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Melodies of Life Moderators ([personal profile] melodiesmods) wrote in [community profile] melodiesofcrack2014-08-22 09:59 pm
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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: (kiddo)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-25 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuffie looked back with a smile. "He's got it but..." She couldn't really see a team with this book worm. Still it could always be worse.

"If you want me on your team THAT badly. I can't say no but we follow my rules." She smiled and then dumped the books unto Baralai's bed.
promiseofnewyevon: (Who?)

Yuffie should be redubbed "The Matchmaker of Moogles"! :D

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-25 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I think she'll manage. I'll keep an eye on her." Baralai added with an equally teasing expression. He had been around Gippal long enough to pick up a few teasing remarks.

"Besides, Lora needs your help more than Yuffie at the moment, don't you thing? I'm not familiar with moogle physiology."

"B-BARALAI!" Lora stammered in her squeaky shouting. "That's not fair~." She whined with a dramatic sob which only made Baralai smile.
thegreatninja: (hurt)

Seriously though. The one thing that makes Yuffie emotional

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-25 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"AND DID YOU WARN THEM!" Yuffie was screaming at him now. It's true that she doesn't know all the details about what had happened but she's been so alone and it's all their fault. It's all Shinra's fault and it was all his fault. She felt fresh tears well up in her eyes as she looked up at the daunting giant.

"I WILL NOT BACK DOWN! YOUR A MONSTER!" Her arms started to shake as she lowered them to her sides. She couldn't win, if he really was that person. Yuffie's head fell as she tried to stop her own tears.

Her moogle flew over and gently placed a hand on her shoulder while giving Sephiroth a disappointing look.
thegreatninja: (Happy)

Mooshoo is not amused

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-25 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuffie fell over in laughter again at Baralai's words.

Mooshoo flew back over and whacked Yuffie on the head. "I don't enjoy being the butt of your jokes..."

"but it's not mine this time... he started it." She pointed up to Baralai with a smile on her face which changed Mooshoo's harsh expression to the priest.
promiseofnewyevon: (Will you look at that?)

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-25 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"YAY!" Lora cheered and zipped around happily.

Baralai shrugged. It wasn't like he hadn't been involved in ridiculous schemes before in his life but the idea of having something fun to do wasn't a bad idea either to break up the monotony. In spite of being stuffy, he did like to have fun when he had the time to breathe.

"Lead the way." He half expected whatever was on Yuffie's mind would go badly and someone had to keep an eye on her. He doubted the moogles were strong enough to keep her from getting hurt.

He watched her dump the books on his bed and sighed with a slow shake to his head. He placed the books on the small table and moved to pick up the books she dumped. "Besides, more eyes on the prize is better than just two, right?"
promiseofnewyevon: (Will you look at that?)

Of course not! Neither is Lora at the moment. If he's not careful, moogles will hurt him.

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-25 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Guilty as charged." Baralai wasn't going to deny a single thing and took the accusation with grace. It was true. He did start it but Lora was the catalyst that started the whole thing with her explosive mischief.

Both moogles stare at Baralai harshly and the priest wasn't fazed in the least. In fact, he thought the whole thing was rather cute than something to be alarmed about.
umslay: (doing science)

[personal profile] umslay 2014-08-25 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Ales appreciated Baralai's offer to teach him how the magic and science of this world worked. Life only would become more difficult without understanding and knowledge, and this offer meant that the world had some sort of order to it.

He looked forward to working with Baralai.

Ales frowned at the thought of another world delving into chaos. "I hope that everyone back in your world gets their lives back together quick enough before the next major catastrophe. Those things happen too often for my pleasure, unless you've got a leader competent enough to prevent that." In his experience, that rarely happens. "Or is this Yevon the leader of your new world?"

He kept an attentive face as Baralai discussed magic. Of course you had to practice magic at your own pace. How else do Teensies learn to wizards? It's just like any other subject. "I'm not exact-lay sure why you are mentioning these," he said, pronouncing each syllable slowly. "Are you suggesting I take up magic while here?"

Learning to wield magic in this world would be useful, but Ales felt a little uncomfortable about the thought. It also would take away time from finding and creating items to sell.
lord_of_arms: (Those dreams are tied to a horse)

[personal profile] lord_of_arms 2014-08-26 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Firion wanted to say that it wasn't the case, but he wasn't about to ruin her fun and it got her to not want to take anything from him, so he played along. "Of course. It's quite obvious you are light on your feet and I will need someone that fast to help."

He led the way to the dungeon at her urging. "This way, miss. By the way, I'm Firion, this is Mogurdy."
lord_of_arms: (I dream of fire)

[personal profile] lord_of_arms 2014-08-26 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
"I am the same," He replied with a rueful smile. "But there are others who have arrived before me. They've been helpful, so far, even if I'm not sure I agree with these... jobs, given to us."

