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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[OOC: Yes, S'reee is a whale. A humpback, to be specific. She's going to be roughly person sized in the game.]

A. Out of Her Element...

[The staff tried, but despite the diversity of peoples, no one had assumed a new arrival would lack legs. Consequently, S'reee awoke lying awkwardly on a stretcher while a Moogle filled a tank with saltwater.]

[She... either she was in a land of beings that were extremely large for land-dwellers, or somehow she had shrunk. She tried to glance around, and sang out -- no words, just to see if she could echolocate in air, get her bearings so she felt less beached. She'd travelled through air, but always in a shell of water and wizardry and...

[... wizardry. She couldn't feel that sense of power that was her conduit to the Sea, lurking in the back of her mind. She started the words in the Speech that would levitate her, but there was no power there. What in the Sea's name was going on? Why had the Powers sent her here?

[The being nearby finally noticed that S'ree was up and speaking, and commented. "Oh, kupo. I wanted to have this done. Hang on, okay, kupo?"]

What is going on. Where am I?

[She'd finally started to notice the others. Humans, or a similar species, which confirmed that she had shrunk down to nearly their size.]

Hello, cousins? Can you assist?

D. Whalesong

[The system seemed horrendously complex, but S'reee was apparently without her Art at the time. And relying on a mechanical cart that the Moogles had rigged to be controlled by fins and flukes. It was a novelty to be out around humans who were not wizards, but if she'd wanted too back on Earth, she could try a shapechange spell.

[Bard seemed the most familiar, if it could be used with song alone. She would have to ask.]

Excuse me.

[And try not to drive anyone down on the way.]

The presence of the whale actually made Roxas feel somewhat normal, since he wasn't exactly human himself. At least he could walk around on the land. Though he did feel sympathy for the poor creature. He'd been watching it on and off for a while now until he heard it begin to speak, which drew his attention fully back to it. Being that he was the nearest being that wasn't the moogle, when she called out for help he felt obligated to answer.

The harpy hopped to his feet from his perch nearby and took a few cautious steps towards her. She reminded him of Monstro, though obviously near as large or angry-looking.

"Er... What can I assist you with? I think the moogle is trying to help you," he informed her, motioning with his wingtips toward the half-full tank of water. "Are you hurt or something?"

S'reee mostly worked with humans and other whales, but she'd at least met other species: when your main human partner also worked with a sentient alien plant and a species that resembled a human-sized millipede, a humanoid with feathered wings was not that remarkable.

"I know, I know, but I'd wish she'd work faster. My body isn't suited to sitting in gravity without something to support me."

And he'd met merfolk that were part fish or whale or something marine, but this was his first time meeting an actual whale.

"Oh." Roxas wasn't entirely certain what to say, and stood dumbly in place for a moment before deciding on an action. In moments like these he asked himself what his Other would do, and sometimes accepted the solution but often toned it down in energy.

The harpy closed the distance between himself and the helpless creature and lowered himself to sit beside her, reaching out to place a clawed half-hand gently on one of her pectoral flippers, which he hoped was akin to holding her hand. "Just a little bit longer," he assured her, voice soft and soothing. He was trying not to be awkward as he looked into the eye closest to him, wondering if addressing only one eye was considered rude. But the other one was nearer the wall, so...

"Oh, honestly, I'm not a calf," S'reee said, but her tone was joking. She got that Roxas was trying to help her, even if they were strangers to one another. And she was a bit embarrassed she'd gone to pieces like this. "Why don't you tell me what I am missing because I can't move easily?"

TEST DRIVE MEME

S'reee/Young Wizards

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