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Melodies Of Eternity Moderators ([personal profile] eternitymods) wrote in [community profile] memesofeternity2019-01-13 02:52 pm
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Test Drive Meme VI





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! 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. And they say, those that party up will live to party on!


J. LOVE IS IN THE AIR

All the mistletoe would have come in handy here...

As January gives way to February, stores and streets are decked in red, pink, and white. Posters line the Curti Center walls advertising Speed Dating events and offer to send flowers with anonymous or signed letters to outworlders and Curti Center employees - though there is some suspicion that a handful of received were never requested by the sender. Who cares! Some romances need an extra push!

For the less adventurous types, the love-o-meters stationed at just about every hallway can predict your romantic (and platonic, if you so wish) future with just 100 gil, or even measure how good a potential match between two people will be. Is there any scientific backing to their calculations? That's not important.


K. WILD CARD

Feeling inspired to create your own prompt? The power is yours!

secondpathoffriendship: (twilight4)

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[personal profile] secondpathoffriendship 2019-01-13 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Twilight had taken notice of how Coppelia was acting and opted to follow her. The more she watches, the more she realized what she was doing. “Money making... but it seems so... inefficient.”

She had to figure out what’s going on, sprinting over to her.

“Excuse me!”
farming_bot: (coppelia6)

Re: F

[personal profile] farming_bot 2019-01-13 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Coppelia looked up at Twilight, nodding slightly at Twilight. "God day," said Coppelia with her neutral tone. "Care to take a flier?"
secondpathoffriendship: (twilight10)

Re: F

[personal profile] secondpathoffriendship 2019-01-13 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
“Ah... sure.” Twilight said, taking the flyer. “Just what are you doing?”
farming_bot: (coppelia7)

Re: F

[personal profile] farming_bot 2019-01-13 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Gil Making. Without a purpose in this world, I am relying on my subroutines in order to continue surviving until I am able to finance a journey in order to discover what it is I am meant to do." replied Coppelia.
secondpathoffriendship: (twilight7)

Re: F

[personal profile] secondpathoffriendship 2019-01-13 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
“Oh, boy.” Twilight uttered. This won’t end well at all. “Look, I don’t think doing that will be helpful at all. Why don’t you join me, hm?”
farming_bot: (coppelia4)

Re: F

[personal profile] farming_bot 2019-01-13 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Coppelia tilted her head curiously. "You would... help me out?"

Coppelia nodded at Twilight, saying, "I am Coppelia, a Chinese farming bot for the game Elder Tale."
secondpathoffriendship: (twilight1)

Re: F

[personal profile] secondpathoffriendship 2019-01-13 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
“Of course! That’s what friends do! Or, well, new friends or... you understand.”

“I’m Twilight Sparkle. Normally, I’d be a pony and a princess, but they decided human was better this time around.”
farming_bot: (coppelia2)

Re: F

[personal profile] farming_bot 2019-01-13 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Despite her not smiling, Coppelia nodded in agreement. "Kaname always emphasized the need for friends."

"A pony? I see. I have records of many kinds of creatures, and I suppose a human form would be more appropriate."
secondpathoffriendship: (twilight7)

Re: F

[personal profile] secondpathoffriendship 2019-01-14 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
“Believe me, having hands is great when you don’t have powers.” Twilight said.

“Kaname, though. A friend of yours?”
farming_bot: (coppelia8)

Re: F

[personal profile] farming_bot 2019-01-14 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
"One would imagine so." said Coppelia with a slight nod.

She tilted her head. "Kaname is the one who gave me purpose. Coppelia was lost without purpose when the Apocalypse happened, and Coppelia gained sentience. Out of the many Chinese Farming Bots in the world, this one travels with Kaname and her friends in a grand adventure."

A beat. "It is fun."
secondpathoffriendship: (twilight1)

Re: F

[personal profile] secondpathoffriendship 2019-01-14 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
“Wait... Apocalypse? What happened with your world?”
farming_bot: (coppelia5)

Re: F

[personal profile] farming_bot 2019-01-14 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
"On May 3, 2018, at precisely Midnight Japanese Standard Time, the 12th Expansion pack Homesteading the Noonsphere for the MMORPG Elder Tale went live. At that time, a event known as the Apocalypse occurred, trapping over 700,000 players concurrently worldwide into the world of Theldesia, and merged with the game world of Elder Tale. This is as much information as Kaname has been able to obtain in our travels to the Japanese Server." explained Coppelia.

"At this moment, Coppelia gained sentience having been online during this event, in the Western European Server and remained stationary without purpose until Kaname gave Coppelia such a purpose."
secondpathoffriendship: (twilight8)

Re: F

[personal profile] secondpathoffriendship 2019-01-14 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
“So you’re a computer program brought to life by a freak accident.” Twilight mused. “What did this Kaname do for you?”
farming_bot: (coppelia9)

Re: F

[personal profile] farming_bot 2019-01-14 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
"She told me, I could do anything I wanted to do."

"So I wanted to follow Kaname."

Looking up, she said, "I wish to earn gil in this world, so I may continue to explore. It is what Kaname would wish me to do."
secondpathoffriendship: (twilight8)

Re: F

[personal profile] secondpathoffriendship 2019-01-14 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
“Huh. Well, do you think what you’re doing is a little hard?” She asked. “You’re kinda taking a long path...”
farming_bot: (coppelia3)

Re: F

[personal profile] farming_bot 2019-01-14 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
"I am not built for market sales," replied Coppelia. "My AI is designed for quick and easy repeatable questing and repeatable turn-ins for maximum per-hour gathering profit and vendor market recyclables."