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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: (screaming)

1/2 because he's dead now

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Are you insane?!

[ He lets out a shrill gasp of cosmic affront, and immediately starts dragging his hands down his face. With every word, his tone goes further from deep-voiced anguish to wailing despair. ]

That's like a salad without dressing, a soup without stock, a pizza without toppings!

[ Hunk lets out a groan, and collapses into his arms like a student sleeping at their desk. ]
garyoutensei: (we are the creatures you fear)

[personal profile] garyoutensei 2018-03-22 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
-Baiken figured he likely hadn't actually meant anything by it, but still, she found herself at least slightly annoyed by it.-

If I fall behind, you have my permission to say something about it, but for the meantime, you should probably just let me do my thing. -Some people weren't exactly comfortable in their guild roles, but Baiken's confidence in her status as Swordmaster came through in that statement pretty plainly.-
fusedshadows: (>:)c)

[personal profile] fusedshadows 2018-03-22 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
( look beggers can't be choosers when you're a cursed imp dumped into a weird situation. again.
which is exactly what she's telling herself as she shakes her head noncommittally with a— )


Fine, fine. I suppose I can give you a chance. What's your current skillset?
chefbayardee: (yelling)

2/3 because i lied

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ But before more than a moment passes, Hunk is already glaring back at the bird, and his tone is serious. ]

Don't you touch that bread, we need to get you a culinary revelation, stat!

[ He snatches up his knife, slides it confidently back into the sheath, and stands up, one hand at his hip like he's a superhero! ]

Is there anything you can't or won't eat? Because I need to fix your sense of taste right now-
chefbayardee: (meow)

3/3 thank you for dealing with this wild ride

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ But all the wind leaves his sails in an instant. He looks down at the bird, at the bread, and just lets out a sheepish, self-deprecating "eheeheeeheee" sort of chuckle, because... ]

I'm so sorry, I didn't actually catch your name, did I? I'm Hunk.

[ And now he's extending a hand for a handshake. Clawshake? Does the birdman even know what a handshake is??? ]
jocoeur: (・□・)

[personal profile] jocoeur 2018-03-22 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
( he turns to face her slowly, and as soon as the book is up in the air, so are his arms, defensively, in front of his face. of all the reactions he hadn't been expecting this one, though... perhaps he deserved it.

was it a compliment to his stealthy skills? he'll take it as one.

after a moment he fans his fingers open to peek through them, wondering if it's safe to come out.
no murders today, pls. )
studdedcouncilprez: (School holiday)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-22 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Fortunately...]

[She's very good at keeping her rage suppressed. And besides, she's just happy to meet somebody of the Phantom Thieves, let alone, well... him. In actual truth, she's... well... pleased. Although it may be uncharacteristic of her, she is going to reach up and touch his face. Because if this was an Akira-ghost or some weird cognition, she would probably freak.]

[Fortunately its flesh and blood. For both their sakes.]


Its you! You're... alive!

...

This is starting to become a bad habit, you know. You really should stop doing it.

[That's as close to a Makoto joke as she's really capable of tbh.]
Edited 2018-03-22 06:06 (UTC)
chefbayardee: (oh yeah sure no problem)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ The imp's snarky comments only made him angrier, which made that swing get even stronger before a crack split the air from the impact. The mimic is pushed back a few feet, and while it's not dead, it's at least stunned. Hunk lets out a ragged breath and takes a step back, shouting once more. ]

A fork is too stupid to look competent! [ Another deep breath. ] So feel free to upstage me... whenever you want!

[ The mimic is still twitching, but Hunk is sizing it up, because something this nasty doesn't seem like it'll go down to that. ]
jocoeur: (!)

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[personal profile] jocoeur 2018-03-22 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
( why not try out as many jobs as you could? at least, that was akira's thinking. it was best to find something that you felt comfortable doing, and while he'd never quite handled a real firearm, his experience in the metaverse would surely lend itself to the gunslinging of this world...

inside the guild, he spies someone else that looks like a tell-tale otherworlder, just like him.
and so, he raises his hand in a wave, his expression mostly blank. )
pishirogane: (Perhaps you could explain)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-22 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Looking over the gun given to her, she intends on going elsewhere to familiarize herself with it further. However...]

