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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!

sirenslight: (mkay)

[personal profile] sirenslight 2018-03-20 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
“He, no, nothing horrible happened to him.”

[The Architect had went peacefully rather than being butchered by Malos, and he had in fact seemed as if it was a good outcome for him. He was t peace with death, and Mythra ultimately, just had to accept that. She still didn’t particularly feeling like talking about it though, given how freshly it weighed on her mind.

But as for his definition, Mythra thought she got the general gist. Souls were a physical force in the Skeleton’s world that was being studied to, break some sort of barrier. A magical one, perhaps? Soul power magic stuff, basically.]


“So, what do souls even, have in them to break a barrier? Some sort of weird property?”

[Because that was the part that wasn’t really lining up in all of this.{
somebodyperfect: (Talking smile)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-20 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's... Lea. It's Lea." The second time he says it he sounds more confident in that. "Nice to meet you, Connie."
conniemaheswaran: (Default)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-20 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a pleasure." Connie, at a loss for further conversation, stares out into the Dream Width, pondering her current predicament.

[personal profile] sirenslight 2018-03-20 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
“So like, a particularly vicious flesh eater. Fun.”

[Not even the blades of storms were that bad.]

“Well, you better be able to, given that you’ll be wearing this for who knows how long.”
regalblaze: (Post Altissia 7 🔪)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-03-20 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[A decent cup of coffee will have to wait until they land. He'll ask Noct to help him brew it, if they find a place where to do it.

He recognizes the smell of the tea and raises eyebrows- it really is the flavor he likes the most. It easily draws out a smile from Ignis- Noct remembers what he drinks even in this turbulence.]


Then let's take a seat.

[The tea needs to steep and the entire 'wake up in another space and time' thing is still keeping Ignis under a slight dizzy spell.]
garyoutensei: (no glamour no glory)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-20 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
-Baiken exhaled some smoke, pulling the pipe from her lips, before slowly looking the girl addressing her up and down. She didn't seem like much, but...-

Why? Do you need one done?
warpstriking: (disquiet ☈ in the dark)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-20 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[If they don't find a place with one already or the equipment for it, he imagines there will be one very peeved royal advisor to deal with. Like he will be if there's no fishing spots because he could really use the distraction. Soon.

And of course he remembers. Why wouldn't he? He's just surprised it's a thing they have here and is not about to look a gift chocobo in the beak.]


Yeah.

[Ignis isn't the only one who's still reeling. He's just better able to stay on his feet. He picks up both cups, leading Ignis to the seating nearby. He may have forgotten to mention it's slightly cushioned and upholstered with some sort of leather.]
regalblaze: (Post Altissia 7 🔪)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-03-20 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Odd, indeed. Yet, Ignis can't help but feel a bit happy about it. The chronic tiredness Noct has been experiencing throughout the years subsiding, even if just a little, and just letting him go on with his day is good news in the middle of this mess.

"I wonder if it has to do with time difference here." Or some kind of magic. Either way...

"Should we go look for seats? Perhaps see if Prompto is there as well." Hiding far away from the windows.
righthandstand: or cautiously watching while eating Italian (popcorning)

[personal profile] righthandstand 2018-03-20 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[He watches her from the corner of his eye as he mutters to himself.] This chick scares me.

[But there's no other way around this. Okuyasu has to beat the shit out of the monsters no matter what, so he does what he does best: yell and rush into the first Sahagin to tackle him.

The monster doesn't fall over like planned, but it's stunned enough to stop walking toward Monika. The one beside it, however, takes the opportunity to stab Okuyasu with its trident.]
carnageandclass: (Happy)

sister~!!!

[personal profile] carnageandclass 2018-03-20 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[She honestly thought she was alone on this metal vessel but hearing her sister's voice snaps her out of her wandering funk. Camilla cannot help but beam as Corrin comes to hug her and returns the favor with a strong one of her own. But being safe not to squish her in Marshmellow Hell]

Oh my sweet Corrin, I am so happy you're safe!
coruscation: (pic#11977490)

guilds!

[personal profile] coruscation 2018-03-20 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
They certainly are impressive, [ she was drawn in by the display, the show of strength by the guild’s members. it certainly is absorbing, judging by the crowd it has brought, herself included— though, she does not seem to have taken to it quite as much as the girl beside her has. she smiles, edges of her eyes crinkling in a kind amusement as she watches her emulate the moves shown. ] as are you.

