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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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dustmyboots: (SURPRISE)

[personal profile] dustmyboots 2018-03-18 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Now this is a scream. This fellow has the makings of an amusing patsy, at least for a little while.]

Well then, you're in luck friend!

[Kefka says, slapping a hand on Papyrus' shoulder, leaning in conspiratorial as he speaks.]

It's my great delight to help teach you about this world!
sirenslight: (Mmmmmm)

A.

[personal profile] sirenslight 2018-03-18 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
"No. You're just a very small Titan."

[Because that's what she thinks he is. Though, that's just a guess on her part. But Mythra is not going to let this child just keep yelling loudly and disrupting this already very weird and strange airship ride. Even if said child is a literal dragon.]

"Now anyways, why the hell are you freaking out about this 'Zero" person? If she's here, which she's probably not, it wouldn't take her long to find you, seeing that you stick out like a sore thumb. The screaming certainly doesn't help. Meanwhile, the rest of us don't exactly enjoy having to listen to your whining! So just, sit tight. You'll find her or you won't."
nanaimo_bar: (nanamo3)

[personal profile] nanaimo_bar 2018-03-18 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Truly. Where I come from, the weight of a crown weighs heavily upon my brow. To be whisked to another star without a sense of readiness? Tis naught my first thing to do in the morning.

[She managed to smile a little, shaking her head.] Pray forgive my rudeness. I am Nanamo Ul Namo, Sultana of the nation of Ul'dah.
spaceforged: seriously I'll just go totally crazy (Yeah we're working on it)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-18 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Shiro, ever and always a pilot." Shiro takes a step towards Chrom, bracing himself against the railing with his back and accepts the shake. His hand won't feel quite right, too hard with no give. The shake is quick and precise. "Take your time getting used to everything. I can always explain later once you process this much. We're apparently going to be here a little while."

Hopefully a lot less time than their rescuers seem to think, but he keeps his mind open to a possibly long stay. His grin is laced a lot of gentle apology. He feels a tad guilty causing that culture shock. "But I can't say I ever imagined ships like this. Heard about them in stories but never pictures."
mynameismikhail: (Alert)

[personal profile] mynameismikhail 2018-03-18 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. But I'm not small. And I'm not a titan, I'm a dragon!

[He says that little bit a little snootily, something he takes great pride in. A titan. Harumph. Mikhail doesn't even know what that is.

Zero isn't here though. That's bad. That's very very bad, and the dragon shuffles his feet a moment. He needs to find Zero. Zero made it clear how important it was that he stick with her, and really, she's not going to be happy to have to rescue him from getting kidnapped or captured again. He doesn't even want to think about how angry that'd make her.

He doesn't want to think about it so much, in fact, that he immediately focuses on something else.]


H-Hey! I'm not whining!
uneroded: (11)

Victoria "Vic" Demor || Original Character

[personal profile] uneroded 2018-03-18 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
II. Welcome

[ Vic is used to weird things by this point. So she just rolls with it. Smiles and nods and--well, it's a break. Asmodeus did keep telling her to take a vacation, this will just be an extended one, it seems. She immediately takes what she's given and sits at a table she can find, and starts to just. Read. Read and read and enjoy it. She's fascinated, really, by all of the information. You know, she always wanted an adventure, so why not enjoy it? So long as Asmodeus and Lilith aren't nagging her to take a break... In fact, they won't be allowed to now. ]

...I wonder if they'll count this as a vacation if I still work during it...? It's just... Not chasing a serial killer.

III. In The Sky

[ Vic had been on planes before. But airships feel different. They're a new experience. And really, she hadn't been home in a long time, so flying... It's been too long. Airplanes don't have one thing, though, and that's decks where you can feel the wind whipping through your hair. She'll accept it, even if it means she has to brush it later. This is... It's nice. ]

Not sure I can go back to airplanes after this.

