melodiesoflife | Intro Log || This Keeps Happening

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...

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And that's the key element to his summoning here.

"Well then, that explains why you're here at all. If you were trying to save your world, then, of course you got picked to save this one. Or at least try. It's kind of a confusing mess. Not that it's bad, but it's not the easiest to explain right now. I saved my world back home... and lemme tell ya, it's TONS easier when you know exactly who your bad guy is, where they are, and you just have to go punch them in the face."

"You wish that Sephiroth remains the decent person you've been working with now, despite what's everyone been telling you."

It was odd to hear Cloud say that about Sephiroth, but this was a younger version of the hero he met. He was definitely more hopeful and less traumatized by everything, which of course made sense. But there wasn't much that could be done to change what was going to happen

"If he doesn't snap, that would be rather beneficial to all of us."

He nods. "That...makes sense. But couldn't they have picked someone who actually did it? I'm not even sure if we succeeded." Unless whoever took him was a kind soul who saved Duster from the planet's destruction, it doesn't make any sense? And why only him? Where were the others?

This is all too much, and judging by how Duster holds his hand to his forehead, all these thoughts are making his head spin.

Tamekichi isn't amused. "Look, this guy's clearly having a hard time dealin' with all this, alright? It's hard enough havin' to explain everything to this guy, alright, toots?"

"Well I guess you're right. We'll see what happens later when I get the belt working again."

Yuffie's eyes leveled at Rufus. Yeah, her and Reno some how became something like friends though it was such a simple relationship as that. She never really forgave the Turks or ShinRa.

"Like hell that's it." Reno wasn't that stupid... not like Elena and Tseng away. Yuffie didn't have an opinion about Rude... he was always just quiet and weird.

"You're so full of it. You know, people will be able to tell if you start spouting lies or half truths or whatever it is that you do." She didn't know why she was getting angry.

Four years away from their world. That wasn't an insignificant amount of time and Rufus briefly wondered where Elena was at before arriving in this city. He planned on asking her more about those details at a later point, but he was fine with moving onto the situation they needed to address right now.

Even though he heard about Sephiroth from a couple different sources at this point, Rufus still found it odd to hear him be talked about so casually. Well, he was more of his hero self in this place, so it made sense. But it didn't erase the fact that the general almost destroyed Gaia a couple of times now.

Regardless, he nodded as she finished her report, mostly satisfied by what she said.

"The healing rain cured me just not too long ago. A month at most. Before you left Gaia, was I still afflicted with the disease?"

[ Selen was pretty amused that he was her personal landing pad, but the guy deserved it. She made sure he wasn't too hurt in the process. A smile still played on her lips as she pulled rope from her side and bound his arms together will still sitting on top of his back. S

he made sure not to break any bones. However, the woman looked almost too light to that much of a dead weight on the perpetrator, but the guy was struggling pointlessly with her. How strange. Can't say he didn't. She replied as she pushed him down some more. When she finish binding him she slowly rolled off of him and pulled herself to her knees. ]

Stealing is bad. If you need help with anything, there's nothing wrong about asking others to help you. Unfortunately, I can't let you go scotch free. We'll have to take you in, sir.

[ Selen replied, her tone darkening a bit at the comment. That earned a silent "eep." from the captured culprit. Selen then handed the girl her bag as she finally caught up with her and the guy that stole her bag. She bowed deeply to Selen and the woman merely laughed, resting a hand on her head before letting her go. ]

Technically retired in my world, but I suppose it's better than lazing around here and yes, I used to do this for a living. However, probably more cruel than just capturing crooks. My apologies for almost getting you caught up in the mess.

[ She replied offering him a hand as she stood up, and held the guy with her other free hand. ]

My name is Selen. I am currently working with the Law Enforcement here.

At least in this case, where bluntness is appreciated Sephiroth wouldn't be able to inadvertently offend her. Point for Aya; in that she doesn't fall into the over-excitable template that was the reason Sephiroth tended to avoid newer Heroes, or at least give them a wide berth until they found their feet.

He tried not to look for too long back in the direction of where Iva were hiding, the part of him that had grown quite accustomed to moogles during his time here almost wanted to go over there and encourage her to come out. At the same time, Iva would have to work on how she 'fit' with her Hero now, just like every other moogle had done.

"Where I come from, moogles are just mythical creatures enjoyed by the worlds children. They can be rather unbelievable-" Sephiroth blinked his wandering gaze back to Aya's face once more while making his point.

"-their personalities can widely differ and I'd argue they're more diverse than us -in that respect- as far as races go. You'll not find better advise, at least to begin with, than from your moogle."

That did not seem so bad. Seeking renown was not the most noble of goals, but if Zack was doing so to bring joy to the world, that was harmless enough.

"Very well. If you ever decide to hold a performance, I suggest notifying the other Heroes using the Mognet. Many of us that could use a short break from...being Heroes."

"Sounds like a plan," said Zack with a half grin. "I'll keep that in mind."

