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Entry tags:
- [*] event,
- [*] introduction log,
- [au] riku replica (ira),
- [au] sora,
- [ou] alisaie leveilleur,
- [ou] chrom,
- [ou] duster,
- [ou] edna,
- [ou] keith kogane,
- [ou] lust,
- [ou] midna,
- [ou] mikleo,
- [ou] mirai kuriyama,
- [ou] naminé,
- [ou] natalia l.k. lanvaldear,
- [ou] rialynn kollmann,
- [ou] sparks nevada,
- [ou] vanitas,
- [ou] yuri lowell
Intro Log || Just in Time for the Last Holiday Season
Characters: All the "Heroes of Light" (only new characters can start threads).
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: November 01st - November 30th. New characters may wake up any time.
Summary: The new Heroes of Light awaken from Crystal Stasis and might find themselves in quite the predicament. Are they in Aqures Ixen, the Desert, a Forest or a completely empty plain? The choice is yours! You can have your character wake up anywhere, so long as the location is neither crystallized nor sealed away (such as the Temple of the Heroes of Light).
Please refer to the Information Post for more information regarding the state of Crystallis. Fear not however as soon a Moogle and maybe your friends shall come to you. Indeed, Heroes of Light in Aqures Ixen have access to a map that show them whenever a new Hero of Light appears.The Moogles are using it to quickly find any newcomers, but nothing prevents other Heroes of Light from using it to go to the rescue! The exception to this are characters who were formerly in the game: they will wake up from Crystal Stasis in the Hospital of Aqures Ixen.
Furthermore, feel free to plot out with players already in-game if you want for them to come and search your character, find them and plot their escape from a particularly dangerous place and the likes!
Warning: N/A.
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: November 01st - November 30th. New characters may wake up any time.
Summary: The new Heroes of Light awaken from Crystal Stasis and might find themselves in quite the predicament. Are they in Aqures Ixen, the Desert, a Forest or a completely empty plain? The choice is yours! You can have your character wake up anywhere, so long as the location is neither crystallized nor sealed away (such as the Temple of the Heroes of Light).
Please refer to the Information Post for more information regarding the state of Crystallis. Fear not however as soon a Moogle and maybe your friends shall come to you. Indeed, Heroes of Light in Aqures Ixen have access to a map that show them whenever a new Hero of Light appears.The Moogles are using it to quickly find any newcomers, but nothing prevents other Heroes of Light from using it to go to the rescue! The exception to this are characters who were formerly in the game: they will wake up from Crystal Stasis in the Hospital of Aqures Ixen.
Furthermore, feel free to plot out with players already in-game if you want for them to come and search your character, find them and plot their escape from a particularly dangerous place and the likes!
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. But soon it faded, and everything else along with it, nothing but darkness remaining....
The Search for the Heroes
— Anytime —
To you, it's like only a second passed ever since you grabbed this crystal. But months or even years may have passed in the real world. And as you emerge, you find yourself in the world of Crystallis, a place where magic and technology coexist, filled with friendly people... And not so friendly ones. Have you awakened in Aqures Ixen, Esdham or a similar city...? Then it's perfect, you are surrounded by friendly people who will be - very confused - but helpful to an extent.
Have you woken up in the wilderness? Hopefully there aren't too many monsters around! As it is, other Heroes of Light might have woken up close to your position, it might be a good idea to work together with them.
Thankfully enough, before long a fluffy ball of fur flies toward (and most crashes into) you! This creature is a Moogle, sent from Mognet Central to assist you and take you to Aqures Ixen. It will explain you everything about the situation, the other Heroes of Light already present in Crystallis and all that is happening! This Moogle will be your guide back to Aqures Ixen-- If you decide to follow them anyway...
The Voyage Home
— Anytime —
The journey to Aqures Ixen might be an eventful one (or uneventful one if you awoke in the city already). It is a possibility for you to explore the world by taking your time, or to be lazy and board an Airship in the closest city. Don't lose your way or you risk venturing close to the Calamity-- You wouldn't want to be devoured and ripped apart my mega-powered Calamity Monsters, would you?
