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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!

somebodyperfect: (Focused)

E

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-19 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Amanda, be careful!

[Being the responsible one again feels weird. Lea's not sure what to make of it. The ninja class suits him, but he tagged along with the younger red mage to make some quick money... and admittedly to keep her out of trouble. The second point's harder than the first. He catches up as quickly as he can; these chocobos can really book it!]

There could be monsters or something. Let me scout ahead.
wheretheresawill: (antediluvian boy)

[personal profile] wheretheresawill 2018-03-20 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
"It must be very important to someone." Or it does this a lot, which Terra doesn't feel like thinking about.

"We could try talking to it?" Terra already tried climbing up, only to descend precipitously amid a chorus of creaking branches.

"It's safe!" he calls up the tree. "You can come down; I promise I'll catch you!"
nanaimo_bar: (nanamo11)

Re: Nico Robin | One Piece (haven't decided on pre or post time skip yet)

[personal profile] nanaimo_bar 2018-03-20 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, I see. A library is it? It's not unlike the repositories of knowledge back home," said Nanamo, following the woman with quick steps.

"I will make a note of this. I should have brought a quill however..."
standup_for_justice: (pose)

I

[personal profile] standup_for_justice 2018-03-20 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Amelia was starting to wonder if she'd made the wrong choices. Sure, Monk and Paladin fit with her idea of a Champion of Justice (if one accepts that Amelia does not like actual weapons), but suddenly a good Recovery spell seems handy when her companion is kicking the snot out of some monsters. Or, well, actual offensive magic.]

[She'd persevere, though. Her allies needed her!]

Hang on, I'll help! Tastes the fist of just retribution, monsters!
carnageandclass: (Fighter)

fight on chicken!

[personal profile] carnageandclass 2018-03-20 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
I can feel at ease knowing you have my sides covered!

[She isn't the type who can trust as easily as her sweet little Corrin but she knows that the second Hoshidian prince can be someone she can at least trust her life into for certain situations. For starters, she knows that he's had multiple chances of cornering her in this deeprealm (?) and hasn't tried anything yet. Keyword: yet.

But for all the creatures that came towards her, a lowly crawling monster thought it could try to go after the Ranger but Camilla's head snapped back and her heel went down on its tail.]


Ah ah, that isn't very nice~

[And in one swoop, stabs it dead through its back.]
fifth_wheel: (side smile)

Iris Amicitia - Final Fantasy Dudebro Roadtrip

[personal profile] fifth_wheel 2018-03-20 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Curti Center

Geez... I was kinda hoping Cape Caem would be the last time I'd have to move.

[Iris sighs as she walks around the Center, shoulders drooping slightly while she reads the various pamphlets and maps.]

I guess island living might be nice, as long as I'm stuck here anyway. Hmm, Yun'Ashia...

[Her expression brightens slightly as she reads.]

Oh, they have a chocobo farm!

Guilds

[Getting her first Job was a pretty easy decision, really - go with what you know. So Iris is standing outside the Monk Guild, watching the demonstration and waiting her turn to sign herself up.]

Monk is supposed to be the strongest Job, right? I wonder if I'll be able to bench press more than my brother if I practice hard.

[Laughing to herself, she tries her best to mimic the guild members' motions as they go through their warm-up katas. Of course, she throws in a few punches and kicks of her own, getting swept up in the energy.]

Hah! Hyaaaa!

Mognet

[During the latest outage, Iris can be found sitting on a bench tapping at her iMog in frustration and periodically shaking it up and down.]

Seriously? Again? Aren't there even any games I can play on this thing while I wait for the messaging service to come back?
Edited 2018-03-20 00:20 (UTC)
mech_and_mutt: (Judging you)

E

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-20 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Races! Races were always a fun thing; awesome hardware, brilliant technique, and the sort of speed that only a master engineer could bring to the track-- and that only a master racer could bring to first place.

This? This wasn't what Red thought of when he thought of 'races.' This was a bunch of chickens running around. And the audience packed tightly into the stands was actually applauding it. It wasn't just disappointing, it was confusing.]


So when do they actually USE their wings?
gathersnomoss: (thinking)

[personal profile] gathersnomoss 2018-03-20 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Your moral support is appreciated.

[Yes, Zelgadis understands that he picked a job that actually lets him use weapons. But he's still going to be slightly sarcastic.]

The question is, monsters then puzzle, or is part of the puzzle avoiding the monsters.

[Which would mean the monsters would kick his ass.]
carnageandclass: (Big Sister Sees What You Did There)

it's like they don't even know right?

[personal profile] carnageandclass 2018-03-20 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
[He simply started to whimper because he sure did mistake Camilla for just boobs and nothing else. Meanwhile, it would be simply easy for her to just drop him on his arse but Camilla decided to take it one step further: holding him as if she were cradling a child and set him feet down so he could simply stand. If anything, being handled like a newborn was much more embarrassing as he ran away, the woman shrugging because he sure was a bunch of hot air.]

