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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

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fatefulprincess: (Default)

[personal profile] fatefulprincess 2018-03-21 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Take your time.

[Corrin doesn't have really anything more than what's already on her person. After everything that's happened - from arrival to ending up in this living space - is a lot to think about. Even if her attitude is upbeat, she's still worried about things back home.

When Shiro comes back in, she tries to smile again. She isn't the only one in this situation. Others are likely like herself in that respect.]


It's very different. Not bad different, but there are so many things I didn't think could exist here.
garyoutensei: (what it is what it be)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
-Now it was Baiken's turn to be caught off guard, and the twitch of her eye showed as much.-

The hell do you mean? The refugee colonies. Are you some kind of recluse or something?
pishirogane: Icon by: <user name=pishirogane> (Normal expression)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-21 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I see...

[So, he must be doing similar to herself. Though, to stick around and practice... Not something she'd expect anyone else would do.]

... I came to collect ten Zadom leathers. And unless I defeat ten Zadoms myself, I cannot accept your leathers. You must understand than even minimum experience can be vital.
iwagmyhair: (o-ow ◘)

[personal profile] iwagmyhair 2018-03-21 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The best she can even manage is to half-heartedly menace this awful thing with her spear and, considering how high up she is, she isn't even coming close to stabbing the stupid thing. ]

Nnnnn, please? Please go away! I... I'll stab you, I mean it!

[ Yeah, not from up there she won't. Definitely not a good thing, Yako. ]
pishirogane: Icon by: <user name=pishirogane> (Neutral)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-21 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[She was about to shake her head, but then paused.]

... I suppose I could be considered one. However, I assure you, there are no refugee colonies where I'm from.
studdedcouncilprez: (Speech)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-21 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[A hand reached around her ear and she gave this woman a smile.] You're right. Its too early to be be pessimistic.

[She politely folded up the kerchief and offered it back to Baiken.] Thank you. I feel much better now.
mech_and_mutt: (Zzzz...)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-21 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't count on it. I've been askin' around and nobody has any idea what's in store for us here; you're the first one I've met who's even been in this kinda position before.

[Or... something close to it, anyway.]

What're we supposed to do in the meantime? Just stare off the side of the airship? I could do that back at home, y'know.
garyoutensei: (a culture of destruction)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Then just where the hell are you from? -Baiken's questions were pointed before, but her frustration builds, and by the look of her, she probably wasn't the type to care when she was being rude.-
garyoutensei: (the game ain't over until we all get shi)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
-Baiken took back the kerchief, but rather than stuff it back into her kimono, she reached out and let the wind catch it, releasing it into the sky itself, as it fluttered on the drift of the airship and into the clouds...-

You're welcome, but I don't intend to carry your tears with me. Neither should you.
pishirogane: (The final card)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-21 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd say just Japan, but let me pose a different question. [Because, considering refugee colonies...]

What year is it?
chefbayardee: (jokes!)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-21 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Breathing fire?! That's... pretty spicy.

[ He laughs at his own joke, because if they aren't laughing the absurdity of it all might settle in a bit. Magic. Breathing fire. But his eyes light up when Shiro asks about the Gourmand class. ]

I think "blue" means "a little bit of everything." There's elemental magic, healing, some heavy hitting physical attacks, and a lot of... weird stuff.

[ Does he want to say he can turn people into zombies if he eats a zombie? No. That's horrifying, and he goes pale for a brief moment. ]

But it might be a while until I get that far. And I can only know so many spells, they kept telling me it's never guaranteed that they'll stick. And my options are this...

[ He gestures to the chef's knife holstered at his belt, with just a little bit of sarcasm in his voice, but he's still really excited. ]

...Or a giant fork. Like, come on, they never thought to make a combat spork?
garyoutensei: (anger can be power)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
-No, that answer definitely didn't sit well with her. Enough that she ignored Naoto's question entirely. Hell, she may not have even heard it. She closed the distance between them immediately, grabbing at Naoto's collar. Her words sounded... well anger was there, but there was something else, something difficult to place. It almost sounded... afraid.-

The hell did you just say?! You expect me to believe an answer like that?!
pishirogane: (And I should care because?)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-21 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Naoto's eyes narrow when she's grabbed, but otherwise, she doesn't react.]

I can't obviously, but it's the truth. I'm from Yasoinaba, Japan, or Inaba for short.
warpstriking: (down ☈ as a child)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-21 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly, this is the first he's hearing about Titan coming to his rescue. He had a feeling Leviathan would be a spiteful goddess - never believe a word Iedolas shared whether written, engraved, or spoken was a good code to go by - but the Archean coming to his aid without him consciously summoning him? Noctis blinks, dumbfounded.

"I... wouldn't know. Lost consciousness after the fight." He explained for the first part, gaze falling for a second. Remembering what happened once he lost consciousness, that shared dream that was far too short, far too much. Yet when Ignis points out the Ring, his stomach drops. He- he really didn't know?

"Ignis... the fight with the Tidemother was two months ago for me." It hurts. It hurts to tell him that because he should know, and yet- there they stand. Far from anything they've ever known and without any answers. "I woke up with the Ring in my hand. When I did, Luna was dead and you couldn't see."

