TEST DRIVE MEME

[eternitymods]

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!

Comments

[spaceforged]

[He slips his spear into its rightful place on his back and wraps an arm around her to keep her close. In his head he adjusts how fast he'll get to the top of the hole. They really should have done better research before hitting this quest.

Can't fix that. She gives him the go ahead and he braces himself, then he jumps. It's fast and probably a little disorienting. He lands on the lip of the Malboro's pit and takes two steps back.

Shiro releases her and frees his spear.]

Doing okay? I can give you a minute if you need it.

[200metershot]

[She's not quite sure what to expect, she hasn't really seen a Dragoon in action before so she only has a vague idea of what they can do. Her grip adjusts, holding on a little tighter and then they're flying.

She can't really help the short yelp of surprise when they take off though she at least has the presence of mind to not scream her head off the whole way up. Another person probably would have squeezed her eyes shut and held on for dear life, but instead Sinon turns her head leaning over to watch the ground below vanish into the distance until they hit the ground easily. She takes a step or two back when she's released and--]

Th-that... that was awesome! [The passive calm of her expression breaks into a smile, bright and excited and she hazards shuffling a little closer to the edge to peer down at the distance they'd just traveled.] I wonder if I could learn to do that. It would seriously improve my range.

[spaceforged]

Did your check the skills of your job? The mog slate should list them and your next skill. [He takes a couple of steps back and reaches for where he keeps the smaller items of adventuring on his person. He pauses as something occurs to him.]

Wait.

If I jump could you aim and shoot while I have a hold of you? [They could disable it from above and make this job a hell of a lot easier. Or so he hopes.]

[200metershot]

Yeah, and there's nothing about being able to jump like that... but maybe there's some way to combine them, or trade skills, or even take a Job that can and switch between them quickly or....

[She folds her arms as she talks, touching a knuckle to her chin in thought. It's the gamer in her, trying to figure out how to work the system.]

... or something like that, yeah! [She turns around quickly, slapping her fist into her open palm.] My aim's only solid up to about thirty meters so we'd have to get closer than this but that thing can't have anything that could hit us at that distance, can it?

[... Can it?]

[spaceforged]

[He peers back over the lip of the hole with furrowed eyebrows. Oh he can bet it probably does. The question is how to get around that. Maybe he should have come as a Paladin. He pulls back and crosses his arms over his chest.]

I wouldn’t bet on that. But no matter what we have a solid escape plan. I can grab you and jump. In a forest Like this I can land far out of its reach and keep moving.

[But how to do this?]

Tell me what skills you have right now. I think I have a plan but it hinges on a few things.

loudly shrugs at what skills she'd have

[200metershot]

[Sinon sighs. He's probably right... but she can hope, can't she?]

So at least we can run away if things go bad.... [That's something anyway.] My skills? Well, I'm a pretty good shot and I can hit it with poison or lightning. I don't think poison is going to do any good here.

[She steps back from the ledge, looking toward him.]

What's your plan?

[spaceforged]

Has your lightning ever paralyzed creatures? [The plan hinges on a way to slow the beast down. He’s fast and strong but vulnerable to attack. Together they can get this done. With both of them alive.]

Poison won’t do anything. They are poison.