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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

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Papyrus | Undertale (OU)

[personal profile] battlebodyskeleton95 2019-02-28 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Papyrus woke up. This was unusual in itself because Papyrus rarely slept. At least, that’s what he told people. But even more unusual were his surroundings. SANS? he asked, expecting yet another of his space-bending pranks. But it wasn’t, at least, it didn’t seem to be at first glance. Was Papyrus dead? No, that was a morbid thought. Kidnapped? Then again, by who? He was a prestigious Royal Guard... in training. Either way, Captain Undyne would prevent such things, right?

Eventually, Papyrus determined the best way to learn where he was was to ask those around him. HELLO! DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE? He asked, perhaps startling the one he speaks to with his volume.

[Some time later but still technically prompt A...]

Papyrus stood still on the airship, having already learned the news. He was quite a patient monster. The whole Vaikuntha thing was discomforting, but it was nothing The Great Papyrus couldn’t handle. It was just as though he was moving to a new place, albeit this time without Sans. But he couldn’t let that get him him down.

Though Papyrus is lost in thought, someone seems to get his attention. Enthusiastically, he speaks- no, shouts- GREETINGS, KIND STRANGER. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU NEED?
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[personal profile] songbird_slayer 2019-02-28 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Rather than 'get his attention', Madhuri did what she always liked to do: Sneak up on her man. As she emerged from another Dimension Door, she was relieved: There he was! She'd been looking all over for him, though she wondered if he was feeling hot... his jacket and goggles had been stowed away somewhere.

Or worse: Some newcomer had snatched them from him or conned him out of them, and he was just too kind to think anything of it. If it was the latter, she needed to... handle it.

Anyway! She hopped up and hugged Papyrus as he greeted her. Stranger...? Is this roleplay? Game faces, now.

"Oh, yes. I'm in need of some companionship. I found a fantastic viewing point and was in search of someone to see the stars with. I think you fit the bill just fine."
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[personal profile] battlebodyskeleton95 2019-02-28 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Papyrus stepped back, his surprise evident. This was very much the wrong Papyrus, though this Papyrus was quite unaware of that. IS THIS... FLIRTING!? BUT WE’VE ONLY MET MERE SECONDS AGO! THOUGH I MUST ADMIT THE STARS ARE QUITE WONDERFUL. IF ONLY SANS WERE HERE TO SEE THEM. OR PERHAPS UNDYNE! I’M SURE THERE ARE MANY FROM THE UNDERGROUND WHO WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM! Though once he thought of this, this “stranger” probably had no idea what he was talking about. I’VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN STARS BEFORE. NOT REAL ONES, ANYWAY. I’VE NEVER EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO MEET THE SUN!
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[personal profile] songbird_slayer 2019-02-28 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I... yes, this is flirting." Though her voice faltered. This was familiar. It was odder still that Papyrus would play this sort of game without adding an audible wink or anything else.

"Well, let me show you to the bay windows. On the way, we'll look for your goggles and coat."

She canted her head, perplexed. "You didn't misplace them, you silly thing, did you?"
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[personal profile] battlebodyskeleton95 2019-02-28 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
COAT AND GOGGLES? I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT! Papyrus said, without a hint of playfulness, deceit, or anything else indicating what he said wasn’t truthful, in his voice. If he was faking this, he was doing an excellent job at it. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? HAVE YOU SOMEHOW CONFUSED ME WITH SOMEONE ELSE? I’D FIND IT UNLIKELY; FEW CAN COMPARE TO MY DISTINCT GREATNESS. BUT I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF SOMEHOW YOU DID! OR IS IT SOMEHOW AN EXPECTATION THAT I HAD TO HAVE SUCH EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO GET ON THIS SHIP, IN WHICH CASE I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.

IF YOUR FLIRTING IS SERIOUS, THEN YOU MUST KNOW THAT I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE VERY HIGH STANDARDS! AND WE’VE ONLY MET, SO NEITHER OF US COULD POSSIBLY KNOW IF YOU MEET THEM!
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[personal profile] songbird_slayer 2019-03-01 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Standards?? What-

Madhuri pulled away like she'd been burned, her eyes looking the skeleton from skull to phalanges. Then, after a moment's pause, she leaned in and gave the monster a little sniff.

"Oh. ...Oh, for- I'm terribly sorry, Ser." Her hands raised to eye level to placate, she figured it was time to explain.

"I thought you were my boyfriend! He's a skeleton, looks... and speaks... precisely as you do, actually. But he has a lab coat and goggles on most of the time."

Then she gasped, her hands coming together in delight. "Ah! We should find him! Oh, he'll be thrilled to see another monster has arrived! Come with me!"

She waved him over and hurried along.
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[personal profile] battlebodyskeleton95 2019-03-01 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
He was a bit shocked when the Stranger suddenly pulled away. However, once he understood what was happening, he imagined the situation would be quite an awkward one.

WHY, OF COURSE! I WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO MEET HIM! He says, moving swiftly as he follows the stranger.