melodiesoflife | Event || Revelations

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Event || Revelations

Characters: All the Heroes of Light and their Moogles.
Where: Order's Sanctuary, The Interdimensional Rift and their Homeworlds.
When: August 03rd - August 30th

Summary: Following the battle against Palitutu, all the Heroes of Light were transported into the Interdimensional Rift. They were told by Palitutu they would have to find her to prove they can break the cycle-- But before they could reach their destination, a malevolent entity from the Rift stripped them from their immortality...

And now, they woke up in a decaying and dying world, most specifically in a place called Order's Sanctuary. From there they are ready to jump... Into their homeworlds! Feel free to use this post for the Mingle at Order's Sanctuary and should your homeworld be the stage for the Heroes of Lights' next adventures, feel free to make a thread for it and as many sub-thread as necessary! Please refer to the OOC Post for questions and plotting.

Warning: Whatever you come up with.

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Oh I'm sure they need the downtime. Considering everything they've gone through, they need a break!

[Cause seriously, just freaking stop and slow down.]

It's going to be a birthday party too for Cloud. If you don't mind attending just for a little bit?

That is a pterodactyl. By itself, Duster wouldn't feel intimidated by the strange animal if it were tame and in the wild, but surrounded by machinery reminiscent of the Pigmask's sprawling laboratories, an air of trepidation falls around him.

"What are they working on...?" He knows he can trust Jack, but a room full of computers and unknown technology doesn't bring good things to mind.

At first, Jack had thought this world was too normal for the things that Ed has talked about before, but werecreatures? Okay, nope, we are in magic central. Jack's posture is far more relaxed when he steps into the tavern, familiar territory. Best way to not get remembered is to act like nothing's wrong.

"Or something..." Jack grins at the bartender. "Captain Jack Harkness, and who are you?"

Jack is stepping well back from the action to protect the laptop that he's carrying, both from the fighters, and from the area of effect spells going off. "This way!" He calls to the guy that the thugs were attacking.

With one free hand, Jack only has one option for a spell, and he casts Lancet, a weak drain of energy from the nearest opponent.

Lucas?

[In the midst of welcomes and introductions and explanations, Duster had lost track of the young boy he spotted from the top of the hills. Being the only one with ties to both this world and Crystallis, he spent too much time relaying information between two parties and not enough on the reunions that really mattered.

Lucas isn't in the village. Duster's first thought is to check Hinawa's grave. Nippolyte is sleeping at the entrance and doesn't notice Duster as he passes through unfamiliar gates to a familiar location. The old ones must have been destroyed, yet this part of the village remained. No zombies, no walking gravestones...it's a different place during the day.

Hinawa's tombstone is decorated with sunflowers as always. Lucas must have been here recently. Duster smiles and turns back, heading to the forest next. Once the four of them were properly united, they need to catch up on lost time. There's so many questions he still has about Tazmily: what exactly happened after he disappeared, who's living where, what became of DCMC?

Man, if the urgency of the situation didn't spoil the thought, he's think about putting the band together for an inspirational concert.

He expects the forest to be home to only the regular animals: mantisis, rats, moles, and the like. A drago if he got lucky. Lucas might be playing with one right now--

Was that neighing he just heard? Who brought horses to the forest? Duster rushes to the source of the noise, expecting anything other than a Horsantula. Not the Horsantula. Anything but that creepy monster.]

Lucas!

[Strong or not, one person can't take on a powerful chimera alone. Duster reaches into his pocket and pulls out a Smoke Bomb retrieved from his house. He throws it at the Horsantula, hopefully buying enough time to run close enough to hit it.]

Kaji had picked a random group to go with, unable to sit around the Sanctuary, but also praying that none of these portals would give way to his own world. What he finds is completely unlike anything he's seen before, except on Crystallis, itself.

Following the kid is never Kaji's favorite thing, but Ace has the tone about him as if he's military, so off we go. Kaji's equipped with a bow and quiver, not his top choice for a narrow dungeon, but it's what he's got.

