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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 prompts 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 legendary 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. It's probably time to get to know your companions in misfortune. Besides, it seems this has occurred very often this past year-- Maybe the characters 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 it is possible to negotiate with the Calamity, you could even participate in the research on the Crystals— Or you could make sure your house is the prettiest of them all in Aqures Ixen. Anything is possible!

3/ Neighborhood Woes...
The government of Aqures Ixen is sorry, but there are too many of you Heroes of Light. Hence why there are 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 and hopefully your neighbor isn't a singer who doesn't know how to sing. On the bright side, you may have be living with someone very cool and maybe an artist of great talent lives 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 it 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 also borrow the Heroes of Light's official Airship, the Enterprise and some characters even have their own airship! 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 the ancient ruins that may hold some precious information in the continent of ruins. With Airships and Chocobos at your disposal, you can go nearly anywhere!

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 he simply asked you to assist him to clean the laboratory. 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 be lost and attacked from all sides in the creepy Magitek Research Facility or maybe you'd have liked to celebrate the Christmas of Crystallis. Yet again, maybe you would have preferred to regain your true powers and subsequently be on your path to death, as in The Night of the Thirteen Moogles or chase ghosts for a living. Or how about reliving some of your Worst Memories or fighting in A War for future of the world?

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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shinrasfinest: (Concern)

nope, never :3

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2015-12-29 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Any uncertainty Sephiroth had reserved with regards to the identity of the other man shattered as if it had been dropped forcefully from a great height. Not only in the manner that Rufus had responded but how he'd continued to go on and string such a delicate array of potentially triggering, ironic comments all together like that.

Sephiroth had always had one of the sharpest minds; whether that be as the monster he would grow into or the man he was currently. A visible thread of tension might be imagined to be seen shooting up between the back of his shoulders and the legendary hero pulled his posture up straighter as he put his pen down.

He turned more definitively on his chair and took a longer, more in-depth look over Rufus; opening up all of his well known facial features, even if his once-gleaming green eyes seemed a lot more subdued than they had been on Gaia. The days of being mako infused were a long way behind him.

"There is always a war to be fought, one way or the other."
stupid_erika_shenanigans: (pic#9811048)

[personal profile] stupid_erika_shenanigans 2015-12-29 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? Me too! I guess we're in the same boat!

[She seized his hand in greeting with a wide grin.] I'm Kurumi Erika, nice to meet you!
vistapoint: (✮ palomar 12 ✮)

[personal profile] vistapoint 2015-12-29 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's almost a little taken aback by how friendly she is. Still, though, he manages a smile (albeit a somewhat sheepish one).]

N-Nice to meet you, too. My name's Geo Stelar. And this is-- [He's about to introduce his Moogle, but the fluffball cuts him off.]

The name's Warrock! Nice to meet you, little lady!
vistapoint: (✮ hyades ✮)

H-HERE'S HOPING...

[personal profile] vistapoint 2015-12-29 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
You're tellin' me...

[Geo looks over to Kharon as the Moogle speaks, then nods.] Alright... might as well get moving then...

[And this is Warrock mouthing "thank you" to his fellow Moogle. With Kharon addressing Geo, Warrock turns his attention to Minato.]

C'mon, kiddo, you come along too, kupo!
vistapoint: (✮ hyades ✮)

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[personal profile] vistapoint 2015-12-29 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[If it makes Rialynn feel any better, the person she backed into is just as surprised as she is.

... And also a kid who's apparently just as new to this place as she is.]
I-it's alright! Um... Do you know where this is?
stupid_erika_shenanigans: (pic#9770129)

[personal profile] stupid_erika_shenanigans 2015-12-29 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Geo huh? That's a pretty cool name!

[The moogle waved.] I'm Kuplo Kopp, kupo. It's nice to meet the two of you finally!
ruinedempire: (A debt to the planet)

[personal profile] ruinedempire 2015-12-30 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Any doubt that the SOLDIER didn't recognize him vanished once Sephiroth fully turned to face him. He still wasn't sure what he planned to do, but Rufus didn't intend to lower his guard down. Well, it probably wouldn't do much if he was completely honest, but if he was going to be attacked, Rufus wanted to at least be expecting it.

"And I'm sure that you're more accustomed to that little fact than most." Rufus still held his amusement even as the former hero stared at him. Hojo's experiment; raised by his company to be a soldier that surpassed everyone else. It worked, but it pretty much backfired on all of them in the end. "However, you're far different from when I last heard of you."

