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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!
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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Today's a lazy day, however; at least after a morning of training out in the fields. Ven stops by the farm as he often does -- which means that only a few yards down from where Ira stands, there's a kid dashing across the property, catching the fence in one hand to vault himself over it, but then quickly checking his speed so that he drops onto the wooden beam to take a seat. A few of the closest birds start slightly, but most are too used to his energy to be alarmed. A couple that are particularly familiar with him move forward for some pets, which Ven gladly rewards them with.]
Hey, guys! Workin' hard?
[Yeah, right, they've been grazing all day and he knows it.
Unlike some of the other Heroes, Ven has defaulted to wearing his usual clothes from back home -- which kind of makes him stand out for reasons other than the usual. The only outlier is the way his Keyblade is strapped to his back, something of a necessity when his summoning powers have been locked.]
WOW I thought I replied to this way earlier; sorry! D:
Only to see the guy petting them?
???
Honestly he probably should have expected more gentle natures than he was used to seeing. Especially with what that annoying moogle kept telling him over and over again.]
Tch. Yeah, right. [Whether that was at over what Ventus said or his own thoughts was up to interpretation.] More like "laziest bums on the ranch."
[He totally wasn't concerned ten seconds ago; what are you talking about.]
np! I've done the same many times
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.
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[Which Ira is perfectly fine with, so long as they keep their distance. At least he seems to loosen up slightly?]
Yeah, well... can't say I have the best track record with the birds.
[He rubs his neck awkwardly. How do you even bring up this kind of stuff, anyway?]
Just got here and all.
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Still, it's the latter remark that he focuses on.] Oh! So you're new-new, huh? Then it's a good-- [The closest bird headbutts him "lightly" in the chest, still curious about the absence of food; it nearly knocks Ven off the fence, but he manages to stay upright and goes on without a hitch,] --then it's a good time to get acquainted with these guys! The farm can get pretty busy when new Heroes arrive.
[Understandably so. Chocobos are a valuable resource.]
Y'know how to ride?
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Ven no.
The absolute last thing he needs is lessons in how to ride a chocobo.
He learned the hard way it is not a good idea- (Granted this was in a place where even the walls tried to kill you buuuuut...)
Honestly it's a miracle all he's done is a
bitlot of silent screaming.]Yeah, about that...
[His expression sours, halfstepping away when a chocobo begins to approach him since they've decided that if Ven doesn't have food, then maybe this stranger does! (He doesn't.)]
Not exactly used to the idea that they could be ridden. Or be approached, for that matter.
[Stupid as that may sound...]
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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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[Well, he wasn't wrong to assume that... Besides, he was starting to get Sora-like vibes from this guy... Maybe it was just a part of the Rikuface thing to not... say any details.
He gives Ven a straight face before responding, ignoring the first comment.]
A bit, yeah. [Crossing his arms, he shrugs.] There's a few similarities between what I could do here and what I could do at that world.
[That they weren't an illusion, though... that was a bonus.]
What about you? I see you're showing off that Keyblade of yours. Not able to summon weapons either, huh.
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Twisting around, he's halfway through the motion of dropping back outside the fence when that second remark comes, and it's enough to make him miss the simple landing. He doesn't do anything as clumsy as fall, but he does stumble slightly, that default friendly air of his quickly shifting into tensed surprise. Not confrontational, but definitely wary.]
How do you know about that?
[Not just the name, but the nature of it, too... that's a stark contrast from all the stares and questions it's garnered in this world up to now.]
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Congrats, Ven; you got a smile out of him.]
My... friend, Sora. [Light, that's still weird to say.] He wields one. A guy named Terra was teaching me a few tricks before he left the world we met on, too.
[He is not going to mention just how many Keyblades have met his face for being an idiot/manipulated jerk. Noooope.]
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Terra? You know Terra? [That wariness of before instantly dissipates, obviously, because Ven takes a step forward as if this much-needed confirmation might try to slip away.] Where? What world? When did you see him? Was it recent?
one of these days i'll renew his paid... /sob
[Well what do you know, small worlds.
He looks a bit surprised himself, but knowing how those guys just seem to attract friends to them like moths to a flame, he can't be entirely.]
Y-yeah. Not for long, though. [And considering what happens to those who that kid lost grip of, he's hesitant to say much more.] He heard what I was trying to do so started teaching me basic magic to keep an upper hand...
