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Test Drive Meme #3


Test Drive Meme #3
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Arrival



Part 1


You arrive in an unknown space, dressed in white clothes (player choice what kind of clothes, as long as they cover everything). Whatever was happening to you before no longer happens. It's like everything was put on a pause and you were transferred away from the situation without you realizing it happened.

The space that you find yourself in is one of these four options:

An empty landscape filled with snow and ice, almost like a blank canvas.
A field with cherry blossom trees and spring flowers.
A sunny beach near an ocean that seems never ending.
A quiet forest with falling autumn leaves.

All of the spaces seem to continue endlessly. No matter where or how far you walk it almost seems like you're not moving at all. There are no animals here - just those who happened to wake up there at the same time, in the same place. Everyone is wearing the same kind of plain, white clothes.

Despite the possible rollercoaster of emotions you might be feeling, the place somehow feels familiar. Like somehow you belong there.

And it looks like you're not alone.


Part 2


After half an hour has passed the surroundings change as everyone is teleported into a room with all the other new arrivals, no matter what space they woke up in. It's a large place with plenty of seats to sit in and beverages to enjoy. Medical attention is offered to those who need it and the doctors here are very prepared for any challenging situations.

Here, in this room, everyone gets an answer to where they are and why. A hologram of a man appears at the center of the room, waiting to be heard. He brings a message on behalf of the leaders of Ellipsa.


The Message [ Click to Expand ]

Hello, my name is Olwen. I'm one of the leaders of Ellipsa as it currently is. I'm also one of the four who summoned you here.

Our world is in trouble and we need your help. I apologize for tearing you away from your world and forcing you to come here but I hope you understand. The magic we used doesn't let us ask in advance, nor does it let us choose who we bring here.

This world is composed of four Seasonal Segments. All of them represent one of the seasons. They were the places we used to get our resources from, but now they're dangerous places no one should go into unless they have the power to fight back. All of them have their own sets of powerful monsters and natural catastrophes.

We used to have plenty of people here who could control the powers of the four Seasons. We called them Seasonal Power Holders. Unfortunately, due to a tragedy you can read about later, we lost almost all of them. Now only four of us remain and the world is in chaos. We have done our best to protect the world, but we need more power holders to do that.

That's where you come in.

All of you have been assigned to one of the seasons. Whatever space you were in just now is what season you represent. You will learn different skills based on the season and those skills are going to help you save this world.

These powers don't interfere with your own natural powers. They use a new energy that has formed inside of you. It's harmless to your health, but it's vital to your seasonal powers. Your own powers should still work, even if the dark energy outside the city might interfere with them.

Unfortunately bringing you here wasn't as simple as it sounds. We couldn't do anything about how to keep you anchored to this world other than making a simple spell that helps with it. That is, you need to touch someone else who is not from this world ideally at least once a day. It will help you stay in control of your powers and boost your magical energy. If you don't, the consequences aren't very good. But as long as you hold someone's hand or give someone a handshake, you should be fine.

That's all I have to say about the situation. The staff of the Research Center will give you more information about housing and other necessary things. I will, however, promise that you will be sent home once the situation becomes better. That's the least we can do.


The hologram can be viewed in private in a separate room later, should someone wish to look at it again. For now, the staff of the Research Center hands everyone their new smartphones with their small flower lucky charms (the flower is anything the player decides). They're also told that the building next door is where everyone can find a room assigned to them with some of their belongings there and possibly even any animal companions. Those concerned about their mount-sizes companions are welcomed to the stables downstairs to see if their friends are there. The mounts are allowed to stay there until you find a place more suitable for them.

In the Arrival's hall there are also several stands with information pamphlets.

First type of stand is for the local Guilds and about the benefits or joining one.

Second type of stands is for the Welcoming Committee that aim to show otherworlders what the world is like and help guide people in the beginning of the journey and helps in getting settled into the new world. They even have people to help if you're unfamiliar with the new phones.

Third type of the stands is for The In Touch Support Group that is led by the Otherwordly Ambassador, Kamisato Ayato. The pamphlets have contact information for businesses looking to help Otherworlders. They also focus more on the lore of the World and what they have discovered so far, as well as a guide on what to think about when preparing to venture out to the Segments.

