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

[takyumi]

A drop of water's not going to end a drought, sis...ter. [Weird to say. 100%. Would not recommend experience to friends and family. Criss-crossing worlds gave him way too much to think about and all of it was a bona fide Terrible Headache.]

...But you're right. If the rodents aren't going to give us any ideas, I guess the next best place would be to ask some item shop purveyors.

[fatefulprincess]

[Two things Corrin is not going to do: 1) Bring up the fact Takumi did just say 'sister' and 2) Not be happy about it. She is. Immensely. But to bring it up will definitely make Takumi grouchy so she'll just be content to smile to herself.

This time.]

No, but it buys a little more time? [Maybe.] Anyway! Merchants... Do you think any shops would carry them?

[takyumi]

[He's not about to be shown up by some stinky Nohrians that are apparently way more okay with this madness than he is! He'll win at this sibling thing!! He did it before already even if no one remembers other than him!!! (He appreciates you not bringing it up, though, Corrin. You might actually be a little smarter than your male counterpart.)]

Not right now, probably, if they're all throwing a fuss about wanting them. But maybe they usually do and a supply line is held up somewhere or something? Asking's the only way to find out.

[fatefulprincess]

[Those Nohrians are also her siblings thank you very much. Be careful or else Corrin will have to arrange for some 'family bonding' time.]

Right. Should we go together or split it up?

[takyumi]

[Well okay he doesn't dislike them anymore and he's very respectful of Elise's memory and just kind of won't ever talk about Xander because he'll probably completely mishandle it but. Well. He's still not going to get shown up!

...But anyway, he shakes his head as if exasperated and tugs her along by the wrist.]

As if I'm letting you wander off alone to get pulled into another one of these puffballs' sob stories. Come on.

[fatefulprincess]

You know... I really don't know how to take that. I'm a perfectly capable young lady, thank you very much.

[She's worked hard for independence, thank you. Corrin might still refuse to wear footwear of any kind but she is a grown woman, Takumi!]

[takyumi]

[Oh, whoops. Was that an overstep? ...Well. Better to be looked at like he was being kind of a jerk instead of her calling him out for being overprotective.] I-I know you're capable! I just don't trust anyone you might run into if we split up, that's all!

[fatefulprincess]

[Nice recovery, brother. Definitely helps to soothe over any ruffled feelings. Instead there's just a fond, but exasperated smile on her face.]

Not that I don't appreciate you trying to protect me, Takumi... If we wait for you to trust people before I talk to them, we'd never get anywhere.

[takyumi]

[...Okay so she's calling him out a little. Also, fyi, he can trust people! He can make friends! ...Theoretically.]

Alright, alright, I... guess I see your point. But I didn't say I was going to decide who we stopped to talk to! Just that you should leave it to me if we need to ditch anyone shady. Th-that's all.

[fatefulprincess]

[Sure you can, Takumi. But it's okay. Whether she's convinced of that answer or not, that's for Takumi to decide. Right now Corrin just hugs on her brother's arm quickly before releasing him. She knows better than to press her luck.]

Thank you, Takumi. [For conceding one point.] And of course I'll trust your judgment if we meet anyone 'shady.'

[takyumi]

[Takumi feels distinctly placated and a little bit patronized, but it's so trussed up in the Corrin-brand flair of complete good-natured sincerity that he can't find it in him to bristle too much. Something tells him that despite their brief bickering, despite their situation being Weird, Corrin may have actually wanted him to go with her.

Fuck. It's not like that makes him happy or anything. Godsdamn it.]

Uh... yeah. Yeah, you should.

[fatefulprincess]

[Whatever would she do without you close by, Takumi? No, really. Corrin is so thankful to have her family around - alternate realities aside and everything. In the end, family is family no matter where they came from.]

So now that it's all settled!

[She is going to go talk to the first merchant/shopkeep she can find. Sorry, brother.]

As i realize my first tag should have been *dozens if not hundreds. I can numbers, really.

[takyumi]

[Welp. This is his life now. But at least they both have someone trustworthy at their back and no other siblings around to take attention away from him.

He's especially got Corrin's back at present quite literally, since he's left following after her in her excitement.]

At least the shops are all clearly marked.

[fatefulprincess]

[Takumi there is plenty of Corrin to go around. It's not such a bad life, honestly. Brother Takumi could have been stuck with Brother Leo instead.

Good thing everything is marked. Corrin is already asking someone about kupo nuts and it looks like the shopkeep is trying (and failing) to describe how exactly it looks.]

Can a nut be purple?

[takyumi]

[That's exactly the problem.]

I can't imagine why not. It'd be one of the less bizarre things around here. [By all accounts, it sounds like a teardrop-shaped eggplant-looking thing... with wings?]

[fatefulprincess]

Less bizarre in what way?

[It has WINGS, Takumi. What kind of nut has wings?]

[takyumi]

[Maple tree seeds kind of do! And anyway...]

I still find the things that eat them to be a whole lot stranger.

[fatefulprincess]

[Are those wings or more like tails?]

That's not very nice, Takumi. They probably think you're just as strange.