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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Comments

Baron Humbert von Gikkingen | The Cat Returns

[myspecialblend]

One

The Cat Bureau could do many wonderful things, but he was fairly certain being transported to an entirely new world such as this was not one of its many talents. The Cat Kingdom was situated in a place specifically connected to Earth, such were many worlds like it. But not quite like Chrysallis. It was rather alarming, Baron had to admit. But there was no use getting in a panic when his new companion was quite willing to explain everything to him.

"Thank you kindly for the information, er, Momo, was it?"

"Oh, yes, kupo, and you're very welcome!" The moogle said, sighing slightly in adoration. She didn't think her new companion would but that size or quite so dashing! Even if he wore the Sage's outfit, the way he carried himself as Baron had listened intently to her explanation, the way he carried his staff as though he were used to such a thing and he even had a title! Baron Humbert von Gikkingen! Why, were he a moogle, she'd probably be in love!

Not that Baron took any notice, at the moment. Instead, he set about exploring this new place. He also wondered, idly, if Haru managed to get herself in this sort of predicament as well. He also saw no signs of Toto or Muta.

Three

While being small was generally not a problem for Baron, he was used to having his friends around for assistance when it came to times where height would be beneficial. It seems this place was built for humans sized individuals. Thankfully, Momo was more than kind enough to give him a lift so he would not need to scale the stairs and try to find a way to get the door open.

"Well, it appears I am the only here at the moment," Baron remarked as they entered the empty house. Or was it? "Are you sure this is the place?"

"Quite! I'm sure they're just out running errands, kupo."

"I see," He placed a hand to his chin in thought, no doubt his room would be of a similarly large size. This wouldn't do at all, but evidently there are no more places for him to go. Perhaps he would simply use this place temporarily until something much more accommodating could be found or built. "Right then, let's see what this home looks like."

Six

Even if the Mognet wasn't on strike, Baron felt it would probably be proper to use the public board for this sort of thing, rather than filling everyone's home with a letter that was essentially an advertisement. Momo may have been on strike, but she was still useful in getting Baron up there and pinning a letter there.

To any who are familiar in building homes,

I would like to hire your services. Unfortunately, the magicks that brought me here did not see fit to also insure that I can reasonably live in such a place. Alas, I am much smaller than anyone here, about the size of a moogle, really. The homes provided are, unfortunately, quite large.

If there are any out there who are can build a home fitting for someone such as myself, it would be greatly appreciated and, of course, I would be paying you for your time and labor.

~Baron Humbert von Gikkingen

Three

[damn_juicebox]

House Shenanigans The large house where Rukia lived was spacious indeed. However, despite having five people (and one dog) living there already, it was very clean and well kept. Cupboards were labeled with each person's name, with the sixth spot empty with a blank strip of masking tape covering the previous resident's name.

Then Rukia ghosted through the front door in a very literal way.

Wearing her black shinigami robes, she stopped short when she saw there was a Moogle in the room she didn't recognize. Finding Baron took her a moment longer. She glanced between them, clearly surprised.

Finally, a roommate shorter than Rukia herself.

"Oh, good afternoon," she greeted the pair politely. "I wasn't aware we would be receiving anyone new. I would have been here earlier." She placed a hand upon her chest. "Rukia Kuchiki."

Rose | Tales of Zestiria | OTA

[resonant_red]

1/ Welcome to the World of Crystallis

[The end of the world? No problem! Rose is used to that after fighting to save her own. The reality shattering just after she'd escaped Artorius' Throne? Not so much. Just what did it all mean? Was this the end of their road? Was everything that they'd done truly done in vain?

No. Rose refused to believe that. The Moogle who introduced himself as Alvin filled her in on the details of her task in the world of Crystallis. She asked questions as she saw fit but otherwise, she can found near the Fire Crystal studying the crystal that she'd been given and eventually the map of Crystallis.

There was nothing that could be done about it now, she thought as she neatly folded the map and tucked in a pocket of her thief garb. She shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly before striding forth from the Fire Crystal and out into Aqures Ixen. Her train of thought is to head for the nearest market and schmooze with the merchants to get some information.

