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Introduction Log || The Night of the Thirteen Moogles

Who: All characters (New Arrivals, Previous Arrivals, and Native OCs)
When: October 5th
Where: The Dream Width (Airship), the Curti Center, and the Housing District
What: It is happening for the fourth 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. ]



SCARY 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. This month however, there is an overwhelming scent of spice and pumpkins in the air. Pumpkin soups, pasta dishes, bread, pies, lattes.... There are even some carved pumpkins with moogle faces of different styles floating in the air just above the tables, candles flickering from within. 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. ]
chatwithdeath: (Just another corpse.)

Wildcard - A Quick Check-Up

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-13 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Perhaps she's only employed as a Nurse right now in this world, but she had extensive enough knowledge that performing simple check-ups on new arrivals was no trouble to perform. Of course, she doesn't know who she'll be assigned to until they get there and what little information on them is passed on from the Curti Center. Were it not an issue of health, she wouldn't mind letting people skip this part, but one could never know when someone might possibly require more attention than what could be provided on the ship.]

[Turning her head enough after feeling a tap on her shoulder, she turns and accepts the next board, proceeding to the waiting room where the next arrival for her would be. She opens the door with a claw, blue eyes shifting to see how many more people they had while her other eyes roam the clipboard.]


'Iwai, Munehisa'?
geckoman: (Sure why not)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-10-13 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Honestly he'd rather not go to a doctor he doesn't know but hey you do what you gotta do. So he's gone to get a check up and is waiting his turn, leaning against a wall as he messes around with the candy in his mouth, the stick moving about as he does.

Hearing his name, he looks over and does a double take. Man. He's really going to have to find a way to get used to everything here.

Well, here went nothing. Pushing away from the wall, he lifts a hand to say that's him before heading her way.]


Iwai's fine.
chatwithdeath: Art by: Aralez (Haunt)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-14 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Eyes flitting over to him, the others seem to pause in their reading. Well, at least it wasn't another teenager - what's with that anyway?]

Iwai, then. Come with me.

[She turns with ease and opens the door for him to go through first.]
geckoman: (Early morning light)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-10-14 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You got it.

[He honestly has no idea what it is with the teens either though. He definitely noticed a fair number of them when he was waiting for this check up. That's for damn sure.

Anyway, he walks inside with his hands in his pockets, looking around the place as he does.]


Where do ya need me?

[And he wonders if there's any shirt removal or whatever. It's not like he's ever suddenly been pulled to an alien planet before so he doesn't know how this works.]
chatwithdeath: (Calling)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-18 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[With him past the threshold, Naomi closes the door.]

First room on the right. We're only doing a basic check-up... also, if you have any pre-existing conditions, now would be the time to disclose them.
geckoman: (Casual day)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-10-25 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
Nothing that I'm aware of. And if I have any then I've somehow missed 'em all this time.

[He's not sure if that helps but hey it's what he knows. Least he can work with the weird spider lady doctor as he goes to the first room on the right.]

You need me clothes off or anything?

[Seriously. How do weird alien planet checkups work?]
chatwithdeath: (Just another corpse.)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-25 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
That works for me.

[She would just keep an eye on him - anything that might contradict his words now would be investigated. Leading him into the room, she shakes her head.]

No, clothes can stay on for this. When I mean basic check-up, I'm referring to heart rate, blood pressure, current temperature, that sort. If you want something examined though, tell me.
geckoman: (Scruffy)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-10-25 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
The situation probably but I know there ain't a thing you can do there.

[He goes to at least take his at and jacket off. It'll be easier to see his eyes and hear his chest and all that. He doesn't go to many doctor appointments but he remembers that much.]

Hey, you've been seeing a lot of people today, right?
chatwithdeath: Art by: Aralez (Haunt)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-25 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
No, unfortunately, there is not.

[Her lip curls at the humor, but her stoic expression is back on, covering up fangs while she performs the usual prep routine a nurse might handle by using her forelimbs to assist her.]

No more than the usual. I work regularly at the Myste Aura Hospital.
geckoman: (Business dad)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-10-25 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Man it's weird watching spider stuff going on. But it's working... Huh.]

Ya probably haven't but if you see a kid about this tall... [He indicates with his hand.] ...with dark hair and glasses who looks to be about in middle school could you tell him his dad is looking for him? He goes by Kaoru.