Should you join their ranks, I have no doubt in your ability to surpass your brother.
witchwithoutacause: (chew)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-20 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ They could use a tank but like, it's not that big a deal. ][ Boop! Gonna start off with a bit of the ol' healing magic on the skelly. ]
witchwithoutacause: (keep talking)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-20 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Smoking is bad you know. Amanda's used to being looked over and kind of dismissed at first, at least by adults. ]

Not right now. I mean, you look pretty tough, so I guess I'll find you if you need one, but that seems like a good way to get some dirty looks from the law.
transect: (>:|)

[personal profile] transect 2018-03-20 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Due to your earlier reactions I have every reason to believe you may faint at any moment during the treatment. ( because there's nothing wrong with rutile's behaviour, YOU'RE clearly the one over-reacting, my dude. )

It's a precaution, what kind of doctor would I be if I didn't take any?
raucous: (05)

c

[personal profile] raucous 2018-03-20 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
( definitely not his first choice of transportation, but it'll do for now. somewhere along the way he lost prompto, but shrugged it off as wanting to explore or something rather than being for some nefarious deed. nothing feels out of place, so he's not worried over it.

besides, they're up in the air. where could he get to?

eventually, he does find him...just in time to hear his little song. he almost ignores it because -- well. it's not like it's the first time prompto's made up some silly little diddy. but, the words sink in and he sighs softly before just sitting a little close. his arm slings over the back of the seat. a silent offer of comfort from a friend. )


It's not much longer, you know.
heartcandy: (pic#12107935)

[personal profile] heartcandy 2018-03-20 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it seems as if her greeting has done nothing to placate the malboro, instead it only serves to give the monster a sense of where to stretch it’s vines, a direction to where it needs to strike. she’s pulled up by shiro, but doesn’t look his direction ( eyes still glued to the malboro as it opens it’s mouth and a ball of green smog starts to accumulate in it’s maw ) until he speaks. ] I-I understand! [ it’s not too difficult of a direction, grab onto him, but still she fumbles. grasps fruitlessly at the smooth plates of his armor, until she finds an edge to curl her fingers around. ]
righthandstand: (angry)

[personal profile] righthandstand 2018-03-20 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okuyasu can be too trusting. That is, if he has no reason to believe the other party will attempt to hurt him. He doesn't know shit about burns - he can get infected with some deadly disease and die, or he can risk getting a cool scar. Whatever.

He walks over to the bench and sits down, rolling up his sleeve. His attention is solely focused on the doc as before. Don't trust that person.]
darkworld: ([04])

B

[personal profile] darkworld 2018-03-20 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Few could understand the fears and worries at the thought of being taken away from one's kingdom as well as this princess could. Perhaps things had already settled down in her era, but it hardly made matters more reassuring. Regardless of the kingdom's state, it was her sacred duty to be there for her people.

Yet...

There had to be a reason for their presence in this place. Whether it was the will of the Goddesses or another entity, their presence here likely served a higher purpose, the nature of which they couldn't even suspect. And it was this thought allowed her to keep herself together. Should Agahnim still have been a threat, doubtlessly she wouldn't have been so logical and levelheaded. Hence she spoke in a low tone as she approached the crying woman, whose air looked eerily familiar.

"Excuse me..." A pause. "Is there aught amiss?"
warpstriking: {least dave's on top of things...} (hnn ☈ in a straight line)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-20 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Could be, but without a way to test it..." He shrugs. Honestly, he won't be surprised if it's due to whatever's in the Dream Width causing a disruption in the connection between himself and the Crystal. Almost like what Ardyn did in Zegnautus, but with no real way to regain them. Yet. He hasn't given up on that yet. Still, that chronic lethargy does still exist. He always knew it wasn't just because of his family's magic. This just proves what they already knew.

It's the attack's aftereffects.

"I think I remember seeing there were some below deck. Wouldn't be surprised if he retreated down there after takeoff..." Because a certain chocobohead was even more terrified of heights than he was. Aaand he was already walking towards the entryway. Waiting for Ignis at the base of the stairs.
jocoeur: (◡‿◡)

[personal profile] jocoeur 2018-03-20 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
( glancing over at the girl, akira gives her a quick once over, finding that smile just a little contagious as he flashes her one in return with a happy-sounding— ) Mm. ( as he nods.

he goes quiet again, for a moment, closing his eyes and drawing in a deep breath... before he finally adds— )
I've never had the chance to fly like this before.
jocoeur: (:T)

good thing for me ha HAAAAAAAAAAAAA...