IV. Guilds

[ So. Red Mage. She'd been that kid who dreamed of being a swashbuckler or fantastic wizard, so why not a combination of both? A rapier and a few spells. That sounds like fun. So she'll try on the new clothes (the red reminds her a bit too much of blood, with all she's seen, but she'll deal) and go find the practice grounds. She'd never used a sword before--guns, sure, but never swords. So this is entirely new. She'll try the magic after her footwork and fencing are a bit better, really. ]

So... Like this? ...Or was it--hm.

X. Wild Card

[ Anything else you wanna do? Just tag and I'll work with it! ]
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singerofspells: A humpback whale underwater.  Image is cropped around the head. (default)

S'reee/Young Wizards

[personal profile] singerofspells 2018-03-18 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
[OOC: Yes, S'reee is a whale. A humpback, to be specific. She's going to be roughly person sized in the game.]

A. Out of Her Element...

[The staff tried, but despite the diversity of peoples, no one had assumed a new arrival would lack legs. Consequently, S'reee awoke lying awkwardly on a stretcher while a Moogle filled a tank with saltwater.]

[She... either she was in a land of beings that were extremely large for land-dwellers, or somehow she had shrunk. She tried to glance around, and sang out -- no words, just to see if she could echolocate in air, get her bearings so she felt less beached. She'd travelled through air, but always in a shell of water and wizardry and...

[... wizardry. She couldn't feel that sense of power that was her conduit to the Sea, lurking in the back of her mind. She started the words in the Speech that would levitate her, but there was no power there. What in the Sea's name was going on? Why had the Powers sent her here?

[The being nearby finally noticed that S'ree was up and speaking, and commented. "Oh, kupo. I wanted to have this done. Hang on, okay, kupo?"]

What is going on. Where am I?

[She'd finally started to notice the others. Humans, or a similar species, which confirmed that she had shrunk down to nearly their size.]

Hello, cousins? Can you assist?

D. Whalesong

[The system seemed horrendously complex, but S'reee was apparently without her Art at the time. And relying on a mechanical cart that the Moogles had rigged to be controlled by fins and flukes. It was a novelty to be out around humans who were not wizards, but if she'd wanted too back on Earth, she could try a shapechange spell.

[Bard seemed the most familiar, if it could be used with song alone. She would have to ask.]

Excuse me.

[And try not to drive anyone down on the way.]
necrophobic: (Sure you did)

Johannes Cabal | The Fall of the House of Cabal (And Preceding Novels)

[personal profile] necrophobic 2018-03-18 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
A: Retrieval

[There are many figures milling about - and one standing in a corner pinching his nose, like this is some sort of penance. To Johannes Cabal, it is. He's unsure of where he stands in life at the moment, but that didn't have to be literal, and didn't have to involve... the commonwealth. He's an unknown in these waters, certainly, although they are not literal waters, and he's sure he can get a new lease on life... But he doesn't really want one.

He's caked in ash and looks exhausted, but he's still frowning, eyes moving like he's trying to solve a riddle. He's certainly not paying attention to anyone who may approach, and if spoken to, will simply raise a suspicious eyebrow.]


B: Curti Center

[At the news he must share a space, Cabal physically recoils.]

Unacceptable. [His voice is curt, clipped, and slightly accented. Hesse German, to those who would recognize it.] I need my own space to work.

[He's assured he'll be able to acquire such a space, given time and resources, and settles down, face grim and dour. This is a complete waste of time. He marches away, shoving past people with an assertiveness not betrayed by his lithe frame.]

C: Up In The Sky

[Cabal's been on airships before. He's flown small ones, even. They didn't work like this, but he's been studying the principles, and he's quite sure that in the event of an emergency he could replace the pilot.

It's still boring until that happens, though, and he spends most of the time studying his environs, reading a newspaper, and checking his watch. That doesn't mean he doesn't pay attention to the people, however. Now and then he'll be caught staring at someone.

Who can blame him, after his last trip.]


