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

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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. ]

Comments

[suigojin]

[This is going well.]

It's more of an unwritten law than anything. The check-up is done to make sure no one has any existing injuries or illnesses that need to be attended to. And besides, it makes it easier to get medical treatment later.

[arosetowar]

[Nice try. Frowns at the mention of time hijinks. She'd rather not confront her past or learn her future, and she doesn't want to consider what those hijinks could mean for the people who no longer exist back home. It's too sentimentally hopeful for her tastes.]

If what you're saying is true and the... Dream Width has no regard for time, then what does that mean for the passage of it in our own worlds?

[Stops a moment to think about what Hunk says about the possibility of different Earths being the same one after all.]

Or has that yet to be determined? If so, then perhaps the same-Earth theory should be further explored. Though I suppose that may prove difficult when even our Earths are as dissimilar as they are yet still not entirely divergent.

[chosehope]

[At least he didn't make a comment on it, that was more than enough to get him on her good side. Still having a smile on her face, she shook her head]

No, I'm afraid not but that's because I'm a little scared myself. I don't blame you for not going in and especially when you don't know what's going to happen.

[However, there was a pause on her end]

Although, it probably would do us some good if we did go, huh?

[chosehope]

"Don't worry, I'm new here myself! We can be worried together!" She said with a giggle. Granted, it probably doesn't help but at least it might make the girl feel more at ease.

"Especially when this world is probably different from what we are use to!"

[modelcivilian]

[Corneliaaa...]

Yeah, she is. Though, right now, I'm a little worried about her.

[chocobuster]

We'll see. [a beat] I think I'm in...

"B-06!"

...mm. That one.

[chosehope]

"If Moglin says it's correct, then maybe it might be?" She said with a small hum to herself. Granted, she has no idea herself but one thing is for sure.

"But you shouldn't judge a book by its cover! Even if it might not look a certain way, maybe it could be the correct thing!" Especially when she has to deal with the things she had to face as of late!

[remnantofzeboim]

Yes, have one. [She nodded. This was a really good idea, she decided. Even her moogle couldn't argue with it since the doctors could call her if they really needed to!]

[Oh but...]

But if leave who wait with you?

[Said completely genuinely, peering up at her.]

[arosetowar]

"Your line of work...?"

Briefly, Cornelia considers whether Connie is a still a child after all. Even in her world there are people who command powers which halt their aging, and being an old mind in a young body would make some degree of sense. Growing up in an atmosphere which bred precocious ambition and ability, however, she is also not too disbeliving that one child can have so many focuses. Even her most power-indifferent siblings preferred keeping themselves occupied than to sitting idle. Or rather, they did when they were young.

Not wanting to bombard Connie with questions, Cornelia sits on the rest of what she's said for now.

[arosetowar]

[8)]

Worried? Why? What happened?

[defaulting to WAS IT LELOUCH?!?!]

[chosehope]

I'm kind of jealous, I wish I can get muscle like you without looking like it!

[No seriously, how do you get that much muscle? Tell her how!!]

[arosetowar]

Good. Surely the doctors won't object. After all, they're supposed to care about your best interests, not their own.

[Aww. Smiles for the tiny not-quite-child.]

I've waited long enough for the day. They should be less busy tomorrow, so I'll make another attempt at seeing someone then.

Center

[surrenderto]

Moira is fortunate to be tall and lanky, as she had managed to turn herself just enough to keep herself from falling flat. It isn't much of a consolation considering how far she stumbled backwards.

She straightens her robes out quickly and kneels down to help gather up the scattered pamphlets. "Considering the oddity of the situation we're in, it's quite alright." She's not happy about the accident but her tone is calm and even. She's willing to recognize the frustration isn't at Brigitte. "Are you really going to read through all of these?"

[chosehope]

[Good thing she does! But at the current moment, she has no idea if they are here or not. Until then? All she could do was give her hand out to him]

Then I have some good news! I'm new here as well but I suppose we can figure this out together!

