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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!

erbluhen: (03)

[personal profile] erbluhen 2018-03-20 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ That gets a sort of bashful smile out of him, though it's coupled with a slight glint in his eyes ]

Well, maybe I kicked it too hard. But I thought it was worth a try, and I don't want to dirty my gloves.

[ They're quite fine, with some (fake) gems sewn into the hem. ]

[personal profile] hear_the_wood 2018-03-20 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Fran was never unhappy with the company of pirates, so long as they weren't rivals.

When the woman remarks on the sense of freedom, Fran can't help but smile a little.]


I, too, felt such things the first time I rode an airship. I would oft see them from the ground. It is freeing, but flying your own ship, that is better.
daggercubed: (05)

[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-20 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, if you have to end up on another world... adventurer is a better job description than file clerk."

Or so Vax thinks. His handshake is firm. "Nice to know we have some people with good heads on their shoulders here," he says. "Because we need to find out what's happening and what we can do about it, before we're too deep in the shit. It'll be good to work with you."
daggercubed: (14)

[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-20 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
Come again?

[He frowns at the vambraces. No, those aren't right; he pulls them off, then he starts to undo the vambraces' buckles and start over. This makes him frown.

And what Shun says--well. That surprises him, too.]


This has happened to you twice? What lottery did you lose?
warpstriking: (smirk ☈ bring it on)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-20 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Even if he didn't know - back home, red usually meant they were weak to ice, blue to lightning, and pale blue to fire. It was logic he used many times before, even though with flans... sometimes only light would do.

He does not have light, here - and he feels off about that. But the fact the color-coded elemental weaknesses remain a constant here? That he can deal with. He smirks behind his collar.]


Oh, don't worry. I was a mage back home, too.

[His entire line was. Though the way he used spells was different. could be stored in special-enchanted flasks for later use. This was far more like what his father and his Glaives used.

What he should have been able to use. Needless to say, a recast of Fire isn't withheld or delayed.]
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[personal profile] 200metershot 2018-03-20 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[She's not quite sure what to expect, she hasn't really seen a Dragoon in action before so she only has a vague idea of what they can do. Her grip adjusts, holding on a little tighter and then they're flying.

She can't really help the short yelp of surprise when they take off though she at least has the presence of mind to not scream her head off the whole way up. Another person probably would have squeezed her eyes shut and held on for dear life, but instead Sinon turns her head leaning over to watch the ground below vanish into the distance until they hit the ground easily. She takes a step or two back when she's released and--]


Th-that... that was awesome! [The passive calm of her expression breaks into a smile, bright and excited and she hazards shuffling a little closer to the edge to peer down at the distance they'd just traveled.] I wonder if I could learn to do that. It would seriously improve my range.
takyumi: (phasmophobia)

[personal profile] takyumi 2018-03-20 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, whoops. Was that an overstep? ...Well. Better to be looked at like he was being kind of a jerk instead of her calling him out for being overprotective.] I-I know you're capable! I just don't trust anyone you might run into if we split up, that's all!
zodiac_brave: (determination)

[personal profile] zodiac_brave 2018-03-20 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Ramza sees one of his charges hesitate at the city's gate, and he pauses. How inconsiderate he has been! Ramza remembers his own first trip to Von Oktavia, how overwhelming the sight of the City of the Future had been to his unaccustomed eyes.]

We are in no hurry. Please, take as much time as you need. [He offers to the stunned man.]

It is a truly remarkable city, but I freely admit it takes some time to get used to. Most visitors require a guide their first time.
charming_jerk: art by and-babel-fell.deviantart.com (the usual glare)

i can't listen to this damn song without crying yet lmao damnit

[personal profile] charming_jerk 2018-03-20 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
[He huffs at that suggestion in a way that means he knows Reno is right.]

Romantic? C'mon, this is me we're talkin' about here.

