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...

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Taiga was going to quickly discover letting Sophie ask Greg questions, is a -bad- idea. Because god only knows what kind of answers he was going to give. "Kupo, how old are you, Greg?"

At the cutest impression of an elephant ever, Sophie looked thoughtful. She thought he was a little boy, but apparently he's a talking elephant! "Oh. Burrrrrr." She echoed, just as poorly.

Taiga threw up his paws, "Oh don't you start that too, kupo~!" Please, all he needed was a pair of kids 'burrr'ing around the ship. Sophie seemed content with burrr'ing only once, turning her attention to the ground - what little of it she could see now, thanks to the clouds below.

"I'm 9!" Greg answered happily looking up at the moogles. He did know more than he let on but he liked being silly and that wasn't going to change anytime soon. He liked playing pretend and rock facts but he still knew they were both games.

Kite smiled at the cute little burring of the two kids. It was hard for him not to when they were both being so damn cute. His head shook slowly and for a moment his usual professionalism dropped.

"Let them have fun. It's a long flight. Kupo." The flight was about three to four hours long and Kite wasn't interested in scolding Gregory. That wasn't exactly his job.

"That's right! Let's be elephants!" Greg burred some more while walking in a small circle with a wide happy smile.

"Kupooo, I may regret this." Taiga heaved a sigh. He wasn't great with children, so he was glad Sophie was at least older than Greg. He was pretty sure he'd be at his wits end if she was like him. "Hey kid, don't lean over the railing so much, kupo~!"

Sophie glanced over her shoulder from where she'd been peering over the edge, watching the breaks in cloud cover. There was something fascinating about seeing the ground so far away, she couldn't help but stare.

"Is there something there?" Greg joined her at the railing peeking over the edge and giving up his attempts to be an elephant. He pointed at a cloud below them that was quickly moving away.

"That one looks like a pot and that one a bunny" Of course after he points to them the clouds are already miles away.

"Birds."

Of course, Sophie lacks in things such as imagination, so when Greg points at the clouds moving away, all she sees is blobs of fluffy white cloudness, "They do?" She asked, curiously, glancing in the direction he pointed.

"YEAH! Look at the shape"

He pointed against trying to show her before the clouds drift away.

"That's a boat! See the outline. And a dragon, that parts the wings." He kept talking not really paying attention if she's listening or not.

It was probably a good thing that he wasn't paying attention to whether she was listening. She was, but she wasn't offering any input on the shape of clouds. She was, however, very interested to here what he thought the clouds looked like, so everytime he pointed one out, she followed his pointing finger to try to see it as that thing too. Only some of the things he pointed out, she'd never seen before, so most of the time they just looked like blobs of cotton puffs to her.

After a while Greg looked over at Sophie with a wide smile. "Do you see it?" It was okay if she didn't because he'd just keep pointing and rattling off things he thought he saw amiss the clouds.

Kite saw this game as harmless and for the first time since being assigned his hero he was happy. He looked at the pair fondly thinking that maybe it won't be to bad.

Sophie shook her head, her expression blank as she looked from the clouds to the excitable little boy. "No..." She kind of wish she did, because he was seeing so many different things!

Taiga was just happy that the kids weren't leaning over the railing anymore, plopping on the floor beside Sophie with a sigh. Man if either of them fall, they were so screwed.

Greg looked at Sophie with a surprisingly serious expression. After a long moment his expression shifted and looked more like a thoughtful pout.

"You need to imagine it. Here!" He pointed to a spot on the deck where there was only empty air.

"Let's play pretend!" Greg sat down and waved Sophie over. "You have to get into the car first!"

Sophie stared at Greg like he just grew an extra head.

"... Car?" What's a car? And..where is it? There's only air there. "Where is it...?"

Sophie, the point is flying WAY over your head...

"You have to imagine it. It's a blue car! Or would you rather drive duck? It can be a duck." Greg smiled and then pushed his foot forward.

"Vroom Vroom." Which was the sounds a car made. "Get in or you'll be left behind!"

Kite watched in utter fascination as Gregory tired to show Sophie imagination. He wasn't sure this method would work.

"..." Sophie's head tilted again, trying to make sense of whatever it is he was doing. HE IS SUCH A STRANGE LITTLE PERSON. "But we're both already in it.." The airship she means. So...how could she be left behind? He's so confusing.

Taiga just covered his face with both paws. This was embarrassing. How could a kid not know the -basics- of imagination, what kind of a childhood did she have?

Greg just smiled and lightly pat next to him on the deck. "Sit." It was a gentle command considering nothing out of Gregory's lips ever sounds intimidating enough to be considered a command. He waggled his hips as if settling in on the deck for a nice love 'drive'.

"Once you sit I can show you."

His frog jumped up on his other side and did as he said, sitting with his feet out and his arms hanging in front of him. It looked a little bit silly for a frog but Gregory just smiled.

Sophie still didn't follow what he was doing, but after watching even the frog sit down, she walked over to sit in the same fashion. "... Now what?" She asked curiously, glancing around. They're sitting on the deck of the airship. This is imagination?

Greg smiled wide at Sophie. "Now you have to close your eyes and imagine!" He closed his eyes and saw a run way that opened up into the sky. Of course they were driving a duck shaped plan and they were all there!

"Vrooooom!"

Sophie... totally didn't get it. How does one imagine? And then he was going 'Vroom' again which was STILL strange to her. But she closed her eyes, and... that was about as far as she could get. On the other hand, feeling the wind blow through her ~~pigtails~~ hair and listening to the sound of it as they flew through the sky was nice too. Oh oH, is she supposed to do that Vroom thing too?

"Vroom." Nailed it.

"Your turn!" Greg smiled keeping his eyes closed.

"Tell me what you see!"

Kite watched from outside their little sphere of imagination smiling to himself at the scene. He didn't smile often and never when he was 'at work' but it was just too cute. He wasn't heartless.

Sophie tilted her head, though her eyes remained closed. "I don't see anything. You told me to close my eyes." She reminded him, in case the smaller boy forgot.

Taiga could only shake his head, sighing. It was cute, watching the boy try to teach the other girl about imagination, but it didn't seem to be working. Well Rome wasn't built in a day, right?

Greg just laughed. "That's why you use imagination! You have to pretend." Which wasn't much of an explanation.

Kite fluttered a little closer speaking to Sophie. "Take the things you know and try and paint the picture in your mind. Kupo. Like a bird or try and picture a moogle." He didn't know if that would help either but watching Greg made him want to assist.

"Yeah, YEAH!"

"Why?" Sophie asked. "I can see them when I open my eyes. See?" She demonstrated, opening her eyes and looking at Kite, then Taiga.

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Kite just smiled. "That's why it's called imagination Kupo. It doesn't always make sense.

Greg on the other hand was just staring at Sophie with a smile trying to think of another way to have her play. If only they had sticks.

"Well we can always play old cat."

Kite didn't even what to know what that game was and so he remained silent.

The concept of 'imagination' was a bit beyond her at this point in time. "What's 'old cat'?" She asked instead, sounding puzzled.

"It's when you search for an old cat!" He said happily standing from his spot on the deck. He begins looking around and frowns when he finds nothing.

"Nope none here. Beans. Let's keep looking!" He doesn't seem to upset about it.

"Did you lose it?" She got to her feet, glancing at the moogles. "You help look too."

Tiger Festival blinked, "Eh? Me too kupo? But - it's not a real cat is it?" He didn't see a cat with the kid before? Well he was making a trail of candy, but the cat wasn't his brother! ...right?

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