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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!

theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackOh)

Re: B

[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2018-03-24 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, Jack needs a minute, because he turns at the voice, and then his entire face lights up, like a toddler seeing a new shiny toy. "Oh...wow..." His eyes are so wide, and the grin is in full-dimples.

"Nice to meet you, Orisa.. Oh wow. Is- is that just armor? Or is it all-?" Not daring to finish the question, but that single word has the intonation like if he's right that would be the coolest thing ever. Magitek?

"Um. Database. Like? The storage systems on the airships?" Falling a little out of Jack's expertise here, and he scratches at the back of his head.
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackEndOfTime)

Re: B.

[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2018-03-24 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
The smile falters on Jack's face only for a second. He wants to shoot her a reassuring grin, but she is startlingly younger than the people around her. It's got to be a mistake, right? But if she was out there in the Interdimensional Cloud, she needed rescuing. Maybe she won't have to pick up Jobs like everyone else.

"Nice to meet you, Ellie." Kinder, calmer, without the overly nice tone that he's been using on everyone else. Something more genuine. The scared kid is not going to respond well to false reassurances. Teenagers especially have a tendency to call Jack out on his crap faster.

"The Center has a food court, or there's some smaller restaurants and food carts nearby. What do you like? I can lead you to it." Because maybe answering her questions will go better away from the crowd and the noise of dealing with everyone all at once.

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Good. They're on that same page, then. And it is you. ...They think.]

You caught me. I'm unfilmable!

[Mettaton....that's. Interesting. He'd heard about him before, but never MET Mettaton...]

That, and mom and dad tend to keep me away from Undyne. Even if she did catch me, she'd listen to dad about leaving me alone. Probably.
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Re: I

[personal profile] part_timer 2018-03-24 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"General, one of the two who have survived the battle before I went to the human world. His real name's Lucifer, and we keep on him on a short leash after he almost made me late for my job," snorted Sadou. "He's a short kid, sort of long hair in a flop over his one eye, likes purple and the internet. If you see him, tell him I'm looking for him."
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[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-03-24 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Frisk opens their mouth to ask about the kind, brave, and probably immensely idiotic monsters who'd taken Chara in, but then Chara's name clicks. "...ooookay. So, um. This is an awkward question, but... are you the same Chara that, uh, killed themself to give up their soul to the old prince--I forget his name--crossed the barrier, with the plan of. Um. Harvesting six human SOULs themself to free monsterkind?"
nanaimo_bar: (nanamo6)

[personal profile] nanaimo_bar 2018-03-24 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Truly, I have been blessed that the skills I acquired here would pay off later. Back home, I would have no need for survival skills, although it would be something for me to look into.

[She had to smile at that.] Behemoth pelts would be quite the challenge.
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[ C ] GUESS WHO

[personal profile] precisioninpink 2018-03-24 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Amy Rose took the bump pretty well, given that she was shorter than the humans around her on this ship. Although she was less amazed with the airship (she'd been on, and blown up, several in her time, especially during the Robotnik days) and more just taking in all the people around her. It was rare to see so many different species from different dimensions all together in the same place.

"It's okay!" She made sure she had all her things on her, pushing back her hair. "So are you one of the residents here or a traveler? I got a coupla questions to ask either way."
keytoblivion: (☆ 030)

[personal profile] keytoblivion 2018-03-24 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"You have nothing to fear in that regard either."

Aqua hasn't raised to be a complainer after all. She follows after the other woman, her hand still resting at the grip of her rapier. Once she's taken her place in front of the other woman she draws her rapier before dropping into her opening stance.

"Ready when you are."
keytoblivion: (☆ 068)

[personal profile] keytoblivion 2018-03-24 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, it's not a mystery Aqua is going to question right this moment, she has other worries after all. She takes the pamphlet from Lea, a faint frown deepening further with every word she reads. So… she and all these other people have been rescued from a place called the Dream Width… she can't say she's ever heard of it.