And thanks to the map and the efficiency of Mognet, odds are you'll encounter other Heroes of Light on your way: those who arrived in this world within the past two years. 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 the fearsome Palitutu! 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 —
Finally, you might reach Aqures Ixen... And it turns out to be a very busy city. You might visit it, or the laboratory from where you canspy track where Heroes of Light are. Indeed, Palitutu's Laboratory (and its underground section) is a place where employed characters can research various topics. 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.
Or maybe you could visit your new house in the 11th or 14th District, and get to know your new neighbors and housemate(s). Hopefully your neighbors are people you will get along with.
It's Never Too Early
— Anytime —
No matter where you wake up in this world, from the arid climate of Esdham to the balmy jungles of Mysidia, you might notice a hint of ~**Christmas Whimsy**~ in the air. Pine-scented garlands are wound about streetlamps, delicate glass ornaments and twinkling lights have begun to adorn tree branches. The air is rich with the smell of baked pumpkin and cinnamon, and the occasional cool hint of peppermint. The bakeries are filled with seasonal treats like kupo nut pies, cranberry tarts, eggnog cakes. Though it's only the month of November, anyone complaining about the good cheer and pretty decorations will be stared at with a mixture of shock and pity, for clearly these people do not understand the true magic of the season.
Wherever you go, there's a distinct and rhythmic clanging of a small brass bell. Following the sound of the bell inevitably leads to a small adorable Moogle decked out in a fur-trimmed red suit standing next to a donations pot, with another clad in green passing out fliers inviting people to visit the Santa Village. They're requesting gil to craft toys for the refugees living there as well as the children across the world, and to expand and improve the Village as well.
Upon seeing any indication that you might be a Hero of Light, both Moogles make a happy sound and immediately press a flyer into your hand, insisting that you must visit, and not so subtly hinting that those who take up the Santa Claus job would be warmly welcomed by everyone. 'Tis the season, eh? Eh?
The Hospital
— Anytime —
Characters who have already been in Crystallis before do not wake up anywhere like everyone else. Instead, they will wake up in the Hospital of Aqures Ixen, in a room where there are over a hundred 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 orders 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.
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. But soon it faded, and everything else along with it, nothing but darkness remaining....
— Anytime —
To you, it's like only a second passed ever since you grabbed this crystal. But months or even years may have passed in the real world. And as you emerge, you find yourself in the world of Crystallis, a place where magic and technology coexist, filled with friendly people... And not so friendly ones. Have you awakened in Aqures Ixen, Esdham or a similar city...? Then it's perfect, you are surrounded by friendly people who will be - very confused - but helpful to an extent.
Have you woken up in the wilderness? Hopefully there aren't too many monsters around! As it is, other Heroes of Light might have woken up close to your position, it might be a good idea to work together with them.
Thankfully enough, before long a fluffy ball of fur flies toward (and most crashes into) you! This creature is a Moogle, sent from Mognet Central to assist you and take you to Aqures Ixen. It will explain you everything about the situation, the other Heroes of Light already present in Crystallis and all that is happening! This Moogle will be your guide back to Aqures Ixen-- If you decide to follow them anyway...
— Anytime —
The journey to Aqures Ixen might be an eventful one (or uneventful one if you awoke in the city already). It is a possibility for you to explore the world by taking your time, or to be lazy and board an Airship in the closest city. Don't lose your way or you risk venturing close to the Calamity-- You wouldn't want to be devoured and ripped apart my mega-powered Calamity Monsters, would you?
And thanks to the map and the efficiency of Mognet, odds are you'll encounter other Heroes of Light on your way: those who arrived in this world within the past two years. 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 the fearsome Palitutu! 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.
— Anytime —
Finally, you might reach Aqures Ixen... And it turns out to be a very busy city. You might visit it, or the laboratory from where you can
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.