[Before she can leave, she sees something out of the corner of her eye. It looks like a waving hand. Turning her head further, it's indeed something who seems to be waving in her direction. Maybe? There's no one else around her looking back. Hesitantly, she waves back.]
pishirogane: (Very disinterested obviously)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-22 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
More than likely.

[Not the exact words Naoto would pick, but close enough.]
chefbayardee: (clever)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
I offered, 'cause, y'know...

[ He sighs, shrugging his shoulders and shaking his head. ]

Most strangers haven't been ripped from their home and forced to choose between other people's problems that are completely insane or just dying horribly. Most strangers can't say it's happened to them twice.

[ And then he laughs. Team Voltron's given him some unusual experiences, to be sure, and he never thought they'd be applicable to anything else... or that he'd ever be anywhere else. ]

And most strangers can't say they have a tendency to get weapons pointed at them by people who end up as allies later.

[ He's nothing if not persistent. ]
twomeals: ([derp] 03)

truly a gourmand....

[personal profile] twomeals 2018-03-22 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Wow, this guy is...really serious about his food. Yue actually jumps at the sudden yell, feathers all fluffing up from the--whatever this is. Surprise!

Surprise, followed by confusion and maybe a little worry, followed yet again by his perking up at the offer of cooking and a slow settling of his feathers. However serious this guy may be on the subject, all Yue gets out of it is the idea that he might be a good source of free snacks in the future. The kid's an opportunist at heart.

There's a pause before he catches on, placing a claw in Hunk's hand. Didn't quite catch the 'shake' part, apparently?]


I'm Yue. "Hunk" is kind of a funny name, huh? Ah, not in a bad way! [He raises his doll hand in a--well he can't actually do anything with it occupied, so it's kind of a useless movement, but.] I don't think there's anything I can't eat, so...anything you want is fine!
pishirogane: (The final card)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-22 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Hm... I suppose that would put someone on guard.

[She'd certainly be on guard... then again, that's always.]

Gumshoe...? My name is Naoto. [Her tone probably says enough about her feelings being called 'Gumshoe'.] And none of which I can divulge.
chefbayardee: (jokes!)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-22 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's taking mental notes on the honorifics, and flashes an awkward, mischievous grin when she just up and lets the honorifics go. She brings the conversation to Shiro and, well, Hunk just starts beaming. ]

He's pretty awesome. I wouldn't call him our commanding officer, it's a bit more casual. He's just the leader. [ He looks sheepish, even embarrassed. ] Shiro's the only full-blown soldier. The rest of us were cadets, except the space princess and her butler, but I feel like aliens don't count.

[ He grins, reaching a hand into his backpack while trying his darnedest not to focus more on his fumbling than a conversation. ]

The ability to do great things doesn't seem to care who you were, though, or else we wouldn't get anything done!
baeyek: 𝚋𝚊𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚔 | 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎. (Default)

(good thing bayek is like skilled in the art of murder :'D)

[personal profile] baeyek 2018-03-22 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
Well, at least the young man was not lost to keeping a trained eye out around him. That was a good thing. a sign that perhaps this horrid ship ride and whatever new trails his gods had decided to send him through yet another gate into yet another strange realm he would never once think possible if he were merely a Medjay again.

Spoke and yet the familiar speaks. A strange way to phrase such a thing. Ways that implied a great many other things, but, it was not his place. Perhaps it was time to ask a question another way.

"Then they do not need idols to speak to you." Bayek turned his head ever so slightly. "What of temples? Shrines to worship?"
modelcivilian: Screenshot: Horrificator (Take number no idea)

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[personal profile] modelcivilian 2018-03-22 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
[He's supposed to be going on a quest with a new group soon. By now, it isn't the first quest he's taken and it isn't the first time he decided to join an all new group. It might be difficult, sure, but if they got together before heading out, learned what each person's class was and what they could do, then the quest would go smoothly. They just had to work together.]

