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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/ 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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thegreatninja: (hehe)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-23 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Like something like that could hurt me." Yuffie dismissed his concern and waved it off with a happy, cocky smile. As long as they didn't mention her falling they would be fine.

She thought about helping him with the books but instead she just kicked one towards Baralai so that it was with in his reach. Mooshoo flew around and began to hover next to her and shook his head. "You should be more careful..."

The moogle eyed Baralai a moment while collecting his thoughts. "You don't have someone to heal you..."
thegreatninja: (flying)

Still his fault

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-23 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
"You called me mean names!" She pointed at him and then crossed her arms in a pout. This fifteen year old wasn't ready to lose this fight. "You should think before you speak then but you deserve to be reprimanded."

She looked at him from the corner of her eye as Mooshoo flew over, giving her a disapproving scowl. "ALRIGHT ALRIGHT!" Yuffie waved her arms frantically and then jumped into the tree to grab her stash of items. She returned with a potion and tossed it at Baralai's feet and turned away from him, arms still crossed. "There."
lord_of_arms: (Each of her veils)

[personal profile] lord_of_arms 2014-08-23 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Because girls are associated with flowers more often than boys are, at least in my world," Firion answered with a soft sigh. "But even roses have their place among men."

When Mogurdy floated a bit too close to Firion, the weaponsmaster reached out and managed to snag the flower. The moogle flailed with a cry at the swiftness and Firion let the flower disappear so Mogurdy couldn't steal it back.

"This is Mogurdy."
lord_of_arms: (Default)

[personal profile] lord_of_arms 2014-08-23 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
This was not the definition of an ambush. Who announces themselves? Regardless, Firion looked up at Yuffie, briefly sharing a look with Mogurdy, and looking back at Yuffie.

Mogurdy huffed. "You don't look like a ninja, kupo."

Or a masked maiden of death, for that matter. Firion shifted on his feet, putting weight onto one side as he crossed his arms. "I don't believe I would have anything to give you, my lady. Nothing of value, anyway."
promiseofnewyevon: (Uh...that's a problem.)

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-23 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Baralai shrugged at the assessment. "And that's a bad thing?"

Roses were associated with life where he was from and everything seemed fine. The antics between the two made him watch as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. It was as if what was bothering him had not been an issue any longer. "You know, roses are not just for girls. They symbolize strength and beauty in some places. It also represents grace and dignity."

Lora swooped toward Mogurdy to help the flailing moogle. "I think our heroes are strange, kupo." She whispered to her co-worker.

Thankfully, Baralai wasn't close enough to hear what his moogle had said.
promiseofnewyevon: (What's that over there?)

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-23 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Not really. I'm only a scholar." Baralai grunted softly. The pain that he didn't have before started to surface and he was starting to stiffen from the aches of the fall.

"I should put my studies to use and mix my own potions." At least he could do that.

Lora sighed and shook her head. "You won't live long if that's all you can do."
promiseofnewyevon: (This is bad.)

This time, yes.

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-23 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
Blinking, he wasn't sure if his words actually warranted the attack. He knew better but he was careless and paid for it.

He looked at the potion that was dropped at his feet and lowered himself to pick it up. "Thank you."

At least now he wasn't in the mood to be the jerk this time, and thought on his past mistakes in regards to Yuffie. He drank down the bitter tasting concoction that burned on the way down and looked back up at the branch where she was perched. "Forgive me for my immaturity. I was wrong."
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[personal profile] aldonza 2014-08-23 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Aldonza looked at the shouting specter before her with a very muted expression. It wasn't the first time she had been mugged. It wasn't even the first time she had been mugged by someone so...loud. But it was the first since she had given up the life of Aldonza to become Dulcinea.

So instead of the angry response she would have preferred, she tried to think of how her Lord would have wanted her to respond. It wasn't easy, for in her heart she still knew she was no lady.

Eventually, she settled on, "I have nothing that you might want."

She was proud that her voice only sounded slightly angry, at least to her own ears.
servaturus: (No thanks.)

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[personal profile] servaturus 2014-08-23 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
Of all the things to wake up to, Caius was not where he should be and he was...breathing? The sharp tang of oxygen that filled his longs was almost too much for him. He hadn't needed to breathe for over a thousand years and now he suddenly felt the urge to cough.

