melodiesofeternity | Introduction Log || It's Happening Again (Again!)

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Introduction Log || It's Happening Again (Again!)

Who: All characters (New Arrivals, Previous Arrivals, and Native OCs)
When: June 5th
Where: The Dream Width (Airship), the Curti Center, and the Housing District
What: It is happening again. 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 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. Cid gives a short and to the point 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 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.

Cid also introduces the other ones: his assistant Jessie, a young woman fascinated by the new arrivals, 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.

After Cid finishes (and Claire grumbles at her work never being done), 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 Cid mentioned in his 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. ]

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Cor stays close to the blonde as they walk thru the ship, taking in their surroundings with sharp, if not wary, eyes. It doesn't look to be of Niflheim design, especially since there appears to be actual furniture aboard.

He sinks into the chair next to Prompto, mentally noting how tired his younger companion seems to be. "Maybe later. You still haven't explained about this 'whole new world' thing, though. And..."

He pauses for a moment. "...are the others nearby?"

He offered a friendly wave to the girl looking at the pamphlets.

"Hey! What's up?"

If she wanted his opinion? Who needed pamphlets anyway? It was better to wander around without any direction at all.

"...are there any restaurants here?" she asked, curious.

"Yes, it works again, but... um..." Sasami looked at it, her face dropping slightly. "I don't recognize any of the names here."

He was somewhat nosy, so he liked to people watch. Demyx was watching her looking around and trying to listen to the asterisk explanation.

"They're not great at explaining stuff, this is boring." He offered from behind her. "Just pick whatever thing you like the best for fighting.

"Oh! H-Hi...!" Sasami said, jumping a bit in surprise. "Sorry, kinda caught me off-guard. Um... drowning a bit in pamphlets right now, though..." She grinned sheepishly at that.

"Good," he states in satisfaction as soon as Noctis mentions getting a pilot's license. "If anything, it'll give us some idea as to what's really going on in this new...world."

There's a brief pause. "Can they be trusted? I don't doubt their intentions to make sure that we're alive and in one piece, but...you seem to have your doubts."

"Well I don't really know how to explain it, just we're in a different world than we were in." Prompto explained. "I'm sure someone told me, the information's around but it was kinda unnerving when I woke up on a ship like this."

They were flying in an airship, at least he wasn't facing a window.

"Noct is here. Ignis is here. Lord Amicitia is here too. Nyx was here, but he seems to have disappeared somewhere, and Cindy too."

He breathed for a moment. "From what we can tell right now, there isn't a way out of here, or back or something." Not that he was in a rush, knowing what he now knew.

That’s right. We only know we show up in the Dream Width. Us or objects from our realities. Our numbers of the past two months are unheard of.

[He leads the way to the door, pushing it open with one hand. The hallways are mostly clear for now. People coming and going don’t spare a glance their way. He figures they’re all having their own problems. Like they did.]

I was hoping this trip would give us a bit of an idea. It didn’t but we know now something is happening and it can’t be passed off as a fluke.

The question sends a chill down Ignis' back. He's not stuck in the memory nebula anymore but the thing still lives in his head. And this memory repetition just made it even worse. He briefly wonders if he will be able to fall asleep tonight without hearing Bahamut's voice in his head.

"Altissia," he says slowly. "Noct had just finished his battle with the Tidemother but... she was still raging. I managed to reach him, with Ravus' help. He had called off all of the Empire's ships and army. By the time I reached him, Lady Lunafreya was..." Ignis trails off and takes a deep breath.

"Noct was passed out. That's when Ardyn arrived." A very unpleasant shiver went down Ignis' back. "The last thing I remember was being knocked out by him."

"Plenty, but they're all local cuisine. Nothing from other worlds." said Nanamo.

[Oh! It's another human... child? Maybe? No striped shirt means probably not, but they do seem smaller than some of the other humans he's encountered. Oh well! Best thing to do in these situations is greet strangers with a smile. This whole situation is very unsettling, after all!]

I HAVEN'T MET ANYONE BY THOSE NAMES, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY AREN'T HERE! THIS WORLD IS VAST, SO THERE'S A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY THAT THEY'RE ELSEWHERE! AND IF NOT, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY WON'T EVER APPEAR!!!

[There. A pep talk! Just what the doctor ordered. Maybe? Are there even doctors on this ship?]

"Right." Noctis seems a little relieved at the approval, because, uh. Guess who's one of those who decided to study for one? If he guesses his young king, then ta da~ Cor wins.

At the question though, he frowns. "Biggs and Wedge, yeah. The natives who work here? I'm not sure." But then, he has a history with those who help for seemingly no reward other than a pat on the back. The staff's exhaustion when they arrived also made it hard to read. "Haven't spoken to most of them. Figured the others were peppering them with enough of the same question over and over. Ganeshan at least freely gave information on what he knows: the asterisks and guilds found around the world. The others, I'm not sure whether or not they're as forthcoming." Because, again, he hasn't spoken with them.

Regardless, they should conduct themselves better. They're the professionals, and you're still a child.

[But fine, no tattling.]

Is this the first time that you've lost that ability?

Guards? Who are these guards?

[He swallowed hard as he looked up. He wasn't really able to look away now. This man had been dead before and now, he wasn't. Somehow. Then it stood to reason it was the same for Hope. If what he was hearing was to be believed.

His whole world view had been shaken up, but Hope had vowed to himself to make his own decisions, to comw to his own conclusions about what he was being told.

He dropped his gaze, his hand curling around his wrist, over his brand as he thought. He held his hands to his chest.]

How do I wake up?

That's not what I...

[He hadn't been referring to the memory. But it stood to reason that Tidus wouldn't know what he actually meant.]

My powers don't work, is that because I'm not on my world? [His brand looked like Fang's. Hers stopped progressing for a long time since she woke up, which gave Hope some small relief that he wouldn't turn to Cie'th. But he also couldn't hear Alexander.]

Yeah. See you in a bit.

[Hope took the direction he was given. He didn't have any luck and no one knew what he was talking about when he asked.

He sighed and met back at the spot.]

Guess I'm the only one here.

Depends on where you are. Each land kind of handles and names their security differently.

A workdesk.

This child dove into a lion's mane and reemerged from within with a workdesk. A workdesk. And other things as well, of course, but despite how strange most of the items were, watching them be pulled out of th epocket dimension was less absurd. It's not the size of the desk or her assumptions about its weight that stand out, but rather its almost comical presence among a variety of objects which do make sense to have on-hand. She stares at it until it's gone, befuddled, then sighs and shakes her head in an attempt to refocus herself.

One question answered opens up another. It's becoming a pattern. Cornelia purses her lips, contemplative, then asks, "Does anything live in this savannah?"

[For a hot second, Hope thought he was looking at Vanille. But her hair was different and she lacked the Pulsian accent. Still, hentried not to let it show and he shook his head, his arms curled around Mogki.]

Mogki told me which house. 'm just not ready to meet strangers yet.

I think he's scared, kupo!

I'm not scared Mogki.

[He kind of was. But he'll go eventually. He had to, really. This was just a lot to take in.]

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[U-UM....]

Th-Thanks? I guess I'll see them later.

[He was worse than Snow. And looked like a skeleton... Uh.]

[Nodding, Adrien headed off to look at the front of the ship.]

[Hooowever, coming back to the meeting spot, he sighed too.]

Yeah. Sorry. Dream Width seems to do that.

Only a few. The technology used for them is far too recent to be widespread, so the vast majority of the world still relies upon airplanes--[Pauses breifly before adding:]--if you're familiar with those?

They're native to Vaikuntha, then...?

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