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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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[personal profile] silencesfate 2015-08-27 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
The one staring over him at this point is a young man with gray eyes seated on the floor, and whose dark blue hair would normally have hidden half his face, but because Edgeworth glanced up from below, he got the full experience of both Unreadable-But-Probably-Concerned eyes. They're neither filled with too much emotion nor is there an accompaniment of any judgmental squinting, but regardless, Edgeworth probably still would've preferred that this didn't happen at all.

"... Whatever got you got you pretty bad."

As Edgeworth adjusted his position, Minato wordlessly looked on. That sure was a spill you took, mister. He had actually been one of the closer-by strangers during this whole trip, so it's not like he had gone out of his way to help him out--But he did know some curative magic by now in his time here, and Edgeworth's poor moogle had started being noisier, he elected to offer assistance without any further fuss.

"Healing spells didn't work, aside from, I suppose, a minor concussion so I guess it was something else?"
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[personal profile] kensatsu 2015-08-27 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
Once the final traces of grogginess left his eyes, Edgeworth could finally get a better look at the person knelt next to him. A young man, perhaps a high school student -- he might have caught a fleeting glimpse of him during the more peaceful parts of the flight, though he can't be sure.

In any case, Edgeworth appreciates how calm the other was acting. Not entirely apathetic, but not too fussy or judgmental either. And just then, he feels the gazes of the other passengers on him soon after sitting up, feels the insecurity creep up on him against his will, and he steadily gets up on his feet. Minato's right; he'd have much preferred if this had not happened in the first place.

Fantastic, Miles. He hisses inwardly. You're a grown adult, yet one tremor made you lose consciousness, in public no less. For a moment, he hates himself for this blatant display of weakness. Crippling phobia or not, this was just unsightly of him.

"Whatever it might have been is none of your concern." He pauses for a moment, realizing how ungrateful he must have sounded. "That is...I apologize. But I assure you I am fine; thanks to your assistance."
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[personal profile] silencesfate 2015-08-27 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
Minato shrugs. Really, he doesn't get shaken by much, the guy's somewhat stuffy defensiveness among those inconsequential things. If he doesn't want to talk about it, then that's cool. He actually recovered pretty fast, considering how quickly he had fallen earlier, so that's admirable.

Instead he elects to change the topic.

"Is it your first time flying?"

For all the little he knew right now, it was just a really weird case of motion sickness. He didn't make a habit of getting overly involved with people he helps out (--not yet, anyway,) but he thought some idle talk would take his mind off whatever lingering bad feelings there were.
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[personal profile] kensatsu 2015-08-27 10:47 am (UTC)(link)
Edgeworth is pretty used to this, though at the same time it's not like he had made a habit of fainting at the slightest thing resembling an earthquake. It was merely an extreme...an extreme he'd rather not have, all things considered. His Moogle companion tugs at his pants, looking up at him with lingering concern. If anything, Edgeworth did feel bad for scaring the little creature, and he brings a hand down to pat him comfortingly (or as comfortingly as Edgeworth can) on the head. It almost feels like petting Pess.

Well, at least Minato seems unfazed by all this, given how fast he was to change the subject.

"Hardly. I used to make business trips to other countries quite frequently." Minato probably assumed his spill earlier was due to lack of experience, or being prone to motion sickness. He doesn't bother to correct him.

And while on the topic of countries. "You...are from Earth as well, I presume?" An odd question in hindsight, but Edgeworth has more or less accepted the fact that multiple worlds and dimensions exist. It doesn't hurt to ask.
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[personal profile] silencesfate 2015-08-27 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Hm..."

Business trips huh? Sounds like he was some sort of big shot then. Would explain the composed aura, he might've had a refined reputation to keep up.

The topic of Earth makes him raise a brow, and followup with a small nod.

"Yes, I'm from Japan, actually."

While on the topic of it, in his bag he brings out his mp3 player that he got to keep with him, with his earphones. "I'm still trying to find a way to charge this thing. I miss my music."

Maybe one day he'll take that Bard job to comply with doing his own, but not today.
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[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-27 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
Terra gave him a quick nod before darting from the room. The least she can do was get the water heating over the pot. She stepped into the kitchen, expecting the pair close behind her. She could relate to nightmares though she didn't know what comfort her own situation might hold.

She always tried to fight them alone.

When Billy and the young girl join them Terra will have several tea cups placed at the table as well as water steaming, she's collected the dried leaves for the heated liquid and now just had to wait for it to come up to temperature.
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[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-27 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I have a flower shop in the city."