Once you get your smartphone and necessary information, you're urged to go out and find your apartment. After that whatever you want to do is up to you.

Part 3


The building next door is where everyone can find their new apartments. As you enter, you're told by a friendly native that for the first two months you can live anywhere rent-free and five meals a day are paid for you. After that they get a monthly payment that helps with some of their living expenses, but otherwise they have to have a job to support themselves.

All of the apartments are comfortable, two bedroom apartments with all necessary utilities. They are also completely soundproof. Sometimes the magic system, however, does glitch and you might find yourself rooming with a stranger. This is not the intention and the staff will immediately prepare you your own room if you ask them. But maybe having a roommate isn't all that bad?





Party in the Underground




Part 1


The center of Nightwake never sleeps and there's always something happening, but today there's a lot of excitement in the air all around the center and every district! Locals and those who want to help them (for 100 Moon Coins or a gift card of their choosing), are walking to everyone to offer colorful fliers along with free vending machine tokens. There's also colorful advertisement on billboards and posters everywhere around the city advertising all sorts of things like items, clothes, drinks and more.

Local businesses, stores and restaurants are also going pretty crazy with their celebrations of anyone walking in being their 50th, 100th or whatever customer of the day and the prize among other things are gift cards and more free vending machine tokens but they aren't even for that same shop or restaurant? They also offer people to spin all kinds of different prize wheels, spin roulettes, buying a certain amount of things from them, and taking part in eating and drinking competitions for a surprise prize. Someone even put these surprise prizes into the Gacha Restaurant's randomizer, so for a week, you can choose it as a total surprise there too. (The surprises can be even more vending machine tokens and silly things like cute keychains or a 5-in-1 avocado tool as some examples.)

You can't find any of these shops, restaurants and other places, that they are advertising, in the whole city. The locals, posters and billboards will tell you where you can find them. There's a new entrance in every district, where locals welcome everyone to the grand opening of the Underground Mall!

Some may even drop into a sudden hole in the ground on their way and fall (or slide) somewhere far away. Don't worry, there will be very soft and huge pillows for landing in your destination.


Part 2


The Underground Mall's upper floors give the vibe of a joyous mall with several restaurants and shops you won't see on the surface. The mall is definitely a must visit place for those who appreciate different fashion and exciting food choices. The party from the surface continues down here with various sales around the area. A good day for shopping!

For those who like games, there's a futuristic VR Arcade for you! This Arcade focuses on games that are played with VR goggles on. Even your regular DDR machine will now take you to dance in different environments and feel like you're dancing for your life or for an actual audience.

There are all sorts of vending machines lined up in their own, huge corner. You can find the usual ones with all sorts of different snacks, food and drinks, but there are also some with cake, cookies, mayonnaise, cream, flowers, engagement rings and other less usual but normal things. Nothing here is randomized, unless you choose the random option from the machine, otherwise you get exactly what you want. So pick your favorites or try something new, that sounds more or less good! You can find a machine that turns moon coins on your phone into vending machine tokens (or you can pay straight with your phone).

And, yes, you can find vending machines full of snacks and drinks all around the area too.

Then there's also an area for ufo catchers with all kinds of prizes like pokemon plushies and lots of other plushies, items themed to different season, plushies and other items themed to any fauna and flora from all around Ellipsa, puzzles, food themed items etc etc.

Moving inside the mall is done by escalators and elevators, but there are also regular stairs for those who prefer them.

The fastest way of traveling from floor to floor in the mall is by quick teleport nodes. You choose a floor you want to go to from the list of choices, much like an elevator and then you're transported into that floor's node within seconds. Unfortunately, they're still working out on the bugs in the system, so you may end up in the wrong place - including places that aren't on the list of choices.

Part 3


There's also a Poké Ball Vending Machine, so anyone who recognizes poké balls may have some idea what they could get here. The vending machine somehow has enough balls for everyone in Ellipsa but everyone can only buy one ball! The balls don't have names in them and no one can see through them, so even those, who know Pokémon will NOT know what they'll be getting from this vending machine as it is entirely randomized!