[He plucks a few random notes while he tries to think of something. Back on Crystallis, Johnny had several notebooks full of songs he could remember. He tried writing out the notes and tabs so he wouldn't forget them. It's been so long since the last time he heard all his favorite music.]

... How 'bout this.

[Maybe it's not romantic, but it's a lovely song that's a little more than relevant to him. This definitely works the passersby better than Black Sabbath does, and more stop to listen this time. It gets him a smattering of applause and a few more donations, too.]
chrombobreaker: (LOOK AT THIS STUPID FACE)

[personal profile] chrombobreaker 2018-03-20 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
"I was- urk! Hoping it was an exaggeration!" Chrom finds himself half crouched, almost splayed over the chocobo's neck as it gives another excited "wark!" and piles on more speed.

It probably isn't the safe to be going this fast. Certainly not safe to fall off at this speed any longer.

"It's a challenge just to stay on-"

But once he says that, realizes that this is a challenge as well, something changes in his expression.

...Oh.

No.

That sudden wild grin on his face can't be a good thing. Granted it flickers in and out as he fights to keep his balance but... it looks like he's starting to enjoy this. Granted it's more like he's holding on for dear life than actually controlling the chocobo. But he's also gotten it into his head that it's a race. And he's a little curious on who might win.

"I think it helps though, if you try to just crouch forward! It's keeping me in the saddle, at least." He yells over, trying to sound encouraging.
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[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-20 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
No one should give a shit where we're from, just what we do.

[Vax could pass for an elezen -- or a half-elezen. The pointed ears give it away. He shrugs, once.]

On something. Mars, you said? Is it some kind of local drug or something?
warpstriking: (hopeful ☈ nothing can stop us)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-20 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
"I'd say... mauve?" If only he had his phone, he'd just pull up a picture of it. Or the photo album they kept on their journey. Either or. So, he shrugs a little helplessly there. Can't help what he can't share. Still, it's a little nice knowing that Shiro's having just as hard a time with different animals and beasts as he is.

Different stars are wondrous things.

"I- normally I'm able to turn any drink into a healing potion, so we don't usually end up in the hospital. Don't think it'd work here though, if my weapons are stuck, too. the normal populace, though... Yeah, it would be."

He hums, stretching his arms out with his fingers locked and interlaced together before leaning back again. "Gotcha. So more like a garula- Big, tusked creature. Shoulders are a bit taller than I am. Commonly used as a herd animal, though vicious if provoked."
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[personal profile] fatefulprincess 2018-03-20 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Nice recovery, brother. Definitely helps to soothe over any ruffled feelings. Instead there's just a fond, but exasperated smile on her face.]

Not that I don't appreciate you trying to protect me, Takumi... If we wait for you to trust people before I talk to them, we'd never get anywhere.
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[personal profile] zodiac_brave 2018-03-20 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Ramza almost turned toward the mage, and only rigorous training kept him from exposing his back to his enemy. He hungered for any mention of the Heroes...er...Interdimensional Travelers' home worlds.]

Really? Is it much the same?

[Probably not the best time for such a discussion, but Ramza wants so badly to know more.

The second spell is enough to burn the Elemental completely, and Ramza kneels to sift through the ash for the coins the creature dropped.]


This gil is yours by right.
takyumi: (sciophobia)

[personal profile] takyumi 2018-03-20 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
[...Okay so she's calling him out a little. Also, fyi, he can trust people! He can make friends! ...Theoretically.]

Alright, alright, I... guess I see your point. But I didn't say I was going to decide who we stopped to talk to! Just that you should leave it to me if we need to ditch anyone shady. Th-that's all.
chrombobreaker: (Steadfast)

[personal profile] chrombobreaker 2018-03-20 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Very."

[Though he says that with a slight wince, watching the man retreat.]

"There are some scars," [particularly to masculinity] "that men will carry to the grave... and that was decisively one of them. Not that he was a beacon of chivalry, from what I saw."
checkmate_past: (06. Pain)

B!