Or maybe you could visit your new house in the 11th or 14th District, and get to know your new neighbors and housemate(s). Hopefully your neighbors are people you will get along with.
— Anytime —
No matter where you wake up in this world, from the arid climate of Esdham to the balmy jungles of Mysidia, you might notice a hint of ~**Christmas Whimsy**~ in the air. Pine-scented garlands are wound about streetlamps, delicate glass ornaments and twinkling lights have begun to adorn tree branches. The air is rich with the smell of baked pumpkin and cinnamon, and the occasional cool hint of peppermint. The bakeries are filled with seasonal treats like kupo nut pies, cranberry tarts, eggnog cakes. Though it's only the month of November, anyone complaining about the good cheer and pretty decorations will be stared at with a mixture of shock and pity, for clearly these people do not understand the true magic of the season.
Wherever you go, there's a distinct and rhythmic clanging of a small brass bell. Following the sound of the bell inevitably leads to a small adorable Moogle decked out in a fur-trimmed red suit standing next to a donations pot, with another clad in green passing out fliers inviting people to visit the Santa Village. They're requesting gil to craft toys for the refugees living there as well as the children across the world, and to expand and improve the Village as well.
Upon seeing any indication that you might be a Hero of Light, both Moogles make a happy sound and immediately press a flyer into your hand, insisting that you must visit, and not so subtly hinting that those who take up the Santa Claus job would be warmly welcomed by everyone. 'Tis the season, eh? Eh?
— Anytime —
Characters who have already been in Crystallis before do not wake up anywhere like everyone else. Instead, they will wake up in the Hospital of Aqures Ixen, in a room where there are over a hundred 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 orders 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.
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Without really deciding he reaches in for the closest baked good and starts to munch on it. Sora offers Ira a small smile.]
Well, I never was good at turning down ice cream. [Though he does have to think about the first part of that.] I can't really remember, probably not too long ago.
[Riku had pushed food in front of him even though Sora had been out of it for days. Kairi being dead had sort of put him in a zombie-like state - merely went through the motions of his everyday life until she came back.]
Ina found us on our way to the city and filled us in on the journey. There should totally be a pamphlet for all that information, by the way. I guess what I want to know most is... what exactly I could be doing to help? I get the general idea of it all but is there a plan? Is there a plan for a plan? Is everyone just running around doing separate things?
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I don't think any version of you I've met has.
[Despite this, he's still smirking as he picks a slice of Japanese-style cheesecake. ...He may have gotten a favorite after his birthday this year.]
Two others, Jade and Rukia... They sent out something like that last month. I think they mentioned something about trying to keep it up-to-date and resending them every time you new guys show up.
[Meaning yes, he has been here a while - long enough to probably get away with saying that. Still, all signs that he is kidding around soon drop with the volume of his voice.]
The pieces are slowly forming together. Those with the Scholar job are working on deciphering the secret reports Palitutu, the one who started this cycle, left before she fell comatose. For now, what most are working on is making sure the places where the refugees are currently flooding to are secure from the Calamity Monsters that are starting to infest the areas Narayana has infected, doing their own thing, or are earning gil to help fund their research.
Though before I say more... Ina, did you tell Sora about the Calamity selves?
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[A small laugh at that. He doesn't really know what he's eating - just that it's good. Link would probably know exactly what this pastry was.
Those two names have his eyes flicking up at Ira's face like the other boy can tell him exactly who those people are... though chances are they aren't the versions he knows.]
Hope they send it out soon, I'm a lot better at keeping up with things I can read at my own pace. Plus then Ina doesn't have to keep talking non-stop.
[There is no surprise at learning that Ira has been here a while, time was always weird when it came to this kind of worlds. When Ira's voice goes quieter Sora leans in a little bit to hear better.]
Right well, I've got a healing spell up my sleeve that I can use if those refugees are hurt or I know some medical treatments. I have to get stronger though because all I've got is low-level magic. Don't suppose you know anyway to do that faster than just going out to fight monsters all day long?
