Event || Window of Opportunity

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Characters: All Heroes of Light.
Where: Aqures Ixen - Everywhere
When: September 25th - From 12:30 to 22:30.
Summary: Heroes of Light will relive the same ten hours over and over again until they find a solution. This may be a blow to what's left of their sanity, but that's also a window of opportunity! The OOC Post is here for more information! It's not too late to sign-up, anyone can still jump right into the event! However, your vote for the total number of loops will not be taken into account any more.

Speaking of which-- Votes are in and this time displacement madness will be solved after 191 loops. Practically speaking, this means characters going through every single loop will live 2 months, 2 weeks, 3 days and 14 hours in the span of half a day. Hopefully they won't mind the food for the day, the clothes they're wearing or what they were doing when the loop started, because that's what they'll be stuck with until the end. There are some events described below, but there will be no NPC replies. Feel free to partake in these events and of course, make your own!

Warning: Too many time loops may be bad for your mental health.

The Flence Salesman
— All Day Long —
There is a salesman from Flence in the city, and he is going for every person he sees in the streets. Adults, children or elders, humans or tarutarus, it doesn't matter to him so long as he can make money! He will try to sell to the characters specialties from Flence and some crystals at absolutely awful prices, but he's open to negotiations and beyond that, he's extremely persistent. Normally, nobody would care about this, but given the salesman isn't be aware of the loop, he'll keep doing the same things over and over again... Hopefully he won't see your characters, otherwise he might just bother them for every single loop.


Moogle Demonstration for the Future of Mognet
— 12:30 => 16:00 —
For a surprise one-day long strike, the Moogles are demonstrating! There are roughly 800 Moogles together (250 according to the government, 5000 according to the striking Moogles) in the demonstration, all singing slogans and some even holding placards with "More Gil and Less Work" or "Give us Kupo Nuts" signs.

They started at 10:00 and left from the 09th District, but they will go throughout every district and explain what their protest is about. They'll finish at 16:00 and will be back to the 09th District to eat Kupo Nuts and drink Chocobo Milk together.


Biggs' Grand Return
— 14:00 => 22:30 —
After a month spent in the hospital, Biggs is finally back! He leave the Hospital at 14:00 and head straight for the Castle of Aqures Ixen. Noticeably he still has a broken and bandaged arm, but he'll pretend to be totally fine and for that matter, he will be as rude and as unfriendly as ever. He will spend most of the day in the Castle, but will go in Palitutu's Lab by 19:00 to meet with Cid. Among other things, he will side-eye everyone and will accidentally splash Cid's coffee on a Hero of Light working there (or on a Moogle, should the Hero have the good sense to avoid Biggs next loop).


Renovation of the Blitzball Stadium
— 15:30 => 20:00 —
The repairs are going steadily and today, a special dome from Trano Golsaucia is being transported and placed on the Blitzball Stadium, brand new and much more modern than what Aqures Ixen used to have! On the downside however, the airship bringing the dome and the work being done on the stadium are all very, very noisy. So noisy that everyone in a two-district radius will be bothered by it.

Under normal circumstances it would have been only for a short time and easilly bearable, but here it will happen for every single loop.


Have You Heard of the Heroes of Light?
— All Day Long —
Throughout the day, a few people are going to go and knock on every doors in the city, to talk about a most fascinating topic: the Heroes of Light! They will speak about how it is said the Heroes of Light are in Crystallis and how they managed to defeat the empire without difficulties back during the attack! Then they will go on and ask for a contribution (hear: money) to help the Heroes of Light in their cause. Of course, these people are dishonest and the money will go into their own pockets, as they don't believe in the Heroes of Light to begin with.

And of course, they'll go knock on doors during every single loop!


The Accident
— 22:29 => 22:30 —
The one minute that started it all. Who is the imbecile who committed the mistake on Palitutu's computer? Is this a Moogle or a Hero of Light, maybe Cid or Biggs? Whoever it is, after the first time, at 22:29 the program will start again on its own and will activate the loop right at 22:30, sending everything back to 12:30. The characters may try to run more programs to block the computer, cut the energy source or even bomb the building if they so wish...

