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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!

garyoutensei: (oh no not you again)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-22 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
-Baiken cast a glance towards the girl.-

You said you didn't intend to piss me off, so consider this a free pass and advice...

Don't ever say that again. I don't need, or want, the apologies of anyone over my life.
pishirogane: (The final card)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-22 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
None taken. You're not the first and you won't be the last.

[Back to the window, she nods.] I concur. Until we're on the ground, there's no telling what will be expected.
studdedcouncilprez: (Chess club)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-22 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps so. I just feel as though I, or maybe another version of me in a different timeline, would be in a position to do something.

A part of me can't help but consider it a failure in something I did or didn't do.

[But consider it dropped.] That's all.

Well, I hope that you will find your answer to the after. Thank you again for the conversation, Baiken-san. It was... an experience.

[A good experience? A bad experience? Makoto wasn't about to answer, and a part of her wondered if that was a question that she would even ask herself.]
chefbayardee: (sad)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hunk surprised himself, honestly, because he didn't even flinch. It wasn't until the sword was sheathed that he realized it, and he smirked, because he's had beam guns, laser swords, flagship cannons, and horrible monsters all pointed at him. A metal sword can cut, but it didn't seem quite as big of a deal anymore.

Partially because her words sat with him. He thinks about Shiro's pain, Lance's, Pidge's... they all have baggage, but...]


Wanna talk about it? Not to move on, just... to move to the side. Catch your breath.

[ ...none of them dealt with things alone. His posture relaxes ever so slightly as a bit of a warm smile starts to creep onto his face. ]
zanarkandian: (smiling sunshine)

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-03-22 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
"I know what you mean. That it happened to us, just like that...who's to say it won't happen again?"

He exhales and leans back, looking cross. "But we'll just have to do our best. And maybe ask about that when we get there."
zanarkandian: (head scratch)

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-03-22 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
((yes, thank you :D))
chefbayardee: (disgust)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hunk fails to hold back a laugh at the attempt, and he doesn't even feel bad- the conversation is ridiculous. That question about cooking, though... ]

I guess, but it's not good cooking. With a fish, you tend to take the bones out. With livestock, you split it into different parts like the legs or the breast. Imagine finding bits of broken bone in your monster filet!

[ He laughs again, very gregariously, at least until that experience plants itself firmly in his mind, and he shudders. ]

Gross. Plus, the biggest blasphemy is that there'd be no spices, like what's the point?
zanarkandian: (blitz ace)

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-03-22 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
Huh? I didn't see him---oh.

Somebody sure is stubborn about stopping us. 'Fraid I can't read this either...man, some people don't know when to quit!

Uh, not you. Those other people. Um...why don't you meet me at my work? The big underwater stadium.


[After a moment, he puts another note on top of this, scrawled in the biggest letters that will fill the paper.]

Seriously, stop messing with this person's papers! I won't go so easy on you next time.
judicatus: (♞ again?)

[personal profile] judicatus 2018-03-22 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ oof. gabranth likes to think of himself as a thoughtful man, but somehow that little detail managed to sail right over his head. fortunately, he at least manages not to stumble over his words when he replies: ]

I assure you, I would ask the very same of any other companion.

[ regardless of how many arms they may or may not have. he hopes that part can remain unsaid. ]
zanarkandian: (a bad dream)

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-03-22 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I'm from a big city. Full of lights, on the water---there wasn't much in the way of trees, but anything else you could ever want was there."

He still missed it too. But that was for another time. "You mean...people don't care about you, just money?"
zanarkandian: (a bad dream)

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-03-22 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, those!

[He opens them and squints---ah, it's upside down. Quick flip and he manages to read the gist of it.]

That's pretty weird. I mean, I'm kinda used to being thrown around by now, but does that mean our friends are in danger too? Ugh, I hope not.
chefbayardee: (meow)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Ohhhhh. I gotcha. That makes sense.

[ He cracks a huge smile and laughs. Teenage assassins might be a bit too fantasy for Vaikuntha, and for that he breathes a sigh of relief. ]

I've run into some crazy characters, so I just kinda... expect the worst.

[ He rolls his eyes, downplaying the entirety of his statement, and goes right back to shrugging off seriousness. ]

You uh... you got any good noir stories to share, gumshoe?
judicatus: (♞ billowing crest)

[personal profile] judicatus 2018-03-22 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
I see...

[ he doesn't, not really. brought aboard, by who? lost where, and how? but he doubts that she has the answers to any of these questions. ]

Among the stars... [ he snorts. ] Hardly fitting for a burial, I should think.

[ is that a joke? it might be, but mostly it's just an attempt to cope with the circumstances. he's still struggling a bit. ]
zanarkandian: (smiling sunshine)

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-03-22 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Tidus smiled, but it didn't stretch his face like usual. This was a more wistful expression.

"I can tell you're a pretty responsible guy. And...I guess I just want to be the guy I wish I'd had when I was younger. My parents left when I was a few years younger than you."

He glanced up at the sky, sorting through memories. "One of my old man's friends came along to make sure I stayed alive, but he was no fun at all. Pretty sure he hasn't smiled in at least fifty years. I just...know what it's like, I guess."

