Introduction Log || Third Time's The Charm

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Who: All characters (New Arrivals, Previous Arrivals, and Native OCs) When: August 5th Where: The Dream Width (Airship), the Curti Center, and the Housing District What: It is happening for the third time now. More outworlders have arrived in the Dream Width and must be rescued and brought back to their new homes on Vaikuntha Warnings/Notes: Only new players can put up a toplevel. Previous arrivals and established native characters can respond to new characters' toplevel posts. MEMORY [ You've been here before...? No, wait, why would you think that? You're here in the moment, everything is as it should be...(?) The memory you are trapped in has completely enthralled you. You stop questioning and accept, you relive and repeat. Luckily, you are not alone. Others have arrived to help you. The travelers in the airships will enter the nebula formed by your memories and attempt to wake you up and bring you back to the present. The dreamer's mind will shape how these newcomers are perceived and how the NPCs in the memory respond to them. For more details on the mechanics, please refer to this post] ARRIVAL [ You wake from your dreams, from your memories, on a narrow cot. There are fleeting impressions- recycled air, humming machinery, movement, strangers waking around you. The room you wake in is lined with cots, with barely enough space between them to walk to the door, though not all of them show signs of having been occupied. The makeshift infirmary seems like it was prepared to hold many more than are here. Stepping out, there is a lobby space that bears the signs of having once held some furniture, now cleared away to make space. Your footsteps echo in the emptiness. As the automatic door slides shut on the infirmary, a light flashes on the far side of the room. A flickering holographic projection of a man’s face and gloved hand appears projected in the space above the arrivals’ heads. He backs up so his upper body is in frame for the recording. An arm, covered in the same orange flightsuit sleeve, hands him a tablet. The man begins to read. A written version of the message scrolls along the bottom of the projection as he speaks. ] ’Welcome travelers’… That’s way too formal. Hey everyone. Hi! [ The second man leans into the frame to add his greeting. ] Don’t panic. You were floating out there, but we pulled you in and rescued you. Yeah, we’re heroic AND handsome. And also the only ones crazy enough to come out here to get you. [ A woman’s voice calls from out of frame. ] Can you two be serious for ONE moment and stick to your scripts? [ The two men give each other a conspiratorial eyeroll. This does not appear to be their first take. ] Anyways, no need to panic. Seriously, don’t do anything reckless. We got our fill of that with Skywalker. [A huff is heard offscreen, and the men finally spare the tablet another glance.] ‘Your pilots will be navigating treacherous environs as this message plays…’ Claire, seriously? Nobody talks like this! [ The tablet is tossed to the side and lands with a thunk offscreen. ] We’re gonna wing it. Look, everyone, we’re workin’ hard to get you planetside safely, and it’s gonna take some tricky flying to do it. So the door to the cockpit is locked so we can focus on not getting us all killed. Don’t try to open it, unless you want to be stardust. We promise you’ll get answers about what’s going on once we land. But for now, please trust us. Right now, we’re your only hope. [ The second man leans forward, close to the recording device, and presses a button. The projection freezes for a moment, and then the message starts on the next recorded message. ] CURTI CENTER [ Finally after hours of flight, you arrive at the Curti Center. The other NPCs await you having been notified of your retrieval in the Dream Width. Jessie gives a long and somewhat awkward welcome speech, explaining what the situation is: you were lost in a space called the Dream Width. You are now on a planet called Vaikuntha: for ages, the people of this world have used Airships to rescue people lost in the Dream Width, with one person being found roughly every ten years. No one knows why this happens, but this has been a mutually beneficial exchange, with the people from Vaikutha rescuing people lost in the Dream Width and the rescued ones sharing their wisdom with the people of Vaikuntha. Ten years ago, something unusual happened: two people were found at once, Biggs and Wedge. But that was nothing compared to what happened four months ago... And two months ago. And now, here you are. No one knows why such a large number of people has arriving lately, but the Curti Center is a place dedicated to piercing the Dream Width's secrets. Jessie also introduces the other ones: Claire, the woman sighing and writing in her schedule book upon being pointed out as the bookkeeper, Kupoto and Mogaruru, their Mognet representatives and finally the Native OCs: those brave and kind souls who have accepted to help you all on a daily basis. She also mentions Cid, the director who is busy preparing for certain dealings later this month. After Jessie finishes , the employees, including the Native OCs, provide a tour of the facility and help the newcomers navigate their future lives. Now is the time