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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 prompt below or make one of your own!
— Tag around! This is a panfandom RP, so don't hesitate to tag both castmates and non-castmates.
— Most importantly, have fun!


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

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

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

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

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

6/ A thing called Strike
In spite of how old-fashioned it is, Mognet is very useful and odds are that you may have become dependent on it. Hopefully not, because one local tradition seems to be Mognet Strikes. Nobody knows any more whether the Moogles have legitimate reasons to go on strike or if they are just lazy. But today, Mognet is down, and to get information you have no choice but going to the public board in the third district or in taverns.

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

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

9/ Random Encounter
You were minding your own business walking around, and suddenly monsters attacked you! Time to put to use the skills you've learned with your Jobs! Alternatively, maybe this encounter isn't random at all, and you have been sent on a mission to kick some imperial asses in the war confronting the Heran Empire and the Republic of Esdham. Good luck!

10/ Getting Jobs is hard
It all started when you asked Jessie to give you a new Job. What could and should have been a formality, quickly turned into a trial. All you wanted was a Job, and here you are in the wild, hunting for a Malboro Vine. Or maybe you are in some ancient and decrepit ruins looking for an artifact. Or yet again, maybe she simply asked you to assist her in her researches on the Crystals. Getting new Jobs is not easy. Consider yourself happy though, at least you don't have to do that alone.

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

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

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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elevatoravatar: (Liz Wink)

[personal profile] elevatoravatar 2014-11-28 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah! So Yuna is the short form of Yunie! I see, similar to my brother, and it has been a pleasure to make your acquaintance."

She nods at that.
thegreatninja: (backing up friends)

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[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-11-28 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Who cares about feathers?" Yuffie wrapped her legs around the branch and dropped down so that the bird was in her sights. She threw one of her shuriken and watched as the blade circled through the air slicing the bird right under the wing.

"That should slow it down. Grab it!"
knight_of_sasune: (Ready to go)

[personal profile] knight_of_sasune 2014-11-28 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Ingus turned at the voice, and immediately fell into a bow at the sight of the woman standing before him. Her appearance was flawless, her bearing royal, and a knight's lifelong training had him reacting almost without thought. It was only that he did not know her true station that kept him from one knee, though it was tempting nonetheless.

"Milady," he said politely once he rose from his bow. "Any assistance that you might grant would be most gracious."
goddessofthesky: (kiss huh?)

[personal profile] goddessofthesky 2014-11-29 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Zelda couldn't help but smile as she took a few steps closer.

"Well, I assume your moogle told you that you were a hero of light?" She didn't know if she should start at the beginning or what information he might want to hear most but she was determined to try her best to lend a hand.
dancing_waters: (Please oh baby don't go)

[personal profile] dancing_waters 2014-11-29 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Aqua wasn't expecting a kid to come and take her charm. But when it was obvious the girl wasn't running off with it, the Keyblade Master simply walked up to the girl. "Please return that to me, it belongs to me."

She didn't answer Yuffie's question directly, but the answer should suffice. It was her's, of course it showed up with her.
thegreatninja: (pouting)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-11-29 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes. I got that but why is it that you woke up with something from home. It's not fair." Yuffie tossed the charm back at her feeling very grumpy by this fact.

She knew that others have woken up with things but she hadn't been so lucky.
dancing_waters: (You smiled at me and said)

[personal profile] dancing_waters 2014-11-29 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
She caught the charm, pocketing it. "Well, the shape is based off this star-shaped fruit and with it, there was a saying. That if someone shares the fruit with someone else, their destinies become intertwined, kind of like an unbreakable connection. So I made this charm for me and my friends."
thegreatninja: (Kid huh)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-11-29 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
"Really?! Could there be a fruit like that here?" Yuffie was instantly curious, she could think of people she wanted to be tied to but then she could think of a few that she wished to break their ties too.
dancing_waters: (Default)

[personal profile] dancing_waters 2014-11-29 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Aqua smiled and gave her a shrug. "I'm not sure. I only heard of it ever being on that one world. But you don't need the fruit. You can make a charm out of seashells and give it to someone you care about."

She chuckled. "I didn't use seashells myself, but I worked with what I had."
trope_attack: (sword clash)

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[personal profile] trope_attack 2014-11-29 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Grabbing it!" Elan tried to tackle the escaping bird, Sadly, he just got a fateful of dirt. The bird paused, and pecked at where his hand was holding his sword. "Hey!"
trope_attack: (sword clash)

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[personal profile] trope_attack 2014-11-29 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Grabbing it!" Elan tried to tackle the escaping bird, Sadly, he just got a fateful of dirt. The bird paused, and pecked at where his hand was holding his sword. "Hey! That's fowl play!"
loyalflower: (embarrassed smile)

[personal profile] loyalflower 2014-11-29 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
All Guy could offer her was a soft chuckle and an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry, I thought we were talking about heroes, not time. It seems to move the same here as always, but my friends and I don't have the same memories from home. It's hard to say what the deal is there."
loyalflower: (supportive)

[personal profile] loyalflower 2014-11-29 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Guy can believe that it would hurt-- that's why he doesn't press the subject matter further, not on their first meeting.]

He has. It was slow going the last time I saw him at home, but, after finding him here? I have to think that he's made pretty good progress on his own.
loyalflower: (spatula -- thoughtful)

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[personal profile] loyalflower 2014-11-29 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
I see. That would make it hard.

