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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'd like to celebrate the Christmas of Crystallis. Yet again, 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. Or how about participating in Christmas at Crystallis or fighting in a war for the warriors among you?

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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[personal profile] forcegalactic 2015-04-28 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Barkeep walked back to the table, thankful that Gregory hadn't run off by now, and took another chair for himself.

"They'll call us out when food's ready," he said as scooted his chair closer to the table. "Now, can you tell me what you've been up to before you woke up here?"

If he heard the boy's story, maybe he could figure out what happened.
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[personal profile] elephanthead 2015-04-29 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Greg's eyes widen until they reached an incredible size.]

Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaandy!

[He walks over towards the store and disappears inside. The frog sits next to Elena and croaks once before Greg wonders back outside to pick him up.]

Come on Greg Jr. you'll be late.

[With that he disappears inside once more.]
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[personal profile] elephanthead 2015-04-29 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Gregory was known for wandering but he was also good at following. After all, before now he had been following his brother.

"Wirt and I were going frog hunting! I need to pick a good name for him though. Then we got lost in a forest." Greg lifted up the frog over his head with a smile swinging the creature around.

"There was a talking bird and a beast of the forest but that's alright cuz Wirt was leading us home."
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[personal profile] playing_hearts 2015-04-29 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
Divvying up the chores only made sense to Alice. That way everything gets done and each individual person has less to worry about. Easy, right? Except that when Rysher volunteered to do the cooking, Alice assumed he at least knew the basics. Because who volunteers so enthusiastically for a job they don't know how to do?

Apparently her new roommate. Alice is just finishing the dusting in the living room when she starts smelling smoke. Better see what happened to dinner. She'd been expecting nothing more than badly burnt food, and is shocked to see the size of the fire.

"Wh-what are you doing?!?"
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[personal profile] litbydark 2015-04-29 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
She merely shrugs at the question. ah yes, the people of this realm must not be familiar with the thought of having more than one land they call home.

"I was a world traveler before coming here."
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Re: Random Encounter

[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2015-04-29 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hm." Sephiroth agreed but at the same time pondered; if Shinra hadn't made of him the great War Hero, was it likely he'd have still so many people know his name by the time that to-be-believed inevitable events came around on Gaia. Silver hair and otherworldly green eyes, like his, were hardly a common trait after all.

Even if he did eventually leave Shinra chances were even as a mercenary or some other worker Sephiroth would have earned a name for himself, really, he was just that type of man by his perfectionism alone.

Sephiroth took reluctant comfort in Vincent's smile, hardly noticable on account of his cowl, and blinked as eye contact was made again - his expression softening. It was refreshing to encounter one from Gaia who would let it all just lie, as it should, in his opinion. Pity that others were not so keen to just put it to one side and get on with the issues at hand.

"Larger reasons. That's one way to put it at least." He shouldn't find it amusing, really, but considering what he had managed to learn for himself as to his own future, it was too much of a euphemism!
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[personal profile] forcegalactic 2015-04-29 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"A talkin' bird? That can't be good." Animals weren't supposed to talk normally, and if what he heard from Sparks was correct, mad scientists were the cause of that.

"You don't think that beast there did somethin' to send you over here, do you?"
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[personal profile] forcegalactic 2015-04-29 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Alright." Barkeep took his non-answer as a form of confirmation and quickened his pace so that he was walking side-by-side with Vincent.

"So now that we've got a ways to go, how about you tell me a little bit more about yourself, Vincent. All I know is your name and that you're a good shot."

The silent man was interesting. There had to be something juicy in his past.
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[personal profile] backup_prince 2015-04-29 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Rysher watches this with a raise eyebrow and a dash of pity. A thumbless life must be a difficult one. He leans down to pick up the envelope.

"Well, if you want, I can open it for you. There's no need to be so despairing over a letter! Then I can set it on the ground so you can read it. Or read it to you, if you don't think it's anything too personal."

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[personal profile] imbodytemp 2015-04-29 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)

The rabbit looks ecstatic.

"Y-you would do that? For me? Sure! Just put it on the ground so I can read it."

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[personal profile] elephanthead 2015-04-29 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nah, I don't think so." Greg's head canted to the right for a moment. "Beatrice was showing up to Adelaide! She said she'd get us home."

He smiled his eyes now shifting over towards the counter up front hoping that their food would come quickly. He was very hungry.
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Re: Random Encounter

[personal profile] bloodypast 2015-04-29 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
It was the best way to put it, as far as Vincent was concerned. Somehow he doubted the other would appreciate more detail, considering he already seemed to understand that others were wary of him. Maybe he even knew why.

But Sephiroth was not the same mad-man with delusions of godhood and destroying the planet, that Vincent had been chasing after with Avalanche. Not this one, not here, on an entirely different planet. He had not yet succumbed to whatever madness and darkness would plague him.

"How steep is the learning curve?" He finally asked, knowing if anyone would be able to tell him, it was likely Sephiroth. Relaxed still, pulling his gun from his side and examining the firearm. Serviceable enough, but not his familiar weapon.
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[personal profile] bloodypast 2015-04-29 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Silence was Vincent's companion and old friend, as much as the crack and stacatto beats of of gunfire. Focused, watching his unprotected flank and eyes taking careful note of how many he was facing. Trusting his unexpected ally to do the same, as they'd split the group.

A jump, turning in the air and firing, as one goblin lunged at him. Landing in a crouch, gun brought up to bear to his right. Trigger pulled, the crack of gunfire accompanied by the roar of a fire-spell. Distraction and damage in one, as Vincent moved. Followed by two more quick cracks in the air, and two more goblins down. Pulling back a bit, eyes wary, as he prepared to reload on the fly.
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Re: Chocobo

[personal profile] bloodypast 2015-04-29 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Vincent wasn't slowing down for her now, knowing if she was interested she'd keep up. If she wasn't, he was sure their paths would cross again. It was the same to him either way, even if he was finding a small amount of comfort in the familiarity of the situation.

