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TD006

Test Drive 006
WELCOME TO ATERAT

Here is our Fifth Test Drive Meme! There are a lot of areas of the city to explore, so please have a look around! In case you need a little help getting started, I've included a few prompts below, or feel free to start your own! Exploration and player initiative are the names of the game here!

Helpful Links to Get Started

Arrival & General Information | Setting & Bestiary | Locales & Businesses | Residences & Housing Info | Rules & FAQ (ask questions here!)

I. Crash Into Me
Not exactly, but close enough. You have just arrived and received a strange satchel from a tiny, strange little man and are left more or less to your own devices (more information on what to expect upon arrival can be found here)! Follow directions to the north and check out the housing, or maybe have a look around the Historium and try to get some information from that giant glowing ball, see what you can waste your meager starter coin on in the Market District, or maybe just meet the neighbors.
II. What Goes Bump in the Night
It looks like Aterat proper has a spirit problem. Maybe you're seeing specters, hearing disembodied voices, your windows rattle when there's no breeze outside. Maybe there are cold spots in your place of business (or your apartment, which is so much worse). Either way, you're 100% convinced you're haunted. Hopefully, someone else believes you, or maybe you're used to feeling crazy.
III. When the Carnival Came to Town?
Take a look at the prompts from our latest event and go to town (or the carnival).
IV. Try the Network
The Tell-Phone allows for text, video, and audio transmissions to everyone else who has one. Give it a whirl!
V. Wildcard
The above prompts are all options, and there's much more to the setting than what they provide. Do your best (or your worst)!
legacy_blade: (Default)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-11 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
I - Crash Into Me

"Wait!"

Zack had been here for little more than minutes, and already weird stuff was happening. This wasn't Midgar, it wasn't much of any place he recognized actually. Worse, there had been a guy that had given him a bag and then had run off. Which meant Zack was just... left alone. Standing there. With a bag.

"Wait," he sighed, sagging a little before shoving the bag into his pocket unopened, "what's going on here? Man, this is stranger than normal."

IV - Tell-Phone | Text

Okay, so are there fan clubs here? Or maybe people who are really aware on things that are going on? Always helps to use those two sorts of things to find out more of what a place or people are like.

Also seriously, are there chocobos here? Where can I rent one? Are there any other than yellows? If I wanna go off into the forest I'm TOTALLY going to need a green!
heavenlyhonour: (Are you alright?)

[personal profile] heavenlyhonour 2022-07-11 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
Angeal was still pondering whatever Enis meant as in 'living life' in this place. It still didn't manage to ring any bells or give him any sense of direction. However, he was going to go to the chocobo ranch and see what he could find out.

He'd left the pup home because he didn't need to be out in this heat. And Angeal had done all he could to make a makeshift fan to keep it cooled. He'd even gone so far as to put ice cubes in the little guy's already cold water.

So he continued on and happened to come across the fountain. And he stopped dead in his tracks as he saw Zack standing there. Angeal blinked more than a few times and shook his head to try and make sure he wasn't making this up.

"Zack?"
legacy_blade: (Cheerful Puppy Smile)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-11 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, that's his name alright. And from a voice that he hasn't heard in so long. Not since well before Nibelheim. Angeal... It couldn't be possible. IT wouldn't...

And yet when Zack turned he grinned because yeah, there he was. His smile was wide, beaming. Beaming as he raised his hands over his head and waved vigorously at the older Soldier.

"Angeal! Is that you!?"
heavenlyhonour: (Unbelieveable)

[personal profile] heavenlyhonour 2022-07-11 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
He stood there and watched his pup just..was he really here? No he made sure he was awake and he walked over to the grinning Soldier. "I..can't believe you're here." In this weird world.

The last time he saw him..well it was on the battlefield which hadn't gone well. And he was on his way to go bring him to the Lifestream. Yet here Zack was standing in front of him.

"How is this possible?"
legacy_blade: (Thinking About That)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-11 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
At least he wasn't called pup. He hadn't been called that for years, after all. After Angeal and Genesis had gone AWOL... No, it was better not to think about it.

"Yeah, gotta ask you that myself. Uh, quick question. Is this, like, what the Lifestream looks like? Because it's sorta not what I imagined. Or what I'd heard described."
heavenlyhonour: (Ah no not really)

[personal profile] heavenlyhonour 2022-07-11 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Those questions had him take a good look at Zack. Several questions ran through his head but he shook it. "This isn't the Lifestream. I don't even know if this place has a name. But we're not home either. There's chocobos and Tonberries, but as far as anything else familiar that's about it."

