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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!

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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The fall could have hurt him much worse, he supposed. Regardless, his rear end was far from happy with him for that display of clumsiness. Visibly wincing, Gaara propped himself up onto his elbows, and finally released his tight grip on… whatever that had been. Oh… a Moogle was asking him if he was all right. Not Karura, fortunately, which meant she was still asleep in his residence.

And a stranger was addressing him, as well. Was this the person he had fallen into?

“I apologize for the inconvenience,” Gaara was quick to tell him, pale cheeks flushing with vivid embarrassment. How fortunate that none of his allies had been around to witness this easily-preventable fall. He didn’t want Naruto to think any less of him, after all. And if he received any obvious injuries, Luke might become upset with him, for opting to train on his own. At night, no less.

His lower muscles were aching, and he contemplated casting a healing spell… for a couple of seconds. But how weak would he appear, if he were to do that? Instead, he focused his attention on the stranger, and inquired candidly, “Have you been injured? I can heal you, if needed.”

After his shirt was released, he was moving to stand. Without hesitation, he was reaching down to help the stranger to his feet. Shaking his head at the apology, Shun clearly didn't seem to find any fault in the person's actions- though, that didn't take away from his level of curiosity...

"I'm not injured. Though...do you mind if I ask why you were in the tree, in the first place? From the looks of it, you're in the Job Class known as the White Mage. Were you hoping to improve your physical skills?"

He'd been studying the different jobs, in hopes of...maybe finding a connection. Be it one between the different jobs in comparison to the worlds people come from...or between the skills people had in comparison to the new ones they're given. He was not one for just nodding in acceptance of the information given from the world, itself. Regardless, he knew that White Mages weren't ones with a gratuitous amount of physical capabilities.

He felt a twinge of surprise at the stranger’s kindness, particularly considering what he had just done. But Gaara accepted his help and rose to his feet, then immediately brushed the dirt off of his robes. Hard to hide that fact, given the white material. His staff… where had it fallen, when he slipped? He turned around and began to search for it, through the darkness.

“That is fortunate,” he replied, looking back briefly, “No, I do not mind. I was training. That is indeed my primary Job Class. What is yours?”

Yes, he did aim to improve his physical aptitude. But he didn’t need to tell a complete stranger exactly how inept he was. He had been a powerful, formidable ninja before. Now… he was reduced to having a frail, regular human body. It was… quite an adjustment to become accustomed to, against his will.

Regardless, Gaara was perfectly willing to answer his questions. He needed to compensate for his mistake, in causing someone undue harm. Though, it didn’t take much for him to accurately guess, based on the line of inquiries, “Did you arrive recently?”

Michiko refused to sit idly by while her human friend did all the work. Tugging fiercely at Gaara's robes, she did what she could to assist the red-haired human in standing. Once he was to his feet, she smiled brightly, "You should really be more careful, kupo!"

Shun suppressed the urge to chuckle at his moogle's words, instead letting his lips curl into a soft smile. Then, as he watched the stranger begin looking around, green eyes immediately moved to scan the darkness. While his eye sight wasn't as keen as it had been, back in Kamisu 66, he still assumed the person was searching for something important to him. Going off of what he remembered seeing mages equipped with, he assumed it was a staff. As he heard the first question, he found his eyes landing on something.

Instantly, he recognized it as a type of weapon- a staff, just as he'd assumed it would be. After walking straight to it, he leaned down and picked it up. Turning, he held it out for Gaara, "Is this what you were looking for?" He started with a light smile, before adding, "I'm a Blacksmith. And, unlike most everyone I've encountered and spoken with, that's my only Job Class."

The second question had him nodding, "Today, in fact," he started, and then followed up with, "My name is Aonuma Shun."

The tug startled him at first, simply because he didn’t understand the reason for it. Then, upon realizing the Moogle’s intentions, he nodded in acknowledgement of her smile. Her enthusiasm reminded him of his own Moogle, in fact. “Your concern is appreciated. What is your name?”

He had been searching in the opposite direction, when the stranger approached him with his staff in hand. Taking a hold of it, he nodded again. “Yes. Thank you.” His head tilted in mild curiosity; he had yet to meet a resident of that particular Job Class. “You may choose a secondary Job Class. Your skills will remain limited, otherwise.”

