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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!

theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackSmile)

Re: B

[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2018-03-21 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
A startled blink, and Jack looks at K'pandolu curiously. "...Nice to meet you, K'pandolu Tohka. Have we..?"

His brow furrows and he shakes his head. "No. No, I'd remember a woman like you if we'd met before." And there's that characteristic grin, exactly the same as the one that used to always show on his face.
regalblaze: (survivor 🔪 in your world)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-03-21 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed, Archean came to his rescue and ended up separating Ignis from the rest of the group by sending the Imperial ships flying around. But Ignis had no complaints about him- he's still peeved at the Tidemother.

The utter shock replaced Ignis' confusion- two months!? He has to hold himself up by placing a hand on Noct's shoulder. And, judging from earlier, he apparently lost his vision in that period of time. But that doesn't matter- if it kept Noctis safe then nothing matters.

"I... I do not know." Ignis finally looks around them, "and I- do not know where we are either." He sighs, "The last thing I remember was being knocked out by Ardyn..."

Nothing made sense anymore-!
garyoutensei: (hatred is a river which sweeps away the)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
-Baiken didn't bow in return. Instead, she pulled a pipe from her kimono, checking the tobacco already inside before lighting it in a single motion. It was commonplace to her, but it was probably impressive to see anyone do that one-handed.-

I'm called Baiken. Got a name, kid?
pishirogane: ([Chibi] Urr...)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-21 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
That might be a Job issue, but we'll see.

[The Gargoyle did not expect that... or maybe it did. Who knows, it just didn't enjoy being attacked. The second Gargoyle definitely doesn't want to get tangled up in that, but it shrieked when Naoto - doing her best to maintain a distance - shot it in the chest.]

Hm... I'll have to stay closer then.
garyoutensei: (the bitch is back)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
-That same look, that same confidence in tone.-

The year is 2187. -She finally answered Naoto's question, releasing her collar and stepping back.- And there is no Japan. There hasn't been for a very long time...
chefbayardee: (clever)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-21 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He sees the realization in her face. Her eyes. And she brings up a good point about the time paradoxes, one he already considered, and... he strikes an authoritative pose, waggling a single finger pointed towards the sky... or whatever the Dream Width was. ]

But I'm still here! It's like a... [ Hunk pauses, choosing his words carefully. ] ...a stress test! Kinda like how way back, the Large Hadron Collider had some people freaked out. No way to know what happens until you do it. I mean don't get me wrong, we're on the cutting edge of theoretical physics and that's awesome, but...

[ He laughs an uneasy, dwindling chuckle before letting out a sigh, softly and wistfully. The smile looks a little forced. ]

We probably won't know if anything's weird until we get back home. If we get back.
garyoutensei: (we are soldiers stand or die)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-21 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
How many? -Puff puff.-
orisa: (Default)

Orisa | Overwatch

[personal profile] orisa 2018-03-21 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[A. Retrival ]

The strange thing that had been found, the robot with a centaur like design had been sitting like a cow, human torso slumping slightly, as it ran in some kind of low-power mode. The chassis of the hummed, a quiet counterpoint to the sounds of the vessel. As those saved from the interdimensional sea began to wake up, the hum grew and intensified to a quiet ‘whrrrrrr’.

Duplicate processes terminated. Memory banks healed. Information and Adaptive Intelligence Systems Online. Personality and Behavioral Subroutines Loading ….10%

The images at the furthest point of her memory banks were ...concerning. Efi had maintained that she was offline, but she could not argue with the glitchy image of her creator’s sandals and the physiological input for crumbling concrete.

Loading …. 35%

Repairs had begun and she began to learn. Oh, she was learning so much and there Efi was to guide her - every step of the way. Protect those who could not protect themselves. Help whenever you can. Apprehend and contain those breaking the law.

Loading ….75%....85%....99%


Model O -R-1-5 Append has recovered from a failure of unknown cause. The voice emanating from the robot was feminine but cold, simple recitation, not unlike any messages read from the network. It stood from it’s cow-like sitting position, stepping in place, the human arm flexing from shoulder to fingertips and the gun whirring through all of it’s possible forms. System Condition within acceptable parameters. Loading….

The torso of the robot slumped, slightly, then sat up - ‘whrr’ing again as the machine began to click and surge to life. A mask-like face revealed large eyes, the green leds beginning to shine brighter. Panels opened and closed over the lenses, the covers dividing in an ‘x’ shape.

