Welcome to Gildenhirst, friends! It's a TEST DRIVE MEME!!
Premise, Location and more information on the Main Menu.
Our test drive meme is open to everyone, so please stop by for a little fun and see if you’d enjoy playing with us. The TDM primarily takes place in Gildenhirst, the main hub city for Bravely Borrows. The surrounding area of Caldisla is free game though! Please explore the setting as you desire.
LET'S PLAY DRESS UP
A big part of Bravely Borrows is getting your very own job class! While all characters start the game as a Freelancer and receive a random job asterisk later on, for the sake of testing you may choose from the following job classes to mess around with:
Red Mage ★ Monk ★ Knight ★ Performer ★ Ranger ★ and Freelancer of course If you desire these threads to be canon, an asterisk was simply loaned to them. Please return it at your earliest convenience.
NEED A QUEST?
If you need some direction on how to begin, why not gaze upon some sample quests? Go on a journey. Fuck around and find out. They are completely optional– write whatever prompts you want!
Eggs Aplenty
Oh no. Oh dear. There has been a horrible series of mistakes surrounding ChantiLilly’s egg delivery. For one thing, it was delivered to the Central Market on the Ground Floor! For another thing, there are far too many eggs here. Dozens upon dozens upon dozens of eggs. The bakery’s Patissiere would be grateful if you could help bring these eggs up to his bakery in Rooftop Gardens. You’ll get some gold and some fresh eggs for your troubles.
This Bunny’s Buggin Me
A farmer from Norende is going batty over the swarm of bunnies that have been getting into his fields. Help a fella out, won’t ya? They are swarming en masse and ruining the spring start ups! Don’t expect to be able to herd them out without a fight though– these rabbies really pack a punch! They’re also carnivorous so…. Watch out?
A Rock and a Hard Place
An avid collector is searching for some new specimens. They’ve heard there are some expansive cave systems in the Norende Heights that just might be the perfect spot to collect some geodes. The only problem is that they’re an eensy teensy bit full of kobolds. You’ll be compensated for your troubles if you’d go collect some rocks, and every actual geode will get an extra reward. Please don’t fall off the cliffs…! The paths are narrow and harrowing at times. Good luck!
Have an excellent time, friends!
Thanks for stopping by ♥
A whole healer... Blue tried to imagine this, only coming up with images of Chanseys and Blisseys trailing after people. Take these eggs for trying times.
"Ah... yes, I've seen a few I'm pretty sure," she went on as Acacia shuffled around to keep watch on the area around them. There were a lot of smells going on that were making her nose go on a twitching spree, but Blue was still carrying on with this conversation so. Watchdog was go.
"You don't have to worry though. I'd really rather you pay it forward or something. Getting you to the medic is good enough for me."
Kel sighed. She was clearly dealing with a Good Person here, so arguing wasn't likely to get her far--she'd just have to hope for a chance to repay her in some other way. "I hope I'm not taking you too far off from your own course. You didn't come into the woods looking for bloody strangers to tend."
Sorry, Kel. In some universes, she was a Protagonist.
Blue gave a quick little wave of her hand. "Oh, it's fine. Going off course is what I do best." Usually she just picked a direction and went off to see where it lead her. "I think this worked out pretty well. Has the pain lessened at all?"
Even if it couldn't do miracles, Blue hoped it was at least enough to help make getting Kel to her feet easier.
There was a pause, Kel's face going blank for a moment as she assessed herself. "Some. I think I'll be fine as long as it doesn't open up again." Pushing herself a little more upright, she started the slow clamber to her feet, bracing a hand against the tree. "I'm just a little creaky now."
Kel had a very attentive audience of two watching her get up, one curious and one keen on making sure there was no toppling here. A little teetering was fine, that was probably to be expected. Satisfied with how this was going, Blue hopped back up to her feet as well.
"Creaky is better than leaky~" A very astute observation there. Hoisting her bag up over her shoulder, Blue turned to point back through the trees. "The town is a bit of a ways this way. You can lean on me as much as you need."
Another pause, and then Kel snorted, a smile tugging at her mouth. "It's fine," she said, reaching for her glaive. "I got this far leaning on just this, and one of us ought to be clean." Besides, she'd have to stoop down to lean on Blue, as would be clear now that she was on her feet. Hello from the towering heights of 5'11. "As long as I don't try anything flashy, I think the leaking should stay under control."
Hm. Yes. That certainly was a height. Well, at least Blue's shoulders could make a comfortable arm rest with that eight inch difference. Blue was squinting a little with this realization, lifting her hand a bit as if a height comparison even needed to be made.
Ah well. Blue let out a little laugh. "I'll make sure it's a very boring walk then." It was at least going to be a slow and steady one.