She smiled at that before quickly ducking into the kitchen to fetch the water. It's only a moment that she's gone before returning with two empty cups and the tea pot. It's an herbal blend from her shop which means that it would take a little longer to steep. After five to six minutes pass she will pour him a cup and slide it over.

"Tempest helps me but I mostly work there by myself. I also have kittens that I care for there." Luckily she's been able to find homes for some of her strays. That didn't mean that she didn't keep finding more.
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[personal profile] kensatsu 2015-08-27 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Japan, huh? Edgeworth had mostly been travelling in Europe the past few years, but he did have plans of visiting the Asian country and educating himself on their judiciary system. Not like he'll be able to follow through with said plans now.

Well, at least knowing other people from Earth were here served as a mild comfort.

"I see. I'm from the United States myself."

The prosecutor quirks an eyebrow at the device Minato fishes out of his bag, more surprised at how old the model was than anything else. He'd expect most kids Minato's age to sport the latest IOS models, but he's not one to judge given his own archaic tastes.

"I never did find any liable sources of electricity during my stay here..." This world's technological advancements were very much different from Earth's. His phone's battery hadn't run out yet, but with no signal or reception it was virtually useless as a means of communication. "Perhaps you'll have some luck speaking to a Programmer, if you haven't yet." Or by using Thunder on the thing. Do it. Just do it. Don't let your dreams be dreams.
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[personal profile] doyoubelieveinmagitek 2015-08-27 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Islands huh? So he's from around La Noscea maybe? But that place has more pirates than priests, right? But he's not an Elezen so he's probably not from Ishgard...]

My name is Maggie. Uncle Wedge named me after he and Uncle Biggs and Uncle Cid finished repairing me. Do you know if they're around?
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[personal profile] silencesfate 2015-08-27 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm planning to."

With that, he carefully places his precious little piece of drowning out the rest of the world back home back inside.

Meanwhile, he had a more important quest that needed a Specific Thing to look for and to bring back to someone in the city! He's actually a bit surprised how quickly he took to the whole idea of taking and doing favors for people, but it's not like he honestly had anything better to do with his time.

"Do you miss it? I don't really need a lot other than this though."

Sure, phones were good and useful, and Minato still had his, but it's not like he was close enough to anyone to justify worrying about it too much. (That the people here offered accommodations and good food was a nice bonus too.)
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[personal profile] desertdaggers 2015-08-27 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[that sounds- something like the idea he'd had behind his words, so Hawk nods. The pacing is somewhat dizzying, though, and every so often his eye is drawn back to the wrench- he doubts the other would use it, but it's a little unnerving.

He folds his arm, listening.]


The gods… who knows? But it doesn't seem so enviable, when you've put it out like that.

[and a shake of his head- he can't disagree, not at all.]

No. Being taken from how? A travesty if ever I heard one. We should demand answer.
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[personal profile] makingfriends 2015-08-27 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ven cocks a curious eyebrow, wondering why that is. Oh -- did his world not have Chocobos available to the public or something? In which case... yeah, wild ones can be kind of intimidating, probably. Maybe.

The award(?) for Missing The Point goes to Ventus, ladies and gentlemen.]


Oh. It's not too hard to learn, actually. I haven't caught myself one yet, though. [He just prefers walking, honestly. Since he can't fly his glider anymore, anyway. Still a bit sour over that. But after recent events he's learned how valuable a traveling bird would be, so that's now a thing. Gonna be a thing.]

But I guess you're probably busy enough learning about your jobs, huh? How's that going?
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[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2015-08-27 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Not so much here.

[He hums as if convincing himself of that fact, also.]

Call it a title I'm hanging onto from my World. I've found it's important to keep a good hold of that which makes us who we are, here in Crystallis.
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[personal profile] derplander 2015-08-27 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[He nods, shifting a little on his feet.] Back home I worked for a group called the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, a group dedicated to protecting Eorzea from the Primal threat. Summoned spirits of the Beast Tribes.

As for who I was known as, I suppose I could be called a Warrior of Light.
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[personal profile] bright_and_blue 2015-08-27 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[While Billy sifted through the remains, Graham falls to his knees amongst it, and carefully scoops up some of the rocks. He looks them over, his expression brimming with sadness.]

S-So fragile! Who knew something so large and full of life could so easily be defeated! I never meant to take it so far. It came after me, and I tried to... I tried... [Graham holds up his wrench and looks at it, a wave of guilt and frustration washing over him. He would have just disassembled it if he could. But with his new Job powers, he isn't as in control of his abilities as he used to be, and he needs to learn to compensate. He leaps to his feet, clutching a chunk of a rock to his heart.]