I think he's learned his lesson, don't you think?
standup_for_justice: (pose)

Guild

[personal profile] standup_for_justice 2018-03-20 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Amelia hadn't done much hand to hand training since she started traveling away from home, but there was something affirming about re-learning the skills her dad had taught her. A way of keeping him with her, even when she was far from home. So of course she'd joined the Monk's Guild.

"Right. I'm a proud student of Saillune's martial arts tradition," Amelia said. "Let's see how you hold up against the fires of justice."
archerofgreen: (resignation)

[personal profile] archerofgreen 2018-03-20 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
'Old man'? [Meh, he'll take it.] Tch, kids these days are like this, huh?

[He gets what she's saying, though. He rubs a hand through his hair.]

Yeah, it's like, different from what I'm used to. There's something changing what I can do. It's gonna take some getting used to. [His lips quirk into a smile.] A kid like you probably has it easier, you're barely old enough to have gotten used to any style of shooting.
wheretheresawill: (thinkythoughts)

[personal profile] wheretheresawill 2018-03-20 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Terra suspects nothing. Honestly, Lea could probably be a good bit louder without him noticing. He's lost in thought, and unpleasant thoughts at that, as he walks down the street with no particular goal. The city around him is glittering and beautiful, but he only barely notices it.

"Is it me?" he asks himself. "Nobody else can get home, but I..."
wheretheresawill: (antediluvian boy)

[personal profile] wheretheresawill 2018-03-20 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
"It's probably just scared, being stuck all the way up there," Terra says. "But it looks as big as you are. Could you even lift it?" No offense, but Bonnie is awfully small.
singerofspells: A breaching humpback whale (breach)

A.

[personal profile] singerofspells 2018-03-20 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Why, yes, S'reee finds that funny, and reassuring that perhaps someone else was experiencing the same problem she was having at the moment.]

Far less than I would be in my home waters. Perhaps, you're suffering from the same affliction.

[Fort eh moment, she's taking up a wheeled stretcher, trying to adjust to the feeling of weight. She has a tank set up, but getting around on land is a bit of a challenge without wizardry. S'reee had any number of spells, from levitation to shape-change that would do the job, but the Speech she used to call them up was jsut sounds.]
4starlowclasshero: (Default)

Re: Guild

[personal profile] 4starlowclasshero 2018-03-20 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
“Heh, I don’t fashion myself like that, but the last guy who acted like that was a real jerk.” Goku said, Jiren’s antics still fresh. “C’mon, Let’s see what your Justice is about!”

With that, Goku made the first move, performing a Tackle to start things off.
gathersnomoss: (Default)

[personal profile] gathersnomoss 2018-03-20 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Airships were definitely not a thing where I'm from either. Some of the principles are known, but no one has tried it."

[It was another thing where Zelgadis suspected that the small-scale tasks were done better by magic, even if human magic couldn't lift something like this craft. A bit like realizing that the explosives that were a curiosity he'd encountered in passing were used as weapons in the Outer World where magic was scarce.]

[Zelgadis was a bit slower; he was mindful of his increased weight on a craft where 'light' was a major design goal.]
fatefulprincess: (Default)

Corrin | Fire Emblem Fates

[personal profile] fatefulprincess 2018-03-20 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
( A. Retrieval )

The last place Corrin expects to wake is an infirmary. She had been expecting the odd floating, sundered pieces of Valla's landmasses filling her vision. More than the disorienting feeling of not being where she should be is the worry that something could have happened to her family and friends. More specifically, Corrin frets over the last person she had been with: Scarlet. The wyvern rider had shielded her and now Corrin doesn't know whether the other woman is alive or...

It's Corrin's inability to settle down that gets her ushered into the lounge area. Of course that's where she starts to pace as well. No one seems overly willing to provide her some answers. Or maybe it's that no one actually knows why they had been drifting aimlessly in this space. She stops only to stare out the window, still worrying at her lip a little. The scenery, while beautiful and alluring, does little to alleviate the gnawing feeling of being separated from everyone else at a very critical moment.

( B. Curti Center )

[Spread out on a table are various pamphlets and maps. Anything Corrin could grab is splayed out, covering most of the surface area. Nothing's familiar, obviously, and it's probably pointless to try to find one's bearings when you have no working knowledge of these new areas or their histories. With a groan, Corrin's head hits the table.]

Azura's so much better at this than me.

[The Vallite princess always seems to know where to go or what to do next. Corrin isn't like Azura, so calm and composed. She isn't like her brothers Xander and Ryoma, confident in their choices on and off the battlefield. Takumi would probably just pick something and be stubborn enough to go with it. Leo would take hours coming up with pros and cons before making a decision.]

