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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!

conniemaheswaran: (ConnieWorriedLook)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-20 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Connie is momentarily dumbstruck as she struggles to reconcile Lea's words with logic. "I... so... each world. Is part of its own dimension. And emits a magical energy that's able to pierce dimensional barriers in the form of lights in the sky. When a world, um, 'Heart,' is destroyed, the rest of the world goes with it, and the light goes out. That, uh, about right?"
somebodyperfect: (Confident/smug)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-20 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Should.

[Briefly he regrets not acquiring a black mage asterisk at some point. Or white mage, even. Either one could really help. He'll make do, though. He pulls a large throwing star from his back, and another - one for each hand.]

You ready?
einspine: (nervous)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-03-20 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, Frisk and I were..." Wait. Should he say it? He promised Flowey to keep it a secret, but this is another world. It shouldn't be too big of an issue, right? He hesitates, looking away for a moment. "Well, the point is, there may be a way to break the barrier peacefully! Which is good, because the only other method would require taking human SOULs. In fact, six SOULs have already been taken."

He pauses, before waving it off. "But this is a different world! I don't think we have to worry about that soul business!"
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieSmallSmile)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-20 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, that's good, at least. I'm glad that, uh, you've figured a way out of that situation." Connie pauses, thinking for a moment as she mulls a question that's been in the back of her mind ever since she woke up. "So, um, you're a scientist, right? Do you have any hypotheses for how we ended up," she gestures vaguely at the rest of the ship, "here? If you need any more data, um," she takes a fistful of pamphlets out of her pockets, showing them to Papyrus, "here's some basic information on where we are. I'm not exactly, erm, a professional per se, but I'm fairly certain that at some point along the way we ended up dimension-hopping over to here. Multiverse theory and all that. I mean, it's the only explanation for how we seem to have dozens of humans from various Earth-like planets sharing the English language, general culture, physiology, resemblance to feudalistic cultures in some cases... but the question is how and why, I guess? I mean, I definitely didn't touch anything before I fell asleep that could've transported me to a weird interdimensional memory void."
raidraptors: (★ 048)

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-20 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[…Okay maybe Shun was too soon to consider the red-head a person of intelligence, because otherwise the other would know better than to mess with his interrogation.]

Don't interfere.

[He bares his teeth shortly, sharper than any human set would be, then answers the question while turning his gaze back at the poor staff member.]

Because that's how this kind of thing works. At least the Fog God didn't pretend to be anything but the monster she was.
raidraptors: (★ 078)

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-20 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun frowns, then decides to let it go. He knows his own skills, and there's no point in lingering on the subject. The drunkard was just a mere annoyance after all.

He keeps at his seat, considering the offer for a moment before shaking his head. He has permission to drink on the job, and while he has some alcohol tolerance, he doesn't drink for pleasure, because-]


I'd rather keep my senses sharp.

[Especially given the hit they've taken since he's arrived here.]
raidraptors: (★ 092)

[personal profile] raidraptors 2018-03-20 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun shifts the vambraces so that they fit into place, taking a moment to make sure that they sit comfortably before moving on to the next piece of armor.]

Ah. It didn't put up any pretenses about what kind of hell it was.

[Unlike this place… Shun is clearly still waiting for the other shoe to drop at least. ]
witchwithoutacause: (confidance)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-20 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ You have Amanda you don't need specific anything - just let her be awesome.

That's what she wants to say but she's mildly nervous about this. ]


Born ready.

[ At least she knows her way around a sword. ]
mythmaker: (15)

[personal profile] mythmaker 2018-03-20 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh? You won't? That's too bad.

[A whiskey arrives for her rather quickly. She picks it up and swirls it, admiring the color in the glass before taking a fond sip.]

I was hoping we could talk a little. You're a new arrival, too, right...?

[She turns on her stool so she can have an easier time drinking and speaking to this mountain of a man. He's no Zora, Moogle...definitely not a Lalafell...]
takyumi: (achievemephobia)

As i realize my first tag should have been *dozens if not hundreds. I can numbers, really.

[personal profile] takyumi 2018-03-20 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Welp. This is his life now. But at least they both have someone trustworthy at their back and no other siblings around to take attention away from him.

He's especially got Corrin's back at present quite literally, since he's left following after her in her excitement.]


At least the shops are all clearly marked.
takyumi: (androphobia)

[personal profile] takyumi 2018-03-20 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow seriously though what is your problem, guy? Takumi doubles down, crossing his arms and huffing.]

If having some basic manners is a rule then I guess? But that's a thing anywhere, or at least it should be.
takyumi: (xenophobia)

[personal profile] takyumi 2018-03-20 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Now that the room - cabin? - had settled itself into something a little less spinning, Takumi was able to give the other man an incredulous look.]

"New" things are one thing, but this is outlandish.
regalblaze: (Post Altissia 14 🔪)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-03-20 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps it doesn't match what they know but it can't be too different. Some of the basics should still be there so the terrain won't be too unknown.

