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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! 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! |
Monika || Doki Doki Literature Club
[ Was it all really real? Was this reality? A world outside of the code's boundaries? Or just another lie in which she had to live? If she were to trust her instincts, she would say it was all real. She could no longer feel any reality beyond her own-- She could no longer mess with the code..
For most of the people who had been rescued, being taken away from their worlds must doubtlessly have been a tragedy. But for her, it was a dream accomplished. If it was real.
And what better way to test reality than to jump headfirst into battle and risk dying against deadly monsters? A dozen Shagins at least, and more were probably on their way. She had tagged along with a few like her. She wasn't really interested in the monsters, but in her companions's reactions. AIs were so predictable, she'd see it right away if these people were real or not.
She used Prismatic Missiles, but Necromancers really weren't any good with a 0 kill count. Which was perfect for her little experiment. ]
My spells are too weak. You need to kill at least 5 of them for my attacks to significantly damage the rest.
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Monika is not so scary when she doesn't even put a dent on those monsters.]
So I'm supposed t'beat them up alone?!
[If he were as strong as he was back home, he'd be okay with this. As it stands, he can barely throw a punch.]
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Ahaha, don't worry~ If they kill you, I'll use my supreme skill to bring you back from the dead.
[ She giggled before shaking her head. This was a joke, obviously. Well... For now it was. Give or take a couple thousand experience points and it would no longer be a joke. ]
I'm jesting. My power temporarily augments with each enemy you kill. Once you have killed a couple of them, I'll be powerful enough to handle the rest on my own. And as I'll take those monsters down on my own, my power will keep increasing. Eventually, I should be able to take down whatever come at us with a single spell. [She pointed a finger up and smiled.] So you only have to get us started. The more you kill now, the likelier I am to keep you safe afterward. Handy, isn't it?
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[But there's no other way around this. Okuyasu has to beat the shit out of the monsters no matter what, so he does what he does best: yell and rush into the first Sahagin to tackle him.
The monster doesn't fall over like planned, but it's stunned enough to stop walking toward Monika. The one beside it, however, takes the opportunity to stab Okuyasu with its trident.]
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Prismatic Missiles!
[ A rain of weak light beam fell onto the Sahagins before it could kill the poor man, not causing enough damages to kill them but at least giving her partner the time he needed to breath.
There was quite the difference between deleting people she had suspected to be nothing more than preset parameters in a fake world, and allowing what might very well be a real person to die right before her. Well, if he was real. She wasn't quite convinced yet, but the next moments would be decisive. ]
Okuyasu, are you alright? Please be careful, I have no means of healing you if anything happens to you.
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Shit. [He's already breathing heavily. Just what did the Dream Width do to him?] Shit. I'm fine, but I coulda died!
[No one to heal him, huh? For the past several months, he could rely on Josuke to fix his injuries no matter whether it was a severed arm or a deep cut. He doesn't have that fallback anymore, what's done is done. He'll suffer the consequences of every bad decision he makes.
He clenches his fist in frustration.]
Yeah, I get that! So why're we even fighting these!? [It if were a person that insulted him, then he'd see the benefit in kicking their ass. Now?] Even I know we're gonna die if we don't do something different!
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[ "I wanted to see how you would react in a life or death situation" wasn't an acceptable answer. It was the truth, but not one she was proud of. And truth to be told, she couldn't bring herself to be as detached as she had hoped she would be. Seeing someone who might very well be real die... ]
...
[ Maybe the guilt she felt was proof enough that he wasn't just a programmed personality. ]
I'm sorry, I put you in quite the predicament, didn't I? [A pause.] ... Chaotic Rune!
[ The Sahagin next to him got affected by blind. ]
Run away.
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If he dies because of this, it's going to be all this fault for making poor decisions.]
Hurry!
[He glances back to check if she can keep up in those robes.]
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It was a death or life situation. She could stop where she stood and press him for questions. She could betray him with a Chaotic Rune and see what would happen once the Sahagins caught up to him. Doing either of these things would give her the answers she needed, or at least more information than she had had before. There was nothing more important than that to her. She could do it and wanted to do it.
Yet... She didn't have a backup plan to save him or to fix things. There wasn't a way for her to cheat her misdeeds like she had before. It was all or nothing. ]
...
[ She frozen for a second, staring at him. ]
Prismatic Missiles!
[ She cast the spell, to the Sahagins pursuing them, and kept running away. With her spells and their speed, they would no longer be able to catch up to them. ]
Don't worry for me, I think we're out of danger.
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Think...[he breathes heavily.] I think we're good...
[He uses his remaining energy to turn around and check on Monika - he feels bad for running away, but this girl was the one who suggested the fight.]
We're not going out there alone, ever again.
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[ All of that for nothing. She wanted to let her frustration out, but she would do so when she'd be alone. He didn't suspect her real intentions, and she intended for things to remain that way. Disappointed as she was, at least she took solace in seeing he was doing well. ]
We won't.
[ She smiled sweetly. ]
Ahaha~ You should see a White Mage. You could get an infection with that wound.
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Guess I should.
