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— Feel free to use one of the prompt below or make one of your own!
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1/ Welcome to the world of Crystallis!
You have seen reality shatter and collapse around you, in the depths of the void you found a Crystal and now you are in the city of Aqures Ixen, surrounded by Moogles and people as lost and confused as you are. On the bright side, everyone thinks you're a hero! On the downside, they expect you to save the world. Maybe their expectations are a bit too much. Thankfully, you're not abandoned to your fate as a Moogle explains to you everything you need to know. Maybe it's time to get to know your companions in misfortune. Besides, it seems this has occurred past month already-- Maybe some people who have been here for longer than you may help.

2/ Do you like your new life?
No? Well, either way, you better get used to it, to your new powers, to your new house, to the ball of fur that follows your every steps—Who knows, maybe you'll even make some friends here. Besides, even if everyone expects you to save the world, fighting isn't the only way to do so. Maybe you could open a shop to help and properly equip your friends who are actually eager to fight. Maybe you could try and gather people who think diplomacy can stop war, you could even start your own researches on the Crystals— Or you could make sure your house is the prettiest in all of Aqures Ixen. Anything is possible.

3/ Neighborhood woes
The government of Aqures Ixen is very sorry, but it seems there are too many of you Heroes of Light. Hence why there is no free houses left in district dedicated to housing you. This may also be why you're not alone in the house that was given to you. Hopefully you're not living with a mad villain plotting to take over the world late at night, and hopefully your neighbor isn't a singer who doesn't know how to sing. On the bright side, you may have someone very cool living with you and an artist next door! It's just not likely.

4/ Crystallis de Chocobo
Upon arrival, your Moogle gave you a map of Crystallis. This world may be a bit big for you to explore, so why not go to the Chocobo Farm and ask for a Chocobo? These big birds can't fly, but they're much more efficient than horses when it comes to travelling. Maybe it's your first time riding a Chocobo; it might be a good idea to have someone with you in case something goes wrong. Or maybe the old man at the farm didn't have any Chocobos left and gave you some Chocobo Lure© so you can go and capture your own. You can find details on Chocobo Capture here.

5/ A thing called Mognet
Hopefully you weren't used to Internet and cellphones back home. Otherwise, you might be a tiny bit confused when your Moogle returns to you with a stack of letters. Or maybe someone else's Moogle is coming to you with a voice message it learnt by heart and is now going to recite to you with a lot of Kupo. That's how the "network" works here.

6/ A thing called Strike
In spite of how old-fashioned it is, Mognet is very useful and odds are that you may have become dependent on it. Hopefully not, because one local tradition seems to be Mognet Strikes. Nobody knows any more whether the Moogles have legitimate reasons to go on strike or if they are just lazy. But today, Mognet is down, and to get information you have no choice but going to the public board in the third district or in taverns.

7/ I believe I can fly~
You are on an Airship! Airships regularly depart from Aqures Ixen and stop by most major cities in the world, so they're the perfect means of transportation for you to go and explore this world. You can go anywhere in a matter of hours — One can only hope you don’t have motion sickness.

8/ Exploration
Enough expository banter. Now is the time to explore. Maybe rather than spending most of your time in Aqures Ixen, you'd rather spend it living in Balicea, or betting on Chocobo Races in Trano Golsaucia. Or maybe you'd rather go and explore some ancient ruins that may hold some precious information. With Airships and Chocobos at your disposal, you can go nearly anywhere that isn't under imperial control; unless you have a death wish of course.

9/ Random Encounter
You were minding your own business walking around, and suddenly monsters attacked you! Time to put to use the skills you've learned with your Jobs! Alternatively, maybe this encounter isn't random at all, and you have been sent on a mission to kick some imperial asses in the war confronting the Heran Empire and the Republic of Esdham. Good luck!

10/ Getting Jobs is hard
It all started when you asked Jessie to give you a new Job. What could and should have been a formality, quickly turned into a trial. All you wanted was a Job, and here you are in the wild, hunting for a Malboro Vine. Or maybe you are in some ancient and decrepit ruins looking for an artifact. Or yet again, maybe she simply asked you to assist her in her researches on the Crystals. Getting new Jobs is not easy. Consider yourself happy though, at least you don't have to do that alone.

11/ The world is subject to unrelenting pain and suffering…
This is why you should play a game. After all, there are things a lot more important than saving the world: Blitzball is one of them. Triple Triad is another. Why don't you take a break and do something different for once; anyone wanting to play Blitzball is given a special potion allowing them to breath underwater, whereas someone who wants to play Triple Triad should have no difficulties finding veterans more than happy to get rid of their low level cards.

12/ Wild Card
Don't like the options offered here? Go crazy and choose what you want to do in this world!

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Comments

3 (Anyone is welcome)

[promiseofnewyevon]

It had been 3 days since Baralai had arrived and so far he had spent most of his time at the library or the temple. His learning was limited to books but that was fine with him. He had heard rumors of the moogle strike but thought it was a precursor to something bigger and made note of it. It was a sign to him but nothing that really was a matter of huge concern.

