Event || Worldwide Tourists

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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.]

Comments

Noctis Lucis Caelum | OTA

[warpstriking]

A. (Black Mage Guild, Kiddilion)
[Noctis is suddenly glad that a certain three people refuse to let him out of their sights.

He glances around as they head for the guild, attempting to blend in with the crowd as they go. Though with how his normal walk is one that makes his royal blood obvious, it's fortunate that he stays more in the center of the group. Because he can see the looks he's getting from some of the less than savory characters, and it makes the hairs on the back of his neck stand up knowing that he'd be powerless to do anything to dissuade them from attacking.

That is, until they reach their destination. He doesn't even need to see the demonstration to know this is an asterisk for him. He signs up without a second thought, smirking with confidence when he sees the familiar flick of fire in his free hand.

What he can't get over, however, is that it's not a rod or staff that he finds himself able to channel his magic through, but...]

What do you mean, "try a doll"? [The hell is this guy suggesting it for?]

B. "I Miss Warpstrikes" Part I: Parkour Hardcore (Ninja Guild, Tark Varentain)
[Okay. So he may or may not have been taken in by just how cool it was to watch those at the guild walk on the ceiling. He can't help it. It's so much like what he's used to, sans the warping. He can't help but be excited (in his own, muted way), to try out his new asterisk.

Thankfully, this time, with less embarrassing weapon choices.

Yet he still stops in the street when he notices a little girl, likely a local, drop her doll in a rush to get home as sunset neared.]

Ah- hey! [Thank the gods for the natural speed boost, as he rushes from the group to pick it up and try and catch up. Yet the girl seems terrified, and really, he can't blame her. Though when he does catch up, he kneels down to her level, holding out the small doll to her.] You dropped this.

[He holds it out to her, smiling faintly in an effort to be reassuring. The little girl hesitates briefly, before taking it from his hand and running away. Only stopping once she realises something: "T-thank you!"

He can't help but chuckle, waving as she runs home. ...Wait where'd the others go? Crap.]

C. What'd I Miss? (Gourmand Guild, Hisan City)
[Warnings schmarnings, it'll be fiiine. He thought, before the first part of the demonstration puts him to sleep. Only waking up once the rest have either cleared out to run to the bathroom, or have been herded towards the councelors who were waiting in the wings.

Noctis just blinks as the crowd is suddenly that much smaller. Huh.]

What- happened?

[Please no one tell him the horrors he just missed witnessing.]

D. Oh. Em. Gee. (Cavalier Guild, Nakagawa)
[Sadly, he can't really pick up this asteriswk yet - Astrals, does he want to though - but in the meantime, while he waits for his bestie to get his own? He's completely enamored by the chocobo stables. Unable to stop himself from petting one of the majestic birds after offering them a gyshal green leaf.]

Hah... There you go.

[He grins, petting them again along the back of their neck. ... Maybe someday he'll pick this one up, but...he can get by for now.]

C.

[chefbayardee]

[ Hunk rounds a corner with a plate of cookies and mini-sandwiches in his hands. Unlike many of the other guests, he looks perfectly chipper.

But then he sees Noctis, blinking and a little out of it, so he closes the distance and sits in a nearby chair. ]

I missed the presentation, but nobody's near the food now. More for me!

[ Hunk rolled his eyes, but he was still clearly smiling and in high spirits. ]

I guess the Chef-Magician revealed his secrets and it's not cool anymore. Want a cookie?

[ And now he offers the plate to the guy. ]

[warpstriking]

[He raises an eyebrow, seeing how oddly high spirited this guy is compared to the others who- look a bit pale. If not green around the gills. He's honestly concerned for those who are, but at the same time, is starting to think it's good he doesn't know...

Ah well; more for them, indeed.]

Their loss.

[He has half a mind to get his own plate, because hell yeah free food. But he also isn't about to turn down a cookie.]

Guess not, and sure.

[He takes exactly one cookie, still surprised at just how many types of food he recognizes in this place considering. Different worlds.

Nom.]

[chefbayardee]

[ Hunk snags a mini-sandwich from the plate, and unceremoniously shovels it into his mouth, like any Gourmand worth his organic, dried-from-the-tears-of-his-terrified-foes salt. ]

Sho. [ Chew. Chew. Swallow. ] I feel like I've seen you around, but I don't think we've met. I'm Hunk.

