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Intro Log || Melodies of Eternity

Characters: All the "Heroes of Light" (only new characters can start threads).
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: The 5th of March. 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: Lots of distressed and depressed Heroes of Light.


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. Well, that is if you don't die or crystallize first. A couple days ago, a lot of Heroes of Light crystallized or died out of the blue without any warning! 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 Choco Egg day nearing, there are a lot fo Hypello working on the upcoming competitions and on making chocolates! Want to eat some? Too bad, the Moogles will hit you with the stick they use to make the chocolate if you try to eat them!

And besides the chocolates, there are a lot of things to do in the city for newcomers. Moogles are working hard in Mognet Office of the ninth district following the election of their new director, and while there are no Blitzball Matches today, a lot of Triple Triad players are gathered at the stadium. Why? Because they are working on the early preparations for the Triple Triad World Championship that will happen in May! Characters are also free to visit the city-- They can 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 few Moogles and nurses will be waiting by the room, and they will welcome all characters waking up. However...

Upon exiting the room, they will find the Hospital is very busy. Nurses and healers can be seen moving corpses around on stretchers, and overall a very dark and tense atmosphere reigns over the Hospital. In closed rooms, some of the most skilled healers are trying to analyze the corpses and find out what happened. And these dead people? They are of the Heroes of Light who died on the 29th of February.


Melodies of Eternity
— Anytime —

If you are a Hero of Light who survived that accursed day, your crystal will shine at the very same moment the new Heroes appear before the Crystal of Fire. That means your character is now linked to the Crystal of Fire and will come back to life after a week if killed.

They will also receive their Moogle and their housing in the 11th or 14th District. But that probably isn't enough for the pain to go away.
rialynn: (AMINALS)

Melodies of Eternity

[personal profile] rialynn 2016-03-08 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Some time after Minfilia had time to meet her Moogle and get settled down, she would suddenly find herself face to face with a strange new adversary.

HORSE.

A brown mare plodded up to her, ears pricked, and immediately pushed her muzzle plaintively against the woman. The mare made a snorting whuffling sound, continuing to press gently but insistently. If she was carrying food on her, that's where the horse nuzzled.

A young woman pelted down the street, her long hair and bandanna tails swinging as she grabbed for the horse's reins and tugged back to give Minfilia some space. "Sorry! Sorry about that. She begs all the time, I don't know how to break her of the habit. She's harmless, I promise."
linkpearls: (Explain | The Land is alive)

[personal profile] linkpearls 2016-03-09 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh-!"

She's heard of unicorns existing in Coethas but they were pretty rare but the horse nuzzling her was surprising enough. At this time, the only thing she had in her bag were probably kupo nuts; moogles seemed to want to do anything for the treats or so she heard. Minfilia wasn't sure weither to pet it or step back until what looked like their owner came over.

"It's alright," reassuring was always a good thing. "It would be a wonder if she liked kupo nuts."
rialynn: (o halo thar)

[personal profile] rialynn 2016-03-09 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
If someone ever likened Rialynn's plump horse to a unicorn, she might die of laughter.

"She might! I've seen her eating pinecones before." She wasn't sure that was good for her horse, but she still seemed pretty healthy despite her diet of nearly anything that grew out of the ground. It wasn't as if Rialynn had the time and energy to pick up every pinecone in the forest when they set up camp for the night, either.

But horses aside, this seemed as good a time as any to introduce herself. "I'm Rialynn. Nice to meet you!"
linkpearls: (Curious | Our souls have been torn)

[personal profile] linkpearls 2016-03-17 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
Pinecones? Horses really had a versatile appetite...

"And to you as well Rialynn, my name is-" Minfilia was about to introduce herself when the moogle came over to the horse and started petting her.

"She's so soft, kupo!"

Was that wise? Probably not. The Scion simply shrugged and shook her head. "I'm Minfilia. It's nice to meet you."
rialynn: (AMINALS)

[personal profile] rialynn 2016-03-20 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Rialynn's horse certainly wasn't picky, anyway. She couldn't speak for the rest of them.

"Nice to meet you too," she laughed, tickled at the Moogle's sudden adoration for her trusty steed. The horse didn't seem too bothered by the attention, the mare's ears flicking briefly as she held herself still. Petting was always nice, and she would allow it to continue.

Realizing how close they were to the Temple of Fire, it struck Rialynn that this person might very well be a new Hero. It was hard for her to distinguish sometimes, but if she had a Moogle, then she probably wasn't an ordinary civilian. "Say, you didn't just wake up here, did you? I confess I don't know everyone's faces just yet, so if I missed you before..."
linkpearls: (Side Look | so believe)

[personal profile] linkpearls 2016-03-29 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Tataru was just happy giving the kind creature some attention. Maybe she might like to ride a horse someday...if it were possible.

Minfilia shook her head upon answering the question of being new to this world. "Nay, I have come with several other Heroes of Light as we seemed to be called on this star several moons ago. A woman named Kalki called us and we have but recently come upon Aqures Ixen." It was almost a heavy tone that she had spoken with, the sudden deaths and crystalization of her comrades was still a bit of a open wound but finding out why should be the more pressing matter. Or why did Kalki summon them away from the rest of the Heroes.
rialynn: (Nervous)

[personal profile] rialynn 2016-03-31 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rialynn's eyes go wide.]

You were...? Oh, wow. That must have been difficult, what with the... Yes.

[She's been hoping to talk with someone who'd been through that ordeal, so she could record the history. This is a stroke of good fortune, though she wishes there were a better term for it.]

I know you're probably still emotionally raw from all of that. But if you're ever feeling up to it, would you mind contacting me? I'm trying to keep a history for people here. It's important.