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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!

fifth_wheel: (side smile)

[personal profile] fifth_wheel 2018-03-21 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Like little fluffy clouds with beaks!

[She seems perfectly content to continue talking about chocobos.]

I always wanted a pink one when I was little.
chocobosnap: (Selfie grin)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-21 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Rude Bonnie, he can read, he's just not the greatest at Orienteering. Where's the GPS on his phone?]

I found it- holy Astrals! [He gasps, staring at his shoulder.

It's. A. Moogle! Oh. Em. Gee. He manages not to squeal at least. Barely.]
chefbayardee: (Default)

Hunk | Voltron: LD

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-21 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
C) Up in the Sky

[ Piloting an alien robot lion through dogfights and against giant monsters did wonders for his motion sickness. It gave his stomach a leg to stand on. But now?

Maybe it was because he wasn't in his Lion. Maybe it was the giant panoramic window aboard the airship showing how far the ground was. Or maybe it was- WHAM -the turbulence, but Hunk's constitution had given out on him. You might see his large physique scurry past you or feel him bump into you, you may hear mumbles of "Sorry!" or "Pardon me!" or... the sound of him vomiting into a nearby trashcan.

He lets out a dejected whine. ]


No... alas, calzone, my stomach hardly knew you.

D) Guilds

[ People always say if you have a Job you like, you never work a day in your life! So as soon as he read the Job list, he knew deep in his heart what to pursue. ]

Option 1: Gourmand
[ Hunk always loved cooking. When it came down to it, it was really just engineering but with biological components, a little chemistry, and a lot of artistry. But now, he could get weird magical powers from cooking. That's like eating a fish and getting to breathe underwater, straight out of some kind of video game!

Asterisk in his possession, Hunk knows full well he'd need to know how to cook the beasts of this land before trying, so he's found himself a nice table, some cookbooks and bestiaries to thumb through, and a loaf of bread he's practicing some pretty solid knife work on. But after a few moments, he sighs and groans. ]


You've got to be kidding me, I'm actually supposed to beat monsters with this thing?!

Option 2: Magitek Knight
[ Outside the kitchen, Hunk was an engineer through and through. Gunslinger was tempting, but he was terrified by the idea of running out of ammo in the middle of a fight with a giant monster. But the Magitek Knight was as close as he could get to practical applications of Vaikunthan engineering, and then he could learn and train.

The whole "gunblade" thing isn't really his speed though, and boy does it show. His swordplay is amateurish at best, with exaggerated swings and stumbles. He's a better shot with the magitek bullets, cycling between the elements on this poor training dummy. Fire. Water to put out the fire. Ice to freeze the water. Fire to melt the ice. Lightning to shock the water...

But the shot goes wide, hits a fence post, and chars it black. ]


Jeez. I don't know how Lance does it, I was always more of a spray and pray guy...

I) Random Encounter

[ You're walking through a field, and off to your right is... an embarrassing sight. Hunk is running in circles in the middle of a field of flowers, being chased by a Geezard. He sees you, and begins waving his arms over his head while shouting. ]

Heeeelp! Please? I dropped my knife and can't find it and apparently just kicking this ugly thing won't stop it!

[ There might have been a bit of a sniffle at the end of that question. ]
mythmaker: (6)

[personal profile] mythmaker 2018-03-21 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[She can see that in his reaction. Had she said something insensitive? She couldn't be sure as to what, but she has a hunch it has to do with her mentioning how far from home they must be. Time to abandon that subject.]

Ah, you know...where I'm from, sparrows are fond of their honor. Have you ever heard that before?

[There, that's a pleasant distraction, right? He looks like such a good boy, this Sparrow-chan.]

My, my, it sounds like I might end up relying on you quite a bit. What do you like? I'll have to repay you somehow if we do end up in a sky kingdom.
chocobosnap: (Tada!)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-21 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
The babies are all yellow. I don't know if you can dye them that little. Maybe they don't like those greens then. I never asked.

[Is Wiz okay? Could he ask him sometime?]
sunderings: (like diamonds in the sky)

I.

[personal profile] sunderings 2018-03-21 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Ask, instead, that question of yourself. [ —Sion's voice is a gentle thing, though it commands audience even above the din of Camilla's battle with creatures from the wilds. How he'd heard the clamor, adventuring in the area himself, and had been drawn to it, his White Mage's magic falling upon her as a dove in the moments after, mending wounds and renewing stamina with a curl and after-image of dazzling golden light. ]

If you do not mind your health, you run the risk of hurting yourself, my Lady.

