"Then you're already a step ahead around here. Not all of it's fun, though. Ya probably saw the state of things around town." Johnny waved a hand towards some building that were still under reconstruction. "We've been though some rough stuff. Basically we're at war with the Empire." No sense holding it back from a newbie, since everyone deserved to know how things were on Crystallis.

"Things are often quiet, though. Christmas came 'n went - er, Starlight Festival they light to call it - and things were pretty uneventful. Well, except for all the Santa-related stuff, but that's normal for this place."