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Melodies of Life Moderators ([personal profile] melodiesmods) wrote in [community profile] melodiesofcrack2015-10-20 11:53 pm

Test Drive Meme





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— Reply with a character you wish to test in the game's setting.
— Feel free to use one of the prompt below or make one of your own!
— Tag around! This is a panfandom RP, so don't hesitate to tag both castmates and non-castmates.
— Most importantly, have fun!


1/ Welcome to the world of Crystallis!
You have seen reality shatter and collapse around you, in the depths of the void you found a Crystal and now you are in the city of Aqures Ixen, surrounded by Moogles and people as lost and confused as you are. On the bright side, everyone thinks you're a hero! On the downside, they expect you to save the world. Maybe their expectations are a bit too much. Thankfully, you're not abandoned to your fate as a Moogle explains to you everything you need to know. Maybe it's time to get to know your companions in misfortune. Besides, it seems this has occurred past month already-- Maybe some people who have been here for longer than you may help.

2/ Do you like your new life?
No? Well, either way, you better get used to it, to your new powers, to your new house, to the ball of fur that follows your every steps—Who knows, maybe you'll even make some friends here. Besides, even if everyone expects you to save the world, fighting isn't the only way to do so. Maybe you could open a shop to help and properly equip your friends who are actually eager to fight. Maybe you could try and gather people who think diplomacy can stop war, you could even start your own researches on the Crystals— Or you could make sure your house is the prettiest in all of Aqures Ixen. Anything is possible.

3/ Neighborhood woes
The government of Aqures Ixen is very sorry, but it seems there are too many of you Heroes of Light. Hence why there is no free houses left in district dedicated to housing you. This may also be why you're not alone in the house that was given to you. Hopefully you're not living with a mad villain plotting to take over the world late at night, and hopefully your neighbor isn't a singer who doesn't know how to sing. On the bright side, you may have someone very cool living with you and an artist next door! It's just not likely.

4/ Crystallis de Chocobo
Upon arrival, your Moogle gave you a map of Crystallis. This world may be a bit big for you to explore, so why not go to the Chocobo Farm and ask for a Chocobo? These big birds can't fly, but they're much more efficient than horses when it comes to travelling. Maybe it's your first time riding a Chocobo; it might be a good idea to have someone with you in case something goes wrong. Or maybe the old man at the farm didn't have any Chocobos left and gave you some Chocobo Lure© so you can go and capture your own. You can find details on Chocobo Capture here.

5/ A thing called Mognet
Hopefully you weren't used to Internet and cellphones back home. Otherwise, you might be a tiny bit confused when your Moogle returns to you with a stack of letters. Or maybe someone else's Moogle is coming to you with a voice message it learnt by heart and is now going to recite to you with a lot of Kupo. That's how the "network" works here.

6/ A thing called Strike
In spite of how old-fashioned it is, Mognet is very useful and odds are that you may have become dependent on it. Hopefully not, because one local tradition seems to be Mognet Strikes. 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 board in the third district or in taverns.

7/ I believe I can fly~
You are on an Airship! Airships regularly depart from Aqures Ixen and stop by most major cities in the world, so they're the perfect means of transportation for you to go and explore this world. You can go anywhere in a matter of hours — One can only hope you don’t have motion sickness.

8/ Exploration
Enough expository banter. Now is the time to explore. Maybe rather than spending most of your time in Aqures Ixen, you'd rather spend it living in Balicea, or betting on Chocobo Races in Trano Golsaucia. Or maybe you'd rather go and explore some ancient ruins that may hold some precious information. With Airships and Chocobos at your disposal, you can go nearly anywhere that isn't under imperial control; unless you have a death wish of course.

9/ Random Encounter
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! Alternatively, maybe this encounter isn't random at all, and you have been sent on a mission to kick some imperial asses in the war confronting the Heran Empire and the Republic of Esdham. Good luck!

10/ Getting Jobs is hard
It all started when you asked Cid to give you a new Job. What could and should have been a formality, quickly turned into a trial. All you wanted was a Job, 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 yet again, maybe she simply asked you to assist her in her researches on the Crystals. Getting new Jobs is not easy. Consider yourself happy though, at least you don't have to do that alone.

11/ The world is subject to unrelenting pain and suffering…
This is why you should play a game. After all, there are things a lot more important than saving the world: Blitzball is one of them. Triple Triad is another. Why don't you take a break and do something different for once; anyone wanting to play Blitzball is given a special potion allowing them to breath underwater, whereas someone who wants to play Triple Triad should have no difficulties finding veterans more than happy to get rid of their low level cards.

12/ Events of the Past
Missed an event you would have liked to participate in? The Test Drive Meme is the perfect place to play this event without being restricted by the game's chronology! Maybe you would have liked to capture a Chocobo during Crystalis de Chocobo, maybe you would have liked to be lost and attacked from all sides in the creepy Magitek Research Facility, or maybe you'd like to celebrate the Christmas of Crystallis. Yet again, maybe you would have liked to regain your true power and subsequently be on your path to death, as in The Night of the Thirteen Moogles. Or how about participating in Christmas at Crystallis or fighting in a war for the warriors among you?

13/ Wild Card
Don't like the options offered here? Go crazy and choose what you want to do in this world!


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friendshipxfriendship: (Well... yanno)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Twilight yelps at the bonk on the head, then follows the breathing techniques, calming down.