It's okay Blue, make your height comparisons, Kel wouldn't comment on it. Shorties were extremely valid.
"Is there reason to expect it not to be boring?" Kel's first few steps were all about making she actually had her footing and testing her weight on the glaive, but then she was ready to cast a look around as they set out. "I had a quiet enough walk out, but I don't know the area."
Acacia had scurried ahead to keep an eye on things ahead of them as Blue kept an eye on Kel, walking her way backwards for a bit. "It was pretty fine on our way here," Blue agreed with a nod of her head. "But they say the mountain can sometimes have... ko... kobos? Eh. Some pesky guys."
"Kobos..." Kel searched her memory for a moment, but then shook her head. Yet another new thing to think about. "Immortals? Or are they normal wildlife?" Though, it sounded like Blue might not even know that much in theory, whether she'd seen any or not.
Kobolds. There were currently too many other monsters in Blue's brain.
"I think they're regular fellas," Blue surmised. "People probably woulda made a bigger to-do about them if they were legendary or anything." That's where 'immortals' had taken Blue's thoughts, but that sure was an interesting thing to suggest right off the bat. "Are immortal things common where you're from?" Was? She? Immortal?
Immortal things--that definitely sounded like Blue didn't even know what Kel was referring to, even if "legendary" wasn't exactly wrong here.
"Well, I'm from Tortall," she eyed Blue sidelong, wondering if that would spark any recognition, "and we did get hit the hardest with them, so they're becoming more common now, as they reproduce. So how dangerous are these kobos, then, do you know?"
There was no recognition here. Blue had already established in her own mind that she and Kel were from different places, even if she wasn't sure if Tortall was a place in this world or not. Not knowing what a Pokemon was just cemented that pretty solidly. Immortals being common and reproducing was also... a thing... Her brows furrowed with that information.
"That sounds pretty bad?" Like an infestation of bugs. She really, really hoped they weren't bugs. "I haven't encountered any myself yet. What I've heard from some townspeople is that they are more annoying than goblins, but are only a big problem if they are in a group.
Kel was going to need a little bit longer to wrap her head around the idea of being in a different world, but she was... getting there. Slowly. Let her keep collecting all this data and marinate on it.
Instead of shrugging and aggravating her wound, Kel gave a little tip of her head to one side. "It's been a rough adjustment, but they're not all bad. This is just how we have to live now." Unfortunately some of them were bugs. "This is the first I've heard of goblins or kobos," sighhh, "but groups should be easier to watch out for, at least."
You could do it, Kel. Welcome to the worldhopper life. Blue wasn't wholly okay with it yet, she just kept herself moving at a rapid pace so she couldn't think about it too deeply yet.
She was still pretty curious about the whole immortals thing, but maybe getting into it right now wasn't the best time. They were in uncharted territory after all, and she'd said she wouldn't let Kel get flashy! "That's true," Blue said as she glanced over her shoulder, making sure she wasn't about to go tripping over any branches or anything as she went. Acacia was waiting patiently a few paces ahead of them, lightly sniffing the air before moving on a few paces more. "I've got a dragon up my sleeve though, so we should be fine."
Kel stopped, driving the butt of her glaive into the earth for extra support as she stared. "A dragon?" Even for someone as used to immortal encounters as Kel, dragons were still kind of a big deal! "Up your sleeve--you don't mean you're keeping it as a Pokemon?" Putting aside the ethical debates until she knew more--could you even do that to a dragon? What kind of powerful mage was Blue?
"Well, Sienna's my best friend but she is a Pokemon," Blue helpfully pointed out, coming to a stop herself. "Let's see..." Lifting her head, Blue peered up through the golden foliage to scan the skies for a moment. Once she'd spotted that familiar light she pointed up into the clouds. There was a majestic orange shape circling over head, the bright flame at its tail burning steadily.
"We came out here for a bit so she could stretch her wings." The smile she was wearing as she watched her Charizard cruise around sombered a bit. "I really don't like keeping them in their balls all the time--" Sienna or Acacia--"but... The townspeople aren't used to seeing them yet."
Looking up as directed, Kel stared some more, the hard lines in her face softening into something more perplexed. A few moments were spent on wondering if it was just really, really far away, or if it was a juvenile--an adult dragon would be a lot bigger, right? And she'd never heard of dragons going about business with a flame on their tail, but probably they could? If they wanted to?
After a bit, Kel shook her head and lowered her gaze again. "I wouldn't expect them to get used to it for a while." Such creatures were undoubtedly alarming to most folks. "But I didn't think dragons could" --or should-- "be tamed, let alone contained. But I suppose your Sienna is something different altogether from what I'm thinking, if she's a--a Pokemon." Man this is a lot.