He personally had no idea Cloud and Aerith were here.

"What was the last thing you remember before coming here?"

This was important.
legacy_blade: (This Kills A Man)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-11 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
Tonberries? Zack winces. That's not fun shit at all, and he didn't even have his sword. Angeal's sword. Cloud's now, he guessed.

"Uh... yeah, kinda remember some stuff. A long truck ride."

Such an understatement.
heavenlyhonour: (Lonely)

[personal profile] heavenlyhonour 2022-07-11 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
"A truck ride." And that's when it occurred to him to look.

"Did you forget your sword again Soldier?" Like that one time, but Angeal isn't sure he really wants the answer to this question.
legacy_blade: (Honor of the Blade)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-11 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
Oh come on, Angeal, give him a break. Zack sighed, arms crossing over his chest like he's about to complain to his mentor while the guy tells him something he needs to improve upon for an upcoming mission.

"Didn't forget it. Just didn't exactly get a chance to pack up coming here. But it's okay. Guy I left it with, I know he's going to carry it well.

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thegreatninja: (falling over)

Crash into me

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2022-07-12 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuffie wasn't expecting to run into yet another person she recognized but that was exactly what happened when her head collided with Zack's shoulder, sending her tumbling to the ground.

"Whaaaa?!" She fell hard on the stone walkway with a loud thump. "What kind of person just stands in the middle of the road?!"

Yuffie looked up and froze. Was this some weird dream?

"Z-zack?!"
legacy_blade: (This'll Be Fun I Promise)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-12 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Youch, someone running into him? Seriously rude. Zack stumbles ahead just a step, not much, it took a lot more than being caught off guard to overwhelm the mako infusions and the like. But damn, when he turned he wasn't expecting that face.

It looked... familiar. Sorta? Huh, how weird was that? She kinda looked like this kid he once knew. At Fort Tamblin. And then... Fuck, the spam emails from Treasure Princes, then claiming to be anonymous repeatedly.

"Yuffie? Damn, you got taller. I think. Maybe? Or maybe you just look bigger when you're not in a huge city."
thegreatninja: (Forward charge)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2022-07-12 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey!" She sprung to her feet, standing at the daunting height of 5 feet even. "I'm not short! If anything you're freakishly tall! I bet I'm even older than you now!" It wasn't a competition except that Yuffie couldn't help but fall back into old habits when confronted by old friends.

Was he a friend?

He was the closest thing she had to a friend until meeting Cloud and everyone.

"What are you doing here anyway? Is there a spiky hair convention I don't know about?"
legacy_blade: (This'll Be Fun I Promise)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-12 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, very daunting to the guy that has more than a foot on her. Geez, still had that energy too, didn't she?

"Oh, do you now? You look, what, fifteen?"

Of course he's got a teasing grin on his face, the same he'd use for Cissnei.

"What am I doing here? Damn, that's a question I wanna know too. Was on my way back to Midgar with a friend of mine and then... well, I'm here now. No convention I know of though."
thegreatninja: (told ya)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2022-07-12 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm nineteen!" How dare he call her a child! She was short but she didn't think she looked that young. At least it wasn't like when she was a child... meeting Zack was a time in her life that she tried not to think about. It was SO embarrassing.

"It's literally been years since I saw you." It's been almost a decade.

"Oh." Shit. "Right. Yeah that's the thing, isn't it? I showed up here like that. It's sorta all over the timeline or some sort of nonsense." Yuffie wanted to pout but she was truly happy to see Zack.
legacy_blade: (Default)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-12 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Still so young," he said, trying to keep smiling. Nineteen. She'd been, what, maybe nine or ten when they met? She's grown more than he has. He wasn't expecting that.

He doesn't know what to do with that.

"I mean, in my defense, I was sorta lying low for a while there," he said, rubbing the back of his head. Because, you know, uh, he wasn't going to admit just how that was? Because she was Wutaian, and would LIKELY point out that yeah, her people had been right, ShinRa evil and all that.
thegreatninja: (you guys)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2022-07-12 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuffie hated being treated like a child. A part of her knew that Zack was teasing her but that didn't matter, it continued to bother her. No matter how hard she tried she wasn't taken seriously... then again... running into him as she had certainly didn't help either.

