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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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Chiaki Nanami | Dangan Ronpa 2

[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-01 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
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"Wow... things like this are a lot bigger in person," Chiaki muses out loud as she stares at the Chocobos running around behind the fence at the farm. There's a fair amount of hesitation in her posture, one hand draped protectively across her chest as she thoughtfully chews on her thumbnail. "I bet there's a lot of fun mini-games I can play with them, but..."

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It was only a matter of time before the Ultimate Gamer discovered Triple Triad. Video games will always be Chiaki's favorite amusement, but without the appropriate technology, she's more than happy to pick up a collectible card game as her distraction of choice here in Aqures Ixen. True to her name, Chiaki managed to adapt to the rules of the game almost effortlessly, and has rapidly risen through the ranks in a very short amount of time. Now she's got a deck full of rare cards, a respectable ranking, and... no one to play with. Whoops.

Sometimes it's lonely at the top.
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[personal profile] goddessofthesky 2014-12-01 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Zelda's long hair was tied back as she worked to move water for the chocobo's. They were running around freely but the moment they were done they were going to be thirst and she was determined to be ready for them. The water splashed in the bucket as she slowly walked back towards the barn.

She spotted the girl who was staring out at the chocobo's and decided to take a break. With a soft grunt she sets her bucket down and walks over with a smile. "They are very pretty birds."
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-01 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Do they come in different colors? They look like they probably do."

Chiaki is slightly more at ease now that Zelda's there with her. People are unpredictable too, but they're still more predictable than giant ostrich things. Even if she has seen similar creatures in games before.
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[personal profile] goddessofthesky 2014-12-01 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes. They are versatile birds. I know in some places they race them."

Though Zelda didn't really understand what she meant about minigames. She smiled at the birds and a few of them came closer at Zelda's approach. It was obvious that the birds really liked the blonde.
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-01 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"I thought so. They seem like they'd be good for that kind of thing."

Chiaki lets out a little surprised 'oh' sound as the chocobos trot up to Zelda, taking another half step back.
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[personal profile] goddessofthesky 2014-12-01 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Zelda laughed softly. "It's alright." She reached for one giant bird and brought its beak a little closer.

"You can pet them. These are some of the birds I care for. I promise they won't hurt you."
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-01 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's not like that one game where if you make it angry, a whole flock of them comes after you totally out of nowhere, is it?"

No, Chiaki, that's Cuccos.
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[personal profile] goddessofthesky 2014-12-01 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Zelda didn't really think that running from birds was much of a game but she supposed it was something from this girls world.

"I am not sure why you would attack one of these but they will fight back. Most creatures would."
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-01 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not on purpose. It's surprisingly easy to make that mistake."

Still, though, Zelda seems reassuring enough. Chiaki slowly steps forward, hesitantly reaching out her hand.
goddessofthesky: (Lets see)

[personal profile] goddessofthesky 2014-12-01 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
She smiled as Chiaki slowly made her way to pet the large birds. The kwehed happily at her attentions excited for another hand to stroke their golden feathers.

Zelda was still trying to think about how you hit a bird by mistake. "My name is Zelda by the way. What's yours?"
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-01 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"S-so warm...!"

She'll never get completely used to that feeling, but it's oddly comforting to see the chocobo reacting in such a happy way to being touched. Chiaki lets out a few overexcited huffs, almost looking like she's going to start hyperventilating, before her breathing calms down and she eases into actually petting the bird.

"Oh. I'm Chiaki."
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[personal profile] goddessofthesky 2014-12-01 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's nice to meet you Chiaki. Would you like to ride a Chocobo?"

Her smile was wide as she thought about the girl riding one of her own.
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-01 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Chiaki pauses as she thinks about that proposition, taking a few moments to look at Zelda, and then at the chocobo. And then back to Zelda again before finally answering.

"That... might be a little much."
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[personal profile] goddessofthesky 2014-12-01 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"What if you rode mine? I promise that she is sweet." Zelda brought her fingers to her lips and whistled softly.

After a few moments a purple Chocobo was nuzzling into Zelda's neckline. "This is Mirror."
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-01 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"How do I get her to like me? Is it just feeding her enough times? Or do I have to trip the correct conversation flags? That usually doesn't happen with animal characters, but it's a common enough exception."

Chiaki is still pretty unsure about all of this.

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[personal profile] abunai 2014-12-01 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
And so a worthy opponent had come. Long had he been waiting for someone to offer him a challenge, some one to give him purpose, some one to make him feel the rush and dangers of an encounter of wits and willpower. This fight wouldn't be a quick decision, no, it would be a long winded struggle where attrition would be tested.

The Game Master is sure the young girl is not prepared for the encounter, keeping a straight face as to hold to bluffs so she cannot read his true spirit. No, she'll never see that deep into his psyche, least not unless she's more powerful than he expects.

Arino slowly nods his head, speaking without words while he greets the young contender at the table in which they sit.
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-01 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
And a good thing, too. Chiaki was starting to look a little downcast, waiting as long as she had for a fresh opponent while shuffling her deck full of fancy rare cards. As Arino takes his seat, Chiaki smiles at him, nodding back and setting her deck down on the table.

"Would you like to play?"
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[personal profile] abunai 2014-12-02 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
The middle-aged man gives his chin a scratch, giving a slow nod before he lets out a tired sigh.

"Are you sure you want to play against a guy like me? I don't even go easy on my daughters."

He's never one to try and be a bully, but he does so enjoy being goofy, especially if it means bringing a smile to someone's face.
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-02 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Chiaki nods, smiling just a little. It seems his good humor is not entirely lost on her.

"Games are no fun without an opponent."

She glances down at her deck thoughtfully for a moment, and then back to him.

"Especially card games. Trying to play against yourself doesn't work so well."
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[personal profile] abunai 2014-12-02 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Games without an opponent? That was the only way he knew how to play games! Giving a soft chuckle, the would-be Chief nods his head in agreement, though his past would say otherwise.

"Sure, sure. So, we playin' Texas Hold-em? Trump? Damn it.. I left my Gundam deck at home."

He pads his hands over himself, trying to verify if yes indeed he's been robbed of his personal affects.
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[personal profile] not_most_days 2014-12-01 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Kidd crossed her arms as she looked out at the field before her. She'd been seeing a lot of strange things since her arrival here and this was certainly one of the oddest. "So this place has giant birds instead of horses. And ships that can fly...If I didn't know better I'd say I was back to having fever dreams." At least the clothing she found herself in at her arrival was doing a good job of keeping up her masculine facade.
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-01 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Chiaki glances over, tilting her head to the side in an expression of mild confusion.

"This sort of thing is pretty common to the genre, actually. Especially airships. That's the thing I was least surprised to see, if I had to make a list."
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[personal profile] not_most_days 2014-12-02 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Now it's Kidd's turn to be confused, "Genre? What are you talking about? Something out of a storybook?" She'd heard tales as a child, but even knowing the things that Pieces of Eden could do she still never thought of something on such a scale to be reality.

"What else would be on your list?"
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[personal profile] line_piece 2014-12-02 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Video games, actually."

Not that Kidd probably knows what those are, but she did ask, so Chiaki gave an honest answer.

"But as for the rest of the list... crystals, magic, evil empires, corrupt church organizations... that sort of thing."
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[personal profile] not_most_days 2014-12-05 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup, almost completely over her head. The list caught her interest though and she offered a raised eyebrow in return. "Huh, sounds a little like where I come from as well. I'm more used to the heroes having to work from the shadows than they seem to have us doing here, though."

She also didn't really like referring to herself as a hero. It sounded too...idealistic. What she did was for the greater good, but it was still dirty work.