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Melodies of Life Moderators ([personal profile] melodiesmods) wrote in [community profile] melodiesoflife2016-01-07 07:47 pm

Intro Log || This Keeps Happening

Characters: All the "Heroes of Light" (only new characters can start threads).
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: The 5th of January. 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: Snow. Also some leftover decorations from Christmas.


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. 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 Christmas being barely over, there are still Christmas Decoration in the streets, and while the reconstruction are nearly over, there are still traces of the attack the Empire led against the city six months ago. A few buildings are being worked on.

And besides the decorations and reconstructions, there are a lot of things to do in the city for newcomers. A few groups of Triple Triad players are playing before Mognet Office in the ninth district, and a Blitzball Match is set to start at 20:00 in the stadium! Characters are also free to visit the city-- Mognet Office just behind the Triple Triad games is filled with Moogles, most of them discussing about the election for the future director of Mognet. They can also 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 couple Moogles and a few nurses will be waiting by the room, and they will welcome all characters waking up. Upon exiting the room, they will also meet a lot of guards, and they all have for order to shoot anyone that comes out of this room without a Moogle. Hopefully you won't try running out without waiting for your Moogle. As for why the guards are so on edge, it might be a good idea to ask the other Heroes of Light about what happened a couple months ago.


Close Encounters of the Third(?) Kind
— 15:00 —

Characters venturing by between the city's outskirts and the Chocobo Farm at this specific time will be able to see a most peculiar sight: a flying saucer seemingly abducting a Chocobo before flying away and disappearing into the sky without leaving any traces of its presence. If your character do see it, hopefully there will be someone with them. Otherwise, nobody will believe their story.

Was it an UFO or just a hallucination? Previous sightings of such a thing have happened. It might be a good idea to investigate this sometimes...
dancingbaronet: (pic#9903241)

Re: The City

[personal profile] dancingbaronet 2016-01-16 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
"That's right."

He moved, demonstrating the moves and then throwing in different ones. "Try following that one. It's pretty basic of a move from Team Baron."

Because dancing was his life right now, and nothing pleased Zack more than to teach someone how to do it.
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackLine)

Re: Close Encounters

[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2016-01-16 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Chocobo," Jack automatically supplies. "Why would they want a chocobo?" Jack takes a few more breaths before he stands up fully again. "Well. Maybe, why wouldn't they want a chocobo. They're awfully nice." A smile between red cheeks.

He takes a look at a leather strap around his wrist. Not a watch, it's far too complicated. It shows him nothing, though. Either they're too far away, or there's no dimensional energy left by that ship.

Jack seems to finally take a closer look at Erika and realize he doesn't know her. "Ah- I'm Jack. Captain Jack Harkness. Sorry, flying saucer. Usually not this rude."
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[personal profile] neverfirstclass 2016-01-16 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
It wasn't quite one of their own who betrayed them but it was close enough. Still Cloud was the one who took the job of hijacking and piloting the Ultima Weapon to fend off the invasion shortly before their ally stole it. And he was the one who was kidnapped and used as a host body during the summoning of the giant marshmallow moogle that threatened to destroy the city. Even if neither event was directly his fault he still felt guilt for not being able to do more to prevent what had occured.

"Yeah. I've been here for a bit over a year now. It's been a bit odd but this place isn't so bad. Also I think I'm luckier than some of the other Heroes here. This world isn't that different from the one I came from. Or at least there's a lot that it has in common. Magic. Some of the types of monsters...oh, is your world one that has chocobos or horses?"
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[personal profile] neverfirstclass 2016-01-16 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
'Future friend'....Yuffie maybe. That's who made the most sense based on what he knew and remembered. He wasn't sure it was precisely a 'warm welcome' as Rufus said, but he decided not to chase down that path of conversation. There was no point.

"I...I'm still with the ShinRa military back home. Zack had been training me in private to get me up to snuff for the SOLDIER exams." He'd pretty much not even been allow to take them when he first enlisted. He wasn't ready and he was only now mature enough to accept that.

