melodiesoflife | Intro Log || The City That Never Sleeps

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...

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Alice sighs and shakes her head.]

Honestly, right now I'm more interested in figuring out how to deal with this world and it's weird... hero thing. Games aren't really high on my list of priorities.

How to deal with I might take some time. I mean if it's new and sudden, it takes a while to adapt. I know it did me... But then again the situation I came into was... very different.

[He was in a prison, so that was a lot to handle for him. He was still glad he wasn't there still.]

Well, this isn't exactly the first time I was brought to a strange world against my will. But no one there ever wanted me to be a 'hero.'

[But she frowns in concern when he mentions his circumstances. He looks younger than her. There are way too many kids wrapped up in this.]

Different how? You didn't appear near a big crystal with a fuzzy guidebook?

Not your first time? [He wondered what she had meant by that honestly. Had she gone to other worlds or something?]

No, we didn't. With the group I arrived with we were...I guess you could say in some kind of prison. We had space to wonder around and such, but he couldn't go outside and were only given food and such once a day. It's wasn't very nice to say the least.

[Just the thought of the food alone was enough to give him the shivers. That stuff had been disgusting.]

Yeah, I was kidnapped from my original world by this rabbit who was stalking me and he-

[Wow that sounds dumb already. She shakes her head.]

You know what? It doesn't matter. I'm here now, one way or the other.

[His situation has her concerned though.]

A prison? Why would they do that? I thought they wanted us to be heroes!

[Why would that kind of behavior convince anyone to help?]

[That kind of sounded like something out of a story book, but he didn't bring it up as he could tell she wasn't going to say more.]

I don't know exactly. But I get the feeling that those who are Heroes of light had nothing to do with it. So maybe it was an enemy who kept us there.

[He didn't let it get to him though. As he spoke he gave a small smile however.]

But we are out so it doesn't matter any more anyway. [He paused for a moment.]

Anyway, I should introduce myself. My name is Yugi Mutou and welcome.

I suppose they wouldn't need heroes if there were no villains.

[She returns the smile and offers a hand for him to shake.]

I'm Alice. Alice Liddell. It's a pleasure to meet you.

Yeah, that's right. That's also why roleplaying games and such wouldn't be as fun if there were only one side.

[He gladly takes her hand and shakes it lightly before letting go.]

It's a pleasure to meet you too. Do you want to look around here, or do you want to do something else?

Hmmm....

[Takes a look around the area, then smiles back at him as idea strikes her.]

Well, you've been here for a while, right? So is there anything you'd recommend? Something I should do or see?

[he wasn't sure how to answer her. What he would recommend in a place like this? That was a hard one, he just couldn't pick on by itself.]

Um, well. I couldn't just pick one thing, so I can show you to all the games that are around... That would be a start at least.

[Aw, he's cute. Alice can't help but be just a little amused.]

Which game is your favorite? Why don't we start there?

What game... [He looked around quietly.]

Well I guess Triple Triad would be my favourite game, but that's kind of me being a tiny bit bias since playing that game is also kind of my job.

[He laughs slightly before turning his head away.]

But there is a fun little treasure chest game around somewhere. All you have to do is pick one treasure chest out of ten. It gets you to really think about it.

It gets you to think?

[Well that's intriguing.]

If you just pick one then isn't it mostly random? Or is there a trick to it?

Yeah, in a sense it gets you to think if what random choice you might have is really a good idea. It can make you second guess yourself.

[That was the way he saw the game really.]

But it is mostly about guessing, but you'll always have that thought in your mind.

[She laughs.]

So it's random but you might wind up playing mind games with yourself. I think I'd just pick one.

Yes. Considering the multiple possibilities of what prize you might get. Though I guess the mind games work for those who want to get the best prizes.

[Sure he might think of it briefly, but he always was a tiny bit confident when playing games. he very rarely lose anyway.]

But it is best to just pick and hope for the best. But those aren't my favourite kind of games. Those that require skill and my types. [He paused for a moment.] So what type of games do you think you'd be best at?

[Alice shrugs. This isn't a topic she's given much thought to.]

Never really thought about it. My sister and I used to play cards in the garden sometimes, and I've tried a lot of games in the amusement park lately, but I don't think I'd call myself good at any of them.

If you can get the basic skill of them and at least a certain number of times, I guess that's when people would think they are good at something.

[Like he knew he very rarely lost a game against his friends, so he knew games were something he was good at. Unless of course people cheat or that one time he did lose. That was not a fun time when one loses there soul.]

But I'm sure you do have something you are better at than others? I don't mean it in a bad way, I mean everyone has a skill they do better at after all. It's what makes us who we are.

[The corner of her mouth quirks up in amusement. It sounds almost like he's trying to make her feel better and that's strangely adorable.]

I do have a few things I'm good at. I'm very organized and a hard worker. That sort of thing just doesn't usually help you win a game.

True, being organized might not, but being a hard worker might be a good thing to have when it comes to playing a game.

[He looks away slightly. He thought he kind of sounded a little silly saying that.]

I mean if you try and try again counts as being a hard worker, of course. But I could be wrong.

Well, I think that depends on the game.

[Some games are just dumb luck, and she would be the first one to say her luck is far from good, but if strategy was involved she might do better.]

But maybe you could teach me that triple triad game sometime? It sounds interesting.

It does depend on the game, that is true. Bit still it helps with those few that do need it.

[His smiles brightens a little bit.]

I would be happy to teach you. Though I guess there could be better players, but it's my job so I should be able to.

Hey, if it's your job then you must be good at it. You should take pride in your skill.

[She really couldn't ask for a better teacher than a pro.]

[He smiled slightly.]

I do take pride. I mean I kind of took the job before I learnt anything about the game. It was a gamble, but I guess it's paying off. [He moved to put his hand behind his back.]

I'm sure you'll find a job you are a good at here.

[He learned the game after he got the job. Well, Alice is impressed.]

I don't think I could manage something like that. But I suppose I could find out if they need any help at the library.

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