He had just opened up a book to start his daily study while his moogle Lora hovered close by. She hummed a little tune and Baralai seemed okay with it -- at first.

"What'cha doin', kupo?" Lora sang her words.

Baralai sighed and turned the page. He didn't think that responding to her was a priority when the obvious was staring right at her. Lora didn't take the hint that he wanted to study in silence and Baralai's brow knitted in frustration. His lips curled back in a subtle sneer. "Do you mind?"

"Not at all! I wanna read too, kupo!" Lora chirped happily while she flitted from his left shoulder to his right.

Baralai sighed and dropped his shoulders and shook his head. "Then read something else."

"But the books are too heavy, kupo." The moogle whined and sobbed dramatically.

Baralai thought to move to another location but avoiding the moogle was impossible when he had to keep the window open for fresh air. "Could you be quiet, please?"

"I would if you get me the book, kupo." She huffed with her cheeks puffed out.

Baralai relented and handed her a book to read and opened it for her. Lora giggled with glee and the realized the type of book Baralai had picked. She sighed softly once, then twice just a bit louder with the third one even louder than the preceeding two.

He huffed and slammed his hand down. "What now?"

"It's boooring!" Lora whined once again.

This time, Baralai was about at the point of nearly shouting but instead he slammed his book closed and tucked it away with a roll of his eyes. "I didn't need to study."

"So, does this mean that you'll go out?" Lora seemed to brighten up just then.

"No." Baralai was at his wit's end. "Leave me be."

Not just Anyone has arrived! I have!!!

[thegreatninja]

A serious voice echoed from above. "Please don't do this..."

"QUIET MUSHI!" The second voice was high pitched and hushed; followed by soft snickers.

"It's mooshoo..." The voice still wasn't amused but after a depressing grunt it stayed silent.

"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Yuffie now stood at the top of the stairs, making sure she was above the man, his Moogle and the collection of books.

"You have entered the territory of the Legendary Hero! The White Rose of Wuti!" Her hands were placed her her hips as the young girl looked down at the boy.

[lord_of_arms]

That was when a moogle came in with a red rose in his hands, flying through the window and laughing gleefully.

"Mogurdy! Please stop this!" Came a rather desperate and out of breath voice. A head of gray hair appeared first, covered in a decorative bandana soon followed by a tanned face and golden-brown eyes. He was flushed from running as he hopped onto the window sill, desperate to grab at Mogurdy and missed.

"No Hero of Light should focus on roses, kupo!"

Firion sighed, hanging his head. And then, he looked up with wide eyes, suddenly realizing just where he was. "M-My apologies, sir! I didn't mean to intrude."

Re: 3 (Anyone is welcome)

[umslay]

"Can you keep it down? Some of us are trying to study!" a strained voice from the table on the other side of the room said. The small, blue teensie didn't look up from the book he was reading, but the annoyance in his face was clear.

It was hard enough finding a some place with enough space for all the research Ales planned to do, but being surrounded by inconsiderate roommates drained away his typical cheery demeanor. Even worse, there were no chairs in this house tall enough for him, and he had to sit on the table, surrounded by books and his notes instead of working at a desk like he should.

Mimi hopped onto the table next to Ales, careful not to step on the notes scattered in front of her, and gave him a back on his back. "Shh, calm down, kupo." She picked up several sheets of paper and stacked them in the order they were written. That would cheer him up.

And it does help. Ales was at least thankful for having such a helpful Moogle following around, taking him immediately to the library and answering his questions surprisingly well.

"Thanks. Say, can you put those notes away in my trunk? I'll review them tomorrow." He spoke in a quiet, almost whisper-like voice. At least it might show Balarai what kind of volume to use in the study room.

She is 'trying' to ambush you...

[thegreatninja]

"You really shouldn't do this..." The voice was dry and unamused. He knew that this attempt, like the others, would end poorly.

Yuffie gave her pudgy companion a toothy grin. "Don't say that! It's your turn to help out!" She jumped catching Mooshoo as he tried to fly away. "STAY STILL!" After a few moments of struggling the disgruntled moogle now wore a white and black bandana around his forehead.

"I don't think this is necessary..." He placed on hand on his new headband but didn't move to take it off. As annoying as it was, it was still a present and he couldn't hurt her feelings; again.

"Of course it is!" Yuffie smiled, pushing him to the side. "Shuuush! Someone's coming!" Her hand covered his face as her eyes scanned the forest floor. Once her next victim came into sight her smile widened. "Lets go!" She flipped her mask over her face and jumped.

She swung down to the next tree over so that she was in view of her target. Yuffie landed on the branch easily, with one hand on her hip and the other pointed at the poor unfortunate stranger. "HALT!"