In a way, it was a little odd to be conversing with Sephiroth like this. While they met several times in the past, Rufus was still rather young when he 'perished' at Nibelheim. From then on, he never really confronted Sephiroth himself-- Kadaj was the closest he got. He wasn't complaining though.

3.

[personal profile] chondriosome 2015-12-30 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
"If you're not twenty minutes early, you're a half hour late." Those are the strict words that she always abides by.

Unfortunately, not everyone takes this virtue quite as seriously as Aya Brea does. So of course she would get stuck with the guy who prefers to sleep in.

"You lazy..."

She scoffs, folding her arms over her chest and leans her torso forward over the sleeping Duster.

Shameless, she bats him over the head. "Wake up!"

If that doesn't work, she'll have to resort to more drastic measures.
shepherd_prince: (Sigh)

[personal profile] shepherd_prince 2015-12-30 08:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Agreed," Chrom replied with a grim smile. "I'm glad we're of similar accord, then. Not everyone who arrives here demonstrates a willingness to participate." While he could understand and sympathize to some degree, eventually there came a time to put aside frustrations and injured pride to defend their homes.

But Rufus's question didn't have a good answer. Chrom shook his head, his brow furrowing seriously again. "Not at the moment. Nothing can slow it, hurt it, or push it back. Not that we know about, in any case." He turned to point in the direction of the airship port.

"We're to meet with the Sage soon, where we might receive more answers. But even then, there's no telling what information he's willing to give, and we don't have any way of verifying whether or not it's even true. But it's all we've got."
mindofathief: (heavy sleeper)

[personal profile] mindofathief 2015-12-30 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
There's nothing wrong with being late if the world isn't in danger. Duster has had enough of that the past few months, and he takes everyone opportunity to catch up on much-needed sleep. To be fair, this morning would have gone by much more quickly if he went to bed at a reasonable hour, but old habits die hard. At least he isn't the night owl he was nearly four years ago.

His head rolls to the side when Aya smacks him, but apart form a irregular snore, he doesn't react to it. If he could sleep while dragged out into the rain, he can ignore a break moment of discomfort.
water_meebo: @kagaminokakera (❄ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ)

[personal profile] water_meebo 2015-12-30 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right."

He doesn't have any other comments to what Zaveid said since he already knows the answer will be the same. As much as Mikleo would like to give him come backs, he's not going to, in lieu of keeping the both of them safe. He'll keep diverting the enemies with his arrows, and moving around so that they'll be tied up with him, while Zaveid takes them out one by one. He trusts Zaveid as well. Their adventures have more or less implied how loyal he could be.

He's really fascinated by the differences in what they can do in this world. They didn't have their Seraphic Artes, or anything similar to their elements, but it's an experience that definitely left him wanting more. He was always one to seek knowledge after all.

"Step to the side, Zaveid!"

He's moving in for a closer shot, letting his bow charge up, so that he could release a strong attack, enough to help clear some of the enemies and make Zaveid's movements easier.
shinra_dog: (Daze)

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[personal profile] shinra_dog 2015-12-31 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Reno had avoided the last wave of incoming heroes. He hadn't wanted to deal with answering strangers' questions when he was still struggling with his own. Not that it had made much of a difference. Grit had arrived, saying he'd known Reno in yet another world, and then Reno had found Elena.

Avoiding the temple clearly didn't make a difference. So, if only for curiosity's sake, Reno had gone this time. If the countdown in the lab was correct, today would be the day the Crystal spit out more "Heroes of Light."

He just didn't expect to see another familiar blonde among them.

"Rufus?" he asked, staring in awe.
ruinedempire: (A debt to the planet)

[personal profile] ruinedempire 2015-12-31 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Reno was always going to be someone that stuck out like a sore thumb, the long red hair was distinctive enough even though he wasn't wearing his Turk uniform right now. Still, the sight of him made Rufus a little less tense, his posture relaxing ever so lightly. It probably wasn't too noticeable, but anyone that knew him well would most likely be aware.

Even though Reno had a habit of being reckless and talking too much, Rufus trusted him. He stuck around when the company collapsed and he saved his life on multiple occasions. Reno, Rude, Tseng, and Elena. They were perhaps the only individuals that Rufus could trust with his life. Even having one of the Turks here made Rufus feel slightly better about his current situation, even if he wouldn't admit it.

"Reno."

He calmly replied, acknowledging him with a slight nod. They may be in an entirely different world, but Rufus expected for their dynamic to be the same, even though he didn't have the remnants of his company or billions of gil to back him up right now.
shinra_dog: (You're Okay)

[personal profile] shinra_dog 2015-12-31 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Reno managed a breathy laugh of relief. Rufus was here. Whether or not Rufus should be considered a Hero of Light was another question, but the Crystal had determined Reno matched whatever it wanted. Hell, why not the president of Shinra?

