We are off to see the Crystal Tree!

[greenmagick]

WHO: OPEN! Those setting out towards the Crystal Tree~
WHAT: Terra has arranged an expedition. Keep in mind that this takes place after the January Event!
WHEN: January 17th - January 27th
WHERE: Plains of Sorrow, Crystal Forest & Crystal Tree~
WARNING: None.

[ooc: Information and plotting about this adventure is posted here. If you have any questions please post them here as well. It's assumed that Terra posted up a help wanted for the heroes who don't know her to see if they want to come along. Settings will be described in top posts to keep thing organized!

Please note that the Friendly Monster and Crystal Tree sections will be one long thread.]

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[shinrasfinest]

[Sephiroth remains still stood back from the bank of the river itself, watching Rialynn as the disbelief over her drinking water right from the source like that eventually starts to drop off. She's hardly the first Hero he can imagine doing such, and it is more than likely a hang over from the more-polluted world that he comes from that's causing the discomfort.

He tilts his head a little to the side, looking at the back of her head only as he considers her next words. He soon finds himself looking up and over the scene before them; a quaint village set within crystal trees. If there were any such place like it on Gaia, Sephiroth didn't know about it.

An understanding stretch of a smile slowly creeps up; there was a time when he thought much the same with regards to the condition of this world when compared to his own. It had degraded away over the months though, hammered into oblivion by their circumstances as a whole. It feels refreshing, to take a step back to that way of thinking. And so much simpler.]

It's not strange to say. [Carefully Sephiroth steps out towards the bank; still a little behind Rialynn but he didn't really want to have to raise his voice.]

Not that there is chance very often to appreciate it, but some of the locations really are something else.

[rialynn]

[Rialynn tips her head back and smiles up at him, before looking out over the river. She knows a lot of people were really shaken up by what the sage showed them. But as for her, she felt little more than a sense of relief that it was over, and a vague disappointment that she'd seen very little of the unfolding story before she was killed and cut off.]

[This is nice, though. She likes spending time with the others, getting to know and appreciate the people who will one day come together to save the world. Rialynn adamantly believes that Sephiroth will be one of these people. He's strong and calm, and has a natural way of inspiring people to believe that they're safe so long as he's there to defend the peace.]

Which place is your favorite so far?

[shinrasfinest]

[Unlike a lot of people; Sephiroth doesn't have a clue, only the Sage's tiring philosophical comments had accompanied him while all the other Heroes had slept. That said, he's been through enough 'visions' during his time here to know full well to cut a certain amount of slack towards those who were having trouble coping so soon afterwards.

They'd recover from it, either that or they'd allow it to crush their spirits; something he's been close to himself, before.]

In the whole of Crystallis? [It's a filler of a question, but it serves while he thinks.]

I've not been everywhere, of course, but the County of Flence is very picturesque; especially towards the end of the summer.

[He stops, considering that place too, might soon be devoured by the Calamity once it really starts to move again. It's one of the more special of places to him as a result of the long weekend getaway he'd taken after a Battle once.]

The Temple of Water is near to there.

[rialynn]

Flence?

[She's sure she'll remember the name, but just the same, she takes the opportunity to dig out her journal and right it down. Beneath that, she writes 'Temple of Water' since it sounds like it's a sight worth seeing as well.]

I'll keep that in mind. Summer is a great season for sightseeing, isn't it?

[Rialynn closes the book, resting it on her thigh as she combs through her thoughts.]

What are the Temples for, anyway? We woke up in one of those, didn't we?

[At least, she's pretty sure it was the Temple of Fire they found themselves in, with that big glittering orange diamond floating there.]

[shinrasfinest]

The fact that the days are not only warmer, but longer, gives a lot more time to explore with. Just, make sure you save up enough gils to see you through.

[It's stated matter-of-factly, almost as if he were reading it from a book. It's true though, even if Sephiroth doesn't appreciate when it's -too- warm he does feel more comfortable in the warmer months. Everything is a lot less depressing, too. He wonders if they'll really get to see much of the world in the summer again though; again, it all depends on the Calamity.]

If past events are to be any indication, the large Crystals housed at the four major temples are something of a go-to point for the life energy of this World, when it wants to return to the Planet. I believe they help to regulate the low of life throughout Crystallis; but I'm really no expert.

[rialynn]

[Save up enough gils? Rialynn's nose crinkled a little as she grinned and tipped her head. It sounded as if he were worried about her. She rocked back a little.]

That's all right. I'm a performer, I'm used to making a living as I go. It's pretty rare for a bard worth their salt to go hungry.

[Unless the crowd is particularly stingy, or dangerous. Her interest is piqued, however, at the mention of the crystals.]

Really? That's something else, isn't it? Maybe I should work my way around to seeing them, at least once. It can't hurt to get to know the rest of the world while I'm at it.

[shinrasfinest]

[It's practical advise really, Flence is pointedly not on the cheap side. Then again, even if there weren't really bards --outside of fairy tales-- back where he's from, he quickly ties it up with what she says about being a performer. It seems to make sense, though he doesn't really consider it a profession one could make a load of money from. Not that he hasn't seen a fair few, even citizens as opposed to Heroes, who do make a living doing exactly that.

At least, he can talk about Temples, Crystals and various running theories about Crystallis; to more than his hearts content. Sephiroth knows well the value of bouncing ideas around and off other individuals.]

Well the Crystal of Earth is off limits - or at least as far as we know. The Calamity claimed it with the initial push when it had been awoken...before it went dormant before.