Melodies Of Eternity Moderators (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
eternitymods) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
memesofeternity2018-09-14 08:02 pm
eternitymods) wrote in memesofeternity2018-09-14 08:02 pm
Entry tags:
Test Drive Meme IV
  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! 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! |
Cloud Strife | FFVII
The light was blindingly bright, the silhouette of his hand blurred on the peripherals of his fingers and soon it was just a blob of a misshaped appendage. The back of his friend, his source of comfort, dissipates as the white bleeds over his body and he is out of sight.
Cloud lowers his hand with a heavy thud to his lap. The blond can hardly keep his eyes open. The intense purity of light hurts his eyes and he can no longer see anything but its burning white which floods vision. Finally his eyes close and he lowers his head so that his chin rests on his chest.
Embrace your dreams..
The words drifted to him as if carried on a light breeze, or was it the breath of the one he cherished; did he say something, did he come back? Cloudโs eyes finally open and the pristine bright was replaced with a murky grey. Splashes of dense drops of rain fell on his face, his hair, and moistened his dry mouth. He found himself alone and a hollow feeling bristled the hairs on the back of his neck. Cloud leaned forward from the place he was sat up against and his hands gripped the ground. The once dry desert terrain was now a slippery, muddy, and flowing ground as streams of water traveled down the elevation of the hilltop he was on.
In the short distance he could see the fallen body of his friendโ
Zack. Cloudโs legs were dead weight, at best, and he crawled forward, using his hands, arms, and chest to worm himself closer and closer. โZackโฆโ
๐ท. ๐ธ๐๐๐๐พ ๐ธโฏ๐๐โฏ๐
Ever since he had wakened from the Dream Width Cloud had been walking under a dark shadow that loomed above his head. The feeling of Zack engulfed him with a chill that carried through to this world. As unreal as all of this seemed to him now, he could hardly focus on what was happening around him when what was coming up from within him was demanding his attention.
He was haunted by the words his friend had shared with his last breath, by the feel of the rain that soaked him, and the blood that stained him.
Everything else was scarcely important.
๐ธ. ๐๐ ๐พ๐ ๐๐ฝโฏ ๐๐๐
He had one hand pressed against the glass and his eyes looked out toward the world below. There was nothing that looked familiar and he couldnโt help but think of Cid. The man would appreciate this ride, course he would probably be tinkering away in the cockpit or down below in the engine (even while up in the air) trying to take control and figure how things flew here.
The moogles and chocobos were a familiar and welcomed sight, yet everything else seemed distant and unfocused. Though heโs passed people, talked to them, even touched them through the briefest of brushes through the crowd, they all seemed so far away from him.
Just like home. Just like them.
๐น. โ๐๐พ๐๐น๐
โIโm here to learn about this guild.โ Cloud stood in the foyer of the guild home, hut, house, building, whatever. He was only a few feet in through the door and already he could tell there were multiple avenues to various rooms, even a stairs to go to the upper floors. Heโs heard of guilds before in his world, but nothing like this. This was something entirely different. โSo, what can you do?โ Or, in other words, what was it that he could learn to do if he were to join this guild.
His question was posed loud enough that any passerby would be able to answer for the guild master. If they felt so inclined to.
๐ป๐โฏโฏ ๐ ๐โด๐๐ ๐
[ ooc: feel free to start your own prompt, will match tense. ]
Up in the Sky
Either way, she'd boarded the ship after letting people know where she was going. And here she stood, staring out the window at the view. But even familiarity wasn't enough to detract from how exciting this was. It was the closest she was going to get to flying Green, so she decided to make do with what she had for now.
At least until she turned her head just right and caught movement out of the corner of her eye. Curious and momentarily distracted, she turned her head to look properly and frowned at the expression on the blonde's face. It was one she recognized, likely one that everyone wore when they found themselves here.
"You're new."
no subject
He was obvious, anyway, was the point here. He exhaled through flared nostrils and his eyes closed with a knit to his brow. โIโm still waiting to wake up.โ He opened his eyes and focused on the girl again.
Cloudโs partner moogle was nearby, idly watching the two of them before she looked out the window herself. There was a flutter of her wings which brought the moogle higher as she watched out the window. Perhaps something sparked interest in her.