Intro Log || The City That Never Sleeps

[melodiesmods]

Characters: All the "Heroes of Light" (only new characters can start threads).
Where: Trano Golsaucia, Aqures Ixen, Airships.
When: The 5th of May. The new Heroes of Light will awaken early in the morning.
Summary: The new Heroes of Light awaken in the Temple of Wind next to Trano Golsaucia, and they 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 a split second, 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 know 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 before long it feels as though life itself is slipping out of you...

And at this very 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 a gentle breeze. Had it all been nothing more than a dream? The soothing voice repeats its call once more, but is soon replaced by a much less graceful "Wake up, Kupo!" Hand clutched on your Crystal, the call of the Moogle may finally bring you back to your senses. But you are no longer in your world, nor in the void. You are before the Crystal of Wind, in the Temple located right outside of a city called Trano Golsaucia. At this point, you may realize the breeze originates from the massive green Crystal floating nearby. 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. They look pretty tired, but they will be more than happy to tell you everything you want to know. They shall tell you about your 'destiny' as a Hero of Light and about what awaits you. Or at least, they will tell you everything they do know, which isn't much in the end.

There are quite a few people around you as well. For the most part, they are people like you-- All clothed in their Job garbs and most likely wondering what is happening. There are also some other Humans, Tarutaru and Hypello in the room, but unlike you they don't have a Crystal, nor do they have a Moogle following them. If addressed, they will say they are the Guardians of the Crystal of Wind and will confirm everything the Moogle said. They will reveal they found you unconscious around the Crystal a couples hours ago, and immediately contacted the Moogles and the government of Aqures Ixen.

If asked about it, both the Moogles and Guardians will explain that Heroes of Light have already appeared in this world within the past year, and they all are in a city called Aqures Ixen. It's the first time Heroes have appeared in this temple. In fact, you probably should go to Aqures Ixen as well. The Moogle will tell you this is where your house is and where the other Heroes will be able to help you. Thankfully, should you decide to take your sweet time to get there, the other Heroes may just come to you.


The Other Heroes
— Anytime —
And indeed, thanks to the efficiency of Mognet and Shoopuf Airline it does not take long for the other Heroes to come around. You may meet them in Trano Golsaucia or in Aqures Ixen, or maybe even in one of the Airships going back and forth between the two cities. They are those who arrived in this world months ago and they have gone through quite a lot. You may have imagined heroic and charismatic figures when your Moogle told you there were other Heroes of Light in this world. You may have imagined persons with fearsome powers when they told you how they recklessly attacked the Heran Empire to free their friends a few months ago. And most importantly, you may have imagined them as people who would have the answers to your, doubtlessly, numerous questions.

If so, you may be up for a complete and utter 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.


Trano Golsaucia
— Anytime —
Should you leave the Temple of Wind and head south, you will reach Trano Golsaucia. It's a gigantic city covered with snow-- To make it simple, this city is a gigantic amusement park. It is the most popular place in this world and of course, there are plenty of people all around. Thankfully, other Heroes of Light are easy to spot: they are the only ones who are followed by a Moogle and holding a Crystal.

And there is quite a lot to be done in this city. Maybe you could stop by the Triple Triad Center to begin a successful career in card games, or maybe you could buy a ticket at the Blitzball Stadium to support your favorite team. If you're the kind of person who relies on luck, you may have more fun gambling in the Casino or betting on your favorite Chocobo in the Chocobo Races. If you're more of a person who enjoys simpler games, maybe you could try one of the numerous carnival-style mini-games found in the city, such as the shooting stand or the treasure chest game.

If you'd like more details regarding all the attractions and games available in Trano Golsaucia, you can find everything here! Of course, all of this requires money and odds are that you may not have a single Gil yet. If your Moogle is nice though, maybe you could ask him or her to loan you some Gil...