Are you ready to get your first Pokémon? What about being ready to see how you two get along? Everyone, who plays this vending machine, gets either a Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Eevee, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Rowlet, Litten, Poplio, Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble, Spirigatito, Fuecoco or Quaxly.

(And yes, ICly it is entirely randomized but OOCly you can decide which one you want your character to get... Of course you can rng the result too. More about Pokémon guidelines in the OOC Tips of this TDM.)






Welcome to Our Dark Side




The third part of the TDM is under this details cut as it has Content Warnings, including Cursed things, Organized Crime, Illegal Activities, Monster Forms/Body Horror, Attempted Murder, Experimenting on People

The Third Part of the TDM [ Click to Expand ]
Part 1

The lowest levels of the mall are only accessible by random quick teleport nodes around the mall (if you know you know is the motto with these). You can run into them on accident (they're usually hidden, but with so much traffic, the hiding place becomes visible) and they sometimes immediately just teleport people without any warning. The arrival can be in various places. A random shady hallway, in the middle of the floor, in a shady establishment and so on.

Anything that seems shady can be found from these floors. Even the local diners here are very weird and likely have illegal things on the menu. Clothing stores sell all kinds of clothes fit for thieves and assassins and the amount of weapons shops here is twice the amount than on the surface. Rumor has it there are also people trying to summon the devil somewhere around here, but that's still just a rumor.

One of the teleport node locations can take you to the front of a cursed vending machine corner. At first they look like ordinary vending machines, but upon closer inspection one may notice they are anything but ordinary.

The food vending machines are full of different "eatable" bugs with half-hearted warnings that they may or may not be poisonous (they didn't really check before putting them in the packaging), Mystery Food boxes (includes some very suspicious foods that don't look edible, but are actually alright in taste? But may contain some side effects like growing mushrooms out of your hair if you eat the mushroom ones), ones that is labeled Energy Drinks but all of them look more like creepy potions (they provide energy but at the cost of poisoning someone for 24 hours) and hyper realistic cakes that look like various body parts (the cake part is intentionally written in small print).

Other vending machines have various shark eggs (hatching them will provide a magical shark with little hands and legs that invades the first watery surface it finds and bites whoever comes too close - it does not belong as a pet, but one may try to tame one), Mystery Boxes (with anything from highly cursed jewelry to books that suck your soul if written into) and Cheat Slips (it's said these slips will let you master a skill immediately, but all it does is cause one's powers to go berserk for 2 hours).




Part 2


The lowest levels are also a place for a large Casino. While they do exist on the surface, this one is a little different.

The Casino (named just that, "The Casino") is divided into four different sections; All of them are dominated by an organized crime group. This is the only area of the underground they work together in peace and sometimes come to relax. They don't cause trouble for each other here, but they definitely can try to cause trouble for everyone who is visiting the place.

Losing in this Casino can mean being taken to the back rooms by whichever group's area you ended up losing in. They will offer to let you go if you can pay off your debt you made in the Casino, but they have other options of compensation.

Name: Diamonds
Game Area: Card Games (Poker, Black Jack, Craps)
Compensation: They will send characters on a criminal quest to either steal or sabotage something or even smuggle a (cursed) item into important places.

Name: Spades
Game Area: Roulette
Compensation: They will attempt to kill the character that lost in the quietness of the backrooms.

Name: Clubs
Game Area: Pool, Darts
Compensation: They will just make characters clean their casino area.

Name: Hearts
Game Area: Slot Games
Compensation: They will drag characters into experiments in a different facility.

You may also end up taken to the back rooms for getting caught cheating, although it may also end up in a congratulatory meeting for an impressive sleight of hand instead or an invitation to join one of the groups. How would you feel about a life of crime?




Part 3


Those caught in Hearts Group's Experiments will be subjected to series of tests. Mostly they're to check the characters' physical condition before proceeding. Once the tests are concluded, the character will be given a medicine (either via shot or a pill). This medicine will not show any signs of working for a while and characters are let go afterwards.

The same medicine can, however, later be consumed by anyone else in various foods and drinks (free samples, some restaurants, even some grocery store items), even in the higher levels of the Mall. The experiments were the final test before distributing the medicine secretly to the public. So your character may accidentally end up getting the medicine in other ways.

