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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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oneirism: (You will watch the skies,you will wait)

[personal profile] oneirism 2018-03-18 11:05 am (UTC)(link)
Well, this was a stupid place to do it.

[While it is tempting to try breaking the puzzles, Lapis has to resist the urge to. Especially since her job doesn't really grant her much offensive skills.]

I think we're close, so hopefully there shouldn't be anymore puzzles. [She says this, but the next room probably has some sort of musical puzzle.]
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rivieran: (look down)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-03-18 11:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ena exhales in obvious relief when she sees the book in Estelle's hand, and a slight smile crosses her face. ]

It's all right. At least that one is accounted for.

The other two were... [ what were they again? ] The First One Hundred Years of the Dream Width and Exploration and An Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna, oddly enough. [ She could easily understand the former, but who would want to take the latter? ]
oneirism: (You are only getting stranger)

[personal profile] oneirism 2018-03-18 11:18 am (UTC)(link)
Mm, alright.

[She's glad that Saori at least has some offensive skills, it means that she doesn't have to worry about the other girl being in trouble. As long as the Bomb doesn't explode, anyway.

Now she quietly waits for Major Arcana to charge up once more, immediately drawing a card once it's done. Eyes lighting up once she sees it, though that's the only sign of her relief as the grants the boon of -

- The Balance! Now Saori is 25% more stronger!]


This should be much more useful, Saori.
oneirism: (What possessed you to come this far?)

[personal profile] oneirism 2018-03-18 11:32 am (UTC)(link)
[While it doesn't show much on her expression, Lapis is still concerned as she watches her partner dodge - the fact that they're both awful at close combat makes it more important to get a buff out!]

You say that, but we're both awful at close combat. [Maybe she should've said it more nicely, but anyway!

Lapis balances her astrolabe in her hand, mentally counting down the seconds until she can use Major Arcana once more. The moment cooldown is over, she draws another card - only letting out a sigh of relief, before casting it's boon over him.

It's the Bole! His defence has been raised by 25%.]


That's much better, you should be safer now!
rivieran: (laugh)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-03-18 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ena's head is tilted, and she looks at Sandra with a curious look. People who behaved badly where punished, and people who behaved well were rewarded - at least, that was the way she had considered things up until that moment. Reparations had never been a concept on her mind, and making sure the other party was well to an extent was the best way to ensure that. I guess we have the blind leading the blind here. ]

That's... very considerate of you. I never thought about that perspective before. I almost want to thank you for teaching me something today.

[ She opens her coin purse, the gil jingling inside. ] How much do I owe you?
somebodyperfect: (Talking)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-18 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
"I bet it's not that straightforward. There's gotta be more to it." He shrugs. He didn't get his skills instantly on becoming a Nobody way back when. He needed to train. "Maybe they just open... channels or something?" Well, whatever. They hit a patch of turbulence, a bad one, and Lea's nearly shaken off his cot. "... It always this bad?"
conanima: (Talking)

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[personal profile] conanima 2018-03-18 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
Um......are you sure you pressed the right button, Shuichi?
somebodyperfect: (Got it Memorized?)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-18 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, Roxas.

[He smiles, just faintly. Yeah, that's the name the kid would know him by.]

Actually, it's Lea now. Got it memorized?

[His smile broadens as he taps the side of his head.]
conanima: (Encouragement)

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[personal profile] conanima 2018-03-18 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it's annoying but it's not as if we're going to progress any further without solving them, right?

[And she examines the pattern intently and then her eyes light up eagerly.] Heeeeeey, I think this one might be a musical puzzle! Do you know how to do those? [If not, she can take over.]
raidraptors: (★ 136)

Shun Kurosaki | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V (Ryslig CRAU)

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-18 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A – Retrieval ]

[The last thing that Shun truly remembers is wandering in the Fog. He hadn't been afraid – never, because that fear would only feed her, and Shun has never been one to admit defeat, not even when faced with the God that he has to thank for his change in appearance, who is keeping him from fighting the war back home.

From saving his sister.

