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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: (huh)

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[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Terra isn't phased by his limit break but she's certainly curious. Her own limit break gave her access to her other form though it was for a very short period of time. The green haired girl stepped forward stopping near the pair with a curious glance.

She has a small basket filled with flowers with one flower tucked behind her ear.]


Are you alright? If you're hurt I can heal you.
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[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Offering her a smile, he nodded, gesturing her forward.] I would not be adverse to getting help. Thank you.

I am Heart. Thank you again for your healing powers, without Medic it is difficult to maintain myself.
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[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Terra quickly casts cura hoping it was enough for his wounds. She has stronger spells but she doesn't think it's needed at the moment. She takes a small step forward with a nod.]

I'm Terra. Are you training out here? I might have some potions you can have...
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[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[It was enough, and the minor damage he sustained was healed up. Nodding, he smiled warmly.]

Terra, a word for Earth. The deep strength of the land. It is a good name. And perhaps my moogle requires healing.

[The moogle huffed a little, stating he was a strong moogle but he looked a bit ruffled from the golem.]

I am training. It seems that much of my strength was indeed lost, but this world has been most gracious in its hosting of power available to those who would obtain it.
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[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Terra smiles at the cute little moogle and then casts cura again. She knows that moogles can help but she's used to Tempest who stays as far from battle as possible.]

Yes.

[She isn't sure what else to say about it. This world is different and she isn't sure how she feels about the absence of her powers. If she had them she wouldn't be able to control it anyway.]

I was collecting flowers for my shop.
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[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
[His moogle preferred the heat of battle, calling himself a Mogglesguard or whatever, but he nodded at her healing before turning towards Terra.]

A wise decision. A shop needs upkeep after all.

[Looking over at the fallen golem, he raised an eyebrow.] Has no one thought to remove some of these devices from the surroundings, or is it too hard to dismantle them for salvage?
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[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
[She mods while a tentative smile pulls at her lips.]

I don't know. I honestly don't fight often. If you think it's useful why don't you do it?
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[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)

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[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?
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[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.
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[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.]
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[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)

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[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?
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[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.]
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[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.]
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[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.]
greenmagick: (more confusion)

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[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.
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[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.
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[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?
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[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.
greenmagick: (confused head tilt)

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[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her head tilts curiously to the side.]

Our houses are provided to us by the city and while they aren't fancy they do have some furniture.

[At least the necessities.]
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[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
There wasn't enough room in the one I had gained, and I also had less than favorable housemates.

[He shrugged a little.] After that, I secured lodging closer to the heart of the city.
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[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-21 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I suppose that's good. I'm sorry about your roommates.

[Terra has been living alone for so long, she's a little worried about how might be moving into her home.]
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[personal profile] heartofthegroup 2015-08-21 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you. We did not see eye to eye, but then they were slightly prickly, finding out that I would be considered a "villain" back home.

[Heart chuckled.] In truth, I do not consider myself villainous. The truth of the matter is far more complex than that.
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[personal profile] greenmagick 2015-08-22 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[His words made her think though it isn't noticeable in the even pace of her step. There are many times that she feels like the Villain though it has been against her will that she took so many lives. She takes a deep breath, keeping her expression calm as she looks over at Heart.]

I think... that both sides of a conflict think the other is the villain.

[Though in Terra's case, she considers herself the villain. Nothing she's done under Kefka's control is good.]

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