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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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[And settles on "get idiot out of pit" first.]
...Alright then, this way!
[She's darting off, at least pausing occasionally to check that Shiro and Wimbledon are still with her.]
I swear, he always does this - the second he hears about some weird ruin or something that kills everyone who touches it, he has to know more. I thought letting him get lost in a library would at least mean a break, but it just means he finds out about ten more things he shouldn't be poking.
I hope he appreciates how lucky he is that you were nearby.
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Talk to me about what was around the pit and what you could glimpse in it. If we're heading into trouble we can plan on the way.
[Thinking on that he reaches back and frees his spear, running with it on the side facing away from his companions. If he needs to use it he has it ready.]
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Well, there weren't many monsters around this time, at least.
I think.
It was a broken-out section of floor in an old palace, only whatever was below'd been mostly buried - a lot of it was crumbling and unstable, held together by vines and -
[And there's the flaw in "No monsters so far".]
Have you run into any plant monsters out here so far?
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Hell-
He ducks his head and lets out a loud sigh. He holds out his arm for the moogle. They don't have time and he can get through the area far faster than a small flying creature if he uses jumps.]
Grab on. Tell me the direction and I'll take us there. If we're lucky that isn't a Malboro he found. I hope we're lucky.
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...Knowing his luck...
[That's enough to conclude that it's no time for pride and to grab onto Shiro's arm. She's stuck with a magnet for weird shit
more than she fully knows, and a malboro would about fit.]This way - there's a half-sunken ruin not far from here!
(
especially for cheating dragoons, really.)[It's overgrown stone of the "plant type monsters could blend in with the area easily" type, crumbling badly, and the one mercy is that, by the moogle's directions, he didn't get that far in before the floor gave out.]
[The bad news is that it occasionally looks like some of the vines around the caved-in floor area move occasionally.]
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[Shiro lands lightly at the edge of the ruin, bending his knees to absorb the impact of his coming back down the earth. The white stone ahead of him is littered with cracks. Moss drapes itself over every surface making it difficult to tell what is stone and what isn't.
He moves forward, light on his feet despite his armor. The vines are move a bit and he bites back a curse. Wonderful. He skits the edge of a hole in the floor not far in. Shiro probes the way ahead with his spear.
He seems to glide from one safe spot to the next and finally finds a safe edge of the hole. He kneels down, and peers below while whispering.]
This it? Do you remember how far he fell?
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[Tila's also sticking to a whisper - she's not too keen herself on attracting anything that wasn't drawn or woken up by the earlier noise when Alfor fell through.]
Far enough to not be able to get at anything to climb out with.
[The hole doesn't seem to've been anywhere near one of the walls of the chamber below, which can't have helped - the good news is that white hair and red mage's garb sticks out pretty well in the dark, sulking below on a broken piece of pillar surrounded by roots, vines, a few other chunks of broken stone, and murky water.]
[There's a sigh of relief from the moogle.]
It looks like he hasn't wandered off.
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[Shiro's eyes settle on Tila.] Stay with him. If there's a monster below and you see it. Same as Wimbledon. Yell.
[Then he's gone, flipping over the edge as nimble as a cat. The dragoon drops to a ledge then to the floor of the hole. The faintest splash gives him away. He rises up, and holds up a hand in the direction of the red mage. His voice is low but still pitched to carry as he moves slowly closer.]
Hey. I'm here to help. Your companion moogle led me here. Are you hurt?
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[Alfor's perked up as soon as Shiro lands, getting to his feet on the broken piece of stone.]
Mostly just my pride. [He's a bit battered and banged up, and muddy, but it's superficial.
He's had experience with suddenly falling before.] It's a good thing you're here; I don't have any way to get back up, and... well...[He's glancing over his shoulder nervously; there's a bunch of the vines converging somewhere in the gloom.] I don't think we're alone down here.