Airships
— Every Four Hours —
Upon reaching Trano Golsaucia, you will also have the right to board an Airship. Exceptionally, there is an Airship available every four hours, all because of your arrival so that Heroes of Light can meet each other and go to Aqures Ixen with ease.

The flight itself should take between four to six hours as it will travel from one city to the other on route. This is nothing special for the denizens of this world, but for you it may be quite the experience if you never boarded a plane or any flying contraptions before. The service is nothing special, but there are some light refreshments offered free of charge. Note that most of the employees on Airships are Hypello.


Aqures Ixen
— After an Airship Trip —
Upon arriving in Aqures Ixen, the first thing you will see is the Airship Port in the 12th District. Following that, no doubt your eyes will find the Castle of Aqures Ixen, a classic yet refined structure standing in the city. From there on, characters are free to visit the city-- There are no attractions in this city, but there are scientific buildings, another Blitzball Stadium and even an Observatory serving as base for the Heroes of Light. If you'd like more details regarding all that is available in Aqures Ixen, you can find everything here!

Or maybe -and perhaps inevitably!- you could visit your new house in the 11th or 14th District, and get to know your new neighbors and housemate. It's been a long day, so you could use some sleep. Hopefully your neighbors are people you will get along with...

Comments

[elephanthead]

I. Waking up/Other Heroes

Greg yawned and shifted, his small hand clasping to the little crystal frog in his palm. He was still tired from the night before and he wasn't ready to get up just yet. He was used to strange things and so the dream came as no surprise to the young boy. When his eyes fluttered open he was looking at a very upset moogle.

"Who are you?" The boy asked as his mouth opened in a wide yawn. He rubbed his eyes as he looked around at his new surroundings. A frog croaked and jumped in his lap making Greg giggle with glee. "Acorn! You came back!"

"I'm Kite, Kupo. You're in Crystallis." The moogle sounded very professional. When it came to the young hero his words appeared to drift in one ear and out the other.

"Kupa? That's a weird name. Do you know where Wirt is?" He looked around expecting to find his brother sleeping nearby but he wasn't there. "No. Kupo. He might not be here."

Gregory smiled. "Let's go find him then! Come on Acorn!" He grabbed the frog with a smile stopping when he realizes his pot was gone. "Kupa. Do you know where my teapot went?" His mom would ground him if he lost it.

The moogle just stares at the boy shaking his head and then rummaging through his bag to see if he had anything like that on hand. A moment later he pulled out a silver teapot and handed it to Greg who placed it upside down on his head. "It's Kite. Kupo. What's your name?"

"Oh! I'm Greg!" With that he was off with his moogle flying behind him and a teapot on his head. His frog is safely held in his arms as he leaves the crystal temple.

II. Trano Golsaucia

Kite was quickly realizing that this was the worst place for Gregory to have shown up. The little boy was almost impossible to keep track of and Kite wasn't good with kids as it was. He kept his eyes out for the boy or the frog hoping to keep the young hero in his sights as he wandered through the town.

Before he realized it Greg was standing next to him looking up at the moogle with a smile. "Let's small talk."

Kite raised an eyebrow at that. "Alright Kupo."

Greg smiled. "Good! So did you know that if you put a raisin in grape juice it becomes a grape!"

The moogle just looked at him. "I don't think that's true kupo."

"Nope! It's a rock fact!" Kite was unamused and for a moment he reminded Greg of Wirt. He missed his brother and as quickly as the conversation started it was over. Greg was wandering off after spotting a candy store off in the distance.

III. Airship

If someone looks down they will see a candy trail leading towards the airships. Greg was slowly taking pieces from his pockets and setting them on the ground as he followed his moogle. Kite had told him that he would take the boy to someone who could help and Greg figured that would be best.

"What are you doing Greg?" The moogle looked back at him and sighed.

"I'm leaving a candy trail so Wirt can find me!" Gregory spoke with a happy smile at the thought. As if knowing it would work.