What are the medicine? Monster Form activators. They will awaken a monster form inside a character that will trigger under one of the (player) selected conditions: strong emotional reaction, full moon, near death situation or bleeding.

The form can be returned from by calming down and focusing on their sense of self, but there's a chance to go berserk, making this difficult. If characters go berserk, their powers will be a lot stronger, but they won't know who's a friend and who's a foe. Their form may also be a lot scarier than it normally is. They will likely only want to cause destruction around them or want to feed on humans.



MonsterDescriptionPowers
AlraunePlant monsters with a humanoid shape. They may have changes as simple as flowers growing in their hair or have complex body modifications such as roots for legs and long vines as hands.Pollen with status effects like sleep/poison/paralysis, control over plants, poisonous kisses, etc
GargoyleMonstrous humanoid winged creatures with horns on their head and stony hides.Super strength, tough skin, flight
HarpyHuman-bird hybrids. Anything part can be replaced with bird bodyparts, although the most common configuration is arms turned to wings and legs into talons.Flight, sonic scream, hypnotizing voice, ability to whip up whirlwinds
KelpieAquatic horses with a man made of seaweed and algae, covered in a sticky fur that makes it nearly impossible to get off if one is to ride them. Some may get a fish tail when underwater, although when out of water they have legs like any horse.Water breathing, illusions
LichUndead humanoids, they may look skeletal or simply corpselike.Raising the dead (into zombies/skeletons), necrotic touch
ManticoreBeastlike creatures with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion or dragon. They vary greatly, some sporting horns on their heads, or resembling a Chimera or Sphinx.Super strength, flight if wings.
MinotaurAnimalistic monsters with the head of a bull and the body of a human, although some variations exist in which there are different animal heads. Some sport hooves and a tail in place of legs. Super strength, overall size, super defense.
TaurThis refers to any number of creatures with a humanoid upper body and a lower body that resembles a non-anthropomorphic animal in the same sort of style as a centaur. This category includes things like Arachne and Naga, and other variations of such monsters.Varies depending on animal the taur is based on
WerecreaturesMonstrous, bipedal animals, the transformation of which is often (but not always) triggered by the full moon. Common variants are wolves and bears, although they can be about any animal. The Pooka would be one of the variations in the werecreature category.Depends on the animal the form is based on, but usually super strong/fast etc



This effect can either be permanent or temporary, depending on how the players want it. Temporary can be up to just one transformation under the conditions or several.






OOC TIPS


- Ask your questions related to the TDM here.

- The TDM is available only to friends of the mods and their friends. If you want to play in the TDM, please leave a note here to inform us who invited you over. We will get to you as soon as possible.

- Test Drive is open for current characters to make a top level as well. New characters can add TDM (or "New" or anything else) on their subject line to indicate they're new!

- Current characters cannot access the starting area again to meet new arrivals. They can, however, be at the Research Center when the newbies are teleported in.

- The TDM is game canon so anything in the TDM can happen for your character(s) in the game as well.

- Remember to add Content Warnings wherever needed!

- Smut is not allowed on the TDM. You can play situations leading to it, but if the thread is turning into smut, please move it to a private space such a post in your character's journal, or a locked post in the game's log community if you decide to app!

- Pokémon Guidelines:
• Anything mindblowing crazy that the pokedex has to offer for any of the evolutions doesn't carry over to Seasons. They're closer to anime variants where people can get flamethrower at their face and live (we still do not recommend getting a flamethrower at face)
• Pokémon gain experience points much slower, even if they battle one another.
• You may be able to find a vending machine with weird stones mixed in for stone evolutions. Strange.
• All start at level 5.
• More Pokémon may appear later in the game but for now it's just the ones mentioned.
More on all the available Pokémon here!

- Check Locations: City to find more areas to explore inside the city. Every place in the districts are open. The Underground Mall has been added to the locations page at the very end of it.

- Similarly, Locations: Segments is useful for outdoors adventures. You can find monsters to encounter on Beastiary.

- Minor NPCs page has been updated with the criminal organizations.

- FAQ has information on characters' smartphones as well as general things about the world that might be handy.

- Feel free to check and use out Questboard for additional prompts.



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rustyhonesty: (Why are you asking me?)