What happens from there all depends on who she runs into.]

3/ Neighborhood Woes

[Rose is sauntering through the assigned housing for the Heroes of Light, intent on finding her temporary lodgings. The market of this city seemed like a good place to try and establish a business of her own. A hub of information if one truly thought about it.]

Now let's see here...

[She saunters up the steps and remember her place as a newcomer in the city, knocks on the door instead of rudely entering without announcing her presence.]

4/ Crystallis de Chocobo

WHOOOOOOOOOOOA!!!

[Rose is used to horses and buggies but Chocobo's were an entirely different ballgame for the merchant. She'd wanted to see more of the continent without having to walk everywhere and was told to rent a Chocobo. The overgrown chickens seemed easy enough to handle and she thought that it would be like riding a horse.

Big mistake.

The first mistake she made was not listening to the shop keeper about her choice in Chocobo so of course she'd gone for the red Chocobo. The second mistake was that she didn't know a thing about Chocobo's, especially that the red ones tended to be very willful, stubborn and difficult to control.]

Where are the brakes on this thing? Whoa! Slow down!

[Would you like to help a newbie out and stop her Chocobo?]

Seifer Almasy | FVIII | Tag: 1

[venality]

[Here for nearly a day and he was no closer to understanding this nonsense. He finally got the moogle thing to leave him alone for a few hours, by requesting alone time in a very irritated and angry voice. He felt bad for the way the moogle jerked at the reaction and stuttered as he swiftly ran away. Now he'd have to make it up to the cotton candy looking thing as soon as it was deemed possible, that was if it even came back sniffing around for him.

But seriously. This whole thing was harder to understand than Time Compression. When the she-bitch kept whispering about it in his head, he never got it even though he as half-way under her control. But he understood some of it. This snit however? It was a little harder to grasp. The only thing he was getting out of this was the fact that there were other heroes of light here, it was prophesied that they'd come back, and they were meant to save this world.

Well, la-de-freaking-da. He didn't believe one aota about it.

He wouldn't be defined by it either. He already went through one destiny that turned into a bad headtrip, he didn't need to go through a second one but then... there was this part of him that whispered the need to do good, to wipe his hands clean of sticky blood and warm flesh.

Just right now, he needed to find a place to rest for the night.

He breaks from his thoughts, looking up and saw a young red haired woman walking his way. Wouldn't be so bad to converse with someone who wasn't pink and fluffy? Hyne, he really missed Fuu and Rai, even though they weren't the greatest conversationalists. Except, Fujin really could be, when she was in the mood.

He moves toward her, then blocks her way as he hoovers over her but not too close to make her entirely uncomfortable, looking down with a smirk.] Hey there, pretty lady. Where you headed? [He means nothing by it other than being friendly. He suddenly realizes how grateful he is that this isn't his home and he doesn't have to work so hard at being trusted by the civilians he hurt during the war. At least he hopes he doesn't have to.]

#3

[gorgeous_sin]

[The door opens, and a fair-skinned woman opens the door to regard Rose calmly with slitted pupils.]

So you're the one they sent to replace Aya. You'll be happy to know you've got your own room.

[She automatically presumes that's what Rose is for, because no woman in their right mind would ever pay a visit to her laughably socially stunted roommates Deadpool and Ed. She turns, walking into the house and leaving Rose to enter of her own volition.]

Make yourself at home.

Zell Dincht | Final Fantasy VIII

[loudestseed]

-Housing-

One of the weirdest experiences about waking up from Crystal Stasis (and wasn't that an unpleasant thought?) was heading to a home that wasn't the one he was used to. It probably didn't have any of his old roommates either. No Selphie or Sora or Meredy. Not that Zell really had a problem with meeting new people and living with them, but it was still a very strange feeling, walking up to a house that he didn't consider his.

Awkwardly knocking first to make others who may be there aware of his arrival before he just opened the door, he also took the time to wipe his shoes off on the mat. Then he opened the door and called in. "Yo, anyone there? ... You got a new roommate!" Then he entered the house and looked around the very similar layout, wondering who he would be living with now.


