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memesofeternity2018-03-17 08:14 pm
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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! |
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Oh, goodness, let me help you with those! Where are you headed?
[ Putting her own book down! She'll take that doorstop, but she'll also be trying to take a good half the stack, if she's allowed. Let her help a fellow book lover! ]
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[Not that she's complaining, from the sound of it. If anything, she's almost blissful. Though getting a hand free is appreciated.]
"Thanks; that helps a lot with balancing these. I might've gotten a little bit carried away with choosing."
[...Just a little, though.]
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[ Which is part of why she chose to work here. Getting the gil she needs for housing and have all the time to be around these books? Not to mention it's a lot of good information to have when she goes out adventuring. ]
Oh, and to answer your question, I believe the limit is thirty! Although that's only for books that you take home.
[ You can have as many as you want while you're in the library itself, of course.]
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[There's a laugh to Robin's words... and despite the amount of books, she also relaxes her shoulders. It's a relief to find someone just as passionate about the selection here.]
"Though... huh. Maybe there's one of those 'Job' changes that can help with that. Seems like an acceptable sacrifice, maybe..."
[She trails off, considering. Honestly, seriously considering a class change for more books.]
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[ Estelle may not be the strongest person around but she can carry a pile of books, okay? ]
I hadn't really thought about trying to use the Jobs that way, though. Can they do something like that?
[ She knew that the different Jobs affected the kind of abilities you had - both magical and physical, like artes, but she hadn't heard anything about them actually changing things like strength or speed. At least not yet. ]
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[She jostles an arm, the sleeve of her robe bouncing up and down to indicate.]
"Although... that might be because it was a close match to what I was already doing. The tactician job, I mean."
[Considering all the options, she does feel faintly embarrassed that she ultimately went with what she knew.]
"Ha," [she tries a laugh.] "Guess that makes me sound a bit dull, doesn't it?"
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[ It was one of the reasons she'd thought really long and hard about the possibility of starting out as White Mage. Even as it was, Scholar was still pretty close. She missed using her swordsmanship a bit at times, but, well... there were advantages. ]
It seems like there'll be plenty of time to try other Jobs out, the longer we stay here.
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[It helps diminish some of the losses she feels. Some greater than others. Her hand drifts back to her side, like there's a weight missing there.]
"I'm going to need more books in my belt," [She murmurs.] "To make up for the lack of sword. Forgive the observation, but it looks like you decided on a more spell based Job as well?"
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[So actually not that far from Tactician, funnily enough. At least they use a lot of the same gear.]
Nothing... was quite the same as what I'm used to back home, but I was a healer! Plus it seemed like it would be fun. It does feel strange without my sword too, though.
[And shield. Honestly Red Mage probably would have been the closest match, but the idea of using elemental offensive spells like Rita had been a strange one, and the idea of a job that used book learning to help their allies was much more appealing.]