Well, he had suspected as much. Gaara presumed that his Moogle had told him most of the necessary information, upon immediate arrival. “I see.” Brief pause. “My name is Gaara. How do you prefer to be addressed?”

Gripping onto his staff tightly, he started to lean against it, using the grounding as support. He was feeling some pain in his backside, most likely from falling. But he was stubborn in not wanting to cast a healing spell for something so minor.

Maintaining a stoic expression, he turned his attention back to Shun. “It would be safer to explore this city during the daytime. Particularly if you are traveling alone.” He would feel partly responsible if Shun continued to wander around, and ran into enemies that he couldn’t defeat on his own. There weren’t very many healers present, in general.

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She gave a firm nod in response to his initial words, before responding with, "Michiko! According to Shun, part of my name means 'wisdom' or 'intelligence'! I never knew that my name had any special meaning within it, either..." The female moogle might have been blushing, just then.

"You're welcome," Shun said with the soft smile intact.

Then, he nodded to the stranger's suggestion. He had no intention of picking a Job Class until after learning all the details of each one. He wanted to know the weaknesses as well as the strengths. It was a matter of finding one that worked best with the one he'd already been equipped with, "I suppose you could say I'm already in the process of picking one. It also seems I've been blessed with a rare Job Class. I've yet to meet anyone that shares it."

Michiko was quite the chatterbox, honestly. In just a day of being there, Shun had learned of the world's history...as well as some information regarding everyone that had been there for a month's time. Apparently he wasn't far behind the world's initial recent guests, too.

"It's nice to meet you, Gaara," he said, and then appeared to think for a moment, "You may call me Shun."

The world didn't seem to follow the same rules as home. They were all in the same boat, as far as being declared unwilling 'heroes of light'. Not to mention the last time he was called by his family name- His expression almost faltered, but he quickly latched on to the next thing coming out of Gaara's mouth. The ghost of a smirk graced his lips, "Your advice is appreciated. On the contrary, I was heading back prior to your falling out of the tree."

Then, the smirk molded into a sheepish smile. He wasn't remotely upset, after all. He quickly realized how his words could seem, so he immediately made an attempt at backpedaling, "I hadn't intended to travel out this far, originally...and got lost in the conversation with Michiko. Perhaps this is what people mean when they say that two people meeting was fated. In any case, would you like to accompany me? I'm sure it would be safer, having a healer at my side."

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Michiko. Gaara summoned a mental image of the characters, and then wondered if Shun spoke the same language as his original home world. Perhaps the written language was the same. In this world, everyone could understand each other, verbally. Only at the facility had there been times when the translations didn’t function properly, and people resorted to gestures and sign language… amongst various other techniques.

“A child of wisdom and beauty,” he quickly translated, not at all fazed by the sight of her blush, “I am certain you will uphold those traits.”

Karura would probably like to befriend her, he quietly speculated. They seemed to have a few traits in common. Ion, on the other hand, was much more quiet and demure. Gaara favored his company, simply because they were similar in some regards.

“Mmm. The majority of the residents seem to favor the Warrior class,” he deduced, after observing which classes the others had chosen. “Most fighters in general, prefer to specialize in offensive techniques.” Luke himself had expressed great disappointment in losing physical strength, after all. Despite the fact that no one else had chosen the Thief Job Class, to Gaara’s immediate knowledge.

“Likewise, Shun,” the redhead answered politely, keeping his tone intentionally light. He had a habit of falling back on his formality training, when it came to new or uncertain situations.

…That mention was quick to make Gaara lower his gaze, out of a mild sense of shame. He wasn’t normally so clumsy or careless, really. He had made a miscalculation, but that wouldn’t stop him from continuing to pursue his training. If anything, it proved that he needed to strengthen himself, both in physical force and agility. He wouldn’t be able to match Luke’s speed or reflexes, but he could… become less useless.

At Shun’s request, he lifted his head, expression seeming completely unaffected. He had no qualms with accompanying a new arrival on his journey. The White Mage possessed a few spells in his arsenal at present, with room to acquire more. “Very well. Where is your residence located?”

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"Oh! You must have the same language in your world, kupo! That's the same thing he said." But then...her cheeks puffed out just a tiny bit at his next words, and she was speaking while looking to the side and using a quieter tone, "K-kupo...That's really nice of you to say."