"You sound tired," Ignis says softly, wondering if they can take a seat somewhere. He can't see, but he can hear the tired note in that sound Noct makes.
raucous: (05)

guilds

[personal profile] raucous 2018-03-20 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
( ok. FIRST OF ALL, he would shrivel up and die if iris became stronger than him. don't do that to your brother!! all he has is his beefy body. what would he do and be without it? )

You can try.

( and, truthfully, he would support her. spot her. it's the amicitia way. she's already finding her way, and gladio's impressed.

still...he flexes. look at how impressive he is!! )


You've got a long way to go, though.
srslynotsrs: (honestly)

[personal profile] srslynotsrs 2018-03-20 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
not on purpose. it kinda just happens!

that's xuan he's a dragon. caerbannog is related to hermes of the hunt aka a rabbit tho between you me and the wall he's more demon than rabbit
regalblaze: (Post Altissia 2 🔪)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-03-20 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ignis could feel a headache forming from all of the worry and questions that keep piling up and that he has no answers to. The fate of his King especially comes up often despite the attempts to push it to the side. He gives his best not to squeeze Noct's shoulder too hard- he doesn't want to let him know something's bothering him.

At least not at this time. They both have enough on their plate to deal with.

He doesn't mind the silence, Noct's presence and well being is everything Ignis cares about right now.

The lounge is warm and smells of coffee, is what Ignis picks up first. Not the top class coffee Ignis is used to brew and drink, definitively not Ebony. He will still stick to the tea, however. Watered down coffee will just get him annoyed.]
raucous: (03)

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[personal profile] raucous 2018-03-20 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
There's some recognition that flutters inside Gladio at the sight of the garb the man wears. Sort of like a quick fish darting thigh dark waters, a there one second and gone the next sort of thing. He wouldn't know the extent of who the man is, nor give it much thought if he did. Not because he's not interested, but it's just not his business.

But, like knows like. Gladio makes a point to observe. To notice all things in his environment and what may or may not provide a threat. 'People watching' is a polite turn of phrase. But, it's an easier thing to swallow than the basic truth. People are dangerous, no matter the package they come in.

He sits nearby, but not too close for comfort. The aim isn't to be intimidating. Just...feel the situation out. Gladio lounges, body language open and easy. He glances over with a lazy sort of smile. "Nice day, huh."
takyumi: (astraphobia)

[personal profile] takyumi 2018-03-20 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Takumi's answer at first is just a snort, pausing in his volley of arrows to scan their surroundings for anything that hasn't yet decided to turn tail and flee.]

The pieces of what's left of them have definitely gotten smaller, anyway. [Since, you know, that happens when your method of fighting is cleaving things in halves and then in quarters.] ...I'm not about to drop my guard, but it looks like it might be over for now.
somebodyperfect: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-20 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not sure on the dimension stuff, but otherwise yeah. They can be reawakened, rekindled, though, I believe." He crosses his arms, a bit concerned. Is it really that weird and complicated?
warpstriking: (down ☈ as a child)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-20 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, at this point it'd probably help if they focused on something they could do. As a distraction from the waiting game.

Noctis sighs, looking over the selection. Honestly he would go for coffee right now but even he can tell it's not just watered down, but a little over-roasted. So, he gets two cups of hot water and after looking through the packets, is surprised to find Ignis' favorite.

He'll just... let them steep.]


There's some bench seating behind us. Looks like it's seen better days, but better than the floor.

[He'll lead them both there if Ignis wishes to sit down.]
somebodyperfect: (Confident/smug)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-20 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
... Really? Because I've world-hopped dozens of times, and there was almost never a god involved.

[Sure he can't summon his chakrams, but he's not afraid, exactly.]

Besides that, do you really think that the staff know the plots of the higher ups?
sirenslight: (Mmmmmm)

[personal profile] sirenslight 2018-03-20 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
“I know that feeling. Though, I’m not exactly a soldier.”

[Though she also hadn’t fought in an actual war for 500 years. Her and Rex’s debacle with Malos and the remnants of Torna didn’t really count. didn’t really count. But, details.]
warpstriking: (neutral ☈ in the sun)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-20 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
It's an entirely new world. The only things he's counting on are water still being wet and the ground being solid. Well, most of the ground. You never know. There could be quicksand. Somewhere. Though it was a relief to hear there are chocobos.

"A little. Though not nearly as much as I usually am." It's weird. An acceptable weird, but weird nonetheless. There's no seating on deck, but there was some down below...
somebodyperfect: (Talking smile)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-20 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[And he can sidestep pretty well! This should work.]

Let's lure them out little by little so we don't have to fight all of them up close.

[With that, he chucks a shuriken in such a way that it bounces off the wall and comes back to his hand. Two zombies and a skeleton follow the sound outside.]
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieEmbarrassedSmile)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-20 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"At least there's some hope where you're from, then." Connie realizes something, and smacks her forehead. "I can't believe I've been badgering you with all this stuff without even introducing myself. I'm Connie, what's your name?"