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Test Drive Meme #1
Arrival
Broken Palace by Jonathan Eng
0:07 / 1:13
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During 2014 Jonathan Eng composed the soundtrack for interactive narrative experience The Sailor’s Dream, consisting of a mix of instrumental tracks and a seven-part musical story told in folk song-form.
Like all who come through summoning circle, your arrival is heralded by a dream. Waking up is a dizzying, disorienting thing... and possibly made worse by the fact that you aren't alone.
Right after you appear, so does someone else. If you're lucky*, they'll simply blink into existence by your side. If you're not, there's a chance they spawned below or above you. That's one way to make a memorable first impression. Best untangle yourselves and get things figured out.
If you're extremely unlucky*, instead of another person being brought through the summoning circle, it's a monster. The creature bobs, laughs maniacally, and immediately begins to spit flames your way.
Some welcome this is. If you aren't the fighting type, hopefully someone nearby is. Eventually, one of the local Town guards will slay the monster before it - and you - cause too much trouble or fire damage.
Right after you appear, so does someone else. If you're lucky*, they'll simply blink into existence by your side. If you're not, there's a chance they spawned below or above you. That's one way to make a memorable first impression. Best untangle yourselves and get things figured out.
If you're extremely unlucky*, instead of another person being brought through the summoning circle, it's a monster. The creature bobs, laughs maniacally, and immediately begins to spit flames your way.
Some welcome this is. If you aren't the fighting type, hopefully someone nearby is. Eventually, one of the local Town guards will slay the monster before it - and you - cause too much trouble or fire damage.
Town Tricks
After your unexpected introduction to either your fellow offworlder or monster, you'll be given a proper one from Charlie in Town. He sends you on your way shortly after to get settled in properly and deal with then next offworlder that walks in. Unfortunately, it's a bit of a revolving door right now so he doesn't have time for a more in-depth explanation or to answer too many questions.
Nor does he remember to warn you about The Fae.
Although native to Talahee Forest, which is currently off-limits to offworlders, the surge of magic from the summoning circle has piqued their interest. While the faefolk vary wildly in appearance, the ones scouting are pixies.
These tiny tricksters may be too shy to reveal themselves outright... but that won't stop them from playing pranks on all these fun, new victims. Some examples of what can happen are:
Thankfully, these Fae mean you no harm. In fact, if you react with hostility they will give you a wide berth and simply find someone more fun to play with.
Nor does he remember to warn you about The Fae.
Although native to Talahee Forest, which is currently off-limits to offworlders, the surge of magic from the summoning circle has piqued their interest. While the faefolk vary wildly in appearance, the ones scouting are pixies.
These tiny tricksters may be too shy to reveal themselves outright... but that won't stop them from playing pranks on all these fun, new victims. Some examples of what can happen are:
- ⁂ Your shoestrings are suddenly tied together and make you trip.
⁂ An object you had on your person goes missing... only to be found in an odd place. Repeatedly.
⁂ Create illusions of food and drink that disappear or turn into something else as soon as you try to consume it.
⁂ At night, they'll use dancing lights to lead people astray and turn them around Town.
Thankfully, these Fae mean you no harm. In fact, if you react with hostility they will give you a wide berth and simply find someone more fun to play with.
Rocky Talky
One of the things that was given to you in your welcome pack from Charlie was a summoning-stone. Although it looks like, well, an ordinary stone- It's actually magic! You can look through it and see someone else's face too if you're both viewing your stones at the same time. It can also record your speech and deliver that to someone else in a snap.
One of the other features is that you can scrawl on it. It will turn your writing into legible text that you can send others to read on their stones. Of course, you need to attune yourself to your stone first. To that end, it prompts a small questionnaire:
The last couple of questions might seem... strange but, surely, it must have a reason for asking. Once you answer the questions and unlock your device, you might pocket it and forget. Unfortunately, your scrawled answers were sent to the entire summoning-stone network throughout Town. Everyone can see what you put and they might even have some thoughts about it.
One of the other features is that you can scrawl on it. It will turn your writing into legible text that you can send others to read on their stones. Of course, you need to attune yourself to your stone first. To that end, it prompts a small questionnaire:
- Name:
Age:
Race:
Favorite soup? Why?:
Is soup something you eat or drink?
The last couple of questions might seem... strange but, surely, it must have a reason for asking. Once you answer the questions and unlock your device, you might pocket it and forget. Unfortunately, your scrawled answers were sent to the entire summoning-stone network throughout Town. Everyone can see what you put and they might even have some thoughts about it.
Registration Questionnaire
Notes
⁂ Hello and welcome to Children of Bahamut! If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback feel free to comment here!
⁂ For the Arrival prompt, feel free to roll a d20 to see how lucky or unlucky you are.
⁂ The Town Tricks example list for pranks isn't exhaustive. If you have other silly prank ideas in mind, feel free to roll with that and have fun with it! The Fae certainly are.
⁂ There is a correct choice of favorite soup and the moderators will remember your choice/opinions. (We're joking. Mostly.)
⁂ Full Navigation ⁂
⁂ For the Arrival prompt, feel free to roll a d20 to see how lucky or unlucky you are.