Nor can she quite believe the explanation of her lost powers and yet… she cannot feel the Keyblade's song beneath her palm.]


Probably not. Though I do wonder… what do they want us to do once we make it to Vaikuntha? Much as I'm grateful for assistance… I can't stay here.

[Glad as Aqua might be to be back in the Realm of Light… she still has a promise to keep, and she's kept Ven waiting long enough.]
chefbayardee: (screaming)

screw 10ft poles i have a super soaker

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-24 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ While Ena lets out a yelp, Hunk flat-out shrieks and recoils. Why's he in the front again?! He stands there, hyperventilating as Ena speaks, but he's not crying, you're crying! He waits a moment more as those sloppy tears flow, expecting a monster to leap out from the shadows and eat him, but then he... has an idea. ]

Water is dense, and with the velocity of a bullet it could, yanno, depending on a lot of variables for the pressure switch and magic, impact with more force than a footstep! [ He aims his gunblade into the distance, as close as he can possibly get to wherever that donut landed, and fires. As he pulls the trigger, he realizes he has no desire to see or hear that spike trap ever again and just... whimpers. ]
keytoblivion: (☆ 056)

[personal profile] keytoblivion 2018-03-24 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aqua blinks, her fingers curling slightly as she stares at them, then down at the ground, her eyes widening a little.]

…A moogle?

[It's hardly her first time encountering one… but the traveling merchants she knows can only be met in the Realm of Light… could it be? Could she truly have made it back… could she somehow have fallen through a crack back into the Realm of Light?

She shakes her head, then smiles faintly.]


My apologies. Though, you should take care too… you are moving quite fast, especially in such an enclosed space.
nanaimo_bar: (nanamo13)

Re: Nico Robin | One Piece (haven't decided on pre or post time skip yet)

[personal profile] nanaimo_bar 2018-03-24 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"How disturbing, to think that the common man would be barred from such knowledge." said Nanamo, frowning as she followed Nico down the stacks of books.

"I would never bar information unless it could hurt the people. It's just not done."
conniemaheswaran: (Default)

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[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Will do. Um, if you don't mind me asking," Connie rubs the back of her neck. "It sounds like something... happened to your army. Is that why you came up with your brilliant fast food scheme?"

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
No.

[The word comes out the same moment Chara’s demeanor changes. What is this? What kind of question is that to even ask. What are you even insinuating?

Are you mocking them?]


My mom is the Captain of the Guards. My dad is the Royal Scientist. My brother Asriel and I are the guards in Snowden.

I don’t know what you’re talking about.

I haven’t hurt anyone.
part_timer: (trim (1))

Re: I

[personal profile] part_timer 2018-03-24 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"There was a battle, most of the army was still active but two of my four generals were dead," said Sadou, recalling the fight. "The Hero was making her way towards me, and we created a gate to another world to try and trap her there. It... sort of backfired, and I found myself lacking about, I want to say 95% of my overall strength."

"Being reduced to a human's level of power, no food, no shelter, it makes you rethink the choices you've made doesn't it?"
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[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-03-24 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oooookay. Since I'm pretty certain that Undyne and Alphys aren't married--yet, at any rate--then we might be dealing with some pretty freaky stuff here." Frisk purses their lips. "Okay. So Papyrus showed me some pretty neat stuff at his lab in Snowdin. Including proof that other timelines exist. So, I'm getting the feeling that we're in some comic book crisis crossover territory. I'm getting the feeling I'm the one from the dark universe where some alien overlord conquered the planet or something," they joke weakly.
warpstriking: (teasing ☈ in all it's grace)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-24 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Noctis finally stood up, stretching as he tried to ignore the look Clarus gave him. He didn't particularly care when selecting his own chocobo; the bird had just waltzed up to him. The fact he'd also confused Prompto's hair for food was a bonus.

"I don't know, their grandmother?" He's only kidding; if that faint smirk was anything to go by. The question gets a quick roll of the eyes - once his back is turned, obviously. Astrals, it was almost as if he were back on the royal vessel and a certain someone harping at him applying sunscreen or not. "Yes, Clarus..."

