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Melodies of Life Moderators ([personal profile] melodiesmods) wrote in [community profile] melodiesoflife2016-07-05 06:41 pm

Intro Log || The Deep Breath Before The Plunge

Characters: All the "Heroes of Light" (only new characters can start threads).
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: The 5th of July. 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: N/A.


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.


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 the Festival of Light nearing, there are a lot of folks working hard to set up the upcoming event! And besides this, there are a lot of things to do in the city for newcomers. Moogles are working hard in Mognet Office of the ninth district! 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. There is however the impression that everyone is on edge, and a lot more officers from the law enforcement in the streets. Why could it be...?

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. It seems all the computer shut down recently, but the people working in the lab are restarting everything. The screens seem to indicate the "summoning process" is over and that the Crystal of Fire's energy level are dangerously. 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 last year.


Very Close Encounters of the Thirteenth Kind
— 14:00 —

Characters venturing by the Ninth District at this time will be able to see a most peculiar and unexpected sight. They will see a strange blue creature running after a Moogle, with the later looking particularly distressed. Before anyone could have a chance to react, the two of them entered a building... And a few minutes later, the blue creature could be seen emerging from the building, running away with a Kupo Nut in hand. In a surprising reversal, this time the Moogle is the one pursuing the blue creature. Needless to say, the Moogle looks furious at this turn of event.

Trying to pursue the blue creature will result in failure and it will disappear. What could it mean...?
sesenta: (Oh hai)

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[personal profile] sesenta 2016-07-12 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
The house was empty and silent in response to Ellana's call. That was because the sole occupant (who hadn't run off to the inn or died and got himself encased in crystal) was sitting alone in her room with the door closed, folded over her desk and sighing in a melancholy fashion. She missed Hisui. The murderer was still on the loose, too, after killing all those people. Akane had been so sure he'd been hiding as one of the corpses, but all she'd managed to do was make herself look unbalanced and crazy.

She really wasn't cut out to be a hero of any kind. But she'd known that long ago, hadn't she...?

Then she heard someone calling out, and she lifted her head out of her arms. Was that from outside? Inside? She turned her head to look at the calendar. July 5th.

...Oh! Newcomers! There were newcomers arriving on the 5th of every other month!

Akane bolted out of her chair and threw open the door, running to the top of the stairs. Sure enough, there was a woman setting out a box of pastries and writing a note. She smiled. Well, now her brother wouldn't have to worry about Akane living alone with a boy. And if the lady brought treats, she was probably nice too.

"Good morning!" she called out brightly, her spirits perked up as she trotted down the stairs. "Sorry, I wasn't paying attention, I didn't know anyone was going to be moving in today. I'm Akane," she introduced herself, reaching the bottom of the steps safely without falling on top of anybody. "One of our housemates won't be back for a few more days, and the other decided he'd rather stay at the inn. So you get your own room," she offered helpfully. "Is there anything I can help you with?"
lostwisdom: (pride ◦ smile for the crowd)

Re: B-08

[personal profile] lostwisdom 2016-07-22 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ellana sighed as she began writing the note, and was about half-way done when she heard footsteps from above to the side. Was someone here after all, or was it simply another moogle? No, that made no sense--the ones she'd seen tended to fly over walk on their paws.

She looked up from quill pen and paper, smiling at the younger human. "Good morning. I can assure you I wasn't aware of it until around an hour ago, either." She'd just gotten used to having an actual bed of her own, let alone a spacious apartment on the top of the highest tower of her a castle. This quaint house was... much less intimidating.

"I'm Ellana. A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Akane."
Placing the quill back down, she shook her head. "I do not have anything besides these and my staff, but if you'd like to help yourself to the pastries, feel free."
sesenta: (Tee Hee)

[personal profile] sesenta 2016-07-28 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's always the hardest part, starting out with nothing but the clothes on your back and new skills and spells you definitely didn't have before!" Akane beamed. Ellana seemed like a very nice lady, polite and elegant. Akane made a note to herself to be extra polite and respectful whenever she could.

She nodded her thanks, picking out a whorl of flaky dough with a spoonful of berry jam in the middle. "Thank you very much. They look delicious! And they're portable too!"

An unusual quality to praise, but she did have something in mind.

"Would you like me to show you around the marketplace, so we can pick up some toiletries and other basics you might like to have? Or would you like me to show you around the house first?"