[ As all Dark Knights do, for theirs is a power borne from sacrifice and all the terrible beauty of shadow. ]
fatefulprincess: (Default)

now that song from White Christmas is playing in my head thanks!

[personal profile] fatefulprincess 2018-03-21 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[But it's so soft! Actually Corrin isn't going to complain about Camilla and her very strong affections. Not right now. Just having one of her siblings along makes Corrin feel so much more grounded.]

I could say the same about you! [And the only reason she is going to let go is so she can look up at Camilla.] ...Not that you'd have any trouble with anyone. It's just I thought maybe I had lost everyone.
spaceforged: (insert witty keywords)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-21 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Did your check the skills of your job? The mog slate should list them and your next skill. [He takes a couple of steps back and reaches for where he keeps the smaller items of adventuring on his person. He pauses as something occurs to him.]

Wait.

If I jump could you aim and shoot while I have a hold of you? [They could disable it from above and make this job a hell of a lot easier. Or so he hopes.]
fatefulprincess: (Default)

[personal profile] fatefulprincess 2018-03-21 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Takumi there is plenty of Corrin to go around. It's not such a bad life, honestly. Brother Takumi could have been stuck with Brother Leo instead.

Good thing everything is marked. Corrin is already asking someone about kupo nuts and it looks like the shopkeep is trying (and failing) to describe how exactly it looks.]


Can a nut be purple?
chocobosnap: (pic#12045180)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-21 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Comfort he's really glad to have, even though he's not a kid anymore and comfort should be beyond him, but his nerves have been way up for awhile. He leans back in the chair, but not really against Gladio, just close enough to feel his presence.]

I hope not. I really don't...want to fly more than I have to.
truthandlove: (he's ten)

[personal profile] truthandlove 2018-03-21 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Both things are everything to pride yourself on! Team Rocket is the biggest and the most powerful, and her missing cohort James happens to own a large number of wigs. Both of them do. Surprisingly large wig collections.

She maneuvers a hand, whipping a rose out of nowhere. She probably plucked it from some decorative vase inside the airship or something. Don't question it. She doesn't move, only turns her head, but the rose is flashy enough on its own.]


When it comes to a face-off with me, going down is the only thing you'll be doing. [#phrasing] When we're finished here, you'll wish you were in thairapy!
daggercubed: (05)

[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-21 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
"Fun" is one word for it.

[Grog kind of did have fun with it, but Vax thinks Grog is a bit of psychopath sometimes.

Then his expression screws up.]


As long as I'm Dragoon-ing, I suppose. I hope we can change outfits. I don't want to look like a spiky asshole twenty-four seven.
chocobosnap: (pic#12045181)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-21 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Weird and unsettling. [He can agree with that and he shakes his head.]

We need to be there, you know? It's so dark.

[Wait, didn't Noctis tell him Ignis didn't remember everything?]
daggercubed: (07)

[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-21 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure I'd be grateful if something was honest about being shitty. Honest shit is still shit.

[He sighs. The greaves go on fine -- so next to the breastplate. Which takes some fumbling.]
spaceforged: (...huh)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-21 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
“Sounds about right. There are different kinds of bulls. From the ones they use for the sport of bull riding or herd bulls.” But Noctis brought up a point. He shifts his arm and attempts to activate the particle shield. Nothing. “Looks like all the functions of my armor are on the fritz. Good thing to know now than later.” Like leap from a high height and think the jet pack will work kind of later.

He picks up his helmet and turns it around in his hands. His armor is as much a symbol of being a paladin as the Bayard on his hip. He sets it by his bent leg. “Anyway. So long as we don’t have a repeat of a giant bug hatching out of a moon, I think I won’t complain too much about weird creatures.”

That had been an experience. He would rather never repeat it.
chocobosnap: (pic#12045171)

[personal profile] chocobosnap 2018-03-21 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
[All that sleeping, you can bet he can find a bowl of warm water, a feather and some shaving cream, for no real reason at all.]

Nah, it's better to have you to do things with. More fun.

