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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!

conniemaheswaran: (ConnieEmbarrassedSmile)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"No. I'm... honestly a bit freaked out by all this." Connie gestures towards the chattering mass of people behind her. "I mean, I have no idea how I got here, what this place, um, is, and every second I'm here is another second that the, the Diamond Authority could decide to check Earth off their to-do list and there's nothing I could do to stop them!" She chuckles awkwardly. "...sorry. You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you? I'm just... worried."
studdedcouncilprez: (Study session)

[personal profile] studdedcouncilprez 2018-03-24 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yes, I saw the modifiers but I didn't quite understand them. [She reaches into her purse and pulls out the manual. AN observant eye would notice that hers is full of notes like "+ damage" and "- speed." Her manual is a pretty far cry from the mostly pristine thing that it started as in the beginning of the day.] So we can pick two? I was under the assumption that we needed proficiency before moving on to something else.

[She'll consider it later.] And yourself, Shiro-san? What do you see as your priorities for you and your team?

[She realizes herself.] Um, that is if its not something you mind discussing.

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Chara supposes there should be empathy for seeing another child worry like this. Deep down, they have a little concern for the girl. But only a little.

It wasn't like much concern was every shown towards them, at least when it came to humans.]


No clue.

[They say good naturedly, still a bit helplessly. Chara has no idea what a Diamond Authority is, but checking Earth off their 'to do list' sounds reasonably bad. Still not their problem. For now.]

Sounds like we have a mystery. If you want, we could look around to find someone. There has to be someone who knows what's going on.
sassafrisk: <user name=e8luhs site=tumblr.com> (Flirty)

[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-03-24 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Frisk blushes furiously, scrambling for a counterattack. Now it was on. "Y-you're too kind! Why, if I looked into a mirror and saw your face every day, I wouldn't be able to tear myself away from such beauty!"
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieWorried)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. Good, um, good idea." She sighs, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Sorry, I'm not usually this awkward. Well, at least nowadays. This whole... situation has thrown me just a teensy weensy bit off balance."

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ha. Alright, this is fun, a little. Chara supposed it could be considered payback for calling them cute in front of Asriel back in Snowdin, but then again, this isn't even their Shifty apparently. Or 'Frisk'. Whichever name they were going by.

It means they probably shouldn't let their guard down around them either. After all. They have no idea who this version actually is.

Who knows what their LV might be.]


Guess I'd have to tear you away so you could look at the actual me, instead.

[But this is still fun. There's time for japes, at least. They can imagine 'Frisk' is like Shifty.

And japing like this will make it easier to keep an eye on them.]

pishirogane: (Perhaps you could explain)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2018-03-24 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
That's right. And the culprit just cracked under pressure.

[The pressure of eight teenagers... honestly. But details.]

Hm? Oh... that would be appreciated.
sassafrisk: <user name=e8luhs site=tumblr.com> (Laughing)

[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-03-24 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I- I-" Frisk has no comeback for that. They begin laughing uproariously. "Okay, okay. I admit defeat." Taking an exaggerated bow, Frisk says, "I acknowledge your superiority in the ancient and very, very serious art of flirt-fu. It appears I still have much to learn, sensei."
ubiquitously: (a17. I want to go back)

[personal profile] ubiquitously 2018-03-24 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, excuse me for being suspicious. But someone here has to be responsible. Trying to figure out who.

[Just going to stare holes into their heads into they crack, apparently.]
ubiquitously: (a35. You don’t have to stay)

[personal profile] ubiquitously 2018-03-24 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Uai almost opened his mouth to agree, but his pride blocked the conversation. Realizing he's been caught admiring cute, fluffy birbs, he freezes up.]

Ahhh... haaa. Y, Yeah...

[Then turns away, as if he can hide his identity. Because the blue strip of hair and trademark braid aren't going to give him away.]

Well, being soft isn't always good. Makes them vulnerable, I'll bet.

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sure it has. A part of Chara wants to feel for Connie, but it's hard to. Uncertain to, if this isn't some kind of trick on the girl's part. And, even if not on the girl's part, unknowingly helping adult humans.

Still. Going it with someone else is better than entirely alone. Better with someone more frightened and frustrated then they themselves are, as well.]


Let's just say I know what it's like to fall into a different world. I get it.

Still, this place can't be abandoned, or everyone just clueless. Someone will know something.

[They'll let you go first as they walk, Connie. No way are they letting a stranger at their back.]
somebodyperfect: (Uuuuh...)

And lo, we have come full circle!

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-24 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure you could, Demyx.

[Let's ignore the fact that what few offensive skills you once had were neutralized by the asterisk. Lea pats his chocobo, looks dubiously at the saddle on its back, and lifts his foot to the stirrup before swinging up and landing on. Backwards.]

Yeah I think I got off on the wrong foot in the literal sense here.
somebodyperfect: (Uuuuh...)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-24 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow. Ok. For me, that was an eventful couple of weeks ago.

[And also a year he's not aware of.]

... I went back too. I don't actually know how for sure.

[He knows one of the catalysts, but he's still not sure how he's back. He doesn't know about the defeat of his heartless, doesn't know he's been in limbo a year. But he knows he's back.]

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Alright. Chara laughs, just a little. A small snerking sound at first, before a short bit of laughter. Definitely Shifty, even if they're saying they have a different name for some reason.]

Sure, but first thing, grasshopper, is finding out where we are. It's sure not the Underground.

[You at least know Underground, right?

