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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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immortalmarshal: (what what now?)

[personal profile] immortalmarshal 2018-05-03 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Careful; your bias is showing." Cor's still smiling a little, though, even as he says those words and readies himself to lift himself up onto his own saddle.

But he pauses upon hearing that, and an eyebrow cocks upward in amused curiosity. "Really? Don't suppose a certain Majesty's met them, too?" Because he remembers said royal having those games in his rooms, back home before everything went belly-up.

Still, even as he expects an answer, he starts to pull himself up into that saddle in the similar manner...though his chocobo wasn't warned, and this took a couple of steps forward, making him swear a little in surprise.
immortalmarshal: (throwing all of this shade at you)

[personal profile] immortalmarshal 2018-05-03 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Cor sees the shadows of the skittering little buggers on the edge of the firelight. And that only makes him focus on making the flames brighter. He takes only one step forward, but half out of protecting the younger royal and half in preparations to fling the building spell.

"Supposedly, there's some ancient cogs that some engineer requested - something from the far past. She didn't specify what they looked like, precisely. But if it's similar to what goes into this world's Magitek gear..."
chefbayardee: (wHAT)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-04 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
W-why would I do that?! I'm a Defender of the Universe!

[ He sounds like he's pleading for his life because, well, he is. But then a realization strikes, and there's a bit of fire behind his eyes. ]

...Unless this means you're the bad guys.
regisrex: (Y: Leisure)

[personal profile] regisrex 2018-05-08 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh..." Advantages to having spent time up in a tree. Regis takes the hint after only a split second of muscle memory suggesting that he should be the one at the front, covering his eyes and waiting a moment before adding more observation.

"There may have been something that I spotted on one of the higher levels, through partly collapsed walls, that looked like gear. Might be a place to start." He peers up and down the corridor they're walking, before huffing at the darkness. "I think there may be stairs that way."
kuposcreed: (haybale)

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-05-12 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bonnie's grin remains strong until the accusation is thrown back at her, throwing her paws up in an over the top flinch.]

W-what! Of course not, kupo! We Assassins only go after bad guys who want to control others! And that merchant was lying when he said he was out of kupo nuts, kupo!

[Bonnie! What did you just confess to!]
chefbayardee: (left the oven on)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-13 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Okay, Hunk can get behind Assassins that go after the bad guys. They're like the Blade of Marmora. Fine. At least, until- ]

Wh- what'd you do to that merchant?! [ The fear is back, with an added apprehension towards the fluffball that totally might've gone after someone for the sake of some nuts. ]

And how'd you know he was lying?
kuposcreed: (face)

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-05-17 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[His shouting actually breaks through her cool, making her panic and flail a bit]

N-nothing kupo! I just snatched a box of kupo nuts while he was distracted and some other moogles followed suit, kupo!

[It was theft. An adorably fluffy riot.]

A-anyway you can't hide kupo nuts from a moogle's nose. Plus I was spying on him and I saw when he got the shipment, kupo.
chefbayardee: (really my dude?)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-19 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
So you stole the kupo nuts from a merchant. And then a bunch of other Moogles kicked him while he was down and stole more.

[ Hunk's just staring at her, because it's not murder but it's still horrible. ] How do you know he wasn't just saving them to sell the next day?

[ He sounds annoyed. A little mad. This man's livelihood got scooped by a flurry of fluff and pom-poms, and Bonnie sounds okay with this. ] What if someone stole your kupo nuts?
lordshield: (ag13)

[personal profile] lordshield 2018-05-20 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Let it. The world will know my love of chocobos, and maybe the appreciation will spread," he stated proudly, grinning just a touch at the theatricality of it all. It was nice to have someone to joke around with once more.

"I believe he may have caught wind, yes," he shrugged. Some of the members weren't too secretive about the whole thing, though Clarus wasn't certain if they were intended to be or not. Perhaps half of their appeal was being a looming public threat? Whatever the case, they seemed harmless enough for now.

The shield couldn't help the snort that escaped him at Cor's cursing. "So you have forgotten how to ride?"
king_jenkins: (pic#12310970)

[personal profile] king_jenkins 2018-05-21 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
(apologies for vanishing! Moved into a new apartment + got a new job, things're just settling down >.>; )



I mean - your armor - that's - [Bear with him, he has no idea how the job classes work yet. The rest of the explanation derails the protest, because like Hell is he going to interrupt hearing where the libraries are, even if he has no idea where these places are or how to get there yet.]

I should hope I'm comfortable with magic, when it's a major part of my main field.

[And you know, a major component of their technology, inherited ability, etc., but that's only part of the point right now.]

Is - that armor from this world, or did that come with you?
king_jenkins: (Default)

[personal profile] king_jenkins 2018-05-21 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
(apologies for vanishing - I had a pretty sudden move to a new apartment + getting a new job, so I get pretty thoroughly eaten by RL for a bit, but I've got things settled down again!)

...Knowing his luck...

[That's enough to conclude that it's no time for pride and to grab onto Shiro's arm. She's stuck with a magnet for weird shit more than she fully knows, and a malboro would about fit.]

This way - there's a half-sunken ruin not far from here!

(especially for cheating dragoons, really.)

