turns his gaze back to the outside as he listens. The question makes him pause, though - because while the Castle is his place of origin, it never was his home. Nor was the Tower. So, really...]

Honestly, I could say the same for most of the places I've been to. Yet, nothing really compared to Aqures Ixen - before the destruction. It wasn't as technologically advanced like I'm used to, being mostly built on ancient bones, but... it was home. [He sighs.] So, I guess you could say that? Still has the airships, the Jobs, the... chocobos...

[He shudders slightly.] But, not nearly as one with nature like this place.
acceptedlife: (smile ♡ breaking the habit)

[personal profile] acceptedlife 2018-04-04 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Ira Nakagawa," he states, trying to focus more on the people until the girl introduces herself. "Nice to meet you, Connie."

And it is, for the most part. Despite the terrible first impression. He- hates, letting others see him so weak. Yet there it was, for even a little kid to see.
acceptedlife: (listless ♡ but I can't go back)

[personal profile] acceptedlife 2018-04-04 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
Hm, can't say I've ever heard a place like that. [He smiles weakly, still a bit shaken, but trying not to think about it. It's not working.] Something similar, maybe.

[Still, he'll keep that in mind. For when focusing on his breaths doesn't work.]