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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!

Logs Community ♦ Mognet Community ♦ OOC Community ♦ Crack Community

Game	Players	World	Other
Premise	Applications	Jobs / Requests	Hospital
Rules	Reservations	Legends	Employment
FAQ	Taken Characters	NPCs / Contact	Races
Locations	Hiatus/Drop	Housing	Mod Contact
Mognet	Player Contact	Bestiary	Credits
Aqures Ixen	Player Plots	Eidolons

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Vincent did move, shifting, and encouraging Yuffie (with a gentle shove) to sit on the ground next to him, rather than on him. Sighing, as he listened to her words absently and Ophelia fluttered around him making worried sounds. Waving off his moogle he waited for a pause, before he would ask questions.

"Who's Genesis, and why would I know him? Baby-cloud? Sephiroth is here?" A beat. "What about Hojo?" The voice is deliberately toneless as Vincent kept his emotions in check for now. What did all this mean? Last he'd checked, they'd all been staying at the Icicle Inn.

She scoots to his side with a pout but didn't argue past that. Mooshoo flies over and gives Vincent a slight nod before settling next to her. He still wasn't sure why he was here.

"If you don't know Gen it doesn't matter. He's just Sephiroth's cute playboy not friend. As for Baby-Cloud. You'll see. I think he's younger than I am and I'm 17 thank you very much!" Only because that had come up with others in conversation earlier.

"As for Sephiroth, yes, he has weird showering habits but he's not crazy. Yet. Hojo is not here. Though that name sounds familiar." Maybe it was something when searching Sephiroth's room, either way, it didn't concern her.

"But yeah. A bunch of us are here! When you from anyway?"

Vincent was silent while he considered what she'd told him. Ophelia cautiously came and settled by him, eying Yuffie and not sure what to make of her as the moogle clutched the edge of his cloak. Personally, he was not going to wonder how or why Yuffie knew Sephiroth's shower habits. He WAS curious about who this Genesis was, and why he should know him. How was Cloud younger than Yuffie, and why was she older than when he'd last seen her?

The one point that did, oddly, really trouble him was no sign of Hojo. That either meant he really wasn't around, or he was causing trouble behind the scenes if he was here. How did Yuffie not remember who Professor Hojo was either?

"That's a curious question." He responded, head tilting as he looked at Yuffie, crimson eyes studying her. She did look older, slightly different, than the boisterous ninja-girl he'd last seen. "Icicle Inn." Was the short reply to her question.

"Sweet I know more than you then!" Yuffie smiled though she wasn't sure if she should say more. To bad her mouth didn't always keep up with her brain. "I'm from after that. I returned home and things were okay but then this black gew started to appear and it was poisonous."

She wiggled her fingers in the air as if that explains it.

While Yuffie does remember Hojo, he wasn't here and so she didn't really care. Same with a few others she hadn't the mind to mention. Some because she was sure they would never show up here. Others because they have.

"So what you wanna know? I can tell your brooding about something." Mostly because he always was.

There was a faint amused noise from Vincent, although it wasn't clear if he was smiling or not. "I'm more...absorbing everything you've said so far." Not brooding yet, but trying to make sense of what she'd revealed and told him.

Ophelia still clutched his cloak, but looked between him and the other pair now that things were calmer. Raising a paw, and waving to her fellow moogle. "Is...she always like this, kupo?"

"Always like what?!" Yuffie leaned forward with her hands on her hips. She'd been through hell and back again but it wasn't evident on her features. She liked being happy and it took her more effort as of late to stay that way. She sighed about to say more when Mooshoo tactfully interrupted.

He sounded like a grandfather talking about his granddaughter when he spoke about Yuffie. "She's energetic but she means well Kupo. If she ever were to change you'd miss it." He smiled then fluttering over to sit on Yuffie's lap. It calmed her down and made her sit still. Though it didn't stop her from giving the little moogle and knock on the head.

"Awww, does that mean you missed me?"

That did make Vincent smile, the barest upturn of his mouth at the corners. "It's alright, Ophelia. She is a friend. I had not expected to see her in this place." Ophelia blinked up at him, then let go of his cloak fully. Fluttering over, head tilting this way and that as she examined the pair.

It was clear the younger moogle was still trying to make up her mind.

Yuffie's smile widened when he said friend mostly because that was a little bit of a sore word and she covered stuff up with smiles. "That's right. I'm so happy you're here! Where are you living!" Because she had to come bother him, after all she was living with Sephiroth which was okay because Tifa was there but not a lot of fun.

"OH! We should go do something to celebrate!"

Friend, was still more of an admission or acknowledgement than most people got. Ophelia was watching her, and got a small smile on her face. Seems she'd made up her mind, as she fluttered back to settle by Vincent. Trilling quietly to herself happily.

"I was attempting to lure and catch a Chocobo." Vincent responded to Yuffie's comments. Not so subtle hint that he might be inclined to get back to that, as she'd interrupted. A welcome interruption, it turned out.

Moving to get to his feet, dusting himself off, before holding out a gloved hand in her direction.

She smiled taking the hand while pushing Mooshoo from her lap. The little moogle fluttered away expecting such an action before yuffie even got up. He was happy that his young hero was able to find someone here that she knew and was excited to see.

"I have a chocobo! I named her Gallivant." Mostly because she couldn't think of another name that sounded awesome. She brought her fingers to her lips and blew. A sharp whistle echoes trough the ranch as the yellow bird comes over.

"See! If you do it right they just come to you." Yuffie's had starting eating her lunch when she went to catch it.

"I was trying to use the lure." Vincent replied, watching Yuffie with her chocobo. He doubted he could 'whistle and have one come right to him' at the moment. Even if the other bird's scent would be a help, there were too many strange noises about for a chocobo to likely feel comfortable approaching.

