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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!

sunderings: DNS! (the beauty of Roland Empire!)

[personal profile] sunderings 2018-03-21 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
When I was young, I enlisted in the military academy of my country to better serve my people.

[ For as much as he can appreciate his companion's brevity, Sion cannot help but wonder at its natureβ€”has the other man always been given to economy in this, and perhaps in all things? Or is it a learned manner, borne of necessity? And if the latter should be the case, what had that 'necessity' been? His white mage's robes trailing after him in quiet susurration, the King finds himself given to pensive thought, golden eyes fixed upon some point in the aether, high over head before he speaks again: ]

What I learned, there, has kept both myself and others alive in the most critical of times, so...

[ Ah? That's quite the theatrical pause, isn't it? ]

...do not worry, I will definitely protect you. β˜†

[ But for however light of heart the sentiment may be, breezy as the wind which cuts through the tall grasses of the field they traverse through, so too is it resonant with all the solemn weight of a vow. Strange, right? Strange, but also disarming, in a fashion. ]
regalblaze: (Post Altissia 12 πŸ”ͺ)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-03-21 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Alarms go off in Ignis' head and a flash of big, blue crystal with a crack, seeping out white light briefly crosses Ignis' mind. The Crystal... pulled Noct in.

His fingers curl into the fabric of Noct's clothes-]


And he wanted you to enter the Crystal.

[Which doesn't really make much sense considering he is the Usurper and wants to kill off all the light in the world. Overconfidence?]
whakahou: (side smile)

[personal profile] whakahou 2018-03-21 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Engines...?

[She tilts her head at the unfamiliar word.]

How do they work?

[There's a small smile and a blush at that.]

I... guess it was pretty obvious, huh?
launders: (worried)

[personal profile] launders 2018-03-21 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[This isn't what she was expecting either, so that makes two of them.]

...You must have me confused with someone else.
launders: (annoyed)

Re: Sidequests

[personal profile] launders 2018-03-21 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Ah... well, that explains it.

[She sighs, pinching the bridge of her nose and squinting her eyes shut.]

What did you get yourself into, Sadayo...
songbird_slayer: (Default)

[personal profile] songbird_slayer 2018-03-21 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[A flatterer and so charming! The lily would find its place in a lovely vase to add elegance and soft aroma during her rounds to dust the shelves and keep everything neat. She'd wondered if she had any sort of green thumb before, but now had the solution to that little mystery.]

I have to hand it to this world: I've yet to grow bored of it! Though I wonder...

[She fetched the focus behind her and clicked it neatly into the rapier, rendering it the perfect shortstaff to weave a duo of lightning spells to strike a pair of puddings. She'd learned that much- magic only, or she may well be using her weapons to strike water and hope to make it bleed.]

...Are these wretches the slightest bit edible?
fifth_wheel: (angry)

[personal profile] fifth_wheel 2018-03-21 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, I know how to use it.

[Shake shake shake.]

When it's actually working.
Edited 2018-03-21 00:34 (UTC)
fifth_wheel: (Default)

[personal profile] fifth_wheel 2018-03-21 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
I gotta get my asterisk first. But then I'll show him a thing or two!

[Iris flashes her best grin, flexing a muscle.]
songbird_slayer: (Default)

[personal profile] songbird_slayer 2018-03-21 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
[The very best sound, gold on the wood. Though it was more enjoyable to hear the occasional customer trip over their words. How sweet of him, fighting to keep from causing offense.]

Tempting, but I opted for red velvet and chocolate cakes on offer today. May I interest in something as red as you, dear?
nanaimo_bar: (nanamo10)

[personal profile] nanaimo_bar 2018-03-21 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
These... what did they call them? Outages? Such peculiar problems.

Even back home, the Moogles do not falter in their duties to carry the mail. One would think an e-lec-troning version worked.
fifth_wheel: (curious)

[personal profile] fifth_wheel 2018-03-21 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, that's enough to get her to drop out of form.]

Oh my gosh... a moogle! A real walking, talking moogle!
nanaimo_bar: (nanamo1)

[personal profile] nanaimo_bar 2018-03-21 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
In my world, they are run on a fuel called Ceruleum, which is a liquid mined from magic rich veins of power. Here, I am uncertain how it works.

[Nanamo nods, as she steps towards the rail and boosts herself up to look at the water below.]

It seems that this is a first time for many. Hello, I am Nanamo Ul Namo.
warpstriking: (facepalm ☈ of all the things)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-21 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't mind. He'd taken his jacket off so it's more than easy for Ignis to curl his fingers into his shirt. Yet he tries to say something, anything. Yet all that comes out at first is:]

Yes.