-Exploring-

At least Zell had the same moogle assigned to him as he had before, but he could hardly believe so much time had passed. And waking up in the hospital was not really a fun experience, realizing what had happened. Though it was somewhat better(?) than when he'd first arrived. At least he wasn't imprisoned! Still the thought that he'd been in that form was really unsettling!

Minimagra had explained everything he'd missed in that cool and collected way she always spoke, but like always it wasn't enough for him to just hear it from her. He believed her, of course, but with so much time passed, he had to see for himself what had changed and what hadn't.


-Encounter-

Knowing so much time had passed, yet still feeling like it hadn't only added to his frustration that came from his still fresh memories of what had happened before he apparently went into Crystal Stasis. Shadow boxing didn't really help ease the frustration like it sometimes did, so he purposely left town on his own to find some monsters to fight.

After only the first round, Zell grinned through the frustration still flowing through him. At least it seemed like his job skills stayed the same as he last remembered! He finished off his enemy quickly enough, then he ventured further away from town to try and find something more. It still just wasn't enough.

He hadn't expected to run into a mob of the goblins though. It must have been five... no, six as one was hunched over in the grass. Still... in a way, he'd asked for this. He could feel the adrenaline shooting through him already and he put a fist in each hand before falling back into his usual fighting stance, readying himself to take whatever the team threw at him. "Tch, c'mon! I can take you guys out easy!"

Seifer Almasy | FFVIII | TAG: Exploring

[venality]

[Alright. The moogle thing wasn't making a lick of damn sense. He called himself Mars, spoke in this cutesy voice that made Seifer want to punch him in the face and he swore, he smelled faintly like cotton candy, which he had grew out of liking by the time he was nine years old. If the thing was supposed to be male, why the hell was it so feminine?

Well, that didn't really matter. Did it? Not at all. There was a posed problem here, he was stuck in an entirely different world that had some semblance to his own, with the chocobos and monsters. He had browsed through that index quickly to make sure he knew what he'd get himself into.

Then there was the doohickey that allowed him to change from class to class. What the hell was this shit? He didn't have classes back in his world. No, you used para-magic, chose your weapon and mastered in whatever you wanted. This shit seemed way too complicated in his opinion, he was liable to get a headache by the end of the day.]

”It'll take us a little while to get to the residential district from here, kupo!,” the floaty mush looking thing said.

“Yeah?,” he answered absentmindedly as he fiddled wiith the class changer.

“You're not paying attention are you, kupo?,” the moogle asked.

“Ah huh,” he replied, then looked up blinking. “What did you say?”

The moogle sighed. “I think I'm going to have quite a bit of trouble with you.”

[Seifer smirked.] Jokes on you, I've always been nothing but trouble. [Ma.. Mars? Didn't look quite so impressed by him.] Aw, come on, have a little fun. You seem to have a stick up your ass.

[the moogle crossed his arms and huffed.] "You are a hero of light. You should act like it, Kupo."

He snorted. “Whatever, I don't believe in that snit, anyway.” [The moogle said nothing and as he passed someone, he got an overwhelming sense of familiarity. He stopped a moment, turning to look at the back of a rather chocobo looking head of hair and he was pretty sure he saw that stupid facial tattoo. They also hd one of those idiotic moogles with them.]

Nah, he was seeing things... except, it wouldn't hurt. Right?]

[He clucked purposely, several times in a roll.] Chicken-wuss? [he called after, resting bitch face on as he waited for the verdict.]

Encounter-

[shear_trigger]

Yuffie had been right. Zell came out of crystal stasis like many other people had in the past with nothing wrong with them aside from a few different memories and maybe a sore back. Although Yuffie was there now herself so he couldn’t share the sentiment…

Catching sight of Zell nearby he’d been about to comment when he noticed Zell going all out on the various goblins. It was strange seeing Zell, especially after checking on him periodically at the hospital and then seeing another version of him in Order’s Sanctuary’s Balamb Garden.

He decided to stand back and watch Zell for a few minutes noticing that he seemed agitated before he came into the clearing.

“...Need a hand?”