He sat up, his moogle hovered close by, her tiny body seemed even smaller next to her larger hero and he looked rather strange as well. "Kupo?"

Caius' head snapped to the side toward the source of the small sound, beads rattled against each other with a deepened scowl. He wasn't pleased. "Speak."

The moogle shuddered and tried to hide from the dark knight-white mage. For now, he was in heavy black armor covered in spikes with Chaos' Revenge on his back. The wicked blade that he had given to Lightning was returned to him and that was not what he wanted at all. He was a shepherd of souls and yet again he was called to action by another force. He was irritated and rationally so. He had done his time and paid his dues. He could feel his hear beating again, the wind on his face and the sun. These things were dead to him long ago when he merged with Bahamut and lost his body to the Eidolon.

He stood up and grabbed the moogle to see if it was real that soon vanished with a squeak, only to reappear on the other side of the fountain. "I quit!"

Caius seemed a bit shocked but scoffed instead. He cast his gaze around the area and people were staring at the newest Hero of Light that looked more like a Menace from the Depths of Hell. Well, no sense standing around. His footfalls were heavy from the armor and he was tall, strongly built and powerful yet proud and confident.

After several minutes and quite a few stares, the moogle returned with her pom-pom lowered. She made a mistake and she was reprimanded for leaving her assigned hero. "S-sorry. I-I'm Lilika."

"Hm." Caius said nothing but gave a nod while he was trying to sort the matter out himself. "This is not Valhalla nor the Realm of the Dead." That much was very obvious.

She shook her head and responded meekly. "This is a place called Aqures Ixen. You're on a world called...um...Crystallis."

Caius' eyes narrowed and hardened in his gaze with a growl in his throat that rumbled. He wasn't pleased to hear that name and since he never slept through death, he saw everything and knew that he was brought here. His last memory was releasing the last Yeul into Noel's care, a set-up that he orchestrated so she could be free. Could it be possible that he was reborn by Yeul's will? No, he didn't want to think that was the case.

Something was off. Way off and he couldn't sense anything from the Chaos. In fact, he couldn't summon it. He couldn't make any sense of this place other than some familiar things around. He knew that moogles existed. He had seen them but they served the pure. He was far from pure. "What is my purpose?" He thought to ask Lilika.

She seemed startled then and backed away. She was timid even for a moogle. All others were far braver than she was and she wasn't sure if she should answer and feared for her little life. "Y-you're a Hero of Light...a protector of peace."

Caius' dark laugh was chilling and soft but cold. "Peace?"

There were others far better suited for the job. He could scarcely recall being a hero long ago in an ancient past but that has yet to be recounted here in this new world. He walked passed Lilika and decided it was better to find the answers himself.
thegreatninja: (HUH?)

No remorse!

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-23 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuffie blinked a few times before responding. She hadn't really expected him to apologize and it had confused her but only for a brief moment. "Good. Apology accepted."

The young girl beamed up at Baralai like she hadn't done anything wrong. "What you doin' on this road anyway?"
thegreatninja: (Cat hunter)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-23 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuffie tilted her head to the side and crouched down on the branch like a monkey. "Nothing at all?" The young voice almost sounded hurt and a second later was hanging upside down from the branch with a frown. "Are you sure?"

The moogle came flying into view with his arms crossed, giving the mask cat a stern look like he was about to reprimand a child.
Edited 2014-08-23 21:34 (UTC)
thegreatninja: (confident)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-23 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuffie pointed at the little moogle ignoring Firion for the time being. "Who are you saying doesn't look like a ninja!" She grabbed the edge of her mask pulling the fabric off to the side.

She let it fall to the ground as she grinned at the moogle. "I'm the great ninja of Wutai!"
thegreatninja: (wait what)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-23 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
His job was fine but Mooshoo worried about Yuffie being unable to heal herself. He made an internal note to find a hero who could heal. Mooshoo flew next to Yuffie and frowned. "You should help pick him his books..."

She was about to protest when he held up a little moogle nub. "It's your fault..."

