theamusement | TEST DRIVE MEME -- SEPTEMBER

TEST DRIVE MEME -- SEPTEMBER

TEST DRIVE MEME
Interested in joining Terminal Tokyo? Well, before you apply feel free to testdrive any character you're interested in playing here! This is a good way to see how your character will work in the environment or even the potential CR.

For the sake of this meme you are allowed to choose your own partners but it will not count as game canon. Nothing that happens here will, it's just for practice!

That said we've decided to give you a bit of what you will see if you join the game. Keep in mind once a month we'll put up sets of missions your characters can join for bit, which is what some of these are! Others are mini-events. So here we go:

MINI-EVENTS
1) IT'S A FILM NOIR, SEE?!: Why's the whole world in black-and-white? Why are you wearing 20's outfits? Why is there dramatic music, the urge to get a pack of smokes, and seedy looking detectives everywhere?! Watch out, everyone, the gangsters are about...and the internal monologue.
2) BATTLE MUSIC: One of the shifts causes music to follow your character around for a maximum of two days. Are they upset? Rocking out? Whatever they're doing we hope they're enjoying their new battle theme!
3) ROCK PAPER SCISSORS--DUCK!: Sometimes the most juvenile of games becomes the most perfect way to relax. Why not enjoy a few rounds of everyone's favorite game "Rock Paper Scissors"? Just be careful. It seems a fewDracmon have decided to take this game quite literally and won't stop until you have beaten them at their own game. Just...beware of falling rocks, flying paper cranes, and sniping scissors...

MISSIONS
1) BABYSITTER ANYONE?: 300 BIT Petermon’s a jerk. He’s used his abilities to brainwash some baby Digimon into causing havoc around the city! Stop them from wrecking everything, again, but don’t hurt them too bad!
2) MON-DO EXPLORATION: 500 BIT A new continent is open! Server is vast and here is no map, so Chosen should get to exploring that! Watch out for weird pyramids, wild Digimon, bizarre invisible cities, and random out of place landmarks. And whatever you do, don’t get lost in the desert, okay?
3) I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE TRAILMON: 300 BIT Though they live in what's called a "graveyard", the Trailmon who live there are still Digimon and need love too. Give them a bath. Sing them a song. Treat them nicely, and they might give you a reward for keeping them company.
4) GOT FISH?: 300 BIT PER FISH The Damemon need a little help with preparing the latest meals. Time for you and your partner to go out and get some fish. Just make sure you don't hook a Digimon by mistake, okay? They get a little angry about that.
5) TRAINING WITH CHOSEN: 100 BIT With some of the recent Chosen adjusting to their roles, some of the newer Chosen might be looking to them for help, which includes fighting experience. In the spirit of promoting such camaraderie, an observing or participating NPC will give those actively training a few bits for their effort.

And, as always, you're also allowed to do this in a free form! These are just ideas to get your gears rolling and see what to expect.
(NOTE: All missions and events are more light-hearted here, but will not always be in game).

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[Yes, Laguna had expressed an interest in going out and seeing the world to find new and interesting things to write about...but when he had said that, he meant HIS world. This was just completely unreasonable as far as he was concerned, being thrown into this new land with no warning, rhyme, or immediately discernible reason. He huffed slightly as he continued walking along an unfamiliar road with his hands shoved into his pockets and his trademark machine gun lightly bouncing against the small of his back. At the very least though he had been fortunate enough to land a partner that seemed to be following him...a cute little...fire...lion...thing; called itself Leormon or something to that effect]

"Hey Vice Assistant Leo, not for nothing but...do you actually know anything about this place?"

"Nope, not a clue!"

[Laguna sighed deeply and let his head hang as he continued walking; at the very least the little creature had a good amount of pep to its step, made it hard to be all that down even if he wanted to be. All he could do now was hope there was a town at the end of this road where he could get his bearings properly...or maybe he'd even meet someone out here if he was lucky enough]

Edited 2013-09-01 09:52 (UTC)

[ Seifer, as luck would have it, was going the opposite direction: away from the city. In particular, away from that amazonian woman who had done nothing but pester him and make his moods swing from annoyed to only mildly amused since he met her. Impmon was at his heels, though just barely. ]

Will ya slow down?