to ask questions and look over pamphlets regarding locations, Jobs, life in Vaikuntha... ] [ If you want to contact an NPC, you can do so on the NPC Contact Page. ] A BALL OF FLUFF NAMED MOOGLE [ It has been a long day, perhaps now you would like to find your way to a place to sleep? Or perhaps you'd like to get some answers, but you can't be bothered to go seek people out? And lo, just as despair begins settles in, a Moogle slams into you! Or stops by your side if their aim is decent... It's the Moogle Jessie mentioned in her speech earlier! And they'll be informing you that now, they will stick to you like your shadow and help you in anyway they can! They're also giving you your iMog Slate- Now you can get onto Mognet! Isn't it great? ] A QUICK CHECK-UP [ Whether it's your Moogle, Native OCs or NPCs, all will urge you to stop by the hospital wing for a basic check-up. You may disagree, but listen. You've just been thrown into a space between worlds, rescued, and brought to another world. For your own sake, that's a good idea. Should you give in and go (or should you be dragged by your Moogle or a Native OC), you will find yourself in the cold and white space very reminiscent of an hospital. For characters with specific medical conditions necessitating help, this is where they will receive it if asked. The doctors and nurses are all White Mages or Chemists, with various levels into their Job as well as medical knowledge. Don't mind the confused looks if you look like nothing they've ever seen before... It's hard for a doctor to be unable to give a proper diagnosis to a patient! For everyone else though, they'll be let go with smiles and be given a candy as they leave. No one likes medical check-ups, but it's a very quick and basic one: testing reflexes, taking your temperature and the likes. On the bright side, while you're grumpily sitting on a bed with a thermometer on your forehead or in your mouth, it might be a good time to socialize with your fellow new arrival who's having lights flashed into their eyes by a doctor. Misery loves company, after all. ] PRETTY SIGHTS [ There's plenty of rooms to wander about in, with several points of interest apart from the offices. The Airship Hangar is where the airships are kept and the first room you entered. Workers keep guard to prevent the outworlders from getting too close to the vehicles. Airships are expensive and they don't want you messing with them, after all. Venturing into the Research Section, you can walk through public exhibitions on astronomy, airship design, and asterisk studies. A good place to get used to the basic science of this world. The laboratories lie behind a thick locked door with a sign reading "EMPLOYEES ONLY". No going there, for now anyway. Not too far from there are the Employee Quarters - work stations, apartments, and lounge areas. The latter are available to the public, whereas the rest is locked to Native OCs. But if you get them to be friends with you, perhaps they'll let you visit? Also open to all is a Cafeteria - a standard food court with stalls serving all types of Vaikunthan cuisine. The Chef is a very jovial and absent-minded Hypello. Beware of long lines and crowded tables. Should you prefer open spaces, then the gardens are for you! There are different sections in the gardens around the center. One boasts a wide array of blooming flowers, another more practical with herbs commonly used in Vaikunthan cooking. One had been cultivated for butterflies and hummingbirds to visit. Paths have been laid through so that visitors can safely navigate, and moogles will swoop down and shout at anyone who strays into the flower beds. Or perhaps, you want to wait till the sunset. Dusk on a new world, but a beginning of a new life... The sea shines bright in the orange light. A good moment for quiet contemplation. ] HOUSING [The housing accommodations are the best the Curti staff could provide, given that they are still also sheltering most of the previous arrivals from the Dream Width. The keys have been entrusted to the moogles who will be guiding the new arrivals. The new arrivals can stop by the Curti Center storage room to collect some essential supplies that have been donated by charity organizations from around the world (there are boxes of toothbrushes and whitening toothpaste sent from the Zora, hair brushes from the Elezen, quick-drying towels from the Hypello, among the various donations of clothes, toiletries, and blankets), before heading to their temporary homes. The people of Vaikuntha have done their best to provide for their new neighbors and help them get on their feet. Still, things will be a little cramped until the off-worlders can find employment and move into better housing. The staff hopes they can get along with one another until alternate arrangements can be made. You can survive living with roommates for a few months, right?] THE JOB FOR YOU [An important part of life on Vaikuntha is the Job (or Jobs) you choose to take. No, not the way you earn your living. Your Job Class. Most Natives only choose one or two, but you'll have an opportunity to take on more Job Asterisks after you master your first Jobs. The Curti Center's resident Job Master, Ganeshan, is more than happy to arrange transportation to the various Guilds so that you can claim your first Asterisks. ]

