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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!

soangryicouldtinkle: (Exclaim)

[personal profile] soangryicouldtinkle 2018-03-21 02:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[That’s a novelty. Someone possibly on his side actually curing him. BM should be thankful. He should be taking her advice as well. BM should do a lot of things.]

Fire could do a lot to it if they didn’t saddle me with fire spells so weak a child might survive them!

[Not learning his lesson, he’s firing off another fire spell at the thing chasing him. Yup, it only continues to anger it. If only he was capable of litany other means of self defense.]

Can that demon bait help me climb a tree?
spaceforged: (Feeling lost? Yeah he does that a lot.)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-21 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[He peers back over the lip of the hole with furrowed eyebrows. Oh he can bet it probably does. The question is how to get around that. Maybe he should have come as a Paladin. He pulls back and crosses his arms over his chest.]

I wouldn’t bet on that. But no matter what we have a solid escape plan. I can grab you and jump. In a forest Like this I can land far out of its reach and keep moving.

[But how to do this?]

Tell me what skills you have right now. I think I have a plan but it hinges on a few things.
topgun_textiles: (Shit shit shit)

[personal profile] topgun_textiles 2018-03-21 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's an immediate cold sweat on the brow and ice in the belly. He'd suffered a good number of death glares in his life, but this was something that reached in and strangled the soul. His poor soul... but the determination flits away completely to confusion.]

Wh-whuh!? But-

[She turned and hurtled at him, and he raised his weapon defensively. He hadn't thought to tap into that weird magic shield, his mistake for the moment. Confusion bled into a hot flash of anger.]

Whoawhoawhoa- The hell's your problem, lady!?
topgun_textiles: (pic#4596523)

[personal profile] topgun_textiles 2018-03-21 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Y'gotta gimme some tips after- I keep gettin' monsters almost up my ass.

Gah- bastard! [Oop, here it comes...! But he bore down and snarled, causing a flare of some sort of energy to kick up the ground at his feet and throw around his hair. Vengeance. When the gargoyle came down all claws and teeth, it chowed on armor... but got a fist in the belly, driving it back with a shriek.]

Heheh- Didn't expect that, didja, shithead?

Let's keep 'em all grouped up... got a few tricks up my sleeve.
spaceforged: (I just pinch myself)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-21 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
There is. And whole center of very excited researchers. They’ll probably keep people a while. Give me just a moment. [He picks a room closest to the door that’s free and slips inside. He shuts the door behind him and gets out of his space gear. He emerges in his street clothes with the U shaped white and black object clipped to his belt.]

Speaking of the center, there are a number of maps and cities. It’s almost... [He shakes his head and sits down in a chair with a sigh.]

You’re right. It’s a whole world of a lot.
lancefishing: (Lancer)

[personal profile] lancefishing 2018-03-21 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[H'zez turns at the sound of that voice, a look of pure surprise on his face as he realises just who it is standing there with weapon in hand. Something in his warrior-trained mind prompts him to shift closer to the diminutive sultana and stand ahead of her, offering some form of protection.

Her words also ring true, however. It pains him to think that he was having to start his training from scratch in this odd, befuddling world - that all of that potential he had previously tapped into remained locked away from him now...

And the voice of the Mothercrystal also seemed a far off thing in this alien land.

Though H'zez was ever anxious around those of higher stations, never quite sure how to approach or address said people, he nods his head to her and speaks as politely as he can. He didn't have people like Alphinaud to speak on his behalf right now after all.]


Stand back, Your Grace. Though the beast is no Primal, I... I am ill-equipped to fight as well as I would like. I would not see you crushed within its claws because of my weakness...
topgun_textiles: (Uh oh.)

[personal profile] topgun_textiles 2018-03-21 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Augh, wait- The Berserker Guild was like, oh, you should use a badass title like Kanji the White Wolf or somethin'...! They always talk about one's 'inner beast' or whatever...

So, shit, maybe you're right. Man, 'White Wolf' sounds kinda cool, too.
dreamsoftomorrow: (♪ 27)

I laughed at the username when I woke up 8D

[personal profile] dreamsoftomorrow 2018-03-21 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Hope started a little, lifting his head from his hand and to look over at the big guy addressing him. Hope regarded him silently, a little unsure... and then his stomach growled and he looked a bit embarrassed.