[ Seifer didn't answer. The more talking that went on, the less walking that happened. He thought perhaps he might find somewhere to train. Even if the little pixie following him was weak, he'd make a good punching bag at the very least. And, worst case scenario, he could just go through the motions.

As he walked, he caught sight of two figures in the distance and he frowned. Great—and here he'd thought this was a less frequently traveled road. He folded his arms over his chest while Impmon, panting, struggled to keep up. It wasn't long before he, too, saw the figures. Unlike Seifer, Impmon waved his arms to get their attention. ]

Heeeey! Travelers don't normally come this way!

[ Seifer glared down at Impmon and briefly considered knocking him upside the head. All he wanted to do was walk past them, not get their attention. Oh well. He could always try ditching Impmon with... just one person and their partner, it looked like. ]

[Well this was a fortunate surprise, Laguna had been worried he'd be walking this road with no one but Leormon forever! His face instantly lit up as he brought one of his hands out to wave back at the datamons...that's what they were called, right? At any rate, the doodlemog and its partner were welcome sights for his sore eyes]

Yeah! You could say we're...new here.

Yeah, I found him passed out all the way back there!

...Thank you Vice Assistant. At any rate...its nice to meet the both of ya, the name's Laguna.

[He said with a smile, holding out his hand for Impmon to shake.]

[ Seifer exhaled heavily as he and Impmon approached the travelers. "New," huh? Sounded more like these two arrived recently. To be honest, Seifer fully intended to walk right past the man and his cub of a Digimon. He even intended on ignoring how similar the man looked, though he couldn't quite place his finger on why he seemed familiar. ]

Laguna?

[ Oblivious, Impmon grabbed Laguna's hand and vigorously shook it. ]

Pleased to meet'cha! I'm Impmon, and this is my partner Seifer!

[ The surprise stopped Seifer in his tracks so that he could take a good look at this "Laguna." Familiar. For a moment, he fancied the idea that this might be the Laguna. At least until he realized that Laguna must be ancient now. This Laguna looked too young. Sure, there was a chance that Laguna had simply aged gracefully, but... nah. The Digital World wasn't that kind to him. ]

...D'you two get lost? The city's back there.

[ Seifer nodded his head back the way he'd come. ]

Woah! You got a grip like a Ruby Dragon!

[Laguna said as his arm was shaken like a wet noodle; obviously this doormonster or whatever it was called was a lot stronger than its size lent credit to. Thankfully he got his arm back in one piece as he rolled his shoulder a bit to pop the joints back into place, though he was still smiling cheerfully as he gave a nod to Impmon's information.]

Lost...is a word for it I suppose, but its good to know there's actually a city around here. But if the city's that way, where are you two headed?

[ Impmon seemed pleased. He didn't know what a Ruby Dragon was, but it sounded strong. Even if Seifer thought he was a wimp, at least one person appreciated his strength. Seifer, on the other hand, recognized the term and again he wondered if this Laguna was somehow the same one.... ]

Away from it.

[ Captain Obvious at his finest. ]

This thing can't Digivolve, so I'm gonna toughen him up with my gunblade for a little while, then maybe go through the motions of shadow training. I'd say you two don't look well-armed for the wilderness, but...

[ Seifer gestured to Laguna. No, he was pretty sure Laguna was more than capable of taking care of himself out here. Mostly. Provided he could use that thing. ]

Bullets are useless against the stronger ones. Just so you know. Hope your fire cub can Digivolve.

Awww, don't let him scare you! It's not too dangerous around the city!

Digiwhat now?

Digivolve! And of course I can! Eventually...!

...No clue what you're talking about. But I've got more than bullets on me, a solider never goes into a battle without all his tools after all.

[Laguna said with a smirk, casually pulling a flashbang out from his back pocket and twirling the canister on his finger. Oh the things you can teach yourself while on an eventless patrol. He might not be able to damage them with bullets, but he could sure as heck blind a few with a well aimed throw. Still though...this kid was packing a Gunblade? That was enough to catch Laguna's interest as he grabbed a proper hold on his grenade]

A Gunblade, huh? I haven't used one of those since...well since my run in with that dragon! Its rare to find someone who uses them as a mainstay weapon, you must really have some skill!

[He was casually laughing about his run in with that one Ruby Dragon...but if he hadn't known how to use it, that thing would have eaten him alive, really funny stuff to him of course.]