Housing

[dirtymagazining]

The whole having an house situation was a little strange when one was used to dorms. It could entirely be said Irvine wasn't used to taking care of a space outside of a shoebox sized room and maybe a barely larger common room shared with another student. So Zell would quickly notice the entranceway was...messy. Umbrellas, boots, ...waving cat statues, stacks of flyers-- all sorts of random things one collected traveling around and then dumped the moment they came in the front door. Add to that items that straight up weren't even Irvine's, but left there by visitors and it got chaotic. Women's sandals, bags, weapons, boxes of--

No need to go through the boxes.

Anyway, hearing the voice Irvine looked out from the kitchen. He knew that exuberant tone. "Hey, hey, hey. Look who the cat dragged in," he called out jovially enough. ...The roommate part hadn't registered. And just ignore the smoke in the kitchen this was science going on here. Science for great love.

Housing~

[boomchucka]

Selphie needed to remember to lock the door when she came home for Lunch. She was still wearing her training gear and there was a wooden sabre on the table as she was putting together a ham sandwich when she heard an all-too-familiar voice in the entrance. Everything that needed to be kept in the fridge and was hastily shoved back inside before she's racing to the door.

The face of a friend who's been in Crystal Stasis for longer than she has renders the perky brunette speechless for quite some time. Her mouth moves to say something but nothing comes out. There's a million thoughts running through her head but she squashes down the fear that Palitutu is bringing more people to Crystallis because they're not doing their job. Add in the notion that things aren't getting any better and well... Selphie's a bit on edge but she hides it behind her sunniest smile.

She always faked it when she needed it most.

"Welcome back!"

-Housing-

[gorgeous_sin]

Hello, Zell. Welcome to hijinks. Lust was just in the process of using up all of the hot water in the shower. The moment the water turned cold was the only thing capable of getting her out of the bathroom, for the homunculus enjoyed the luxury to the fullest each and every day. Heaven help the roommates who didn't shower before she claimed the bathroom for herself.

She walked brazenly out of the restroom, a white towel wrapped snugly around her curvy body as she carelessly wrung out her damp black hair to leave water on the floor. It would dry on its own, so who cared if the wood or carpet got a little wet? It was then that she spotted the young man who'd just let himself in. She regarded him thoughtfully for a few moments, then shrugged.

"Hm. So you're the replacement." She flipped back a thick lock of wet hair over her shoulders, brushing her fingers through her bangs. "Your room is at the end of the hall on the right. You won't have any roommates even though it's a double; we banished Deadpool to the basement."

Seifer Almasy | FFVIII | RUINS EXPLORATION/QUEST

[venality]

[Looking for a job wasn't exactly on his list of Things I'd like to do before I hit sixty bucket list. He expected to be a mercenary, working for Garden and maybe someday becoming a Sorceress Knight if the situation ever arose (look how that turned out) but instead, he wasn't back on Gaia. He was here... in this ruin he had already forgotten the name of (Aqures Toffee?), looking for Tonberries to nab chefs knives from for a guy back in Ixen who needed them for something or other.

It was pretty much a suicide mission in his opinion. He was dancing with death every step of the way as he learned his way around being such a lowly level of skills as a Magitek Knight. He knew he'd get used to it eventually but he needed money, a lot of it, if he wanted to travel far and wide. To learn all he could about the world he was currently in.

He didn't like not knowing his way around, it left him so damn unsettled. A tickle in his throat, a worry in his mind that he had no exit and no way out. Right now, he was checking his corners, as he went deeper into the ruins and looking out for a Tonberry or two. He had only gotten eight knives so far, so that meant twelve more to go. And he had managed to kill them before they got too close, his red mage skills coming in handy.

He watched as another Tonberry was alerted to his presence and his lips curled up in the corner, amused. His gunblade was poised out, ready for battle.] Come on, you little green bastard. Show me the vengeance for your fallen comrades. [He went in.]

[OOC]: I apologize if I wasn't allowed to answer the other posts, I wasn't sure how this worked. I'm still kind of dreamwidth retarded around here.

