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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! |
Minako Arisato | Persona 3
The smell of machine oil, the soft breeze, the weird momentum. All of this hit Minako like a wave as she jolted upright with a sharp intake of breath. The same kind of breath one would take when successfully resuscitated. A few quick breaths and a long calming breath later she finally speaks.
"How am I here?"
All she remembered was falling asleep, deeply. She was suppose to be the seal to protect the world. She promised to do so so her friends could keep on living. Did she fail? Or was this what happened when you become the Great Seal?
No. Looking around she knew - at least the latter - wasn't the case. There were many others in the same predicament as her. Something strange was going on.
"I'm sorry, I've only just woken up. Do you have any idea what's happening?"
B. CURTI CENTER
[Minako is slightly frowning at the pamphlets she's been handed. In thought, not in frustration. This was certainly unusual and unexpected. She had one question though.]
Is everyone back home safe, at least?
E. LET'S BE ADVENTURERS
[Minako is stood just outside the Sparks Goldsaucia. She's looking positively giddy with excitement.]
Wow, this is gonna be so much fun!
G. GET A JOB (THE OTHER KIND)
[Minako is currently sat outside, flicking through her iMog, looking at various jobs and humming to herself]
What kind of jobs would I put up with to save up for my own airship...? Mmmm...
[her eyes widen for a moment]
Wow, Blitzball players get a crazy salary... I wonder what Blitzball actually is...
[and now like any typical teen she's distracted and looking up what Blitzball is instead of looking for work]
H. MOGNET
[Minako was replying to a friend with some... specific details. Girl talk... about boys. She had discussed in great detail the people she knew back home (and perhaps some people she met here) and had them ranked in different categories, with scores for each one. It's really meant to all just be playful fun, and she hits send]
Wait... what!?
[somehow the message got sent to everyone, and now she's panicking]
Oh my god, no, no no no not again! Why did it have to mess up now!? How do I undo this!?
g because of course
[Beside her is a young blond man grinning from ear to ear, looking like he's waited forever to be asked that question.]
It's only the greatest sport ever! Man, if I had one of my spheres with me I can show you what it's really like...but I think I recorded part of a game on this iMog thing, if you want to see?
[He holds it up, and it's two teams of people fighting for control of a ball underwater, trying to shoot it toward goals on the ends of the field.]
tidus yay!
O-oh, do you play?
[she then leans close to the iMog he's holding up, fixated on what appears to be an underwater game of Football or Soccer. Interesting! But then her eyes widen further.]
Huh? Are they not...?
[they're not wearing any breathing equipment!]
How long does a match typically last?
[so many questions!]
no subject
[This doesn't seem to bother him, despite the extraordinary sound of it.]
It might sound tough, but you can get there with the right kind of training.
no subject
[pause for thought]
So that means anyone could do it, if they tried hard enough? That's impressive!
[she's practically beaming now]
If you happen to be in any games soon, I'd love to come watch!
no subject
Yeah! Anyone can do it. It's not easy, but if you've got a teacher who knows what they're doing, it's possible.
I'm new, so I'm not a starting player yet, but...I'll let you know when I am! They said I'm already pretty good, I just need to learn to gel with the team. But there's always practice?
[He lifted a ball out of his bag, because he definitely had one at almost all times.]
There's some stuff I could show you on land.
H
So he walked on up to her, fully ignoring the "message-received" ping echoing faintly from his backpack. He tries his best to sport a smile of concern and warmth, but his tech-savvy nature makes it turn a little more towards condescension. ]
You, uh... you need some help with that thing?
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S-sorry! Yes, urm, well...
[she groans, how does she explain this without...wait, his backpack pinged didn't it? Please please please don't read the message, at least not in front of her!]
The Mognet is acting up... I sent a message but it er... Things went a bit wrong.
[and now she's sorta half hiding her face behind the iMog slate]
no subject
[ He covers his mouth in his hands, resisting the urge to drag them dramatically down his face. Moogles sure are something. ]
What kind of wrong? Like a talk-to-text wrong, or did the Moogles just make a mistake?
[ He is woefully oblivious to the reply-all-gate going on, even as a few more pings echo, still muffled, from his backpack. ]
Bright side is you're probably not the only one, things are constantly going wrong with Mognet.
[ And he smiles, wholly apathetic to the noises his backpack was making and oblivious to the fact that the cause was... right in front of him. ]
no subject
It... urm. Hmmm. It sent a very private message to the... to the wrong person.