It took a conscious effort to remain where he was.

"You'd prob'ly threaten t' shoot me if I said I could hug you right now, huh?" he asked with a wry smirk. "How... What're yer last memories?"

Because that could change everything. Though it would appear Rufus wasn't still angry with him, looks could be deceiving... especially with the young Shinra.
ruinedempire: (Maybe something honest)

[personal profile] ruinedempire 2015-12-31 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
"That would be the least worrying threat you'd receive." He replied smoothly, although he wasn't really serious about what he said. It could be hard to tell for most people though.

Rufus was well used to Reno's snark by now, knowing the talkative and wry Turk for years. Perhaps it was irritating in the very beginning, but he mostly found himself tolerating it nowadays. Of course, it depended on the situation, but Rufus tended to think that getting flustered or showing irritation was the worst reaction he could show.

It was an odd question, but Rufus knew that Reno wouldn't ask something like that without a reason. He intended to ask more about that soon. "Kadaj and his little gang were defeated-- the rain healed my Geostigma. Well, everyone's, from the reports we've gotten." Sephiroth's plan ruined once again, it was rather satisfactory. Cloud most likely did the finishing blow and that was all fine to him. Rufus didn't mind working with AVALANCHE if it ended up benefiting him in the end anyway.
rialynn: (I found it and it is mine)

[personal profile] rialynn 2015-12-31 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Rialynn's hazel-eyed gaze flickers back and forth, traveling the short distance from Duster's face to the ocarina he holds, studying him intently. She could hazard a guess as to how it was played, but she'd rather learn by watching so she knows what to do.]

That's not so bad.

[She looks down at the ocarina she'd picked up, giving it a little toss in her palm.]

They're not very expensive either. I could stand to learn one of these, I think. Ha, we could make a duet!
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[personal profile] rialynn 2015-12-31 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Right!

[She smiles encouragingly, taking a short stroll forward. Her hands spread slightly apart.]

I mean, why not? This place is full of things I never imagined could exist. Ships that fly in the air? Being able to pick up a crystal and cast spells?

[Rialynn turns halfway to face him.]

And there are a lot of us. What if we could travel to each other's worlds too? I could help! Everyone could.
rialynn: (Lizardmen?!)

[personal profile] rialynn 2015-12-31 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Rialynn slumps in relief with a heavy sigh, putting a hand just below her collarbone. He's just a boy. Children don't make her nervous at all, especially those who are well-mannered and sociable.]

No, sorry. I've never seen this city before. I guess it's the same for you?

[Her eyes track to the large glowing crystal, and she stares at it for several moments.]

...Uh...at least we've got a landmark of some kind to work with. But I can't say I've ever heard of a city with a giant glowing diamond before. You?

[She looks at Geo curiously, while she racks her brain for any stories she might have heard that mentioned magic gemstones.]
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[personal profile] vistapoint 2015-12-31 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Well-mannered, sure. Jury's still out on sociable, though.

He nods in response to the first question, then he shifts when he turns to look at the crystal.]
Nope, I definitely haven't... All the buildings here look kind of weird, too.

[Geo's no expert in architecture, but none of this is like anything he's seen before.]
rialynn: (C_C)

[personal profile] rialynn 2015-12-31 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
Weird?

[Rialynn blinks at Geo, then turns to look at the buildings more closely to see if there's something she missed. The architecture is a little different than what she's used to, but it's a kingdom capital. She might be missing something.]

[Of course, given that she's wearing leather boots, a sheathed rapier, a loose-fitting lace-up tunic, and a bandanna, it miiiiiiiiiiight be pretty obvious that she's from a far less advanced time than Geo is.]


Weird how?
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Emmeryn | Fire Emblem: Awakening

[personal profile] divinedescendant 2015-12-31 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
1. [At any given time, Emmeryn has a lot to be concerned about, even without being thrown into a new world she's expected to save and being taken away from Ylisse when things are already so unstable. The fact that her Moogle's started crying is really just one of those, this may as well happen kind of things.

Nothing in particular provoked this so much as Emmeryn has just been assigned the most emotional Moogle in the entire world; the poor thing got so worked up talking about the Calamity it just burst into tears.