IV. Aqures Ixen/House B-12

Greg was getting sleepy when he finally made it close to his destination. He had spent the whole day wandering around and eating snacks that his moogle had bought him. His frog was hiding under the teapot on Gregory's head, most likely asleep. Kite mused to himself as he looked down at the young hero.

He was far to young to be here.

He kept his eyes on the young boy lightly pulling him along if he stopped to nap. He was very tired and each step brought a new yawn from his lips. "Are we there yet?"

Kite looked worried now. He wasn't good with kids nor did he know what to do with them. "Just a little more Kupo. Come on.. your house is right there." Kite pointed at the still frame of the building that was designated Gregory's new home.

Greg yawned rubbing his eyes with a fist. "That's not home." His voice trailed off into a sleepy mumble.

Kite was getting frantic and he didn't have the strength to carry the young boy without possibly dropping him. He fluttered around looking for a hero to help get the young boy to at least the front of his home if not inside.

Airship!

[lucentpalisade]

Managing to get Sophie to the airship wasn't too difficult, in the end, but he found he had to keep a close eye on the girl lest she get distracted by something she oughn't. Like candy on the ground. "Ku..Kupo!! Hey Kid! Don't eat that!" He zipped over to her side, snatching the candy out of her hand and dropping it where it was.

"How come?" Sophie wanted to know!

"Because you don't know where it's been." Taiga explained, wearily as they walked to the airship.

"It's been on the ground." So that made it okay, right? Taiga heaved a sigh. He was going to be so happy when they got back to the city.

"Just.. don't eat things that are on the ground, kupo..." He pushed her up onto the airship, never realizing his statement would bring up a whole new problem when they come across garden vegetables, but..!~

Airship!

[elephanthead]

Gregory heard the two talking about his candy and he so his attention was drawn. His eyes were wide watching her put the candy back on the ground. Kite agreed with the moogles assessment that eating candy off the ground wasn't a good idea.

The young boy walked up to Sophie and placed a piece of candy on her shoulder. "Here ya go!" He smiled and then ran about a yard away where he continued to place single pieces of candy on the ground.

Kite fluttered up to the pair and bowed his head slightly. "I apologize for my young hero. Kupo."

[lucentpalisade]

Sophie looked at the piece of candy now sitting on her shoulder, and careful picked it up, finding the oddest fascination with the candy. After a moment, she blinked, an impulse seeming to prompt her inside. "Thank you." She stated, though her voice was a bit lacking as far as inflection. It's food right? It smelled like food. She tossed it into her mouth -- wrapper and all, chewing thoughtfully.

Taiga shook his fuzzy little head, "No no, I should apologize for my hero, Kupo. She should know better than to eat things found off of the ground." ACK. "No no! Kid, you gotta take the wrapper off first, kupo!" oh boy.

Sophie spat the candy into her hand, making a face. "Bleah." Paper is yucky. This time she cautiously removed the slobbered on wrapper and tried the candy properly, with much better results!

[elephanthead]

Greg looked up with a surprised stare. "What? Wrappers are AMAZING!" Greg tossed a piece of candy in his mouth, wrapper and all, and began to chew. Kite fluttered down to the young boy shaking his head.

"No Greg... don't eat the wrapper. Kupo."

The boy finished eating the candy and then coughed up the shinny wrapper. He was still smiling as she walked back over next to the girl. "Are you lost too!"

Trano Golsaucia!

[makingfriends]

Ven had already seen a variety of people during his brief time here, but everyone so far had been (or appeared) his age or older. When he spotted a much younger boy moving through the passersby, and with a moogle in tow, no less, surprise and curiosity got the better of him. Ven had to jog to catch up, offering a quick "Excuse me" here and there as he wove between people -- all while Mograe cheated and flew safely overhead -- but he soon fell into speaking distance and offered the boy a smile in greeting.

"Hi! Are you a Hero of Light, too?" He glanced at the boy's moogle as he asked that, his uncertainty showing. Not that Ven typically judged according to age, but considering what he'd been told so far...

Trano Golsaucia!