[shear_trigger]

[Another day, another dollar. Squall had picked up this job on a mere whim, needing some more cash for some repairs to his Magitek gear after some rigorous training had left some components damaged. And side-quests killing monsters was always better money and better suited for his skills than his part time job on the Chocobo Farm.

Unfortunately for Seifer, Squall already had this tonberry marked. He wasn’t aware of Seifer being in the same vicinity as him until Seifer remarked in that loud irritating voice of his until it was too late. Squall was already coming into the room from the other side and used Power Break on the tonberry and slashed into it a moment later. Although hearing Seifer, he dodge rolled to the side and gave him an even glare while the tonberry recoiled in pain.

There was the distinct clicking of his gunblade as he stood up straight to regard his childhood rival.]

...

[So Almasy, who saw the tonberry first…?]

*squees at Seifer* (Don't mind me)

[deadlyvu]

[Lydia was on Aquares Tosf herself, exploring on her own quest to gather monster-crystals if she could. Given her current Job Skills, she was avoiding Marlboros and Black Elementals, and going after Zombies if she could. She'd been trying to avoid the Tonberries too, even if she wasn't as scared of them.

Her silence from the Vampire job combined with that she usually tried to keep herself to the form of a small bat, meant she'd been successful so far. It also meant she couldn't ignore the louder person who was actively stalking the little green monsters. She sighed, hoping he knew what he was doing, and changed back to her own form to follow. Just in case he didn't, and she might be able to help.]

[shepherd_prince]

[OOC: Don't worry about it! Welcome to DWRP!]

[Chrom would probably never guess that Seifer was feeling any sort of worry or insecurity about their task. He seemed to be perfectly competent with his gunblade (a weapon that Chrom was very much looking forward to wielding himself someday soon), and they'd felled eight of the murderous creatures so far with no grievous incidents.]

[He rotates his wrist, spinning his sword before grasping it with both hands and leaping forward to deliver a devastating cross-slash, imbuing his strike with the Armor Break ability so that Seifer's next attack will deal more damage. Pretty routine by now. At the end of his attack he jumps back into position, taking a defensive stance. Definitely not a good idea to stay within stabbing range of these things.]

Look alive. There are more coming.

[In the distance there are three bobbing orange lights, slowly swaying toward the two swordsmen. Chrom sighs.]

I don't think I'll understand the need for just one of these knives, let alone twenty. A blacksmith could surely craft something of equal or superior quality.

Irvine Kinneas | FFVIII

[dirtymagazining]

Two // Your casa me casa plz and thx
[This and that happened. Things. You know. The particulars...

No one needs to know those.

As it is to escape some very angry folks Irvine lets himself in the first open house in the housing district. Slamming the door closed behind him he listens for the footsteps of anyone following him. ... ... ...Sounds clear. He must have lost them.

Turning around though he spots the owner of said house (namely, you). Time to play this off cool. He spreads his arms presenting himself for inspection.]

Darlin', I'm home!

[Smooth as ice, Kinneas. He's got this.]


10 // Back in the game
[The job is simple: go into a newly discovered biologically rich cave system and collect three samples of local flora for the college. Because who knows, maybe these plants can cure ugly. It's a scholar thing. He doesn't pretend to understand it. He just does what he's told and the money follows after. Presumably.

He's not alone for this job though. Because while he's supposed to be collecting the flora, someone else is supposed to be collecting three samples of fauna. As such they've been rather (in)elegantly paired together to limit potential contamination caused by multiple trips into the cavern.]

Thanks for the job, Prof. I promise we'll get it done lickety-split. We're professionals.

[He turns to look at his new co-worker.]

Right?

[Right?]


Go Fish
Got something else you want to do sling it at me, all good!

Two-

[shear_trigger]

[What the hell was that.

Squall is startled out of his peace and quiet by the sound of someone barging into his house and slamming his door and ...

He knew that voice ...

Sighing, he strides over to the entrance of his house and stops to stare at Irvine.]

What do you think you're doing.

