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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!

chefbayardee: (action!!)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Wh-what?! You almost hit me! [ He sputters, stumbling back and almost falling. ] Why was there a hand, are you a Monk or something?

[ The mimic is undeterred, though the advance is halted for a moment from the open-palm slam. Hunk takes the rest of the pause to size it up, and realizes it's time to take this treasure chest to shop... class.

So he swings the back-side of the fork like a hammer, aiming for that nail, that knife sticking out... while screaming bloody murder. ]
garyoutensei: (sit before you upon a throne of scars)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-22 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
-There's a small smirk that pulls at Baiken's lips.-

I'm used to being broke. 60/40, take it or you'll be seeking someone else out who definitely isn't as good as me.
daggercubed: (02)

[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-22 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[He recognizes those words. He sighs, then nods.]

Maybe so. I'm not exactly Ranger material, though. That's my sister.

[Not that Vex is here, as far as he knows. He looks back at Fran, head tilted, and then offers the bow back.]

I heard the Asterisks shape what weapons we use. I know after they gave me the Dragoon one, I could use a spear. I never bothered before.
studdedcouncilprez: (Study session)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-22 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[She already had an answer to that question.] Gather information.

There's a lot that we don't know, and there is no way for us to do anything like that. I would also think getting one of these "Jobs" that I have heard them talk about would be another important step. We might be here a while, and having the ability to fight within this world's rules will be important for future operations.

And yourself, Baiken-san?
witchwithoutacause: (chew)

The world would be in trouble

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-22 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Amanda sees this, and whips a potion up between her and her own zombie - claws scrape against her armor as she smashes the bottle into its face, leaving her only marginally worse off than she started.

The zombie doesn't like this. ]


Seems like an expensive way to go do this.
daggercubed: (12)

[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-22 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Of course I can take it off! I just meant--

Sometimes, I'd want to go out wearing something nice. A stylish robe. Or a good cloak. Armor doesn't go with cloaks.

[Vax has a thing about fashion. Goth fasion.]
dreamsoftomorrow: (♪ 66)

[personal profile] dreamsoftomorrow 2018-03-22 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Hope took a Hot Pocket and bit into it with a nod. This was one of the "breakfast-y" ones, it seemed, as he tasted the egg in it. It was really good! He was about to say as much when Hunk asked the question and he blinked. He really should not have been surprised that there were worlds without chocobos, they just seemed so commonplace and they were on Vaikuntha as well!

He swallowed and hummed in thought. "Well, they aren't nasty in my opinion. They're big yellow birds, to put it simply. They can't fly, but most use them to ride on anyway. Some people don't like the smell of them, they have a pretty distinct smell but I don't really mind it myself. These are good, by the way!"
witchwithoutacause: (chew)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-22 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ Amanda sighs, looking thoughtful - even though she's made her decision already. ]

...alright. But if you don't live up to your talk, I'll make sure word gets out real quick.

I'm Amanda O'Neill.

[ And she extends a hand. ]
Edited 2018-03-22 01:40 (UTC)
garyoutensei: (restless children sit and mourn the grav)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-22 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
-There's another pause, another draw from the pipe and long exhale of smoke, fragrantly trailing into the whispy eddies of the sky that passed in front of them...-

I have something I need to finish. And I cannot rest until it's done. And it can't be completed here. -Now, *now*, her tone was dark, cold. The sort that sent a chill right into another person, lacing ghostly fingers around their heart and squeezing just ever so slightly...

The voice of a killer.-
witchwithoutacause: (keep talking)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-22 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
You didn't seem all that discerning a moment ago.

[ Like, if she's just gonna pick someone at random... ]

Anyone who knows what they're worth isn't gonna just jump the moment someone orders them around.
garyoutensei: (watching myself lose)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-22 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
-Her hand was left hanging, since Baiken's was busy holding her pipe.-

You can call me Baiken.
daggercubed: (14)

[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-22 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
"That thing looks like a fucking joke," Vax says, glancing back at the hat. He shakes his head, then he looks back to Noctis. He squares him up for a moment, then nods.

"You've got a similar type of magic, back where you're from, then. I've met a couple people who've seen similarities like that." It's enough to make Vax wonder. "I guess the planes are full of surprises."
witchwithoutacause: (idgi)

[personal profile] witchwithoutacause 2018-03-22 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Amanda holds her hand out for a moment, before letting it dangle. ]

Sure, cool.

[ But a one-armed one-eyed badass samurai lady? She's gotta be like, super dangerous, Amanda knows the tropes. ]
chrombobreaker: (Calm)

[personal profile] chrombobreaker 2018-03-22 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
"A little like this ship, then?" Though hopefully a touch more stable. Chrom counts himself lucky that the sudden lurch doesn't have him squeezing a brand new dent into that railing; he'd like to keep damages limited to just the door, at least until they land.