D: Guilds

[Cabal has heard rumors, of late, of a group of people known as Chemists. It's said that with enough study, one can even raise the fallen... And that perked his ears even more than the name. He's actually not sulking, or frowning, or otherwise dour as he approaches the guild hall. In fact, he's simply very serious, which is usually as close as the former necromancer gets to jovial, as he listens to the lectures and signs the docket.

... However, he's not sure what to make of the uniform. For one, it's not black, and it doesn't involve a cravat. It's completely out of his purview.]


Anything Else

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sirenslight: (Done)

[personal profile] sirenslight 2018-03-18 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Well you're small now. Just take it as a quirk of the situation."

[But, dragon, huh. She'd make a note of that one.]

"But if you aren't whining, what are you doing, exactly? Because that, right there, sure sounds like whining. Now are you gonna quit it, or not?"
srslynotsrs: (who me?)

[personal profile] srslynotsrs 2018-03-18 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
who? me? why would i be guilty of anything?
mynameismikhail: (Default)

[personal profile] mynameismikhail 2018-03-18 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Fiiiiiineee....

[Despite his stubbornness, Mikhail knows he's whining. Knows that Zero would point out that he was whining too. So instead he concedes, laying on the floor of the airship in a rather ridiculous looking slump. He's probably blocking a hallway, but he pays that no mind.]

...Where are we? I don't think I've seen an airship like this before.

[Then again, he's only seen like one or two airships before in his life, anyway.]
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conniemaheswaran: (ConnieNeutral)

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[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-18 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Connie winces upon seeing the poor man get exactly the wrong kind of explanation from his moogle. She’d dealt with enough people from medieval periods during her stay on Vaikuntha to know that the cat bears tended to confuse the poor souls more than they helped. “Um... maybe I can help?” She ventures, walking up to Obi-Wan. “What seems to be the problem, mister?”
fayth: (o:)

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[personal profile] fayth 2018-03-18 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Are you all right? ( of course he's not all right. he's a frog. yuna had only been a short ways behind him, but apparently that was enough time for trouble to rear it's head. )

Hang in there! ( with that, and raising her astrolabe high, she casts boon of the stars just in case things get... even worse.
and now, she's staring down the fiend for herself. )


Stay close to me. ( she'll protect you, little frog. )
chrombobreaker: (Calm)

[personal profile] chrombobreaker 2018-03-18 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Underwater, offense depending on who has the ball... got it. And just this for questions; how hard do you hit?"

[He's actually picked up a slight grin as he says that; just treat this as an odd sparring match and game of keep-away then. And now that he's not in spooked deer mode, he's starting to warm to the idea.]

"Ready, whenever you say the word."
dustmyboots: (SURPRISE)

[personal profile] dustmyboots 2018-03-18 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Why wouldn't you be?

Everyone's guilty of SOMETHING.
fayth: (?)

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[personal profile] fayth 2018-03-18 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
( it's unsettling, is what it is. next you'll be saying something weird about how we all float up here or something... yuna shrinks into herself the moment he drew even slightly close. )

We're all... far from home, aren't we? ( though it wasn't her first time on an airship. at least... she didn't think it was. )
gathersnomoss: (Default)

Zelgadis Greywords | Slayers

[personal profile] gathersnomoss 2018-03-18 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
F. Fetch Quest!
[Look, most of Zelgadis's actual skills are for walking into dangerous places and not dying. Consequently, he volunteered to lead a party down through some ruins to find whatever it is at the bottom. And the only reason he's taking a group is because going alone when he doesn't have more than basic elemental magic is stupid. At the very least, he wanted someone who knew healing spells.]

Right, I'm hoping there's a legendary artifact at the center of the ruin but, let's be honest, it's probably an awful monster. So let's get going then.

G.
[OF course, no actual skills means Zelgadis's choice of employment is limited. He'd thought that being able to fly airships would be a useful travel skill, so applied for an apprenticeship. Currently, since the flight attendant is out sick today, as soon as the pilot and co-pilot got them up and Zelgadis was no longer required to watch them, he was shuffled out with a spare apron over his uniform and a tray.]