"I AM THE GREAT NINJA YUFFIE. THE MASKED MAIDEN OF DEATH! GIVE ME YOUR THINGS OR PREPARE TO FIGHT."

And here comes the stuffy bookworm, because it's awful.

[promiseofnewyevon]

The moment she appeared in front of him he was immediately on guard and ready to strike. His defensive stance was strong that depicted that he knew how to defend himself in spite of being a praetor. Baralai was far from being a pushover.

He heard her introduction and his defense softened to a more social stance where he canted his head to the side. "That doesn't make any sense. I thought ninja's were quieter and masked people didn't give their names."

His tone was dismissive and he scoffed. "Your entrance needs work."

Lora giggled and flew next to Yuffie. "That was amazing, kupo! Don't mind him. He's a stick in the mud."

Baralai's face contorted into an expression that depicted near disgust. Really? Did his moogle just say that about him? He wanted to roll his eyes and instead he recomposed himself and shook his head. "If you'll excuse me, I have work to do."

"See, see?!" Lora huffed. "He's hopeless. Hopeless, kupo! Does he ever smile?"

[lord_of_arms]

This was not the definition of an ambush. Who announces themselves? Regardless, Firion looked up at Yuffie, briefly sharing a look with Mogurdy, and looking back at Yuffie.

Mogurdy huffed. "You don't look like a ninja, kupo."

Or a masked maiden of death, for that matter. Firion shifted on his feet, putting weight onto one side as he crossed his arms. "I don't believe I would have anything to give you, my lady. Nothing of value, anyway."

[aldonza]

Aldonza looked at the shouting specter before her with a very muted expression. It wasn't the first time she had been mugged. It wasn't even the first time she had been mugged by someone so...loud. But it was the first since she had given up the life of Aldonza to become Dulcinea.

So instead of the angry response she would have preferred, she tried to think of how her Lord would have wanted her to respond. It wasn't easy, for in her heart she still knew she was no lady.

Eventually, she settled on, "I have nothing that you might want."

She was proud that her voice only sounded slightly angry, at least to her own ears.

Nice Try Ninja

[shinrasfinest]

Sephiroth froze at the first 'HALT' that came from somewhere behind and above him. He was passing through the forest cautiously, one of his first times hiking this particular trail so already he was on high alert. That he hadn't realized he was being watched was more than a sore rub to his pride, if he had been Mako-infused still he would have known.

A long tail of silver hair that he had tied up high on the back of his head, to keep it out of the way of all the armor plates swished twice before Sephiroth smoothly turned and looked up at the small girl in the tree. What the-

-some kid. Ninja though- Sephiroth narrowed eyes as he took in the details what she was wearing. Was that a shuriken, also? Such a weapon was instantly recognizable to Sephiroth, in fact, he wondered how long it would take his subconscious to make a more obvious reference to Wutai in the dream.

"Is that right? More like a common bandit, to me."

Spencer, the bespectacled moogle hovered at around Sephiroth's shoulder height - but far enough back not to get in the way.

2

[servaturus]

Of all the things to wake up to, Caius was not where he should be and he was...breathing? The sharp tang of oxygen that filled his longs was almost too much for him. He hadn't needed to breathe for over a thousand years and now he suddenly felt the urge to cough.

He sat up, his moogle hovered close by, her tiny body seemed even smaller next to her larger hero and he looked rather strange as well. "Kupo?"

Caius' head snapped to the side toward the source of the small sound, beads rattled against each other with a deepened scowl. He wasn't pleased. "Speak."

The moogle shuddered and tried to hide from the dark knight-white mage. For now, he was in heavy black armor covered in spikes with Chaos' Revenge on his back. The wicked blade that he had given to Lightning was returned to him and that was not what he wanted at all. He was a shepherd of souls and yet again he was called to action by another force. He was irritated and rationally so. He had done his time and paid his dues. He could feel his hear beating again, the wind on his face and the sun. These things were dead to him long ago when he merged with Bahamut and lost his body to the Eidolon.

He stood up and grabbed the moogle to see if it was real that soon vanished with a squeak, only to reappear on the other side of the fountain. "I quit!"

Caius seemed a bit shocked but scoffed instead. He cast his gaze around the area and people were staring at the newest Hero of Light that looked more like a Menace from the Depths of Hell. Well, no sense standing around. His footfalls were heavy from the armor and he was tall, strongly built and powerful yet proud and confident.

After several minutes and quite a few stares, the moogle returned with her pom-pom lowered. She made a mistake and she was reprimanded for leaving her assigned hero. "S-sorry. I-I'm Lilika."

"Hm." Caius said nothing but gave a nod while he was trying to sort the matter out himself. "This is not Valhalla nor the Realm of the Dead." That much was very obvious.

She shook her head and responded meekly. "This is a place called Aqures Ixen. You're on a world called...um...Crystallis."

