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Intro Log || Melodies of Eternity

Characters: All the "Heroes of Light" (only new characters can start threads).
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: The 5th of March. The new Heroes of Light will awaken early in the morning.
Summary: The new Heroes of Light awaken in Aqures Ixen and are informed by their assigned Moogles of what the situation and what their destinies are. This a log for them to react to the situation, meet each other and be welcomed by the former batches of Heroes of Light.
Warning: Lots of distressed and depressed Heroes of Light.


Where you were or what you were doing— It does not really matter. Not any more. Within an instant, the world around you collapses. Reality twists and shatters... Or maybe you are the one who is collapsing and shattering away from reality as you knew it. No matter what the answer is, it will only take a few seconds for you to find yourself sinking into a void, your world vanishing into the distance. There is nothing but darkness as far as the eye can see. Even you feel different: all the powers you might once have had, are now gone. It is silent, cold and it feels as though life itself is slipping out of you.

At this moment, when it looks as though nothing but a never-ending void awaits you, a red Crystal forms before you. In this void, its warmth compels you to grab it. Upon doing so, you can hear a soft, soothing voice speaking:


"Wake up."


Soon, the void itself vanishes and is replaced by distant noises of engines. Had it all been nothing more than a dream? The soothing voice repeats its call one more time, but is soon replaced with a much less graceful "Wake up Kupo." Hand clutched on your Crystal, the call of the Moogle may finally wake you up. But you are no longer in your world, nor in the void. You are before the Crystal of Fire, in the third district of a city called Aqures Ixen. At this point, you may realize the engine noise actually originates from an Airship flying low over the city and headed to dock beneath the castle. As if it wasn't strange enough, your clothes have changed as well. They are now a reflection of the Jobs you are wielding. Last but not least, you are surrounded by Moogles, small and fluffy creatures who are more than happy to tell you about everything you want to know, about your 'destiny' as a Hero of Light, about what awaits you.

Or at least, they will tell you everything they do know, which isn't much in the end.

The only people around you are like you-- There are quite a few of them, all clothed in their Job garbs and most likely wondering what is happening. If somehow you do not realize it, the Moogle who woke you up will be more than happy to inform you there are others like you around. In fact, there are other Heroes who have arrived in the course of the past year and they will come soon! Like you, they have Jobs and a Crystal.

If asked, the Moogles will mention that the Heroes of Light - that is to say you - are fighting against time to save Crystallis from the Calamity that is about to awaken to devour the entire world. Well, that is if you don't die or crystallize first. A couple days ago, a lot of Heroes of Light crystallized or died out of the blue without any warning! Sounds terrible? Welcome to Crystallis.


The Other Heroes
— Shortly Thereafter —

Thanks to the efficiency of Mognet, it does not take long for the other Heroes to come around: those who arrived in this world within the past year. You may have imagined heroic and charismatic figures when your Moogle told you that there were other Heroes of Light in this city. You may have imagined persons with fearsome powers when they told you about how they managed to push back the Empire and defeat gigantic beasts in the past. And more importantly, you may have imagined them as people who would have all the answers to your, doubtlessly, numerous questions.

If so, you may be up for a tragic disappointment. Still, for the most part they know more than you on the situation and may be more than happy to fill you in, especially if your Moogle didn't tell you much.


The City of Aqures Ixen
— Anytime —

With Choco Egg day nearing, there are a lot fo Hypello working on the upcoming competitions and on making chocolates! Want to eat some? Too bad, the Moogles will hit you with the stick they use to make the chocolate if you try to eat them!

And besides the chocolates, there are a lot of things to do in the city for newcomers. Moogles are working hard in Mognet Office of the ninth district following the election of their new director, and while there are no Blitzball Matches today, a lot of Triple Triad players are gathered at the stadium. Why? Because they are working on the early preparations for the Triple Triad World Championship that will happen in May! Characters are also free to visit the city-- They can visit Airship Port in the twelfth district from where characters can board for free Airships from Shoopuf Airline.

Or maybe you could visit your new house in the 11th District, and get to know your new neighbors and housemate. Hopefully your neighbors are people you will get along with.


The Laboratory
— Anytime —

A location where a lot of Heroes of Light seem to be gathering is Palitutu's Laboratory. It is a place where employed characters can research into various topics. However, most importantly, characters can see a file with their name...

Should your character decide to go there and peek at their file, there are two possibilities. Either the file is corrupted and they cannot access it: too bad for them, but at least their life will remain a mystery. Or should you decide the file isn't corrupted, they will find a summary of their lives up to their canon point, as if written by a third-person omniscient narrator. On the column left to the text, to the top there is a portrait of them, and beneath it there is a 3D model of them. Said portrait and model can be switched to any year of their life. At the bottom there is a percentage, indicating 0%. On the right column, there are various links, most of which are grayed out. The clickable links lead to their Homeworld History and their future post-canon point history (corrupted file for unfinished canons).

At least, they can lock this file away if they don't want anyone to see it.



The Hospital
— Anytime —

Characters who have already been in Crystallis before do not wake up by the Crystal of Fire like everyone else. Instead, they will wake up in the Hospital of Aqures Ixen, in a room where there are over a hundred of other Heroes of Light like them-- Maybe even some familiar faces... Except they're all in Crystal Stasis.