Then… nothing but dreams upon dreams of the long lost past (when he had been human, when his world had been whole and not a shade of itself, a battlefield left in the wake of Akaba Leo's ambitions), or even some more recent memories (memories of Standard, of Synchro, of a year and more spent trying to find his way back there from Ryslig)… and now…

Now here he is, on the airship that looks much more modern than any technology he's ever seen in Ryslig, even inside the Arcade, frowning faintly at his deep black fingernails and feeling carefully over sharp teeth with his tongue. Wherever he is now, wherever they are being taken to… he's still a monster. (Good., he thinks viciously, because whoever wants his presence, is keeping him from home, is in for a hell of a surprise.)

He seems content to keep to himself for the times' being, but don't let that stop you from bothering him anyway!]



[ B – Curti Center ]

["We don’t know why you’ve been brought here, but this is your new home.", they say and Shun just grinds his teeth together, eyes narrow, but doesn't correct them. (There is no such thing as home for him anymore.)

Instead he listens, slowly gathering information about just where exactly he's wound up (even if they don't seem to be able to tell him just who exactly is keeping him here), and how this particular dimension works, takes the key to one of the houses offered to the newcomers in spite of his lack of intention to spend even a minute there.

Finally when the Curti staff member is done talking, Shun looks around at the other newcomers… are they eagerly buying what they are being told here, or are they as skeptical as he is? Finally he can't help but note.]


This is all too damn convenient.


[ G – Get A Job ]

[Shun admits (if ever only to himself), he would never have thought that his work experience at the Smashed Gargoyle would come handy eventually – but here he again, now actual wait service in a pub rather than just the gopher. Not that one could tell by the way he sits back against the bar, arms crossed over his chest while keeping his eyes on the pub's clientele. (At two and a half meter hight, he has to sit as he waits so he won't brush the top of the ceiling.

At least it's a slow night, leaving him not much to do. Unfortunately that leaves the few customers – who seem to have taken to liquid courage – about his appearance, one drunkard brave enough to make a grab for his bear ears, to see whether they are real or fake.

Unamused, Shun snatches his wrist before he can get anywhere, yellow eyes narrowed to a glare as he bares his sharp teeth in warning.]


Try that again, and lose that hand.

[Perhaps, someone should try to defuse the situation (because Shun sure won't)?]


[ J – Hold up your Wildcard! ]

[Need a different prompt? Want to do something else? Sure thing, just hit me up via PM or plurk ([plurk.com profile] iceyly) and we can plot something! :3]
warpstriking: (watching ☈ the shell come unraveled)

A (So, I heard you briefly met my uncle...)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-18 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a faint light of recognition behind tired midnight blue eyes. He recognized the garb for a Medjay, barely contained excitement thanks to his own exhaustion. Yet he only allows his gaze to show it, he is glad. If this man is anything like the legends back home, they will likely need a protector from the shadows.

Just like his friends need him, and who knew how many others here.

Noctis, for his part, tried to focus instead on others who needed a hand. Yet he eventually stopped to rest - lest one of his friends notice his current state.

"So, what do you make of this?" He asked, unable to not say something. Asking more as another soul stuck in the same situation, despite the way he carried himself until the moment he sat down as well.
chocobosnap: (pic#12045178)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-18 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[He smiles at Noct a little and shrugs helplessly.]

Anything to save you from Iggy's wrath. Have you seen him?

[If he's kidnapped somewhere, at least he's not alone, that's a small comfort. It's just everything has connotations to it now, and he's pretty sure he's unarmed, something he's not going to dwell on because the last time he was it didn't end very well.]
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackSmile2)

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[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2018-03-18 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Jack leapt back a little in surprise, even though he wasn't near in range to get hit. "Whoa there!" A bright laugh, and he is quick to smile forgivingly. He gives himself an exaggerated look over. "Um. Nope, same number of fingers I had a minute ago. I'm all good."

Jack deepens the smile, giving the new stranger an intentional flash of the dimples. "You're a newcomer, hunh? Still giving the jobs a try out?"
chocobosnap: (Dismayed)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-18 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't do that!

