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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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[personal profile] hopedout 2016-05-06 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yet.

Hinata realizes that this is probably the older man's natural state of being and he finds himself relaxing, just a little bit. This is awkward, but alright. "Ah, well, this is the Calm Plains. . . where exactly did you want to go to?"
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[personal profile] frilliance 2016-05-07 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, the spear is a far superior weapon, considering that the Steel Samurai wields it. This probably will not occur to Edgeworth yet though. Not until she does some similar badass moves or lines anyway. Or faces an evil villain. But he will be polite to her.

Either way, he sighed with relief. "Thank goodness. I thought it was going to be a while until I encountered help." And he bowed. "Good day, Miss. I hate to intrude on your business like this but I'm in a bit of an awkward situation, to put it mildly."

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[personal profile] pole_position 2016-05-07 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucky for them both, there aren't any enemies around at the moment. But he'll likely see her in action someday. As it is, she dismounts her chocobo, giving it a pat on the side and walking over.

"Nice to meet you, sir," Pyrrha replies, nodding her head politely. "My name is Pyrrha Nikos. Do you need help getting back to the city?"
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[personal profile] partofthecycle 2016-05-07 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
{Aang considered this]

Depends on how well you can steer them. There's a lot of countryside compared to towns, and they can circle around cities to land.
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[personal profile] partofthecycle 2016-05-07 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Aang nodded, after a brief glance to make sure Gene wasn't seriously injured by the Buer. "Keep your distance," he called back. His own dancing and years of airbending was enough to keep him from melee range... mostly. A Buer knocked into him, disrupting his movements, and moving away before he could push it off wiht his staff.
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[personal profile] partofthecycle 2016-05-07 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
He's not a cancer patient; he has eyebrows and eyelashes

Aang took the turtle, clearly familiar enough with handling animals. "I haven't been here long myself. Not really. At least in the city. It's nice to meet you, Akane."

He should check to see if the turtle wants a snack or something. Or if Akane wants a snack.
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[personal profile] sesenta 2016-05-07 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Don't say that, you'll hurt her feelings."

The cheerful rebuke came from a young woman who was standing near the gangplank, one hand outstretched to rest on the airship's side. If there was any true bite in her words, it wasn't reflected in her smile, nor the curious look she gave to Luke. Was she seriously petting the airship? Sure looked that way.

Grinning, she turned her attention back to the not-at-all-junk-like incredibly magnificent vessel, giving the hull one last fond pat before stepping back and lacing her fingers together. "I think she's lovely. I can't wait to see what it's like to fly with her!"
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[personal profile] sesenta 2016-05-07 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Really?

[Akane seems very impressed, her hands clasped together in front of her, violet eyes wide and shining. Her big brother is the coolest person she knows in this place, and if he says he can ride a chocobo, then he can definitely ride a chocobo.]

[As for looking her over, she doesn't seem to be hurt. But there's a lot of grass tangled in her hair. And a single chocobo feather, just sticking out of the little pinned twist on her right side.]


Then maybe we could ride together?
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[personal profile] sesenta 2016-05-07 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Spoilers: Akane absolutely wanted a snack, but there would be time enough for that later. For now, she just seemed happy to be sharing a nice moment with her new roommate. He liked turtles too, so that was a plus in her book.

She climbed to her feet and brushed the stray blades of grass from her knees.

"I hope I didn't startle you. I wanted to take a look at the house I was assigned to stay in and see which room was supposed to be mine. Do we just pick one out?"
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[personal profile] partofthecycle 2016-05-07 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"I guess so. I don't care too much about which room I get; I travel a lot, so I don't need much space."

Which might seem odd since Aang is 14 and kind of reedy even if he's put on some height in the last few years. Maybe in the sort of historical piece where he is an apprentice or novice monk that seems reasonable.
sesenta: (Tee Hee)

D.

[personal profile] sesenta 2016-05-07 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I won again? Yay!

[The winner of the previous game appears to be a cheerful young lady with long brown hair, holding her hand up to her mouth in obvious delight. If Hisui is any good at Triple Triad, he might notice that this girl not only won, she completely trounced the poor woman who's slumped in despair across the table from her.]

