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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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farming_bot: (coppelia9)

[personal profile] farming_bot 2016-04-15 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Coppelia considered it, and then nodded. "Confirmed. Mistress Ruby is now entered as "Ruby". I believe this is where a apology is needed. Master Kanami often said to be polite."

Well, it was a start obviously.
littlelightdragon: (smile)

[personal profile] littlelightdragon 2016-04-15 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Do I?" Yang looks up, confused, at the girl at the door. "No, I don't require healing, do I look like I do?"

That's just confusing. She hasn't been crying or anything, she's not even that sad. Everything's just a bit strange, and she's getting her bearing.

But then, there's the mention of cake. Yang brightens up considerably at it.

"Cake? Party? Where! When!"
littlelightdragon: (hair on fire)

[personal profile] littlelightdragon 2016-04-15 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yang looks up, startled. Of all the people she could have imagine being here, Ruby was not one of them.

"Ruby?" Yang blinks, once, twice. "Ruby!"

She rushes forward, grabbing her little sister in a bear hug, clinging tight. For a while, she liked to pretend she was too cool for this kind of show of affection but one, nobody's around, and two, she's really honestly not that cool when it comes to Ruby.

But then, there's the pressing question of - why is even Ruby here.

"What are you doing here? What about Weiss?"
gonnasavemyprince: (♕ sparrow)

Monica | Hooky

[personal profile] gonnasavemyprince 2016-04-15 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ 1(ish) ] "What a cutie!!! Hello!!"

Upon arriving in Crystallis, the first thing Monica notices isn't her new surroundings, the weird circumstances, or even the crowd of confused people around her-- it's the adorable little creature that's been assigned to her. Enamored with its cuteness, she picks up the Moogle and starts spinning around with it high in the air, cooing about how adorable it is and completely ignoring anything it has to say.

"Um, Miss, could you put me down kupo, I need to tell you about--"

"And you have such an adorable voice!" She brings the Moogle down and starts rubbing her face against it, much to the Moogle's dismay. It just wants to do its intro spiel, but Monica is having none of it.

[ 3 ] Unfortunately for those living near her, Monica is in fact that neighbor/roomie who loves to sing yet can't hold a tune to save her life. She's happily humming to herself as she decorates her side of the room, flitting about with an overwhelming amount of pink bedding and white roses. One can only wonder where and how she managed to obtain all of it so soon after arriving in Crystallis.

Eventually, she finishes her decorating spree and stands back to admire her handiwork-- still humming with the grace of a screeching violin.

"There we go! Now it feels much more like home."

[ 9 ] Of all the monsters to run into, why did it have to be a giant bug. Why did it have to be a giant spider. Not to mention as a white mage, Monica's woefully unequipped to be taking on any kind of monster on her own. She's trying to put on a brave face, staff at the ready, as she stands against the horrid monstrosity, but honestly? She's frozen solid.

"I can handle this... I can handle this..."

She can't handle this. Please help.
sullenstallion: (2)

Dylas | Rune Factory 4 / Ryslig CR!AU

[personal profile] sullenstallion 2016-04-15 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[9]

[How long has it been since he's been in a good fight, one that wasn't against unsuspecting humans or fellow humans turned monster? This world has a lot of good things going for it, but being able to beat the crap out of monsters is definitely one of his new favorites.

Unfortunately, given his low level in both of his job classes ( vampire and monk), he's gotten himself a bit over his head against a gang of mandragora. He's poisoned, but he isn't going to give up on a fight just because of that. He's also not proud enough to turn down assistance, though hopefully someone doesn't run in and cast cure on him.]


You can help, but I'm taking 'em all down first!

[He's been through enough—a little competition and punching has him in a rare good mood.]

[5]

[It happens all the time. There's a voice coming from the hallway, or there's letters appearing right next to him while he's distracted. There might be a thing called Mognet, but Dylas has actually never...seen his Moogle. It's either too shy or too afraid to speak to him face-to-face, and he's getting a little annoyed.

Can't say he blames the guy, though.

Eventually, enough is enough. While he's out picking up some items to cross off his shopping list, he finds a stack of letters addressed to him and not a sign of the Moogle who left them there. With a scowl, he turns to the Warrior of Light next to him and glares at their Moogle.]


Hey. Give me your Moogle.

[He means temporarily, to ask it a few questions, but that isn't apparent at all in his tone.]