[Ina shakes her head.] I hadn't gotten to that yet, kupo!
holy [KUPO], this tl;dr...
[He kicks himself for doing so.]
Going out and fighting monsters isn't as effective, except maybe in the Monster Arena. Haven't gone myself. [SHRUG.] What you'd want to do is to find friendly monsters in the wild, and that's getting harder to do with the Calamity encompassing most of the world, now. Getting involved in the events of this world is the biggest thing, and I know one that'll likely happen very soon.
[He paused for a minute, leaning closer in so it'd be easier for Sora to hear him.]
You know how you have two Jobs, right? Well, that's part of what makes us different from the locals. They only have one for the rest of their lives, and the reason we are different, is because while we were summoned here, a part of us remains within the Rift.
Some call it an Id, others the Shadow, but the more common name in this world is the Calamity Self. This "shade" has existed alongside us, feeding off every repressed aspect... everything we refuse to admit about ourselves, and it has taken over others like us over and over again. Anyone with a Black Crystal could control us like puppets. That's why everyone both admire and fear us, and I can't say I blame them for it, either. Even the planet sees the Calamity Self as a threat, and encases us in crystal until it thinks the threat is passed.
[Ira pauses, knowing it's a lot to take in at once. Of course, he isn't going to just say that and leave it without giving a bit of hope.]
This guy, the Sage - he invited all of us to his place in Mysidia about a month ago, to share the information of what it is and how to face them. If we don't, then we run the risk of that Self taking over at the worst time. Lin tells me the other moogles at Palitutu's lab will likely have it figured out in a matter of days.
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[They've got time, probably. He's never shown up in a world just to immediately leave it yet.]
How strong are the monsters in the Monster Arena? [Basically asking if a beginner like him and Naminé would be able to beat them.] Friendly monsters... reminds me of the Heartless that would give you stuff if you gave them what they wanted. [Sora doesn't exactly like the sound of 'events', though. That's what they called some of the bad stuff that happened in all of the other worlds.
He listens quietly, chowing down on his food absentmindedly as Ira talks. But that immediately stops the second the word "Shadow" is spoken - he literally freezes up with the pastry on its way to his mouth. Sora sets it back down and closes his eyes through the rest of the explanation.]
I know what a Shadow is. [Sora faced his once before near the end of his time in the Facility. Back then it seemed so easy when he had his family and friends there with him. It wouldn't have been so hard if he'd faced it in Hinoto-Ri either. But after his time in the last world he isn't sure he can. Silence fills the space between them for an extremely long time, Sora's face almost unreadable until he brings a hand up to ruffle his bangs. Only then does his expression change into something pained.]
So we'll have to confront it if we don't want to be turned to crystal. [It isn't a question.]
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[He lets Sora soak in what is said, taking another bite of the cheesecake. At least he knew what that was; made it easier on him.]
Ah good, then I won't have to share the essay I had to write for Cid?
[Because yes, he got asked to do that for another Job. Sigh.]
Crystal or be possessed, yeah.
[Just confirming the not-question.]
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Honestly, Sora's sort of lost his appetite and places his pastry on a napkin before sitting back in his chair. Facing his Shadow self this time would be near impossible, he knows that he can be crippled by words alone because they're constantly threatening to crush him. He pushes them aside and focuses on being cheerful, carefree.
A single shake of his head.]
No, I faced one less than a year ago. [Sora laughs and it's wrong. It's forced and bitter coming from him.] A lot can happen in a year.
[A person could repress a lot of things in a year. Has it really been that short of time since he faced his last Shadow? It feels like a lot longer.]
How long do you think we have before we turn to Crystal or get possessed? Probably varies, huh?
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[That vague idea would be 100% correct. Though his cheesecake goes unfinished as well, a as he leans back, looking out the window at the people passing by on the street outside.