But these archaic and barbaric solutions won't prevent the next loop from happening. Only hard work and scientific solutions shall prevail!

Comments

[whereishe]

[Yuna usually isn't a fast drinking but the time loops have been messing with her head. It's hard to wake up, expecting it to be the next day and then constantly being let down. She doesn't really know what to think or what to do. The only constant are those who remember too.]

It's alright. I've.. [she sighs softly.] ... it's been so hard to think with each passing day.

I can't help but wonder if this is real.

[She takes another long swig of her drink feeling the heat flush to her cheeks. Johnny might have to carry her home later but then the day will just repeat again.]

[charming_jerk]

Sure don't feel that way. Everythin' is kind of a blur. And that's not just the alcohol's doing.

I wanna do something. I don't actually wanna sit here like this, it's just-- [It's just easier. He sighs sharply.]

I saw this happen to Exsilium, and it was because they fucked around with time there. And we ended up gettin' kicked back in time here, right? What if this is some kinda side effect of that?

[whereishe]

I feel it too.

[She looks down at her cup watching the amber liquid as it shifts and settles into place.]

I don't know what we can do. [Yuna looks up at him, her expression serious and a little sad. There isn't anything happy in this situation.]

So we shouldn't mess with things? How do we break it? What if it's something we would never think of?

[charming_jerk]

We didn't really fix it, over there. Things just kept gettin' worse til the scientists were able to stabilize it. But Exsilium had the Initiative scientists who were experts in time travel. What do we got?

[He shrugs. Clearly they had nothing.]

I wish I knew what to tell ya. I wish I knew what would break this, or why it's only some of us who notice it, or lots of other things. But I can't. I'm sorry.

[His expression is the same as hers.]

[whereishe]

[Yuna downs her second drink and then calls for another. Her head is swimming and her thoughts are scattered. She wants to have a solution but nothing seems to be coming and honestly drinking isn’t helping. She turns towards Johnny, watching him curiously before leaning in closer.]

Let’s do something.

[She doesn’t know what but it’s better than doing nothing and feeling sad about it. She thinks for a moment only to be interrupted as her drink clinks on the counter.]

[charming_jerk]

[But drinking and wallowing in misery was so much easier! But even he couldn't do it forever. He raises an eyebrow at Yuna.]

Like what? We only got a couple hours til the next reset. Dunno if we got time to do much.

[He's thinking business. About fixing this. Goofing off, or relaxing? Not yet.]

[whereishe]

[Yuna's head falls to the side. She really has no idea's. She takes another sip of her drink before setting it down with a soft clink.]

What about... I don't know.

[She sighs softly.]

I know Jade is in this with us. I know it's selfish but I hope he thinks of something. [He's seriously the smartest person that Yuna knows.]

[charming_jerk]

Jade's a smart sciencey guy, right? He'd think of somethin' before I ever would.

[A shrug.] Leave it to the people who're, like, Scholars 'n Programmers 'n shit.

[whereishe]

He is.

[Honestly Yuna is thinking that too though she doesn't like just sitting around doing nothing. Her fingers lightly drum on the counter as she looks over at Johnny.]

Maybe we can think of something fun to do then?

[charming_jerk]

Fun?

[He blinks at her, thinking. Johnny looked around at the bar, where a calm and normal night continued on around them for the umpteenth time.]

I dunno. Maybe a bar fight'll break up the monotony nicely.

[whereishe]

[Yuna just stares at him.]

Is fighting the only way?

[Seriously? People can get hurt, even if it doesn't matter come tomorrow. She glances around the bar and then finishes her drink. If they were going to fight it'd just be the two of them and they'd take it outside.]

Come on.

[Yuna stands and she feels the beer that she had drank far to quickly.]