"Yeah, much. Sorry, I don't like the feeling of not having my magic. Especially here. I don't have opposable thumbs."
shining_derp: (knight to e-3)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
"How do you think I feel? I don't have your experience with hands. If anything, I should feel, well, gimped." Shining shrugged as he sighed a bit.

"At least we're in a world we get to keep our pony forms."
friendshipxfriendship: (Proud)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Don't worry, I would have shown you how to deal with that. It wouldn't be as embarrassing as my first attempts."

"Though I'm glad we can stay ponies, it's going to be harder to really work without our usual magic." She quickly looked herself over a bit. "Well, on the plus side, I'm not a faded color, so most likely I still have my Cutie Mark and that means I still have my magic. It's probably just incredibly repressed."
shining_derp: (durr)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Neither am I, which means this is just a repression. Kind of like a inhibitor ring f..." He trailed off and blushed. "FORGET I said that."

"In any case," he added, hastily changing the subject. "How good are you with your teeth? What kind of weapon did you get?" He frowned for a moment. "You rolled sorcerer didn't you?"
friendshipxfriendship: (Erm...)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Twilight quickly raised a hoof at the first part. "Not even going to ask."

She let out a small sigh before she continued. "I... think so. Might explain the robes."

"Red Mage and Scholar to be exact." her Moogle replied, landing on her head. "Though, I suspect I'll be doing the heavy lifting-kupo."
shining_derp: (that was not well played)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Good."

"Paladin and White Mage. So he can get beaten up and heal at the same time." said Dice, earning a glare from Shining Armor. "Feel like being a Cleric one of these days?"

"You wish," replied Shining. "Well looks like we'll have a party half covered then if we go out together."
friendshipxfriendship: (Study time)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Hopefully they won't expect us to pull all the weight." Twilight said. "If we're all stuck like this, we're going to need a lot more help."
shining_derp: (bonk)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm going to have to retrain too. I haven't fenced with a sword in my teeth for a while." added Shining. "It's lucky that the healer weapon is still with me."

"I'm supposed to be in the front taking the hits. I guess it's going to be Ogres and Oubliettes all over again."
friendshipxfriendship: (Facehoof)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
"I got a lot of work to deal with. I don't even know how Pinkie could hold things with her hooves!" Twilight said. "This is going to be as bad as getting ready for Winter Wrap Up."
shining_derp: (munch munch)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Have we even given a thought to what Pinkie Pie does?" asked Shining Armor rhetorically as he unhooked his shield from his back. "I guess I suppose I could charge people with a sword now with a shield up."
friendshipxfriendship: (Facehoof)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
"I tried to, but-- wait, that's rhetorical." Twilight began before waving it off. "I guess until I can figure out what exactly I can do, I can probably just hang back and use spells. I'd rather use what I know while working up what I don't."
shining_derp: (big sparkling castles)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. And hey, maybe we'll discover some kind of magic that turns us human for short periods of time. At least then I can figure out what you mean by "hands"." He tilted his head. "You never really showed us what they look like, you know."
friendshipxfriendship: (Erm...)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, erm..." Twilight went and pointed him towards the other gathered Heroes of Light around. "There's perfect examples. Except, well... the ones I met were all colored."
shining_derp: (eeeeeeyyyyy)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
"... huh, well that was easily solved." He should have known. So these were those humans that Cadance told him about when he was out sick that day and Flash had to cover.

"So... these are the kind of guys you fancy, huh Twily?" Okay, it's teasing time now.
friendshipxfriendship: (Deer in headlights)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Wh-what?! I-I mean, I, erm...!" Twilight started stammering, eyes wide and trying not to blush.
shining_derp: (how do I feel about crystal castles?)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh c'mon, I heard the news. A nice dependable coltfriend on the other side of the mirror? Your friends couldn't stop talking about it the first time you went through."

Nor could Cadance. He certainly had to be held back from going through the portal and talking to this "Flash Sentry". Bad enough that Flash was his newly transferred in wingman up north.
friendshipxfriendship: (Facehoof)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
Twilight couldn't help but groan, slump down and cover her head with her hooves. Great, not only did she have her magic clamped down, she was now being asked over Flash!
shining_derp: (reflective)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Shining laughed a little, moving over and pulling Twilight to her hooves. "I was just teasing. C'mon, lets see if bits are worth anything and we'll go get some daisy sandwiches. I'm starving."
friendshipxfriendship: (Proud)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Twilight couldn't help but grin a bit before nodding. "That's probably a good idea. Get something to eat and figure out our next plan..."
shining_derp: (bonk)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
And honestly, he was starving. He was going to go out, treat his little sister...

... and stare at the menu with a tongue hanging out. He looks up at the waiter. "Got anything with hay in it?"

There was a lot of meat on this menu.
friendshipxfriendship: (Facehoof)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah... I forgot about that. Humans DO tend to eat a lot of meat." Twilight grinned sheepishly at that.
shining_derp: (really?)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"For an omnivorous race, you'd think they'd cut back," said Shining ruefully as he inspected the decorations on the table. He gestured at them and the waiter nodded.

"We can have these native flowers till our meal is prepared."
friendshipxfriendship: (Erm...)

[personal profile] friendshipxfriendship 2015-10-21 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh... yeah, good idea. [And Twilight's quick to mouth to someone "We'll pay you back".]
shining_derp: (knight to e-3)

[personal profile] shining_derp 2015-10-21 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"In the meantime... can You bring us some fresh carrots and the fruit tray? Thanks." At least now they'd be fed and watered, dropping a heavy bit on the table which was quickly inspected and accepted much to his relief.