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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 Cid 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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greenmagick: (Surprised)

[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
Ah!

[One chocobo felt bold and walked up so that it could nibble at the bright green of her hair. Terra doesn't have time to rely before a soft sound of protest left her lips. It isn't hurting her but she can't shu the large bird away and keep hold of her flowers.]
unyieldingspirit: (how do I put this)

[personal profile] unyieldingspirit 2015-08-21 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
[she nods- she's not entirely fond of them herself, but-] It may still be handy in a pinch. [eh, but that…] You can't…?

[…what is going on, exactly.

Still! Helping, that's what she's here to try to do. She nods again.]


That should work out well enough, then. Do you have one?
makingfriends: (I'm afraid to even ask)

np! I've done the same many times

[personal profile] makingfriends 2015-08-21 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ven glances over at the comment, taking direct notice of the other Hero for the first time. He immediately tilts his head, brow furrowed curiously -- not at the comment, but at the feeling that he's seen this guy before. It's not the first time he's had this deja vu feeling, but this time... it's stronger than the previous ones. It's a little more annoying than the others, too, because it makes Ven feel like he's forgetting something important.

But, also like the previous times, he just can't put his finger on it, so after a moment he pushes the thought aside and smiles again.]


Heh! At least they'll be rested up when they have work to do! Right? [He looks at the closest Chocobo, who... is currently nipping at Ven's pocket in search of snacks. In vain, sadly.

Right. Workaholics right here, surely.

Ven looks at the other kid again, noticing the distance he's keeping, and figures he can bank on that deja vu just now to make an educated guess:]


You're new, right? These guys are harmless. Well, the tamed ones, anyway.
heartofthegroup: (pic#9465110)

Re: 9.

[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah... respect for my opponent mostly. I do not salvage robots either, unless it is meant to be repaired later on. [He shrugged a little.]

Being robotic as well, I feel like they deserve the dignity of being laid to rest in a place of worth.
greenmagick: (head tilt)

9.

[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Until recently, there weren't a lot of robots in Crystallis.

[That is half true. There are mechanical enemies but the engineering job was only just discovered. Terra doesn't really know much about it.

She pauses for a moment looking up at the new hero curiously.]


Can robots feel love?
heartofthegroup: (pic#9465968)

Re: 9.

[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I see.

[At her question, he looked up, and a genuine, warm smile spread across his face.] Yes, yes we can. I love my comrades like we were family, we ARE family, and it pains me every time Drive destroys one of us.

But... I know that Medic, the goddess in white, deserves love more than anyone. Brain, as much as his scheming becomes tiresome, is also another cherished friend. There's only four of us left now. And it saddens me that our numbers have diminished so rapidly over the course of the year.
mynameisnotbud: (Huh? What's that?)

12 | pretending this ain't stupid late | besties ending?? | not sorry

[personal profile] mynameisnotbud 2015-08-21 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Despite the winter scene, it doesn't take Lloyd (too) long to recognize Meltokio. Ironically, the familiarity of this city is more of a shock than being bounced around strange places in previous memories -- he didn't expect to recognize anything, really. He hasn't had much time to stop and consider that his and Zelos' memories are also on the table for exploration.

And speaking of, Lloyd also recognizes the street he's on. On impulse he follows it towards where he knows Zelos' house is -- not noticing that there are a few differences in the street's layout compared to the last few times he was in the city -- and sure enough he finds not only the property, but also--]


Zelos!

[It's surprised as well as a tad relieved (not that he'll ever admit it). He knows Zelos is no pushover, but ever since they were separated at the start of this... well. Lloyd's concern for all his friends runs deep.

He slows to a stop as he draws close, breath visible in the chilly air as he speaks.]


Hey! There you are!

[Despite what he was told in the past, he hasn't picked up on the coincidence of both the location and timing yet -- neither has Zelos' discontent expression really clicked into place.]
greenmagick: (Shy/embarassed/small smile)

9.

[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[A hand comes to rest over her heart and a small smile slips over her lips.]

So you don't need to be human.. to fall in love.

[She's heard the same thing again and again and yet each new time she hears it she feels as if it's true. She just needs to believe it.]
heartofthegroup: (pic#9465109)

Re: 9.

[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
That's right. Though there are many kinds of love, I know that even robots can live. [She seemed innocent in the precious thing called love, and even then, Heart was smiling.]

If you will, I would like to purchase some flowers for the house.
greenmagick: (huh)

9.

[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Really?

[She looks up at him and then down at her basket.]

I have a lot more at the shop... what are you looking for?
heartofthegroup: (pic#9465113)

Re: 9.

[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
If you have them, white roses. They are symbolic for my own tastes and needs.

[Of course he was uncertain if white roses were locally available, but Heart was a patient man.]
greenmagick: (adorbs)

9.

[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I have some roses back at the shop. I don't know in what color though.

[There are a mix of strange flowers and then more common ones. The ones in her basket look more like wild flowers.]
heartofthegroup: (pic#9465111)

Re: 9.