A few Moogles and nurses will be waiting by the room, and they will welcome all characters waking up. However...

Upon exiting the room, they will find the Hospital is very busy. Nurses and healers can be seen moving corpses around on stretchers, and overall a very dark and tense atmosphere reigns over the Hospital. In closed rooms, some of the most skilled healers are trying to analyze the corpses and find out what happened. And these dead people? They are of the Heroes of Light who died on the 29th of February.


Melodies of Eternity
— Anytime —

If you are a Hero of Light who survived that accursed day, your crystal will shine at the very same moment the new Heroes appear before the Crystal of Fire. That means your character is now linked to the Crystal of Fire and will come back to life after a week if killed.

They will also receive their Moogle and their housing in the 11th or 14th District. But that probably isn't enough for the pain to go away.
damn_juicebox: (Buh...!!!)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2016-03-08 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Rukia has had a rather eventful hospital stay. Fighting a fire-breathing tyrannosaurus rex put her here. Now there are corpses being wheeled in at an alarming number, some with crystallized heroes, some being straight up dead bodies. Did something happen? She calls out to an orderly, but he brushes her off, saying he doesn't have time for questions at the moment.]

[Alarmed, she winces as she drives her stiff and aching muscles to carry her to the crystal room. Most of the people she knows aren't there, thankfully. But there are two she does recognize, which causes an odd pang of melancholy. Yachiru. Kija. Why...?]

[Then there's a shower of crystal raining down on the startled shinigami as a youth with shaggy black hair practically explodes out of his crystal cocoon. She swivels her head around to stare at him. Wasn't he present at the mansion expedition? She never did catch his name.]


...Who are you?
gomu_ningen: (Thumbs Up!)

[personal profile] gomu_ningen 2016-03-11 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Luffy's head twists around, looking over both shoulders before his eyes are on settled upon the small woman standing in what appears to be a rather odd looking expression.]

Nuh-? Me? I'm Luffy. I'm the man who's going to free Crystallis and return home to become the Pirate King. [He sniffs the air, extending his arm upwards to give a whiff of his now exposed armpit.] Huh.. I smell stinky. Guess I died again, huh? Shishishishi~!! [The pirate grits his teeth as he laughs, lifting the hat from his lap and setting it upon the top of his head where it belongs.]

You got any food on you? I'm starving! Something tells me I've missed a lot of meals. Something like.. [He holds a hand to his stomach, his face contorting into an odd expression that is part way between deep thought and a stomachache.]

Two hundred and ninety meals?
damn_juicebox: (Headstomp)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2016-03-11 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Luffy.]

[Luffy.]

[How many times did Rukia send him letters asking for him to speak with her about his experience as someone who died? None of those letters were ever answered! And not because he was in crystal stasis, because that letter would have been returned. No, he got his letters, and deliberately ignored them! ANGERRRRRRRRRRRR.]

[Suddenly Rukia rushes at him, grabbing him by the front of his vest.]


WHY DID YOU NEVER RESPOND TO ANY OF MY LETTERS?! FOOL!
gomu_ningen: (BAKA)

[personal profile] gomu_ningen 2016-03-14 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[He'd only been awake a matter of minutes before the irate stranger had taken hold of him to confuse him further than when he'd first woken up. A single hand raises to drop on top of Rukia's head, hitting her with just enough force to stun her, as if trying to strike a buzzing gnat flying around his vision.]

Oi! What's the big idea, ehh?! I don't know anything about any letters! Pakku's the one who handles all of those for me. I can't write, and I can't read all that well, either!

[The plump-pirate moogle who had been assigned to Luffy had taken matters of parchment into his own paws, often writing responses without permission. Though, he did make it a point to read off the letters which Luffy received. Whether or not the pirate was paying attention to them or not, that was a whole different story.]

Besides, I just got back from dying. Unless you've got food then out of my way.
damn_juicebox: (Buh...!!!)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2016-03-20 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
OW!

[Rukia looks at him aghast...and whacks him right back, because how dare he!]

Don't give me that kind of excuse! It was a matter of grave importance, and you didn't bother to have someone read it to you?!

[Unbelievable. She glowers at him as he makes his priorities perfectly clear.]

What kind of fool brings food to a hospital? Be on your way, then!
gomu_ningen: (Lumpy)

[personal profile] gomu_ningen 2016-03-24 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[The pirate reels back, not expecting the retaliation he receives as a bump begins to swell atop his black-haired head.]

Ah-tah~! Stop hitting me!! There's nothing grave about dying!

[Missing the opportunity for a delightful, Shakespearan pun, Luffy holds both hands to the swelling upon his head as gritted teeth gnash and grind in the direction of the violent woman.]

And there's nothing foolish about always having food, either! Better to have a meal on you then an empty stomach!
damn_juicebox: (Angry - Rocks Fall!)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2016-04-01 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
It's foolish if you make that a priority above all others! Don't ignore your letters in the future!

[Dealing with him is giving her a headache. She gives him one last indignant scowl before stomping away. Now she just has to remember why she came by this wing in the first place.]