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Test Drive Meme
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— 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!
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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He smiled in reflection as he sighed. "They have much to live up to, but 5 years later, when I had returned, I went to the Twelveswood. Kuplo Kopp could not remember my name or face however, it was rather sad."
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"Thank you." She spoke to the server as she left with a smile.
Terra's gaze shift back to Sea with a smile. "You've been through a lot then. How do you feel about this place?" She wonders how close to home it was for him.
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"This place... has yet to feel like home but... I can get used to it. It is a strong place, and I feel like it needs healing. It is on the cusp of an Umbral Era, and it is all we can do to stave off the Cataclysm, er, I mean Calamity."
He chuckled. "At least this time, Bahamut and Dalamund, the red moon are not descending upon Carteneau again."
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She remembered seeing his statue in Crystallis of course she didn't really know the importance of summons in other words. She had a lot in common with those summons and chose to learn very little about them. It was a tentative subject but she wasn't sure what to think about it.
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Chewing for a moment on his food, he slipped his water before Sea continued. "Bahamut, the REAL Bahamut, was one of Midgardsomr's children, on equal to, or at least on bar as the Dragon King himself. When he fell in battle, his lover, another dragon, used the Ascian techniques of sacrificing crystals to summon him.
But what they got was a "Shade", a "Primal" born of terrible power. He was mad, demanding more crystals and worshipers to nourish his state. And then, the Allagans came."
He sighed deeply. "The Allagans of the past, were technomagick geniuses, building things such as the Crystal Tower, and pioneering technology we had lost. They captured Bahamut, and many other Dragons, and imprisoned Bahamut into the Red Moon Dalamund which they sent into the sky. There, he existed, being trapped and his power used for terrible purposes."
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"Bahamut's lover?" That alone suggested that even summons could love which was a fact that Terra was personally interested in.
She was watching Sea as if the boy suddenly held the answer to the worlds hardest questions.
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Sea sighed a little, playing with the rim of his glass. "Tiamat regrets it, even to this day. She spends an eternity imprisoned in Azys Lla atoning for her sins, as the Allagans of the third Astral Age had imprisoned her there under Emperor Xande's orders."
"But... love makes people do strange things, doesn't it? Sometimes I don't understand it sometimes."
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It was a sad story and Terra didn’t really like it as much as the story with the moogles. A lot of random thoughts fluttered through her mind before she looked up at the man in front of her.
“It’s sad, that they can’t be together.” Terra had a gentle heart and it reached out to the characters in his story even though they weren’t people that she knew personally.
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With the mood killed for a moment, he took a bite of his food, the tray being emptied for a moment before he smiled. "Why don't I tell you another story? This one is about a friend of mine, Tataru, as she tried to become an Arcanist."
"Tataru, is the secretary of Minfilia, who oversees the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. Wanting to be useful to her, she went to Limsa, where I first began my adventures by taking the levequest from the area."
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Terra took a sip from her drink but she couldn't shake the uneasiness that his last story had caused. She tried her best to smile though the usual small curl of her lips seemed insincere.
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Reaching into his bag, he withdrew one of the tomes. "I tried it for myself, but never got far. But an Arcanist is the core class which branches into two schools of specialization: summoning, and scholar."
Opening the book, he pointed out the complex looking diagrams. "These diagrams allow the caster to heal, or harm in many ways. We call these back home "hots or dots" which are short for "Heal over Time and "Damage over Time". The Arcanist learns rudimentary healing spells, such as Physick as you see written here."
And sure enough, there was a spell, but it was a formula, rather than a actual spell to memorize. "This heals the user or anyone they cast it on quickly. It is the most basic spell thus far."
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"I don't think I've seen anything like this."
To her, magic was something that she felt. It was part of her and it worked as she called it to her.
"I'm sorry, I interrupted your story." She looked up feeling a little awkward and self conscious.
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He chuckled a little, shaking his head. "In truth, she had a promise, but her Carbunckle abandoned her, running for the hills and leaving Tataru to the mercy of the angry rodents and flying jellyfish. She took flight as well, running right back to the guild."
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Terra's voice held her worry for Tataru as he continued his tail. Not too many people told Terra stories which was perhaps the reason why she was so engrossed in every syllable and every word.
"What about Carbunkle?" Because it wasn't very nice that he had run away.
Re: 10
Taking us to Costa del Sol, a beach town on the coast of La Noscea, she and I dug up pearls to craft into a accessory, so that no one would feel alone when we saw each other again." He smiled a little. "Tataru is the staunchest ally I can ever ask for, with or without the ability to fight."
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"That's a wonderful story. I sell flowers in a shop nearby but I don't know anything about crafting." Except sewing because her moogle insisted she knew how. Terra took another sip of her drink.
"You should stop by once you've settled."
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He smiled, taking a drink and picking up a sandwich. "So, Terra, do you have any stories you can share?"
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"Okay." A pause. "One of those I know here, Bartz. Well, he remembers me but I don't remember him. When he first arrived in Crystallis he said he was happy to see me. Well, I was having bad dreams and feeling a little down. Bartz said that we should explore."
Her smile softened. "He's the sort of person who always likes to just wander and I love forests, trees and nature."
Terra wasn't sure if she's ever talked this much.
"When we walked through the forest we found a woman's house who was selling little trinkets. They were all monsters made out of wood. You'd think we'd found some hidden treasure with the way Bartz got excited."
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"So we got one. That old woman is also a good friend of mine now too. She helps me watch some strays from the city." Which was very nice of her.
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She gingerly slipped the figure back into her pocket. "I hope that was okay. I don't have many stories."
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"Thank you for talking with me though. I don't get to do this a lot." It was simple and it was nice.
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As he got up, he added, "Oh, and my name. My name is--"
And suddenly he sidestepped as a hot bowl of soup went flying past his head. "My name is Meteor SE, but you can call me Sea still. I like the name you gave me."
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