[Thanks, now he's worried he's going to die in a spectacular fireball in the sky, never to see the ground again.]

You'll make it fall!

[Phobias are hardly rational. Sorry Renge.]

I'm an okay warrior just...I don't want to fall out of the ship!
warpstriking: (neutral ☈ in the sun)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-18 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Was just with him when I noticed you woke up. [He nods in the direction he came from.] No sign of Gladio, though.

[He's worried about that, but hopefully it means at least one of them isn't caught up in whatever they've gotten themselves into.]
raidraptors: (★ 130)

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[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-18 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun has no such worries – he keeps his eyes on the outside to get more of a feeling what the dimension he's wound in up now looks like, and anyway… airships seem kind of bland to someone who once had wings of his own (temporary as they were).

He rolls his eyes at Prompto, then mutters.]


Depends on where you stand.

[Because well… on top of a cliff, there is a high chance of falling too if you get pushed (been there, done that).]
conanima: (Encouragement)

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[personal profile] conanima 2018-03-18 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh no, it's okay, really. Besides....[And she smiles, her eyes lighting up.] Living together like this could end up being lot of fun! [And while she barely knows Shiro, she gets the impression that he's probably a pretty nice person. She'd like to get to know him. And about his world. She'd like to know that about all her roommates.

And an idea pops in her head.]
Hey, maybe we should all have a little party tonight! So we all get to know each other.

[Oh wait. He held out his hand, didn't anyway. She laughs a little awkwardly and takes it.] Ah.....sorry, I didn't see your hand there. But anyway, I'm Kaede Akamatsu! Nice to meet you!
conanima: (Um...)

[personal profile] conanima 2018-03-18 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay. He doesn't seem like a bad person but the 'hopefully nothing bad will happen to you as well' was a little weird.]

Er.....it's nice to meet you too, Komaeda-kun. I don't think anything too bad should happen, though. As long as everyone gets along.
uneroded: (3)

[personal profile] uneroded 2018-03-18 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that would be more fun. But I guess making do is what's got to be done here, until we can find a way back.

[ ...Wings aren't that new to her. Asmodeus and Lilith both have them. So of course other beings might? ]
gomu_ningen: (I'm Luffy)

Monkey D. Luffy -=- Melodies CRAU

[personal profile] gomu_ningen 2018-03-18 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)
B. Curti Center: A Sweet Reunion

[It had been a busy morning, to say the least. The diligence of scientists and aides seemed limitless as their eagerness and curiosity fueled their desires to help the newcomers into their world. Moments such as these were to be held as cherished memories, grand beginnings to stories yet untold.

Unfortunately, as it had been in the past, such sounds were fated to be drowned out by the unnecessary and boisterous sound of excitement. As if calling for the entire world to stop in place for such a momentous occasion, the pair of contrasting voices boomed loud above the gathering, seemingly taking no notice of the figureheads speaking as they did their best to inform and guide their guests.]


LU... L-LUUUUUUUUUFFY!!
PAKKU!! PAKKU! IT'S YOU!!

[The lanky young lad and the rotund moogle looked as if they had tried to run another over as they slammed into each other. The short arms of the moogle wrapped about the head of the loud young man, while he himself laughed loudly at having his face smothered by his old friend. Tears quickly, and in great number, ran down the face of the moogle as he frantically held onto his former Captain.

In the clash, a worn and old looking hat of straw had fallen to the floor. It rolled on its brim before settling upon the ground far from its owner and closer to the crowd of newcomers. With the inability to see thanks to the blindfold of the moogle's body, he had not yet noticed it was now off his person.]


PA-.. PAKKU! [Luffy struggled to say, hands reaching up to try and tear his pint-sized pirate friend from his face.] Geh-.. Geht.. Get off! You-You're.. AIR! NEED AIR!

[They're creating quite a racket, and it would be a shame if the hat was not returned to its proper owner. If the noise continues, it's a fair bet that many of the newly arrived will not hear the vital information they need to get on.. perhaps that's where you come in?]