[personal profile] rustyhonesty 2023-07-11 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jean thinks for a moment. All of them sound interesting in their own way, but perhaps...]

Let's try Grave Raider? It looks like we can work together in that.
rustyhonesty: (Confused)

[personal profile] rustyhonesty 2023-07-11 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jean takes a step back, out of reflex, upon seeing something so big come out of the small ball. That sure was a big one. And how did it snow indoors? Was it by the Pokémon too?]

You weren't kidding... and there are even larger than this one. Pokémon sure are amazing.

[Totodile feels the change in temperature and opens his eyes, lookin at at Abomasnow. "Toto?" he says and tilts his head.]

It's alright, Totodile.
colchismagecraft: (Much grump)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-07-11 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
...And I assume no one's found a way to avoid having to hug people?

[The knife vanishes after another light stab at the hologram- but if Nia heads off regardless, she won't press the point.

...Ellipsa, hm?]
healerscorned: (Default)

[personal profile] healerscorned 2023-07-11 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nia does stop at the question, turning back around.]

I mean, it doesn't have to be hugs. Any physical contact will do. A firm handshake works just as well as anything else.
dundundone: (.... Really)

[personal profile] dundundone 2023-07-11 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
More than likely.

[Those at the bar would more than likely get him another, and knew Larry was good to pay as he nodded a bit while enjoying his own drink and meal at his own pace. He'd end up with a second order before he left, along with a few other foods.

All of the food here was good, so he'd found.]


Can probably find a cooking class somewhere- and there is, yes. Could probably talk to someone who works here if you're interested in any of their particular methods. [Friendly people.

There was a pause from his eating as Larry held out a hand, palm up, and created what nearly looked like a rock in it. Earth creation was one of the basics for Autumn, he'd found, along with the manipulation of it, which was why said 'rock' was in the shape of a komala sleeping with it's log.]


It comes naturally once you do get the hang of how it feels to work with here. Some experience will probably do you well, too.
chiefkeyward: icon by <user name=soulseer site=plurk.com> (Unimpressed)

[personal profile] chiefkeyward 2023-07-12 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
Much to Lahabrea's delight, the Eevee seems to agree as it quickly scales up his arm and perches itself upon his shoulder. He stares at the Pokémon in apprehension before eventually letting out a sigh. It seems this little creature likes high places, judging from its rather smug expression. Lahabrea can already tell this little one is going to be an absolute menace.

"If so, then I fear I'm doomed." He mutters as the Eevee starts nuzzling his cheek. It's rather difficult to look threatening when you have something this cute cuddling against you. "Are you going to keep that little one?" He asks once he gives the turtle a second glance. "I dare say it would be far better if it was with you than trapped within that strange little capsule." His carmine gaze drifts over towards the vending machine again with a hint of curiosity.

"I wonder how many more lurk inside there." He questions while the Eevee is now pawing at his hair. “Pyralis, cease.” It seems he has already thought of a name for the creature. How cute!

“Have you thought of a name for it yet?”
quecheugy: (We're all doing just fine tho)

[personal profile] quecheugy 2023-07-12 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
The pack mentality a Houndoom -and Houndour- had in them naturally worked very well when it came to a household that may see young starters come and go, and for when Clavell took another onto his team as well. He knew just how much he could trust the dog-like pokémon, and know things would be well taken care of if he was busy or absent for a sort time. Intelligent and loyal given the time spent with Houndoom on his team, and seemed to enjoy watching them.

Only thing stopping Houndoom from certain things was the fact he was not bipedal with opposable thumbs of any sort.

"You're perfectly fine- some trainers who receive their first pokémon have never cared for one personally until then. We all start somewhere," reassuring with a soft smile. "That is also not a terrible place to start, as there are farms with certain pokémon and- well, there are horse-like ones as well." Rapidash and Mudsdale to think of a few.

A small gesture- "Turtwig here can rely solely on sunlight, capable of photosynthesis like a plant; they are a Grass type, and it is something their entire line is capable of," but Turtwig was the only one that could survive on only that, "Of course, they also adore berries. Fruits and some vegetables likely wouldn't hurt as well." Given he could understand not even bothering to feed the pokémon could seem cruel in a way; they deserved treats.