[charming_jerk]

I guess it ain't the only way, but it's a good way.

[He loved a good bar brawl, what's wrong with that? He's about to argue it when she stands up and sways on her feet. He makes a move as if he was going to grab her to keep her from falling if he needed to.]

Whoa now. You drank a lot real fast, watch yerself.

[whereishe]

[Her hand reaches for his, her fingertips barely pressing against his palm which seemed like enough to steady her. Yuna's smile widens slightly.]

I stood up too fast.

[That might be an understatement but Yuna seems to be determined.]

I thought maybe we could fight outside, you know? If you still want to.

[charming_jerk]

[That gets a skeptical eyebrow and an amused half-grin out of him.]

Fight you? Are ya nuts? Not even if we both sober. Fightin' and sparring are two different things in my book, and what I was talkin' about was a bar fight. Anyway, maybe you oughta sit back down and take it slower. Pot callin' the kettle black, I know.

[whereishe]

[Yuna looks up at him with a pout that is better suited for a child. Her eyes were bright but it looked as if he had just eaten her favorite snack.]

But fighting would cheer you up.

[She’s pretty decent at throwing punches but she got the feeling that Johnny doesn’t want to wrestle with a girl.]

[charming_jerk]

[He can't even handle that look. Yuna is treated to a rare break in Johnny's usual armor as he smiles, entertained, and then laughs a little. You're too cute, Yuna.]

Don't gimme that look. Swingin' a barstool at a guy might, not beatin' on a friend who's too tipsy to stand straight. But I appreciate the concern.

[whereishe]

I’m tougher than I look.

[Her head tilts to the side slightly which appears to be a bad idea because Yuna stumbles. Her right foot quickly stepping out to catch her. She drinks on occasion but rarely very much and it’s usually to taste the alcohol, never to get drunk. Her intention tonight is to get drunk and it looks as if she’s succeeded.

Before she even regains her balance she’s smiling up at Johnny, wearing an expression that usually got her in trouble.]

Come on! It’ll be fun!

[Yuna is excited for no other reason than the giddy feeling welling in her chest, which is most likely caused by alcohol. Of course she’ll get to do something with Johnny which is also fun, so really it’s a win win situation.]

[charming_jerk]

[Johnny finishes the glass in front of him, setting it down with a solid thump. He turns to her with a smirk on his face, but he doesn't budge from his bar stool.]

Yer gonna have to make me.

[whereishe]

Fine.

[If that's a challenge then it's on. She's a little shaky but Yuna manages to keep her balance. A smile pulls at the corner of her mouth as her hands reach out to pull at Johnny's arm.

Attempt one isn't all that complicated but she puts all of her body weight behind it.]

[charming_jerk]

[He's drunk, and she's stronger than she looks, so Johnny actually slides forward a bit much to his own surprise. But he's not off the stool yet.]

Nope. Gonna have to try harder than that!

[whereishe]

[Yuna pouts, this means war!

She takes his arm and continues to pull though she only ends up falling back into him. She looks up at him with a smile.]

Can I bride you out of the chair?

[charming_jerk]

[He laughs a little when she does that, but grabs her by the shoulders to steady her. And maybe himself a little as well.]

Bribe me? With what, another drink? Actually, that might work.

[whereishe]

[This is proving to be difficult.]

But I thought we go? Maybe a drink somewhere else.

[Yuna turns to look at the bartender.]

Can we take drinks to go?

[charming_jerk]

[Unless she wants to be pestered by the police, the bartender recommends they don't take the drinks on the road. Johnny finally decides to get up though, and looks at Yuna expectantly.]

Alright, chief. Lead on. I'm at yer mercy.

[whereishe]

You sure you want to say it that way.

[Yuna giggles before she realizes that she completely forgot what her original plan was. So she pulls him out of the bar, her feet managing to keep her upright as they come out of the warm building. She looks up at the moons and her smile widens.]

I love this time of year.