melodiesoflife | Intro Log || The City That Never Sleeps

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...

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One of the first things Morgan notices when he wakes up are the cries of someone behind him. The voice wasn't one that he recognized, but whoever it was, it sounded like they were really upset. He scrambles to his feet, and before long he's kneeling next to the crying girl, trying to offer her some form of support.

"Hey, is everything okay? What's wrong?"

It's happening again! The lacrima...

[Apparently she means the Wind Crystal, since that's the thing she's staring up at.]

By this point, Robin had realized something was going on too, and was now floating curiously over Morgan's shoulder.

Morgan, meanwhile, will put a reassuring hand on Levy's back. He didn't really know what she was talking about, but for her to get worked up like this, it had to be really bad.

"Um, I don't know what a "Lacrima" is, but I don't think it's something you need to worry about here. Have you talked to your moogle yet?"

[Levy flinches at the touch, glancing over at Morgan with panic in her eyes.]

But this happened before! Exactly like this! It's just like what Lu-chan told me about from Edolas!

Morgan's going to try his best to keep a calm face, in return, keeping his tone as relaxed as he can.

"Relax, I think this is something different. I was talking to this creature earlier," he says as he motions to Robin, who's wearing her best 'keep me out of this' face, before continuing, "She said that we're in any entirely new world, and that whatever magic we had back home won't even work here. So, I don't think that Lacrima thing could come even if it tried."

He pauses again, before putting on his most determined face.

"And even if it did, we'd stop it! Look how many of us there are here, there's no way we'd let that thing get past us!"

Get past us?

[One or both of them is confused here. Probably both.]

No... that isn't what's happening at all. The lacrima isn't something that attacks us, it's something people are being turned into. Like that huge one in front of us!

There was a non-zero chance that both of them were very, very confused. Fortunately, Robin had finally grown tired of listening from the sidelines, and had decided to but in.

"I don't have any idea what you're talking about, kupo. That crystal isn't, and has never been, a person. Whatever problems you have in your world can stay in your world, kupo." Morgan grimaced as he pulled the moogle away as quickly as he could. He'd definitely need to talk to her later about her "gentle" way of speaking.

"Err...thanks, Robin," he murmured before turning to the girl again and smiling.

"But see? Whatever happened in your world, you don't need to worry about it happening here. This place is safe." Wherein 'safe' was a relative term.

Well excuse me.

[Levy seems a little miffed at that, shaking her head before turning to Morgan.]

So there aren't people being turned into crystals here?

"Nope! Not that I know of, at least." He smiled as he responded. Admittedly, Morgan had been here all of an hour, and so what he knew was very little. But he had enough faith in what his moogle had said to believe that whatever problems had been happening at home were staying at home.

After all is said and done, he'll extend a hand, and offer her some help standing up, his smile going strong. "What's your name, by the way? I'm Morgan."

That's a relief.

[Levy lets out a sigh, her shoulders slumping a bit as she relaxes.]

I'm Levy. Levy McGarden, of Fairy Tail.

[She smiles, holding out her hand and shaking.]

"It's nice to meet you, Levy!" And with that, Morgan lets go. He looks at Lucy with a curious expression.

"What's Fairy Tail, if I may ask?"

It's the name of the wizard guild I belong to at home. We make our living using our magic to help people.

"Wow, that's really cool! What kind of magic do you use?" he asks with a smile; while Morgan often used magic to help people, usually it was in the 'zap-a-zombie' kind of way. He suspected this was something different.

My magic is called Solid Script. It lets me summon floating words that have all the properties of whatever word I use.

[In other words, it's vague bullshit!]

"So it's magic that lets you use the power of words? What kind of words can you summon?"

Any word, as long as it's one that I know and I can imagine a related effect. For example, Fire to shoot a blast of flame at someone, Hole to create a pit trap in the ground, Guard to block incoming magic... the applications are endless, limited only by vocabulary and creativity.

Intro Log || The City That Never Sleeps

Waking Up!

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