That laugh... It didn't belong, coming from Sora's mouth.]
A lot can happen in three days, Sora. Something I'm lot looking forward to facing once those moogles finish, either.
[A beat.]
It varies.
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[He is considering himself lucky that he and Naminé didn't run into one on their way back to the city. Sora has been angry, he's felt despair and still never wanted to do something like parade a bunch of enemies down a street so they'd attack a bunch of people.
Yeah, he knows it doesn't.]
I know.
[Figures. At least he doesn't have a week deadline.]
I'm gonna have to put it off as long as possible - help others with theirs first if I can and then... face mine. [Scrubs at his face.] Maybe I'll be able to accept it then.
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[Sora, that's because you are lucky. He ran into one and a hamster once. Never again the dark times.]
If you need a hand when you do, don't hesitate to ask. I'm- going to try and be one of the first to face mine.
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[But what if Sora wants to keep the hamster because it reminds him of a purring fluffball that Axelea had?
Sora hesitates for a moment, looking anywhere and everywhere but at the person sitting at the table with him. Then does finally look right at him.]
Ira, I'm gonna give it to you straight - I'm gonna need a hand. Probably more than a hand. [Possibly every hand of every Hero in the world. He gestures to the two of them and then out the window.] This sort of thing, ending up on a world like this... I've been doing this for four years now. Stuck in one place or another - most of it in not very nice places. There's a lot that I've pushed aside.
[He admits that much at least.
Sora nods in understanding.] I'll help you with yours.
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[That comment gets him a look from another customer, and he shrugs-
SORA.
SORA NO.
THOSE ARE THE STRONGEST MONSTERS IN THE GAME, DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE CUTE.]
...
[He listens, probably closer than he ever remembered Mera doing. A look of understanding flickering behind his gaze before it disappears.]
I know what that's like. Being stuck in a world that there's no obvious escape, and when you do... [He sighs; it's obvious he'd rather not talk about it. Even so far as to look away when he does speak again, getting to his feet.] I have to get back to work, but in that case, you can definitely count me in.
[He knew all too well what it meant to spend years pushing aside things.]
I'm staying at B-06. If you need anything, Lin's at least usually there.
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[Sora doesn't know the guy so he couldn't really say.
BUT IT'S SO CUTE AND FLUFFY, IRA!
THINK OF IT!
HE COULD BE THE FIRST TO TAME A HAMSTER! ALL HE HAS TO DO IS OFFER IT HIS SOUL or something.
Sora nods once, not missing the look of understanding even though it had been brief.]
Had a feeling you might. [Though he doesn't press for details, they both have their pain to carry. There was an escape - though one would have to kill themselves off a bunch of times until the doctors or Val decided they had spared enough clones to stop resurrecting them. Or just got bored. He never actually figured out what really caused them to not bring people back all the time.] I'll be checking out the city some more, sticking around for a while before I decide when to check out the rest of the world.
[Face his Shadow first.
Sora looks over at his Moogle, nodding at her.] Sora will be staying in B-10!
Sounds like we're not too far apart, then.
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B-10? That's where I was before I was moved, actually. I think Meredy still lives there, too.
[That's right... she'd been alone for a while in that big house, hadn't she? He makes a face, but shrugs it off.]
It's just a few blocks from my place at most, yeah.
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Really? Now I have to check it and find out if you left anything behind. Buy a picture frame if you left a dent in the wall or something. Label it "Ira was here".
[Because this is a thing that happens now - the playful harassment.
He leans over the table as if he's about to ask something serious...] How good of a cook are you? Because I'm terrible and if you're good then I'm coming over to eat at your place a lot.
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Honestly, aside from one scorch mark that was Ven's fault? Not even a scratch. [
For once.][At the question though, he... pauses.]
Decent. You learn to cook what you can when supplies are low.
[Nnnnot going to mention the times there was absolutely nothing.] That, and Saori tends to stop by once and a while since at least until today, I was alone in my house.