[ One hand reaches out for a handshake, while the other snatches up one of the cookies. The plate rests on his knee, while that cookie quickly gets bitten right in half. ] S-sorry, I shkipped breakfast.

[warpstriking]

[Noctis blinks briefly, before chuckling. Well someone sure did pick up this particular asterisk. Rest in pieces, broski.

Wait. He recognizes that name!]

One of Shiro's team, huh? He mentioned you on the ship. [Yes. That ship. The one they all woke up on, packed like a bunch of sardines.] Noctis.

[Well, it's not the worst first impression he's gotten from someone. Just ask Prompto or about 7/8ths of his former classmates ayyyyy. Kind of up there, though.]

Nah, it's cool. I did, too.

[But he has decorum. Or rather, etiquette was drilled into his brain since he was three. Still, he shakes Hunk's hand.]

[chefbayardee]

Noctis. Nice to meet you!

[ Oh good, Noctis knows what a handshake is! But something about this exchange is familiar. And then the realization hits- ]

Yeah, Shiro mentioned you! I think he mentioned a car?

[ And then Hunk just starts to laugh before his eyes dart towards his half-finished cookie. Chewing makes talking hard... ]

Honestly, I've met so many people that I'm surprised I can remember my own name!

[ And now he takes the chance to scarf down the rest of that cookie. ]

[warpstriking]

Nice to meet you, too- [He raises an eyebrow at that.]

Yeah? [Well then.] Dare I ask what he mentioned about it?

[Though to be fair he didn't really say much about the Regalia, he's still curious. He says while continuing to eat the same cookie from earlier, because it's good, okay.]

...be kind of sad if you forgot something like that. [Munch munch. Aw, it's gone.]

[chefbayardee]

[ Hunk shrugs, because if he actually forgot his name, there'd probably be bigger problems to worry about. ]

He said it was a car. Cars are apparently less of a universal constant than cookies.

[ And he offers the plate to Noctis again. ]

This is the part where you tell me it's fueled by the [ And his voice takes on a theatrical, horror-B-movie bass for a few words. ] souls of the dead.

He mentioned there was magic, so I'm just assuming the worst. [ Hunk laughs, but there's an edge of unease to it. What if he's right?! ]

[warpstriking]

[Nooo kidding.That aside, he'll take one of those sandwiches - silently promising to get another plateful if they all end up disappearing one way or another.]

Fair enough. Certainly haven't seen one here, yet-

[Oh. Sweet Astrals, that. That's actually hilarious. Not that it shows, save for in his eyes. Because seriously, man?]

Oh yeah, but pretty sure that's just the airships and the enemy military back home... Ah, and my ring.

[He says it so matter-of-factly, said black band hanging from a silver chain around his neck. Does Hunk believe it though.]

Nah, it's just gas. Unleaded 75 to be precise. No big deal.

B

[shinra_dog]

[Reno couldn't help but notice when someone dashed into the street. He watched with interest as the man... the familiar-looking man, actually, returned the fallen doll. And then apparently look lost after all the running.]

[He smiled as he approached.]

... Noctis? That you?

[warpstriking]

[Noctis blinks, turning around at his name being called. Who-? Ah, right. The real-life assassin. Don't mind the slight sparkle in his eyes; just a trick of the light, promise.]

Hey. [A beat.] You know, this is the second time you found me in a crowd.

[He's starting to sense a trend here.]

[shinra_dog]

[The real-life Assassin was right. Even with Asterisks, Reno had chosen to wear the old coat. Reno wondered just what Noctis was thinking, though, every time the young man looked at him. There was almost a hint of recognition...]

[Reno grinned.]

I'm just that talented, yo. [He paused and his grin widened, then he gestured over his shoulder.] Also, I noticed you at the Ninja Guild. The heroic doll-saving thing was pretty cool, though.

[warpstriking]

[Show off. Make him miss that festival why don't you.]

If I didn't know any better, I'd say you got some kind of eagle vision.

[Totally just a coincidence, right? It can't really be a thing. Never mind his longtime friend does something similar in his Episode, nope.]

Eh. [He shrugs.] No big deal. [He just really doesn't like seeing little kids upset or hurt.]

[shinra_dog]

Eagle vision, huh?

[Oh, that was purposeful. It had to be. Reno had to believe in the hope of others on other worlds -- why not, when Mary had brought it to him on Crystallis? But he had to be smart about it, too.]

[He scoffed and waved it off.]

I dunno about all that. I mean, nothing is real...