"I noticed." She was almost a stalker though in most cases she got her target to come to her. "Do you want to ask me how Wutai is now? Because we kicked ShinRa out and it finally doesn't suck anymore." She hasn't been home in a while but she checked in from time to time to make sure that they weren't having any trouble in the re-development.
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[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-12 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Noticed huh? Zack had to grin. Was she part of the fanclub? He hoped not. Especially after that sad email about them disbanding.

"You did, huh? Good for you guys. Bet you did a lot of the work for that, Yuffie. Pretty proud of you," he said with a smile. It's easier to talk about that. "I'm sorry, you know, for all we did. Soldier and all of that."

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akindofmagic: (The hell you say?)

Au with Somarium memories as discussed

[personal profile] akindofmagic 2022-07-13 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
England hadn't been here very long himself when his blondish head turned to see that damnable gnome running yet again and the nation folded his arms across his chest and sniffed as he observed the goings on. "I'd almost think he's running off with people's belongings at this point."

Not being deterred, he'd heard there was really great tea shop and he was heading in that direction while he gathered his wits about him after being whisked out of yet another meeting. Britain also had overheard the locals speaking about what they thought was an herbal or wizard's shop and that was precisely where he was headed after tea. He'd only recently begun to feel better since he'd visited America on his birthday, a yearly occasion which made him ill. But perhaps they had some herbs that he was familiar with. It wouldn't do to be sick while trying to figure out what exactly was going on.

But then he turned and heard someone calling for someone to wait. Turning to look at the person who'd spoken, it took him a few moments, but he soon realized who it was that was standing there. England couldn't believe his eyes but the resemblance of the boy he's known in that other world was just uncanny.

And the other man had no idea how strange this was about to get for him.

"Zack?"
legacy_blade: (Default)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-13 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
No, Zack rarely knew how strange things were about to get for him. Though he was better than some at taking things in stride. There had been clones for crying out loud. Still, he hears his name and pauses to look at where it's coming from.

Some blonde kid. Not enough white clothes to be the ShinRa boy. Hair too reasonable to be Cloud. No one from home. Yep, totally blanking. He crossed his arms over his chest and tilted his head to the side curious.

"Yep, that's me. How'd ya guess? Wait, is everyone here named Zack?"
akindofmagic: (Calm peaceful steady gaze)

[personal profile] akindofmagic 2022-07-13 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
If England could hear Zack's thoughts about being a 'blonde kid' it would make him feel younger. He was wearing his usual green military uniform with a yellow rose lapel pin on the left side of his jacket.

As it was, just seeing Zack now let a tide of memories he'd long since forgotten come back, like the time they fought back to back on a bridge, fighting enemies off. But again, the boy England had known was a lot shorter at the time.

So he smiled, and seeing him lifted Britain's spirits even if he was back in a strange world with this boy who had grown to a fine strapping young man. "I should certainly hope not everyone here in this world is named Zack. But it's great to see you again."

It was almost like when flying mint bunny and the gang came to see him after a hellish conference.
legacy_blade: (Default)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-13 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Great to see him again? What in the world did that mean? Oh, wait, he gets it.

"You're from my fan club, right? That's how you know me?"

Because yeah, Zack doesn't recognize the kid in the slightest. So that's the best explanation he could come up with.
akindofmagic: (Are you out of your gourd?)

[personal profile] akindofmagic 2022-07-16 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
England stopped and his mouth dropped. Why was Zack sounding like America all of a sudden? "I..I never said that! Why would I even be in your fan club? Do I look like a groupie to you?"

He's not sure whether to be mad, or offended or just plain lost here. This boy had certainly grown up alright.
legacy_blade: (Default)

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-18 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Because I'm a hero," Zack said, smiling. Because he had been. He saved Cloud. That was true heroism.

"Or maybe I saved you during a mission?"
akindofmagic: (Waiting for you to make sense)

[personal profile] akindofmagic 2022-07-18 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
This had him spluttering. Zack was grown and England had no doubt there was a fan club and plenty of girls chasing after him. But he sounded so like America and it just hit him.

"A hero?" came out finally after trying to form a coherent sentence for a moment or five. And then he indignantly shook his head. "Bloody hero indeed. No you most certainly didn't save me. Do you not remember who I am?"

Something felt off and he had to try and piece it together although Arthur's mind was racing.
legacy_blade: (This Kills A Man)

that earned this icon, indeed

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2022-07-19 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, a hero," Zack answered, arms crossed over his chest as he frowned seriously at the kid. "And I don't know who you are."

Why was this such a big problem?

oh no..

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