Nodding to his words, Shun's head tilted to the side, ever so slightly. Yes, he'd noticed that was a rather popular Job Class. Another thing he had noticed was that most White Mages were...female. Of course, he had no inclination to point that out. He didn't see it as an insult to Gaara, either -- it was more that he saw it as a casual observation. Shun hadn't grown up in a world where males and females were treated differently from one another. Everyone was...pretty much treated equally, aside from the fact that females could be expelled from school for getting pregnant.

"I know a few who would, upon coming here, appreciate having that class."

If Shun were to hear that Gaara found himself to be useless, he might be quick to point out the useful nature of those with healing abilities. Those with too much variety in skills wouldn't be able to dedicate their time to truly amplifying a single area of abilities. Shun turns in the direction of his home, lifting a finger to point towards it, "Thank you, Gaara. It's this way."

Perhaps not the exact same language, but he did recall people stating that it somewhat resembled a language called Japanese. If Shun was from the country Japan, he should be able to understand most of his native language.

How... endearing. Michiko exhibited signs of shyness, unlike Karura. Gaara felt a faint smile starting to tug at his lips. Despite that, he shook his head in disagreement. He wasn't nice. He was... simply trying to be encouraging. He had found out that most beings - humans or otherwise - responded better to positive reinforcement. Even if it wasn't an attribute he was personally accustomed to, he tried to adhere to what others considered to be suitable. After a moment of hesitation, he reached toward Michiko and gently patted her on the head with his open palm. Hopefully, that gesture was acceptable. He was... still learning a great deal about social interaction.

"From my original world as well," he muttered in agreement. There were never enough medical shinobi to go around, let alone to each individual team that needed one. Not all of them were as talented as Elder Chiyo or the Hokage, Tsunade, either.

Gaara inclined his head in a slight nod and began to walk in the indicated direction. The end of his staff touched the earth with each ensuing step. His pace was steady, as he still needed to walk off the lingering pain from the fall. He kept a curious eye on Michiko, silently observing her interaction with Shun. Having never owned a pet before, or even had experience with a summon animal, like his sister, he didn't always know what types of behaviors were appropriate.

All she knew was that there were people that spoke languages that had different names, but everything was translated into the language of this world. It was something Shun had looked into, not long after arriving, and then discovering the differences in people's names. Her human friend had been really thorough in his investigation of the place, so far. Of course that train of thought came to a stop as soon as she felt the pat to her head. After blinking a couple of times, she gave him a smile that was soon followed by a giggle.

That human really was a nice one, kupo...

As they began walking, Shun took a moment to look up at the sky, green eyes resting on the crescent in the sky. He was soon interrupted from thoughts as Michiko's voice broke through the silence. She had, apparently, decided that the current moment would be a good time, as any, to begin explaining a game called Triple Triad. After he was told the basics of the game, Shun expressed an interest in...possibly giving it a try. Turning to look at Gaara, he held a faint, curious expression.

"Have you given it a try?"

With that, the female moogle flitted over to Gaara, head tilted and smiling. Clearly, she was curious to know if he had. But also, if he had, what he thought about the game. Humans were fascinating, to her, and the redheaded one happened to be one of the more...interesting ones. There were a lot of humans that were easy to read, but her human friend and the one in front of her weren't. So, she had to watch their expressions extra closely.

That short pause before Michiko giggled, Gaara went still with uncertainty. Had he crossed an unspoken line, breached a boundary that he was unaware of? But then she smiled, and he felt some of the tension in his body easing out. He hadn't made a mistake this time, fortunately. Nevertheless, he withdrew his hand and continued to walk, as though he was unaffected by the gesture, one way or the other.

...She was certainly a talkative Moogle. Perhaps even more so than Karura.

He shook his head in response to the question regarding the popular card game. Luke had mentioned it to him before, along with a water-based sport called blitzball. Gaara didn't know how to swim in the first place. Back in Suna, he didn't have very much idle time to spend on frivolous activities. If anything, he would rather pick up a hobby similar to the one that he had been used to: cultivating cacti.

"Do you intend to play?" He asked Shun, a mild note of curiosity in his tone. When Michiko drew closer to him, he blinked at her with some confusion on his face. "What is it?"

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