[This was Squall's house. His sanctuary. Sole and single occupant. Meaning no visitors unless he asked you first. which means no visitors ever]

Two - omfg

[boomchucka]

[Selphie knows that voice and it's one she hasn't heard in months. Part of her hopes that this is a joke as the knife she'd been holding in her hands is thoroughly lodged inside the jar of peanut butter before she's zooming out to the main entrance of the hijinks house. She gawks in disbelief in the beginning as it slowly sinks in that more of her friends are showing up.

And then she's going in for the kill with a bear hug that may or may not turn into a tackle and awkward sprawling of limbs.]

Irvyyyyyyy!!!!!

10

[got_talent]

Er...right.

[She's actually a little disappointed that she didn't get the job of collecting plants, since that's totally her thing. But Lita supposes if she looks to be the best-suited for wrangling bugs and other cave animals, she can't really blame the guy. Most people would assume that just looking at the tall brawny girl.]

[But at least she gets to work with a dreamy guy who may or may not look like her old boyfriend.]

[So they turn to leave, and she decides to strike up a conversation.]

Hey, if you find any cave roses, could you let me know? I'd kind of like to keep one for myself.

Lightning Farron | FFXIII

[sparkstrikes]

1 - Chocomon Go

What do you mean, you have none left?

[At Mog’s suggestion, Lightning agreed to visit the Chocobo Farms to get one of the giant birds, but much to her dismay, there weren’t any left for her on arrival. She flashes her Moogle companion a scolding stare over her shoulder and watches as she shudders, bauble bobbing offensively at Lightning.

You know, it isn’t helping that she was sucked into this world… couldn’t the gods cut her some slack for once? She isn’t sure whether any of this is a dream. And now she’s stuck with no mode of transportation other than on foot. How the heck was she supposed to get anything done?]

I have some lures if you’d like to go out and catch one instead… if you’d rather not wait. [The old Chocobo farmer holds his hand out at her and nudges his head at Mogherita.] She’ll know what to do with this.

[Lightning takes the little lure in her hand and turns it over in her palm to examine it.] So you’re telling me I’m supposed to go out and do this little chicken hunt?

[Mogherita nods her head and floats down in front of Lightning.] You should also bring someone with you, kupo. You never know what might happen. Not all birds are friendly, kupo…

[Lightning slips the lure into her pocket and stalks off without another word. Mogherita meets your eye, unfortunately for you, and may give you a little pleading nod in Lightning’s direction before trailing after her.]

2 - There's a dirty joke for this somewhere

Really…?

[Thankfully, when Lightning arrived here, she was equipped with her gunblade… something that she once thought she’d given up for good. She now finds herself surrounded by three cockatrice and a panicked Moogle. She hasn’t seen these wretched creatures for a long time, but she still remembers how they work.]

Kupoohhh no, what do we do!? [Mogherita is floating in circles around her crying out for help.]

Mog, focus. You’re not helping.

[The cockatrice begin to close in on her in a half-circle, their bodies puffing out in a poor attempt to intimidate her. Without a single ounce of hesitation, Lightning unsheathes her weapon and goes in for an attack before they can get an advantageous first hit.]

I need to go find help, kupo! [Mogherita scampers off into the sky and Lightning loses her focus for a moment, watching the Moogle disappear. This allows one of the cockatrice to take a swing at her with its wings and she very nearly misses it, and skids along the ground, kicking dust up as she slides to a stop.]

[Meanwhile…]

Kupoh no… [Mogherita is flying in circles in a frenzy as she approaches the closest person she finds when she arrives back in the city who looks like they might be able to help – that happens to be you.] We need your help!

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[loudestseed]

[Well luckily for Mogherita (and Lightning?), Zell is a very helpful person. He looks in surprise at the moogle flying around in a panic and doesn't ask for details due to the rushed nature of the moogle.]

Alright! How can I help?

1!

[glorifiedtrash]

[Zelos isn't sure how he feels about riding birds. At all. In any capacity. But...

How can he turn an hunny down? Even a furry hunny who barely comes up to his kneecaps. But also-- he looks at the farmer.]

So if I want to leave my options are walking or bird?

[The farmer nods. ...Well then.]

HEEEEEY! Wait up beautiful!

[A Redhead joined the party.]