Drinks and snacks?

[Someone, please tell him that he will actually learn how to fly one of these things?]
sirenslight: (reflection)

[personal profile] sirenslight 2018-03-18 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
"No clue. The last time I saw an airship that flew on its own like this before..."

[Torna. Tornan Warships, which could fly without a Titan. Torna, the continent that Amalthus had destroyed. And the last of these ships, the Monoceros, was destroyed by Amalthus too. All of this destruction, because of her.Even if on a factual level she knew that wasn't true... she still couldn't help the guilt. But this, dragon, didn't know about any of that. None of them did. She just had to put it aside.]

"Whatever. It doesn't matter."
resolvetochoose: (pic#12143087)

[personal profile] resolvetochoose 2018-03-18 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yes that seems fine! Missing books is a very serious problem though! At which point she looks down at the book she was reading and... well that's one of three problems solved, right there. ]

Ah, I'm sorry!

[ She really does sound apologetic! But learning more about this world - on top of being quite interesting - could be pretty helpful for those of them who... who came here. That all being said, she's pretty sure she'd only grabbed the one. ]

Do you remember what the other two were called?
gathersnomoss: (disgusted)

F

[personal profile] gathersnomoss 2018-03-18 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Some ancient architect needed a place to store all his practice works?

[Zelgadis was also losing his patience, and starting to wonder if eh could figure out how to break some of the puzzles in ways that wouldn't trigger whatever defense mechanisms this place had.]
fusedshadows: (:|)

midna | zelda: twilight princess (melodies crau)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-18 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
e. SIDEQUESTS
( she was so above this. just like she was above the ground! floating, in fact as midna looks less than pleased about this whole thing. but when you found yourself pulled into an unfamiliar world, the only place to start was from the ground and work yourself up. thanks to her illusionist job, she was already ahead of the game on that one. )

You there. ( that's right. she's talking to you, unfortunately. ) You don't seem to be busy, so why don't you come with me? ( even if you are busy, it doesn't matter apparently. )


i. RANDOM ENCOUNTER
( you know what? yes, there is shame in runing from enemies that are higher level than you. and this imp is here to hammer that home. )

What are you doing? Get back in there! ( how does it feel to have a pint-sized goblin looking thing bossing you around? because she as serious as a heart attack, it seems. ) You're not just planning on running away like that, are you?


j. WILDCARD!
( hit me up with anything else! )
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crapton_of_luck: (derp)

E (Also I might have squealed because he was my favorite lol)

[personal profile] crapton_of_luck 2018-03-18 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
I have no idea. The last big bird I saw was---

[No Lucky, Washi Voyager does not count. But he turns to Vax with a bright grin.]

Anyway come on let's go check them out!
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terrorfirma: (...?)

[personal profile] terrorfirma 2018-03-18 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
Looks like you'll have to jump. ( there's a twirl of a parasol, as edna reveals herself, no hint in her expression on if she's serious or not. but if this girl has even a chance of falling for it, she's happy to keep up the ruse. )

You did get your Boarding Boots already, didn't you?
chrombobreaker: (True Blue)

A little head canon ahoy!

[personal profile] chrombobreaker 2018-03-18 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, not a problem. I'll adjust; you seem to be doing a good enough job of it, after all." This said, his eyebrows do shoot up a little at the handshake. It's not that he's never encountered prosthesis, but it's still rare enough.

"You're a soldier?" He says without thinking. Maybe just because he's only seen them among those who've survived wars. Some of them more bloody and unprovoked than others.
jocoeur: (o_o)

[personal profile] jocoeur 2018-03-18 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
( that is... a mighty blow indeed. both to his face and maybe his ego, too. he has to rub the spot where it made contact, wondering what those mighty locks were even made of... but still, he's courteous enough to take the blame for something he had no control over, apparently. )

Sorry. ( is he, though? his looking rather straight-faced when he says it. ) I should have realized this would be a hair-raising flight.