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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

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unyieldingspirit: (hee-!)

[personal profile] unyieldingspirit 2018-03-24 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
They're mostly trained on him, though one does twitch occasionally- still listening to the others around them.

"They are," she agrees, tail flicking lightly. "It's one of the good things about something like this, I'd say." It's easy to see he's excited, and K'pandolu smiles, getting caught up in that feeling. "Of course! I come from Eorzea- of Hydaelyn. I don't suppose you've heard of it…?" She waits- not really expecting he'll say yes, but it'd be nice! "It's a good place- I think, at least. And of course there's all sorts of places within it! Thanalan is tends to be sun-baked, but there's plenty of life- that's where I started adventuring properly."

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[And the more Frisk tries, the more Chara’s fist clenched. They didn’t even do amything, and they were trying to run from them.

Why was it them they kept resetting in front of? What had they done? Why?

Once Frisk finishes, Chara just stares at them, blankly.]


If you want someone to leave, it’s a lot nicer to just ask them to, partner.
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieLaughing)

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[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Connie snickers a little bit. "Pffff. Sorry, it's just I can imagine Pearl acting the exact same way if the Gems got stuck in the same situation. Oh, Pearl would have to eat. Now that's just cruel."
part_timer: (trim (1))

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[personal profile] part_timer 2018-03-24 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"She's not good at eating?" asked Sadou curiously. "I mean, being human comes easy."
chefbayardee: (confused)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-24 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hunk lets out an exhausted sigh as he laments his lunch, only to be startled out of it by... clouds? No wait, the voice said cloud, singular, and-

It's a moogle. He's seen a few of the little cuties around, but this is the first one that's gone well out of their way to talk to him! And they're looking for people. ]


Sorry, I haven't. If it helps, Mary and James are really normal names, not the sort of thing I've heard around here, so I can keep an ear out for them, and an eye out for... a pirate?

[ He's seen enough weirdness to roll with the punches pretty well... after the initial period of screaming and sobbing, and he smiles in pride at this realization. ]

A cloud, though... they're all over the place in the sky. Unless... [ He gives her an unsure look. ] You're calling me fluffy? Or, I guess it might be a joke calling me gassy. Neither one is wrong, either...
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[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-03-24 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Frisk looks shocked. "Wait, what? No! No, no, no!" They shake their head vehemently, scowling. "Look. It's not that I don't enjoy your company! You're really challenging me to up my flirting game, after all. It's not often I meet a fellow master. Anyways, it's just..." Frisk sighs. "Look. Me and Papyrus and-" They stop themself before they say Flowey's name. It would be a major jerk move to just casually reveal his presence to any old schmuck, passing "resemblance" to Captain Cryptic aside.

"Well, me and Papyrus have this... plan to free the Underground. And they- he can't do it without somebody to distract Queen Toriel for long enough to grab the six SOULs. There are people counting on us! As nice as you are, I can't just abandon them to frolic on some grand ol' adventure in another world when the monsters are still trapped Underground! Not that I have much of a choice now, though." They sigh, holding their head in their hands. "...okay. Yeah. That totally made me sound like a jerkwad, didn't it?"
conniemaheswaran: (Default)

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[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"No. It's just her entire being is composed of light, and eating food just feels gross to her," Connie explains.
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[personal profile] precisioninpink 2018-03-24 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
A soft spot for birds might be one thing. But what about pink hedgehogs?

Amy had saddled up her bird and was adjusting to riding it; she'd managed to ride an Earth horse before but truthfully, she didn't often ride animals. She was more used to hoverbikes than giant birds. Her chocobo could sense her unfamiliarity, pacing a little with her on it's back.

"Hey, relax. We're not going yet." She pulled on the reigns but it just redirected, stepping over to Clarus. "Oops- Sorry! I can't get him to stand still."
einspine: (shifty eyes)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-03-24 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, my brother has a habit of lazing about, but why would we chase humans? Well, unless the human challenged us to a game of tag. Or a race. Or some other equally thrilling activity!

[Okay, so maybe some skeleton monsters might be more hostile toward humans, but not him! Oh no. He's the Great Papyrus, after all! A friend to all.]

As for flirting, it's...

[He pauses, tapping his chin.]

Wowie. I never thought of the best way to put it into words. But it's sort of like a compliment. Except it's the kind of compliment you give to someone you have romantic feelings for!
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackSmile)

[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2018-03-24 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
The ears and tail are real, all right. He watches them move with some fascination. There's the urge to reach out and pet them, but no, bad Jack, that would be rude.

Jack shakes his head lightly at the places she names. But he doesn't want to interrupt. "Somebody coming here with some experience," he sounds impressed. "I've only really just started with the Job Guilds, myself." He is wearing loose, light, clothing, an outfit that blends into the world around him, so it's hard to tell what Job he might be wielding.

"Do I get to guess what you specialize in?" His eyes look her over again, like he's appraising what he sees.
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[personal profile] part_timer 2018-03-24 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah, I see. That makes a whole lot of sense." said Sadou. "There's probably a lot of difficulty with that."