[warpstriking]

[Noctis nods, but pauses at that phrase. Because he recognizes it. How could he not? He not only played those games so much, and delved into the lore of the Assassin, but he noticed the help from a real one back in Lestallum.]

...and everything is permitted.

[Holy shit it is real.]

[shinra_dog]

[There it was. Reno had hoped, and it was real.]

[Now what? Reno wished Mary were here. It wasn't like he'd never recruited before, but he always wished he'd had more experience. But he would be a fool to pass up this opportunity.]

[His smirk became coy as he clapped Noctis on the shoulder -- firmly.]

Good answer. We should talk -- somewhere quieter.

[warpstriking]

[Noctis blinks at how firm that hand suddenly is on his shoulder, and part of him wants to pull away. Because excuse you, who said you could touch him? Yet his inner geek wins out, nodding. before staring at that hand on his shoulder.

Clarus and Ignis are going to freak out and Prompto will flip his godsdamned lid.]

Like where? [Because he's pretty sure that policeman is staring in their direction right now.]

D

[chocobosnap]

[He can't help but come up behind Noct and tug on the back of his shirt.]

Noct, Noct, Noct, they have chocobos! They're going to give me a chcoobo!

It's like, the best day of my life!

[Is he squealing? He's definitely squealing.]

[warpstriking]

[Noct looks around, before that smile of his seems to get just a little bigger. He can't help it; Prompto's cheer is kind of infectious.]

I can see that. [He's about to make a witty comment about it, considering, but then he blinks.] Damn. Nice.

[Him? Jealous? ......Okay maybe a little but he's still kind of glad for his best buddy.]

[chocobosnap]

Yeah, it's going to be so awesome!

[He's practically bouncing on his heels.]

It's okay, I'll let you pet him..or her, I don't know what I'm getting yet.

[But it's yellow, he knows it's yellow. And fluffy. Because they all are.]

[warpstriking]

Almost makes regret picking up black mage...

[Almost. He can't help but be curious about magic that focuses on a single target rather than the elemental grenades they're used to. (We don't talk about how he should be able to do that back home, nope.) Buuut considering they'll have at least one feathery fluff at home, he'll deal.]

'ppreciate it. [Just don't expect him not to spoil your bird though, Prom.]

[chocobosnap]

[This chocobo will be super, incredibly spoiled.]

Black mage huh? [He laughs.] I still can't believe that they think I might be able to use magic. So weird. I'm glad they have gunslinger.

[He's trying not to be excited, but really, he can barely contain it.]

You can help me train my chocobo to be really fast! [Because priorities.]

[warpstriking]

[It will be a miracle it doesn't end up a fat chocobo before more join it because, let's be real here a sec, it's them.]

Never know until you try. [He shrugs back.] This world does have different rules than Eos.

[He kinda feels bad for those who can't equip any, though. Rest in pieces, forced Freelancers.]

Know what, you're on. [Best priorities t b h.]

[chocobosnap]

[Someday, there will be so many pictures of chocobos. If Noctis doesn't think their room is going to be plastered with chocobo pictures, he has another thing coming.]

Still sounds weird. I still don't understand your whole magic deal anyway. [Waves his hand, because before this Noct was the weird one with the magic, he's just the guy with the gun. He's comfortable with that. He's somehow overlooked the Freelancers guild, but probably wouldn't have picked it because how can he protect his king with a stick?]

Yes! Because I'm sure in the future, and we gotta plan for this Noct, Gladio might join us right, and then what if he gets a chocobo?

You know how annoying it is when he wins? We have to beat him!

[Only the most important priorities. For the future. That may or may not happen.]

[warpstriking]

[You say this as though it's something he particularly minds having what will essentially amount to chocobo photo wallpaper. Just so long as they can move it all to a more permanent location later. Because he'd hate to leave it all there when they're forced to move out, if they don't before the deadline.]

Well, apparently here you somehow focus energy through a staff, so... yeah. Weird. [A beat.] Even weirder, though? Stuffed dolls. And they had tonberry shaped ones at the guild.

[So about that stick... He smirks faintly, crossing his arms.]

Well, if he follows in his father's and your footsteps, it's guaranteed. [He can't think about there not being Gladio furever. He misses the big guy so much he's been replaying his terrible puns in his head.] Oh, I know. Why do you think I was so smug when we camped near Galdin that one time?

[Because, for once.

He finally

beat him.

:)

...Hush, he's proud of that achievement.]