'But...but you're just a beginner...were you lying about that?'

Lying! Oh, no! I'm just...really good with numbers, that's all.

[The girl's smile is sweet, almost bashful. She reaches across the table to squeeze her opponent's hand.]

Don't give up. I'd like to play you again sometime!

[After the two have separated, the girl looks up at Hisui and beams.]

Hello! Are you my next opponent?

[She bows in her seat, the epitome of politeness.]

I'm Akane. Nice to meet you!
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[personal profile] sesenta 2016-05-08 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
"I guess that's a good point," Akane noted, tapping a finger against her chin. "But even if you do a lot of traveling, it's important to have a place you can come back to eventually." She looked at the house again with a quiet smile. "And that should be a place that makes you feel welcome, and safe. So you should do your best to make your room a sanctuary. Otherwise you won't be able to properly recharge when you just need to stop and catch your breath."

She paused for a moment, then jumped back and threw up her hands. "N-not that I'm telling you what to do! I just think you might be happier that way, that's all."
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[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2016-05-08 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, how polite he was, so respectful to his elders! That was something Rukia hadn't experienced in a while, and she was pleased by the gentlemanly display. "That does happen on occasion. I was thrown a few times myself when I was learning to ride. I hope it hasn't injured your pride." She urged Yuki closer, and the bird continued to eye Edgeworth imperiously. Rukia leaned down and offered her hand.

"You may ride with me. I'll take you back to the city. What's your name?"
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John Egbert | Homestuck

[personal profile] fireflyheir 2016-05-08 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
3 - Prankster's Gambit

[So! New people means new roommates, right? Weird how there doesn't seem to be a sign of the new guy, though!

… Unless that door that's just ajar counts? Maybe he's in there!

Check it out?
> Y
> N]


7 - Into the Sky

[As cool as it is to be somewhere where magic is (very, also) definitely real, losing the ability to fly himself is kind of a major bummer. John stares at the horizon, then slumps against the rails with a whine. He's sure he could outstrip the airship, if he could just try…]

How much longer?

12 - Busting Makes Me Feel Good

[Why is the Ghostbuster Job a thing? Who knows, but more importantly this means that John is living the dream. The unfortunately sometimes slimy dream, but hey!

And that last cake the ghost just threw was probably just ectoplasm, but still. Yeuch. He wipes it off with a grimace, and holds onto the particle thrower just a little bit tighter.]


Come on, we've got to find this guy before he ruins anyone else's memories of cakes!
Edited 2016-05-08 14:14 (UTC)
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[personal profile] cockblocker 2016-05-08 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi Akane, Hisui.

[Hisui scratched his cheek. She seemed so unsuspecting, but the way she completely decimated her previous opponent belied her guileless smile. He takes a seat.]

I'm a beginner too, but I'm not as adept with numbers as you are. Mostly I prefer brute force.

[He feigns a smile.]

Not to mention the cards I got handed off to me are absolute crap.

... should we even bother with the formality of playing if you're just going to win?
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[personal profile] prettyflyforablindguy 2016-05-08 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[If you could see Dezel's eyes, they would be surprised at the chipper resonance of the stranger's voice.]

You think about finding out where they're gathering at their lowest points?

[he shrugs.]

As far as I can tell, the winds converge south of here.

[He points down the street.]

Or you could just find a way to fly straight up and hijack one in mid-flight.

[Because that's an option for everyone.]
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[personal profile] sesenta 2016-05-09 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think it would be much fun if we skipped the actual game.

[She smiles, her fingers curled lightly against her mouth.]

But if you're worried about your deck, we could switch temporarily and see if you have any better luck. Besides, you might have some interesting strategies I can learn, just like I might have some tricks you wind up copying too.

[Akane presents her modest little deck of cards, should he wish to borrow it for their game. She started out with pretty common cards too, but she's managed to win a couple of good ones to start boosting her deck's potential.]
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[personal profile] leekspins 2016-05-09 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Orihime nods at his suggestions, slowly at first, then with increasing vigor. Those are really good ideas, and she doesn't want to dismiss any of them! Especially the last one. If only she could fly.]

