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Reservations will open on July 18th at 00:00 GMT and close on July 24th at 23:59 GMT
Applications will open on July 25th at 00:00 GMT and close on July 31st at 23:59 GMT
The game will open on August 3rd.

— Reply with a character you wish to test in the Melodies of Life's setting.
— Feel free to use one of the prompt below or make one of your own!
— Tag around! This is a panfandom RP, so don't hesitate to tag both castmates and non-castmates.
— Most importantly, have fun!

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.

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/ Ukulele 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-Bait© so you can go and capture your own.

4/ 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.

5/ 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.

6/ 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.

7/ 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!

8/ 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.

9/ 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.

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

Logs Community ♦ Mognet Community ♦ OOC Community ♦ Crack Community

Game	Players	World	Other
Premise	Applications	Jobs / Requests	Hospital
Rules	Reservations	Legends	Employment
FAQ	Taken Characters	NPCs / Contact	Races
Locations	Hiatus/Drop	Housing	Mod Contact
Mognet	Player Contact	Bestiary	Credits
Aqures Ixen	Player Plots	Eidolons

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Genesis grunted hard when she was dropped to the ground, Monty sweeping in to tug at her robe to get her up quickly while the man kept guard for the precious seconds they had while the Marlboro writhed in pain. She couldn't forget that voice but there wasn't any time.

"Yes," She answered, getting to her feet and quickly hiking the robe back up into her fist, allowing enough room for her to run without stepping onto her robe. "Lets go, Angeal!"

She grabbed Monty from the air and began descending down the hill. Were they even going to outrun it? Genesis wasn't as fast as she used to be.

It clicked that his name was spoken through their run but now wasn't the time to mess around with reasons. They were both outmatched by the overgrown stinkweed that Angeal knew from personal experience wouldn't be the best idea to face. Especially when he was forced to relearn everything all over again.

"Lester, find us a chocobo!" Angeal's voice held the same familiar command.

"You got it, kupo!" Lester flew off in a flash and disappeared over the hill.

He made sure not run so fast to leave Genesis behind. With the occasional glance over his shoulder, they were putting distance between them and the creature.

Genesis was grateful that Angeal didn't speed up and it did look like they gained some distance but their stamina wasn't going to last. She let go of Monty. "Go help, Lester."

Monty flew off without a word as Genesis huffed and panted. A chocobo would be great right now. "You would think the beast would grow tired of us!"

Although it was probably mad Angeal cut off one of its tentacles.

"If it can't catch us, it will lose interest. Keep moving." He looked around in his run that was more like a jog. He spotted a rocky path and knew that it would have trouble getting across the rocks.

"This way." Angeal reached for Genesis' wrist to guide her toward the jagged terrain.

Genesis made a soft sound when he grabbed her wrist and led her to some jagged rocks. Would the moogles find them? She climbed over the rocks, her soft boots not entirely the best for gripping but they weren't terrible. Sure enough, the Marlboro slowed and eventually turned around. Its stinky flesh much too soft for this terrain and not worth it.

The former SOLDIER rested her hands on her knees, panting hard and casting Cure to heal her skinned joints. Finally, she straightened and snorted at Angeal, smirking lightly. "Guess you finally got to be my Knight in shining armor, as much as I hate to admit. Definitely changing jobs once we get into town."

He sat on the rocky surface to catch his breath. Thankfully, the tactic worked which bought them some time rest. His face showed the shock just then. He wasn't sure if he wanted to laugh or walk away. At the very least, he was able to recollect his thoughts enough to address the part that had him confused to begin with.

"On the risk of sounding completely oblivious, I'm curious. Who are you?" He leaned back with his palms pressed against the ground. He thought the face was familiar but he didn't want to make any assumptions that would make fools out of them both. His expression softened enough though he was still focused on the surrounding terrain just in case of another attack.

Genesis was very taken aback by that, unable to really process his question or answer it for that matter for a few moments. Did he really just...? Her hands dropped to her sides, loosing holding her staff. "...are you serious?"

She just couldn't process anything else. Her own best friend didn't recognize her? She knew some things were a little different, she had forgotten that her own were naturally gray without the mako and these clothes were certainly not something she normally wore, her hair being a bit less styled given their journey.

But was she really that different?

It was then that certain mannerisms and the eyes that made him believe that he was speaking to his lifelong friend. His eyes widened then briefly. A flash headache from the thoughts running through his mind from his arrival to what the moogle had told him was enough to cause a soft groan and a pinch to the bridge of his nose.

"Give me a moment." He said with a lift of his other hand. "I was under the initial impression that this was a dream." Angeal thought to smooth over the edges a bit since they had just both lost a bit of pride running from a creature that they could have taken out easily as SOLDIERs. Maybe this world had a way of changing things if it managed to strip away something he was born with. Gender changes might be on the same vein.

"Genesis." He managed a smile.

Genesis gave him a moment as asked, but couldn't hide her frustration until he finally said her name. From there, she stepped a little closer and moved yo bop his head with her staff. "And don't you forget it."

Seriously, how could he have even asked that?! This wasn't a dream, as much as she wanted it to be too. She wanted her materia back. And her sword. She crossed her arms after that thought. "It's bad enough I can't defeat a Marlboro anymore, don't need my friends forgetting me."

With a wince, he rubbed the top of his head where the heavy staff connected with his head. That wasn't what he was expecting. He wasn't about to cry out in pain. That would mean admitting to his weaknesses which wasn't something he did. His father gave up so much for him and died without complaint. Angeal wasn't about to start that train of thought even though that staff really hurt. Damn, for being human. He made it a point to be more careful what he wished for.