[ooc; because of his cr!au, Dylas looks like this but with shorts. Ryslig is a darker game, but I'll try to keep those elements out of the test drive meme.]
Edited 2016-04-15 12:14 (UTC)
moonsea: (Haaa~)

[personal profile] moonsea 2016-04-15 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well, doesn't that ring a bell. Thankfully for Coppelia, her mailwoman comes from a world of the future, full of robots and all that sci-fi craziness.

Also known as the year 2017.

Dozens of glittering coins fell onto her outstretched palm, the amount exceeding her original target by far, the woman notes with a soft smirk. Without a word of complaint, she slips the payment into her pocket, not particularly interested in disputing the ethical aspects of the exchange. There are just enough idiots in this world to do that in her stead. ]


I'm afraid your Master didn't think things through when equipping their ad bot with such generousness. Do you even get any profit these days?

[ Having not yet seen an AI around these parts, she decides it's worth a try to poke around some more. ]
Edited 2016-04-15 13:24 (UTC)
ratkicker: (disgusted)

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[personal profile] ratkicker 2016-04-15 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[If Jade had encountered Dylas in a dark alleyway, she'd be more inclined to back up slowly and run away. Not for this appearance, but for that threatening look he's giving her Moogle, who is still holding letters to deliver. Secundo's headpom shakes as he steps behind Jade's legs for safety.

She remains standing tall - as tall as she can possibly get when confronting a massive creature - and gives Dylas a hard look.
]

Don't try to threaten me.
moonsea: (Do you want a closer look?)

[personal profile] moonsea 2016-04-15 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Any other old lady would get a free pass (maybe), but even hidden underneath her stuffy mask, Tsugumi is more than capable of spotting acts of absolute insolence.

And she's not having any of it. In one swift move, she shoves the money back in Yzma's direction with the tip of her fake Moogle foot, while her hand moves to rest against the door in order to prevent it from accidentally closing on her.

Despite her battle stance, the Moogle's voice is filled with sweetness that could easily fool anybody under any other circumstances. ]


Let's try this again....
farming_bot: (coppelia4)

[personal profile] farming_bot 2016-04-15 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Fortunately or unfortunately, it was how Coppelia started all of her conversations. Satisfied that Yang didn't, she nodded at the mention of cake.

"Yamato Shortcake, prepared with the freshest ingredients, has been prepared for an hour and fifteen minutes before your arrival, in anticipation of notice of a new roommate." said Coppelia. "If you desire it I will go and prepare a meal as well."
farming_bot: (coppelia7)

[personal profile] farming_bot 2016-04-15 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Master Kanami said that I did not have to adhere to the original programming that all Coppelia Farming Bots have been programmed with. Master is very wise.

[At the mention of profit however, Coppellia nodded.] Coppelia parties with one or two DPS classes and we farm several monsters at a time outside of the town. Coppelia has yet to attempt a World Boss but has sufficient time in order to request a Custom Job to further facilitate monitoring of HP and MP.
littlelightdragon: (gooooddamnit)

[personal profile] littlelightdragon 2016-04-15 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"What? No!" Yang surged forward, wrapping a hand around the girl's forearm, gentling her grip right away. She always forgets how strong she is. "Don't do that. You're not here to cook for me."

After pulling her slightly more into the room, Yang releases her grip and goes back to her stuff. "I don't even know your name. I'm Yang! It's nice to meet you!"
sullenstallion: (29)

[personal profile] sullenstallion 2016-04-15 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Wha—

[That comes as a surprise to him. He looks confused for a second, honestly unsure as to why anyone would think he's threatening them before he remembers he's got the whole pointy fangs and monster thing going on. While he definitely respects that she stands tall, he does absolutely nothing to help him win favor in the conversation, and insists on talking to her like she's causing some sort of problem, not him.]

Don't say stupid things. I need your Moogle for a second.

[He knows that's not how to ask for a favor, but by now they're both in unpleasant moods, right?]
farming_bot: (coppelia8)

[personal profile] farming_bot 2016-04-15 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
That grip. It's warm, and it reminds her of Master Kanami.