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[...Oh. Chara’s eyebrows raise just a little at that.]

You didn’t try until just now?

[At hearing their plan, though...]

What can you even plan to do with the six SOULS? Without giving them to a powerful monster, you can’t break the barrier.
conniemaheswaran: (Default)

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[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's actually pretty advantageous. It takes a lot to poof a Gem, and even more to shatter their gemstone and actually kill them." Connie shrugs. "I went on this big adventure with them one time, they could take a serious beating, and dole out one too."
einspine: (confident)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-03-24 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course!

[Well, okay, maybe not that fast. But if he tried, he could still do it... relatively quickly. Maybe. if he had the right materials.]

I'm a skeleton of many talents, human, be it puzzlery, cooking, or the broad field of science and all that it entails! Naturally, that means space suits are a simple task.

[Maybe. He's never actually made one before.]
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[personal profile] part_timer 2018-03-24 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"How interesting. Are they people from another dimension or another world?" asked Sadou curiously.
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[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-03-24 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"I... don't really? Know?" Frisk shrugs. "We're kind of taking it on faith, but we have no reason not to trust him." Frisk claps their hands over their mouth. "Um. Could you forget I said that last bit, please?"
baeyek: 𝚋𝚊𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚔 | 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎. (Default)

(may your uncle rot in the duat!!!)

[personal profile] baeyek 2018-03-24 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Religion was deeply important to Bayek. It was a part of every aspect within his society and his country. As such he showed reverence and understanding to gods of all worlds. This man's world was not any different. If they demanded tribute? Then they deserved the respect and honor - even in another world.

"Gods who do not need a place to house their spirit so that their Oracles, priests, priestesses may give honor thanks..." Bayek shook his head. Even the Greeks would make statues for their gods to find a body for. Statues that were given food and beer in offering so that they knew the people revered and feared them. "They must live among you very differently."

He sat up ever so slightly. "The Draconian. A fearsome name indeed. What tales of him hail from your home?"

If nothing else, it was a conversation to find similarities. Perhaps a pattern could be found of who was taken to this strange world.
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einspine: (big grin)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-03-24 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oho! Chemistry is one of my many strong suits. As is the art of cooking. But is there anything involving cool technology? That's also a must for a genius like me!" Especially if he wants to get resources for puzzles, he assumes. But he could be wrong. Hrmm...

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-03-24 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
....The flower.

...Boogie has a plan?

conniemaheswaran: (ConnieSmallSmile)

[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hm. Well..." Connie digs through her papers, tongue sticking out slightly. "Ah!" She shows Papyrus a pamphlet entitled Magitek Knight: The Job of the Future! "It's, um, pretty stabby and shooty, but taking it should give you your mechanical expertise back."
conniemaheswaran: (ConnieWorried)

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[personal profile] conniemaheswaran 2018-03-24 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"Another world! There's an entire species of them that, uh," Connie looks worried for a second, "that aren't nearly as nice. Most of the Gems on my world--uncorrupted ones, anyways--are remnants of an old rebellion that protected Earth from being destroyed. That's why I need to get back. Since the Diamonds finally have Earth back on their radar, the Crystal Gems could be in the middle of another war right now and I'm not there to help!
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[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-03-24 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Boogie? His name is Flow-" Frisk chuckles nervously. "What are you talking about there are no sentient flowers in the Underground everything is fine there is no war in Ba Sing Se I plead the fifth."
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[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-03-24 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hunk is on board for a vacation, especially one that could be a few years. Sure, Voltron and saving the universe is important, but he's gathered through his own conversations that space and time have been warped, so... as much as he wants to believe otherwise, there's no point worrying about afterwards until it happens. Unless they can crack the universe and go home. ]

Do... do you want a normal job? [ He stares at Shiro for a moment, as if he had three heads. ] I figured you'd just join up with some military and fly their airships better than they can! But this is sort of a vacation.

For me, I think just getting away from the war and the Galra for a bit will be enough. I want to keep helping people. [ It's his favorite part of what they do, the smiles on people's faces, and the less deadly parts of adventuring. ] And since I can keep doing that with foodie fu... [ He smiles, and then breaks into a light chuckle. ]

But why are there always monsters? Every time we go anywhere, something wants to kill us.
einspine: (nervous)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-03-24 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps! I suppose parallel worlds could operate on their own internal logic. I'd have to do more investigating to know for sure...

[But this is a very good point. Very, very good...]

Oh! It wasn't the worst thing in the world. We got by, although I certainly won't look the proverbial gift horse in the mouth. This level of freedom is just so exhilarating!
einspine: (sad)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-03-24 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[That. That doesn't sound good. No, that sounds like the very opposite of good. Very bad. And dark... literally and figuratively. It's enough to bring a frown to Papyrus' bony face as he tries to process it. It's so... strange. Like something out of a video game.]

Is there no reasoning with them? Do they just attack without any semblance of mercy whatsoever?

[He likes to believe in the good of people, but this seems... complicated.]
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