[Trying to keep it happy here somehow!]

[chocobuster]

[he wasn't expecting her to give him such an honest answer. Cloud was already prepared to refute her and carry on his own way after wishing her luck. just went to show that it wasn't fair to judge what people were going to say or not. scared... was that how he felt about getting looked at?

so she must have just arrived here too. stripped away from the world she once knew... was she alone too, he wondered?

Cloud could have taken her advice in many various ways. accepted it, rejected her and stubbornly willed himself onward in a bid to find a way to wake up again, fumble and hesitate... but looking at her and her earnest words, his bright sapphire-hued gaze flickered away from her as if mentally kicking himself with guilt. whether she could make it on her own or not, she was just a kid.

no one should be alone when they were scared. not even him.]

Then let's go. [he speaks up, less downtrodden and with new sense of purpose as he steps beside Nunnally] It won't be as bad if we both check it out.

[remnantofzeboim]

[Emeralda hesitated at that, because she didn't really have an answer for it.]

It nice but. [Hmm. She just shrugged, having no idea how to explain.]

What an Astrologian?

[surrenderto]

A fine sentiment but one that ignores many creature comforts of those of us who didn't ask to be here. [ She shrugs. She's just biding her time. ] Aside from the simple reality that some would consider it an invasion of privacy.

[ At least she's being pleasant about it. As pleasant as a person can be while trying to logic their way out of a checkup. ]

[remnantofzeboim]

[Emeralda hesitated again, but that made sense.]

Okay. [She turned to look up at her moogle, who clearly didn't approve, but she also was just as tired of waiting as Emeralda.]

We go? [She asked, and Fidget nodded before looking at the woman.]

Thanks for talking withe Emeralda! I was sure I couldn't get her to stay any longer!

[The moogle squeaked, and Emeralda managed to look somewhere between annoyed and embarrassed. Maybe she really was a teenager.]

[chosehope]

[Suddenly, that's when she felt a hint of embarrassment on her end. Goodness, here she thought that she was alone! How thoughtless of her to just carelessly bump into people and especially now that there was someone from home here!

That probably wouldn't do her any good for a viceroy!]

I...I was headed to the gardens! Do you want to come with me?

[arosetowar]

[Just sort of. Squints and half-nods at the moogle. Communicating with them in any way still feels like an absurd annoyance.]

Take care of yourself, all right, Emeralda?

[chosehope]

[Before Nunnally could say anything, she felt a hint of embarrassment. Oh dear, here she thought she was alone! It really wasn't a good thing to carelessly bump into so many other people while someone from home was watching her! She really should be more thoughtful next time!

Still, to see Cornelia kneeling before her, all she could do was shake her head]

It's okay, you don't have to do that! We're in a new world, I don't think my title as Viceroy matters too much. But no, I haven't. I just arrived.

[promiselisting]

O-oh. Well. She's a bit better about people being nice to her here? But it was still a bit surprising to actually get... a kind of compliment? She thinks? From someone she just met.

"Only a couple months. That's gonna be true for most of us here, or at least the ones who didn't turn up in your group," she explained, "Apparently people just... turning up in the Dream Width used to be really rare."

[arosetowar]

[Laughs lightly, but doesn't get up.]

Regardless, it's easier to speak with you like this. Have you been anywhere else, or did you come here first?

((ooc: CAN I ADD YOU ON DISCORD there's something I want to clarify but I can't message you.))

[theirshield]

Brigitte looks off towards the crowd, nodding after a moment. "You're right. But what are you here for? You don't look much like this would be your kind of crowd." And she was far from just talking about the wheelchair-Nunnally was a precious cinnamon roll and the dark knights were whatever the opposite of that is.

[promisedtolive]

[ It seems perfectly natural that's where she was trying to go. He steps up beside her chair and places one hand on one of its handles. ]

I'd like that. May I?