Caius' eyes narrowed and hardened in his gaze with a growl in his throat that rumbled. He wasn't pleased to hear that name and since he never slept through death, he saw everything and knew that he was brought here. His last memory was releasing the last Yeul into Noel's care, a set-up that he orchestrated so she could be free. Could it be possible that he was reborn by Yeul's will? No, he didn't want to think that was the case.

Something was off. Way off and he couldn't sense anything from the Chaos. In fact, he couldn't summon it. He couldn't make any sense of this place other than some familiar things around. He knew that moogles existed. He had seen them but they served the pure. He was far from pure. "What is my purpose?" He thought to ask Lilika.

She seemed startled then and backed away. She was timid even for a moogle. All others were far braver than she was and she wasn't sure if she should answer and feared for her little life. "Y-you're a Hero of Light...a protector of peace."

Caius' dark laugh was chilling and soft but cold. "Peace?"

There were others far better suited for the job. He could scarcely recall being a hero long ago in an ancient past but that has yet to be recounted here in this new world. He walked passed Lilika and decided it was better to find the answers himself.

[needsteaplz]

In the residential district, a woman dressed in dragoon armor can be overheard talking to her moogle. "So...my powers are gone? Seems rather backwards to take our powers if we're needed to save this world instead of starting more or less from the beginning."

She carried her helmet by her side, revealing her red hair. While she didn't need her powers to function, it had been a century or so since she didn't have powers. She had been trained in cases where a power-neutralizing situation happened but no matter amount of training covered the "get dropped into a different world where everyone thinks you're a Hero of Light" scenario. It's strange how her husband or anyone else from her own world wasn't sucked into this world either. She just had to believe they'd be okay without her for now. A sigh came out from her. "Well, it seems pointless to complain at this point. Just gotta roll with it, I guess."

"You know, you're taking this all rather well, kupo," the moogle hovered next to her. Saori smiled and reached over to scratch the moogle behind her ears. The little fuzzball giggled and flew in closer to sit on her shoulder."You're going to do good here, kupo!"

"Well, this sort of reminds me of the work I do back home but a different method and from the beginning. Nothing like a little experience grinding to get that fixed."

1

[massagesthemdaily]

Shut up.

[Blanc's moogle appears to be desperately attempting to explain her new situation to her, but she wants none of it. She has no idea where she's going, but at the moment, charging through the town square in the opposite direction of the fluttering chatterbox sounds like a much better idea than sitting quietly and listening to it.]

Please listen, kupo...!

[At this, Blanc whirls around, pulling out her hammer and leveling it at the poor little thing's face.]

No. You listen. I don't know where this is, or who you are, or what you expect me to be doing here, but I refuse. If your world is in danger, take care of it yourself. It's got nothing to do with me.

But... but...!

[Blanc frowns, pushing the head of the hammer up against the moogle's face.]

But nothing. What reaction did you expect when you or whoever is in charge of this place reached across dimensions, plucked a goddess from her home, and divested her of her powers? That I would be happy for the kind opportunity to endlessly level grind in some godforsaken foreign land to solve someone else's problems? If you wanted me to take care of this, wouldn't it have made more sense to allow me to keep my powers? Hmm? What do you have to say for yourself?

[Someone might want to come and try to calm her down.]

[totally_not_sony]

Nepgear had been spending most of her day walking about in utter confusion at her new surroundings, the ever-present state of dread on her face as she panicked and fretted over just what had been happening. Mistaking her moogle for some sort of hybrid Dogoo, she'd been running away in quite the hurry as she was pursued by the winged-monster.

"Please! Just let me be! I don't have any food on me!"
"Miss Nepgear! Wait! I'm not going to hurt you!"
"Kyaa-! I don't want to be covered in slime!"

The purple haired CPU had not been watching where she was going as her face quickly met with a "SMACK" as she literally speared into the unsuspecting Blanc. Nepgear crumbles to the floor, cringing in pain as her eyes wince shut from the sudden introduction to the stopping force that was the other woman.

"Oww- Geeze-! This is no way to start a morning.."

[til_alexandros]

[Garnet had been here long enough to figure out three things.

One: This world was not her own.
Two: She most definitely was not dreaming (pinching herself proved that).
Three: She was alone; no Steiner or Beatrix, and certainly no Zidane or the rest of her friends.

And Four: That poor moogle was in a bit of danger.

All right, so that was four, but at this point she had stopped counting long ago. There were more important things than counting right now.]

Stop it!

[Dressed in full queen regalia--although the train had been bustled, because those were a right pain to move through crowds with--Garnet made her way toward the scene, I-am-ruler-of-a-kingdom-so-you-had-better-respect-me air on full-force. Speech patterns could fall on the wayside for the time being, as this was a moment to be more concise.]

What did that moogle do to you?!

[umslay]

Never mind all the magic shops back in town, this was the best part of Chrysalis.

Ales had tried so hard back home to create flying machines, but here, out of all places, airships were a commonplace things! The moment he found out about his, he bought a ticket to a city closer to the sea, partially because he wanted to go sightseeing, but mostly to experience the thrill of riding through the sky.