Comments

Moogle Meeting/Food

[einspine]

[Oh! That was unexpected. Papyrus was just trying to wander around, meet new people. Offer his succulent spaghetti to new faces, so the sudden contact made him stumble a bit.

Fortunately, he managed to cling to his plate. No awkward noodle splats here! Much to his own Moogle's chagrin, as the fluffy little thing sighs and crosses his stubby little arms.]

NYEH HEH HEH! NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE! I KNOW HOW ENTICING THIS PLACE IS, ESPECIALLY FOR NEWCOMERS! WHICH I ASSUME YOU ARE. FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG!!!

[He pauses, looking down at his food.]

OH! BUT IF YOU'RE HUNGRY, I JUST SO HAPPEN TO HAVE THIS SPAGHETTI. FRESH FROM THE STOVE! WELL, RELATIVELY SPEAKING.

[findingbeasts]

[It's..a bit hard not to stare because not only is this individual's manner of speaking unique, he's...well.

A skeleton.

Newt glances, briefly, at Flavius who just shrugs before turning his attention on Papyrus once more and smiling faintly as he nods.]

I am indeed, yes. [He gave a small bow.] Newt Scamander. A pleasure to meet you.

I'm Flavius Pokeby Hufflepuff, ku-po!

[They both glance at the spaghetti and Newt instinctively reaches up to catch one of Flavius's paws, already in-tune to the little thing enough to know he was more than ready to dive into the dish.]

That's very kind of you. We would love to try some.

[einspine]

[At this point, Papyrus is at least accustomed to staring. Fortunately, this human didn't scream. It was just a brief pause. An improvement, to be sure!

So he'll just chuckle, puffing his chest out a bit at the interest in his cooking. Good, good! That's always a positive sign.]

AND I'M THE GREAT PAPYRUS, SCIENTIFIC GENIUS AND PUZZLE MASTER! AND ALSO A CULINARY WIZARD.

[Though, boastful as he is, he leaves it at that, taking a moment to glance around, and- oh, good! There are still free tables. That's good!]

ANYWAY!!! SHALL WE TAKE A SEAT, THEN? UNLESS YOU'RE THE KIND OF PERSON WHO PREFERS TO EAT WHILE STANDING. NO JUDGMENT HERE!

[findingbeasts]

[He's use to strange creatures and ghosts haunting the hallways of the school he use to attend; a walking, talking skeleton isn't all that surprising.

Just..new.

It's easy to put aside any strangeness though considering how charming Papyrus is. Newt can't help but smile.]

Science, the culinary arts and puzzles? Quite the array of talents though I suppose they all work in tandem together to some degree.

I like puzzles! And eating!

[Newt huffed out a laugh at his moogle who just beamed before he nodded and started for a table.]

Yes, please, let's sit. There's no reason to stand.

[einspine]

NYEH HEH HEH!!! SOUNDS LIKE YOUR MOOGLE HAS IMPECCABLE TASTES. THOUGH I AGREE. SCIENCE IN PARTICULAR HAS DONE WONDERS FOR MY PUZZLES...

[At any rate, he'll follow along towards the table, and once they arrive, he'll lay out the spaghetti and a couple of forks.

Once they dig in, they'll find that it... doesn't taste too bad. He's tried to balance out the amount of spices- a little garlic for added bite, a dash of Hi-Potion as a test to see if it enhances the health of those who eat it.

Though its taste should hopefully at least be partly concealed by the other sauce ingredients.]

