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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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Honestly, aside from waking up on that ship? It's been practically another Tuesday for me.
[Except who really knows what day of the week it was? Not this replica. Doesn't really even care right now, save the fact he's once again pulled from everything he knew before.]
It'd take a lot of explaining, but if my hunch is right... this is the world a four of my former comrades helped to create.
[He can't call them his friends. He only ever really spoke to two of them, and one had been only the once outside of battles they wound up in together. Yet from his tone... he respected them a great deal. And, a little more quietly as he leans against the wall:]
Even the known nations have similar names to them...
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...you said it would take a lot of explaining. Do you mind going into further detail?
[He adds, his voice a little softer.] If it will take a while you might want to sit down first.
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[He's more used to being on his feet than he is on his butt. If he doesn't move around much he feels like he's gonna be unable to rest tonight at all.]
I- we were all brought to another world before this. Summoned, really. Me, and the comrades and friends we made along the way. To fend off the end of the world as it began to fall into ruin. [Ira crosses his arms, glancing at the door briefly before falling back into reflecting.] Which, we did. By dismantling the entire summoning process and the guardian of the cycle of life and death it was in, but hey. What else do you do in the face of eldritch horrors, anyway?
[It's a sad attempt at lightening the mood, but he knows it likely doesn't make sense without context, so he'll bite.]
Crystallis was a world that subsided on the lives of countless others. Kept rejuvenating itself on the life force of what it could steal then destroyed the rest, creating a force that tried to destroy it in order to become whole again with the parts that had been taken from it. Including the "Heroes of Light" that had been taken from them.
Now before you panic, I highly doubt that same thing's happening here. Like I said earlier, we destroyed the tech designed to keep the summoning and death cycle going. Didn't exactly win us any favors with the natives at first, but... we succeeded where no previous generation did before.
[They won. They didn't sacrifice everyone in order to restart the cycle.]
I know it probably sounds crazy, but... [He rubs the back of his neck.]
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He holds up his metal hand.] No. I've heard of processes like this. [His voice comes out steady and calm. His worried and troubles are shoved into the back of his head. He can think about how similar they are later.]
So the question is, why are you back? Why were we brought here? That's what we need to focus on. If all this lines up the keys to those questions probably lie out there within the world. Maybe even buried in their legends.
Would you be willing to work with me on this? I'd understand if you'd rather rest or focus on something else.
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Plus, he... knows what keeping critical information does to people. He's seen it far too many times both in Crystallis and in the Tower. Which is why, even before he came to wear the bracer on his left arm, he vowed that he would share what he could to those deserving of trust. And since they were going to be sharing the same roof over their heads and he got no bad vibes from him (except maybe from that arm of his, but then... he can't judge it; not with how he spent over a year of his life).
What worries him is that the older man has heard of something like this before.]
In my experience, there's rarely any apparent rhyme or reason for it. [The being back thing, even if he's never seen this world before in his life. Nothing is true, everything is permitted.
The question gets a faint, amused chortle out of him.] You have to ask? [He smirks faintly.] I spent most of my life fixing that mess before, why stop now?
[He's in it for the long haul whether he wants to be or not, so he may as well do this willingly. Even if only for those who can't.]
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There’s always some sort of logic to it as far as my experiences go but those all apply to my universe. Not this. I’ll defer to your experience here. Is there anything else critical you can think of? And anything you need of me to make living here a little easier.
[Anything he can do would be one more step towards establishing a purpose for himself in this strange world. He needs that. As much as hw’d rather not think about it...creating that will ease some of the tension in his shoulders and spirit.]
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Ira smiles back, just as small.]
For a while I thought there was, myself... [Aaand then Deadpool happened.] Still trying to figure out why a few of them were, though. There were some- pretty colorful people back there.
[He has no idea how else to say it without trash-talking, and while it's tempting... not helpful.]
Nothing that jumps out at me. Heh. Starting to think I should write it all down. [Before something makes him forget. Again.] And, so long as I don't suddenly wake up on a ship again or see oatmeal? Should be good.
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Then over all we should be good. Nothing that bothers me is general or easily stumbled upon. And not having certain food around is easy. I’ll be hitting local cafes since I can’t cook.
[That’s an easy thing to manage. Shiro smiles just a little.] Fair warning I’m an early riser. I’m quiet but I can exercise elsewhere if you’re easy to wake up.