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Melodies Of Eternity Moderators ([personal profile] eternitymods) wrote in [community profile] memesofeternity2018-03-17 08:14 pm
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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!

einspine: (shifty eyes)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-03-18 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you sure? Perhaps they were merely misunderstood!

[But this is Papyrus. He likes to see the good in anyone, even when they don't deserve it.

He chuckles at the skeleton comment, though. That seems to be a common observation.]


Well, of course I talk! All skeletons talk. ...And occasionally spout terrible puns.

[His brother comes to mind.]
somebodyperfect: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-19 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
... I have never met a talking skeleton before. Where'd you say you were from?

[He's technically not seen a skeleton since high school biology, and given how much he skipped school, not particularly often there, either.]

As for not-people, we call them Nobodies. Few might be better than others, but a couple are rotten to the core, and most are mindless.
einspine: (nervous)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-03-20 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
The Underground, just like any other monster! We're... kind of stuck there. Or were.

[Since he's obviously not stuck now. No, he's very much the opposite of stuck! Ish. Since he's still in another world... oh, well. That's beside the point!

He starts to nod, but... Nobodies?]


Aw. Isn't Nobody a rather harsh term? Surely there's a better name for them! Like... well, okay, I can't see many positive spins on being a nonperson, but how exactly are they not people?
somebodyperfect: (Uuuuh...)

Eternally amused by the comparisons of hearts between undertale and KH

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-20 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
They don't have hearts. And I didn't come up with the name.

[He rubs his head a little.]

But apparently they can get them back?

[HE WOULDN'T HAVE GUESSED THAT, but hey, he's living proof of it now. He wonders if others who'd died have theirs, too...]
einspine: (sad)

YEP. This is gonna be amusing

[personal profile] einspine 2018-03-22 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
They don't have... hearts? Are you sure you don't mean SOULs? In my experience, those bear a very distinct heart-shape.

[Hmmmm... He's rubbing his chin now. Very interesting. This bears further contemplation!]

...Did somebody take their SOULs? Hearts? Whatever they are! Because from what I've experienced, typically a human SOUL only separates from the body when... erm. Well, let's just say it's unpleasant!
somebodyperfect: (That breaks the man)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-23 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Hearts are heart-shaped too... Maybe you guys just have a different name for them. Nobodies are formed when Heartless attack someone, defeat them, and take their heart for the darkness, but the victim's strong enough to linger without it. The heart decays into another Heartless, and the body stays as a Nobody. Emotionless and empty.

[That's a combination of the explanations he was given and first-hand observation, and it's not exactly wrong... It's just also not the full story.]
Edited (Poor word choice/grammar) 2018-03-23 00:40 (UTC)
einspine: (shifty eyes)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-03-23 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
...But what is a Heartless? And if the Nobodies don't have hearts, why aren't they called Heartless? That's incredibly misleading!!

[But interesting. Very interesting. Such concepts are certainly knew to him... He'll have to jot this down later.]
somebodyperfect: (Focused)

[personal profile] somebodyperfect 2018-03-23 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
A heartless is a m-... creature born from darkness. They come in a lot of types, but the most common ones, the ones that tend to appear first on any world, are little black things. They look like hunched-over people with heart-shaped holes in their chest and long antennas.

[He'd ask for a pencil to sketch one, but he doubts papyrus has pockets...]

They hunt people and spread like wildfire until they destroy the world's heart, then they go to another world, and another...
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.]
Edited 2018-03-24 23:59 (UTC)