[His eyes drew up to look at Monika. If she wasn't the one who suggested fighting powerful monsters, he'd ask her if she were fine. But when Okuyasu doesn't trust someone completely, he doesn't care.]
I'm going to find one. I'll see you later.
[He stuffs his hands into his pockets and turns away. Crazy chick.]
Re: Monika || Doki Doki Literature Club
She grabbed the arm of her companion.]
We cannot afford a tactic like that here. For now, just run!
[It would be far easier if she could teleport. She ran anyway stopping briefly to blast some lightning to keep the creatures away.]
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[ Now she hadn't expected that. From what little she had managed to glean, her partner at the moment didn't seem to fall in the coward archetype. If anything, she seemed to be the one who would take the mission seriously and see it to the end. To flee when faced with such dangers rather than to adhere to one's trait... That seemed like more of a three-dimensional decision that she had ever witnessed before.
Of course, she could simply be the level-headed archetype. Yet... ]
Chaotic Rune!
[ The spell managed to blind the enemy closest to catch up on them, but Monika stopped the second it seemed the distance was safe, but not too safe. She had a question, a strange one to say the least, but one that made sense to her. ]
Why are you - we - running? Don't you feel compelled to finish your enemies off?
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This isn't a mission of vengeance or of great importance. So no. [Really, she kinda figured they were the invaders. If anything, those monsters might have more of a reason to be pissed. Not that she cared. As another ran closer, she shot it back at a great distance with more lightning, actually knocking down another Sahagin on their trail.
She looked back at the other woman.]
Should that not be obvious that I would prefer to keep my life?
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[ It probably wasn't wise to speak of this now, but the very reason they were here in the first place was for Monika to test the reality of this place. She might very well die because of this, but her own death meant little if she was to be trapped in an illusion with no escape. ]
Is that your motivation then?
[ She paused. ]
If these monsters had harmed or killed people close to you, would you pursue them relentlessly? Would you be single-minded in your pursuit of vengeance?
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Why are you asking such questions when our lives are in danger?
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Why don't you answer if our lives are in such danger? I would happily run away, if I could hear your answer.
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My word, you may yet be the dumbest person I have met in my lifetime.
[She is regretting bringing her along. Or at least not bringing more people.]
Either that, or you are searching for something from me. What is it?
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[ So... She would rather die than answer such a simple question. It could very well be the signs of a deeper psyche, or a trait forcing further interactions before she would speak up. She hoped the former. Usually, in fictional works, when one was close to death was when they opened up and said things they would never before. Yet again, wasn't that true as well to an extent for real people?
Regardless, discerning whether someone was real or not wasn't as easy without the foresight she had had before. ]
Is it so terrible to want an answer to one's question? I just want... [A pause. Insisting any further would reveal her motives, and they were not something one could understand or sympathize with. She had said too much already.] Ahaha~ I'm sorry, I'm really saying foolish things, aren't I? And risking our lives.
[ Not that she cared much for her own life if it was all an illusion, but... There was too much of a risk her companion was real. ]
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[As if on cue, some of the Sahagin caught up. However, Caster was livid right now. So much so she unleashes a spell strong enough to knock the creature far away again. But she knew they couldn't keep this up.]
I wish I could forget, but you are trying my patience.
[She rushes and grabs Monika's arm, gripping harder than usual. She felt like a mother all over again.]
You and I will indeed have a LONG conversation about nearly getting us both killed. But only after we flee back to the town.
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[ She figured the other woman would probably scold her and try to understand what had gone through her head. How pointless. Back to the safety of the city, Monika wouldn't get the answers and reactions she needed any more.
If only she could bring herself to do what she had to... But physically pushing someone into death's embrace was different altogether from deleting them with a line of code. She couldn't. ]
Prismatic Missiles.
[ Using her free arm Monika cast the spell on the Sahagins behind them, albeit with little enthusiasm. Her features soon shifted however and she nodded, following Caster. ]
Very well, let's go.
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Though she was mostly thinking about what the hell the girl was talking about, and why bring it up then? Almost as if she didn't care about her own life. She still used the occasional spell to defend herself so why?
Perhaps it was best to speak now.]
Were you testing me?
[Only explanation she could think of. Against such brutal odds and the barrage of questions, it was clear Monika wanted answers to figure something out. As to what, Caster still pondered that.]
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[ She couldn't simply tell her the truth. Not only it'd make no sense to her, but it would ruin any future possibility for her to figure out whether this was all real or not. Best to pretend she was just an inexperienced fighter who had lost grasp of her reason when faced with such dangers.. ]
I... I had never been in a real fight before. I'd practiced, but the real thing is so different and I... [A pause.] Ahaha, I suppose I panicked. All sorts of thoughts went through my head and... I'm sorry, this isn't how I had envisioned things.
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Re: Monika || Doki Doki Literature Club
Connie digs out a potion, gulping down the entire phial of soothing liquid, before saying. "That was my last potion. We can't hold out against these numbers. And with this many of them, chances are that if both of us run, we're going to be monster chow anyways." She takes a deep breath, firing another laser into the crowd. "Which is why, on my cue, you are going to get out of here while I hold them off."