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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! 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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Kamui nods. He doesn't point out Corrin's fidgeting, knowing (mostly) where her concerns were. "He reminded me of our childhood and how dear a friend he's been ever since. I explained to him Garon's madness and why I couldn't return to Nohr because of that. Instead, I asked him to join me and he did. With him, Felicia and Jakob joining me, it was like having a part of home with me. I only wish we could've all been together..."
If it was in his power, Kamui would've taken the Nohrian siblings with him and lead everyone into battle against Garon. He ruined Kamui's life before he was really aware of it, he divided two countries that should've been allies in the first place...he used a young Hoshidan child as a bargaining chip.
"Xander...he always believed I would be the light to banish the darkness in Nohr. The irony is bitter and it hurts to imagine this is what he had in mind, but in the end, he was...proud. In the same way any older sibling would want their younger siblings to do better. It was his way of knowing how committed I was to my cause. Elise, she...she just wanted all of the fighting to stop. She wanted our family to be together again, so much that she...she took a blow from his blade for me..."
The memory is still fresh, still hurts. His decision had consequences, just as Corrin's surely did; his decision was no easier than hers. He gives a weak laugh. "Xander would scold me if he saw me grieving like this for too long..."
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But then the matter turns to the final confrontation with Xander, and Elise's fate. She merely looks away. Thanks to the expedition into the Dream Width a few months back, this is a pain they both share. Watching Siegfried bite into Elise and the look of dawning horror on Xander's face as he was unable to stop himself in time, and the confrontation that followed are all scenes that have wormed their way into Corrin's nightmares. The knowledge that it isn't her Xander and Elise that died are a cold comfort indeed. "...I know." She says finally, quietly. "I saw it happen. A few months ago, in the Dream Width. It was part of an expedition to see if there was anything we could do out there to slow or even stop Bahamut's arrival. The further out we got though, the Dream Width started to...I don't know, act up, I guess. It started showing people memories that weren't their own, events from either the past or the future. I didn't get that, though." She admits, and then looks him in the eyes. "I got your's. I saw your defection to Hoshido...I saw the final fight with Xander. Or I mean...I saw a version of those events." She rubs her eyes tiredly. "The Kamui I saw in those visions was me. She wasn't male, like you. I don't know if the Dream Width simply substituted myself for your memories just to make it easier for me to accept what I was seeing or if there truly is somewhere out there a version of me as I am that made the same decision as you. Or a version of you that made mine. For all I know there's a universe out there where we have pink hair and a squint." She offers a weak grin at the attempt at humour. "...But I was hoping because you're not the Kamui I saw in those visions, your version of those events might have been different somehow, that you might have been...spared that pain." She slowly reaches out and puts her hand atop his in a gesture of comfort and shared grief. "I'm so, so sorry."
She's not without her own losses, but she's had time to grieve and work past Ryoma, Takumi's, and probably Azura's deaths. She won't burden Kamui with that knowledge just yet. Maybe in time she can share more of her experiences with him, when he's ready. For now, she'll simply grieve with him.
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Kamui spent so much time wondering what if that he never stopped to wonder what it'd be like to learn the ramifications of both decisions. Dwelling on what-ifs is one thing; knowing about them is another. She did exactly that and dealing with one decision is heart rending enough. Still, that is an additional way for her to understand the way he feels.
Carefully, he'll take her hand into his, looking back at her. "Then there's not much else to be said, is there? We've spent enough time mourning our loved ones and looking back on our choices; we must never forget how we've come to this point in our lives, but we mustn't let that distract us from our current goings-on. There's a new world here with a new threat to match...and you have quite the head start there! I'll no doubt need to call on your wisdom until I've become acclimated, Corrin."
He pulls his hands back to raise a finger. "But in exchange, you mustn't hesitate to do the same should the need arise. Despite the technicalities, I can provide a second opinion! And I hope you'll use it wisely."
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Somewhat nervously, Corrin brushes a lock of hair back. "...I have many siblings as you well know, but I've never had a twin brother. Would it be...I mean, if you don't think it strange given we're technically the same person, but while we're both here...twins?" She asks, hopefully.
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"A twin sister...I like the sound of that! We look and behave enough like each other to make a convincing story. It'd be an innocent prank, for certain...ah, but you've been here too long for that, perhaps. All the time, I'm on board...sister."