[personal profile] jocoeur 2018-03-20 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
( living the silent protag life ain't easy.
but don't go eating your jacket just yet, noct. it's probably all tough and leather-y. )


Who knows? Maybe there's a spectacular nightlife at— where ever... they're taking us.
jocoeur: (:\c)

[personal profile] jocoeur 2018-03-20 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
( have an extra long side-glance thanks to an answer like that.
of course, akira wasn't especially keen on sharing his encounters with weird gods on a first meeting either, but he won't deny that that small tidbit has him guessing.

after a moment or two, he looks away as well. focusing elsewhere— out at the passing sky. )


If someone like that is behind this, I'm sure it's only a matter of time until they reveal themselves, then. ( because, after all— ) It's not every day that dozens of people are just uprooted from their homes like that without consequence... or reason.
warpstriking: (neutral ☈ in the sun)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-20 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[He'd tip his hat to you, but he left his sombrero in the trunk of his car haha... ha...

Oh don't worry, he's not planning on it. At all. Ever.]


Yeah. You'd think they'd at least have the decency to leave a note or something.

[Nightlife would be a welcome respite after everything he and his friends have been through lately, t b h.]
regalblaze: (Post Altissia 6 🔪)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-03-20 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[It would be weird there were no fishing spots. The fishes themselves might be different from back home, but fishing should be the same.

Ignis lets Noctis lead him to the seats and carefully sits down before accepting the offered cup with tea. He doesn't mind what they are sitting on- they sat on way worse in run-down hotels.

He... doesn't know what else to say about their current predicament. They are both worried and for the first time Ignis doesn't know how to reassure his prince.]
keytoblivion: (☆ 059)

Aqua ☆ Kingdom Hearts (0.2 spoilers)

[personal profile] keytoblivion 2018-03-20 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A – Retrieval ]

[It's a little disorienting, the strange smell in the air that reminds Aqua of the Deep Space, the humming sound of machinery when she has been lost in Darkness for so long, when all she remembers is… Terra. Terra talking to her, and then that Dweller of Darkness grabbing her and Ven and pulling them away from him…

(Terra is fighting Xehanort still, she isn't sure where, but of this she is certain.)

Aqua sighs quietly in her cot before she forces her eyes open and turns her head to catch a glimpse of her surroundings… huh. How strange… it doesn't look like the Dark World at all. Then she sits up, her hand immediately reaching for the Wayfinder that she usually keeps in the pocket by her skirts… only that that pocket is empty.

…She must have lost it.

And she can't linger on that, no matter how much that loss hurts her – the Wayfinder is the physical proof of her connection to Terra and Ven after all. Finally she gets up, determination flickering across her face as she pushes to her feet, her hands clenching.

If she hasn't become one with the Darkness, if Terra is fighting Xehanort to protect Ven… then she has no right to give up now, even if she has only ended up in another fallen world (though, strangely enough she doesn't recognize this one…).

Aqua is quiet as she explores the ship, startled by the presence of so many people beside her… and after a moment, she dares to reach out to touch the shoulder of the person next to her... will they disappear if she touches them?]



[ D – Guilds ]

[Aqua has read plenty about the different types of jobs – she has no doubt that she should take care in what she chooses for now… and it hasn't taken long for her to find a job that seems to suit her skills rather well. She prepared well for the trip to Lavode and now that she's done with the papers and gotten her Red Mage asterisk, it's time for basic training!

She can't help a faint smile of nostalgia as she brings up her practice blade, and she can't help but wonder… how many years has it been since those last practice matches with Terra and Ven at the summit of the Land of Departure?]


It's been too long to count, since I practiced my skills like this. But maybe going back to the basics isn't so bad...


[ F – Sidequests ]

[Well, the paper said that the local merchant would like a couple of Wind Crystals, so here Aqua is looking for something called… a cockatrice? Some sort of bird probably?

Well, Aqua has no problem going on this little quest, but the job information says to face them as a pair. Well then, it's time to find herself a partner!]


Excuse me? Can I interest you in helping me with a small quest?