He stayed on deck during takeoff, admiring the sails while a crowd formed around the railing, but eventually managed to find an empty spot and hoist himself onto the railing, one hand clutching the ship and the other holding onto his hat.

"Kupo! You really need to get down from there, Ales! It's too dangerous!" Mimi ran over to Ales. It was a good thing he was about her size, because otherwise she wouldn't be able to pull him up in case he fell over.

"Hey, I'm fine," he yells over his shoulder. "Don't you think I'm away what falling from this height would entail?"

"But! But!" Mimi stammers. How could this learned teensie be so reckless.

"Look, I'm not going to stay here the entire time," he sighs, then turns back to the landscape. "We're heading down to the engine room to explore soon, alright?"

Garnet Til Alexandros XVII | Final Fantasy IX

[til_alexandros]

[1]

[Was someone whisked away while in the middle of a party or, even worse, a wedding? It might seem that way, from the way Garnet is dressed. A literal lily in a sea of roses, the woman is dressed in all white, in a gown that looks as beautiful as it does nearly impossible to maneuver through the busy streets of Aqures Ixen. Hands clutched around something, the petite queen is surrounded in well-wishers and doesn't quite know what to do with the whole situation. Instead, she moves at a crawl through them.]

E-excuse me, could you please--Oh, oh thank you, but I really--I need to get--You really do not need to--Ohh!

[A small trip and riiiiip.

Someone had been stepping on the train, hadn't they? Deep breath, Garnet, you can handle this. Someone help a poor girl out?]


[6]

[What was a classy lady doing in a dive like this? While dressed normally, she certainly stood out. Chin raised slightly, she made her way to the board, investigating and really, really hoping that no one chose to pester her.

So obviously that meant she wanted to strike up a conversation, right?]


[11]

[Triple Triad wasn't too much different from Tetra Master, right? A few rule changes, different cards, it really wasn't too hard to learn. And after her uncle Cid made sure that his young niece could play (mostly so he would have someone willing to play with him), Garnet was quite good.

So good, in fact, that she had been thrashing everyone that had come to her thus far.

She was the niece of a Tetra Master champion, after all. Even when not spending his days as an Oglop, Cid was no slouch, and he made sure she wasn't either. So, are you up for the challenge?]


[12]

[Wildcard! Give me a scenario!]

[6]

[shinrasfinest]

[Other Heroes are quite often easy to distinguish from locals by their 'Freelancer' clothing. If not by the Moogle that is never too far from their proximity.

During the strike, Sephiroth has made a point to venture out to the 3rd district noticeboard for any further information that might be relevant to him. He lingers a polite distance from Garnet and draws up well shaped, bare arms into being folded over his chest when he notices that it has been a wasted trip - there is nothing new.]

Irritating, huh?

[Not really fishing for an opinion from her specifically, more of a comment to himself.]

[1] Yay Garnet!

[thegreatninja]

[It isn't often that Yuffie goes out of her way to help someone for no reason and this isn't one of those times. She jumps through the crowd easily dodging the every day bustle of the street with a smile. When she caught up to the girl in the wedding dress her smile had widened to a happy grin.

The fifteen year old looked up at the girl curiously.]

Why are you wearing a wedding dress?

lulu | final fantasy x

[regretted]

[01.]

[She'd mistaken the Moogle, bobbing carefully overhead, as one of her own, at first. The confusion was brief, but unsettling. Lulu was unaccustomed to feeling unsteady, to wavering on her feet, and it bothered her. This place, with its bright blue sky and welcoming (too welcoming, Lulu thinks, feeling suspicious), was lovely. But it was not Spira.

Her Moogle follows behind her dutifully, and she periodically asks it questions (not liking this either, the not knowing anything. Having to ask for help), but outside of that there is little to give away her confusion and unease. She is almost preternaturally calm. On the outside, at the least. Internally, she's all nerves. Surely this was not the doing of the maesters, to spirit her away to such a place? And if they had, she doubted any of them would be lauded as heroes. Heretics, most like, but...

Best not to think about it. Better to be here than a slow death in the Via Purifico. But where was Yuna? Or the others?

She walks like she knows where she's going too, which is funny, because she doesn't. Her movement is confident and graceful, the only sound coming from the clicking of her jewelry. Chances are she'll bump into you while searching, but her only comment is a slightly brusque:]

Excuse me.

[Her moogle, on the other hand, offers a tentative, apologetic:]

Kupo...

[It seems she's politer, at the least.]

[empty_smile]

((ooc: Hope you don't mind a late reply!))


[Another calm face is this one...even if, in reality, he's anything but.

Arms folded over his chest, he listens to the rest of the explanation as told by the fascinating creature. He's carefully taking in each and every word, green eyes never leaving her face. According to the--currently still unnamed--female...moogle (well, that's what she'd called herself, anyway), all of his former abilities were gone.