"Uh, I guess I am," He said, his cheeks turning a little pink. When was the last time he ate, anyway? The past few days had been pretty hectic, not even including going to this new world. He obviously ate something but he supposed with all the stress since being pulled from the Dream Width, he hadn't really noticed how much or when. "...have you?"
lancefishing: (Thinking)

OMG HI

[personal profile] lancefishing 2018-03-21 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Forgive H'zez for being a little taken aback by the fact he's being addressed by a dog-person (cat, meet dog). At first glance he seems reminiscent of the Lupin of Doma but less wolf-like and... well, an entirely different shape and colour come to think of it. In any case, at least the supposed beastman is articulate enough to talk to.]

The chocobos? There is no flight in racing... although come to think of it, that would add quite the exciting new dimension to the game, don't you think?

[A combination of running and flying, new obstacles to overcome and new skills to perfect... H'zez would be into it!]
myspecialblend: (The happiness I've found with you)

[personal profile] myspecialblend 2018-03-21 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
One on such a this? Yes. Nor have I heard of this Dream Width.

[Toto also didn't really count, he was a crow who let Baron ride on his back.]

Yourself, miss?
keytoblivion: (☆ 065)

[personal profile] keytoblivion 2018-03-21 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Aqua tilts her head lightly, she isn't quite sure what makes it more complicated… but surely the girl knows what she is doing.

After a moment she nods though, figuring that it won't hurt to confirm her assumption.

"Yes, I did. Though… it feels almost like I've been sleeping for a long time."

And that after all the time she spent awake in the Darkness… how strange.
spaceforged: (Has a nice ring to it.)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-21 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
He grabs the railing when the ship lurches and reaches out a hand to steady Chrom if he needs it. “I can imagine having your ride being living cuts out a lot of the pre-flight checks. Air machines usually have some kind of means to get airborne. You have to check it and whatever equipment you have to read the wind, communicate with the ground, and fuel gauge. It takes about five to ten minutes depending on how practiced you are. If it were a living beast...”

He looks up at the sky over head and his eyes narrow before he smiles. “Okay. I think I have the gist of it.” That would be something to experience. If they have anything like that here. “What are you the most familiar with?” He doesn’t mind this. It even rekindles that spark he has always had for the sky and exploring the furthest reaches. Not that it ever needed reignited.

The Galra coukdn’t take that from him.
keytoblivion: (☆ 029)

[personal profile] keytoblivion 2018-03-21 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aqua just nods even though she is sure that they are talking about different things… she is probably the only one around here who thought that everyone around her were just phantoms created by the Darkness. In this case, she is very glad to have been proven wrong though.

She presses her lips together for a moment, her fingers tapping up against them as she thinks... she needs more information.]


Do you happen to have one of those pamphlets on you?

[If someone wrote down an explanation of what is going on… even if she won't quite believe it, it won't hurt to read over it at least.]
songbird_slayer: (pic#11861566)

[personal profile] songbird_slayer 2018-03-21 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, no, though I gave it some thought. I learned of eating monsters among guild members and decided that was a little beyond my scope of comfort. 'Tis a hobby.

[She turned to prepare a slice for him.]

So, that'll be 5 gil, and you get your choice of a cup of coffee or tea with it. Are you staying or do you need to make a dash?
conniemaheswaran: (Default)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-21 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Connie runs her hand through her hair. "Okay. Geez. Alright. Um, since the staff has their hands full, and I, um, actually know a fair bit because I read waaaay too many pamphlets, I guess it's up to me to give you the whole new person dance. Even though, um, I'm also new and it's also pretty confusing for me."

Taking a deep breath, she continues. "Alright, so, the pilots of this ship found you--and everybody else onboard--in this weird Interdimensional Cloud called the Dream Width, which is named that, because, um, it messes with your head until you can't distinguish memory from reality? I think? Anyways, this is a fairly regular occurrence, and there's an entire organization dedicated to studying the Dream Width and the people that come through it. Not that we're going to be subject to experimentation or anything!" Connie chuckles awkwardly, waving her hands.

"The world that we're currently heading down to is called Vaikuntha, and it's, er, pretty dangerous. It doesn't help that whatever skills you had previously have been completely nixed. Magic, psionics, even just the ability to competently swing a sword around all gone. Which brings me to what I've been stressing about." Connie shows Aqua some of the pamphlets. "Guilds cultivate these special magical... auras? called asterisks that give you some pretty nifty skills when you get them. Downside being you can only keep one asterisk active at a time. God, I just completely overwhelmed you, didn't I? I should know better, I was super confused when I had this all explained to me too, I'm sorry."
palitutu: ([10])

[personal profile] palitutu 2018-03-21 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ What a disaster in the making. It wouldn't be so bad if most monsters didn't tend to think of Lalafells as tasty snack. At least, T-rexes didn't discriminate in that regard...