Edited 2013-09-02 04:11 (UTC)

[ Huh. This guy looked like a bumbling idiot... a total airhead... but he was surprisingly well-prepared. To have a weapon like that must mean the guy was a military man. Really? This guy in the military? Maybe he was wrong (an impossibility, he thought to himself), but Seifer wasn't sure Laguna would be able to last three days out in the field. Not unless deep down Laguna was housing some killer instincts. Maybe the guy was just a survivalist? That seemed more believable. ]

You've actually heard of a gunblade before?

[ That was a first. Aside from Squall, Seifer found himself needing to explain what the hell it was. Apparently people couldn't put "gun" and "blade" together in their heads to get the obvious result. ]

It's a pretty impractical weapon unless you know how to use it properly. Recoil's terrible, right?

[ He'd mentioned a dragon again. A ruby dragon? Ugh. Why was he letting these boyish fantasies try and come true? In case he'd forgotten, he'd been stuck in this world for five months. Why in the hell would his childhood hero just plop down in front of him? Besides, shouldn't his hero be more... refined? ]

Hey! I know!

[ Seifer's glare to Impmon was immediate. ]

Since you're new, why don't we take you back to the city so you don't get lost?

[ YOU DUMBASS PIXIE. ]

Yeah...it takes a certain kind of muscle just to use one properly; especially if you're going to use it one handed! I remember a few guys at the Military Academy who thought they'd give it a try and snapped their wrists like dry branches...nasty stuff. Good thing I had a lot of practice with recoil from using my machine gun or that movie would have had a much different ending...

[Yeah..he hadn't been expecting an ACTUAL Ruby Dragon to wander onto the set...if Kiros and Ward hadn't been there, he might have actually ended up as dragon chow... But his negative thoughts were whisked away at the mention of being taken back to a city, that's exactly what Laguna needed to hear!]

That sounds great, I'll trust you two to lead the way!

[ If looks could kill.... ]

You three have fun.

Seifer! We oughta try bein' nice people! Besides, maybe they'll reward us.

[ Seifer rolled his eyes. That was not how someone should go getting snacks out of people. Besides, why would two people who just got here even have spare money to reward? What was Impmon planning to do? Mug them if they declined? ...Well, if he was, that'd be interesting. ]

All they have to do is follow the road like they were. They could have gotten there eventually. We're busy. What do I look like to you, a tourguide? You can go with 'em if you want, pixie.

A reward? Well...I suppose that'd be fair...dunno what all I have on me though. Let's take a quick check here.

[Laguna reached into the rucksack hanging below his machine gun and began to root around; mumbling to himself]

Let's see...some gil...my cards...rations...rope...how about this...?

[With a nod, he pulled out a small box with an ornate looking picture of himself in odd clothing holding a gunblade with a super imposed picture of a woman taking up the rest of the shot behind him; the title "The Sorceress's Knight" emblazoned across the bottom]

How do you guys like movies? I was in this one a while back and it was pretty popular back in the day! So if I sign it for you...it might just fetch you a quick pile of Gil if I'm allowed to be modest.

[ It seems that Squall had been walking around as well around that time. His digimon made it a rule that he had to get out of his apartment at least once a day that wasn't because of him going to work. Kudamon was wrapped around his neck like usually, and it was too warm of a day so Squall had left his jacket back at his place. He wasn't even paying attention to the people around him.

His hands were shoved into his pockets and he just stared forward. He was probably lost in thought again.]

[Just when he was beginning to worry he might never see civilized life again, Laguna caught sight of a person walking up the road and as he got closer...well suffice it to say, this was the last place he ever expected to see Squall of all people. With his smile brighter than the sun itself, Laguna rushed forward with a hand waving in the air and Leormon running on all fours just to keep up with him]

Well hey now, if it isn't mister grumpy gus himself! I must not be all that far off from home after all if you're around!

[Welcome Squall, your hell has officially begun]

Squall? I think someone is talking to you.

Doubtful.

B-but Squall he's coming right for you.

[ Squall rolls his eyes a little and just keeps walking. He figures if maybe he can walk past this random loud stranger, the guy might give up and find someone else to bother. He didn't feel like being helpful. His mood has been like a roller coaster this past week. ]

[Well...far be it from Laguna to say that this wasn't typically normal behavior coming from Squall; it just meant he was going to have to try a little harder. He came to a stop in Squall's general path and waved his hand again, trying to get the young man's attention]

Yo, Squall! You got your heads lost in the clouds again? Its me, Laguna, remember?