"From what I've been told the Nibelheim mission was coming up soon for me." His eyes showed an interesting look. He knew what would happen. He knew how his fate was supposed to go. But even knowing the details and believing what people had told him it wasn't all 'real' yet. He'd yet to live through the most pivotal moment of his life. And merely being told wasn't the same as experiencing.
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Re: Close Encounters

[personal profile] stupid_erika_shenanigans 2016-01-16 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
"No problem. I'm Erika Kurumi. I'm new here obviously. I just got in this morning, and came out here to check out the chocobo things."

Looking up into the sky, she muttered, "At least it isn't Dune. The last thing we need is the Desert Apostles coming around to ruin everyone's day."
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[personal profile] mindofathief 2016-01-16 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't understand it, either. Their leader had a lot of strange ideas of what the world should be like." The boredom likely stemmed from being an ungodly number of millenniums old, but he had no reason to ruin everything else for the other inhabitants of the Nowhere Islands

"I'm Duster," he replied with a nod. "Yeah, I just woke up today and decided to go for a walk...that wasn't relaxing at all."
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[personal profile] victorix 2016-01-16 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
It’s only when Tidus startles like the rest of the townsfolk and readies himself that Rikku realizes her folly. She’d been so happy to see him that the thought hadn’t occurred it might be his doppelganger. His poor moogle had not even caught up yet when she’d jumped down so she had no proof he was a newly arrived hero – she’d simply assumed, one hundred percent, it had to be him.

Eh heh heh. Whoopsie! That could have been super awkward.

The smile his appearance brought stays on her lips, she has the urge to smack him to make sure he's really there, which causes a light giggle before she chides playfully, "Course I am. You sure took your time getting here, slowpoke.”
waterstrikes: (id rather not jump into the farplane)

[personal profile] waterstrikes 2016-01-16 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Was it bigger than Luca?" He hadn't really had the chance to see much of Bevelle, and he wasn't sure if Yuna had seen his Zanarkand. He averted his eyes, fingers twitching uncomfortably due to the subject. "I know you wouldn't." Thankfully, they hadn't directly fought eachother.

"Of course." He was looking back at her, and now he was really worried. "You can tell me anything, Yuna."
waterstrikes: (so then i was like)

[personal profile] waterstrikes 2016-01-16 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
"Gaia? No, I'm from Zanarkand," Tidus corrected. When he thought about it, maybe he shouldn't have thrown more random names at Cloud right now. He shook his head dismissively. He had been there. "So...basically like a dream?" Visions that may or may not have happened sounded like a dream to him.

He shook his hand. "Nice to meet you too!"
rialynn: (C_C)

[personal profile] rialynn 2016-01-16 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, really? I didn't know that was possible! May I--

[Her question dwindles off at that statement. Not completely human? Rialynn's mouth hangs open a little, before she shifts her weight. She's not entirely uncomfortable, not yet...Terra seems nice and she isn't sporting signs of fangs or other flesh-rending extremities, so that's a plus...but some creatures are dangerous due to their fickle and uncaring natures. Is she related to fairies? Those aren't good. Dryads? Those are probably good. She thinks.]

Er...not completely?
rialynn: (You don't say!)

[personal profile] rialynn 2016-01-16 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
Rialynn's eyes lit up. A tour guide? Yeeeeeeees please. There was a lot of city to cover, and she scarcely knew where to start. Aimless wandering could only lead her to so much, after all.

"I'd love that! Good luck, now I know who to cheer for!" she laughed. Now she was definitely going up into the stands to watch the game.

Right after she was redirected to the ticket booth to pay for a seat, of course.
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[personal profile] rialynn 2016-01-16 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah? Maybe I'll check that out," Rialynn nodded her thanks. She wasn't sure if anyone was actually looking for a bard, but perhaps she could put up a notification offering her services, to accompany adventuring parties or perform at events. Why not? It was a good way to get acquainted with the city and its people.

