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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...
droopy_eyes: (Secretive)

[personal profile] droopy_eyes 2016-01-24 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is that so." He was certain they could all enjoy their solidarity without him, as Jaeha wasn't even the slightest bit interested, not even out of morbid curiosity. And if more were coming, all the more reason he shouldn't hang around any longer.

"Seems like I shouldn't keep them waiting, then. Why don't you go help out that confused looking lady, and I'll go say hello to these other 'Heroes.'"

More like he'd be saying "LOL BYE!" but. Details.
ruinedempire: (Maybe something honest)

[personal profile] ruinedempire 2016-01-25 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Some things can't be changed, Cloud."

A lot of things were set in stone, at least it felt that way. The Lifestream courses through their world and sometimes history repeated itself because of its very essence. Sephiroth and his remnants causing chaos, a group of people fighting to stop him.

"Perhaps Sephiroth doesn't want to cause harm now, but anything can still happen between now and the very moment that he snaps."
red_planet_blues: (eyebrow)

[personal profile] red_planet_blues 2016-01-25 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
That's a hard thing to quantify. "I dunno. Too big? Not big enough? Depends on the day. Airship'll get ya to Flence in about 9 hours, and it's pretty far from here."

Someone dawns on Sparks that he figures is a good thing to tell a new roommate.

"Right. If ya didn't see it on yer way in, 'round back there's a stable for my horse. Rocket steed, technically. Mercury. He's... harmless." Which is a nice way of saying dumb, in Mercury's case. "A little girl comes around to feed him a lot. Ib. Also a Hero. Also harmless."
mindofathief: (gasp)

[personal profile] mindofathief 2016-01-25 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Nine...hours." That's slightly less that the time it takes to get to Tazmily to Snowcap Mountain on foot, and those airships are fast. "...So this is what Leder meant by 'an incredibly big world'."

The possibility that there were more people living here than grains of sand in the Nowhere Islands seemed much more plausible now.

"I need to see it for myself!"

Sparks catches him just as he's about to go back out of his room, draining his good cheer. "It's a horse with rocket parts?" That is horrifying.
red_planet_blues: (wat r u doin)

[personal profile] red_planet_blues 2016-01-25 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Sparks has also dealt with the near destruction of all the multiverses at once, so one apocalypse on one planet didn't seem as big of a deal to him, either.

"Seems like it. Considerin' they take most of their payment in nuts, I don't really see why we can't pay 'em more." He shrugs. He may be a cop, but it's not really his jurisdiction. That's a union thing.

"The apocalypse thing sorta takes precedence anyway. 'S call the Calamity. Crystallizes everything in its path. Not very pleasant. But when us Heroes get near it, it gets worse. It's been dormant for awhile, but we got word it's gonna start up again soon."
nomorecowbell: (confused)

Re: The City

[personal profile] nomorecowbell 2016-01-25 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Nanami stared at him. "That really does sound like something out of a comic."
dancingbaronet: (pic#9933675)

Re: The City

[personal profile] dancingbaronet 2016-01-25 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
"It sort of does. My life was very odd, and that's just the tip of it." said Zack.
red_planet_blues: (wat r u doin)

[personal profile] red_planet_blues 2016-01-25 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Uh, yeah? One of a kind on this planet, considerin' it don't got horse. Had him brought in from home." Sparks raises an eyebrow, considering Duster's reaction.
ninjainviolet: ([Skit!Wonder])

So sorry! A few of my notifs got misplaced.

[personal profile] ninjainviolet 2016-01-25 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Sheena looked from Moogla to Zack to Corrine, who managed to appear totally innocent. The ninja had yet to figure out if it was an act or complete coincidence, but she she knew how the new arrival felt.

Pointing at Corrine with her thumb, she said, "Oh, I know. Corrine has the same name as a small animal back home who was my best friend." Reaching up, she scratched the Moogle behind the ear. "It's kind of spooky, but Corrine's a good guy." He also tended to act like his Hero, but she wasn't going to tell Zack that.

Reaching out with her free hand, she took his offered one and shook it. "Pleased to meet you, Zack. My name's Sheena. Sheena Fujibayashi. Is there anything you'd like to know that Moogla might not have covered?"
cantante: (listening) (♭ 002.)

[personal profile] cantante 2016-01-25 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I see. Then I take it you're here alone..." Or so his words seemed to imply, and she could understand the latter quite well. After pausing to think for a moment, Tear lifts his gaze to look him in the eye.

"Where will you be staying?"
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackOh)

Re: Close Encounters

[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2016-01-25 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Jack's eyebrows go up, and he seems stunned and surprised by Erika's words. "Ohh. Oh no, I'm sorry, I had it all backwards!"

He waves a hand in the air, as if searching for words. "It's- giving people who truly want to defend people, who just want to help, giving them the power to actually do so! That's-" sorry to borrow a word, Doc, "fantastic!"

"And it has a tendency to be younger girls, because they're the ones who usually wish they could help the most."

Pause. "Hunh. Then maybe it is a little like what's happening here." But said a lot more positively than his earlier thoughts.
dancingbaronet: (pic#9933676)

Totally fine!

[personal profile] dancingbaronet 2016-01-25 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well we've covered most of it, but housing is a big thing. I'm not too sure shere to get there from here," said Zack, looking over at the map that Moogla was holding up.

