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Event || Worldwide Tourists

Who: All New Arrivals and Curti Center Staff
When: April 15th-30th
Where: All over Vaikuntha, starting outside of the airship hanger
What: Ganeshan, the resident Job Expert, will be taking the new arrivals around the the various Guilds so they can collect their chosen Job Asterisks as noted in their applications.
Warnings/Notes: Guild prompts can be found here

Enter the Master

[Each new arrival's iMog buzzes with a message instructing them to gather for a worldwide adventure to obtain the power of Vaikuntha. If they follow the invitation's instructions, they will arrive at outside of the airship hanger on the morning of the 15th, with their meager belongings packed.

An Enterprise-Class airship, the Ragnarok, hovers outside of the Curti Center. There is a flash of light on the top of the ship.]


"WELCOME!"

[A figure, minuscule at this distance, launches itself off of the ship and hurtles toward the ground. As he draws closer to the ground, he starts to flip, landing with a flourish. An armored figure, sans helm, turns his toothy Zora grin to the crowd. With a shimmer, his armor transforms into a white mage's robe, and he sends a rush of wind through the crowd for dramatic effect.]

"I AM GANESHAN, THE JOB MASTER! GYA HA HA HA! TODAY, YOUR LIVES WILL CHANGE FOREVER."

[Ganeshan shimmers again, ruthlessly abusing the Chemist's Modifier skill to once again shift Job Classes so he can lower the airship's loading dock with a wave of his hand.]

"I BELIEVE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS THE ABILITY TO MASTER THE JOB CLASSES. SOME OF YOU MAY MASTER MANY, OTHERS WILL PURSUE THE PERFECT MASTERY OF JUST ONE. BUT EITHER WAY, YOU'LL BE INCREDIBLE!"

[Ganeshan gives everyone a big thumbs-up. The out-worlders who are not scared off by this booming speech can feel free to enter the airship and prepare for their ride around the world. Hopefully some of the Curti Center's newest hires can serve as non-crazy less exuberant tour guides for the new arrivals.]

Around the World

[The Ragnarok will be stopping at every major city in Vaikuntha, with the exception of those cut off by the Imperial border closing. Characters can create top levels to respond to the Guild prompts and explore the cities themselves as the ship makes its stops. Each Guild provides information sessions, free food and trinkets for potential applicants, and once you're ready to receive your Asterisk, all you have to do is take some introductory lessons and fill out forms. Characters can receive up to two asterisks. Time to get to know your new world!

Questions for Ganeshan can be directed to the Ganeshan top level post.]
chefbayardee: (sad)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-04-22 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hunk doesn't even notice that Ena butchered his name's one and only vowel. He's that bamboozled by having ammo limits. ]

Yeah, I just... my old gun didn't have ammo.

[ He sighs, and looks down at the ground. ]

I didn't realize how much I relied on that. So I don't know if I wanna risk it when I could get killed by horrible monsters because I run out of ammo.
rivieran: (frown)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-04-23 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ "Ammo" is a foreign word, but it sounds like a problem that needs dealing with. She crosses her arms and frowns in concern. ]

That doesn't sound very good. Is there anything you can do about that?
chefbayardee: (oh yeah sure no problem)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-04-24 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Not use a gun, I guess.

[ He sounds disappointed. Very disappointed. ]

I definitely had other classes in mind, but I wanted to at least check.

[ He sighs. ]

Oh well...
rivieran: (diplomatic)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-04-26 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She doesn't quite follow, but it sounds important to Hunk, somehow. It's hard to sympathize with something she has almost no frame of reference for. ]

Then if a different class is all it takes to solve this problem, then there's nothing to worry about. [ She offers him a small, confident smile, hoping that will ease his worries somewhat. ] You have plenty of other options. Come now, let's not get in the way of the others that want to use the field. [ She motions with her head towards the sidelines of the practice range. ]
chefbayardee: (clever)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-04-29 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, you're right. [ As much as he doesn't want to admit it, hanging back and using a big gun just wasn't gonna work this time. So Hunk starts walking towards the sidelines, totally ignoring the giant gun he left on the ground. It was out of ammo anyway, so it was just dead weight. As he starts to walk, he looks back at Ena with a melancholy smile. ]

I was a pretty good shot back home, so I wanted to see if I could pick that up here. [ He shrugs. Disappointed, but the attachment to the issue quickly fades. ] But the Magitek Knight class has a sword with a gun in it, so that might be cooler.
rivieran: (listening)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-05-01 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She follows him to the sidelines, and glances over her shoulder at the gun on the ground. He was just going to leave that there? She almost turned around to pick it up herself when a couple of other people came over to retrieve it. Ah, never mind then! ]

Are you proficient in swords, then? That sounds like it might be the right choice for you. [ a small nod. ] What other jobs are you planning on taking?
chefbayardee: (jokes!)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-04 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Nope! Never touched a sword before.

[ Hunk sounds confident in his answer, as if this would be completely reasonable. ]

I figure I'll just use the gun part of the gunblade. That and the cooking job.

[ He takes a moment, struggling to remember the name. Chef Knight? Food Mage? And then his eyes light up. ]

Gourmand! That's the one. What about you?
rivieran: (wide eyed)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-05-04 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ena glances back at the range, briefly observing the other people on the field. Guns, hm. She felt a bit cheated that these weapons were effective with just a press of a button, whereas she spent years training in fencing and still barely proficient...

She's about to suggest he take lessons in sword fighting and tell him her thoughts about what she'll take when-- ]


Gourmand? [ Her already-pale face gets even paler, if that's possible. She shudders at the memory of the demonstration. ] Really? You're really taking on Gourmand?
chefbayardee: (clever)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-05 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, why not? I've been called a gourmand in the past [ Admittedly, by himself, but it's still an undeniable fact! ] so I might as well make a Job out of it.