There's two words that stick out in what Ace said. "Off-limits. Why? Are we talking dangerous monsters, or just things that other people don't want us to see?" Pause and frown. "And in that case, are we talking a security system that we'd have to fight anyway?"

Jack smiles at Chiaki, not the bragging excited smile from before, but something genuinely happy. "It's home. This is where Torchwood works out of, yeah. 2009, so it's just me and Gwen and-" a very quick edit of what Jack was about to say, "It's just the three of us." Squak? "And Myfanwy," Jack corrects. "But I think we're leaving her behind."

Duster needs the quick explanation. "Well. This portal isn't the first time an opening in time and space has happened here. There's a permanent one, we call it the Rift, and we try to limit its activity, but sometimes things just bleed through from other times and spaces." Jack gestures to a whole table of odds and ends from alien technology, things that haven't been categorized yet. Even with one of the most organized people in all of time working at the hub, he can only keep up with the mess for so long.

"We try to get to them first, keep them from falling into the wrong hands, keep them from doing any damage here. Or, in the case of sentient beings, we try to send them on their way. Protect the Earth, prepare for the technological changes of the 21st Century, make sure Earth is ready for it." Jack heaves a slight sigh, but he hopes that explanation is enough for Duster.

"Problem being. I'm a little bit wrapped around my own timeline. So, we can't just take this thing and cart it off," Jack reaches up and taps the side of the largest machine in the room, the Rift Manipulator. Anyone who has seen Jack's lab in the Crystal Laboratories will be able to tell that this is what Jack is trying to reconstruct.

"But." Jack excitedly moves across the room, to the most advanced work station, three computer brains hooked up to six monitors (although the bottom right monitor never seems to work.) "The software that runs the Rift Manipulator? That we can take."

"Anything else, have at it. If it starts beeping when you pick it up, I'd recommend leaving it behind. We never know what might turn out to be useful."

There are piles of alien tech, an entire med bay with both normal medical technology and advanced things. (The med bay looks oddly untouched, as if someone has left it alone while waiting for someone to return.) Weapons would be locked up, and would need Jack's authorization (or a quick programmer bypass) to get to. The very secure vaults for destructive tech need Jack's retina scan to open. (But, whatever a 'Resurrection Gauntlet' is, maybe it should be left alone?)

B-baiba! ( meredy exclaims as the man with the pipe seemed poised ready in her direction. it's lucky for her that the heroes step in to protect her from the close range attacks, as her hacker skills didn't lend themselves all that well to close combat...

all the same, she types in her command of Leg Aim to try and incapicate any members of the gang she can target in time. )

Kidd looked up with all the seriousness and worry of an impending attack clear in her expression. If Jack was running off like this without a word it had to be something serious, life or death. And that this was seemingly his home world she couldn't blame where he was placing his priorities.

She ran with the others, doing a little better to keep up the chase, after all this is something she'd done before, but she falters for a moment as he approaches and enters the blue box. "Jack! What are ya-"

She got a view of the space within unfolding inside before she crossed the threshold herself. She stopped in the doorway, feeling the vertigo as she glanced between the inside and the outside. Given all she's seen thusfar she's somewhat prepared, but it didn't make this any less disconcerting.

"Jack....what is this?"

The voice had come out of nowhere, breaking through her dreams. Thanatos requesting she come to his Temple because something odd had occurred and his High Priestess wasn't suitable for this situation.

But Sheena was.

And that was all he told her before leaving her mind, remaining quiet as she tried to get him back to explain. Typical. As much as she understood and liked Thanatos... Did he really have to act like a God right now--all mysterious and shit?

Awakened and dressed in her normal attire, the ninja made her way to the Temple, her guard more than up as her long ponytail swayed across her back in a gentle breeze.

She might look familiar to some, but these little discrepancies would be a clue that she wasn't the one they knew. Well...all except one, whose red hair immediately caught her attention as soon as she stepped inside.