- - - - - - - -

D. Guilds: Wherein Luffy and Pakku Learn That There Is No Pirate Guild, and Must Now Seek a Different Vocation

[They'd been walking for quite some time, or rather, Luffy's feet had begun to grow tired while the fluttering wings of his moogle companion had been pushing the pain of fatigue for quite some time. They'd passed by many different guild fronts, uninterested in the prospects and promises of many well-to-do establishments that had surely drawn the curiosity of many other newly discovered persons. For Luffy, though, nothing had yet captured his attention.

Standing in the center of a clearing in the crowd, he raises both of his arms towards the sky. Fists clenched, lungs drawing in a fast measure of air, the young man shouts above the collection of citizens in a possible infraction of disturbing the peace.]


WHERE IS THE PIRATE GUILD?! How come there aren't any COOL places to sign up?!

[Pakku leaps forward and swipes his Captain across the back of the head with a heavy mitt.]

There's no use shouting! It's your own fault for being so picky! We wouldn't have gotten kicked out of the Gourmand Guild if you hadn't started eating your equipment! Look, just stay here and don't make a sound, okay? Leave it to me. I'll ask one of the folks here for more information on a good guild to join, ok?

[The plump pirate moogle flew with a heavy sigh towards different passerbys, trying to grab their attention for a moment to inquire as to where they were currently aligned.]

'Scuse me! Yes, you! Do you have a second? My Captain and I wanted to know which guild you belong to!
oneirism: (You are only getting stranger)

[personal profile] oneirism 2018-03-18 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm, that's true. But trying to do block puzzles in this robe is hard.

[They're just so in the way - though Lapis then blinks when Kaede's eyes light up, tilting her head before looking up at the pattern. Actually perking up a bit as well, not that it really shows.]

I do, though my musical skills are mostly revolved around singing. [So the other girl still might be a bit better at this puzzle.]
raidraptors: (★ 135)

D

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-18 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun has no experience in killing dragons specifically (unless you count defeating their cardgame form, because if so, he has plenty thanks to his best friends ace card), but after the information he received at the center, he's been looking into the more physical classes.

This is the second Asterisk he's picking up – the first one from Hisan City is safely stored away – but well… the Monk job requires neither weapons nor armor, so he's just as lost about putting on the equipment as Vax is.]


Not that I've seen.

[For his part Shun just hopes there is some magic on those armor pieces. It would really suck if he were to grow out of it the second nightfall arrives. #werebear problems]

I guess, they must think that any idiot can do it.

[…This may or may not be a challenge. Want to see who can figure it out first?]
silent_princess: (Blushing/Listening)

E.

[personal profile] silent_princess 2018-03-18 12:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[It was a new life for her to be addressed in such a way, a way she knew she would need to acclimate herself to quickly. Swallowing her past into her heart, and tucking away formalities that she had once been afforded, the young woman turned on her feet to address the impish looking creature that had called for her attention.

Rudely, but for a brief moment, her eyes went wide before she caught herself and her reaction. Clearing her throat, she spoke, bowing her head ever so slightly in greeting.]


I.. I beg your pardon, but unless I know your destination I do not have the means to comply with your request.
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somebodyperfect: (Uuuuh...)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-18 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't want to. They're jerks.

[Speaking as someone who was one at latest memory... Lea looks at Papyrus's reflection before turning to face him.]

... And you're a talking skeleton. Hi.
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackSmile)

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[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2018-03-18 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
The hat rolls to a stop at a pair of booted feet, the hem of a long coat just barely in view. As the man pauses to gently pick it up, he holds it delicately, seeming to figure out its inherent worth. A very fond smile graces his face as he watches man and moogle reunite in such a touching moment.

"Would be a shame to lose this." Now isn't that voice familiar?

It is, in appearance, Jack Harkness, the same dimpled devilish smile on his amused face, as he extends the hat back out to Luffy. But he is wearing the uniform of the Curti Center, and there is no look of recognition in his eye when he sees the Captain. Of course, it is understandable if the one, the only, Monkey D. Luffy, has such important things on his mind that he doesn't notice the differences in this man and the one he used to know.