[ He registers the increased paleness, but it's not enough for him to get concerned. She's always pale. ] I mean, I've brought my culinary talents everywhere but the battlefield, so I don't see why it's a bad idea.

[ He sounds confident. Smug, even. ] But you never answered my questions- what are you going for, Ena?
rivieran: (ena face)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-05-05 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Hank. [ She says, dead serious. Her eyes are still wide as she disregards his question again and grabs his shoulders. While she could face most things with scholarly and/or royal composure, that... that... ]

...You didn't see the Gourmand demonstration, did you? [ IF HE DID AND HE STILL WANTS TO BE ONE THEN SHE WOULD DELETE HIS CONTACT. If she knew how to do that. ]
chefbayardee: (well actually)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-09 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ See, Hunk would be a bit more concerned with the look in Ena's eyes or the question she'd asked, but, well... ]

Hunk. Not Hank. [ He chuckles, though there's a bit of a deadpan to it. ]

And nah, I had to go to the bathroom. [ He shrugs, and gains quite a cheeky smirk as he dons a faux-British accent as he points to his arm, where an asterisk would go. ] But I knew in my heart of hearts, my good friend Anna, that the Gourmand was destined to be mine. And so it is.

[ And then he sighs, and gives her a look of marked compassion compared to the jokes of just moments ago. ] It's just cooking.
rivieran: (doubtful)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-05-12 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The image of [REDACTED] flashes so brightly in her memory that she completely misses that Hunk messed up the one of three letters in her name. She opens her mouth and takes a deep breath, about to recount everything she saw at the demonstration to him, but... you know, maybe it was best to keep this boy innocent. She exhales, relaxes. ] ...You know, you're right. It's just cooking. It's just cooking. [ But the slight bit of panic remaining in her eyes betrays her calm demeanor. ]

And my apologies, Hunk. I've been considering Red Mage, but I haven't quite made up my mind yet.
chefbayardee: (are you serious?)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-13 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hunk's eyes betray his concern with her emphasizing to herself that it's just cooking. Obviously it's not just cooking, it's cooking with weird asterisk magic making it better. Maybe she had a bad experience with a chef? ]

Can you use a sword, or do you just like the versatile magic? [ He looks away, looks back at her, and then laughs. ] I don't know how to use a sword.
rivieran: (smirk)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-05-13 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
Both, actually. [ Ena straightens herself proudly, and her hand instinctively falls to where her rapier would be at her waist and just... awkwardly falls to her side. Because it's not there. She hurriedly plants it on her hip to cover her blunder. ] My brother taught me how to fence and gifted me my own rapier for my coming-of-age ceremony, and I can... used to be able to cast a wide array of magic, before it got taken from me. [ SALT.JPG ]

But I recommend learning at least the basics of swordplay. It could never hurt.
chefbayardee: (smirky snark)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-13 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait, hold on. [ He puts up a finger, holding it straight up into the air. Sure, swords are cool sometimes, Hunk supposes, but Ena just got a lot cooler in his eyes. ]

You know magic? Like what?! [ He's brimming with excitement, but he clamps it down, restrains it ever so barely, beneath a veneer of "this is gonna be good." Because it is. ] Could you throw doves out of your sleeves? Guess the card in my hand? Throw a fireball?

[ Zero to sixty. He has no idea what she means by magic, so it's best to get a bit of everything! ]
rivieran: (smirk)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-05-14 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A small smile plays on her lips, partially out of amusement in the boy's excitement, and partially out of pride for her own magical prowess. Disregarding the fact that she no longer could use her own arsenal of spells... She gives a slight chuckle. ]

Not tricks, but real magic. The arcane arts. Throwing fireballs among other things, like going invisible or scrying. [ Ena crosses her arms, pondering if she should tell him her sole crowning achievement in her arcane repertoire. Considering how excited he seemed... she was going with yes. ] I transformed into a dragon once.
chefbayardee: (so excited!!)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-17 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
A dragon?! [ Hunk's eyes go wide like dinner plates and he lets out a whooping cackle of excitement. ] That's so cool, Ena! And fireballs, and invisibility, and...

[ He pauses for a moment, in deep, deep thought. ] Yeah, my friend Allura revived a dying, sentient planet. And that was great and she's awesome for it. But your magic is cooler.

[ The razzle-dazzle factor is just undeniable. And turning into a dragon? Awesome!! ]
rivieran: (listening)

[personal profile] rivieran 2018-05-20 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ :') She's incredibly proud of her feats for a moment, thinking about how she might possibly get her hands on a spellbook from somewhere so she can demonstrate to him sometime, but then the reminder that all of her natural magical prowess had been stripped of her creeps into her mind, and the subsequent rage swells in her chest... But she manages to calm herself before it reaches her head, her eyes. She takes a deep breath and smiles a bit. ]

Your friend's powers sound much more altruistic, much more noble than mine. I don't heal; I am lost when it comes to aiding others, much less a planet. You should give her my regards when... if you have the chance.
chefbayardee: (sigh)

[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-05-20 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Psh, noble magic. [ Hunk scoffed at the idea. Ena's magic is shinier and cooler, and he will accept no dissent. ] It's just a matter of how you use it! A fireball can cook a ton of food, or take out an angry monster.

[ But he shrugged. As a mechanic and chef, he found himself coming up with new ways to use some of the things around him. ] At least you can do a bunch of cool stuff- Allura's magic seems kind of... situational? And it takes a lot out of her.

[ Hunk knew that when he'd have the chance, he'd tell Allura all about Ena's awesome, dragon-and-fireballs sort of magic. Or maybe they'd get to talk about it themselves. ]