Orisa is Online.” The second time the robot spoke, the voice was warm - comforting, even. Her accent and vocal processors colored her words equally as she looked from side to side around the cabin.

Efi…?” Another pair of blinks.

Why were all these people staring at her. Meekly, the robot raised her hand and waved.

Hello, citizen. Would you be able to tell me the current day, time and location we are in?

[G.Get A Job]
Orisa had been slightly frustrated and worried that no one here had seen Efi and if what they were saying was true, that there was no way to get back to her. However, her own feelings should not and would not take away from her duties; Efi created her to protect people and keep them safe.

Her first assignment, once the officers in the department realised that she was quite sentient, was to guard a crosswalk. Which was just as good, it was what Efi started with back home in Numbani. She just had to remember to be careful when she blocked the road for pedestrians in order to avoid what Efi had explained was collateral damage. Being seven feet tall and the better part of a ton meant that delicacy and awareness was important.

Hello! Do you require assistance using the crosswalk today?

J. Wild Card
You see a large, friendly centaur-robot trying to help everyone with everything. Wat do?
Edited 2018-03-21 19:41 (UTC)
chefbayardee: (discomfort)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-21 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's a lot to take in. A ton of hair, and it's pink? Long robes. That sword... the eyepatch, the scar and that messed up sleeve. He sees the way the fabric falls... in this case more than it should, and he connects some dots, and they paint an intimidating picture. ]

You... uh... look like you've seen some fights.

[ There's no easy way to broach the subject, so he tenses up, as if he's defying a drill sergeant... which was terrifying. ]

Do they not have prosthesis where you're from?
studdedcouncilprez: (Extra credit)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-21 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[It was impressive, but there was one or two things about the whole display that rubbed her the wrong way. For starters, tobacco was very much not cool around her, but secondly... 'kid?' She was 18 for cripes sake.]

[None of that showed through in conversation, of course.]


Makoto Niijima. My name is Makoto Niijima. And I guess you don't mind if I call you Baiken-san?

[With her coarse nature and rough mannerisms, Makoto had a feeling she already knew the answer to that.]
pishirogane: (Cool stare)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-21 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I see... [That explained things.]

That's over a hundred years in the future from the current year I recall.
witchwithoutacause: (confidance)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-21 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Just us right now. Looking at you, the two of us could probably handle it.

[ With some effort.

She held her hands out to either side. ]


As a red mage, I could, of course, stay out of your way while providing magic from behind - while being able to take care of myself if anything gets close.
chefbayardee: (clever)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-21 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I already sent them one, just to be safe.
Lavode sounds more like "fine dining" than "grub shack" so


[ A pause, maybe twenty seconds worth. ]

We're good! (ノ^ヮ^)ノ*:・゚✧
They actually said we might not get to sit down!
orisa: (Proud Hero)

B

[personal profile] orisa 2018-03-21 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Orisa seemed to unsettle the other travellers and regardless of how she attempted to assist them, she did not quite grasp why her appearance would be so off-putting. So, with a slightly defeated gait, Orisa approached this man and did her best to lower enough that he would not have to strain his neck to maintain eye contact during their conversation.

" Hello, Jack Harkness. I am called Orisa and I am not sure what I am to do here."

She looked away from him, her front legs shifting weight from one side to the other to look at the crowd of other people leaving the airships.

"My primary concern is to keep people safe, but I lack the ability to assess threats in such unfamiliar areas. Do you know where I may update my database with the necessary information?"
Edited 2018-03-21 19:39 (UTC)
gomu_ningen: (Is Being Sick Painful)

[personal profile] gomu_ningen 2018-03-21 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[The lad gives the side of his face a scratch with a single finger, thinking for a moment as to what the response meant.]

"Astronaut"? What the heck is that? Are you an astronaut? Not much to be jealous of, I'd say.
studdedcouncilprez: (Detention)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-21 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
If we get back... [The words rattle in her mouth for a second, and she is stuck in the moment. That is her greatest fear, along with the worry that her world and everybody in it was gone.]

[Mercifully, there was another thing that she could focus her attention on.]


Regardless, that was way too reckless! I don't want to have to witness an paradoxical correction with your sudden disappearance or black hole or... worse! I must insist I strictly forbid you from--

{She caught herself. Forbid? Strictly? Who was she to be ordering this person around? It wasn't like they knew each other. No sooner did that thought enter her mind did she raise an arm defensively.]