It looked like it was a lot. Blue had already known it was from all the looks in town. It felt so strange to think that something she had lived with all her life was such a baffling concept, but she was going to do her best to keep it in mind. The bright side was that it meant she had a loooooot to talk about.
“You’re not wrong. Dragon types are dangerous in inexperienced hands. Charizards like Sienna can be especially difficult to train. They’ve got a lot of pride and they need a lot of trust.”
Blue smiled over at Kel. “We’ve grown up together though, so it’s a little different. You might be thinking of something like our legendaries…. I heard they can get suuuuper big. Massive guys. Myths and legends, all that jazz.”
"Maybe something like that," Kel said as she resumed walking, still casting her gaze up at Sienna as much as she could without danger of tripping. "I've never seen an adult dragon, but by all accounts they are massive. It's not a matter of training them being difficult, though--they're intelligent, academics and powerful mages in their own right." Keeping one would be akin to keeping a human, and also just a terrible idea.
"But this is the first I've heard of Charizards. I couldn't say if they're truly related to the dragons I've heard of, legendary or otherwise."
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"Ah... yes, I've seen a few I'm pretty sure," she went on as Acacia shuffled around to keep watch on the area around them. There were a lot of smells going on that were making her nose go on a twitching spree, but Blue was still carrying on with this conversation so. Watchdog was go.
"You don't have to worry though. I'd really rather you pay it forward or something. Getting you to the medic is good enough for me."
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Blue gave a quick little wave of her hand. "Oh, it's fine. Going off course is what I do best." Usually she just picked a direction and went off to see where it lead her. "I think this worked out pretty well. Has the pain lessened at all?"
Even if it couldn't do miracles, Blue hoped it was at least enough to help make getting Kel to her feet easier.
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"Creaky is better than leaky~" A very astute observation there. Hoisting her bag up over her shoulder, Blue turned to point back through the trees. "The town is a bit of a ways this way. You can lean on me as much as you need."
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Ah well. Blue let out a little laugh. "I'll make sure it's a very boring walk then." It was at least going to be a slow and steady one.
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"Is there reason to expect it not to be boring?" Kel's first few steps were all about making she actually had her footing and testing her weight on the glaive, but then she was ready to cast a look around as they set out. "I had a quiet enough walk out, but I don't know the area."
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"I think they're regular fellas," Blue surmised. "People probably woulda made a bigger to-do about them if they were legendary or anything." That's where 'immortals' had taken Blue's thoughts, but that sure was an interesting thing to suggest right off the bat. "Are immortal things common where you're from?" Was? She? Immortal?
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"Well, I'm from Tortall," she eyed Blue sidelong, wondering if that would spark any recognition, "and we did get hit the hardest with them, so they're becoming more common now, as they reproduce. So how dangerous are these kobos, then, do you know?"
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"That sounds pretty bad?" Like an infestation of bugs. She really, really hoped they weren't bugs. "I haven't encountered any myself yet. What I've heard from some townspeople is that they are more annoying than goblins, but are only a big problem if they are in a group.
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Instead of shrugging and aggravating her wound, Kel gave a little tip of her head to one side. "It's been a rough adjustment, but they're not all bad. This is just how we have to live now." Unfortunately some of them were bugs. "This is the first I've heard of goblins or kobos," sighhh, "but groups should be easier to watch out for, at least."
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She was still pretty curious about the whole immortals thing, but maybe getting into it right now wasn't the best time. They were in uncharted territory after all, and she'd said she wouldn't let Kel get flashy! "That's true," Blue said as she glanced over her shoulder, making sure she wasn't about to go tripping over any branches or anything as she went. Acacia was waiting patiently a few paces ahead of them, lightly sniffing the air before moving on a few paces more. "I've got a dragon up my sleeve though, so we should be fine."
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"We came out here for a bit so she could stretch her wings." The smile she was wearing as she watched her Charizard cruise around sombered a bit. "I really don't like keeping them in their balls all the time--" Sienna or Acacia--"but... The townspeople aren't used to seeing them yet."
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After a bit, Kel shook her head and lowered her gaze again. "I wouldn't expect them to get used to it for a while." Such creatures were undoubtedly alarming to most folks. "But I didn't think dragons could" --or should-- "be tamed, let alone contained. But I suppose your Sienna is something different altogether from what I'm thinking, if she's a--a Pokemon." Man this is a lot.
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“You’re not wrong. Dragon types are dangerous in inexperienced hands. Charizards like Sienna can be especially difficult to train. They’ve got a lot of pride and they need a lot of trust.”
Blue smiled over at Kel. “We’ve grown up together though, so it’s a little different. You might be thinking of something like our legendaries…. I heard they can get suuuuper big. Massive guys. Myths and legends, all that jazz.”
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"But this is the first I've heard of Charizards. I couldn't say if they're truly related to the dragons I've heard of, legendary or otherwise."