melodiesofeternity | Event || Worldwide Tourists

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.]

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Connie was well used to training aches by now. Getting hit by a blunted sword at precisely the level of force that would give her a nasty bruise but would barely stop short of actually breaking anything was, unsurprisingly, a good motivator for learning how to dodge and parry properly. Still, she accepts Nanamo's offer of healing with a smile and a "Thank you."

She gets up and rolls her shoulders, taking her iMog Slate out of the backpack she'd stowed near the training ring and dismissing her armor and weapons with a few swipes of her fingers. "I'm in agreement. It was nice to finally have a live sparring partner, rather than just going through forms and hacking training dummies to pieces. Although..." Connie grimaces. Training, as fun as it was, also had a substantial cost: energy. It inevitably left her starving. "Hey, I have some gil from practicing with my gunblade on geezards. You want to grab some food?"

"Indeed. While I'm still a beginner, I hope to impress later on." said Nanamo as she placed the training weapon on the rack and went over to buckle the actual rapier to her belt.

Her stomach growled and she nodded. "I believe food would be good for the both of us. After exercising for so long, something quickly prepared would be a good idea. What is it called again? Fast food? Or shall we dine somewhere more upscale?"

Connie laughs at Nanamo's second suggestion. As appealing as high-class food could be, she didn't have the gil for it. At all. She'd be lucky if they could afford scones in Lavode, really, considering how upscale the place is. "Yeeeeah, I don't have the money for anything really fancy. Let's look for someplace cheap."

Edited 2018-05-09 20:15 (UTC)

Fortunately for the two of them, Nanamo had earned some gil before the trip and hefted her coin purse. "Very well, let us depart. I think the market might be a good start to find something delicious."

Connie lets Nanamo lead the way, soaking in Lavode's relaxed, refined atmosphere. It felt almost normal in comparison to the last few weeks. Being a tourist, looking for a place to grab some chow, hanging out with a friend. If it wasn't for the fact that she was traveling with a hobbit through a market filled with elves, moogles, humans, and hypellos, it would've almost felt like home.

Nanamo let her nose lead the way, until they came upon a small diner. It was in the local style outside but inside smelled of rich food, and the spices therein. "Here," said Nanamo, heading for the door. "I smell something good here."

Inside was a small diner, with inexpensive food but the quality of the dishes served to the patrons seemed to indicate that the cook was a top of the line chef. "This should serve our purposes."

It smelled heavenly. On board the Ragnarok, Connie was generally up too late practicing, studying, or puzzling over MogNet glitches to grab anything but the scraps remaining from when the horde of newcomers descended upon the ship's poor cooks.

Connie sits down in an unoccupied booth, absentmindedly tucking a strand of hair that had come loose during their spar behind her hair as she peruses the menu. "So, um, I know this is probably an awkward question to ask a lalafell, but since we didn't really have any back home and it's hard to tell... how old are you? Definitely older than me, but I'm curious."

"Ah, I am 21 summers, going on 22," replied Nanamo, finding a chair and boosting herself up onto it at the table. "The lalafell look like young children, but in our hearts and bodies are strong warriors, cunning healers and incredibly talented architects and scholars."

"I had the feeling that was the case." Connie sighs, leaning against the back of her chair. She had the feelings that lalafells were slightly more adventurous hobbits. "I'm honestly still curious about what, um, Eorzea was like. Certainly sounds more interesting than most of Earth."

"Eorzea, if you wish to hear it, is a land of adventure and danger. But it is where we make our homes. The Beast Tribes summon their gods in order to keep themselves safe, and the races of man have fought in kind. It is a harsh land, where many factors keep in touch with one another to balance it out." said Nanamo as she ordered some food from the waitress.

"However, it is a land of beauty, and calm when it needs to be. Tranquil and amazing."

Connie orders some food as well, raising an eyebrow as Nanamo waxes poetic over Eorzea. It sounded like something straight out of a fantasy novel. Then again, Vaikuntha practically lived and breathed on JRPG tropes, so she supposed that it was only reasonable that Eorzea was allowed to sound like an epic fantasy romp. "Gods? Actual, literal gods? And people fought them?"

"The gods are best known as summoned beings, summoned through the prayers of the supplicants and the crystals of power that dot Eorzea," said Nanamo. "Ifrit, Titan, Ramuh, names similar to the ones here in this world."

"...huh. Maybe there's something connecting Eorzea and Vaikuntha? Or are the Eorzean gods transdimensional memetic agents?" Connie wonders idly. "I mean, it sounds like they already operate on the principle of belief bringing them to life, so it only makes sense that they'd want more worshippers on other worlds."

At this, Nanamo frowned as she stirred her drink. "For the gods of Eorzea and the summoned creatures of Vaikuntha to be one and the same is a dangerous statement. The Primals sup upon the land's magic, draining it dry, and brainwash followers into their thrall. I wouldst think that the talent of Summoning would be forbidden if that were the case."

"Oh. That, uh, seems... bad." Connie blinks, taking a few sips from her water. "It kinda sounds like Gem colonization, actually."

Edited 2018-05-17 13:23 (UTC)

"It is. There have been rare few occasions where the Primal is amicable, but its mere presence upon the land will drain the ambient aether until it is a dried up husk."

She tilted her head. "Gems are from your world, correct? A race of beings?"

Oh boy. Now that definitely sounded like a Kindergarten. "Yeah. The Diamond Authority tried to conquer the Earth a few millennia ago, doing pretty much the exact same thing as the Primals, but some rebels called the Crystal Gems managed to stop them before they drained the Earth dry.

"I'm glad your star has managed to weather such a storm," said Nanamo as her food came. "Ah, but speaking of supping, it would be a good idea to eat!"

Connie digs into her food with Nanamo, making casual conversation as she chomps through the delicious fare.

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