[Not entirely a lie. She glances at her iMog. Well he wasn't wrong there. Her inbox was filling up fast!]
Y-you're right! I'm getting messages not meant for me!
[Which could very well have given away that her message went to multiple people (aka everyone) and not one person]
no subject
Oooh, I wonder...
[ And he reaches into his backpack, fidgeting and twisting for a moment before he pulls out his own iMog slate. It starts booting up, slow enough to make the wait very uncomfortable. ]
Y'think I have any spam messages for natural mog enhancement?
no subject
Oh- N-no...
[the startup was very slow and uncomfortable. She laughs nervously at the mog enhancement comment]
Ha ha I mean... maybe?
[she closed her eyes for a few second to try and compose herself. She had two choices, she could full on deny it once he reads it... or she could tell him the whole truth and ask if he could not read it and delete it...]
I'm so sorry, but you might have my message in your inbox!
no subject
[ He stares at her for a moment, until a small ping alerted them both to the fact that his slate was done booting up. And then he tilts the screen towards his chest, so he can't look down and see it. ]
H-how sorry are we talking?
[ He looks around awkwardly, lowering his voice so nobody else hears about whatever this is about. ]
Should... I delete it and forget it ever happened?
E, late but fingerguns! glad to see you here!
with no icons yet. Sakuya's sigh is quiet. ]I had to go here for my Dancer Job, and I didn't really stay longer than I needed to. I'm a little more sensitive to loud noises, and I can't really do much about it.
[ A wry laugh, which turns to a smile as he observes the bounciness she's unconsciously radiating. He can't go and ruin her fun about this. Maybe she's infectious. Sakuya isn't going to complain if that turns out to be the case. It was nice. ]
... Well, I guess it's not everyday you see a city like this one.
don't worry as I am also late! fingerguns back at you!
I see. I had no idea. If you want, we can do something a little less... intense! Everything looks fun to be honest.
[She laughs back at him, she's still radiating some excitement in his direction, though she's trying hard to bring it down a bit]
You definitely don't! There's so much to do and see. Where would you like to go?
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Please don't worry on my account, it was my choice to accompany you, no one forced me.
[ Sakuya ponders with a soft hum; Minako's cheer seems to be working just fine. ]
What are you in the mood to see? Food? Games? Oh but... let's avoid the Chocobo race betting, if we can. [ He coughs weakly. ] I'd rather not condone gambling.
[ Totally not because he's kind of afraid of how huge those birds are... ]
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[she rocks back and fourth on her tiptoes. She really is spoilt for choice and... then there's an audible grumble]
I think my stomach just made the decision for me! [said with a laugh] How about we get something to eat? We can have a bit more time to decide what we want to do after when we're eating.
[Two birds, one stone, just not the scary kind.]
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Ah-- oh dear, how long have you been hungry? [ fussfussfuss it's hard when she reminds him so much of his sister ok ]
Let's find someplace that looks good. And um... within our budget.
[ As much as he'd like to be generous, he doesn't have a lot in his wallet, and with Minako being so new she probably hasn't saved up much either. ]
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Within our budget! Right! Got it. Oh...
[it seems her stomach may have helped cross off another option]
Well we should at least avoid the rollercoasters, especially after eating!
E!
Why, nothing else but the words Haunted Mansion. Just idly taking a gentle step away from that direction... ]
Some of these seem... extreme, don’t you think?
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Extreme? Mmm I guess so! Hmm... [she's looking around to what specifically Sylvarie was reacting to and...]
Oh, the Haunted Mansion! Are you not into jump scares? I kinda like them... [she places her arms at her back, tilting her head slightly in thought] Maybe there's something a bit more calm you could try?
A
Feeling like hell and an unholy pulsing in her head, Miki can barely remember what happened to her last...a part of her doesn't want to...
But something about this person seems comforting to her for some reason.
"Sorry, I'm on the same boat as you...figuratively speaking, though it wouldn't be wrong for you to say it literally too"
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"I never expected to wake up on one either." She said, rubbing her eyes, a sentence which would have continued with after what happened but she really didn't think it was necessary to bring that up. There was a bit of an anxious knot in her stomach though. If this wasn't meant to be what happened, then she really wanted to know what was going on.
"Perhaps we should find someone who has some idea, what'd you think?" Her tone was pretty calm for someone who'd woken up in strange circumstances. "My name's Minako, what's your name?"