Lita Kino | Sailor Moon (English Dub AU)

[got_talent]

8. Exploration - Chocobo Races

[The yellow birds whip around the corner, coming up on the last leg of the race. Lita's cheering as loudly as anyone, throwing her fist forward.]

Come on, Buffalo Bill!

[She turns to her companion, her determined enthusiasm relaxing into a confident smile.]

It looks like he's going to take last place, but I got a hot tip that he always does this until the last leg. Then he puts on a burst of speed and passes all the competition. With the winnings I get, dinner's on me!

[She winks, then goes back to shouting encouragement at the chocobo. It stamps its feet and ruffles its feathers, letting loose a mighty wark.]

Oh! Here it comes!

[Lita grips the railing and leans forward, staring intensely.]

[The chocobo squats down in the middle of the track and folds its head against its wing to take a nap. It doesn't even pass the finish line.]

WHAT?!

[Lita grips the railing hard, almost doubled over the bar as she leans forward in a mix of shock and outrage.]

But he said it was a sure thing! I put all my gil on that bird! Why that slimy no good snakeoil salesman...!

[Gritting her teeth, she rolls up her sleeves, fully prepared to stalk into the crowd and find the grubby liar and shake him until money falls out of his ears.]

* * * * *

11. Blitzball

[One would expect a girl as big and brawny as Lita to either be stuck in the goalie box, or using her muscles to shove her way roughly through the water. But she's surprisingly graceful. Her long, strong legs propel her easily and swiftly through the water, and she's definitely not afraid of getting a little rough to get the ball, shoulder-checking opponents and taking more than a few brutal blows herself. If that's how the game is played, she'll play it.]

[Are you an opponent? A teammate? Or just a spectator waiting for her to come out of the locker rooms to say a few congratulatory/derogatory words?]

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[OOC: Be forewarned that all male characters who tag her run the risk of 'reminding her of her old boyfriend.' But anyone is welcome to tag!]

8

[just_want_normal_knees]

Uh-oh...!

[And there's Ruby trying to stop Lita from trying to pummel the guy.]

No, no, let it go! It's not worth iiiiiiit!

Usagi Tsukino || Sailor Moon

[inthenameofthemoon]

[2] Do You Like Your New Life? [2]

[ There's nothing out of the ordinary in the Historical District of the kingdom. People and moogles alike are doing their own thing, and yet amongst the hustle and bustle and sitting all alone (minus her moogle hovering about a foot away from her) is Usagi, white mage hood down to let her odango hairstyle free to flap about in the gentle wind, sitting on one of the many fountains. Laying flat on her lap is her her staff and in one hand is the Red Crystal she had woken up with, and in the other is a rather precarious crystal on a gold chain that reflects a bright almost silver ethereal light whenever the sun shines directly on it.

She's looking down at the two, rotating both of the gems in the palm of her hands, face scrunched up in what seems to be deep thought. She lifts up the red one to look through it in the sun, then the silver, back and forth before she sighs, head slumped forward in defeat. ]

... is something wrong, Kupo?

[ Suddenly, Usagi rears her head back and lets out a very long and annoyed whine, startling her moogle and anyone who just so happens to pass by her. ]

Why does this thing have to be red? Red's not my color!

But... that's the color you're wearin--

Pink! White! Rainbows! Rei-chan's always been the one to rock red more than me! Isn't there some way for me to change the color of this? [ Pause. ] And while I'm at it, isn't there another way to store this outside of putting it in a purse? I lose things really easily and I don't want to lose this crystal!

[ Her hand holding the red crystal is shaking furiously at the Moogle..... and with one final shake, accidentally sends it flying into the air backwards towards some unsuspecting soul. Her moogle has the most horrified look on her face, while Usagi just stares blankly at the sudden empty feeling in her hand. ]

Ah.



[4] Crystallis de Chocobo [4]

W-wow.... you're huge...

[ When she had been informed, Usagi hadn't believed that large chicken looking like things existed, much less existed and people used them as a mode of regular transportation. Her moogle, Kupop Kuri, or as she liked to call her Kuri-chan, had immediately led her to the chocobo farms and after about 45 minutes of whining and complaining, they had made it to their destination.