She hadn't needed to tell him that, honestly. Shun had already felt...different, upon waking in this place. His thoughts take a somewhat bitter sense of irony as he realizes it's almost as though he's been sent back in time. To think it took him being spirited away...from home to b-]

...!

[He's snapped from his thoughts. The female moogle even looks surprised- but, well, she had been hovering not far from his head. She gives a surprised, squeaked out "k-kupo?!"

As he hears the "excuse me", Shun's already in the process of turning to look at the person. The older woman is given a soft blink, at first, in response. He attempts to ignore the feeling of disappointment at it not being a familiar face, though he'd already figured (the voice had already done him as much, after all).

He starts to reply to the woman, before hearing the moogle's apologetic "kupo". He finds it to be an interesting habitual word. Shaking his head, Shun offers the creature a polite smile -- obviously out of habit, rather than being genuine.]

It's bound to happen, considering how crowded this place is.

[Shun's moogle appears to pep right up, before flying right over to the young woman's moogle. Lifting one paw, in greeting, she offers a rather friendly "hello!"

Shun decides to leave his moogle to that; instead, glancing back to the woman with a curious tilt of his head.]

May I ask you something?

Shun Aonuma | From the New World

[empty_smile]

{1 & 12}

He hadn't been sure what to think, upon waking. Really, he would have thought he was dreaming...if not for the pain he felt in his right arm. Rubbing the indention left by the sharp rock, the teenager's brow tensed at the small creature that seemed obviously relieved. According to it, they had been waiting for him to wake up. The hint of a wry smirk appeared on his lips. Under any other circumstance, he might entertain the thought of, right, how silly of him to remain unconscious...

Right in that moment, however, he was more concerned with the fact that nothing felt right about that place (also, what was with the different clothing?). Standing slowly, green eyes widened as he took in his surroundings. Fortunately, it seemed the small creature was eager to give him a thorough explanation. So, arms folded over his chest, Shun took in each and every word. While his expression remained calm, that was not the case, internally. The once telekinetic just happened to be that good at forcing himself into being calm; practice at keeping himself calm, cantus threatening to destroy everything around him...

Well, it had given him adequate practice, regarding self-control, obviously.

When he was prompted for questions, he had very few to ask (he'd rather just hear what she had to say, first). The creature introduced itself as Michiko. According to the female...moogle (as she'd referred to herself), all of his former abilities were gone. She hadn't needed to tell him that, however. Shun had already noticed how considerably different he felt. If he were to have to describe it via example, it was almost as though he'd been thrust back in time, by two years. In that moment, his thoughts turned to ones filled with an air of bitter irony.

To think...it took him waking in a strange, unidentifiable place to be saved.

After receiving what information Michiko could provide, the young man thanked her with a soft smile- something which he felt like doing anything but. With a faint tensing of his brow, he finally braved a question regarding his friends. Was it just him, there? The fact that the female creature was unable to answer didn't, exactly, provide him with a feeling of reassurance. Ignoring the pain in his chest -- and blocking out the mental images of a certain pair of face -- Shun began walking.

~*~

Hours later, he was exploring the area. According to Michiko, he had been "granted" the skills of a...Blacksmith. Well, he wasn't sure how to feel about that. Nevertheless, he felt stronger. When he thought about a sword, he somehow knew what he needed to do to craft it. The same could be said about any type of armor -- which, he was somehow able to form a mental list of different types of.

With that, he continued his exploration. He made sure to take the time to speak to various people, asking them whatever questions they'd allow him to. This would continue until nighttime, when he'd make his way to the place he was, apparently, going to be living throughout the duration of his stay (how kind of his kidnapper to give him a place to live).

Re: Shun Aonuma | From the New World

[i_didnt_know]

The last thing Satoru recalled was falling asleep beside Saki within their makeshift igloo before they headed out to face the village leaders once more and report the "death" of their friends. But when he woke up it wasn't too a solid ice floor but rocks, the sun shining brightly down upon his face. And rather than feeling the heat of his friend curled up beside him he felt a small pressure against his chest. He opens his eyes slowly, only to shut them as the sun blinds him. He groans loudly and turns suddenly, the thing on his chest letting out a loud shout.

"....Huh?"

He blinks, his hand shielding his sensitive eyes from the evil sun as he glances down to examine what had been apparently been sitting on him as he slept. "...What the-" Okay he's seen plenty of weird things, and sure he probably hasn't seen it all, but not once has he ever heard of a creature like the thing currently rolling over and attempting to get up.

"kuuuupooo" It whines and the 14 year old can't help but blush a bit. Oh man, it's really cute for a...thing. It seems to notice him staring at it and instantly it's on its feet, the ball on top of his head standing on end. That would be how Satoru met the male moogle, Yuki. He listened closely as Yuki explained this world and his purpose in it. At first he tries to explain how this just couldn't be. He wasn't a hero, he was just a kid from a really messed up community. But he couldn't deny the proof in his hand, a rather extraordinary bow.