They make this look so easy...


( H. Mognet )

What do kupo nuts look like? Come to think of it... Where would I even find them?

[Honestly, Corrin thinks that the Moogles are just playing some sort of prank. Do these things actually exist or is she just going on a wild goose chase?]

One of the Moogles told me they'd stop the strike if they get some kupo nuts.

( Wildcard )

[Anything goes!]
launders: (neutral)

Sadayo Kawakami - Persona 5

[personal profile] launders 2018-03-20 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Retrieval

[Amid the many new arrivals, there's one that doesn't seem to be in any rush to wake up. In fact, she's got the pillow over her face, mumbling into it.]

Ugh... morning already? It's still dark out...

Sidequests

Excuse me, I need to find a...

[She checks the note she took down from the quest board.]

...cactuar needle?

[At the mere mention, the person she was asking makes some excuse and quickly walks off in the other direction. Kawakami simply sighs, shaking her head.]

That's the third person in a row! What's so scary about these needles?

Get A Job

[They wouldn't let Kawakami teach, and there's really only one other thing she knows how to do, sooooo...]

Hiiiiii~! ♥ What can I get for you today?

[Yup. Maid costume. Hair in pigtails. The whole nine yards. Say hi to your waitress.]
archerofgreen: (This is fine)

[personal profile] archerofgreen 2018-03-20 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Robin huffs when he realizes someone witnessed that mediocre shot. Maybe that would be fine for a novice Ranger, but he's an Archer-class Servant. He turns to Takumi and crosses his arms.]

I haven't missed the center like this since I was a kid. Is it the same for you?

[At least if everyone sucks, Robin won't feel like he can't show his face around here.]

I'm gonna have to find somewhere quiet to practice 'til I can shoot straight.
perkystep: (cheerful)

[personal profile] perkystep 2018-03-20 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Meru shook her head. "Mm-mm, not flying ones. But you saw pegasi?" She beamed.

"That's so cool! I've seen unicorns before, but never pegasi! Are they dangerous? Did you have to fight one? Do they only live in high places?" It would make sense, as flying animals.

Was she talking too fast?
somebodyperfect: (Talking)

In which Lea is a dramatic dork.

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-20 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
Lea steps out, behind Terra, and clears his throat. "Hey! You with the face!" He points at Terra. A few onlookers pause to stare. "Do you know someone named Xemnas? ... Or something like that without the X, I guess?"
silent_princess: (Crying/Worried)

Re: A

[personal profile] silent_princess 2018-03-20 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
The voice of the other woman caught her by surprise, shaking her from her thoughts so suddenly that she almost shudders. So focused on her worries was she that it hadn't occurred to her that there were still others around her, let alone some one so close as to ask of her condition.

Hastily she wipes the length of her forearm over her eyes, sending her tears away as she struggles to compose herself and regain the ability of speech.

"Goodness, what a fool I must look like. Sitting here, like this, when there are so many others on the same horse as I am. F-forgive me."

She nods her head a few times, still keeping her vision from the kind young girl, thinking the gestures might relieve the Samaritan of any more unnecessary worry.

"I shall be fine. It's simply.. A lot to take in. Am I to assume that you have just arrived yourself?"
convivialconman: (⌛ Indifferent)

[personal profile] convivialconman 2018-03-20 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
"I was thinking more when we land. Mountains, grand cities, vast forests... Those kinds of things exist anywhere and they offer much more than glimmering dots amidst the black sky."

If it's a comparison the Ardyn he's making, the hair color probably isn't helping. But at least Mammon just seems to be cordial and bored more than anything with a look of indifference plastered on his face.
boomchucka: (cheeky bugger)

[personal profile] boomchucka 2018-03-20 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Selphie can let the rude tone go. She's probably been just as rude to others in passing when she's worried about her own friends in the past. She nods lightly in understanding and won't press the matter further though.]

I should probably look for a cane for someone with vision impairment then. Not a problem! I'll find you one, no problem!

[She smiles warmly, hoping that he can see it.]

It's nothing to apologize for. Sit tight! I'll be back soon!

[She will literally tear the spaceship apart if she has to.

And she's off!]
Edited (THAT HTML DIDN'T HAPPEN! DIDN'T. HAPPEN.) 2018-03-20 23:02 (UTC)
standup_for_justice: (Default)

Re: Guild

[personal profile] standup_for_justice 2018-03-20 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Amelia had meant to dodge, but her luck at the best of times was not good -- this was the sort of person who could do a somersault and handspring perfectly, land on a single twig in an empty field, then fall on her butt.

This was better. she was knocked off-balance, but she could still give a pretty decent kick. None of the class moves, just a normal attack, trying to unbalance Goku in return.