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Test Drive Meme V
  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, and some helpful Heroes of Light 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 and your rescuers 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. The experienced outworlders who helped pull you from your memories may be able to get you caught up to speed. B. CURTI CENTER
The researchers at the Curti Center are pretty used to this right now, though there's still no good explanation for the influx of interdimensional travelers from the Dream Width since earlier this year. "Please step into the lobby for a quick survey. We have just a few routine questions, it's invaluable to our research so we do ask you indulge us..." 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 have offered to permanently house all of the outworlders here. 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 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 productive members of society and helping support the local economy, 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 housing elsewhere in the world. 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. And they say, those that party up will live to party on! J. THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
It's the most You know what needs to be done. Decorations- deck out your airship decks, hang lights upon your house, tie sprigs of festive holly to your weapons. Shopping- there are the best sales, but also the worst crowds. The 'hot' gifts this year include plush eMogis, Jecht-brand Blitz-shoes, easy-bake Kupo nut ovens, and the newest CD by renowned singer Likka! Good luck finding any of those in stores (there are even a few quest board quests asking adventurers to obtain them on behalf of very determined parents- by any means necessary). Traditions- Watch out for Mistletoe (you'll be obligated to kiss the person who walks under it with you), and the even more dreaded Mistlefoe (tradition dictates you must punch the other person!). The moogles around town have gone a little overboard with both variants, so beware! K. WILD CARD
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Lyse Hext | FFXIV: Stormblood
Mrrn... five more minutes.
[Someone could always shake her awake or something? But either way, within a couple of minutes she'll wake up on her own and realize, with a start, what's wrong with this picture. A room packed with cots, the telltale hum of machinery - an airship? Very much not where she went to sleep, in any case.]
What...?
[At least she doesn't seem to be the only one in this predicament, though. She spots somebody else nearby and calls out to them.] 'Scuse me! Hey! ... Yeah, you! Where are we, do you know? What's going on?
So when it's time to start picking out a Job, she heads straight for the rep from the Monks' Guild, but not just to watch the demo. Afterwards, she steps over the "don't step over this line" line to approach them.]
Hi! Not bad, not bad at all. But I'd like to get a better feel for it, you know? Would you mind going a few rounds with me? [She makes a fist and mimes punching her other hand.] Don't you worry, I know what I'm doing!
[And what she's doing is gauging that asterisk-granted strength against her own. But she's expecting the two to be comparable, at least. What she's actually going to get is her ass kicked, unless someone talks her out of it. (Although you're also welcome to just watch it happen, it'll probably be funny.)]
With that taken care of, Lyse wastes no time putting herself to work. She's very not okay with all of this, but she finds that keeping busy helps her a lot in situations like this. Not that she's ever been in a situation quite like this, but - the feelings of frustration and weakness are all too familiar, just the same. And thanks to the Quest Board, she can at least be sure that she's accomplishing something even marginally useful.
It is a Level 1 quest, of course - nothing more than cleaning an infestation of dire rats out of somebody's basement. She still found another adventurer to bring along, though. Not that she thinks she can't handle it on her own - quite the opposite, actaully - but the owner hinted that it could take several hours to get them all, and if she's gonna be bored, she's at least gonna bring someone to be bored with.
The basement is large and dank and poorly lit and a huge mess, with lots of places for rodents to hide, even ones of unusual size. As usual, Lyse primarily goes after the problem with her fists. She makes a swift strike (not as swift as she's used to), and the latest one squeaks and stops moving - but even then, there comes the scritching of more tiny claws, and Lyse groans.]
Come on! How many more of them can there be?
They're still in the stage of hanging up decorations at this point. But gravity is conspiring to ruin the holiday for someone! Or more to the point, she catches sight of someone working from a precariously positioned ladder, and as she looks on, it tips juuust past the point of balance, and begins to fall...]
Look out! [Barely thinking, she darts forward to intercept, invoking her Job's Tackle to close the distance in an instant. (If it's some NPC child, she'll make it and catch them; if it's you, though, it's your call...)]
starlight
Hey, nice catch.
[He then asks the child if they're okay. They just grin up at their hero. It's a cute scene, and Tidus can't help but smile.]
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Be more careful next time, all right? You don't want to spend your Starlight laid up at the chirurgeon's!
[The kid's like okaaay! and promptly scampers off (to get in more trouble, presumably). Lyse stands back up with an amused sigh. Not even a "thank you," huh? Oh, well. She did notice Tidus already, of course, but now she turns to him and shrugs.]
Kids, right?
Starlight
At least it was only temporary.
As Burgerpants continued to put ornaments on a tree, the ladder began to shift, then tip. Then fall.
The momentum of the ladder tipping threw Burgerpants into a nearby lake before he could react.
Today was not a good day for him.
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"Are you all right?" she called down to him.
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Unfortunately for him, the water wasn't deep enough.
He slowly got up, completely drenched in water.
Today was not a good day for him.
sidequest!
...that's what he reminds himself, anyway, as another rather large rat scurries past him. He manages to hold back his own exasperation, but...]
This seems indicative of a bigger problem.
[This is really A Lot. Just how do you let things get this bad, anyway!!]
starlight! also, i'm sorry this is hella late. school is @-@
[One unfortunate altercation later, and the ladder falls, taking Yotsuyu down with it. Thankfully, someone makes it in time to catch her. Yotsuyu recognizes the face, but can't place from where. There have been a lot of faces in the last few months, and more than one thing that Yotsuyu has tried to block out from her homeland.]
Unhand me this instant!
[And then it hits, just who it is that's holding her. Oh, fate is cruel indeed. If Yotsuyu was angry before, she's absolutely livid now. This isn't going to end well for anyone.]
You have some nerve, to show your face here girl.
Sall good, same here tbh :p
(Which, to be fair...)]
I've got s-?! I could say the same for you! Aren't you supposed to be dead?!