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

[einspine]

AH, YES. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. I WELCOME THIS IDEA!

[Tittering slightly, he turns away from the display. It's probably for the best. The more he thinks about it, the more unsettling it'll be.]

SO!

[And here he forces a smile, trying to keep his mind off all this.]

WHERE TO?

[peninhand]

Let's go over there, I think I saw a food stand nearby.

[ She immediately walked out, trying to sound light-hearted. ]

Man, that thing they did really got under our skins, huh?

[ ... Not a good idea to say to a skeleton, is it? ]

Not that you have skin... Ahaha~ Nevermind that.

[einspine]

OOH! EXCELLENT CHOICE! SO EXCELLENT I THINK I AM GOING TO DASH OVER THERE RIGHT NOW!

[So yes, that is one sprinting skeleton. Fortunately, he's not so hasty that he trips, and when Monika makes the skin comment, he pauses for a second.

Then blinks. Then chuckles a bit.]

WELL, METAPHORICAL SKIN STILL COUNTS! I THINK. JUST IMAGINE ME COVERED IN SKIN, I SUPPOSE?

THOUGH I FEEL I'M PERFECTLY HANDSOME AS I AM.

[peninhand]

Ahaha~

[ Covered in skin...? Well, that's what pretty much every living human being was, a skeleton covered with skin, when you came down to it. ]

If you were covered in skin, I guess you'd just be a human then. And you wouldn't really be yourself any more, would you?

[einspine]

WELL, I'D STILL BE PAPYRUS ON THE INSIDE! PROBABLY. BUT WHILE I'M SURE IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE HAIR, I THINK I'M CONTENT BEING A HANDSOME AND ASTOUNDINGLY COOL SKELETON.

[He puffs out his chest, chuckling at his own comment. Perhaps it'll help lighten the mood as well?]

...ALTHOUGH NOW YOU HAVE ME WONDERING WHAT YOU'D LOOK LIKE AS A MONSTER.

[peninhand]

Ahaha...

[ So much for lightening the mood. As far as she was concerned, he wasn't really a monster. Not in the moral sense, regardless. ]

I... Doubt I'd be very different. Not all monsters look the part. [A pause] Well anyway, we could probably find you a wig if you'd like.

[einspine]

I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T MET A MONSTER WHO LOOKED VERY HUMANY BEFORE! OR HUMANISH? HUMAN...ESE?

[He takes a few seconds to contemplate this before the matter of hair comes up, and. Oh! Hrmm...]

ON ONE HAND, A WIG COULD GIVE THE ILLUSION OF LUSCIOUS LOCKS. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT MIGHT MAKE WEARING MY GOGGLES MORE DIFFICULT. AND THEY'RE A KEY PART OF MY SCIENTIFIC REPERTOIRE!

[peninhand]

You likely have... That's the issue with monsters that look like humans. You generally can't tell them apart from actual humans.

[ It was getting worse and worse. ]

Ahaha, well. Why don't you let me find a wig for you then? As thanks for the chair.

[einspine]

DO YOU MEAN VAMPIRES? I'VE SEEN SOME MOVIES ABOUT THEM. ALSO SOME HUMANS WHO TURN INTO DOGS. IT'S VERY STRANGE!!!

[There was a name for that. Where wolves? He'll have to try and remember it later.

He chuckles, though, because it's a nice offer.]

I SUPPOSE A WIG IS WORTH TRYING, AT ANY RATE! IF NOTHING ELSE, IT'D MAKE FOR AN INTERESTING COSTUME, SHOULD A SPONTANEOUS PARTY ARISE.

[peninhand]

Ahaha. I suppose Vampires count, yes.

[ Better not try to work around Papyrus not getting her hidden meaning. It was probably for the best anyway. She laughed as he accepted her offer. ]

So, what color do you want your future hair to be?

[einspine]

HMM... THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I WONDER WHAT COLOR WOULD BEST COMPLIMENT MY HANDSOME FEATURES.

[What would bring out the color of his eyes? Ignoring the fact that his eyes are either dark sockets or GOOGLY eyes of doom.

And what would go with his scientific aesthetic? So many options! So many possibilities...

Hair. Truly, it is an uncharted realm of mysteries!]