Yang, what a nice name. "Coppelia is Coppelia," said Coppelia with a polite bow. "I am one of 19 Farming Bots created by a Chinese Money Laundering Group for the MMORPG Elder Tale. Coppelia has been a part of the game for approximately 17 months before the Apocalypse provided Coppelia with self-awareness."
ratkicker: (disgusted)

[personal profile] ratkicker 2016-04-15 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
And you're not taking him.

[In stark contrast to her unwavering voice, Secundo clutches the mail more tightly and swings his head around to look for an escape route. Maybe...he can make a run for it and Miss Jade will fight off the scary guy.]

Why do you need him? [May as well get some answers.]
sullenstallion: (20)

[personal profile] sullenstallion 2016-04-15 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
That's none of your business. It's up to him whether he comes or not, isn't it?

[He's just going to look past her at Secundo. Moogles seem alright, he just continues to lament the fact that his will never show his face and insists on helping from the shadows. It's annoying as hell. He talks past Jade, trying to get Secundo's attention before he runs off.]

I have questions for you.
farming_bot: (coppelia9)

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[personal profile] farming_bot 2016-04-15 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Coppelia felled the last of her enemies when she noticed the movement in the area. Walking over, she tilted her head at the sight of Monica trying to fight off that spider, or lack of it as it were.

For todays' farming, Coppelia was equipped with a Black Mage job, as she drew her staff. Whirling it around, she calmly moved in between Monica and the spider. "Do you require healing?" she asked before the edge of her weapon ignited into flames.
ratkicker: (tactical espionage action)

[personal profile] ratkicker 2016-04-15 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Eep!

[Secundo flutters into the air and flies out of the room and down the hall. To make sure Dylas doesn't try to go after him, Jade jumps in front of his path, still keeping an eye on him.]
sullenstallion: (29)

[personal profile] sullenstallion 2016-04-15 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
H-hey!

[He does look like he's going to try and follow, but Jade quickly changes his mind. He's not going to just shove a girl over so he can chase after a Moogle. He has some manners, they're just...not very present sometimes when he's annoyed.

Dylas actually looks a little hurt that the Moogle is gone, but whatever.]


I just needed to ask him something, dammit.

[He sounds more exasperated than angry now, and that's because the person he wanted to talk to is gone and he's left with...well, this girl.]
illfatedassassin: (Default)

Hei | Darker Than Black

[personal profile] illfatedassassin 2016-04-15 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
2. [Home Chooking; known as Li]

As it stood, everything about this world worked against Hei. Well, save for food of course. And now living with others, his life would not doubt get more problematic. As much as he was used to living in an apartment, the structure was a bit different. However, as he shopped for food, he happened upon an idea. Being a hospitable resident would certainly help get closer to them, to know them. And between talking and cooking, he'd rather cook.

So he can be found cooking in the kitchen, casually switching between the use of the oven and chopping up more vegetables and such like a pro. Eventually, he notices you, and gives his usual fake smile; to others in this world, he was known as Li.

"Ah, thought I heard someone. Dinner will be ready shortly."

4. [CHOCOBO CATCHING]

Hei was used to eating poultry in a variety of ways, and cooking them in just as many. Using giant chickens to travel...not so much. With no Chocobo to ride of course, he had to capture one of his own. Immediate dread fell onto him. Given their overall size and mobility from simply seeing them ride, they were no doubt stronger and quicker than a horse. If they could survive in the wild against monsters, fighting them was not an option, especially when he needed to ride one.

Luckily, the opportunity did allow him to act the part of the goof that was Li, managing to try and get onto the featery steed...now if only the Chocobo would listen and stop. He had been riding for what felt like an eternity, holding on for dear life. Horse taming was not part of his training regimen, let alone taming wild animals and monsters.

"Calm down already!" he shouted, trying to pet its head, almost nearly getting it bitten off from the giant bird. If only he could just shock the damn bird.

Didn't matter if he was in character or not, this situation was not going well at all! The Chocobo of course refused to listen, suddenly sprinting further into the forest against Hei's wishes. Almost immediately, Hei hit a branch due to the high speed, knocked to the ground.

He coughed, glaring into the branches above blocking the sun as his almost bird-ride fled. Yep, this perfectly symbolized his life. He made a mental note to have chicken later, if possible.

...What did fried Chocobo taste like? His stomach growled, and he frowned. "Story of my life."


10. [MALBORO HUNTING]

Nothing was ever easy. Of course they'd find some way to rope him into another mission.