[personal profile] checkmate_past 2018-03-20 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
"It's a lot to choose from."

[Comes a voice... followed by the impact of several books and scrolls hitting the table. It's a wonder the surface doesn't just cave in from the weight, though it certainly gives a quick creak and groan.

Robin takes care to keep any of them from pelting the person on the head, trying to keep them to one corner of the table... but with mixed results.]


"Sorry; about borrowing a corner of your table. My arms were getting sore, and it was either keep walking to find a place, or stop to try and help."

[Or commiserate; either is fine by her.]
warpstriking: (ponder ☈ can hide salvation)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-20 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a good thing he doesn't. And while he doesn't mind combat banter (he loves it), getting distracted in midbattle? Never a good idea.

Only when the Ice Elemental is dead does he answer that question.]


Some of it is. The spell names, for one. My dad and I didn't need a medium to cast with, but I chose to turn mine into grenades so it would be easier for my friends.

>[He'll take some, but not all of it.] Keep some. You kept them off me.
fatefulprincess: (Default)

[personal profile] fatefulprincess 2018-03-20 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Sure you can, Takumi. But it's okay. Whether she's convinced of that answer or not, that's for Takumi to decide. Right now Corrin just hugs on her brother's arm quickly before releasing him. She knows better than to press her luck.]

Thank you, Takumi. [For conceding one point.] And of course I'll trust your judgment if we meet anyone 'shady.'
takyumi: (chronophobia)

[personal profile] takyumi 2018-03-20 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
The look Takumi throws the other man has a distinct tone of 'no shit?' about it, hard as it is for Chrom to likely catch in the midst of the rest of the chaos. Takumi's only been clinging to his bird's neck and shoulders since it went full-tilt into a dash half a pasture ago, after all. "I've figured out how to stay on, thanks. If you figure out how to make it listen to you, that'll be something worth yelling about!"
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[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-20 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Ah. They're called humans on some worlds. My mother was one.

[Vax, it happens, is a half-elf. He shrugs his shoulders -- and then tenses at the bow. He could use a bow, of course... but never as well as his sister. And never one this large. He hesitates a moment longer, before he nods.]

Hn. I was never very good with these things.

[He takes the bow anyways, and readies an arrow. Unfortunately, he is now a Dragoon -- not a Ranger. So when he draws back and fires...

...well, it hits the ground next to the target.

Vax sighs.]
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[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-20 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes, you! You look a lot like him... No cousins or anything?" He's a little confused now, too. Just two confused guys, staring at each other. Lea sighs.
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[personal profile] checkmate_past 2018-03-20 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Woah, one question at a time!"

Robin herself was blinking over the unicorns. Come to think of it, she'd never actually seen one of those before, varied as the bestiary was on Ylisse.

"Though in rough order... They're about as dangerous as a horse, depending on the people who use them. I've fought a few, and fought at the sides of a few, along with their riders and..."

She pauses over the last, thinking for a second.

"...I've always seen them in stables, actually. I don't know how they live in the wild."
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[personal profile] littlemhigan 2018-03-20 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[She catches his change in tone and mirrors it, letting her accent wander back to it's native, unschooled Abanian.]

Majesty, huh? Now there's a title. I think I'll stick to Noctis. 'm Castor. Not quite so fancy a name as yours, I'm afraid.
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[personal profile] fatefulprincess 2018-03-20 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[It's the thunk of the books hitting the table that have Corrin jerking upright. A few of those pamphlets are stuck to her face and she immediately rips them off, a bit embarrassed.]

Yes, it is. I just am not sure... ['Where to start' is what she is going to say, but then she catches a glimpse of just how many books the other woman has placed down.] I can see why you're arms would be hurting.

[Surely one person couldn't go through all of them alone. Regardless, Corrin is already moving stuff out of the way so that her newfound company has some room to work.]

Let me move some of this out of the way.