He offered his hand then, with an awkward chuckle. "Oh, and my name's Tidus by the way. Could've mentioned that."
chefbayardee: (wHAT)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
We made sure they couldn't follow us back to our universe, and that was that. [ Glossing over the fact that the goal of the expedition was pilfered, of course. ] We didn't expect to find them, and they shouldn't be able to follow us.

[ He closes his eyes, and takes a deep breath. ]

It was creepy. One of my friends in this universe was a ruthless, intergalactic Empress who took away people's free will so they wouldn't disagree with her! But it's just another day in the life, really, Makoto-

[ A beat of silence. She said Hunk-san. Makoto is a Japanese name. She's probably Japanese. Oh no, now he's mortified. ]

I'm sorry! Sh-should I use an honorific? My friend Shiro doesn't so I wasn't even thinking!
twomeals: ([oh] 31)

[personal profile] twomeals 2018-03-22 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
You could do all that with your knife though, right? Splitting, and stuff.

[Plus as a man-eating bird monster he's not exactly picky about his steaks. Yue looks more curious than grossed out by the breadman's comments, head tilting in a questioning sort of manner.]

Are spices that important? They'd probably still taste good without that, I think...
garyoutensei: (not that you have a choice)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-22 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
And if you ever need a place to deposit your tears again, I'm not hard to find. -Baiken gave a small smile. Despite the heaviness of what they'd just discussed, Baiken definitely didn't seem to carry it with her for long. Or at least she tucked it well away, deep within.-

Just try not to take it for granted.
chefbayardee: (confused)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Odin, huh..." Hunk had heard the name from Norse mythology, from video games, so the fact that the name showed up across worlds sent a shiver down his spine. In a good way. He remembered reading something about Summons and a Summoner in the list of jobs, so it sounded like they were dealing with some powerful stuff.

But Cocoon? Pulse? Were those places where Hope came from? Cocoons made him think of bugs. Butterflies. Unbuttered flies. There's opened food right in his hand and so he lets the lid lightly fall back to the box.

"Wait, you said you kinda know something about the magic they have here, and you have Summons, whatever those are. So what's your world like?" His eyes light up as he absentmindedly takes a bite of that Hot Pocket he grabbed earlier, remembering to save it from a defiled fate from the flies that are probably around. "Yanno, if you wanna talk about it."
fusedshadows: (hee hee)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-22 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
( allow her a moment to roll her eye boys, mostly at the half-snake calling her 'creepy' to a harpy. there's a lot of irony to be had here, but she mostly just huffs in dylas' direction— this would be a good opportunity to keep tabs on him at least.

she turns to yue and lays a hand on her hip, the other rolling in the air as she speaks, taking his comment as praise. )
Of course, I've been in this situation before, after all. So if you stick with me I'm sure you won't die! Eee hee.
studdedcouncilprez: (School holiday)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-22 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
[She hears the story and she wonders about herself. Were it not for her friends, would she still be the person that she was now? If the worst thing happened on that... that day, would she not consider the possibility?]

[She shook her head at the thought. She acknowledged that the potential was there, but then so were her ideals. Her justice. A world without free will was not just. It couldn't be, no matter how pleasant the words were used to justify it. As she was thinking that, Hunk popped her reverie with a question.]

[She smiled, almost laughed even. No matter where she is, she just had to continue as she always did.]


Makoto-san. [She smiled.] You don't have to say that, though. I've gotten used to people not using the right honorifics. I just do because... well, its how I was raised and so it was a part of who I am.

Actually, if I were to tell you the truth, you're supposed to call me Niijima-san, since we only just met. But... I think we can let that slip.

You have a commanding officer who is Japanese? Shiro... huh.

[Her mind drifted to a vision of the future where there were Japanese intergalactic spacemen. It was a happy thought.]
garyoutensei: (we are the creatures you fear)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-22 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
Whatever it is, it'll probably be a pain in the ass.
studdedcouncilprez: (Humanities)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-22 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm. [She nods.]

[And, as a final nod, she made sure to give Baiken a bow. She lingered there for a second before heading back below deck.]
fusedshadows: (>:\)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-22 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, hardly! ( in case that wasn't obvious by her lack of on-demand co-ordination. besides, there was something just so... sweaty and uncouth about a job like that. she'd take her nice, neat illusionist skills over that any day.

but as he rushes into battle like... that, midna seems to deflate in the air, her visible eye drooping slightly as though she's the most disappointed woman in world. this was so... ugh, amateurish.

with her shoulders hunched over in a silent sigh, she flicked her wrist again, the ponytail becoming engorged with psychic energy, as she half-heartedly readied herself to provide back up. )
Would you at least try to make it look like you know what you're doing?
zanarkandian: (watching her dance)

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-03-22 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Whoa, really?"

[Tidus accepts the hand with a smile. They'll build a strategy around them yet.]

"Paladins...defend their teammates, right? I can work with that. There're all kinds of defense skills you can learn---like if you tackle a certain way, you can make the offense move like they're swimming in syrup. It's not exactly magic, but it takes a special focus---just like holding your breath does."
garyoutensei: (born for trouble poised for action)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-22 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
Most strangers aren't willing to stick their neck out for the well being of someone who just threatened to kill them. -Said so matter-of-factly one could mistake it for a comment on the weather.-

I'm not interested.