Leave it to Aya to get assigned a young, inexperienced moogle. But Iva means well, silent and still for a moment like a deer in the headlights before quietly accepting Kuponia's offer and just nods. Thanks, pal. Friendship is awesome.

Aya isn't that much better when it comes to perceiving her surroundings, albeit a bit more reserved about the whole thing. Maybe it's just shock, in that all of this doesn't feel real and yet it somehow does. This is happening. Of course it's happening. Why not?

It's also a force of habit that she remains vigilant. She's a stranger in a strange land, where people are apparently riding giant birds. (At least they seem real enough not to be another guy in a chicken suit. Just thinking about that case makes her eyes roll.)

When Rialynn speaks again, Aya's attention swivels back to the girl. "What?" Oh. Her world. She thinks for a moment, trying to figure out how best to describe where she came from. "Well, people drove cars instead of those bird things, for one. We don't have anything like this... magic."

But mystical mitochondrial powers do exist. Go figure.

"Gunner job? Is that what this is?"

Aya is sharp enough to know that she doesn't need a description as to what that entails. The name speaks for itself.

She nods. "I think I will. Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate it."

"Oh." Aya blinks. "So you can be both -- this 'hero of light' thing and have a job."

That's good to know. It'll be something more for her to look into, maybe once Iva stops being shy and starts talking to her some more.

"Well, um. I don't want to keep you or anything. Thanks for everything you've told me so far. It's been a big help." She has no idea what Blitzball is, but maybe next time she'll have some questions. Sports aren't really her thing, anyway.

"They're pretty expensive where I'm from, too, but they're the most common way of travel."

Not a day goes by in which Aya doesn't lament the loss of Carrie, her old Eldorado.

She nods. It's still hard to believe that people ride giant avians to get around in this world. "I've seen those birds not too long ago. I just might take you up on your offer."

Aya blinks, her brows bouncing up toward her bangs. Because seriously, did she hear that right -- one thousand years? "Guess it would take about that long to terraform an entire planet..."

But still.

One thousand years.

"Those are two very different things..." She gaps. "Do the moogles really strike that often?"

Clearly that is the more strange thing here. Apocalypse? Yeah, Aya's dealt with two world-shattering disasters already. Whatever.

Aya would take that as a compliment, if she didn't feel bad now that Iva was so sensitive about it. Especially after finding out that the creatures didn't get much of a choice as to who they were assigned to. At that she could at least relate.

She waves a hand, her mouth tightening into a thin line. "I don't know. I guess back home people didn't have any problems thinking of me that way."

But does Aya herself think that way? Not really. She just does what she can to survive.

"Actual monsters," she says simply, like she was talking about going to the grocery store rather than her job being a real, no-bullshit monster hunter. "Most of them actually just used to be animals or people, but... they were changed, by a genetic mutation."

How that happened is just too long of a story to just go into, and not a subject she's eager to breach with someone she just met. Especially with this kid who, just moments ago, thought her to be this friend he seemed to know and care for very well.

"Don't worry about it. I've pretty much been caught up on things thanks to Iva, and a few others that I've spoken with along the way."

He raised an eyebrow at her reaction.

"I wasn't aware that you cared so much about why Reno would listen to me. It almost seems like you care about him." It would be a rather interesting development, even though AVALANCHE and Shinra worked together in the past. They were never friends, however, more like allies that barely tolerated each other. This world apparently did strange things to people.

Umiko nodded. "Yes." She smiled before turning away.

"I need to get to stuff. If you have more questions let your moogle know or send me a letter."

Yuna smiled and waved.

"We'll talk again."

With that she ran off towards the stadium.

Yuffie probably shouldn't have commented but she couldn't stop herself.

"What the hell is wrong with you." She stomped her foot and then turned to leave. "We're done here."

She stomped off not waiting for him to reply.

"If. I haven't gotten mine working, but at least for the time being, you can swing by my place and I'll be sure to hook you up with something to start with. The gear they provide when you show up is trash. Like, almost literally." he explains before putting a flyer for his smithy in the hat as well, still leaving the fair sack of coins for him as well.

Allenby shoots the Moogle a glare for calling her 'toots'. She's not beyond slugging one of these things.

She waves Tamekichi off and continues with a softer tone. "We still don't know why, but, the short of it is, that's why we're here. But, it's not mandatory either. And there's no hurry to fall into line. If you can do something, then do what you can, but totally at your pace, okay, mister?"

She'd put the pressure on him, by mistake, it was on her to take it off some. She could do that much at least.

"Makes sense. And I'll look into that. Thanks." Cause there was always a good chance he'd get something done with some support and new gear was always a welcome change.

"I guess that makes sense. I know sea travel can be dangerous." Especially if this world had pirates, like her own did. An unexpected day of bad weather could cause a ship to lose its course, or even be completely destroyed. "What about airships, are they fairly safe to travel on?"

She did want to try one, but the thought of being that high up off of the ground was a little...disconcerting.

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