And now Usagi was standing in front of a training Chocobo that was almost twice her size, staring down at her with a rather curious gaze, head tilted to one side. ]

Well, uh... I suppose I should say, please take care of me? [ She bows her head in respect to the large bird, albeit a bit nervously. What she doesn't realize is that now that her head is bowed, she doesn't see the chocobo leaning its head down, opening it's beak and.... ]

ACK! NO! [ Why yes, that's right. The chocobo may have decided that one of the buns on Usagi's head looked good enough to munch on. ] YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT MY HAIR!




[7] I Believe I Can Fly [7]

[ When Usagi had first heard about Air Ships, the first thing she had imagined initially was a jet liner, the 747's that left from Narita International Airport and travelled all across her world with ease in their air compressed cabins and their airplane food and cramped spaces.

But, now, standing on this airship headed for another major city (which, admittedly she forgot the name of because who keeps track of these things anyway?), Usagi just stands in awe as the wooden airship seems to cut through the blue skies and the white clouds with ease. Her eyes are alight with excitement as she looks over the deck railing, moving back and forth and pointing down with squeals to her moogle who looks shocked at how much energy this Hero of Light has.....

... over flying in the air.

What a strange girl. ]

4

[im_pancake]

[And as Usagi deals with the hungry Chocobo, there's a small chuckle as someone... or rather, somepony, approaches her]

Easy there, you'll end up scaring it if you freak out too much!

[And Twilight uses her magic to get the Chocobo off of Usagi]

Terra Branford | Final Fantasy VI

[50friedsoldiers]

3. Neighborhood Woes

[Terra isn't quite sure what to make of this place. She'd just finished saving the world from Kefka's madness, and wanted nothing more than to spend some time with her friends and return to Mobliz. The children were waiting for her return, and the town was in dire need of repairs and upkeep.]

[Now their world needs to be saved again? She's not going to complain, since that's not in her nature, but she's still a little frustrated. At least there's a lot more of them working together this time, so it seems like they've got a good shot of succeeding.]

[She dutifully follows the little Moogle as it leads her to her new house. She didn't know they could fly here! Sure Mog and the others had wings, but this is the first time she's seen them put to use. They're still as cute and helpful as she remembers.]

This is it, kupo! I think you'll like it here!

[Terra smiles.]

Thank you. I'm sure it'll be fine.

[Arriving on the doorstep, she takes a quick breath. Then she knocks and waits politely for someone to answer.]

* * * * *

10. Get a Job

[Quests aren't exactly familiar to Terra, but exploring the wilderness and fighting dangerous monsters? It feels like she's been doing that forever. It's something to pass the time until a job opens up at Mognet, or the school, or the orphanage, anyway.]

[She opens her hand, summoning a little puff of fire, and sighs. She knows why they're not as strong on this world as they were back home, but it's still a little frustrating. On the other hand, it's nice to feel the surge of magic in her blood again. It should have died entirely after Kefka's defeat, but here she is, fire dancing easily at her fingertips once more. Maybe she can at least see about getting a customized job at the lab later.]

[A footstep sounds behind her, and Terra nearly jumps out of her skin as she spins around. ...That's not a bomb, that's a person! Bombs don't really have enough feet to have footsteps anyway, so...yes. Ahem.]

Oh, hello there. You've been assigned to this quest too?

[OOC: Prose and brackets are both fine! Voice testing a new character, feel free to concrit.]

3. Neighborhood Woes

[venality]

[He had been drinking a cup of green tea when there was a knock on the door. It was a little on the quiet side, so he wondered if it was one of the moogles.

He didn't feel like answering though, so he continued sipping from his cup and reading his book about chocobo breeding.]

'Seifer! Don't be rude, kupo! Answer the door! Mars scolded.

[he sighed, rolling his eyes.] Fine.

[He put down his cup, and the book, making his way to the door. Looking out the peephole, he saw a young woman with a moogle at her side. Messenger? Someone who was lost? Or a new roommate? Which would be a zinger, because everyone in this house was male and it was bound to be awkward as hell.

He opened the door. ] Can I help you?