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

[red_planet_blues]

What's wrong with that I'm wearin'?

[Yeah, okay, he'd admit he gets a lot of looks on this planet sometimes. But Sparks didn't care. Mostly.]

I ain't a USSA uniform, if that's what yer thinking. I'll have ya know it's popular on Mars.

[righthandstand]

[Psh.] Mars doesn't have oxygen. How can you breathe if you're not wearin' a space suit?

[red_planet_blues]

Ya might wanna ask the native population how they handled that no-oxygen thing, I reckon.

...

Also terraforming. Terraforming helps.

[righthandstand]

Terraforming?

[He's never heard that word before.]

[red_planet_blues]

Yeah, y'know, planting trees 'n irrigation and all that jazz.

[THis kid is gonna learn something if Sparks has to live with him.]

Make the place more livable. A little. Still is a whoooole lotta desert out there. Too much some days.

[righthandstand]

But like, Earth trees? How can you do that when Mars has no life?

[It's confusing? It doesn't make a lot of sense? And this guy still looks too much like a cowboy to be believable.]

[red_planet_blues]

Look, I ain't a-- [What's a tree scientist called?] -- tree scientist. That stuff was done before i was even born, anyway. Point is, it's done, we live there, and I'm the marshal.

[righthandstand]

Whatever, I don't care.

[He doesn't like Sparks much and Okuyasu will never understand what he's talking about. It's better this way.]

[red_planet_blues]

[Sparks just shoots an eyebow up at that for a moment.]

Yeah? Then why all the questions?

[righthandstand]

'Cause if I don't get it, it ain't worth askin' anymore.

[Giving up before you hurt yourself is a mature thing to do, right?]

[red_planet_blues]

Soooo instead of trying to understand things, you just. Stop.

[Teenagers. If it wasn't for Pemily, Sparks would have given up on them ages ago.]

Not that yer gonna listen to me, but that ain't a good way to go about life.

[righthandstand]

I'm not so smart, so if it's too difficult, I'm not gonna get it anyway.

[Okuyasu states matter-of-factly.]

Not like we're goin' to Mars anyway.

[red_planet_blues]

That's...uh. Well, at least you're confident. I guess.

And you don't know that. We might.