"Reno?!"

[Still not quite loose enough, Sephiroth swings his arms back and forth before squatting once....twice...three times. K'pandolu might be able to hear his shoulder and knees creak on the first pass but once tension is clicked the next motions are smoother.

Then he comes to a stop as K'pandolu very much catches his drift, allowing the concern hiding behind his own expression to come forward for a moment. He's trying not to let Terra's absence bother him but if she's not here when everyone else is...]

Terra isn't here.

[It's said simply, as Sephiroth tries to keep emotionally not-attached to that statement. He needs a clear head on his shoulders right now.]

[Meanwhile, without his Hero to hide behind the shoulder of Spencer hovers forward with a few frantic beats of his wings and offers something similar to a fistbump to Saki. Being one of the first moogles to have been assigned a Hero of Light to accompany, Spencer sometimes feels like he has to lead a good example and so encouraging other moogles in this uncertain place is important.]

It was pretty rough back there for a moment, huh?

[Not to mention, given the so-called cult that's becoming a nuisance in interrupting the supply of that all-curing water to the more remote parts of this continent, it could be argued that flying in any kind of heavy-duty transport like a helicopter might attract an undesired kind of attention. Hence why the raid, a few days ago, at the mako reactor Elena has been dispatched to now had been so heavy-duty.

Both reassurance to the public, as well as a warning to others.

With his hooded head still bowed, Sephiroth's not sure he heard much of anything as a random stranger pushed through the bushes towards him. It had to have been instinct of a kind which made him drop his hand and look instantly up at her as she started to talk about being turned around.

It's dark, there isn't much in terms of moonlight going for them down to the shadows the trees throwing shapes around but as Sephiroth peers out from the hood that mostly hides his face in the same shadow he needs to stand up a little taller to be able to look over her and determine if there is a threat here or not. There might be a tiny sliver of green flaring somewhere in the darkness of his hood if she tries look while getting closer, but if she gets much closer-]

-you've come a little far from the main road just to get to Gongaga.

[-there is no way she's going to get him by just his voice, right? He doesn't sound particularly friendly, but who even does when they're suffering from a migraine.]

And don't just jump into random portals without thinking...

[Squall pulls his hand from his temple to look at her as he hears her sob and instantly sighs. He didn't have the energy to deal with her crying.]

Selphie... stand up. Stop crying.

[Repede must be the name of the dog. He glances at it again when it's mentioned but doesn't give it a second thought after that.

He shifts, crossing his arms.]

No need, I'm leaving to look around. I'm not about to try a portal until I understand more.

[There was no need for Yuri to hang around he could go find his housemates. Squall would much rather he be without strangers around him. If something happened he didn't want to be held accountable or be relied on. So with a dismissive expression, he turns to leave.]

Thanks for the information.

An eyebrow was quirked as Spencer was made to feel comfortable along with Ophelia somewhere within Vincent's red mantle. He's not sure how appropriate that was for behavior as he'd certainly not ever told his moogle that it was OK to do that.

"So it would seem." Although he'd already given a good look around, Sephiroth does so again. Remembering back to the lines of code that Lucrecia had discovered in Palitutu's hidden lab. Now all that needs to be fathomed is that last line -'port' indication- portals? He's seen a few of them around but hasn't gotten close to any of them yet.

The manikins lingering outside of some invisible perimeter was more of a concern just now, while so many of them were trying still to take stock in what had just happened.

"We could have done without losing one of our few boons in this existence, I think."

[It takes her a few minutes to get the crying out of her system but eventually, Selphie looks up at Squall. Her chin rests on her wrists, shoulders slouched forward slightly yet she doesn't rise.]

Right...

I'm just saying that it's hard to push back on something that you can't see. Otherwise, pushing back is totally a thing.

[Right, Sparks?]

