Test Drive Meme IV

[eternitymods]

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. The other newly-awakened people have no idea how they came to be here, but now's a good time as ever to introduce yourself to the others on the airship and glean what information you can. B. CURTI CENTER The researchers at the Curti Center are not quite so unprepared as last time, but it is still obvious that they are struggling to understand the sudden influx of interdimensional travelers from the Dream Width. "Please step into the lobby for a quick survey. Perhaps there is some common thread we haven't discovered yet..." The staff will do their best to help the off-worlders settle in. They answer the questions they can, write down all proffered information they can about the arrivals' homeworlds, provide maps and pamphlets about Vaikuntha 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, considering they are still housing the previous arrivals here on the island. 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. PUMPKIN SPICE Let us send shivers down your spine. The weather has turned cooler, and with the arrival of autumn comes fall-themed treats, fall fashion, and of course, the beginning of the spookiest holiday season. Even though summer is still newly ended, it is not uncommon to already see people embracing the season in full force. Pumpkins and ghost-moogle decorations begin to appear on porches and in windows, stores offer a pumpkin version of everything, and there is so much orange. It is all good fun in the day time, but there does seem to be a rise of monstrous activity after the sun sets... K. WILD CARD Feeling inspired to create your own prompt? The power is yours!

Comments

Mognet

[dispenserofjustice]

[ He doesn't want to say that after hearing this, it does sound like a holiday humans would have... But it totally is

Actually Garrus is trying not to get caught up on the term organics. You know what kind of life uses that term? Synthetics. Garrus isn't much care for those. Personal reasons and all. ]

Probably why this "pumpkin" is the popular flavor? Sounds pretty human to go overboard on something like that.

[legalcy]

Perhaps. My taste receptors are unable to tell if the taste is high quality, but all species have a habit of indulging in vices.

[Vices like eating pumpkin spice lattes, apparently.]

What I do not appreciate is all the comments about my wearing a "costume". It's insulting. [And hits a bit too close to home.]

[dispenserofjustice]

...Taste. Why would a synthetic need to taste anything at all?

[ The Geth certainly don't have need for something like that. Pretty sure the Reapers didn't have anything like that either? ]

Really you should just ignore them. You'll get used to the glances and the ogling eventually. The novelty wears off. Trust me.

[legalcy]

Testing of materials, ensuring that we aren't consuming corrosive Energon, and generally having as many receptors primed, to name a few reasons.

[He understands this one's confusion. Many organics would not have a positive outlook on metallic lifeforms and thus have little knowledge of their anatomy.]

I can handle surprised looks, as I am, what you say, a "big deal" among Cybertronians. The locals speak as if I'm not the person they are interacting with.

[dispenserofjustice]

That doesn't seem like a very efficient way to refuel. At least Geth hubs take out the whole "potentially being poisoned" factor out of it.

[ Look, he can't help it. It DOES seem kind of inefficient. Who ever heard of a synth actually needing to consume anything? ]

Can you blame them, though? It's not like you're exactly commonplace.

[legalcy]

The Geth have a different method of gaining energy?

[Interesting. Perhaps they are photosynthetic?]

I suppose I can't, since everyone was shocked at our existence when we first arrived on Earth. But they saw us as Cybertronians rather than vehicles or outfits.

[dispenserofjustice]

The Geth are more than just their, ah, frames. They really don't think of the platform their in as their true selves. Geth are software. When their platforms hook into a hub to recharge, they pop back into the server and share everything with each other.

Or so Legion explained.

[ Something like that anyway. ]

I bet you didn't introduce yourself during a human holiday where everyone dresses up.

[legalcy]

Software-based lifeforms? [Magnus' optics slow a shade brighter, fascinated by this idea.] Their societal mores and governing laws must be unique among all species I have ever encountered.

[The most important things about any society is its rules, and Magnus thrives on learning them.]</small. Er, yes, we were fortunately wise with the timing of our appearance.

[dispenserofjustice]

Some of those are really just starting to form. Before the Reapers, Legion said they'd gather together in their servers and make decisions. As one.

[ It's hard for him to grasp the whole "we" concept. ]

So, again. Can't really blame them for not knowing any better.

sorry for the html fail

[legalcy]

It sounds as if they were more civil in their legal discussions that anyone else in the universe.

[He's envious.]

[dispenserofjustice]

Sure, up until you point out that they chased their creators off their home planet. Or when some of them start having different opinions and the others can't understand the subterfuge.

[legalcy]

[Ah, the stress of society follows sentient life everywhere.]

That is the reason for laws and regulations. Without guidelines to coexist peacefully, civilizations are sure to collapse and devolved into infighting and selfishness. Then they turn outwards and seek to subjugate others, am I correct?