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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!

kuposcreed: (Default)

Up In The Sky

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-18 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[The moogle isn't much made for high wind speeds either, clutching onto the railing to make sure she isn't blown away. But her wings beat softly and keep her balanced and she seems to mostly have herself under control.

Still, the little one hesitates at the invitation, frowning softly.
]

Um, sorry, kupo. I'm trying to find someone. I was hoping she'd be here, kupo. Have you seen a woman with brown hair named Mary? She'd be dressed a little like a pirate.
warpstriking: (pained ☈ fairy tales are not found)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-18 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Whatever happens, Ignis wouldn't be alone. If the guild he decides to join doesn't help, Noctis will. Hell, Prompto probably will, too. They and the others are all they had left, and knowing now what he does...

"I have, and while I've narrowed it down some..." It's not the same. He wishes they were allowed to test the waters a bit more before making a choice other than "yes" or "no". But, he'll adapt. That's what he was good at. "You?"
sunderings: (like diamonds in the sky)

d!

[personal profile] sunderings 2018-03-18 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
There is no need for apology, my friend.

[ For rather than startled, Sion had only been delighted by the impact of spear driven as fulcrum into the earth below, his white mage's robes swirling about his feet in quiet susurration from the force of the dragoon's landing. Almost, he wishes he'd explored the notion of adopting the dragoon's asterisk, if only for the the freedom to be found in jumps which border on flight —how thrilling must it be, to soar so very high?

And while, upon first glance, it may be something of a curiosity to spy a white mage upon a dragoon's training field, it becomes swiftly apparent that Sion's presence in the guild is to assist with mending the injuries of new recruits as they test the bounds of the abilities granted to them, invariably pushing past their limits (...resulting broken ankles in so very many, many cases...).

Although...! ]


Should you wish to jump higher still, but fear lack of control, I may be of some assistance to you. [ Reaching for the stave at his back, Sion casts a summons for wind, the spell small, but powerful as bright arcs of magic form a vortex upon the ground, swirling in stasis rather than being employed as an attack. ] With my wind magic, I will be able to cushion your landings.
kuposcreed: (Default)

A

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-18 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
The other moogle that Deadmoog is talking to doesn't seem impressed at all. She just stared at the masked one as deadpan as she could manage before wiggling and squirming out of his grasp as he sank to the ground.

The hooded moogle fluttered in front of him, little paws on her hips as she glared down at him.

"Don't think I forgot what you did in Crystallis, kupo! You can't complain about people treating you badly when you turned on all of us. You're lucky Mary didn't take you down, kupo!" Mary had spared Ales, but Bonnie doubted Deadpool would have honestly garnered the same mercy if it had come to it.
nanaimo_bar: (nanamo12)

Re: a

[personal profile] nanaimo_bar 2018-03-18 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Behest by a power other than the mother crystal, nay, cannot portend anything good. But we will have the strength to weather it.

[The young sultana hopped off her cot as she stretched.]

Looking for the ones who can strengthen the realm is key in this situation.
somebodyperfect: (Uuuuh...)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-18 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
He pauses. "... How are you alive again?" Seriously. Girl, you need to rethink your life choices.
kuposcreed: (Default)

E

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-18 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[The moogle stops as she realizes that she's the one being called to. However, the familiar face, even if it was one she saw from time to time is comforting.]

Oh! Miss Midna! Sorry, um, can it wait, kupo? I'm still trying to find Mary, kupo.
righthandstand: (tough guy)

[personal profile] righthandstand 2018-03-18 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okuyasu looks at his arm, then at the doctor.]

You're not gonna stab me with anything, are you?
im_pancake: (14)

Re: a

[personal profile] im_pancake 2018-03-18 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess you’re right about that. I honestly thought I wouldn’t go through one of these again.

[And Twilight gets up herself, blinking in surprise at the tiny girl.]
kuposcreed: (Default)

A

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-18 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Much like Noctis, there's a moogle that has been flitting around the room with a similar lack of luck as far as finding her own friends. However, while the little one's calls for a "Mary" might not have sparked any memory for the prince, the hood the moogle is wearing might mean a touch more.

Presently he might spot her reflection in the window he's looking out of while she climbs up onto as high a perch she can manage in the lounge.
nanaimo_bar: (nanamo11)

Re: a

[personal profile] nanaimo_bar 2018-03-18 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's a tiny woman, and she is dressed in rich finery. Looking up at Twilight from her waist height she said,] May I have thy name?
witchwithoutacause: (Handsomanda)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-18 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There are a lot of ways you can end up in... The Jetsons? Not that Amanda watched a lot of cartoons that were like four times her age, but she had some vague awareness of that.