[He grins and tries not to be to unnerved about the whole being kidnapped, not knowing where he is thing. For the third time. He'll talk Noct's ear off if that's what he wants because he doesn't know for how long he's going to miss him when they get back.]
mythmaker: (15)

[personal profile] mythmaker 2018-03-21 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Ah...please hold on! I'm on my way!

[The good news? Azusa is a dancer, so she makes her way to Hunk very quickly! The bad news? She's currently equipped with a scarf and nothing else. She makes it to where Hunk is being chased, stares down at the weapon draped around her, and...steps away.]

My, my...do you have any idea how to use this?

[She yells it to Hunk, a hand lifted to her face as she does.]
Edited 2018-03-21 02:07 (UTC)

[personal profile] hear_the_wood 2018-03-21 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
[A long time ago? Maybe Zelda isn't as young as she seems to be? Fran isn't about to ask.

Maybe Zelda's notions of piracy were romanticized, but were she to meet Balthier, she'd probably suspect he stepped from the pages of one of those novels. He was good at appearances like that.

When Zelda asks her question, Fran answers with all the patience of one who is used to such inquiries. At least Zelda is polite about it.]


I am not from here, but another place called Ivalice. I do not believe viera are native to this world.
warpstriking: (squinting ☈ empty space)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-21 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Someone better be prepared for a bucket of one part water and one part glitter over their bedroom door one morning. That's all Noct's saying. For no reason at all. Do they even HAVE glitter in Vaikuntha?]

Heh, fair. Though who knows? Some things just happen.

[No, he totally isn't plotting something. What're you-

And he stops. Pointing up ahead.]


Is that a map on the wall?
warpstriking: (point ☈ everyone knows)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-21 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Sure, if I'm on Ninja at the time.

[Why wouldn't he help his friend train? Though he keeps a bored expression, taking a few steps.]

It just wouldn't be fair if I can't keep toe to toe with you...

[It's bad enough his weapon as a black mage is quite literally a certain moogle doll... Because the player is silly and laughed when she saw "dolls" added as a weapon choice.]
raucous: (11)

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[personal profile] raucous 2018-03-21 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Before he even opens his eyes, he knows something's wrong. Something is really, really wrong. They'd all just split, the Oracle had been giving a speech. Nothing had happened. Yet. Always yet because something is always happening. That he can't remember from there to here is concerning. Way more than he'd like. And, he's doing everything within his power to not flip out and raze the place to the ground.

His eyes crack open, but there's no weird MTs around, just...what looks an awful lot like an infirmary from what he can see through the slit of his lids. He doesn't hurt. So...why is he here? He says there, lying prone, for a few more minutes and weighs his options. What the hell is he going to do? Not that he needs his sword to fight anyone, but he can't feel it, can't see it, can't call it to him. What's stopping him? He's nearly ready to leap off the cot and fight someone with his bare hands, when he hears a rasp of his name in a voice he'd know anywhere.

This time, he does leap up, startling the person beside him. He doesn't even apologize before he takes off.

"Noct!" It's a sharp call of his name before he somewhat skids to a stop. "What's goi--" his brows furrow as he reaches up, aiming to grip Noct's chin between his fingers. "What happened to you?"
spaceforged: (eternal heatstroke)

D, Option 2

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-21 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[He had taken a break from working on the heavy swords of Paladins to practice jumps and landing as a dragoon. He had went a little too far on the boost of a white mage’s wind spell and landed on a fence. Right before a shot hits it and he stumbles and falls over the side.

He hits the dirt on his feet and jerks his head up to see just who had shot at him and freezes.]
Hunk!

[He jams his spear into the dirt and pulls his helmet off.]

Not where I thought I’d find you but, glad you’re okay.
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mech_and_mutt: (What?)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-21 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[...Well, that went a little better than expected.]

Red velvet? Never had it-- I always bought a bunch'a chocolate croissants from the bakery. Ain't that stuff real fancy?
mech_and_mutt: (Smile)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-21 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[His eyes practically light up. Dog planet might not have witches, but it DOES have comic books and trashy shonen cartoons. And unfortunately for Amanda... Red's kind of a nerd.]

That sounds amazing!! Do you all fly around on brooms playin' fireball tag with each other?-- OH! or didja ever fight an evil wizard with your friends??
mech_and_mutt: (BUH)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-21 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
...On a spaceship?! You must've lived one heck of a life!

[At this point he's just beyond questioning it.]

So, uh... how do things usually go after this part, then? 'Cause I got no idea what to expect.