He sighed, patting his chocobo on the neck. "Alright, up you go," he said, as the chocobo opened one eye and kwehed sleepily. Slowly moving to its claws. "That's a good boy." Noctis grinned, stroking his soft feathers before taking hold of the reins and hopping onto his back.
spaceforged: (yep this is a new low)

Excellent, I figured but wanted that joke to be clear.

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-03-24 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[That sends his mind spinning out into tactics and over what information he's been able to get his hands on. ...and what allies he's made. Shiro's brows come down. Those jokes are terrible, by the way.]

At least a few years, [He pulls himself out of deep thought and nods once.] Just in case.

If we get to return sooner than that we'll have prepared for the worst. And having some long term goals will help us stay oriented no matter what happens while we're here.

[Boy does he need some kind of goal that's far off to ground him. Or his mind will race off grabbing all the scenarios it can run through of what's going on back home and where the lions are. He crushes the worries before they can do more than be shapeless ideas with a sigh.]

We could think of it as a bit of rest break. New world and new ideas. [At that he relaxes completely with a tired laugh and a grin of his own. Actual cities to settle into. Day to day life. All things he has almost forgot how to do.]

Still...a normal job. I haven't had one of those in a long time. [Being a Garrison Pilot was far from normal.] This is going to take a lot of getting used to.
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieTired)

Re: I

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Connie hisses through her teeth, wincing. "Yeeowch. So basically you, your generals, and this hero lady were stuck in the metaphorical hell of being twenty-somethings in a competitive job market. Honestly, your plan makes a lot more sense now, given that you have limited resources. It's quite ingenious, really."

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
...Heh. Maybe.

[...Alright. You are too sincere to have meant offense at that.]

If we’re going to be that open, mirror, I’ve got a question.

Can you still SAVE and LOAD?

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Re: I

[personal profile] part_timer 2018-03-24 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Pretty much that." said Sadou with a nod. "You got it. And considering everything, it was amazing we barely made it through the poverty line."
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[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-03-24 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Frisk slaps their forehead. "Right! Well, it's been nice talking to you, but I've gotta go. A whole race to free, angry fish ladies to annoy, all of that heroic stuff." They close their eyes for a moment, then they snap wide open again.

"Oh, crap." They shake their head. "Okay, okay. Flukes are a thing that exist. I'll be fine. Everything's fine." Frisk tries again. And again.

They slump against the wall of the ship. "Continuing the comic book metaphor, it looks like whatever this place is acts like kryptonite for me. Hopefully not the gold kind."
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieSmallSmile)

Re: I

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Cheers to dreams of world domination for keeping you fed, then," Connie says, smiling a little bit. This entire situation was just a bit surreal.
chefbayardee: (BLORF)

thank you for giving me a chance to use this icon

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-24 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Hunk waits for her to finish all of her questions, because as soon as she asked the second one he realized she was giving him more of a battery than a survey. The texture was a weird place to start- has she ever eaten a bug? He tries to look thoughtful, while mulling over how to articulate that bugs aren't exactly... unique what with them all having legs and exoskeletons and-

Then he makes a loud, horrible hacking noise as he doubles over onto the ground, emitting guttural noises somewhere between a pack of dry-heaving chain smokers and sheet metal angrily vibrating in galeforce winds. He regrets eating every meal he's ever eaten in his entire life, whimpering out a raspy, shrill "this is how I die" before... everything stops.

Or, well, that nauseous feeling does, and he whines out a pained "What just... why..." before he takes a moment to just. Be glad he's breathing. And dread the series of choices that brought him to this moment.
part_timer: (DevilIsAPart-Timer_)

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[personal profile] part_timer 2018-03-24 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. It's thanks to Shiro, the General that was with me, that we survived this long since he's such a penny pincher." snickered Sadou. "But he's a good person, don't let his stupid fool you."