"It has hard to tell the difference visually- I do have a pokédex application on the rotom-phone that arrived with me that we can use to check, if you'd like."
mayoninofukucho: (Ready to go!)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-12 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
Alright, let's give it a shot!

[Before long they're outfitted with the VR visors and -guns, and once the tutorial is cleared they're treated to an immersive 3D cut scene of being flown over a lush jungle and having to parachute down. Once on the ground they almost immediately get attacked by strange little money monsters. Using a gun, even just in a game, is surprisingly fun, thinks Hijikata.]

To your left!

[As usual he and Jean give each other good coverage! (They may just end up demonstrating their usual fighting stances to anyone watching them play... oops.)]
quecheugy: (And here we are once more)

[personal profile] quecheugy 2023-07-12 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Abomasnow tilted his head, watching carefully- and at least it remained very light snowfall before it halted, rather than turning into hail. This was not battle after all, but given the Pokémon's ability the cold was natural when close.

A reason Clavell tended to have Abomasnow with him whenever he went was n one of the colder districts-]


Indeed, and I've one much larger, but as I said he is at my home here and wouldn't very much like being called out in this space. Pokémon certainly are amazing and wonderful creatures, with the variety that can even be had amongst those of the same kind- and Type at that.

[There was a friendly rumble from Abomasnow in reply to Totodile; a hello of sorts.]

I apologize for the chill, it's something that tends to come with him.
quecheugy: (We're all doing just fine tho)

[personal profile] quecheugy 2023-07-12 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
[It was, of course, Houndoom that called attention- that low boof of a sound as his head turned and—

Ah, a Snivy; no real surprise with the display given some did take joy in their own attitudes here and there even when not feeling slighted- but, well. Clavell's voice had an apologetic but still kind sort of tone to it when they were close enough he could speak up.]


Apologies, Miss, but do you happen to have any sort of meat on your person? If not, I may have some to offer from what I keep on myself for my team, if your new friend has their heart set on a certain taste.

[He had observed the blindfold of course, a reason perhaps staying to one place when he spoke was safest.]
localdeliveryboy: (idle/doubting)

[personal profile] localdeliveryboy 2023-07-12 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ The levels of concern he has for this person's diet right is astronomical in value. ]

Right...Err, lets say I already got me hands on some...mayonnaise, what'd be something not too exotic to eat. Not to mention financially reasonable.
localdeliveryboy: (smile2)

[personal profile] localdeliveryboy 2023-07-12 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Oh right, I see. That's the same as the folks I met from Takamagahara in my world. They have their surnames first then the given names.

[ A beat. ]

Their names sounds similar to yours as well. Not exactly yours or your brothers, but they have that kind of....manner or emphasis on how you say it. One, I struggle with.

[ He looks at the photo and at her, noting the similar features in their appearance. ]

Aye, I see the resemblance. Your brother must be awfully capable to do something like this here. I imagine you two must have struggled the way I am to adjust right now.
localdeliveryboy: (idle3)

[personal profile] localdeliveryboy 2023-07-12 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Mmmm. I'm sure. Well, this has been enlightening, so if you'd excuse me I'll go be hungry somewhere more civilized.

[ With that he steps to the side and past him, rolling his eyes and whispering to himself "What a knob". ]
manastacks: (42)

[personal profile] manastacks 2023-07-12 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
'Tis a bit more complicated than merely that. There are people I know and recognize, but the same cannot be said of them.

[ Because his existence... Is replacable. ]
fairlyheroic: (pic#16297223)

SORRY FOR THE SLOW

[personal profile] fairlyheroic 2023-07-12 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[he's had dreams like this too, where the last five plus years didn't happen and he was able to go home, back to her. He was supposed to bring her up above the plate and it had been a huge deal, not just Aerith wanting to, but her wanting to with Zack - because he made her feel safe.

If she'd turned him down he'd understand. A serious rejection, a joking one like when they first met - out of control as it all was, he'd accept it. Because even if those years melt away, they're still there, and -

- and it doesn't matter because she says yes and his entire face lights up, like he really is that young soldier who fell through her roof again]


I'll make it worth it, I promise.
knowsvinewhip: (Snap the branches off me)

[personal profile] knowsvinewhip 2023-07-12 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a very near thing - Hakkai saying he's all right. He can find his way on his own. But... he can't really do that. Can he? He doesn't have the slightest idea where he is in relation to anything else. And if this is really dangerous...]

