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Melodies of Life Moderators ([personal profile] melodiesmods) wrote in [community profile] melodiesofcrack2014-06-28 07:26 pm
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Test Drive Meme





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— Reply with a character you wish to test in the Melodies of Life'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.

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/ Ukulele 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-Bait© so you can go and capture your own.

4/ 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.

5/ 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.

6/ 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.

7/ 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!

8/ 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.

9/ 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.

10/ 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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shinrasfinest: (Head Tilt)

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-09 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
It would certainly make it easier to get around.

[And they wouldn't have to hang around on airships for hours at a time, either. There is a lot more to this World than where the airships can take them, according to Sephiroth's map at least.

In a smooth motion, he steps back from the railing and draws himself up into his full height. Looking down at the girl curiously. Wondering what role she plays in all of this.]


sleepingknight: (Now and at the hour)

[personal profile] sleepingknight 2014-07-10 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
It totally would! And it would be way more fun, too.

[Grabbing a group of friends to go flying to the next place... Yeah, that would be great.

When she notices his movement, she detaches herself from the railing to look up at him. Of course, with the height differences, she has to tilt her head back quite a bit to face him properly.
]

Hm? What's up? Is there something on my face?
shinrasfinest: (Over face)

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-15 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Once Yuuki tilts her head to look up at him, Sephiroth averts his gaze away, becoming for all the world more interested in the floorboard as she asks her next question.

Eyes trail along the grain of the wood as he remembers something vividly, yet the memory itself is almost painful. The otherwise wrinkle-less skin between his eyebrows creases together while whatever the thought was draws a frown, and then he finally looks back up -though admittedly doesn't have to look far- to face Yukki again.]


No it's- nothing. Only-

[Pause, a lingering awkward silence hangs before Sephiroth decides to ask anyway.]

Did you fly before? Where ever it is you came from.
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[personal profile] sleepingknight 2014-07-16 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
Ahahaha... That's a tough question!

[And she means it honestly, even if her voice is full of laughter.]

Hmmm... Sort of? I mean, it felt like I was flying, even if it was all virtual. It's hard to explain, but, [her hands move to her head, indicating placing something like a circlet or a hat on] I was hooked up to a machine that made you believe you were flying. It made it seem like you were in a whole new world, even though I was really just lying down in bed.

[But her chest puffs up with excitement nevertheless.]

It's so weird, though! Even though it was all fake, I look exactly like I did in that virtual world now that I'm here. If I could get my wings to work, I probably could fly again! Strange, huh?

[Not helped by the fact that she... doesn't actually appear to have any wings to speak of.]
shinrasfinest: (Head Tilt)

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-19 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's familiar with that concept, the Company training room places SOLDIER's in all sorts of simulations in which they can train safely, but if there were a program to allow them to experience flying then Sephiroth doesn't know about it. It makes him wonder though- could this be a VR instance rather than a dream?

Nevertheless he smiles lightly at Yuuki's enthusiasm. It really must have been an exciting thing for her.]


Provided that you had wings to fly with, that is.

[It's not that he's trying to burst her bubble, though Sephiroth can do that naturally by his manner which is cooly logical most of the time.]
sleepingknight: ([Pout] is nowhere in sight)

[personal profile] sleepingknight 2014-07-19 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I have wings! I just can't get them out right now.

[She cranes her neck, trying to look at her back.]

Normally they look kind of like bat wings. You can take them out and put them away whenever you need them. But ever since I got here, they've been locked away!

[She purses her lips, clearly unhappy with this situation. She didn't fly all the time, but it was a lot of fun when she could...

It made for interesting fights, too.
]
shinrasfinest: (Head Tilt)

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-20 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[He cants his head to one side, looking down around her as if to find some hint of those wings as well. He's somewhat disappointed that he sees no sign of them.

Sephiroth isn't the best at delivering reassuring smiles, though. The light smile is more polite than reassuring. He wasn't to know why that would be, or if Yuuki just has an overactive imagination.]


There are a lot of things that have been locked away here.
sleepingknight: (Hail Mary)

[personal profile] sleepingknight 2014-07-21 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it's the same with all of my other skills, too. Though I guess they wouldn't work anyway if I'm not using a one-handed sword.

[Putting her disappointment aside for the moment, she tilts her head as she considers this.]

None of the jobs here fit exactly what I'm used to, but there's supposed to be even more than the ones we know about now, right? I don't mind spears, but I hope I can find some different ones, too!
shinrasfinest: (Head Tilt)

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-21 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's exactly the same with him, though the only evidence of the same is a half-nod down at her. Sephiroth doesn't like to admit that he might have found himself weaker than he should be. The Mako infusion that he's undergone throughout his life might as well have all been for nothing. The skills he has with a sword are still there but all other heightened attributes he had are dampened.

Part of the reason why he still believes this is a dream.]


I can get close enough to where I should be.

[He's confident of that...mostly. Mostly sounds like it too.]

But every Job has to have some use to it, from what I understand of them.
sleepingknight: (Mother of God)

[personal profile] sleepingknight 2014-07-22 10:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Funnily enough, it was the nature of just how strange the world was that convinced Yuuki otherwise - though she did catch herself wondering if it weren't some sort of odd afterlife every now and again.]