That she was silent though, did merit his notice. Watching her out of the corner of his eyes, studying her. She was older than he'd last seen her, it was true. But then, if they were pulled from different points in the timeline, that wasn't a shock. This silence to him seemed more the type that came with maturity, so perhaps wasn't so unusual now for Yuffie. Maturity of one who is deep in thought, and silent in their pondering.

Except for what she'd mentioned earlier.

"What about good mountains and mountainous regions?"
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[personal profile] bloodypast 2015-04-29 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Wonderful, someone who wanted to pry. Even if Vincent had appreciated the unexpected aid, that hardly meant he was going to now become bosom buddies with the other. Even with those he did call friend, he'd never been one to chatter on and talk excessively.

Some people just seemed the need to fill the air with noise. Not content with listening to the nuances of silence in her various forms. Too busy speaking to hear the subtleties of the world around them.

"Nothing to tell." Certainly nothing he felt like sharing. Not without a good reason.
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[personal profile] thegreatninja 2015-04-30 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Yuffie shrugged. "I don't know. The monsters around the mountains are stronger. Can't get through em." She smiled up at him. "Maybe when your back up to snuff we can go together."

Her head tilted to the side and she sided softly. "Man, there is so much I wanna tell you. Oh! Zack was here for awhile. You know him? I knew him when I was a kid. He was Aeirth's Boyfriend. I may or may not have stalked him since he was a SOLDIER."

She was just looking for something to talk about. That was easy and random.
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[personal profile] bloodypast 2015-04-30 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
It made sense, as the monsters around the mountains back home had always been fairly strong too.

He did frown at the comment, even if she hadn't meant it that way, about him being 'up to snuff'. It was already annoying to have to relearn things he'd mastered. He'd had to do it once already, after experimentation and being a test subject for Hojo. To have to do it again...

A sigh, as there was no other way he could see yet. No use fighting it, when this world clearly had its own rules despite all that was familiar. Barely audible, wondering if Yuffie had heard him or picked up on his distaste.

"I can't say I know him." The name wasn't familiar.
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[personal profile] thegreatninja 2015-04-30 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
Yuffie sighed. "I honestly didn't think you did." She could hear the slight sigh if only because of her heightened abilities here now that she had been here for so long.

She smiled trying to look like her usual overly confident self. "You got this Vince. No need to feel down. We can train together."

Yuffie paused.

"OH! You thinkin' of getting employment while your here? Like a Job Job."
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[personal profile] forcegalactic 2015-04-30 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Prying was Barkeep's hobby. He's always listed it as one of his worst qualities, but never in an attempt to improve the habit.

"Now, Vincent," he said amiably. It almost sounded as if he was going to wrap an arm around the taller man's shoulder, but he knew better than that. "Everyone always has somethin' to tell. No shame in that."

He had to entertain himself on the walk back, after al. "Like me, for example. I think I already mentioned it, but I run the Space Saloon back home. Don't really get into much adventurin' on the job, but I do hear about them from my customers."
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[personal profile] forcegalactic 2015-04-30 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
The Hypello behind the counter returned from the kitchen with a bowl of mashed potatoes and rested it on a tray. The stew would be ready shortly.

"Okay, let me get this straight. This bird--Beatrice--was takin' you to Adelaide, who was supposed to send you two back home. An' somewhere on your way, you found yourself here." He picked at his mustache as he thought. "You sure you didn't run into anything? Remember any odd sounds or sensations?"

Did a kid Greg's age know the meaning of the last word he said? Barkeep just assumed so. He normally wouldn't have these sorts of conversations with the youth soccer team.
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[personal profile] elephanthead 2015-04-30 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
He grabbed hold of his spoon and lightly hit it against the table until the barkeep placed the mashed potatoes in front of him. Greg began to hum a song that sounded like he was saying mashed potatoes and molasses before shoveling spoon fulls into his mouth.

He looked up at Barkeep with a smile. "Nope! There was nothing else. I went to sleep and when I woke up I was here!"

Greg really didn't remember anything strange but then his whole journey had been a little off.
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[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2015-04-30 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Whatever details he did now know that he hadn't before Sephiroth seemed in perfect control and had -for all appearances- managed to box them away mentally for the time being. It was like Vincent said, this was a completely different world. There was no need to allow them to weigh him down, there was more than enough to already be worrying about.

He couldn't help but smirk wider at Vincent's question. This time when the firearm was drawn it was entirely in a different context. Sephiroth's hand swept to his side and rested against the handle of the broadsword positioned there; it had been unfamiliar to him, too even if he'd been lucky enough to have been given the initial jobs which had enabled him to keep using Masamune.

"Steep enough." He followed with a nod. "It took a while, to adjust to the lack of strength I was accustomed to."
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[personal profile] bloodypast 2015-04-30 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wonderful." Vincent muttered dryly, tone a clear indication he felt it was anything but. "Advice?"
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[personal profile] bloodypast 2015-04-30 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Vincent was aware of what a saloon was...but what was the deal about it being in space? Best to keep the other talking, and focused on himself rather than Vincent. Not exactly fond of sharing, especially with strangers.

"How is a space saloon different than a normal one?"
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Re: Chocobo

[personal profile] bloodypast 2015-04-30 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
The frown stayed with the shortened-version of his name, but he hadn't really expected else from Yuffie. Tolerable, and while he did prefer to be alone, she was more familiar with things around here. An ally wouldn't go amiss, and she was a good one usually.

"I hadn't thought about it yet." He responded to her other question.

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