It could wait though, as he nodded to Ophelia who fluttered up to his side. "We'll try again another day." Smiling, the moogle put the lure in her pack. "I'll read up on what we can do kupo. I still think you'd look dashing on a white or red one."

Yuffie's head tilted to the side as her chocobo began to nibble at her hair. She had started to let it grow out which was the best testament to how long she has been in this world since it now hung past her shoulders.

"Can you find one? I know some person with a red one... or I think they do." It was hard for her to remember things she found no interest in.

The pair watched Yuffie, and there was still that faint hint of a smile at the corners of Vincent's mouth. Hidden under the cowl, but the amusement in his tone. "I will settle for any color, for now." Ophelia rolled her eyes, and fluttered over to Yuffie. "I think he'd look best on a Red one. White, if we can't get red, kupo." Conspiratorially, and watching her reactions.

Yuffie glanced between the two still ignoring the chocobo who nibbled at her hair. Mooshoo was sitting atop the chocobo looking entertained by the fact that the yellow bird was getting away with it's constant nips.

"Huh? I guess red would be best but if he's wearing a red cloak how would you know where the chocobo starts and where Vincent begins?"

She smiled as if that answer made perfect sense.

Ophelia clapped her little paws together excitedly. "But that'd be the best part, kupo! Think how romantic and dashing it'd look, flowing across the plains." Her wings fluttered, and she was clearly enraptured with this idea.

Vincent paid no attention, and turned as if to start walking back to town. Pausing after a step or two, his head turned to watch Yuffie and the chocobo. Silent invitation, as he'd wait and walk with her.

Her smile widened and she too began to ignore Ophelia. It seemed like the thing to do. She trotted along beside him, her chocobo following to nibble at her hair.

Yuffie finally waved him away now hoping that the chocobo would head back to the farm without her having to lead him. Mooshoo fluttered behind his gaze curiously on Ophelia and this new hero. He was of course, worried about Yuffie.

"YEAH! So how you liking this place? I think it's okay."

Ophelia pouted, and fluttered along before moving to go and ride on Vincent's other shoulder, not his gun-arm. Trilling quietly to herself again as she was lost in her thoughts. Keeping his pace easy, as this really wasn't that new all told. A chocobo would be more convenient, but he wasn't in a hurry really.

"Familiar, but not." Came Vincent's answer, tone thoughtful as he'd taken a while to reply. Pondering just how he did feel about this new place he'd found himself.

"Yeah I know but it isn't bad." Yuffie placed her arms behind her head as she smiled at the city they were walking towards. "There is a Cid here but he's not our Cid. Just as grumpy though and sort of a jerk." She laughed at that remembering her thoughts when she had first seen that he was also captive.

"A lot of WEIRD stuff has happened." She flailed her arms then. "At one point in october.. I think. There was a black crystal that made people die and then go crazy but everyone's fine now."

"And you're ok?" Granted, she'd said it had happened a few months ago, but that he was even asking at all, was a good sign. But then--Yuffie was his friend. A comrade in arms.

Even if he wasn't as outgoing or outwardly expressive as others, it didn't mean Vincent didn't care.

"Heh, I'm okay enough." She smiled. She wasn't going to lie to him but she was going to skirt around the truth. "A lot of stuff has happened since then. I don't know how long it will take to catch you up."

How long had she been in this world? She hadn't even realized it but it's been over six months now.

"Ok enough?" Vincent asked, turning his head to look at her. Maybe it was something in her tone, or the way she'd worded it. Maybe it was how quickly she'd tried to turn the subject around.

Either way, it was his way of offering that he'd listen. In this new world that was familiar and not, he'd take the familiarity of Yuffie's presence and company. For now.

She shrugged her shoulders not daring to look up at him. "Well, it's a lot." Though they had a long walk home. Her eyes stayed on the city.

Yuffie giggled feeling exasperated. "You know, I have no idea where to start." She looked at him then and it was obvious that something was bothering her. It was a subtle glint to her stare and a nervous tension. She glanced back at the two moogles.

"mmmm, maybe when it's just us." She hadn't told Mooshoo everything just yet and she didn't want him to worry. She wanted everyone to be happy and knowing what happened wasn't going to help that.

That didn't sound good, but he understood her desire to not necessarily broadcast it far and wide. Especially if YUFFIE was asking for privacy, he'd listen. So instead he nodded where she could see it, and kept walking.

Comfortable silence for a bit, but given what she'd implied, Vincent didn't think it would stay that way, nor did he want Yuffie to brood. Did she brood? He honestly wasn't sure, but it wouldn't be good if she decided to start now.

"How good are the weapons shops here? Gun shops?" An easy topic switch, and taking an active role in the conversation. He was curious too, as he already missed his usual gear and equipment.

"No gun shops here. You have to go to.. Esdham? I think. I'll go with you if you want." Even though that involves being on an airship which she didn't like. "Or MarKus can make something. He's a hero and a blacksmith. He made my Shuriken. We'll he's making me another one. I lost the first one."

Yuffie spoke with her hands as she spoke happy for the change in subject. She was used to silence but she didn't always care for it.

"What about armor and gear?" Vincent considered, taking in what she said and fitting it to the map he'd memorized when he'd gotten his 'briefing' on waking up. A noise from him, thoughtful, and he pulled out the gun he had from the holster.

Careful, examining it as he stopped. Eyeing it as the marksman he was. After unloading it, he examined some more, then reloaded and re-holstered the weapon. It was basic, but it would do for now.

"No materia?" Confirming, and asking for more information in one. If anyone would know, it would be her.

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