"Hey," Rialynn snapped her fingers. "Why don't we work together? Some nights, I can play and sing while you dance. What about you, can you perform music as well?" It had been a long time since she'd had a chance to do an act that wasn't a solo, it'd be nice to work alongside a new friend.
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[personal profile] rialynn 2016-01-16 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Intimidating indeed. But Rialynn is a little more trusting than she should be (or in this case, exactly as much as she should), and the fact that he's willing to back off and not make any aggressive movements coaxes her to stop from panicking.]

My side?

[She looks down at her hand, gripping her rapier, and guiltily she lets go. That wasn't smart. If he really was dangerous, drawing a weapon would have only provoked him. She'll listen to what he has to say, even if she's still a teensy bit nervous.]
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[personal profile] rialynn 2016-01-16 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Well... I thought it was flat, but now I'm not quite so sure," she admitted. "I haven't done much sailing, if I'm being honest." But she hoped to remedy that someday.

And Kunia could tease her the very basics of astronomy while she was at it.

Rialynn's face lit up at the sight of the little creature protesting to Aya. Awwwwww, she was so cute! Honestly, all of them were adorable. That was another thing that left her mind reeling with amazement, to find little fluffy flying creatures that were helpful and kind. "Do you want me to give you two a minute to get acquainted? I don't mind waiting," she offered, gesturing toward one of the temple benches.
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[personal profile] ruinedempire 2016-01-16 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
This wasn't the first time Rufus heard these kind of comments directed at him. Probably won't be the last, either. Therefore, it was easy to shrug them off and it wasn't like Yuffie was really wrong. He was an asshole, Rufus had no problems accepting that.

"I don't see the problem here. You asked a question and I truthfully answered it."

Too bad he sounded the same, even if he was lying. Perhaps the only exception was when he talked to the Turks and wasn't as much of a jerk then.
rialynn: (C_C)

[personal profile] rialynn 2016-01-16 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
"What's a chimera?" She turned her head to look at him as she asked, and that's when Rialynn noticed the limp in his gait. Immediately she pulled to a stop, moving swiftly to his side as she started to work her pack off of her shoulders. "Did you twist something while you were running? Let me see."

She was no doctor, but she knew a little about first aid. And she didn't even need any leeches for this!
rialynn: (I found it and it is mine)

[personal profile] rialynn 2016-01-16 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
A year?

[Her eyebrows climb up to half-vanish into her bandanna.]

You haven't ventured home in all of that time? Or...wait...

[She looks at Kunia, who is bowing her head regretfully and placing her paws together.]

...There's a way to go back, isn't there? I mean, if you really needed to go back, it's an option. ...Right?

[Kunia shakes her head slowly.]

...Oh. That's a little distressing.

[To say the least. She starts to reach for the tail of her bandanna, gripping it in her fingers.]
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[personal profile] dancingbaronet 2016-01-16 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Hmm, that sounds good! I haven't worked as a bard or a musician before, but I have a good sense of rhythm. I can help compose lyrics too." said Zack.

A offer for a partnership? Better than expected, and Zack was ready to help out no matter what.
waterstrikes: (so then i was like)

[personal profile] waterstrikes 2016-01-16 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
He glanced up from his shoes and nodded, looking to Yuna and then Vaan. "Right! No lack of memories that I know of." Not that he would be aware if he was missing a couple of memories.

He felt grateful when the conversation moved on to something else. "Yeah, we were just looking around!" He was just happy to be with Yuna. He was filled with adrenaline and wanted to see the whole city if that's what Yuna chose to do. "Do you wanna run around everywhere again, Vaan?"

He groaned weakly when Vaan mentioned food though. When was the last time he ate?
waterstrikes: (so then i was like)

[personal profile] waterstrikes 2016-01-16 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
You should try it! It would be good practice. And then you could really see the ocean! It's not the same when you're too busy concentrating on holding your breath. Do the potions have a time limit?
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[personal profile] vonspielburg 2016-01-16 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
Ellie hadn't planned on being here at all, but her Moogle had made a good point: there could very well be others here, possibly even Toro or Yorick. She wouldn't have minded seeing either of them again. But even if no one showed up that she could trust, or find to be of use, it didn't hurt to at least establish good public relations with other Heroes.