[It's overgrown stone of the "plant type monsters could blend in with the area easily" type, crumbling badly, and the one mercy is that, by the moogle's directions, he didn't get that far in before the floor gave out.]

[The bad news is that it occasionally looks like some of the vines around the caved-in floor area move occasionally.]

spaceforged: (What are you telling me?)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-05-21 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
(No prob, hope it was a smooth move!)

[Shiro lands lightly at the edge of the ruin, bending his knees to absorb the impact of his coming back down the earth. The white stone ahead of him is littered with cracks. Moss drapes itself over every surface making it difficult to tell what is stone and what isn't.

He moves forward, light on his feet despite his armor. The vines are move a bit and he bites back a curse. Wonderful. He skits the edge of a hole in the floor not far in. Shiro probes the way ahead with his spear.

He seems to glide from one safe spot to the next and finally finds a safe edge of the hole. He kneels down, and peers below while whispering.]


This it? Do you remember how far he fell?
king_jenkins: (pic#12310973)

[personal profile] king_jenkins 2018-05-22 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
(Went well enough ^^ It's good to be settled in finally.)

[Tila's also sticking to a whisper - she's not too keen herself on attracting anything that wasn't drawn or woken up by the earlier noise when Alfor fell through.]

Far enough to not be able to get at anything to climb out with.

[The hole doesn't seem to've been anywhere near one of the walls of the chamber below, which can't have helped - the good news is that white hair and red mage's garb sticks out pretty well in the dark, sulking below on a broken piece of pillar surrounded by roots, vines, a few other chunks of broken stone, and murky water.]

[There's a sigh of relief from the moogle.]

It looks like he hasn't wandered off.
spaceforged: (But when your stitch comes loose)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-05-22 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
Good. I'll get him out. [He slips his pack off, settling it on the stone. He murmurs to the moogle inside.] Stay here on watch. You see anything weird you start yelling.

[Shiro's eyes settle on Tila.] Stay with him. If there's a monster below and you see it. Same as Wimbledon. Yell.

[Then he's gone, flipping over the edge as nimble as a cat. The dragoon drops to a ledge then to the floor of the hole. The faintest splash gives him away. He rises up, and holds up a hand in the direction of the red mage. His voice is low but still pitched to carry as he moves slowly closer.]

Hey. I'm here to help. Your companion moogle led me here. Are you hurt?
chefbayardee: (jokes!)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-22 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
( It's all good! Also, I'd def be down to port this thread over to the second Test Drive Meme since more people might respond to you there than this old one. :3 )

Oh, it's from home. [ And he smiles, just casually shrugging. Hunk definitely takes note that the elf-ish man is used to magic, it seems like a pretty common thing. Maybe pointy ears were genetically correlated with magic ability? ]

Back home, I'm a Paladin. [ But then his eyes go wide, and he catches himself. ] It's not like the Paladins here, with their sword and shield and light magic. [ And then his grin starts to widen. ] I'm a Paladin of Voltron, which means I'm a Defender of the Universe.

[ And then he chuckles, almost condescendingly, because people always act shocked about it. ] It's fun, sometimes.
king_jenkins: (Default)

[personal profile] king_jenkins 2018-05-23 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
(alright, dropping a new bit here!)
king_jenkins: (pic#12310973)

[personal profile] king_jenkins 2018-05-23 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Tila is, if anything, relieved to be dealing with someone who's thinking ahead, and perches on the edge of the hole, watching over diligently.]

[Alfor's perked up as soon as Shiro lands, getting to his feet on the broken piece of stone.]

Mostly just my pride. [He's a bit battered and banged up, and muddy, but it's superficial. He's had experience with suddenly falling before.] It's a good thing you're here; I don't have any way to get back up, and... well...

[He's glancing over his shoulder nervously; there's a bunch of the vines converging somewhere in the gloom.] I don't think we're alone down here.
how_do_i_shot_dog: (what??)

/strolls in 8 weeks late with starbucks

[personal profile] how_do_i_shot_dog 2018-06-07 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Rinoa is too busy angsting to notice the change in Snow's line of thinking. What if she never found the way home? What if she found out who was keeping them here but was still powerless to stop it? What will she do when she inevitably attracts danger and doesn't have Squall here to save her?

She's brought out of her thoughts suddenly by Snow's snarl and she looks at him in shock.

"Eat their hearts?" What the fuck was wrong with this guy? "That's a little extreme, don't you think? I'm not happy to be here either but that doesn't mean I'm about to go around murdering and eating people."

She really hopes he's joking or that it's a figure of speech or something, because he's starting to scare her a little.
kuposcreed: (face)

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-06-17 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Bonnie smirked, as if she knew something he didn't.]

Hah, as if anyone saves Kupo nuts for the NEXT day, hahaha.... [And then the gears click into place.]

Oh....I guess we did bad, kupo....

[It seemed like a good idea at the time! As did using Jaune as a patsy! .....oh.]
poisonwish: (waste of my time)

Nbd

[personal profile] poisonwish 2018-06-19 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Snow arched a perfect brow. "That's how I eat. Would you rather I chose someone who didn't deserve it? I think that seems truly cruel, don't you?"

Obviously she would have preferred he not eat any part of anyone at all, but too bad so sad for her. He was a demon. And he didn't care what she thought about it.