It can't be that things are THAT different.]
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieEmbarrassedSmile)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. I think I saw a few crewmembers, but they were too busy being mobbed by other people. Maybe we can find one and get some answers?" Connie suggests, moving through the crowd. She slaps her forehead. "I forgot to introduce myself! I'm Connie."

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Chara trails just a foot behind Connie, keeping a short, paranoid distance behind the girl. Enough to be close, but enough to back away if she turns on them.

Chara gets the feeling more and more that Connie isn't dangerous. But with humans, you never know.]


I'm Chara.

I haven't checked around the...void ship much. Are most the people here people? I mean, like us.
raucous: (03)

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[personal profile] raucous 2018-03-24 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
There's too many questions swirling around in his head and not nearly enough answers. He's pissed off. Unbelievably so. Part of him feels like ripping every last shred of this place apart. It's not fair! Not...that anything has been fair, really. Not lately. Just chalk it up to one more unfortunate, rage inducing thing. Some days, he feels like he can get a better handle on his temper. Some days, he just knows that he can't. Doesn't.

Whatever. It doesn't matter. This is someone else's fault and he's pissed off he's getting empty responses. He's just about had it, his temper reaching near catastrophic levels when --

A voice cuts through his fury fog like a dagger through flesh. Quick and sharp, right to the bone. Gladio nearly trips over his own feet to whip around to find where it's coming from. Is this all some stupid trick? Some mind game that's funny to everyone else but him? His heart double beats. His chest feels like it's being squeezed by a vice. This can't be happening. Maybe this is some weird dream? Or some horrible nightmare.

But, no. There's his father standing there like nothing ever happened. Like he's --

Gladio's jaw clenches tight. His teeth grind hard together as he fists his hands by his sides. He takes a halting step closer, forcing a normalcy to his tone that claws its way from his throat. "Dad?"
lordshield: (Default)

[personal profile] lordshield 2018-03-24 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
The older man rolled his eyes as he finally pulled himself up into the saddle, giving Noctis a mock-rueful look. Noctis had a very obedient chocobo, and less gear than Clarus. That was just fine with the Shield, though. He’d chosen the chocobo he had for her spirit, not her obedience. He liked a fiery steed. They were excellent battle companions if trained properly.

“From where did you suppose Gladiolus and Iris gained their appreciation? Certainly not their mother.” Not that she’d disliked chocobos, Clarus had just held a special love for the birds from boyhood that he had tried to impart on his offspring. He leaned back to check the contents of one of his saddlebags. “Did you remember to pack rations for the trip?”

Noctis wasn’t his son, but Clarus would never stop being a father or a military commander. Troops must be prepared and ready at all times. “And spare potions. And greens for you chocobo?” Forgive him, Noct. The last time he saw you, you were green to being prepared for the outside world.
songbird_slayer: (Default)

[personal profile] songbird_slayer 2018-03-24 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
The horns are real and I hear with them, yes. I had a cousin who was born with little wings, once. Couldn't fly with them... I don't recall if she kept them or had them removed, however.

But that's neither here nor there. Can I interest you in a sample?
conniemaheswaran: (Default)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"By and large, yeah." Connie expertly dodges a hurrying passenger with precision that Chara would recognize could only come from years of training in some highly athletic discipline. "I saw a skeleton and a dragon wandering around, I think, and there are a bunch of these weird cat... bear... things, but it's mostly humans."
sassafrisk: <user name=e8luhs site=tumblr.com> (Pardon?)

[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-03-24 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Frisk purses their lips. "Yeah. I mean, at least up here I don't have to watch out for ridiculous Space Jam vomit traps or any of Undyne's other elaborate ways to kill and/or demoralize me, but I have-" their eyes widen. "Woah woah woah. Hold on for just a second. You're from the Underground? How long have you even been hiding down there? If you've got some super secret cool magic that lets you hide from a bajillion cameras at once, clue me in, because without an angry, unstable fish breathing down my neck all the time it would be a lot easier to get to New Home." The pause. "Wait, how do you even know I fell- oh, wait. Mettaton probably spammed the networks with promos for his shows with me. Yeah, that scans."
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unyieldingspirit: (how do I put this)

[personal profile] unyieldingspirit 2018-03-24 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[The desk clerk doesn't seem too thrilled now that Bonnie has backup- but now that she'd talking to the other person, maybe they'll have some relief.

K'pandolu nods, grinning a little.]


I certainly seem to be! It's nice to see you again- how have you been?
lordshield: (Default)

[personal profile] lordshield 2018-03-24 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Cor. Surprise of surprises, but the expression only briefly flashed across his face before it was replaced by his familiar semi-scowl. They’d been friends long enough, however, that the younger warrior would see in Clarus’s eyes that he was pleased to see his subordinate, if only to have a familiar face about.

“How long has it been since we sparred?” He asked, amused that the Immortal, of all people, should be in the place he thought might be the afterlife. “I’ll start easy. We’ll see if you can still keep up with me.” He could, of course he could, but taunting and teasing had always been half the fun where Cor was involved.

He raised his sword in response, widening his stance and angling his body just so to give him a strong first thrust or stroke. Which would be impossible to tell, even for someone experienced with Clarus’s fighting style as Cor was.
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackSuspicousCW)

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[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2018-03-24 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Jack gapes, but after a second, he can only shrug his arms out to the sides in utter bewilderment as the moogle flies off in tears.

"....what did I say?"
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackSmile2)

[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2018-03-24 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
There is an extra-long gaze at her ears, very curious. "I... think I would." A pause.

"Everybody coming here, they're all really fascinating. So different than the people already here. Can I ask where you're from originally?" Another similarity, Jack looks like he's ready to hang on K'pandolu's every word about her own people and her world.