[He returned that smile, understanding her problems a little better than she might realize.]

But, looking at the differences won't make it better, will it? All we can do is keep doing our best and move forward, no matter what's happened to us in the past-- good and bad.
shiftbreak: (23.)

3.

[personal profile] shiftbreak 2014-11-29 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
The atmosphere Zidane was raised in should guarantee anyone that he's well prepared for sharing rooms, along with beds or small cramped tents with loud snoring knights... He arrives late finding his new roommate already nestled--AHH! What if he's already claimed the better bed? You gotta be on top of these things if you're going to share rooms...

"Hey, guessing you're my new roommate." throwing his hands behind his head, so much for polite introductions... There was always someone reminding Zidane how improper he was. Maybe he struck lucky and didn't get landed with a stiff.
elevatoravatar: (Deep Thoughts)

[personal profile] elevatoravatar 2014-11-29 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Always... Did you know where I come from time was... Complex. We existed for moments, and between those moments while we existed, time did not. As it always is is somewhat hard for me to grasp, as I did not gain creation in the river that always rushes onward, but in one of the quiet pools to the side."
unyieldingspirit: (greeting programs)

K'pandolu Tohka | Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

[personal profile] unyieldingspirit 2014-11-29 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
4/ Crystallis de Chocobo
[This was much easier with a chocobo who was already part of a stable, and with someone who knew how to handle it. Still, it'll be a long sight better than having to travel by foot- and she'd love to have the company of her own bird again. And so, K'pandolu's borrowed a Chocobo Lure from the old man and set out to look for a bird. Hopefully this won't take too long…]

2/ Do you like your new life?
[It might be an unexpected change of pace for people who know her, but on the other hand, what better way to grow used to this place than working in a shop? And it's a way to stretch out her muscles for activities that aren't fighting.]
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[personal profile] whereishe 2014-11-29 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
That's right and even though we share different memories they are still the same. It might take some time but I know that we can all be friends soon.

[She smiles at him, happy that she has had a chance to talk to someone.]
thegreatninja: (Food)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-11-29 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Shells huh? They have those here!" Yuffie was pretty sure she picked some up from the beach but she wondered if it would really work.

"So has it worked?"
thegreatninja: (backing up friends)

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[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-11-29 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Why do you suck!" Yuffie was never subtle about her opinions.

She jumped down from the branch and pulled out a bigger shuriken. "Take this!" She through it and watched as it sliced through the air towards her target.
knight_of_sasune: (Default)

[personal profile] knight_of_sasune 2014-11-29 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes, she has," he affirmed, nodding gracefully, and then continued in more hesitant tones. "I will admit that it is not that which has left me in a state of confusion, milady. I have been called such before, in the land that I came from before I was summoned here. My friends and I were named the four Warriors of Light, chosen by the Crystals to fight against the Darkness which had overtaken the land, so that we might return balance to the world. We had not found out all that was required of us before I was brought here, but I do know that we were to counter the injustices and corruption that we encountered." Ingus faltered then, blue eyes falling downward. "It does seem as if a similar task is expected of us here. I simply...am not sure where I might start. Especially as there seem to be so many called to the task."
knight_of_sasune: (Ready to go)

[personal profile] knight_of_sasune 2014-11-29 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh Zidane, you poor thing. Though Ingus wasn't nearly a bad as he could be, he still wasn't exactly the relaxed sort of personality that would match Zidane. Still, as long as nothing overtly untoward occurred, things should go over fairly well. ...should.

The Red Mage glanced up at the sight of the other blond and smiled politely. His hat had been set aside for now, but his blond hair was still swept forward around his face. He ignored Zidane's irreverent attitude for the time being, as it was no worse than Luneth chatting casually with Arc - or, spirits forbid, Refia in a snit.

"Indeed," he said, nodding to his new roommate. "I am Ingus, a knight of Sasune. And you are...?"
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[personal profile] goddessofthesky 2014-11-29 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes and not everyone called is used to combat. We have found a lot of strange things here but not to much points to clues to help us fight the calamity." She lightly tapped her chin and smiled warmly up at him.

"I've been complying some information that we have if you'd like to read through it. We have houses here provided by the city so until we find another clue we stay here and try to help out where we can."
daisy023: (I am home)

[personal profile] daisy023 2014-11-30 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Leaning over the railway, her lingering hand holds Valvalis', and smiles to herself. Family, ultimately, was what mattered a lot more than home. And after so long and being scared of never seeing her again, they had reunited.

"That can be fixed," she turns to Valvalis, "I'm just going to need quarters my size if I get around living with you."

For good or ill, she wouldn't see her armor ever again.
shinrasfinest: (Concern)

2/

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-11-30 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[He's been stood there for a while in this shop, looking again and again over a particular shelf. Spencer, his bespectacled moogle, floats nearby- somewhat anxiously waiting for Sephiroth to come to the obvious conclusion.

They're out of stock of a particular, somewhat herbal, hair product that he's been using religiously since he arrived. While the owner of the store had warned him that eventually they might run out, and have to wait for the next shipment in from Flence, he certainly hadn't banked on it being so soon.]


"You're going to have to pick something else, Kupo."

[Spencer wasn't helping of course, as Sephiroth silently frowned more at the shelf.]

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