Funny thing about the "when" and "where" - that place threw conceptions of time and space off the side of the 91st floor. Not exactly a place anyone would want to be, either.
i understand that struggle. it is real. :c
So... he was okay. [It's like Aqua, then. Lost on another world somewhere, but... okay. Alive. And Terra was himself, by the sound of it. He shakes his head after a moment.] Yeah, time's kind of weird here, too. People from the same worlds arrive from different... time points, or something. [It's weird, complicated, and he's honestly had enough of time travel shenanigans for now. And, well, ever.
But speaking of time--]
Wait -- what did Terra look like? Just a little older than me, right? [...Well. Sort of?? Age is a funny thing?? But this guy doesn't know that.] Brown hair?
[Not silver, please don't say silver -- and don't say he was more like twice Ven's age, because that odd vision from months back is still fresh in his mind, the faces of two men in particular. By himself, he never would have guessed at the connections -- or the vague likeness of the second individual -- but someone in this world wanted him to see it, wanted to make sure he had suspicions. And since then... well. He's been eager to put several fears to rest.]
;-; also gomen 4 this butt
[After that was anyone's guess. He could have been left to wander the wastelands of his version of their Worlds, could have been dragged to the admin levels and destroyed by phantoms of said version of Worlds, or...
Yet that's not something to linger onto; those other goody two shoes would find a way to save all of them. Somehow.
That question gives him cause to pause though. What he looked like? Well that was an odd question.]
Tall, brown hair and blue eyes... Probably ten years older than what we look like if I had to guess. Always wearing a black coat with armor on his left arm, but... that's just the Terra I met.
[He uncrosses his arms to rub the back of his neck. He's probably only confusing the guy more.]
Can't say I ever fully understood why, but there were multiples of other people there where things were different back home. Could be that the Terra you know is out there and never met me, or it could be the same guy.
asdg never b sorry i thrive on shots to my feels
But speaking of--]
Multiples? [He tilts his head. Like the doppelgangers here, maybe? Or...
...ugh, this is confusing. At the very least, he knows that Terra -- a Terra? -- reached a point in their future. That's good enough.]
...Mm... well... Thanks for telling me all that. I owe you. [His smile's definitely not as bright as before, but it's there.] I'm Ventus, by the way -- Ven for short.
i've yet to meet a kh fan who doesn't especially someone who plays from wayfinder trio ^^;
[He's pretty sure he'd seen a guy that looked like this guy there, too. Maybe two. So many faces came and went that it was hard to keep track of if he tried to. Sometimes he wished he had between espionage and being forced into retail.]
Ira. And don't worry about it; I'm sure your Terra will be okay.
[More "okay" than the guy in front of Ven at least.]
Sora has that habit of finding people who need saving.
haha Y E P we're all masochists. wouldn't have made it through bbs as many times as i have otherwise
Because hero worship lbhBut AH, RIGHT, Sora -- yes, back to that--]
So -- you know Sora, huh? [Ven hesitates; he's always unsure just how to approach that subject, if only because it's kind of a weird one.
("Weird" being the understatement of the decade.)]
Heh... that sounds like him, yeah. How was he when you saw him last?
high five for masochism! o/ (okay, that sounds weeeeiiiird)
Though he supposes karma is a pain, because he's now put on the spot and wondering just how far the web of acquaintances goes. Next thing he'll know is this guy knew Zexion or Axel or something.]
Yeah? Kinda hard to forget someone like him. [Ha ha... forget. He cracks himself up.] Depends. Do you mean back home, or the place I was before being "summoned" here?
HA \o (weird but true)
Still--]
Either, I guess? I'm pretty sure I haven't seen him since before then.
[In either case. Sort of. It's complicated, like everything else.]
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Well, the Sora I knew back home was going to get his memories fixed after what the Organization did when I left... but I don't think the Sora that was in that other world even knew that I existed in the first place.
[s h r u g]
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But. Well. Here's his contribution to throwing one more wrench into this already complicated plot--]
He's... actually here. Or, he was. [He frowns, the expression definitely more personal than simply polite condolences.] I didn't talk to him, but he ended up in crystal stasis a while ago -- it's a state where a person turns into crystal for a time. We don't know how to fix it, or when they'll wake up after it happens. Sometimes it's just a few days.
[...sometimes it's not, and Sora's crossing the... what, two-month marker now? Three?]