"Hm." Angeal lowered his chin and wondered how he could make up for this. He couldn't just dismiss that Genesis was or wasn't telling the truth but the reactions certainly made it clear that he was dealing with his lifelong friend.

He turned his head toward Genesis and nodded. "You and me both. It was easier when we were SOLDIER. Give it time. I'm sure we'll come across it again. Then, you can tell it what you think of it with your power. For now, we need to survive."

Edited 2014-07-02 05:09 (UTC)

To be fair, she didn't mean to hit that hard either. She thought she didn't, given how much weaker she was now. But she was satisfied nonetheless.

Genesis placed her hands on her hips and raised a brow at Angeal.

"My power is healing, Angeal. Unless I manage to avoid it until I find a job that suits me better, all I'd do is throw cure at it."

"Oh." It was then that Angeal realized his mistake. Well, things could be worse. He looked at Genesis with a sympathetic expression which he reserved for those he cared about most than showing it so easily.

Her expression certainly didn't go unnoticed this time as it had before. Not that he wasn't paying attention, he was more concerned about getting out of danger than worrying about civility. More directly, he was concerned for a woman that he thought he didn't know.

"That could be a problem. I suppose that it's a good thing I had come along. Let's go before it decides to come back." He stood up and brushed off his leather pants before he extended his hand to help Genesis to her feet. "The nearest town should be close."

Genesis huffed as she rose to her feet with his help. "Could be? You mean will be. How am I suppose to be a sufficient partner if I can't even defend myself?"

She brushed off her robes. "I can't even run in these things."

"It's not like you to be a conformist." He stood up and brushed himself off. They had to keep moving.

"I could carry you, if you're having that much trouble." He added with a bit of humor, but there was also a little bit of nostalgia in the back of his mind.

"They insisted I wear this for my job class!" Genesis huffed. "It's a uniform. I'm just going to try and find another version when I get to the next town."

Genesis will whack Angeal's head if he keeps that up.

"I'm not in the mood, Angeal. You are just happy that I can't access fire right now."

"It hasn't stopped you before." He insisted. Even though he knew that it might not be so easy, the thought of changing something just a little bit so she could have freedom of movement was better than her tripping on the hem.

He stopped and turned around, his Buster Sword still on his back, he knew better than to make Genesis feel weak by any means. "That's not true at all. You can still hurt me with that staff of yours, cure me and hit me again."

"That was because I became First and I was allowed to at least add a jacket," Genesis huffed, walking towards the nearest town. Hopefully, their moogles would return with some chocobos soon. She paused and raised her brow at him. "...are you trying to give me ideas?"

A quick smile showed before he turned his gaze toward the hills. He heard the tell-tale kweh of chocobos and the bobble of pom-poms from their moogles. "Kupo!" Lester waved his stubby little arms. "Help is here, kupo!"

"It's about time." Angeal said and hoped that he managed to avoid the question. "Let's go."

Genesis decided to let it go. For now. The look she had said it all as she approached the chocobo that Monty brought. She studied it a bit, petting the soft feathers. Then, she hiked up her robe and attempted to get on the chocobo.

The bird watched in confusion as Genesis wiggled around but it was quite difficult to get on with one hand and trying not to accidentally flash Angeal. Eventually, she fell off and landed on her butt with an 'oof!'. She pointed her staff at Angeal. "Not a word!"

Studying the bird, she silently bit Monty to hold her staff while she bent down and grabbed the hem of her robe. And abruptly to a slit into it up to her thigh and did the same on both sides. Then, she approached the chocobo once more and, this time, go onto the flightless bird with ease. "Much better."

With his attention on his chocobo, he wasn't too sure what had happened until he saw Genesis on the ground. He blinked and coughed to keep himself from laughing. His hands moved up in defense upon sight of the staff's head pointed right at him. "I didn't see anything."

He couldn't help but notice her legs through the newly modified robes and quickly looked away to keep his thoughts on the mission toward the chocobo mount. He pulled himself up onto the flightless bird's back in one smooth motion.

"Right. It's been a while." Angeal admitted a bit that he was forced to relearn to ride.

"It has, but it should come back to us pretty quick," She replied, petting the bird's neck gently. "We used to ride like this all the time. It's not something to easily forget. At least not for me, anyway."

Monty settled onto her shoulder as she remembered how to get the chocobo to go, gasping softly as it started into a light jog. With a quiet chuckle, she soon fell into the rhythm.

Some things never went away. For Angeal, he was a lot bigger now than he was as a kid riding on the fields of Banora. The chocobo's gait as his mount followed Genesis' nearly caused him to fall off. "W-whoa!"

Well, so much for the smooth approach. He had a bit of a harder time readjusting. He was forced to lean forward to keep himself from falling backward but that forced his chocobo to run faster. "Wait! Stop!"

It was a bit of a comical sight while Angeal struggled to control the sprinting bird.

"Oh goodness," She chuckled, patting Monty's head to warn him of their upcoming speed before bidding her own chocobo to sprint. Soon, they were catching up and Genesis reached out to take Angeal by the shoulder and push him back a little. "Where you lean is how fast they go, they don't have reigns so it's much harder to get them to stop without pulling their feathers."

Basically, don't lean too far forward or their going to just sprint at full tilt.

It was times like this that he really wished he wasn't so tall. Thankfully, Genesis managed to help him out before it really became a problem. A runaway chocobo was no laughing matter.

The chocobo stopped and Angeal's tense shoulders dropped in relief. "Thanks. We're even." He looked to his friend with a smile.

Genesis patted his shoulder as she nudged her chocobo forward with her feet. She leaned forward slightly to keep the motion going and looked back to see if Angeal was following. "When we find the town, we'll get saddles and reigns. It'll be easier to steer the birds."

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