The conversation ended after Satoru demanded to know the location of whoever sent them here and was answered with a pitiful Kupo and a bunch of excuses that held no point. He sighs and scratches the back of his head. Now that he had nothing to distract himself with he couldn't help but notice something was strange about him. As a archer he still had incredible eyesight, perhaps even better than before, but...His eyes lower and he looks around until he finds a pebble and attempts to use his power to lift it in the air and toss it over the Moogle.

But it doesn't move, because his power was gone again. His heart skips a beat, his face slowly contorting from that of concentration to shock and then to mild horror. Yuki notices and places a small paw on his leg and he turns to the fluffy white creature, snapping him out of his daze. For a moment there he had been sent back, back to a time he would rather forget. He gets up, picking the bow up with him and holstering it as instructed against his back. At least he wasn't left with only his wit and a couple of haythatcher eggs this time.

He starts to move, exploring the local world as well as the people in it and some of the other creatures that littered the land. But he was also curious about his new power. The outfit he had woken up in was a little weird, and didn't appear to give him much protection, but he felt like that was fine. The next odd thing he noticed was just how easy he found using the bow. He's never shot an arrow before, but the knowledge on and stance to perform the act came almost as second nature. It was all highly interesting, and he would continue to target a deserted wall, moving back further and further as he did so until his back hit a wall. Once that was done he moved forward to retrieve the arrows.

Leaving the backstreets, Yuki on his shoulder now as if he was a cat, he considered heading towards their apparent living arrangements. But as he turned he came face to face with....who...

....

His eyes lower in confusion, he knew this person, but how and from where? His eye begins to twitch and he brings up a hand to rub it. Weird, that only happened whenever he thought about....about... and before his mind could catch up his body was already reacting the sight of the man he loved...the man he lost.

"Kupo? Master, why are you crying?" Satoru glances over at the moogle and gently lifts him up to put him on the ground, a distraction as his mind desperately tries to figure things out. "Don't worry." He whispers, gently petting the moogle on the head but being careful of that antenna. With a slow sigh he turns back to the other boy...the oh so familiar boy.

"What's your name?" He chokes out, his voice getting stuck in his throat. But then suddenly he's moving forward and grabbing him. "Are you...Shun?" Aonuma Shun, his best friend, his lover, and the one person that he would have done anything to see again. He couldn't even be sure if these tears still streaming down his face was from the sorrow of having lost him or from pure joy at seeing him again. Suddenly all their shared memories come flooding back, the false one's eradicated in the process.

Getting a job is hard

[revenant_wing]

Of all the jobs he got, it was to find some old relic? Really? And not even something cool like an ancient sword or something, but a grimoire. A book. Vaan sighed and kicked at a loose rock in the dungeon. At least he was still able to be a thief, although having it labeled as a "job class" was a bit weird, but hey, if he could do it legally, then why not? Okay, so he still pick-pocketed people in the city but it wasn't his fault he had sticky fingers!

He sighed again, raising his arms to interlock his fingers and rest them behind his head. At least the dungeon was just some dusty old thing and not filled with-

Thump

"...uh oh."

Getting a job is hard

[servaturus]

Ironically, Caius was in the same place only to find a way back than to look for adventure. He hated that he couldn't feel anything without the Chaos that he had gotten used to over the centuries. He was used to surviving alone in the wilds and caves often were a place of refuge. Here, they were booby trapped and often led to places deep underground to other places linked through a complicated network.

The dark knight job class he was given had an edge to fight off monsters at the cost of his own life through spells which he was accustomed to but often draining. His own list of spells were no longer in his employ but his sword arm was still strong.

The loud thump alerted him and the echoing voice of a young man caught his attention and soon he sprang out of the adjacent tunnel to throw himself at the boy just as the blade swung above his head.

He removed himself from the man and looked up at the slit carved cleanly above their heads. "Foolish." Caius growled.

Random Encounter

[flame_fossil]

[Noel didn't mind very much that he was considered a White Mage. He knew he could change jobs, courtesy of his moogle, Mochi. She was pretty informative, if a bit talkative. She really liked to chat it up, actually. Like right now, as they walked through the forest outside of Arques Ixen. Noel nodded at the right times as she babbled on but was quick to shush her when he heard something in the distance.

Actually, several somethings. Noel was suddenly faced with four Mandragoras and he had no way to fight. He went to grab Mochi and run, preferring an escape for now when all four began to scream. His hands went to his ears instead as he began to become disoriented and his vision swam. What was going on? Mochi flailed about a bit before collapsing next to him.]

Mochi!

Random Encounter

[servaturus]

[Caius is up in the trees to scout out what he's up against and seeing a blur of white running toward the hills was something that definitely seems a bit odd. Aqures Ixen proved a very interesting place indeed. With a grin, he drops out of the trees and brings his body low in a spring toward the mandragoras. He brings his sword out parallel to the ground and without so much as a shout, he cut two of them down in a hurry.