His was called Red Mage, something he never heard of. But it sounded versatile enough, if what Mogurdy said was to be believed.
promiseofnewyevon: (Right. It's time for a plan.)

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-26 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
At least there was some commonality between them. He wanted to know more and most of what he was learning was the same as how Firion had learned. He understood that those before them were important and valuable for information. He listened to his moogle, Lora, and learned from her as well.

"We should learn as much as we can when we can, though I think we should at least consider what it means to be a Hero of Light." He scoffs lightly with a rueful smile and his eyes closed. "It's worth looking into and possibly embrace. Yevon teaches tolerance and we are the bringers of peace."
lord_of_arms: (That will never tire)

[personal profile] lord_of_arms 2014-08-26 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Firion understood the term, to be honest. Coming from the Conflict and fighting in the war against the Emperor had taught him what it meant to be a hero of light, but he wasn't going to dismiss Baralai's words either, even if he wanted to say what he wanted to. But his opinion was his own and it might be better for Baralai to learn what it meant in his own fashion.

Besides, he had other questions on his mind, such as, "What's Yevon?"
promiseofnewyevon: (Alright.)

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-26 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
For Baralai, seeking knowledge and adapting to the ways of a world he didn't fully understand meant being a part of the world. He nodded his head once at the question. "Yevon is -- no -- was a great man once that brought hope to people when Sin threatened our world. Ever since, we have been following his teachings for a thousand years. But times have changed and we are looking toward a new future while we learn from the past.

"I apologize if it seems like I'm rambling, but there is a purpose for what I'm saying. If we are to do as the people are asking us, we'll need more than just skill. We need to bring these people hope and in return, we must seek ways to keep our own hopes alive." These three days have been a challenge and a learning experience.

"Magic might be a good idea to learn here even if it's not something you can do. But if what the moogles say is correct, and I trust that they are, then it's possible that magic is something we all can do." Baralai spoke confidently and closed his book. "After all, I am a priest first."
thegreatninja: (Surprise)

Haha getting on Mooshoo's bad side. Good luck. He's like Liam Neeson in moogle form

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-26 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Mooshoo shook his head, bidding his own time. He preferred to handle things in a proper way, his eyes shifted to Yuffie who was still giggling though not as fiercely. "Don't we have something to do..." His tone was annoyed but he was still gentle when addressing the young ninja.

Yuffie jumped up straight and looked around frantically. "Your right! We have to go!" With that she went running off to grab her things from a nearby tree.
thegreatninja: (back)

YAY Playing along with Yuffie!

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-26 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuffie smiled realizing that she had already introduced herself but did again anyway. "I'm Yuffie! and this..." She gestured over to the moogle with a headband much like Yuffie's. "MooMoo!" Her grin widened at her own joke.

"It's Mooshoo..." The little moogle spoke with a dry tone. He was still getting used to his eccentric hero.
thegreatninja: (HUH?)

[1] Yay Garnet!

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-26 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[It isn't often that Yuffie goes out of her way to help someone for no reason and this isn't one of those times. She jumps through the crowd easily dodging the every day bustle of the street with a smile. When she caught up to the girl in the wedding dress her smile had widened to a happy grin.

The fifteen year old looked up at the girl curiously.]


Why are you wearing a wedding dress?
thegreatninja: (huuuh)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-26 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuffie gave Baralai a toothy grin. "As long as the prize is mine." It only lasted a second but it could easily be described as evil. A moment later her expression softened into pure confusion as a thought that she hasn't had until now entered her mind. "By the way do you know how to get home? Or take stuff home?"
umslay: (doing science)

[11]

[personal profile] umslay 2014-08-26 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Ales was sure that this strategy would work, but somehow the young girl was able to outdo him again. Looking at her Moogle, he knew that she was also dragged into this world, so she had just as much time as everyone else to learn this game. No one could become such an expert in such a short time! Unless they did nothing but study it since they arrived.

"You're actually pretty good for someone new to this," he said as he picked up the cards sill belonging to him. "Let's try one more round and see if your winning streak continues." He wasn't too attached to any of the cards left, or even that much enthusiastic about the game, so it was worth the risk of possible victory.
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umslay: (quiet)

[personal profile] umslay 2014-08-26 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Following his teachings? "Almost sounds like some sort of religious cult, there. But at least he did protect your world for a while. But a thousand years seems like an awfully long time to be listening to one person. It's much better for all of you to move on."

The world and situations change frequently, and blindly following one man never leads to any progress, Ales believes. Look at the Glade of Dreams: how many times was it in some danger no thanks to the carelessness of Polokus?