It wasn't really easy for her, but some found the blunt Germanic woman to be pleasant company, if a little strict and no-nonsense.

She moved through the small assortment, her dark eyes lingering on each person's face long enough to memorize it and be more aware of who was new, and who had come in hopes of finding a known friend. Finally she came to Tidus, and she regarded him coolly for a few moments. Young, about her age. Fit. A warrior, perhaps? But...no, perhaps not the kind she needed. She would just make his acquaintance, then.

"Hello. You are new here, yes?" she spoke in her heavily accented voice. "I am called Ellie. I suppose a welcome is in order.
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[personal profile] ruinedempire 2016-01-16 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
Elena.

Rufus turned at her call, facing the young Turk with his full attention. He heard from Reno that she was here and he was honestly glad to see her. He wouldn't admit it out loud, but it was something Rufus was sincere about. Hopefully there weren't going to be any more weird complications to deal with, but Rufus doubted that things could get any more bizarre.

Reno telling him about their... relationship was a bit hard to swallow.

"Elena." Her hair was longer, but she otherwise looked fine. Good. He took the scarf and wrapped it around his neck, but he declined the hat she was offering. "Reno debriefed me earlier. But report on your own status and condition." He heard that she was staying with Sephiroth... and the whole hero of light business as well.
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[personal profile] shepherd_prince 2016-01-16 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes, as far as we're aware," Chrom affirmed with a single nod. "There is indeed a prophesy foretelling of our arrival. There's even a temple on another continent that apparently bears the likenesses of some of us in its stained glass windows." He hadn't been to see it personally, but his companion Robin had, and she'd told him about it.

His gaze shifted to the south as he frowned. "The Calamity lies to the south. It has lain dormant for some time, but we were warned that it would begin to move again shortly. We're still looking for a means to put a stop to it."

It felt a little cruel to plunge a newcomer directly into the messy crisis they faced, but it was better to be well informed than coddled and ignorant of the dangers at hand. "The sage in the temple, who issued the warning of the Calamity's movement, will invite us to return this month. He may answer more of our questions and inform us what is to be done. I'm not sure how much we can trust what he says, but right now, it's all we've got."
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackSmile)

Re: Close Encounters

[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2016-01-16 09:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh! Well, I guess, welcome to Crystallis, Erika Kurumi." Jack laughs a little and holds out a hand. "I knew today was the day new people were set to arrive." Jack gestures for her to follow the rest of the way towards the Chocobo Farm. "You've got to see the birds, they're one of the best parts about being here." His whole face lights up just from talking about going up there.

"Dune," Jack muses. Sadly, Jack is unfamiliar with the works of Herbert. "Do you have aliens back in your world at home?"
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[personal profile] dammit_flynn 2016-01-16 09:46 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes beggers can't be choosers. Acrisius could understand Kulana's plight. At least, Yuri didn't run away from him when he saw Acrisius. He did feel bad for the moogle that worked hard to get a hero, only to have to deal with a fluke. However, it's not like the world is full of do gooders.

Now that's abusive, but Yuri wasn't going to comment on the abusiveness of a moogle since he was grateful that his only nagged him and nothing beyond that. He sighed some before replying to the other, "I was told to see if I can be of assistance to you. I assume that man was your hero running in the opposite direction. I'm quite sure Yuri will handle it," he replied with a sigh. Though, Yuri had a thing for doing what he wanted and there was never a real reason why he chose to do one thing or another.

"Well looks like he's going to be taken down the hard way. You gotta learn not to be suspicious in these parts."

Yuri took a bolt straight for Jaeha, having no problem keeping up with the tall man. Yuri was shorter than him but not by much. He was nearly at his tail when he bolted. Of course, he was wondering why one: the guy was running away and two: why he seemed suspicious as he ran away. The weird part was the guy was trying hard to jump? maybe? He was hopping weirdly. Yeah, definitely not going to let him get away! He could have stolen something.

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