[He sighs. Fine, he'll swallow the pride today.]


Please, lead the way.

[A slight bow of his head. He starts to fall into step with his new companion. And shrugs slightly, to get Jeep to stop trying to eat the cake.]

Jeep, please.
knowsvinewhip: (We both matter)

[personal profile] knowsvinewhip 2023-07-12 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
Bikes as well? You wouldn't need to pedal those then, I assume.

[Okay, he's not wrong. Do motorcycles exist in his world? Maybe? They're probably uncommon enough to where bicycles come to mind first, though.]

[The best he can do, hm? Yes, that's probably the truth. Put himself to work. Distract himself by throwing himself into what he does best.]
Yes, distraction is probably for the best, isn't it?

[The smile is... almost real.]

I'll have to look into that. And, possibly before I lose myself in the library you mentioned, haha.
underworldpunk: (And this is it!)

[personal profile] underworldpunk 2023-07-12 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
There are ones you do- think kids don't get the ones that hover until they're older. Most people just walk where I live, or take the underground- there's a train and all. [The Underworld was under even that after all; was one way for them to get back down at least.

Also, buses.

There was a soft laugh from her, caused those oft blue lights to glow brighter in a slight flickering of them-]
Yeah. It isn't so bad, lots of people are really friendly and some will help you along with that? I've met a few other people into music, little things like that can help a bit.

[Make the best of a situation, do what could be done.]

Not a bad way to start off! The library is huge, and even if a lot of the history of this world is gone and lost there's still some- along with just stories that can be fun to read.
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[personal profile] godofdust 2023-07-12 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
[With her hands clasped behind her back while she walks, she thinks about it for a moment.]

Three months ago. [So he didn't know. Well, it's entirely possible that no one has seen him yet to tell him... Guizhong does not mind being the one to do so.]

I haven't seen a single glimpse of you since then. I don't think you were here for very long at all.
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[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-12 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's just the Hijikata experience.]

Hm... upstairs, on the surface, the Gacha Restaurant is a cheap option that may or may not give you something good. Perhaps they've got another branch down here? Let's check the map.

[The mall map shows that the Gacha Restaurant indeed took avail of the new shopping area to open a second location, and since it's not far Hijikata straight-up takes Noah there.]

You can select all the ingredients you want or don't want with these little pictograms, and then you feed the coins to the machine, and it makes a meal for you. It can be really shitty, but also really amazing.
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[personal profile] mistsplitter 2023-07-12 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm certain you will get used to it in time.

[ A lot of time, likely. Ellipsa isn't exactly an Asian-inspired setting. ]

Ayato works with Ellipsa's government as the Otherworldly Ambassador, and he has experience in such affairs given what we both do in Inazuma.

He's had to endure more adjustments. Though the technology in this world certainly is very new. I'm so curious about it all.
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[personal profile] majimekun 2023-07-12 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I will, I promise! I'm working for two now!

[Sure he didn't plan on having a pet, but here they were.]

...what about you? I imagine taking care of an owl will be easy for someone like you, but you just got here, right? Because I can help if you need me too!
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[personal profile] sickandtired 2023-07-12 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Kind of... I mean. [There's really no beating around the bush here.] The others back home, well, none of them were human. [He laughs awkwardly.] So when I say I'm not used to being around people, I really mean people.

So maybe that app would be a good starting point! [Talking to people... indirectly.] Although, I - do you live with a lot of people, Shigeru?
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[personal profile] localdeliveryboy 2023-07-13 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ How the hell is he still standing?

Following him to the stall he watches and listens to the instructions before leaning to poke through the choices himself. ]


Bloddy hell...I don't recognize most of these things. Like this one, the hell is this?

[ He asks while pointing to the image displayed on the screen. Its an onion. He doesn't know what an onion is. ]
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[personal profile] localdeliveryboy 2023-07-13 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
So you're in the politics game too?

[ He didn't think she was someone like that, given she just seems to be wandering around by herself. No security or anything, not to mention she just treated him to a meal. ]