"I do intend to improve the lives of the residents of this land, but I don't believe the ability to set things on fire would be useful in most situations. I'm thinking more of, say, looking into Magitek or understanding just what the Crystals are." The latter had especially caught his interest, no doubt in the potential they held and how few things were known in how they worked.

He sighed. "But if you say that magic would be useful to learn, I might as well ask Mimi to help me the next chance I have." If there might be a chance that Ales could wield powerful magic, it would hurt to try, right?
shinrasfinest: (Concern)

Naturally!

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2014-08-26 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Sephiroth remained coolly aloof and unphased by the small girl screaming in his face. He was well practiced at blocking out that which was right in front of him in order to remain professional and that facade couldn't be broken. A lifetime of conditioning right there.

"They knew what they were getting into." Though perhaps many of them had grossly underestimated that which Shinra could throw at them if they persisted in getting in the way of the Company and what it wanted. It wasn't without the attempts at diplomacy, to begin with, although Sephiroth himself had been much too young to really know if there had really been any or not. History was always written by the victors.

Spencer crawled out from under the bush he had landed in, as Sephiroth leveled a daring glare right at the moogle which now was attempting to make him feel bad. If Yuffie couldn't do it, her animated stuffed-toy wouldn't either.

"That's what war is about."
promiseofnewyevon: (Ouch.)

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-26 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yevon is my religion. You see, I'm a priest and I am also praetor. My world's population isn't as dense as some worlds would have it. Throughout Spira, we can fit everyone inside a colosseum, and so it only made sense to unify church and state relations. But the views of how much the church should control is changing and I welcome it." Which was very true. Baralai's soft spoken voice was clear and held so much promise perhaps out of naivety but the fact remained that these worlds were changing and that meant he had to change with it while keeping himself from corruption.

"Still, there are those that might wish to corrupt those views, but I'm left uncertain to the truth." He glanced out the window then and leaned his head against his raised hand with his elbow on the table top. "It's so unclear what we're supposed to do but they already had our fates mapped out as heroes."
promiseofnewyevon: (Who?)

Oh man. I can't wait!

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-26 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Baralai was left wondering what was going on but there was a sense of urgency that took place that forced Baralai's curiosity to grip him. "Ah."

He anticipated that it was between the young sprite of a ninja and her moogle and so he pretty much figured out that whatever she was about to do could end up in trouble. It never hurt to ask. "Is there anything I can do to help?"
promiseofnewyevon: (Please don't.)

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-26 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Baralai shrugged and shook his head. "I'm not after anything physical so what ever treasures we find are yours."

The question she asked quieted his thoughts of seeking knowledge and possibly some spheres that contained memories of a past long forgotten had been pushed aside. His expression softened and his chin became hidden buy the collar of his robes. "I'm sorry. I wish I knew the answer. Jessie could bring stuff back from home at a price but sending things I didn't think to ask."
promiseofnewyevon: (This is bad.)

[personal profile] promiseofnewyevon 2014-08-27 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Ales' words struck Baralai hard. He lowered his head and closed his eyes. What he learned of Yevon was something he was born to believe in and to think of it as a cult did put his mind in a troubled place. He was trying to fix those problems but it seemed that being here wasn't something that others would understand.

He listened to Ales while he thought on those words. "Knowledge of any kind be it magical or mechanical is handy."

Baralai was still caught on the fence between understanding more about machines and his religious practices. For now, he chose to not go much further in the debate. He wasn't going to discourage others from trying which ever would work best for them. He opened his eyes and looked at the pile of books. "I still have a lot I need to learn myself."
needsteaplz: (A smile for the customers)

[personal profile] needsteaplz 2014-08-27 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
Brigid peaked her head from behind Saori's shoulder. If she wasn't scared of the big tall guy, maybe it wasn't so bad. At his reaction from touching the stone, Saori did seem alarmed but it was just for a second.

"A pleasure to meet you, Caius. You definitely look the warrior part. How about you and I have a spar one of these days?" If there's something she knew about fighters, a spar or two can help in many ways. Plus, it would be a good way to test this job system she heard about.
thegreatninja: (landing)

Poor Yuffie

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2014-08-27 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuffie wasn't in any state to reply to the moogle. Mooshoo, much like Sephiroth, appeared cool by the mess as his eyes moved back to his hero. He wouldn't admit that he cared about the annoying brat who was assigned as his hero.

Yuffie shook her head while still keeping her sights on the ground. She couldn't show weakness but she couldn't pull herself back together. "You had no good reason to attack us." No one would ever tell her why they did and she hated what her father was letting the town turn into.

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