[elephanthead]

It took some effort for Greg to pull his stare away from the candy store. His stomach grumbled impatiently as he looked up at the taller hero. "That's what Kapu said." He pointed to his moogle who already had a little paw pressing against his temple.

"It's Kite. Kupo. Kupo is Kupo. It's just something that's said to punctuate a sentence, Kupo."

"And I'm Greg! And this is Mortimer!" Greg held up his frog who's legs and arms dangled lifelessly at it's sides.

[makingfriends]

Ven leaned over with his hands on his knees to better address the younger kid. "I'm Ventus -- Ven for short," he offered. "It's nice to meet you both."

"And I'm Mograe," his moogle added, although she was looking at Kite with a mixture of concern and pity. Going by that body language, it seemed he'd landed one of the more difficult heroes. Ven missed it and went on,

"So did you just get here today, Greg? At the temple?"

[elephanthead]

"Yeah. I woke up to old kite here." He waved at his moogle who was trying his best to stay professional. Kite was about to protest to being called old except that the young boy had finally said his name correctly. He sighed and said nothing.

Gregory looked around, his gaze stopping at the candy store.

"Let's go get candy!" He smiled placing his pet frog on the top of the tea pot on his head.

Airship

[flowers_suck]

Olivier watches the exchange between the moogle and the kid. "I don't think that will work unless you saw him in the Temple of the Wind. Some people have others from there world here and some people like me don't have anyone from their home world here," she explains.

Airship

[elephanthead]

"Nope but don't worry! Wirt is smart! He'll find me." Greg smiled up at the tall woman happily placing candy down as they walked towards the airship. A loud ringing sounded and Kite frantically flew next to Gregory's side.

"We need to go Kupo! The ariship will leave without you!"

Gregory pouted. "I should wait for Wirt."

Kite placed his little moogle paws on his face trying to convince his young hero to go to Aqures Ixen. He wasn't good with kids.

Re: Airship

[flowers_suck]

Olivier sees the moogle's need of help convincing the kid, and tries to help despite her lack of experience with anyone too young to join the military.

"Look, you can wait, or you can go and get settled. It looks like you have enough candy, just start the trail back up when you get off the ship. This Wirt would probably want you to be safe if he's smart like you say he is, and he'll know from the trail to the airship to get on the next one."

Airship

[elephanthead]

He looked up at the woman as if absorbing her comment. Then his lips spread into a wide energetic grin. "That's a GREAT IDEA! You're very smart!" Greg smiled walking in a circle and then placing down the last piece of candy before the airship plat form.

Kite looked over at her with a grateful gaze. "Thank you Kupo." He wasn't good with kids either and Greory was just too young for him.

The eager hero ran up to the airship and waved. "Aren't you guys coming?!"

house!

[hiddenedges]

"Is something wrong, kupo?" said a small black and white moogle as she came up the street. Unlike the more native moogles of the area, she didn't actually wait for the moogle to catch his breath as she waved a hand at the house. "Do you need a human for the kid?"

She also didn't wait for a response. A flip of her wings and she was inside, and a few short minutes later - after what sounded like some banging and a rather startled 'Oroooo?' - a rather short man with reddish hair was dragged outside.

"Ah... what can this one do for you?"

house!

[elephanthead]

Kite was pulling at Greg's shirt who was laying face flat on the ground when the red haired hero walks from the house. "This is your new roommate Kupo. His name is Greg. The frog's name keeps changing Kupo." As if in response the frog croaks rousing Greg from his light sleep.

"Mr. Ed. You're awake. I'm awake too!" Even as the young boy said so his eyes blinked slowly looking up at his new roommate. There was a tea pot placed upside down on his head and his frog had found a safe place to rest on top of it.

"Do you know where Wirt is?"

house!

[hiddenedges]

Kenshin blinked at the small child and then looked at the moogle. While he knew that the planet was partly responsible for pulling in people to become Heroes, he did not like the idea of a small kid getting involved. From what he had seen, this life was not one geared for children. Biting back the sigh he wanted to make, he crouched down so he was at Greg's eye-level.