[However, there's a slight issue with that 'together' part and that's Mognet going down suddenly.]

[The idea of a strike is nothing new, but it's inconvenient right now. There's no way to get an instant message out, and the one attempt Adrien makes, it decides it wants to delete his message draft. Frowning and gathering up his swords, he heads to the public boards. Maybe if he goes there, he'll run into someone from his group? Hopefully? There is someone there when he arrives.]


Excuse me, did you sign up for the quest today, too?
resolvetochoose: (pic#12143087)

[personal profile] resolvetochoose 2018-03-22 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Okay... she can definitely get on board with that but first of all, that self-deprecating laugh has just alerted her to the fact that she may have been rude. If not that, then his words definitely did it. ]

Oh- Oh goodness, I'm so sorry, I didn't realize! We... we don't even really have airships back home, for the most part.

[Besides in stories and some theoretical texts.]
baeyek: 𝚋𝚊𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚔 | 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎. (Default)

[personal profile] baeyek 2018-03-22 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Bayek raises his head ever so slightly to the boy that has spoken. His gaze can be felt underneath the hood, even if it cannot be seen. ]

Unusual but not new. Such worlds are not uncommon for you?
resolvetochoose: (pic#12143092)

[personal profile] resolvetochoose 2018-03-22 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, yes. I decided to try Scholar.

[So actually not that far from Tactician, funnily enough. At least they use a lot of the same gear.]

Nothing... was quite the same as what I'm used to back home, but I was a healer! Plus it seemed like it would be fun. It does feel strange without my sword too, though.

[And shield. Honestly Red Mage probably would have been the closest match, but the idea of using elemental offensive spells like Rita had been a strange one, and the idea of a job that used book learning to help their allies was much more appealing.]
baeyek: 𝚋𝚊𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚔 | 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎. (Default)

[personal profile] baeyek 2018-03-22 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
Ah... my apologies. I did not mean to frighten. [ Bayek bows his head in apologies. ]
modelcivilian: Screenshot: Origins Part 1 (Uh oh)

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[personal profile] modelcivilian 2018-03-22 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Adrien's not really paying attention to his surroundings anyway; not since he's still in disbelief that he's just in another world. If anything, being bumped into snaps him back to reality and he turns, smiling sheepishly.]

I'm okay! And really, it's my... fault...

[His voice trails when he realizes he's not talking to a person... and a person isn't talking to him. It's a dragon. It's a dragon! He thinks.]

... Are you really a dragon? [Nailed it.]
baeyek: 𝚋𝚊𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚔 | 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎. (Default)

[personal profile] baeyek 2018-03-22 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Assassin would not be a term that he would know. Not in regards to the name of what they did. They were the Hidden Ones. The word was not the same but the purpose was. The Hidden Ones -- the Creed -- was still in its infancy. One that he and Amunet built together to make their Order last as long as the Ancient Ones. One that would stand the test of time. It would do well to see that one, even a world such as this, had found a home in their Creed.

"Ah, please." He nodded to the seat. "You may sit where you wish."
resolvetochoose: (pic#12168858)

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[personal profile] resolvetochoose 2018-03-22 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
Um, excuse me.

[ She wouldn't be Estelle if she weren't trying to see the best in people. ]

I agree it is a bit strange, but... it sounds like this may not be the first time this sort of thing has happened here?

[ They have pamphlets, after all... Why would you have this much material and infrastructure in place for something you had no idea was going to happen? ]

Maybe they just feel it's their job to help new arrivals!
baeyek: 𝚋𝚊𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚔 | 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎. (Default)

[personal profile] baeyek 2018-03-22 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
Bayek did indeed recognize the symbol. Yet, it looked more to the base of the falcon head. A simple design that was carried through the worlds it seemed. He made sure that it was known the other man could see him staring directly at him. His arms stood crossed, leaning against the nearby wall.