I think he's definitely talking to you, Squall.

[ Squall sighs and slows to a stop. Laguna was makiing it very obvious that he wanted to talk to him right now. If he ignored the guy anymore he would draw more attention to the two of them and he would really rather not have more people circling them. He pulled a hand out of his pocket just to move it to his hip and give Laguna a look. ]

Should I?

( He does look familiar though. Where have I seen his face?.... Did he say Laguna? What is the moron from my dreams doing here? )

Edited 2013-09-02 04:58 (UTC)

Huh? Don't you remember Esthar? Lunatic Pandora...?

[Squall looked legitimately confused right now...could it be he had injured his head sometime since he last saw him and lost all his memories?]

Hey, is this a friend of yours?

[Leormon pipped up from behind as he finally managed to walk around in front of Laguna; the small fire cub looking up at Squall for the moment]

Yeah...at least I think so at any rate.

[ He's still standing there with a raised eyebrow and his hand on his hip. This meeting was probably at the same level of weirdness as when he met Sora who insisted on calling him Leon. Why is this guy from his dreams here? Why is he talking about things he vaguely remembers Seifer telling him about maybe? And why does he seem to be acting like he knows him so well? ]

Any friend of Squall's is a friend of mine!

[ Squall gave Kudamon an annoyed look. ]

You have the wrong person. Maybe you're looking for a Leon?

No...You're Squall Leonhart, right?

[Laguna was beginning to question his own memories at this point...maybe everything he had experienced had just been one of those strange faerie dreams again; maybe that's what was happening right now. He couldn't rightly tell and it was hurting his head trying to make sense of it]

You have the wrong person.

[ Squall takes this chance to try and escape but he was met with a grumpy Digimon. kudamon gives Squall a look and nudges his head against his face. ]

Fine. That's me.

[Well...that certainly was the Squall he remembered, but something was definitely fishy around here. Still...he'd go along with it for now, at least until he could make some sort of rational sense of it. For now he was just going to extend his hand to Squall for him to shake...not that he expected him to take it of course]

Well...at any rate, I guess re-introductions are in order. I'm Laguna Loire, president of Esthar; its a pleasure to meet ya...again.

And I'm Leormon, nice to meet the both of you!

[ Squall looks at the hand that was extended to him and instead shoves his hand back into his pocket. Don't feel too bad though Laguna, he usually brushes off anyone's attempt at trying physical contact with him. ]

Right.

My name is Kudamon, and as you know I guess, this is Squall. He may seem like a grumpy person but he has a nice heart so I hope you can learn to get along with him.

[ Squall just rolls his eyes and glances off to the side. He was getting bothered by all of this. ]

( Why does he know about me? Did he have dreams about me too? I hope not, that's too annoying. )

Haha, I know little guy. He may be rough on the outside, but he's got a heart of diamond.

Uh...isn't it supposed to be "A Heart of Gold"?

At any rate, its good luck I ran into you out here. I just kinda...arrived and I don't know a thing about where I am. Think you could fill in the blanks for me?

[Even if Squall didn't remember him, at the very least he might be able to help him get his bearings]

Sure. We would love to help you out, Laguna! Besides we weren't in any hurry.

[ Sigh. He really hated how his Digimon made him socialize with other people. And something about this man in particular made the feeling even worse for him. ]

Great! Well...for starters, just where exactly is this place anyways? I've been all over the world and I've never run into any place quite like this...or see anything like you...datamons, was it?

Digimon.

Doodlemogs?

[And Laguna Loire off to another fantastic start once again folks]

Edited 2013-09-02 06:02 (UTC)

Laguna Loire | Final Fantasy VIII

My hero.

Someone had to bring him here eventually XD

And for that I am absolutely delighted *A*

I'm glad, I just hope I do him justice ;w;

Yoooou are doing marvelously! /chinhands

Yayyyy, your Seifer is awesome :3

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hiii :'>

Helloooooooo :'3

fancy meeting you here :'>

A certain Rose told me about this place and it seemed perfect :'3

good job rosey \o/

Indeed ;w;

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And for that I am absolutely delighted A