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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...
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A. Awakening

[personal profile] greenmagick 2016-01-10 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"That wasn't very nice."

Terra hadn't planned to spend a lot of time entertaining the new heroes. She had flowers to get back to her shop but she couldn't say nothing when someone was treating their moogle so poorly. Bright green ringlets framed her delicate cheeks. Terra didn't do a good job of looking threatening.

"They are here to help us." Her bright blue eyes locked on Rufus as she spoke. Her own moogle, Tempest had disappeared after his moogle to comfort to poor thing.
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[personal profile] ruinedempire 2016-01-11 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
Not even one hour of this city and he was already being scolded by another person. What a way to start his day. Rufus cared very little about being nice or making sure that he didn't hurt the moogle's feelings. However, he didn't exactly want to make enemies of people right off the bat. Rufus figured that some people could be that sensitive about treating moogles right.

"I apologize, that was rather rude of me." He sounded completely sincere, even if he didn't mean any of it. Rufus was used to doing that, he was raised to. "It's been a trying day-- although I do realize that's only an excuse for admittedly appalling behavior."
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[personal profile] greenmagick 2016-01-12 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
For some reason Terra hadn’t thought it would be so easy. Her head tilted slightly to the side, her bright blue eyes blinking curiously at the stranger, all hints of displeasure instantly gone from her features. “You don’t have to apologize to me.” Her voice was softer as if the wind could easily just carry it away.

“But maybe I can help?” She hadn’t had her memories when she first woke up in Crystallis so she didn’t really understand how shocking it could be. “I’m Terra.” She couldn’t shake his hand or anything because her arms were still filled with flowers.
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[personal profile] ruinedempire 2016-01-12 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Rufus."

Well, if she was offering her help, Rufus wasn't going to just ignore the opportunity. Perhaps she could give more insight about his current situation that the moogle failed to explain. It was entirely possible.

"I'm assuming that the moogle was truthful in all his words." He began, figuring that was a basic place to start at. "We're heroes of light, brought here to fight off the Calamity. Could you tell me more about this monster? Have you fought against it at all?"
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[personal profile] greenmagick 2016-01-14 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
“It’s nice to meet you Rufus.” Her lips curled into a wide, gentle smile. Terra was only ever forceful when the moment called for it. Usually that moment involved kittens and not random strangers. She still feels a little bit bad about scolding him though she didn’t believe that she was wrong either. He should be nicer to the moogles.

“Yes.”

Terra chewed on the side of her mouth, a habit she only recently picked up, before responding her tone was soft and while the topic wasn’t the happiness there was no hint of sadness in her voice. She had already become desensitized. “It isn’t a monster. The Calamity is something far worse. Its appearance is that of a crystal. I haven’t seen it myself but it grows and begins to swallow everything in its path.” She paused for a moment, her arms shifting the flowers she was carrying.

“If the heroes of light go near it, it begins to grow faster. I don’t know why but I was told it might have something to do with the crystals we carry. They are somehow connected to our homes and they will pull the Calamity there as well. I think the Calamity is more like a reset. If we cannot defeat it; our souls will be trapped in this world forever. I’ve heard that people have run into those they knew before, from their homes, but they have no memory of it since they were born on Crystallis. There have been other heroes in the past but they have failed.” She paused and then shook her head. “There is a lot more. I know that the old observatory is collecting more information than what I have. There is a heroes guild there.” Which Terra did not visit except to drop off flowers.
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[personal profile] ruinedempire 2016-01-15 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
"The pleasure's all mine, Miss Terra." Fake pleasantries, but it seemed to be working at least. Things were definitely a lot easier when people didn't want to kill him on sight. Truly a concept.

So, the Calamity was a giant crystal? Definitely different than Jenova. Didn't make it any less of a danger, but the description came as a surprise. A crystal that grew and swallowed everything in its path and that process only sped up when they went near it. Well, this all sounded terrible, didn't it?

"The old observatory? I suppose that will be my next stop."
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[personal profile] greenmagick 2016-01-19 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Terra smiled softly and nodded her head. Fake or not she was happy that he seemed nice enough and she was more than happy to talk to him about anything he might have questions about. She didn’t know everything but it was hard not to learn more with the heroes and moogles were constantly talking about it.

“It’s just over that way.”

She pointed over her left shoulder where the ground begins to rise. Both Observatories sit on hills within the city and they are easily spotted from most locations; assuming the large castle wasn’t in the way.

“I believe that at least one person is always there.”