Th-that is. You should really be more careful. You really should be more aware of the danger that kind of thing really poses.
gomu_ningen: (Booooored)

Re: B

[personal profile] gomu_ningen 2018-03-21 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Luffy had only briefly encountered a memory-stealing creature once before, but there didn't appear to be any evil looking seahorses about.. But that was a story for another time.

Hands on his hips he looked about the area, turning his head this way and that to get the full scope of the Center.]


Bump into anyone else you know here? I wonder how many others made it, or if there's anyone from my old crew here!
gomu_ningen: (Putting the Hat On Or Taking it Off?)

[personal profile] gomu_ningen 2018-03-21 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[A hand slowly raises to the top of his head, resting upon the worn straw hat he wears as a faint wind kicks up, threatening to take the treasured accessory from him.]

You said.. You said you've lived here for two years, right? Where did you live before that?
sunderings: (i am lost and led only by the stars)

[personal profile] sunderings 2018-03-21 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That loft of brow is met and matched with an inquisitive cant of head; a smile which surfaces in response to both the paladin's bemused pause and the words (dutifully chosen and equally thoughtful) which follow in its wake. Has Gabranth ever received such a declaration before? Unlikely, given the man's austere bearing; his propensity for assuming the role of guardian, and yet... there is something in his acknowledgement of Sion (amiss, Gabranth had said) which is a departure from militant gravitas and a hair's breadth closer to something by far more gentle.

Ah. ]


I should hope not. [ —he hums in idle agreement, golden eyes falling downcast to survey the terrain before them, looking for signs of trails and of runs; indicators that coeurl may be near. ] Though I am certain I could not rival you in field experience...

[ And there it is: a worn pathway in the grass, likely leading to watering or bedding area, the size of it accommodating for a large feline. ]

...in a way, we have been equalized, now holding the status of novices even in once familiar professions.

[ Following the hollow of the trail, fingertips just brushing against the blades of grass, Sion gestures forward!: ]

This way! [ And look! There he goes, darting ahead, stave removed from its place at his back in anticipation of what they might find. ]
gomu_ningen: (Oh Yeah..)

[personal profile] gomu_ningen 2018-03-21 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Who said you can't fix this?

[He kicks up from where he sits, bending at the knees to stabilize himself before standing up straight.]

You find your way home, then you can get back to your friends. It shouldn't be that hard to get back, right?
chefbayardee: (Default)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-21 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
No worries, I understand. You build muscles by using them! But be careful though-

[ He tugs at the collar of his shirt, showing a shock of dark purple creeping up from his chest. ]

-because their water blasts pack a punch!
witchwithoutacause: (O_O)

G

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-21 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Orisa is actually the 'weirdest' thing Amanda's seen here. More than any airships or monsters or furries - it's the centaurbot that had her blinking and staring instead of using the crosswalk at all. "Assistance... what?"
regalblaze: (Post Altissia 14 🔪)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-03-21 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ignis shakes his head-]

It doesn't matter whether you would listen no. I shouldn't have withheld the information from you. As an advisor... and your friend.

[Childhood friend. That promised not to hold secrets from him. At least, not ones that really mattered. Like the fact that the destiny, Astrals, Old Kings planned for Noct to die.

He will never come to terms with that fact, no matter what is said and how much time passes.]
warpstriking: (facepalm ☈ of all the things)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-21 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
The only problem with how Ignis uses him to hold himself up is that Noct isn't exactly steady on his feet, either. Barely keeping himself up after this sudden shock. It's why he didn't even hesitate to hold onto him at first sight.

"We should... sit down."

Because this information is a little much to take in. Especially the thought of Ardyn attacking Ignis. Because he'd told him that he'd seen his ship, not-

The cot beside them is empty so he's just... Going to sit down there, now.
chefbayardee: (discomfort)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-21 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He visibly jumps at the shift in her tone, stressed memories of drill sergeants barking commands and derision forcing his spine to straighten. Hunk looks nervous, like his hand is caught in the cookie jar... at least until she catches herself. The rigidity, the tension is still there. ]

I weighed the options. Figured it was worth seeing if theory carried over to practice. If I don't, then someone else probably will, so no point in, y'know, staying home.

[ He exhales. A deep breath. His posture relaxes. ]

Besides, I'm the one from the future and I'm an engineer. You can trust me.