Yeah, sort of like having a tank, a healer, and--

[Oh. Wait a minute, here.]

--Er. I mean, if you get the right people, you can have a really well-rounded group?
shinrasfinest: (Concern)

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-22 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[So far he's heard a handful of different opinions. That they were stuck in some limbo, that he was stuck in some dream, that this was an ongoing simulation. All theories are worth considering. It's taking some getting used to but every day that Sephiroth wakes up and he's still here sows more seeds of doubt in each of those theories.

Had he unknowingly slipped into a coma or something? Worrying. Yet he felt just as sharp minded as ever.

He frowns a little, an easier expression than the smile, at Yuuki's terms. Tank. Healer. Huh? There were terms for such combat-roles? First he's heard.]


It's not even about that. Spen- [He stops, to correct, shouldn't get too familiar with the strange pink fluffball.] -my mog told me that Jobs can be changed around.
sleepingknight: (Blessed art thou)

[personal profile] sleepingknight 2014-07-23 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Only in another world, sadly.]

Ooh, yes! Christa told me something like that, too! [And she reaches over to the moogle accompanying her at that moment, giving it an affectionate (if clearly unappreciated) pat. She really has no problem at all with being friendly to anyone she meets, human or not.]

But that just goes along with what I was saying, doesn't it? Each Job is useful, so you can't really go wrong by learning how to use more than one. But at the same time, teaming up with people who use different Jobs will make it easier because then you have access to a ton of different skills that you can't use all at once by yourself. And that's how you complete quests that are too hard to do solo!
shinrasfinest: (Peer down at)

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-24 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sounds like some sort of computer game-

Sephiroth's moogle, Spencer, is currently stood a ways away from him, along the railing. While interested in Sephiroth's interaction with Yuuki, it seems the small fluffball has already learned not to crowd up to the silver haired man.]


There is nothing wrong with self-competency. [Sephiroth has done fine on his own without a 'troupe' around him so far. Still, it's all rather new still and hasn't been without difficulty.]

Though I do appreciate your point as well.
sleepingknight: (Now and at the hour)

[personal profile] sleepingknight 2014-07-24 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[With good reason! Yuuki simply crosses her arms behind her head, her posture lax.]

'Course not! But since we're all in this together, it's more interesting to team up and work with some friends, don't you think? If everyone gets used to coordinating with each other, you can all learn different Jobs so you'll be prepared for anything!

--But that's what I think, anyway. I'm still looking to see if anyone wants to party together every so often.
shinrasfinest: (Intent Gaze)

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-27 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't necessarily like the idea, at all. Yet it's a logical train of thinking that has passed the forefront of his mind on several occasions thus far. As uncomfortable as it makes him feel, Sephiroth has no doubt he'll have to seek assistance from others at one point or another.

He's just not used to having to do so! He's used to being the hero all by himself and it's been fine that way right up until now.]


That logic is sound. Certainly something to be considered.

[It's not quite dismissive, yet it's obvious that it's something Sephiroth doesn't want to discuss further.]
sleepingknight: (The Lord is with thee.)

[personal profile] sleepingknight 2014-07-27 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Apparently those eyes aren't just for show - she's got a pretty good idea what that lackluster reaction entails.]

Not really into teams, huh?

[Though from her own tone, it's clear she sees no problem with that. There's plenty of players who go solo, so it's not such a great surprise that it would translate to a reality like this too.]
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[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-27 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I've always found it easier to go it alone.

[It's followed with a 'hm' of a noise, after a beat, to emphasize the point. Yes, he's mostly sure about that. It would have been a lot easier for him if he'd have kept more to himself rather than being drawn in to those he considered friends.]

Too many other variables involved.
sleepingknight: (Now and at the hour)

[personal profile] sleepingknight 2014-07-28 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[She lowers her arms, grasping them together behind her back as she tilts towards him, grinning widely.]

Prefer to go solo, huh? Well, I guess I can see why you'd want to do that! But me, I like teams way better. I don't mind one-on-one matches, but if I'm going to go around fighting monsters, it's better to have someone watching your back!
shinrasfinest: (Don't insult me)

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-28 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[He narrows his eyes down at Yuuki as she tilts towards him, not really appreciating at all the grin that the gesture comes with. He manages to catch his manners before his expression falls into a grimace though-

Instead, Sephiroth blinks, looks away from her across the deck only a second before stepping away.]


I'm much better at watching my own back.
sleepingknight: (Mother of God)

[personal profile] sleepingknight 2014-07-29 08:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, oops. She didn't realize he was so particular about his personal space. She backs off a bit herself, her arms still clasped tightly behind her back as she straightens.]

If that's how you prefer it! But doesn't it get lonely sometimes, doing everything all by yourself?
shinrasfinest: (Huh?)

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-07-29 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[He stops after only two strides, and half turns back to look over a shoulder at Yuuki. At least she -also- seems to have gotten the hint now.]

Things get done better that way. And there is less-

[Pause. To consider the right word.]

-baggage.