Yuffie turned away from her moogle and pouted. "Fine, Fine, Fine." She picked up about five books and looked up at Baralai.

"Where too then?"
promiseofnewyevon: (What's that?)

Absolutely! Where's the fun in that?

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-23 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
The young priest looked up at the sky and then back to Yuffie. "That's a good question. I was looking for the temples. I would like to see for myself what kind of world we live in other than what is on the surface. I hadn't realized that the path I chose to reach the temples had its own law."

His tone was light that was mixed in with a bit of sarcasm that was very well hidden. Lora flitted off into the woods to look for any kupo nuts that might be nearby. "Ooh! Ku-POOO!"

A loud bang was heard in the distance and Baralai's head turned sharply toward the direction of the sound with a duck. He's heard similar sounds and hadn't quite gotten over it. "What was that?"
shinrasfinest: (Attention all around)

Nice Try Ninja

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-08-23 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Sephiroth froze at the first 'HALT' that came from somewhere behind and above him. He was passing through the forest cautiously, one of his first times hiking this particular trail so already he was on high alert. That he hadn't realized he was being watched was more than a sore rub to his pride, if he had been Mako-infused still he would have known.

A long tail of silver hair that he had tied up high on the back of his head, to keep it out of the way of all the armor plates swished twice before Sephiroth smoothly turned and looked up at the small girl in the tree. What the-

-some kid. Ninja though- Sephiroth narrowed eyes as he took in the details what she was wearing. Was that a shuriken, also? Such a weapon was instantly recognizable to Sephiroth, in fact, he wondered how long it would take his subconscious to make a more obvious reference to Wutai in the dream.

"Is that right? More like a common bandit, to me."

Spencer, the bespectacled moogle hovered at around Sephiroth's shoulder height - but far enough back not to get in the way.
thegreatninja: (hidden)

Rawr! Prepare for insults!

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-23 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm no where near common!" Though she wasn't ready to comment on the bandit thing. Her grin widened as she looked down at the man.

"I fight for the glory of Wutai and I won't have some woman tell me otherwise." Sass was something Yuffie had in spades and she used it now, throwing her words at the silver haired man.

Her moogle sat in the tree watching, hoping that Yuffie wasn't going to get herself killed.
thegreatninja: (back)

Hahahahaa LORA!

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-23 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Temples? How boring...

Yuffie's eyes follows Baralai's over to the loud noise. She won't admit that she had jumped a little at the sudden sound but she was just as curious as he was to its cause.

"I don't know." With that she set off towards the sound hoping to get a better view.

Her moogle flew down to float behind her.
shinrasfinest: (Frown)

oh-boy!

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-08-23 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Well that verified it. Some small insect of a Wutaian girl. She couldn't be no more than - well, much too young to have any comprehension of the conflict that had recently gone on between ShinRa and Wutai. Right? But then why fling all this 'for the glory of-' down at him; it's a dream though, it doesn't have to make sense.

He blinked harshly, tempering the instant outrage at being taken for a woman. Dumb kid. Trying to bait him. As SOLDIER he knew better than to bite back.

"Not so glorious anymore." He flicked a few stray strands of silver hair out of his eyes, returning them to the bang they had fallen out of - whilst at the same time he closes a hand around the hilt of his long sword, Masamune was in easy reach still as harnessed cross ways across his back. Another reason he had his hair tied up.

thegreatninja: (moving fast)

T_T

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-24 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
His words hit deep and Yuffie's anger rose. There were very few things that made her completely lose her temper and he seemed to know what to say. She didn't speak but instead jumped down from the branch.

Her hand tore off her cloak as she fell, obscuring her from his sight. She threw her large shuriken to the right while moving to the left, flicking a smaller blade to her hand.

Yuffie dashed forward towards him with the small blade aimed for him. "You will take that back!" Her words dripped with hate, hiding deep feelings of pain.
promiseofnewyevon: (Right. It's time for a plan.)

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-24 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
"The one on the left. I left the bigger one alone." As long as he kept his window open, he didn't mind the cramped space. He wasn't about to start an argument over space when the house was small enough as it was.

Lora wasn't too pleased that she had to stay so close to what she thought was a boring hero but in reality he hadn't shown his true colors yet to give her any reason to change her mind.