Anyways. ]


How the heck did that kinda crap happen?

[ Sounds intentional if you ask her. Or maybe some kind of unprecedented magical disaster. ]

Assuming we're on a planet that hasn't been sabotaged like that, you should get to see all of that. Probably?
unalive_them: (Einstein!)

Re: A

[personal profile] unalive_them 2018-03-18 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
“Oh, c’mon, are you going to hang that over me? That was a game ago! New game fresh start... wait, we’re in a sequel, aren’t we? Damn.” Deadpool complained.

”It would probably be for the best if that information was kept on the downlow-kupo.”
righthandstand: (think think think)

[personal profile] righthandstand 2018-03-18 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
maybe they got sick of cooking for rich assholes and wanted to cook for regular people
kuposcreed: (Default)

Re: A

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-18 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Bonnie frowned all the more. She remembered going off with Mary and Saori at the end of the last adventure. She was unsure how she wound up here now.

"What information? Keeping secrets from us again won't make people happy, kupo."
im_pancake: (14)

Re: a

[personal profile] im_pancake 2018-03-18 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Twilight Sparkle. I’d say I was a princess, but I doubt titles will mean much here, either...
somebodyperfect: (Default)

C

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-18 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey, no worries!" Lea responded with a smile. It was always nice to see someone else enjoying the ride. His asterisk made him a little sneaky, so he got used to surprising people, and being bumped into. "You local?" He'd never heard an accent like that, but he WAS new around here. It could be normal.
conniemaheswaran: (Default)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-18 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Connie shrugs. “If it helps, it wasn’t technically me that took the hit that crashed our ship. It’s, um, a complicated situation. Very complicated.”
righthandstand: (tough guy)

[personal profile] righthandstand 2018-03-18 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Many people could make better older siblings than Keicho. And he just needs a lot of assurance all the time.]

That's not even a school. That's some old time village teaching the youth about farming and stuff.

[Now he's concerned where this girl came from. Is her village so poor they can't afford to build a school?]
kuposcreed: (face)

Re: B

[personal profile] kuposcreed 2018-03-18 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
WAH~ Unhand me kupo~

[The moogle flails in the sudden grasp but then slows as she looks at the girl and gears begin to slowly turn.]

Uh.....kupooooooo, Twilight Sparkle, is that you, kupo?

[The coloring seems right, as does the voice, but she seems a lot less....four legged now.]
regalblaze: (Post Altissia 15 🔪)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-03-18 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[It really does. The enthusiastic lead makes Ignis raise his eyebrows and follows slowly after him, concentrating not to bump into other people on the way.]

What did the staff say?
nanaimo_bar: (nanamo3)

Re: a

[personal profile] nanaimo_bar 2018-03-18 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her lips curled into an amused smile.] Nanamo Ul Namo. If thy are dispensing with titles, then I would be a Sultana. From one ruler to another, I am expecting interesting conversations ahead.

Shall we explore?
unalive_them: (I'm Deadpool! I Shot You!)

Re: A

[personal profile] unalive_them 2018-03-18 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
”Hmm, you’re right.” And, at that, Deadmoog turns to face Deadpool. ”For the sake of the mission, we’ll have to warn everyone that you are a dangerous criminal that cannot be trusted.”

“What?! You can’t do that to me!” Deadpool yelled.
warpstriking: (depressed ☈ the odds against us)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-18 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Almost as if sensing the discomfort, Noctis shifts his attention elsewhere - specifically on the others around them. Trying to gauge if any are a threat. Yet, he can't see weapons on any of them.

It's a quiet, unsaid apology. As everything slowly sinks in. What he's seen, what they're experiencing, and now, Ignis' words. Something isn't right.]


I don't either, but... he'll be fine. [He has to be.] He survived the Blademaster, after all.

[Maybe it's foolish, but the prays he's right. Especially with Ardyn nearby. And yet...]

No one else seems armed, so there's that at least. [It's not much of a comfort, he knows. Yet the way Ignis has been talking is bugging him.] Ignis. What's the last thing you remember?
witchwithoutacause: (talkin shit)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-18 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
you know what that actually sounds super legit.

I'm down.