"One does not," he said and then thought for a moment. Maybe he will need to be more direct and less humble with this child. "However, I do have warm food inside if you're hungry. I'm Kenshin and my moogle friend is Koneko."

III

[notgun]

[Elena had been wandering towards the line of airships in a quick surveillance to get a better understanding of the area when she came across the first piece of candy. It was unusual and she was surely not one to pick up random food off the floor. But when she came across a second, and then a third, well, it was only natural to follow the trail. Which ultimately led her to a small boy who was leaving the trail.

For a second she could only watch in a mixture of surprise, amusement and concern before clearing her throat to garner his attention.]

You know, there might be some creatures who might either eat or clean up the candy as you leave them.

III

[elephanthead]

[He looks up giving the girl a blank stare before his lips curl into a wide smile.]

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That's alright!

<small>[Greg is going to put candy down anyway because there is a chance that it might work. He takes another step back and places a piece of candy on the ground.]</small>

<font color="brown">Excuse me Kupo. Gergory here is very young. I'm trying to get him to Aqures Ixen kupo.</font>

<small>[The moogle wishes that Greg's roommate is good with kids because Kite is not.]</small>

I am so goddamn late...lemme know if you want to continue..

[notgun]

....Yeah?

[Because she's convinced that it might not actually be 'all right'. But who was she to correct him? Instead she just watches him for a few moments more, eyes moving to the boy's moogle with a little smirk.]

Young is an understatement. And he was selected as a Hero? That seems a bit reckless..

Airship

[kobatonotdobato]

Kobato hadn't been expecting to see a candy trail. She as pretty sure that someone was losing there candy without them knowing. So with that thought in mind she knelt down, picking up the first piece, then moving along and picking up the next. She was slowly following the trail all the while picking up each and every piece of candy as soon she was carrying quite a few.

"This is an awful lot of candy for someone to lose. I wonder who it belongs to."

Airship

[elephanthead]

Greg paid no mind that his candy trail was being picked up. He saw her and he just assumed that she liked candy. Even knowing that she was picking it up he continued to put the candy down and at one point when Kite wasn't paying attention he put a piece on the moogle as well.

"Must you do this kupo?"

"I'm not Kupo. I'm Greg!" He stopped looking up at his moogle with a smile. Kobato will easily catch up to them and finally find what's at the end of the candy trail.

[kobatonotdobato]

Kobato soon found herself unable to pick up any more since her hands were now quite full. She looked from side to side for a brief moment before she started to think maybe it was the best idea to speak up. Trying to find someone before worked out after all once, it could do it again.

"E-Excuse me! Your candy is falling out? I'm sure you would want to eat it, so I've been picking it up but... I can't any more."

airship

[charming_jerk]

Gregory's candy trail is unfortunately interrupted by a pair of boot. Johnny isn't really expecting such a thing and steps on one of the pieces, but then backs up when he notices. Ick.

"What the hell?"

He spots Gregory leaving the trail. That's... odd.

"Uh, hey, kid. What're ya doing?"

airship

[elephanthead]

Greg didn't even look up as he responded to the taller hero. "I'm leaving a candy trail to find my way home." Even though the trail started in the center of the city.

Kite just shook his head looking up at Johnny. "I apologize Kupo. He doesn't always make sense. He's looking for his brother Wirt."

"You know Wirt?!" Greg looked up then staring at Johnny with a smile. He looked tall but then to a 9 year old boy, everyone looked tall.

[charming_jerk]

Well, Johnny was pretty tall, too. He raised an eyebrow at both the moogle and the boy. "Can't say I have. Sorry, kid. What's with the candy, though? I just stepped in some. Might wanna pick it up before someone else does the same."

Johnny sighed a bit to himself. So this kid was brought in as a Hero? Why are people so young thrown into this mess? It wasn't right.