Intro Log || The Night of the Thirteen Moogles

[melodiesmods]

Characters: All the "Heroes of Light" (only new characters can start threads).
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: The 5th of October. 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. New Heroes of Light will not have their Crystal.
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," the call of the Moogle finally waking 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 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 arrived these past months too and they will come soon! Like you, they had Jobs and a Crystal-- Wait, you don't have a Crystal...? That's weird.

Your Moogle will be puzzled by this fact, as all Heroes of Light are supposed to have a crystal with them. Well, maybe you are not a Hero of Light after all?


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 one or two months ago. 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 worthy of being revered as heroes. 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 minor 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 Night of the Thirteen Moogles
— Anytime —
Something that may be obvious, is that the city has a spooky feel to it. There are various decorations, it clearly looks like a work in progress but it seems the idea is to make the city looks as scary as possible. Characters familiar with Halloween may recognize the decoration as being strikingly similar. The Moogles will be more than pleased to explain these are all preparations for the upcoming Night of the Thirteen Moogles on the 31st, and they will explain the legends to characters if they ask.

Hopefully all this talk of curse and King Moggle Mog is nothing more than legend.


The City of Aqures Ixen
— Anytime —
There are a lot of things left to do in the city, especially with everyone excited for the upcoming celebration. Starting from 18:00, a series of BLitzball games will take place at the stadium located in the tenth district, opposing amateur teams in a friendly competition. At the same time, a small group of Triple Triad players are playing before Mognet Office in the ninth district, and they are more than happy to teach the rule to anyone passing by. Characters are free to enter and play games of Triple Triad, and if they do so they will be given very basic cards and explained the rules. This may be the start of a promising career!

Characters are also free to visit the city-- Be it Mognet Office just behind the Triple Triad games is filled with very busy Moogles, or the Airship Port in the twelfth district from where characters can board for free Airships from Shoopuf Airline, knowing the next airship departing from Aqures Ixen will do so on the 9th. Still, characters can board an exposition Airship should they like and visit it.

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.

Comments

[shinrasfinest]

It was a daunting prospect, to consider that those who had appeared without crystals were somehow less of a significance in the grand scheme of things. It brought thoughts about what really made them all inherently different, and yet similar in the same way. If the newcomers were not picked in the same manner, they why had they appeared around the Crystal of Fire in the same way. All things for Sephiroth to turn over and over in the back of his mind in his obscene amount of spare time.

"Quite likely," He shrugged lightly, imagining strongly that Jessie at least would be the most concerned why there was a lack of crystals this time. "Do you know if yours is a stand alone case? Or did all of the newcomers appear under the same circumstances."

[dragonflame]

Bloom crossed her arms over her chest as it passed her mind quietly. She had to admit she hadn't seen many of others who were new like her so she couldn't honestly say if she was the only one or not. Frowning slightly she h=gave a small sigh.

"I haven't seen anyone else, so I couldn't say if I am or not, but I do know that odds are likely this might not be the only case." She felt like it was safe to assume such things after all.

[shinrasfinest]

"I wonder if there is some correlation between those that do not have crystals then. It is something to consider."

And consider he would, though Sephiroth was not one to voice his theories whilst half-formed and -not to mention- unproven. He regarded Bloom much as he did anyone else that he had just met, sharp and attentive to details so that he might better remember them later.

"Can you think of anything that would set you apart from most others?"

[dragonflame]

"It will be something I will keep in mind when I try and find answers."

Bloom had to think about the other question. Back in her world there was one thing that would set herself out from everyone, but here her powers were not here so she felt like she was like everyone else here. So as of right now she knew there wasn't anything.

"As of now, nothing. My powers aren't here that would make me different, but just like others I have Jobs."

[shinrasfinest]

"Hm." It was a thinking, a pondering noise not really a dismissal at all but Sephiroth didn't have much else to suggest to Bloom about it. Certainly it was something to be kept abreast of but other than that, there wasn't anything that could be done for it.

"Logically with so many looking for the answers, they can't be kept hidden for long." To encourage her perhaps, yet at the same time Sephiroth always did have a blunt way of putting the truth; no one did know what was going on yet. He seemed to reach a knot in his thoughts then and nodded abruptly at her.

"I wish you all the luck in your searching, Miss-?"

[dragonflame]

She couldn't help but being a little happy about it. People didn't just sit around and wait for the answers were coming to them and instead worked towards it. She was also glad that she was a apart of that.

"Thank you and my name is Bloom, it was very nice to meet you."

[shinrasfinest]

Sephiroth would never be one to sit and wait for all the answers to fall into his lap, in life you only got out of it what you put in. He had always put his precise application of intelligence and hard work in and always got results.

There was still so very much to learn about how things were in Crystallis and the Heroes arriving without crystals was the latest kink in what otherwise could by now be considered the norm. There had to be an answer, somewhere in all of this.

"Sephiroth." He nodded with his own introduction and glanced back towards the notice board. "Always a pleasure to meet others that have been brought here."

[dragonflame]

She gave a small nod. It was nice to meet others in the same boat as onesself, but at the same time she couldn't help but feel bad about that fact. They were in the same boat and were pretty much stuck there for now until further notice.

"It was nice meeting you." She said with a small bow before she started to make her way, heading off to at least looking into various things. Whatever happened she was going to try and figure it out.