With a huff, Lora wasn't too thrilled to stay in the room with him and looked to Yuffie. "Can you teach me ninja things?"
promiseofnewyevon: (Will you look at that?)

She's such a mischievous little thing. :P

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-24 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
They were a part of his life and ignoring the temples wouldn't do at all. Of course, not everyone thought like he did but it was there all the same.

Baralai followed after Yuffie and felt the urgency. It was what he saw in the woods just off to the side of the path that he stopped in a fast halt that nearly caused him to slide. Lora was charred but not injured and she was holding up what looked like a firecracker.

"I-I-I...oops." She giggled and put the casing behind her back in a bashful way. "It was pretty, but it boomed."

Baralai's eyes were wide at first just before the moment he burst out laughing with his arms around his middle. "I don't think that's a kupo nut."

"THAT'S NOT FUNNY, KUPO!!" Lora threw the charred casing at Baralai's head.
lord_of_arms: (And in the flames)

[personal profile] lord_of_arms 2014-08-24 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Mogurdy rolled his eyes. "You, kupo. You look more like a thief than a ninja!"

When she took off the mask, Firion sighed softly. Well, at least she only sounded very young. She looked about his age, perhaps a year or so younger. Still, all Mogurdy and Firion could do was cant their heads to the side in confusion. "What's Wutai?"
needsteaplz: (A smile for the customers)

[personal profile] needsteaplz 2014-08-24 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
In the residential district, a woman dressed in dragoon armor can be overheard talking to her moogle. "So...my powers are gone? Seems rather backwards to take our powers if we're needed to save this world instead of starting more or less from the beginning."

She carried her helmet by her side, revealing her red hair. While she didn't need her powers to function, it had been a century or so since she didn't have powers. She had been trained in cases where a power-neutralizing situation happened but no matter amount of training covered the "get dropped into a different world where everyone thinks you're a Hero of Light" scenario. It's strange how her husband or anyone else from her own world wasn't sucked into this world either. She just had to believe they'd be okay without her for now. A sigh came out from her. "Well, it seems pointless to complain at this point. Just gotta roll with it, I guess."

"You know, you're taking this all rather well, kupo," the moogle hovered next to her. Saori smiled and reached over to scratch the moogle behind her ears. The little fuzzball giggled and flew in closer to sit on her shoulder."You're going to do good here, kupo!"

"Well, this sort of reminds me of the work I do back home but a different method and from the beginning. Nothing like a little experience grinding to get that fixed."
servaturus: (It is here that you will perish.)

[personal profile] servaturus 2014-08-24 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Caius spun around upon hearing a woman's voice to listen. It seemed odd but she spoke what he believed to be the truth. At the very least, he wasn't alone and this wasn't a dream nor some fabrication concocted by a trickster god. He was still rather new to the pantheon and so maybe his time here was a test. It still made little sense why he would be a hero here when his own world was destroyed by his hand to perpetuate the makings of a new world without the leash of false gods.

"Perhaps." He said calmly, though his moogle was startled and she squeaked to hide behind one of the benches nearby.

The dragoon armor was a familiar sight. His own was packed away but the shy moogle, Lilika, and he never thought to ask for it. The ridges from his own dark knight's armor created hard, visible lines over his body that made him appear just that much more menacing. There wasn't much he could do about it but it accompanied his sword in an almost perfect match.

He scoffed softly with his eyes closed and a dip to his chin. She had made a good point and gods had a way of throwing tantrums when they didn't get their way. He was still quite young in comparison to the others but he didn't feel the need to discuss that part of himself just yet.

"It is a matter of adaptation that I will do well to remember."
needsteaplz: (e-etto)

[personal profile] needsteaplz 2014-08-24 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Saori's own moogle squeaked and hid behind her when a large shadow overcast them both. She looked up at Caius. She was already small but this man really towered over her. Her eyes unintentionally looked him over until she managed to get it back together. Brigid, her moogle, was about to comment about it but Saori covered her mouth to keep quiet.

Saori laughed sheepishly. She honestly didn't think anyone was listening in. "I'm glad someone thinks the same thing. Did you just arrive here too? "

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