I think you're right! The one I saw earlier seemed like it was probably headed south.

[Orihime turns her head to follow the direction he's pointing, and when he mentions hijacking an airship, she can't help a short, quick laugh.]

Wouldn't that be amazing?! Mou, too bad I can't fly.

[She huffs a sigh and folds her arms.]

I've never hijacked a ship before, but it sounds like it would be exciting. Ne, have you?
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[personal profile] cockblocker 2016-05-09 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[blink]

Naw, it's fine. For a winner, you sure are graceful.

[There was just something about her that reminded him of his little sister, Kohaku. It wasn't in the way they looked or even the way they composed themselves, but it was just the inherent sweetness and the feeling when looking at them that everything would work out.]

Let's do this.

[He takes a seat and takes out his cards, shuffling them however he can.]

So you're new here, too?
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[personal profile] prettyflyforablindguy 2016-05-09 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Out of all the things I've done, I can't say that hijacking a ship has ever been one of them. I've stowed away before, but that was mostly because humans can't usually see me, so paying a fare seemed like a waste of money.

[he tilts his hat slightly.]

Most things seem to be possible in this world, though. If you want to fly, why not look into jobs or skills that may let you manipulate the wind or your weight?
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[personal profile] leekspins 2016-05-09 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait, really? Are you a spirit?

[THAT catches her interest. Does that mean humans can't see him now? ...No, probably not. He said usually which implies that it isn't the case now. Come to think of it, no one had any problems seeing Rukia here, so it was possible that this man was mortal too. ...If he was a spirit at all to begin with. She smiles as he tilts his hat, and bows in return.]

That's a good point! If there's a job that allows something like that, then that's my next target! I want to master the cyborg ninja first, though.

[Seriously, he has no idea how thrilled she was to wake up with that particular job equipped. How hilarious was that?]

What about you? What kind of Jobs do you have?
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[personal profile] prettyflyforablindguy 2016-05-10 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Huh, she's not freaking out. Curious.]

You like asking a lot of questions, don't you?

[He ponders what to answer first, crossing his arms]

I'm a seraph. Usually humans can't see seraphim unless they have a high amount of resonance. I guess you could say we're a type of spirit, since we don't age.

Ghostbuster. And Ninja.

[It was a weird combination, to say the least.]
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[personal profile] leekspins 2016-05-10 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Ah ha ha! I guess so. It's a good way to learn what you don't know, ne?

[She shrugs with a helpless smile. He doesn't seem to really mind answering her questions, right? If he did, he seems like the type who would just refuse outright.]

A seraph? Neat! That sounds about right, then.

[Does that mean 'resonance' is the same as 'spiritual energy'? If so, then that means Orihime would probably be able to see Dezel just fine if he were in his natural habitat. She's about to ask him more about himself before she does a double-take.]

We can be Ghostbusters here?!

[Mind. Blown.]

Wow...and you got to start off with that Job, that's really lucky!
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[personal profile] prettyflyforablindguy 2016-05-11 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Eh, if you really want it, you can always put in a request. Might have to do a chore or two, but they tend to not be entirely unreasonable.

So you must have a high amount of resonance, if you're used to seeing weird things nobody else can see.

[Yes, he did just refer to himself as weird.]

Come to think of it, those hair clips you wear seem suitable for being spiritual vessels.
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[personal profile] leekspins 2016-05-11 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
Wow! You're very perceptive!

[She'd be even more impressed if she knew he was blind to boot. Her hand comes up to press one of the six points of her hairpin with her fingertip.]

I can't feel them right now, though. I guess because this world seals away our abilities. But you're right.

[She makes herself perk up with a little smile.]

I grew strong enough to see soul reapers, and Hollows too. ...I'm Orihime, by the way.

[She can't believe she forgot to introduce herself. He's an interesting guy, so much so that formalities completely slipped her mind.]

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