[He bites his lower lip, wishing he could do something other than simply shake under Ignis' grasp. Yet no tears come, nor do the words. It's too-

'We've lost so much. Too much.'

He freezes, as if Shiva had placed a finger over his lips instead. Realization dawning on him all at once.]

... So that's why. You asked about ending our journey.
fifth_wheel: (confident)

[personal profile] fifth_wheel 2018-03-21 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
You think so, huh?

[By this point, she's got her asterisk and is all decked out in a training gi, bouncing back and forth on bare feet in a fighting stance.]

Why don't you let me punch you square in the chest, then? Let's see if you can take it!
fifth_wheel: (side smile)

[personal profile] fifth_wheel 2018-03-21 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Iris laughs, smiling right back and clenching her fists confidently.]

Well if the Oracle believes in me, how can I fail?
fifth_wheel: (Default)

[personal profile] fifth_wheel 2018-03-21 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Iris grins broadly, nodding as she bounces on her heels.]

Well, yeah! I mean, who doesn't? They're so cute!
twomeals: ([awkward] 11)

[personal profile] twomeals 2018-03-21 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Yue's smile turns slightly pained at her mention of travel, though it still manages to hold up reasonably well. He keeps standing, keeps smiling, keeps telling himself it's fine. He's fine. This lady's fine.]

It happened to me once, before...I didn't think it'd happen again though, heheh.

[He keeps this up for like, less than half a second, before, turning back to the window again, looking more cheerful than before.]

I've never been this high up though! Do you think we're going to live up in the sky now? If we do, I could carry you to all the different sky places!
songbird_slayer: (Default)

[personal profile] songbird_slayer 2018-03-21 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
[If she won a gil for every time something like this happened, she'd be playing a golden lute... even if that would only make the music terrible. Still, she only smiled with the surprise, if anything because the woman hadn't grabbed the torch and pitchfork.

With a flourish to her display case, she laughed quietly.]


You certainly can, but I understand you'd like to try something first? I'm more than happy to offer a sample. I've opera cake today, with almond and coffee whipped right in, and I've also the "black & white" buttercream cake and souffle cheesecake. A little something for everybody.
warpstriking: (tears ☈ in youth)

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[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-21 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
He has no idea what Ignis is talking about for a moment. Fending off the Astral? What? He looks up, confused and face covered in dried sweat and dirt. Trying to read Ignis' face as he too pulls back but refuses to let go. Not yet.

"What are you-?" And then it hits him. The Tidemother. He'd... been there? Given time the other pieces will likely click into place, but right now they're both panicking and he can't help but want to at least do something to help Ignis. So, he reaches up with his right hand, the black ring shining briefly in the artificial light, before he reaches to clasp Ignis' shoulder. "There's nothing to forgive, Iggy."

He doesn't know how, or why, but whatever has pulled them here... Gods, he wishes someone was here to answer all these questions that were now circulating in his head. What is going on? How is this even happening? And why... Why is there a time gap?

He can feel his head spinning, trying to take this all in, but with what he just learned... that's proving to be a challenge.

[personal profile] singularize 2018-03-21 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sun nods, her expression settling a little to be appropriate for conversation. ]

All the more reason to enjoy it then!

[ If you look down, you can see the world go by. ]

How did you fly?
warpstriking: (smug ☈ all washed away)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-21 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[That actually gets a chuckle out of him.]

Maybe a little training, too. Otherwise? I know who I'd bet on.

[It's not flirting if he doesn't want her to punch his black mage knees out right?]
chocobosnap: (Default)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-21 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Only the cutest!

[He grins at her in return.]

And they're really soft and when the babies come up to you and peck greens from your hand it kind of tickles a little...
fifth_wheel: (side smile)

[personal profile] fifth_wheel 2018-03-21 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
You'll help me train, right?

[Big smile. Hands folded behind her back. Leaning in just a little.]
fifth_wheel: (laughing)

[personal profile] fifth_wheel 2018-03-21 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
Ahhh, I'm so jealous! I want to meet a baby chocobo!
chocobosnap: (pic#12045171)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-21 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe they have some. They're so cute and small, they're like this big!

[He holds his hands roughly the size of a big soccer ball]

Super soft and fluffy and they chirp at you and bounce around, it's so so cute.

[Please stop him Iris, or he'll talk about chocobos for awhile.]