Writing something in her book and Eos appears, before sticking her by Nanamo's side. The poor fairy was now tasked by healing the Sultanate at the first sign of trouble. ]


Let us stop by the armorer ere we go then. Whilst the weapon is of great importance, neglecting the rest of your gear would prove fatal.
studdedcouncilprez: (Study session)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-21 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yes Hunk, yes it was. So much so that Makoto has to reach a hand up to her face to suppress her surprise. Its a bit too late for that, though, as a meek little yelp passes by despite her efforts. She needs a moment.]

[The hand moves fluidly from covering her face toward a thoughtful pose...okay, so he's from Earth? And the future? That seemed completely crazy, but, then again, if his civilization was going into space then he is obviously familiar with space-travel. Also that talk about multiple universes got her think. Was this place another universe and were they drawn from not only different spaces but different timelines as well? That would have to be it, because if her world was already destroyed then there was no way that humans would have been able to master intergalactic travel. That is, of course, assuming this guy is speaking the truth...]

[But she doesn't really see a great deceiver, looking at those wide, child-like eyes.]


...aren't you being a bit too casual about this? What if you got rid of yourself in a weird Butterfly Effect?

[It was her awkward way of hoping that what he did wouldn't have any long-term consequences for him.]
peninhand: (bad 002)

[personal profile] peninhand 2018-03-21 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well that couldn't be good. ]

Prismatic Missiles!

[ A rain of weak light beam fell onto the Sahagins before it could kill the poor man, not causing enough damages to kill them but at least giving her partner the time he needed to breath.

There was quite the difference between deleting people she had suspected to be nothing more than preset parameters in a fake world, and allowing what might very well be a real person to die right before her. Well, if he was real. She wasn't quite convinced yet, but the next moments would be decisive. ]


Okuyasu, are you alright? Please be careful, I have no means of healing you if anything happens to you.
peninhand: (bad 004)

[personal profile] peninhand 2018-03-21 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
What?

[ Now she hadn't expected that. From what little she had managed to glean, her partner at the moment didn't seem to fall in the coward archetype. If anything, she seemed to be the one who would take the mission seriously and see it to the end. To flee when faced with such dangers rather than to adhere to one's trait... That seemed like more of a three-dimensional decision that she had ever witnessed before.

Of course, she could simply be the level-headed archetype. Yet... ]


Chaotic Rune!

[ The spell managed to blind the enemy closest to catch up on them, but Monika stopped the second it seemed the distance was safe, but not too safe. She had a question, a strange one to say the least, but one that made sense to her. ]

Why are you - we - running? Don't you feel compelled to finish your enemies off?
occultfan: (15)

G

[personal profile] occultfan 2018-03-21 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ada never really had done work like this, but looking after fluffy birds was not really the worst thing in the world. In fact, she was finding it rather fun. They were so soft and fluffy and kind of adorable.]

They are really soft.

[So someone has spotted the other and thought to join in.]
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[personal profile] screwyoujasonandgods 2018-03-21 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[When they stopped, Caster used the time to charge up a spell, waiting for the next enemy to come so they can taste some lightning. Well if this one wanted to chat, Caster would use her time to at least buy them some more seconds to flee.]

This isn't a mission of vengeance or of great importance. So no. [Really, she kinda figured they were the invaders. If anything, those monsters might have more of a reason to be pissed. Not that she cared. As another ran closer, she shot it back at a great distance with more lightning, actually knocking down another Sahagin on their trail.

She looked back at the other woman.]

Should that not be obvious that I would prefer to keep my life?
garyoutensei: (you play or die. no options)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
-And into a world that, while not wholly different from her own, definitely seemed to be operating under different 'rules'. Especially considering...-

You're Japanese, aren't you?
garyoutensei: (we are the creatures you fear)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
-Baiken could kind of understand mourning the loss of a good meal. She rarely had the chance to eat well in her old life, and she was just as broke in this world for the most part. But any sympathy that might have built up was tossed out the window the moment he began staring.-

What? -Firm, and not pleased.-
garyoutensei: (be not afraid and show no fear)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't like little wanna-be hero assholes interfering in my battles! -Yup, she swung at him, with enough power behind it to push back that guard of his. The behemoth was *very* confused now. This didn't usually happen.-

Apologize or you're losing your head, boy!
nanaimo_bar: (nanamo14)

[personal profile] nanaimo_bar 2018-03-21 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lalafell, the other white meat. T-rexes didn't, and the amount of adventurers who faced them down didn't come back.]

In truth you are right. I could use an upgrade and the coin purse weighs heavily right now.