"This map is a little out of date, with some of the roads cut off for construction," apologized Moogla.
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[personal profile] dancingbaronet 2016-01-25 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"I've been given a key to B-14 in the 14th District," said Zack, looking at his key. "Do you know where that is?"
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Re: Close Encounters

[personal profile] stupid_erika_shenanigans 2016-01-25 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's okay. Some people are surprised really that girls of all ages are Precure. But that's just how things have been for a long time now in our world." said Erica with a grin. "Don't worry, you weren't stepping on any toes."

She nodded. "Maybe yeah. We're all chosen by our own ambitions and dreams maybe?"
theendiswherewestartfrom: (JackSmile)

Re: Close Encounters

[personal profile] theendiswherewestartfrom 2016-01-25 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
They get closer to the Chocobo Farm, and with a happy Kweh! sound, one of the large golden birds trots over to see who's here. "Well. They call us Heroes of Light for a reason. We've been granted powers in this world, to try to save it. So maybe it's really similar."

Jack reaches a hand up to ruffle the feathers of the chocobo. "I know I just want to help, but it doesn't always matter who it is I'm helping. Maybe that's true for a lot of us here. And this world kind of granted our wish."

He smiles back down at Erika. "You didn't even know what they were, and you wanted to help the chocobos." So he thinks this is true for her.
stupid_erika_shenanigans: (pic#9770121)

Re: Close Encounters

[personal profile] stupid_erika_shenanigans 2016-01-25 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, heroes are born every day, so it's not surprising we're mostly of similar mindsets," said Erica, laughing as she reached out and ruffled a Chocobo's head feathers. It kwehed happily at her arrival.

"That's a good point. I guess it's a what we do with it that counts."

She nodded. "Hey I can't let anyone suffer. It's not my thing after all."
mindofathief: (gasp)

[personal profile] mindofathief 2016-01-25 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, I mean..." Half-mechanical chimeras aren't a thing on Crystallis, that's good, but that doesn't make this better. "What kind of people would do such a thing?!"
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[personal profile] nobugs 2016-01-25 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
He had started to play an instrument, so I ended up bringing you up.

[It wasn't even his intention to flatter Jaeha, it was just a matter of fact.]

It's not anything I can finish just up like that. I work as a waiter to earn some money for living here.

[Certainly not anything he was used to, but right now he couldn't rely too much on others for daily necessities.]

Is that what you did when you first left your village? Sightseeing?

[He frowns, just a little.]
ninjainviolet: ([Smile])

:)

[personal profile] ninjainviolet 2016-01-25 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah. Well, I think I can help with that," Sheena offered. "And we can make the map 'new' as we go along." Knowing the reason behind the construction, the ninja smiled at Moogla. "So no worries."

Looking from one to the other, she said, "Just one thing. Where are you staying?"
dancingbaronet: (pic#9933679)

^_^

[personal profile] dancingbaronet 2016-01-25 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good, cause I need it for my job," said the Moogle with a slight exasperated sigh.

Zack checked his key, looking at the tag on it. "B-14, in the 14th District. So I guess pretty far?"
2hell_weride: (Smile)

[personal profile] 2hell_weride 2016-01-26 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
He gives a nod or two. "So then, time just never change. But hey, you made it through. And now you're here to help baby sit and save this world." he nods.

"Well... I guess I'm not of much help outside of getting you a weapon that's not garbage. Guns work a little differently here. You can put magic into bullets now, or... here. And we've figured it out too. Hell, I've got it to a point where every bullet can shoot fire, ice, stuff like that. Stuff I wouldn't have learned back home."
red_planet_blues: (stop being dumb)

[personal profile] red_planet_blues 2016-01-26 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Uh, cybernetic manufacturers?" Most people were either confused or impressed with the idea of a rocket steed. Not upset.

"I mean, ya can go 'round back and meet him. And see that he's totally fine. And happy. And dumb. Though that part ain't got anythin' to do with his rocket parts."
mindofathief: (knows that feel)

[personal profile] mindofathief 2016-01-26 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I'll--" He waves a hand around, unsure where that thought was going. He's good at doing things at his own pace, but the actual saving of the world? It's a tall order to give someone that just had one of the most stressful days of his life.

"...I'll do it." There wasn't any other way around it.
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[personal profile] neverfirstclass 2016-01-26 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
"I know that, but circumstances are different here. The things that make him snap are still back on Gaia." He sighs stops, bowing his head. He's had this argument before and there's no point to it.

"Until then, at least try to trust him. None of us know what might happen in this world, but he's been working just as hard as the rest of us to fight against the Empire and the Calamity." This earnestness was both like and unlike the Cloud from Gaia's future. The passion was unique to this young Cloud, but the steel behind his eyes was the same.
comeoutswinging: (Sad)

[personal profile] comeoutswinging 2016-01-26 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
She didn't like the way he said it, like, it was a contractual obligation. It kind of was but... all the say it didn't... Well, she felt bad.

"Look... there's no hurry to get right on it. Take some time. Get used to being here, get used to this Job stuff. Right now everything's fine. So just take your time." she tries to explain, really trying to make up for the big break down of things she just had to do.

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