memesofeternity | 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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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

"It's like a pane of glass that somehow has images from other places than what's on the other side of them." It was the easiest way to explain it without being able to show anyone who had no ideas for what they looked like. He'd slowly begun to understand that not everyone was familiar with high tech like he, Ignis and Prompto were.

Exandria was a new word for him. Teleportation wasn't, though it was more a platform than any magic used by others nowadays in Eos. If he seemed fascinated? It was likely because he was. "Most still use ferries or boats in Eos. Airships were mainly used by the Niflheim army to transport troops or worse." Which was why he was so... wary, before seeing that the airships here were so much different.

"It was hypothetical, anyway." Noctis shrugged. 'Adventurer' was definitely a different title than he was used to, but helping others? Well it wouldn't be the first time he'd been called out on it.

"Some sort of illusionary magical bullshit?" Vax asks. "Sounds like the sort of thing I'd ask someone else about."

But he could work with that. He didn't need to know why it worked; he needed to know how it worked, in the most practical sense of the word. He shrugs his shoulders once, and then looks sideways at him. "Using them in war? Sounds like a special kind of hell. For us... they were rare."

Vax shakes his head, and then looks back down below.

"It's not so bad," he says. "Being asked to help. It means we're doing something right." Or so he'd like to think.

"Not quite magic, but a particular field of science." He pauses. "Though I guess they'd call it magitek here, too."

He really, really hates that word, yet it's everywhere in this world. "Yeah. Pretty much is- was, I guess." Would they even be functioning now, with the world in such disarray? He tries not to think about it, but there it is.

"Oh, I'm no stranger to helping others. We just use the term "hunter" back home." Even though he is far from an official hunter. Royal blood and all.

"Magitek," Vax says. "I think I heard one of the guilds called something about that. Something with knights."

Vax shrugs.

Then he looks back at Noctis, and blinks. "A hunter, eh? Seems logical. Find big, nasty piece of shit that wants to kill people, and kill it instead. I knew people like that." He pauses a moment, then laughs. "I am people like that."

"Magitek knight, yeah." One he won't touch with a 9 foot pole. If anyone else wants to? Good for them. He'd rather dismantle any being used for nefarious purposes with blade and spells.

"So'd I. My friends and I helped them out when we could. Even took on the hunts they couldn't." He has stories he could share, but he imagines so does the other.

Though that blink and a laugh earns a faint smirk. A fellow hunter, eh? Even if the term holds a different meeting in the other's world, there's still a faint sense of camaraderie. "Noct." He offers his nickname.

"A useful bunch of travelers," Vax says. "Yeah, I know how that goes."

He nods his understanding to the other man, and then sticks his hand forward towards him. Hopefully, the handshake has crossed worlds and boundaries, Vax thinks. A smile crosses his face.

"Vax'ildan. Vax, for short," he says. "Nice to meet you."

"Starting to wonder just how many who found themselves floating up there do."

He nods back - and, yes. He knows what a handshake is. He doesn't even hesitate to reach out with his own hand, taking Vax's offered hand. "Nice to meet you too, Vax."

"Well, if you have to end up on another world... adventurer is a better job description than file clerk."

Or so Vax thinks. His handshake is firm. "Nice to know we have some people with good heads on their shoulders here," he says. "Because we need to find out what's happening and what we can do about it, before we're too deep in the shit. It'll be good to work with you."

"Can't argue there." He may be many things, but a paper pusher working a nine-to-five job? He'll pass.

As is Noctis', until he lets go at least. Though that particular comment about being in deep shit? Yeeaaaah. "Been there, done that. Would prefer not to get stuck in that particular rut again." He tilts his head slightly to the side. "Agreed. So, pick out any Jobs yet?"

"Dragoon," Vax answers. "So far. My home was having some... trouble with dragons. It seemed right."

There was also Ninja to consider, but that had its complications.

Vax hesitates a moment, before he appends: "The armor is kind of ridiculous, but it grows on me. What about you?"

"I can see that. At least three different levels of extra, really." Not that he'd complain about it. It beats a certain suit of armor he was grateful he only ever saw the once. When he did? Not so much.

"Black mage. My family were one of two lines who could use magic back home, so it seemed fitting." Especially since he is no healer; his fiancee was. "Could do without the dumb hat, honestly." He gestures at it. Over on a bench behind them. "How does anyone even think with it on?"

"That thing looks like a fucking joke," Vax says, glancing back at the hat. He shakes his head, then he looks back to Noctis. He squares him up for a moment, then nods.

"You've got a similar type of magic, back where you're from, then. I've met a couple people who've seen similarities like that." It's enough to make Vax wonder. "I guess the planes are full of surprises."

"Tell me about it." Except, you know, don't. Because he kind of wants to set it on fire. (Who thought this outfit was a good idea?)

"Similar, but not quite. Seems to be a running trend lately." They even have chocobos. Chocobos. He nearly lost an eardrum when Prompto found out.

"I'm not sure how to feel about sudden world hopping being a trend," Vax sighs.

"More meant the whole 'things that are so similar to what they're like back home it's uncanny' bit," Noctis slightly corrects, shrugging. "This would be a first for me." The sudden world-hopping. (Or IS IT?)

"Oh, yes," Vax agrees. "That is fucked up. The good, familiar sort of fucked up. But still fucked up."

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