[Because in the end he just wants to take care of his kid. Even if he feels like his kid ain't here.]
chatwithdeath: (Just another corpse.)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-25 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't have to worry about it long. She's only going to use her claws in her examination... though, she pauses at his request.]

Hm... Yes, I can keep an eye out for him. Though, you might find him around here. All arrivals have to come through the Curti Center.

[They'll start with the stethoscope. Bringing it up to his chest.]

Slow inhale and exhale...
geckoman: (Early morning light)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-10-25 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.

[Sitting up, he takes a deep breath in then lets it out. The good news is that he's a healthy man who obviously works out. Mostly to keep up with his candy addiction but it still works.]
chatwithdeath: Art by: Aralez (Haunt)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-25 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Yes, good to know his lungs were clear... and though she might be using her actual hands to examine him, that didn't stop her legs from taking notes.]

[Stethoscope aside, next would be the thermometer.]


Under the tongue, and we don't move until it rings.
geckoman: (Secretly gentle)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-10-25 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
[His eyes notice those legs taking notes as her hands work. That's really useful. Damn.

Opening his mouth, he gets the thermometer under his tongue then waits until he hears the little noise. Only then does he take it out to offer it to her.]


So you a doctor back where you're from?
chatwithdeath: (Calling)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-25 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Accepting it back, his temperature appears fine.]

Where I'm from, and where I've arrived from. Though, that second part, I was needed for a little more.

[Blood pressure next with the cuff being wrapped around his lower bicep near his elbow.]
geckoman: (Got the courage?)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-10-26 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
So you've been somewhere else before here?

[He actually helps by rolling his sleeve up a bit to make it easier for her.]

What was that like?
chatwithdeath: (Just another corpse.)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-26 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, you know. Getting turned into monsters, fighting each other, eating everyone else...

[It does make it significantly easier. A few pumps has the pressure enough that she can check... and again, it's good. The cuff comes off.]

Well, that last part was to keep your sanity in check. Fortunately, not an issue here.
geckoman: (Getting dressed)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-10-26 09:24 am (UTC)(link)
[He lifts a brow at her but somehow doesn't seem all that scared. And after seeing her and this place? He damn well believes her.]

That why you've got this spider thing going on? The turned into monsters bit?

[He's officially decided he's too old for that and is glad he didn't end up there.]
chatwithdeath: (Calling)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-26 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. I've learned to live with it, but I still would like to be cured of this condition.

[Hm... he gets a few points for not worrying that she might eat him. Then again, she wouldn't have her job if that was an issue... wouldn't knowingly keep it either. With the cuff aside, she'll give a few more minutes before continuing her exam, just to allow the pressure to wear off.]
geckoman: (Early morning light)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-10-26 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
It was a little startling at first but at least you make it look good. For what it's worth.

[He wasn't really trying to hit on her. More he was just trying to offer a compliment. And some honesty too. It seemed pointless to lie about the being startled thing. He didn't come from a place with spider people so it had been a bit of a shock.]

Do they have anything for a cure for that here?
chatwithdeath: (Calling)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-10-28 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
I have to admit, I came out better than most.

[Some transformations were just that unfortunate. His next question earned a head shaking in answer.]

I'll be looking into one after I understand more about this world.

[Well, now she can take his pulse on his wrist.]
geckoman: (Casual day)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-11-01 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
[He offers his wrist to her without complaint.]

Sounds like a rough time there, doc.

[But at least she seems to be handling it well right now. That's something at the very least.]

I could keep an ear open. See what I can find out for ya. Can't say I've got a whole lot else happenin' with out my shop around.
chatwithdeath: (Calling)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-11-05 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
[For this part, two clawed fingers is all it takes.]

Well, it's already improved here.

[And it feels like his pulse was fine to her.]

That would be appreciated, but I don't anticipate there will be much to discover.
geckoman: (Secretly gentle)

[personal profile] geckoman 2018-11-06 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah I'm not expecting to be helpful. But I figure I ain't got a lot else going on.

[And he gives a shrug like oh well.]

Seems like I can at least make myself busy here at any rate.
chatwithdeath: Art by: Aralez (Haunt)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2018-11-08 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Careful. You might find yourself getting involved in things unintentionally around here before you fully realize it.

[A few more notes, but that should be it...]

Alright, you're in the clear. Do you have any questions?

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