NOW THEN! BON APETIT! HAVE AS MUCH AS YOU'D LIKE.

[findingbeasts]

[Flavius beamed at the compliment while Newt just smiled.]

So it seems.

[Taking a seat at the table and allowing his moogle to settle on his lap, Newt allows Flavius the first taste before trying some of it himself. It's delicious, not that he had expected it to be bad, even if there's a faint odd taste that he can't quite place--what is a Hi-Potion??--and the wizard takes another bite before glancing at Papyrus.]

You really are quite the chef. This is wonderful, my friend.

Famphasfic!

Flavius, don't speak with your mouth full.

[einspine]

[Papyrus can't help but chuckle at the Moogle's enthusiasm. Well, the general enthusiasm, but so pleased that they're talking with their mouth full? It's a passion that warms his... nonexistent heart, and he clutches his hands together to try and contain his excitement.]

NYEH HEH HEH!!! THAT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AM DEEPLY FLATTERED BY YOUR KIND WORDS!

[Always good to have a positive meeting. These kinda things often lead to friendship. Which is always welcome in his book.]

SO! HOW ARE YOU LIKING THIS WORLD SO FAR? I KNOW IT CAN BE A LOT TO TAKE IN.

[findingbeasts]

[Flavius goes back to digging in now that he has Papyrus's blessing and Newt just shakes his head fondly, idly twirling his fork to gather up some more of the spaghetti.]

It's quite fascinating. It reminds me of the world I was living in prior to this in some ways and in others it's very different. I look forward to see what all there is to learn here and what creatures there are to learn about.

[einspine]

[Ooh! A similar world. Papyrus perks up, leaning over the table a bit.]

OH? THEN WHAT IS YOUR WORLD LIKE? HOW DOES IT COMPARE? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW! OR AT LEAST, MY INQUIRING MIND.

[findingbeasts]

Well, it wasn't exactly my world. [Newt smiled a bit sheepishly.] This is actually the second world I've visited outside of my original one. The one I visited prior to this home to creatures called Pokemon. I traveled through two distinct regions in the world called Johto and Kanto, befriending Pokemon of all kinds and studying them as I went.

[His fork is set down as he speaks, the wizard reaching into one of his jacket pockets and pulling out a journal that he always kept with him, offering it to Papyrus.]

This has most of my notes about the Pokemon I kept company with. They were extraordinary creatures, very different from the beasts I was use to from my original world.

[einspine]

[Ooh! Notes. Papyrus eagerly takes them and starts flipping through as he listens. But there's the occasional gasp and widening sockets to show his intrigue.]

WOWIE!!! SO WHAT YOU'RE MEANING TO SAY IS THAT NOT ONLY DID YOU ENCOUNTER THESE INCREDIBLE MONSTERS, BUT YOU ALSO WERE PULLED FROM YOUR UNIVERSE TWICE?

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY DISORIENTING!

[findingbeasts]

[Newt chuckles.]

It was quite disorienting at first but it turned out to be an amazing experience and I can only hope that experience will continue now that I'm here. I look forward to being able to study the ecosystems here and the creatures that inhabit this world just as I did those of Johto and Kanto.

[einspine]

HMM... JUST BE CAREFUL IF YOU DO PLAN TO DO FIELD STUDIES! THE MONSTERS HERE ARE, ERM.

[His shoulders hunch up a bit, and he briefly averts his gaze.]

LET'S JUST SAY THEY'RE A BIT MORE... MURDERY THAN THE ONES I'M USED TO. AND I HEAR HAMSTERS ARE AMONG THE FIERCEST. SOMEHOW.

[findingbeasts]

If they are anything like dragons and manticores, I'm not too worried.

[Wait. Newt pauses and gives Papyrus a curious look.]

Did you say...hamsters were some of the fiercest?

[einspine]

APPARENTLY.

[He rubs his neck, still puzzled by the idea.]

DON'T ASK ME HOW OR WHY, BUT THE LOCALS SWEAR ON IT! PERHAPS THEIR CUTE LOOKS ARE MERELY A TRICK TO LURE IN HELPLESS PREY?