Intro Log || This Keeps Happening

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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...

Comments

[wings_of_steel]

[ 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.

[droopy_eyes]

[Law enforcement? He can't say he likes the sound of it, if that means she has something to do with his presence here. He'll withhold his judgment, but remain wary all the same for now.]

[He will, however, accept her hand and politely kiss her knuckles with a light peck. He's a proper gentleman, after all.]

Jaeha. It's a pleasure, Selen.

[His gaze slides back to the bound thug. Ordinarily he might offer to help her walk him to jail, but that sort of situation sounds...well, it's unappealing. He's not fond of places with iron bars.]

No need to apologize. Will you be able to manage escorting your prisoner, or will you require back up?

[wings_of_steel]

[ Selen isn't quite like the Law Enforcement he's thinking about but she doesn't stop him if he wants to judge her from that alone. She obviously didn't act or look like a typical law enforcer in all honesty. Of course, whatever people make judgments for, she isn't stopping them.

She chuckled some as he kissed the knuckles of her hand. ]

Quite a flirt aren't you dear?

[ She replied giving him a smile in return for that. ]

Jaeha. Alright, I'll try to recall for next time. I think I should be fine. He's not a typical ruffian that I deal with anyhow. Just another robber who needs money.

[ She's not going to ask him for help nor did she need any, though of course the prisoner wanted to get out as fast as he could, once he regained his composure and attempted to shove Selen out of the way after Jaeha said those words.

That startles Selen at the very least as she stumbles over a moment and the guy attempts to run again. ]

[droopy_eyes]

I like to think of myself as a straightforward kind of guy.

[And it looks like someone doesn't want to accept the consequences for his crimes. Jaeha's head turns, but he doesn't move to give the criminal chase. Instead he slides out a couple of short daggers, and with a flick of the wrist, the hem of the robber's baggy trousers is pinned to the earth, and he eats dirt.]

[Jaeha isn't smiling this time. He pauses long enough to see that Selen is on her feet before directing a cold look at the man on the ground.]

You have more sympathy than I do. Anyone who is truly in need of money can work the docks, or swallow his pride and beg. I have no pity for someone who'd prey on someone smaller and weaker than himself, and refuse to accept the punishment for being caught.

[He gives the man a kick in the side to take the fight out of him, before stooping to retrieve his knife.]

You won't have to worry about money for a while where you're going. But I won't be gentle if you still refuse to learn your lesson.

[wings_of_steel]

Is that so? I find that trait rather cute on young adults.

[ She chimed without giving much reserve to what she was saying, since Selen was rather used to throwing flattering out when she felt it was for the right occasion. Selen was sighing somewhat as she watched the criminal get pinned down by daggers. Ah, so she was right to assume he had some sort of combat experience.

Selen patted herself down briefly when she got back up this time, watching as Jaeha apprehended the criminal. She was honestly, just testing to see if the guy was going to try to run away, in which confirmed it. She now made a mess of herself. How silly. ]

I suppose I do. It's quite unfortunate, but this world isn't much different from my own, corrupted enough so that there are starving, hungry folks doing what they can to survive. I can't say it's the right thing to do, but they have to do what they have to do to live.

Ah, how careless of me. You certainly put up a fight good sir.

[ Selen's smile this time was rather cold when she turned to the crook. ]

Yes, he'll be taken good care of. Thank you. I am usually nor this careless.

[droopy_eyes]

Careless? Hardly. You seem to be more than capable. If anything, I'm at fault for distracting you with conversation. You're simply too charming for words it seems.

[He'll stand by as an idle guard to make sure Selen has her prisoner in order. Jaeha won't hesitate to kick him in the head if he tries to pull another stunt like the last one. But once she's got things in order, he knows it's time to take his leave.]

Perhaps we'll meet later. I'm interested in hearing what you have to say when you're not babysitting thieves.

[wings_of_steel]

Do I now?

[ She chimed with a smile lining her face at the words. It certainly seemed that way, however. Of course, she left out other details. The prisoner didn't look like he wanted to try that move again. At least not with Jaeha helping Selen keep guard of him. ].

Certainly. Perhaps over a drink or a meal if you will? Hahaha, You are an amusing one with your choice of words. I suppose I do seem like I'm babysitting now don't I?

[droopy_eyes]

[Well now! He's still a little 'gunshy' for lack of a better word of this city and the people in it, especially those with some measure of authority. But it's been a while since he's met a nice lady who doesn't feel the need to immediately shut him down the moment he shows a little interest.]

It would be my pleasure.

[He sweeps a bow, and at long last, introduces himself.]

Jaeha, at your service. And how can I get in contact with you?

[wings_of_steel]

[ Whatever works in both of their favor honestly. Selen didn't really care what he thought about her since it's not a big deal. However, there were plenty of other things that she should put into consideration than someone's opinion of her. However, it didn't hurt to play around some. If only he knew how old she was. ]

Well then, I shall get going. Thank you again-- Jaeha was it? For your assistance.

[ She smiled softly. ]

Please send any letters to Galahad. He will deliver it to me and Galahad is my moogle. I am certain you have one of your own. They can deliver letters.