And it hasn't come back; probably never will. His grip relaxes, his head shaking. He wants to suggest they sit down, but all that comes out of his mouth - thick with emotion he normally would never show - is, "-the hell is going on?"
Edited 2018-03-21 18:46 (UTC)
mech_and_mutt: (What?)

[personal profile] mech_and_mutt 2018-03-21 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[What's the big deal? Red may be a dog-person, but he still likes cats. If anything it's a bit MORE unusual that H'zez just stopped halfway between 'human' and 'cat' like that, but Red wasn't going to be so rude as to ask why or how.]

'Course it would! Or that airship we were on earlier- can you imagine seein' some of THOSE hold races?

But this is just a buncha birds that they don't even let fly. Really feels like a waste; it just ends up bein' bori--

--Oh hold on, I think Elephant Banjo Player is making a comeback.
topslug: (♫ turn it inside out)

[personal profile] topslug 2018-03-21 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ To be honest, Yako can empathize with the sentiment ... if she was on her own, she'd probably just want to run far, far away. Combat was never her strong suit.

But that girl's terrified, and though Yako looks left and right, there doesn't seem to be anyone else to call for help. She must have gotten up that tree somehow in the first place, right? Maybe all she needs is a distraction. Gulping, Yako steps out from behind the bush, unhooking that giant silver fork from her back and holding it in with both hands, like a baseball bat.

Uh. What now. ]


Hey! Here, monster monster! [ She calls, turning the fork so the sun sparkles off its tines. That should get its attention, right? ]
garyoutensei: (hold your head up)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
-The specific location didn't matter. She wasn't Anji, she hadn't memorized every little pre-war town or prefecture. But the confidence this person had when they spoke, the look in their eyes... They believed what they were saying was true.-

That can't be. There IS no more Japan.
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[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-21 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[She could say that's true because of where they are now, but that would not help deescalate the situation she was still in.]

I don't know what else to tell you. Where I'm from, it's still Japan.
warpstriking: (disquiet ☈ in the dark)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-21 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[He wishes it was the Crystal. No, it was the Draconian Himself. Yet he doesn't have the heart to tell him. Instead, he finally takes a sip or three of his own tea.

...He wants to be angry. To scream and yell, but he just can't. So instead, he reaches to place a hand on Iggy's shoulder.]


--like I'd have listened, anyway.

[It's his own way of saying that the apology was accepted. He only wishes he'd asked him to clarify more, before it's too late.]
studdedcouncilprez: (Humanities)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-21 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[That was a waste... is what she her immediately thought when she stared at Baiken. Then she thought of their conversation and the symbolism of the act. Ah... did she mean to imply that she should leave that particular burden behind? If so, that was a rather poetic way of describing how she should let it go.]

I... see. Thanks again. I will not forget this kindness.

[With a polite bow, she smiles and return to gazing out at the horizon. She was right. Who know what they might find once they get to Dream Width? There was still hope.]

[There had to be.]
witchwithoutacause: (ca shoe all)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-21 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
No, no, that's totally fair. I'm the one bugging you.

[ She put her hands on her hips. ]

We're retrieving a particular artifact from ruins. The monsters should mostly be easy to chop up with a sword, relatively speaking. Ten thousand gil, plus an offer to buy anything else of value we pick up on the way. Even split.
witchwithoutacause: (ca shoe all)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-21 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, bad stuff. [ The 'magic' of splitting the atom. ]

School's whatever. I'm gonna miss my friends, but I'm expecting them to find some stupid way here in like, two weeks tops.

[ ...maybe someone can app one of them. ]

I'll just get by until we hear more.
chefbayardee: (jokes!)

I aim to entertain. :)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-21 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh yeah I did. Was up cooking bright and early." He looks and sounds confident, smug, even. What he does not say was that he spent most of the night stress-baking because this is all a lot to take in, but a nervous chuckle creeps out of his throat as he takes his backpack off and starts rifling through it, only to pull out...

"Tada!"

...a small box of pork buns, though about half of them look a little more fried.

"There's nothing like home cooking, so figure I might as well take some with me."

F

[personal profile] screwyoujasonandgods 2018-03-21 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Caster had been busy reading the books she brought along. Really, it was mostly to see and learn more about the magic in this world. Black Mage would suffice for now, but she was eager to gather more power. Speaking of class curiosity, it was one of the reasons she asked Shinji to come along, to see how his class worked. The other, well...she sure as hell didn't know how to cook, and neither did the others; one factor she missed poorly.

When the food is ready, she closes the book, moving over and gathering a bowl.]

Pray tell, what have you prepared for us?
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackHowYouDoin)

Re: B

[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2018-03-21 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
The slow, exaggerated sweep of Jack's eyes is undoubtedly something that Snow White was used to. But habits never die completely, and so he finishes it up with a dimpled grin. "Your loss..." He lets a pause hang a little too long after those words before he follows them up.

"Somebody'll be able to help you with your housing assignment before you leave. If you're in a rush, that is."