[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
That is perfectly fine. Even if you have one or two, a mixed variety of them, and wildflowers would be acceptable.

[Wildflowers seemed more common after all, and he nodded.]
doyoubelieveinmagitek: (Organics are weird)

[personal profile] doyoubelieveinmagitek 2015-08-21 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
No, not yet. But some of the other Heroes said they'd help me get equipment if I need it. Everyone is so nice. I just wish I could use my cannon more often instead. At least it works again.
greenmagick: (more confusion)

9.

[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[She pauses, chewing on the side of her cheek.]

I can show you the way back to the shop if you'd like.
doyoubelieveinmagitek: (I wish mommy was here)

Re: 1) Arrival

[personal profile] doyoubelieveinmagitek 2015-08-21 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh what a strange little creature! He doesn't look like a moogle. Maybe he is something else? What does he look like....

The little girl looks around. This certainly doesn't look like any place she's seen in Eorzea. Or any one that Mommy mentioned either.
]

I...think so? Mommy and I were going to Hyrstmill. We just left Fallgourd Float. Do you know how to get there, Mr.Kobold?
desertbloomed: (sword)

9.

[personal profile] desertbloomed 2015-08-21 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
As the wolves advanced, the air around the Adventurer began to cool rapidly. The creatures' breath came out in heavy streams of steam before very long.]

Lady of Ice, heed my call! Diamond Dust!

[Shiva appeared a moment later in a flash of light. The temperature dropped suddenly - whereas moments ago it was simply cold, a deep freeze now gripped the surrounding area.]

[As the floating woman raised her arms, stalagmites of ice erupted from the ground beneat the wolves, tearing at their feet and bellies. The creatures tried to kick off and run away, and some managed to, but the majority were stuck in place. After a moment, Shiva extended one arm in front of her and with a snap, the ice shattered, the shrapnel ripping into the trapped wolves. They howled in pain, several of the wolves dropping to the ground, dead in seconds. The remainder were either too injured to move, or spooked by Shiva's ethereal presence. But they wouldn't be for long.]

[As the Mistress of Ice dissipated into the ether, Ashelia rode up to the Adventurer on her yellow chocobo. She extended a hand.]
Come, they won't be gone for long!
doyoubelieveinmagitek: (Hiiii)

Re: Hugs

[personal profile] doyoubelieveinmagitek 2015-08-21 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[The little girl giggles, happy about the new friendly adventurer she's met.]

Okay! Maybe Tempest can show my moogle where to take the letter~

[Once they're all ready she begins to dictate the letter.]

Dear Uncle Cid,
This is Maggie. I got separated from Mommy and then I got turned into a Hyur. It's not so bad but I miss my real body. If you see Mommy please tell her I'll be-

[She stops, not sure how to finish that and she looks to Terra to help her.]
heartofthegroup: (Default)

Re: 9.

[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[He nodded, moving to fall in step beside her.] It would be appreciated. I am still mostly unfamiliar with the general layout.
derplander: (Default)

Re: 9.

[personal profile] derplander 2015-08-21 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[When the mistress of ice erupted around him, the Adventurer realized belatedly that Shiva had come to his rescue. A name slipped from his lips in shock.] Ysayle?!

[But no sooner than she dissipated that the Adventurer found himself speechless for a moment before grasping Ashelia's hand and swinging onto the back of her chocobo. He whistled for his own and it turned and charged up alongside the pair, but still without a rider.]

Thank you for the save, [he said before they took off.] But what possessed you to summon Ysayle from beyond like that?
greenmagick: (head tilt)

Hugs

[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Terra writes what the young girl says and then stops as she stops.]

You're in Aqures Iexn.

[She hopes that is what the young girl is looking for.]
greenmagick: (head tilt)

9.

[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Terra nods.]

I can show you the way.

[Though she isn't very good with formal directions.]

I guess you haven't been here long then?
doyoubelieveinmagitek: (Hiiii)

Re: Hugs

[personal profile] doyoubelieveinmagitek 2015-08-21 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Close enough anyway. She gives a happy nod.]

Aqures Ixen.

Love you,
Maggie
heartofthegroup: (pic#9465967)

Re: 9.

[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Long enough to secure lodging, as well as training my moogle. With my strength cut to baseline human, I was unable to fend for myself in a fight until now. So I carefully gained as much money as possible first, in order to secure a well furnished home.
desertbloomed: (Default)

Re: 9.

[personal profile] desertbloomed 2015-08-21 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Ysale? [The petite blonde clearly had no idea to whom the Adventurer referred. She shakes her head, for the moment focusing on their escape.] Now, Sydney! Back to town, yes? [The chocobo chirped, first at Ashelia and then at the Adventurer's chocobo, and then sped off.]

[It didn't take long for them to lose the wolves, decimated as they were by Shiva's attack. Ashelia stopped Sydney when the city's walls came into view. She let the Adventurer dismount before she did, patting her chocobo's long neck.]
That was Shiva, one of Crystallis' guardian eidolons. I am not surprised you know her by a different name.

[Ashelia dismounts.] Are you all right? Not hurt at all?

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