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Melodies Of Eternity Moderators ([personal profile] eternitymods) wrote in [community profile] memesofeternity2018-03-17 08:14 pm
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TEST DRIVE MEME





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. None of you know how you came to be here or where you are going, and the door to the cockpit is locked as the pilots focus on navigating the treacherous obstacles of the Dream Width. You might as well take this moment to introduce yourself to your fellow travelers.


B. CURTI CENTER

There’s an almost overwhelming aura of excitement in the tower as researchers rush to document this unprecedented number of interdimensional travelers. Over the commotion, the leaders of the Center struggle to explain, ‘Welcome to Vaikuntha. We don’t know why you’ve been brought here, but this is your new home.’

The staff will do their best to help the off-worlders settle in. They answer the questions they can, provide maps and pamphlets about the world 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 under the circumstances.

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! 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!


J. WILD CARD

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warpstriking: (console ☈ a one-end maze)

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[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-31 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
Nyx wasn't the only one who had pushed through the initial disorientation. He'd forced himself up to look for his friends - his brothers - recognizing that this wasn't where he was supposed to be. Even though now, as he leaned back in his seat, he wanted nothing more than to go back to them. They needed time. He needed time.

That's when he hears a voice he never thought he'd hear again. Blinking, he turns his head to the voice's owner. Jaw surprisingly less slacked than the Glaive likely remembers.

"Nyx Ulric..." He's on his feet in seconds, if only to close the distance in case the older man loses his balance. That, and it's awkward talking to someone behind you like that. "Don't know. Your guess is as good as mine."

Other than, you know. Space. Which is quite obvious from the view outside the window.
nyxmare: (look up)

[personal profile] nyxmare 2018-03-31 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Not who he expected to see. If he wanted to be honest, not someone he wanted to see. Nothing against Noctis as an individual. It was entirely based on the fact Noctis was supposed to be the gallant prince saving the world and instead he was here with Nyx in what was possibly an afterlife situation.

Hopefully it wasn't then. Thought it made the entire situation all the more confusing. The initial assumption he'd been forming was wrong.

"My guess was a post-life situation but now I'm choosing to think more positively for your sake."

His eyes had reached the window. He extends his one bare arm towards it, touching the glass that partitioned them from the stars.

"What is this..."
warpstriking: (stretch ☈ face the odds)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-03-31 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
If he's honest, he didn't want to be here. He wanted to be back a few months ago before shit hit the fan and upped it by eleven. Back when their biggest concern was just getting to Altissia. But, no Umbra here. And apparently no magic, either. So that option was out. What Nyx said doesn't fall on deaf ears, though - if the slight widening of his eyes was anything to go by.

"Not dead yet," he confirmed, faint hint of a wry smirk crossing his lips. "Much as the empire and their pets tried to change that."

He moved to join Nyx at the window, but doesn't reach out to the glass that protects them from the outside. Instead he shrugged, resting one hand on his hip as he rubbed the bottom of his nose with the knuckles on the other. "My guess? Space."

It wasn't really a guess, though.
nyxmare: (boom pregnant)

[personal profile] nyxmare 2018-03-31 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's one of the few things the Empire is good at, the whole killing thing." He says it casually, despite his history with the Empire. It didn't change that the Empire was very good at leaving destruction in its wake and it was certainly trying to turn Noctis into part of that wake.

Nyx turns his head to give Noctis 'yes, obviously' expression before looking back outside, focusing on the stars themselves.

"This isn't Insomnia's sky."

Maybe it looked different since they were in the air but the fact that he found no identifiable pattern... No, this wasn't their sky.

"...I shouldn't be here. If you're alive and here then I shouldn't be here."
warpstriking: (neutral ☈ but it was...)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-04-01 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
"Considering the state of our home, I'd say it's the only thing." He tries to match the casual tone, but his eyebrows lower and scrunch together in anger that's only barely reined in. Not for himself, mind. When Nyx looks, he should be able to notice the Ring on his right hand.

... If Nyx honestly didn't expect the young king to retort with some snarky, witty comment, then those escort missions around town have taught him nothing of how he responds to stress when there is no aggressor present at the moment it's uttered.

"It isn't," he confirms again, and he turns his head to look up at the taller man. "Pretty sure neither of us should be, but something tells me you mean more than just 'suddenly waking up in a foreign spaceship.'"
nyxmare: (intense concern)

[personal profile] nyxmare 2018-04-01 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, Noctis certainly wasn't wrong. He noted the furrowed brow and the anger it revealed. The prince--king now, technically, felt the same way as Nyx. And when his gaze lingered slightly too long he saw the ring. There was a flutter of relief that crossed Nyx's expression before he turns his head away.

The ring with Noctis meant Lunafreya made it to Noctis's side. Nyx could find solace in that victory alone.

Noctis would have a good view of the new scars, faded as if old upon Nyx's arm and face. The marks from the ring he currently wore left behind on Nyx's skin.

"I do."

He turns away from the window, taking a moment to look at his current surroundings. The place seemed secure at least. But secure hardly meant safe.

"Do we know where this thing is taking us?"