Lilika, his moogle stays far behind the frightening, purple headed dark knight. He spins around on his leading foot to switch sides to slice one in half with the last mandragora to see his wicked grin before death greets it with a shriek.]

I-I don't wanna be with you anymore! I-I quit...if I could, kupo.

[Caius stands up with a heavy sigh. He thinks it's a fair victory and replaces his sword. It's been a few days now in the wilderness that he thought that his moogle would be used to it by now. He cants his head to the side but says nothing.]

Ramza Beoulve | Final Fantasy Tactics

[zodiac_brave]

[1]
As helpful as the moogle creature had been to Ramza, explaining his presence here and hailing him a 'Warrior of Light', the young man was still a bit wary to accept it all.

"So, these 'Ancient Warriors' defeated the Calamity creature, so long ago that only the legends remain?" he pressed as the two made their way down the city streets.

"Yep, kupo! They did it ages ago," Simon the moogle agreed.

Ramza frowned. "So there are none now living who bore witness?" The moogle nodded.

"Then how do you know these things to be true? History is oft rewritten to serve the whims of those who keep the records."

Simon frowned, obviously not used to Warriors of Light questioning what he considered fact. Ramza felt a stab of guilt, bringing doubt upon a kind, innocent creature that had done nothing but aid him so far. But still, how could he trust what he was being told? The faith in which he'd been raised had told a similar story, and he'd discovered that to be lies propagated by the Church to gain power.

"And the other 'Warriors of Light'...they believe in this cause?" he asked tentatively, trying to move the conversation onward.

[Warriors, moogles, feel free to jump in and help a poor moogle convince his charge to help save the world. Or give Ramza more reason to doubt. Or just come and chat, I'm open to whatevs. Ramza is dressed in armor, well-worn, nothing fancy or expensive, but well cared for. There's a sheathed sword by his side, but he doesn't carry it threateningly. You might pick up traces of a noble upbringing in his speech and mannerisms, if you know what to look for.]

[4]
Well, however Ramza felt about the task he'd been assigned, he was here now. Much of this new city seemed strange to him. Chocobos, however, were familiar ground. As soon as Simon had mentioned that chocobos were available to catch and stable, Ramza had made plans to find his own.

Having faced the fierce avian creatures of Ivalice, the young man had prepared for battle. As he made his way to the chocobo's forest, he kept his sword at the ready.

Simon followed at a safe distance, nervous that his Warrior was venturing out on his own (and without a real job class assigned, to the moogle's great embarrassment).

And to tell the truth, Ramza would have welcomed an ally by his side.

[desertbloomed]

"We are not quite all of one mind," came an answer from nearby. Ashelia strolled toward the new Hero, her own moogle close behind her. The Queen of Dalmasca wore a simple peasant blouse and a long magenta skirt, a wicker basket draped over one arm. "Though thankfully more of us have the sense to question than not."

Ashelia nodded courteously at Ramza and his moogle. "I am the Lady Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca. This is my moogle attendant, Merlose."

"Kupo!"

"You are newly arrived, yes?"

[notgun]

[2]

[When in a state of confusion, in a world that was foreign and unforgiving, it was important to find grounding. Something that was familiar that could help bring about a sense of calm. For Elena, that familiarity took the form of being a bartender at one of the local pubs. Of course, the downside was that she was constantly in a position of being praised and given words of encouragement to be the best hero she could be.

But at least she could drown most of them out and retreat into her own head, a tolerant but pleasant smile affixed to her lips.]

[3]

Come on you stupid nail...

[Thud! Thud! Thud! Hammer meets nail as it is pounded into the door to her room, causing it to shudder with each assault. Once its halfway through, Elena stops and picks up the small hand-made plaque, lifting the string that allowed it to hang and resting it atop the nail. She’s made her own name plate with very explicit instructions:]

Elena’s Room
KEEP OUT

[After a quick inspection, and slight adjustment of the plaque, Elena took a step back to evaluate her work. Pleased with herself, she turned and headed towards the kitchen to make a small snack before finding a location where she can train in privacy.]

[3]

[thegreatninja]

[A moment after her plaque is up, a crash sounds from the inside of Elena's room. Followed by a string of color curses. Once the door is opened the intruder is found with her face against the ground and her foot caught in the window.]

...ow...

5

[magical_healing_rain]

Um, hello, has anyone seen the following people:

Yuffie Kisaragi
Tifa Lockheart
Cloud Strife
Barrett Wallace
Cid Highwind
Vincent Valentine
Red XIII
Cait Sith

....

Zack Fair

Sephiroth

Please reply to this if you have. It's really important.

5

[thegreatninja]

I haven't seen myself recently and I'm not sure why you're asking about me.


Though, I live with Sephiroth.

...

Tifa's cool she ran off.. somewhere else.


~Treasure Princess