[She always had to be so over emotional. Squall knew he couldn't change that about her, but still. It was hard for him to deal with even after all these years.]

Just... try to think a little more about what could happen to you next time, alright?

[He shifts awkwardly and looks away.]

I don't want you getting hurt, or worse. And we were lucky this portal didn't take us somewhere worse than this. As for the fight with the WEAPON. I'm glad you helped. Sounds like you did well.

Yeah...

[Like the events of previous months but Selphie doesn't go into particular details.]

You're right but it still needs to be said.

[Moving on...]

Well, there's really only one way to know where the portals lead. You pick one and hop in it and see where you wind up.

[And this is where Mikleo gets to learn that Selphie may need a toddler harness.]

[Rialynn hangs back a respectful distance away, not wanting to interrupt a touching reunion, but not exactly wanting to look like she's just going to hover around on the outskirts of the camp either. She knows Ramza's been away from home for a very long time, and there's no telling when he'll have another chance to meet with his sister like this again.]

[Those sleeping chocobos sure are cute.]

[She turns to Barkeep, who seems awfully concerned about his face, and just a thumb over her shoulder.]

Should we gather some firewood?

[She wouldn't mind fishing a little too, because the food smells really good and there's clearly only enough food for two people.]

[Rukia is the next to hop through the portal. She's still kind of regretting picking up the shinigami job for this fight, since she wasn't expecting that they might need to interact with the locals. But maybe it's better this way. The less outside interference in people's worlds, the better. As long as the other Heroes can still see her, she'll manage.]

[So here they are in a brand new world. She looks around, scanning the immediate vicinity for signs of a portal, but no such luck. Ah, well, she didn't think it would be that easy.]

[And Sephiroth might be allergic to the pollen here, she notes, after seeing his nose wrinkle up.]

This doesn't look familiar.

[She looks to the others to see if anyone is getting aggravated or excited, since that might be the most likely candidate who belongs to this world.]

[If Squall is expecting that aspect of Selphie then he's in for a rude awakening. She nods quietly as a small smile spread across her face.

He cares in his own way.]

I did my best.

[A hand goes to rest on top of Strange Vision as Selphie straightens up in posture.]

I'm not dying because of someone else's ideals, Squall.

[~~Lady Maltran now has some serious competition in the busty femme fatale category.~~ Lust turns her head, looking at the wide expanse of lush green grass all around, sprinkled with wildflowers.]

[She looks right.]

[She looks left.]

[Then she turns around, and frowns. She came through this gate with Mikleo and now he's off and vanished. What just happened? Angrily she stalks back toward the portal, but it blinks, leaving her stuck where she stands. Lust's violet eyes narrow in displeasure. This definitely isn't her world, and given that Mikleo isn't here anymore, she's guessing it might be his. He did mention something about Seraphim not being seen by normal people in the past. So is that what this is?]

If you're still here, I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know.

[She settles a hand on her hip and waits patiently. As she does, she at last spots Sorey. Hmmmmmmm... Not a Hero of Light that she recognizes. A native? She chooses to stand there and just. Stare him down. Rude.]

Hm~ You're much too kind.

[It might sound a little teasing or condescending (because it kind of is), but she appreciates that steadfast loyalty just the same. Gluttony had adored her too while wishing for nothing, and he'd been one of the few creatures Lust even remotely liked. Mikleo is far more intelligent than Gluttony, though.]

[She turns in place, examining the softly glowing portals, then lifts a hand to point at one of them.]

Shall we start there?

[It was good timing that a knock came to Squall's door after he and Selphie had their talk.

After the fire cavern with Yuna, Zell wanted to tell Squall about the strange behavior. Of course the first place he looked was Squall's office, but he wasn't there and Quistis was pretty busy with something. Then he looked for him at a couple other places in Garden before finally heading to Squall's room.

It was a little awkward bothering him there, but Zell was kind of worried about that cadet and what it could mean.]

Edited 2016-08-18 21:04 (UTC)

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