He still gives a brief nod, showing that he's holding his own.

"And pegasi are what I'm the most familiar with. Ylisse had- has a dedicated unit of riders. They've taken heavy casualties," and he'll just glance over the side of the ship briefly, before continuing. "But I've no doubt they'll work back up to full strength, in time."
garyoutensei: (oooh she's a killer machine)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-22 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
-After a moment, she removed the pipe from her lips and let out one last exhale before tapping it against her ankle, emptying out the last of the burnt tobacco before she unfolded her legs, planting a foot firmly on the ground before lifting herself up to a standing position.

She just kicked over the sign, not bothering to pick it up.-


Lead the way.
studdedcouncilprez: (Chess club)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-22 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[She stiffens, being much more familiar with that tone than she would like to admit. She's heard that tone. In the darkest places of the human heart a person can get to a cruel place where the entire world is nothing but distortion. It catches her off-guard, but then she relaxes. Only just.]

I... see.

I don't think that something includes offering a hand to a stranger on an airship.

[Her eyes probe the other's wanting to see what her reaction would be.]
daggercubed: (02)

[personal profile] daggercubed 2018-03-22 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Oh, like a--a planet.

[Vax is from a medieval world. He only kind of gets the idea of planets.]

Right, of course, that makes all the sense. Damn, I'd have liked to see you use those. You're just trading them away? No sentimental value?
chefbayardee: (discomfort)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ The dots connect for Hunk quickly, as a gentle soul. She didn't give her name or return the handshake, and she's... really focused on this monster that she took out with a scarf. ]

Do you... do you want me to check on it?

[ Whether she wants him to or not, his strides take him away from the girl, and to the Geezard. He's not even sure how to check it's pulse, or how to lie if it's dead... which it probably is. So he's just gonna sit here, crouched down near between her and it for... an awkwardly long time. ]
garyoutensei: (no glamour no glory)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-22 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
It doesn't. -Matter of factly, and without the darkness from just a moment before.-

What I do in the meantime is decided in the moment. And in that moment, you looked like you needed that hand. Am I wrong? You did thank me, after all...
chefbayardee: (happy)

tbh nobody can prepare for Gourmands

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ He braces himself at the pause, half expecting a reprimand because that's insane, but... Shiro seems okay with it, so it's easier for him to be okay with it... ]

This world is... like a video game. Aside from eating people with a giant fork.

[ A dash of whimsy overtook the awkwardness of the Gourmand as a concept, and he starts to bounce up and down on the balls of his feet like an excited child. ]

There's swords and armor and magic and... monsters. And we can still help people here!

[ He stops himself, chuckles, and realizes that not only is Shiro a bit older, but he's a dedicated soldier who's been... busy. ]

Wait, have you even played a video game?
chefbayardee: (wHAT)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
I mean I've carried a gun around for my job before, but it's... a lot bigger.

[ He looks her over again. She's calm, cool, collected, kind of terrifying, so... ]

W-wait, you're not an assassin, are you?!

[ Now he's terrified, and he has only himself to blame. ]
myspecialblend: (Carrying the memories I forgot w/ you)

[personal profile] myspecialblend 2018-03-22 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
But an oddity such as this? I would worry for your world would that be the case.
twomeals: ([derp] 02)

[personal profile] twomeals 2018-03-22 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
...Octopuses sure are popular, huh...?

[The harpy looks back and forth between the two, a confused look on his face. So these two know each other? Maybe they're from a different world together? He's never seen a whatever-she-is, so....hm.

Giving the creature a slight smile.]


I don't mind working together. You're probably better at fighting than I am, anyway... [Glancing at Dylas, and back again.] Better than him too, maybe?
somebodyperfect: (Talking smile)

Yes. Yes it would.

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-22 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
I don't have healing skills!

[He dodges another zombie attack, and flicks his shuriken at it, not quite finishing it off but leaving it really messed up.]

You have no excuse, though!
chrombobreaker: (Why just why)

[personal profile] chrombobreaker 2018-03-22 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
"...Thank you. I guess." Is that a compliment, to be compared to someone flinging fire around and their destructive scope? He'll try to take it as such. At the other question, he gives a wince. "None, I'm afraid. I've met my share of people who... almost feel like they would fit in just fine, with the company. But no one truly of Ylisse."

He watches her take up the sword, only to start, once it looks like the blade might slip out of her hand. He half rushes to catch it if necessary, or press it back into her hand.

"I wouldn't believe you couldn't handle a sword, if I didn't just see it for myself." It's... a little unnerving, actually. "But your ability to cast spells is still intact?"