Is the life of a monster worth more or less than that of mine!? Who am I to say? This land is full of new moral quandaries I was never prepared for! i have really started over from scratch here, not just physically, but also morally, mentally, spiritually! My soul has been stained invariably from this encounter! I'll never recover!

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[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2015-08-27 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[That shifting on feet is a little contagious, but on the third time Sephiroth straightens himself up. Restoring some of that straight-backed posture that he's used to carrying himself with.]

Warrior of Light? That's intriguing.

[Considering they are now called 'Heroes' of Light. Not that Sephiroth connects at all with any of the other things that Meteor mentions. What the hell is a Primal? Beast tribes he could hazard a guess but-

There really were all sorts of worlds out there.]


Essentially something of a protector of the peace as well then. [He nods an acknowledgment.]

Good to know I'm not alone in simply carrying on the role I had before.

[Sure, it's not all that clear-cut. Though maybe it's Sephiroth's own overthinking nature that caused it to be so over-complicated.]
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[personal profile] derplander 2015-08-27 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what they call us. "When calamity falls upon Eorzea, Warriors of Light appear'. [He shrugged.] I was dubbed that twice. Long story.

[Meteor nodded, folding his arms.] That explains a lot. Thank you for the remark.
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[personal profile] doyoubelieveinmagitek 2015-08-28 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Pinching her nose, Maggie wandered off to the back. Organic noses were weird! Why would you have an intake that could react to things so strongly!

The smells in the greenhouse are just as vivid but not nearly as intense and she breathes a bit easier in the room. When she spots the kittens she grins wide at them.
]

KINNY!

[She then remembers to stop pinching her nose and moves to try to pick one of the kittens up!]
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[personal profile] forgottenchosen 2015-08-28 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Zelos. [She's not even bothering with pretending to be apathetic, lips pressing together firmly. A moment later she lets out a sharp exhale, jutting out her right arm to the side while the other held on tightly to the staff positioned in front of her. Just a few seconds...]

Blizzard! [That is as much warning as Zelos gets before the icy spell is unleashed upon the Bombs, he might want to get out of the way.]
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[personal profile] unetoned 2015-08-28 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Billy raised an eyebrow at Graham's outburst. The golem was literally a pile of rocks. Maybe Billy would've been more inclined to sympathy if they'd been facing something more intelligent, something that had once been human...but he couldn't afford to feel guilt over killing a rock monster. Not when he'd exterminated -Wels-. If golem-shooting was unforgivable, he was damned to Hell for what he'd done as an Etone...

...and thinking like that was not going to help anything. He wanted to do what he could to help the people here, and having a moral crisis would not put food into any orphans' mouths. Billy shook his head and continued his search through the rubble.]

If you're too stained for this gil, I'm taking it.

[Billy took the coins that the monster had been carrying and pocketed them. Waste not, want not.]

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[personal profile] whowasfon 2015-08-28 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
He doesn't even bother to hide his amused smile. It's not hard to picture Terra surrounded by flowers and kittens. She certainly seems the type.

"A flower shop full of kittens? Do you mind if I visit sometime? It sounds like fun."

He reaches for the teacup and takes a sip, nodding in approval.

"It's very good. The flavor is so delicate."
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[personal profile] shinra_dog 2015-08-28 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Reno stared. New world, new clothes, random housing assignment... and he was supposed to live with this guy? He looked past Deadpool into the house -- empty -- and back to the lawn, covered in furniture.

"Are you fuckin' serious right now, yo?" he managed incredulously.
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[personal profile] unalive_them 2015-08-28 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
"You got that right, yo!" Deadpool replied, smirking underneath that mask of his. Even with these weird clothes, at least they kept his mask.
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[personal profile] wickedone 2015-08-28 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Albel still didn't fully trust chocobos, but Fayt had seemed to like them enough. And with no other reliable beast of burden for local transportation around here, he'd simply have to get used to them -- sooner, rather than later.

He just hadn't expected to see a crystal body down by the enclosure.

Albel withdrew his katana, suddenly on edge. Were monsters encroaching closer on the city now that the empire had left so much damage? How strong would one have been to take down a Hero -- or were there simply too many to fight at once? Either way, that was trouble.
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[personal profile] unalive_them 2015-08-28 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
It takes awhile for the Crystal Stasis to finally break free, but once it does, the fallen hero wake up and throws his arms out in despair.

"NO, COME BACK, THAT'S NOT FAIR-AIR-AIR!" And Deadpool whimpers and whines a bit before he finally gets to his feet. "Just a day, c'mooooon...!"

And at that, he notices Albel. "Oh, hey, good! You can help me out here! I'm looking to catch us some dinner and I hear Chocobo's good eatin'! If we fail, we can always chill out all Crystalized and all!"

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