⁂ The Town Tricks example list for pranks isn't exhaustive. If you have other silly prank ideas in mind, feel free to roll with that and have fun with it! The Fae certainly are.
⁂ There is a correct choice of favorite soup and the moderators will remember your choice/opinions. (We're joking. Mostly.)
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[While Ignis understands more than well enough that he and Gladio kept things under wraps in the beginning for simple reasons - Ignis wasn't even certain if it would last past a month, after all, in the start - three years seems like just a tad much to not let Noctis know that they're dating.]
[...Or for Noctis to realize that they're dating, too, although Ignis supposes that could be excused with them all living their own lives separately from each other a bit.]
[Still, it wouldn't be right to just leap ahead on this without consulting Gladio and Prompto, so...]
Hm, no, I was simply curious on if anything had changed in those three years.
As it is, you don't have to worry. Gladio and I will be fine sharing a room together, so we don't have to worry about finding another building to reside in for now. This one already has a fine location, with clearly enough room for all of us, so we shouldn't be too picky on the matter.
Running water like that is a fine resource. Someone else will surely snatch it up if we turn our backs on it.
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So in the end he just shrugs, fingers hooking over the edge of the counter so that when he leans back there's a satisfying stretch through his shoulders and, finally, a pop and he slumps forward again. It's strange, perhaps, how much he can just... let go of all the worries when he has Ignis with him. It takes a weight off his shoulders almost literally. Enough to make him able to relax a bit.]
If you say so. The rooms are next door to each other so-
[And then, abruptly, he realizes that Ignis doesn't remember all the panicking he did before he officially asked Prom out.]
Uh... right you don't know... well. No, I know you know but like... we made it official a little after we graduated. After-
[He sighs, rubbing at the back of his neck and looking embarrassed. It's not going to be the same as that first confession but he can't do it like this either. So Noct slides off the counter and puts a hand on Ignis' arm once more, making sure the other man is looking at him.]
I know, for you, we've been fighting. A lot. And I know it doesn't make it okay but... it does get better. After I finally own up to my part in it and you help me get some anti-depressants.
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[Just a little while. Really, he doesn't plan on keeping it a secret for very long, so long as Gladio agrees with him on the matter.]
[But it just doesn't seem like the kind of thing which they could really hold up in the long term.]
[Right?]
[Noctis seems to think similar, although in a slightly different direction considering he stumbles and looks embarrassed as he admits to something that Ignis knew would come a very long time ago. Still, to hear that it's come to pass, that Noctis can find some measure of happiness... It has him smiling a bit.]
[There's not quite any time to congratulate him on the matter, however. Not before there's a sigh, and Noctis's warm palm on his arm.]
...I knew that it would get better. I did. But it really does try a man's patience, sometimes, when all you want to do is speed towards the result. [He raises a hand up, fingers brushing against Noctis's knuckles.] Do I apologize, then? For suspecting there was such an issues, but never knowing how to approach it, and so doing nothing?
[Because sometimes, even with the suspicions, the knowledge he'd looked up... If he told Noctis of it, would tempers flare up again, and another argument would be had? It was something he worried about, and which none of his lessons ever covered.]
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I don't think I'd have accepted the help if you had said something. [He shrugs a little, helpless and tired.] Probably I'd've been pissed about it.
After graduation though. No goals, no schedule, no deadlines... I fell apart pretty fast.
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[But then take that structure away, and more fall apart than they realize. Ignis gently squeezes Noctis's hand right back.]
Then, with that said... Do you still have any of the medication on hand?
[If not, then that is another thing that they're going to have to figure out, and rather soon. Certainly, Noctis managed to make it for many years without it, but... all while abjectly miserable. Worse, even, then just miserable.]
[He might have to start doing more research on this as well... In fact, with a limited supply of medication, he should start doing it regardless.]
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But Ignis' next question gets a sigh and his free hand reaching back to rub at his neck again. Frustration and all of the high emotions only making him more tense and thus more sore.]
Yeah about that... they were in the armiger.
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[Just a brief pause before he dares to reach out, hand on Noctis's shoulder.]
Then after we've made sure that this location is secure enough, and we've made sure to round up any of the others who might have arrived in this vicinity, I will look into the matter. Even if they are not the proper medications that we know, I am sure that some manner of substitute can be found.
[...The only problem is that they might be herbs... and he knows how allergic Noctis is to putting anything green in his mouth. Hm. Well, he'll tackle that problem when he gets to it.]
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I figured I'd talk to that Charlie guy about it. Things have just been... a lot today.
[He hadn't realized the limited extent of the Armiger when he and Prom talked to the guy earlier. He'd had his fishing pole. It didn't even occur to him to test beyond that.]
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I can understand completely. Things can slip through the cracks rather easily, when all happens at the same time.
Hm... Why don't you clean up some of the rooms and see if there's anything tucked away, and I can see about inquiring on the matter to Charlie while I go fetch the ingredients necessary for dinner? Since I will be out and about regardless.
[And, whatever else about their situation, they will need to eat regardless.]