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

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna has found herself in the loop as well and since it's started she's been trying to figure out a way to stop it. She only knows a little bit about computers and she doesn't really have the jobs to help. So her attempts to help had stopped around day 5 of the loop.

When she spots Bartz she runs over wondering if her friend had caught himself in the loop as well. His question makes it seem so but Yuna plans to check.]

Like the same thing keeps happening and then resetting?

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

Yeah! That's exactly it! How did you know?

[He knew something was strange, but couldn't put his finger on it until she says that.]

Today is just like yesterday. And the day before...

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna knows because she's been experiencing it too but she doesn't know how to fix it. Those sorts of things are far outside her knowledge.]

I've seen it too. I think we are suck in the same ten hours.

[Saying it out loud is a sobering thought.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

The same ten hours? How the heck did that happen?

[It would explain a lot though...]

First few loops

[whereishe]

I don't know. I think it's something in Jessie's Lab.

[She hasn't gotten into the habit of using the new name.]

I haven't been able to help much myself.

[Yuna feels bad but she isn't a scholar and the things she knows don't see to apply here.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

Aw, don't worry about it. I only just noticed, so you're way ahead of me.

[Smarter than Bartz, because that's an achievement to be proud of.]

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna laughs softly.]

So what have you been up to then?

[She wonders if he's done the same thing for a few days.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

[He shrugs.]

Just wandering around. Going out for rides on Boko jr. Nothing special. You?

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna shrugs.]

I've been doing a few things. Trying to find people and see what they are up too. Figure out the loop thing but now I'm taking a break from that.

[It's dizzying and she's starting to mix things up.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

Hmm... I don't think I'd be much help with that. So I guess I'll just find something fun to do instead.

[How about doing something useful? Nope, fun.]

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna laughs softly.]

What would that be?

[She can't say that she's not interested in Bartz's idea of fun.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

Like maybe I'll see how far I can travel in one day. Or mess around with the new dancer job.

[It doesn't actually take a lot to entertain Bartz.]

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna thinks about that for a moment.]

It would be nice to dance again.

[She hasn't since her last concert.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

Well... you got the job too, right? So why don't you?

[Simple solutions to simple problems.]

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna looks over at him curiously.]

Right now?

[She doesn't know if this is the time though they certainly have enough of it.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

[Bartz shrugs.]

Why not?

[A phrase that could sum up most of his life choices.]

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna opens her mouth to protest but then promptly shuts it. She smiles at Bartz.]

Okay but you have to do it with me.

[Because it's more fun with partners.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

[He grins.]

Fine by me. Dancing's more fun with a partner anyway.

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna's smile widens.]

Alright then, what dance should we start with.

[She peeks over her shoulder looking for a good, open, space that they might be able to easily move around in.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

[The park is nice and open. Bartz will gesture in that direction.]

How about a waltz? That'll be a good warm up.

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna nods with a wide smile.]

Let's go then!

[She holds a hand out to Bartz. She isn't very great with the waltz but she knows the steps.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

[He grins and gives her a short bow before taking her hand.]

Shall we dance?

[He's not bad actually. He has an excellent sense of rhythm. But he starts it slow, keeping the initial steps simple.]

First few loops

[whereishe]

Yes!

[Yuna is happy that he saw fit to start slow. She falls instep with him, her eyes only occasionally glancing down. She's more used to dancing alone than with someone else.

It's easy to fall in step with him, her movement's matching his while her head quickly remembers the steps. She'll try her best to take cue's from the other hero but she might hesitate if she's caught unaware.]

Re: First few loops

[free_spirited_wind]

[He keeps it slow and steady for a minute, just so she can get used to it.]

Not bad! How about this?

[He raises a hand, intending to twirl her around.]

First few loops

[whereishe]

[Yuna laughs softly as his hand raised in the air. She knows the moves and quickly spins before standing in front of Bartz once more.]

That was fun.

[It's exciting to be twirled around.]