And thus, standing in the middle of this gathering of new Heroes we've got a lady, only mildly baffled, in white mage robes holding a sobbing Moogle in her arms, gently shooshing and reassuring her new companion.
]


7. [This world has given her a lot to be amazed by. Airships are definitely way up there. Emmeryn's starry-eyed expression hasn't faded since the group boarded the ship, and if she pauses her slow wandering up and down the ship for more than a minute at a time, it's to lean against the rails on the deck and watch the world passing by below. She spends just as much time exploring the rooms below, too, wanting to see every new and fascinating and marvelous thing the ship has to offer.]

I feel I could spend my life here and still not have explored this whole vessel...


9. [The fight has ended and now Emmeryn has the chance to make herself useful; single-specializing as a white mage has kept her from being much use in the fray, but she'll go on any quest she's invited on despite the dangers, because there's still a way for her to help.

A healing spell glows in her palm, and she takes another short moment to assess the situation before casting it on her wounded companion.
] Is that better?
shepherd_prince: (Whaaaaaaat?)

#1 Speaking of gross wet sobbing...

[personal profile] shepherd_prince 2015-12-31 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
[This is the first time Chrom has a chance to greet the newly awakened, given that he was in the last round of Heroes who appeared in the city. Did he expect to see someone he knew? He did not. But, as a diplomat-in-training, he felt it was in his best interests to welcome the new Heroes and see to it that their needs were met. It was shocking to see your reality fall apart and wake up in a foreign world, and as the experience was still relatively fresh in his mind, he felt he was well-suited to the task.]

[He just wishes he could have lost more of the gut he gained after spending a month wearing the Santa Claus outfit that came with the job. Chrom was one of the unlucky few who got a little...pudgy. He never wants to eat another cookie again.]

[Leaving the armor at home, save for the shoulder-guards nothing else fits, he still walks with the same proud stride he always his, the white cloak fluttering at his ankles, sword at his hip.]

[The Moogles were as punctual as ever, he sees, the air thick with foot-tall balls of white fluff zooming here and there to helpfully explain the situation to a group of confused heroes.]

[The sound of desperate sobbing catches his attention. That would probably be the person who needed him most, he reasoned, so he turns in that direction and begins making his way through the crowd.]

[The friendly smile he wore drops immediately as he comes to a shaky stop, gray-blue eyes growing wide.]


Emm...?

[He'd recognize his sister anywhere. Even if it was just someone who looked very much like her, there's no way anyone else would bear the brand of the Exalt on her brow. The kindness reflected on her face as she comforted her little Moogle was unmistakable. He'd seen that look a thousand times as she consoled Ylisse's people without hesitation, and without fear of exposing herself to the masses.]

EMM!

[If she didn't hear him the first time, the second time he shouts her name as he surges forward with sudden desperation, as if she'd slip out of his life if he didn't reach her in time.]
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[personal profile] shinra_dog 2015-12-31 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh."

Reno tried, perhaps belatedly, not to look disappointed. This was a good thing, right? No weirdness, no memories of Atia, no hurt feelings or residual anger and frustration. Blank slate. Different Rufus -- or, Rufus had truly gone home and had forgotten it all. Only to be abducted again, unfortunately, but it wasn't as if he knew. Either way, this was simpler.

He managed a smile and let himself finally walk closer. "Sounds like we're about the same. That's good. You'll figure it out fast, but time here is kinda..." He wiggled his hand to indicate unstable. "People from all over, different worlds an' different times."

Wait til Rufus saw Cloud...
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[personal profile] jacktothefuture 2015-12-31 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
A dire situation if there ever was one for poor, young Erika. Outnumbered by monsters and with her actual allies turning tail and hiding, is this the end for the brave adventurer?!

Nope, not today. As the first monster lunges there's a blur of motion, a flash of steel and the monster flops lifelessly to the ground behind a man in white. Jack rises slowly from his strike, bringing his sword around to hold at the ready as he faces down the rest of the monsters.

"Forgive my intrusion," he says quietly without turning his head, "but it appeared you were in need of assistance."
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[personal profile] jacktothefuture 2015-12-31 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[And there next to her in the midst of all the joy and cheering and racket of the bar is a lone wanderer. Dressed in simple white robes and a straw hat and carrying no weapons but a single sword, he doesn't join in with the energy of the crowd. A silent, still presence focused entirely around the steaming cup in his hands.

Intense eyes flicker toward Rialynn when she asks her question, holding on her for an instant before turning to the game. Back and forth they go, following the cards being put into play, studying the matchups. He glances up, watching the players as they plan and play their next move. Scans the crowd, reading their reactions.

A long, long moment of intense studying stretches out as he takes in everything he can. And then, finally, the wanderer speaks.]


No.

[He sips his tea.]

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