At least being a ninja gave him more of an excuse to wear a mask. He didn't need to hold back. Not many people knew of the man under the mask after all. Well, they were used to a bumbling fool with an insane appetite. The assassin, the Black Reaper, was another story. As was hunting dangerous monsters. This would be his first outing against such creatures, and from what he could tell, they were the stuff of nightmares. He had only seen pictures of them in his glossary, and didn't fully know what to expect. Everything in this world was still very new to him, and he hadn't quite mastered this Job.

And when he came across the large creature, hunched over as if sleeping, bad thoughts quickly emerged. In a straight-up fight, given the ailments, the creature stood an advantage. Hei might be faster, but that was about the only edge he had right now. Just had to get the vine, presumably one of the tentacles. Simple enough. Strike with enough speed and force to one off, and run like hell. Easy.

He silently moved through the grass, and climbed the tree. The height from here should give him enough of a boost to hack away at this beast cleanly. In theory anyway. Gripping the hilt of his blade, he slowly breathed. Now he was reminded of when he was first doing this to regular people, all as a little kid. Slitting throats, strangling with wires, that was nothing new. That mindset was needed now more than ever. Just accomplish the mission and--

Though that plan failed, a snap quickly making the malboro wake up. Someone was here, and now Hei knew things were going to get problematic...
offwithyourlimbs: (Lucy Off-Guard)

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[personal profile] offwithyourlimbs 2016-04-16 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
Lucy hadn't been particularly minding where she was going. She wasn't used to caring, and honestly since she'd adopted the Dark Knight job she hadn't found a reason to change how she operated.

Maybe she'd revise the policy as the Malboro rose inhumanly fast and saturated the area with Bad Breath.

Not quick enough, the wave struck her, filling her nostrils, eyes and mouth with nauseating magical gas. She recoiled, suddenly blinded.
ratkicker: (disgusted)

[personal profile] ratkicker 2016-04-16 01:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[If Dylas is a thug, he's a polite one. Jade almost expected to be pushed over and mentally prepared herself to roll with the attack, but being surrounded by Moogles would make this more than suspicious. Still, she keeps her guard up.]

Why didn't you ask him in the first place? You can't hand over Moogles like they're toys!
sullenstallion: (29)

[personal profile] sullenstallion 2016-04-16 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Er.

[He clearly didn't think about that. He doesn't think they're toys, of course, but it seemed better to ask the Hero.]

T-that's not important! He's gone now.
ratkicker: (serious talking)

[personal profile] ratkicker 2016-04-16 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh-huh. And whose fault is that?

[No one treated one species as belonging to another unless they were kidnappers of human traffickers. In a world where all kinds of aliens live together, this sort of thing is unthinkable to Jade.]
my_bad_self: ((52))

Akane Segawa (Schwein) | Netoge no Yome

[personal profile] my_bad_self 2016-04-16 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
2.

Akane was kinda pissed, kinda not. It all depended.

When she liked Net games in general, she was not expecting to get sucked into a world that disturbingly seemed way too similar to Final Fantasy. Even this Dark Knight job was way too close to her in-game character.

At least the armor wasn't required, so she could get out of that abomination that was black and spikes, and get into a set of armor more fitting someone who knew what fashion and equipment did.

Half the time she was storming around, and once in a while she slipped into her Schwein personality. Either way, Akane wasn't happy.

13.

Custom Job, Custom Job! Akane had spent long hours being interviewed by the moogles about how it works.

It was perfect! If... only for one... minor... detail.

"What the FUCK is this?" demanded Schwein, grabbing the researcher by the cloak and hauling him close. "When I said I played a guy online this wasn't what I meant! Change me back!"

"You'll get that option right away!" stammered the researcher. "The gender change is to facilitate your higher stat bonus!"

"Tch. You really want me to stick you like a bleeding pig, don't you?" That expression Schwein had could kill, but he relented and let go before initiating the change. Patting herself down, Akane sighed. "Seriously, warn me if you're going to pull a genderswap on me!"
sullenstallion: (13)

[personal profile] sullenstallion 2016-04-16 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[He just scoffs. He's not going to admit that it's his fault, no, that'd be too easy. Dylas crosses his arms and continues to stare down at Jade, which is more intimidating than he means to be—the changes to his body from another world left him standing at over seven feet tall instead of his normal six and a half.]

Maybe your Moogle is just a coward.

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