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[acatastoria]

[ there is a sudden sparking that emits from your magical watches and a hologram appears, showing a petit woman with dark hair. her eyes seem to hold a certain amount of mischief and light, and when she speaks, you listen. it's something about her; you are captivated by her presence, and you can't help but give her your attention. ]

Hello, hello, hello~! ♥

[ it's a trill of a voice, light and airy. ]

I know you've all just arrived~♥ but I wanted to introduce myself! To those who haven't met me, my name is Astoria! I know many of you are likely unhappy with being found here, and I understand. But the need is urgent, and dire, and I am in desperate need of your help, as is the universe in which we reside. There is much darkness, in this universe . . . plenty of worlds on the brink of collapse, or at the precipice of something great. It is my job -- our job -- to help where needed. Like superheroes, but a little less flashy!

[ she pauses. ]

No offense to the superheroes. -- but anyway! I want to let you know were we're going to go first.

[ she takes in a D E E P breath!! ]

There is a city, by the name of El Minha. It's beautiful, an oasis in the desert. There are many shops and stalls and the entire city is bustling, but El Minha is facing a difficult path. Transitions of power are hard, you know? And they have a new King, who is . . . probably nice, but the people there are suffering. Crime is at an all-time high, and King Kathashun can only do so much . . . if he's doing anything at all.

[ she brushes a loose piece of hair behind her ear, and astoria smiles a little. it is obvious, by now, that she's definitely bubbly and full of spirit, but she is deadly serious about her mission. ]

I truly believe that we have the ability to help those who need it most, and those people are in desperate need. So we're going to go there, explore, and talk to them! And maybe, just maybe, we can affect some good in this world, and change the tide for the better for these poor people.

[ she pauses. ]

So that's where we're going first! But before that, I'm here to greet you, to support you, and welcome you to my beautiful Temple. Please, please, please make yourselves at home! I'll be here if you have any questions. ♥

[ astoria pauses before lifting up a single finger, as if she's forgotten something important. ]

Oh, and please let me know if you find anything interesting or important or otherwise peculiar in the Temple! The Forest of the Fey is a magical place, and I'm keeping a careful eye on all of you explorers to make sure you don't get too lost, but my dear friends within the forest may like playing with you all, so be respectful of the wildlife! It may fight back. ♥

[ is she serious? the world may never know. ]

Comments

[acatastoria]

They're fairly little, but I think there might be lizard races with big lizards out back. Who knows?

[ there are definitely giant lizards you can ride on for money out back. ]

There are a lot of magicians lurking around, so I'm sure someone's blown up a tiny lizard into a big lizard to make money off of it. You have to get around the desert somehow, right?

[reeliable]

I guess that makes sense, that someone would have made a giant lizard to ride.... - [Magicians, magic being far more commonplace, Noctis actually has to pause and think on it a moment before speaking up again.]

Hey, sorry for abruptness but - magic isn't so much from one source there? Or at least, it's more common, for anyone to have it?

[acatastoria]

[ they aren't chocobos, but it is close. ]

Some people might be born with it, some people might learn it . . . I'm not sure, actually! I just know that it's there; I can sense it, when I listen.

Will you tell me when you return?

[reeliable]

[Hm, he did want to ask more about it, but if she isn't all that sure herself - well, it's the least he can do, being a previous magic user. Losing his own powers isn't all that great though.]

Yeah, I'll see what I can find out. I was - [how to put this] - mostly trying to uh... [why are words hard] it's just different, back home. [I'm the source of all magic there and it is tiring with only four people able to tap into it, how not-tiring is it to have a different source?]

[acatastoria]

Yes . . . your home is unique.

[ it's said with some amount of familiarity, but the way she squints, it's almost as if she's heard a rumor, but doesn't know the full story. ]

But I think you'll be fine, in El Minha, and maybe you'll learn more about magic there, if you find the right people. You never know.

[reeliable]

[If only he could understand squints better. Alas, he is not versed in squintology.]

I'll give it a shot, can't guarantee anything but. Yeah. [Finally, Noct gives this sort of smile.] Hey, is there any chance I can get a reference for what food we have here? Nothing really looks familiar, and I'm not an adventurous cook.

[He's absolutely fine with letting the jump to El Minha happen at this point, now the focus has to be on the here portion of this excursion. Like eating, because Ignis isn't here to cook, from what he's figured out.]

[acatastoria]

Well, it's good, whatever it is!

[ happily enough; food just appears in the temple, okay, but as astoria is not human, fuck if she knows what it is. ]

The meat comes from the forest, and we have a lot of fruit trees! None of it will kill you, or make you sick, I promise -- you'll just have to figure out what you like!

[reeliable]

I don't really want to get a mouthful of veggie if I can help it though.

[He believes her when she says it's food, it's edible, it's safe - but vegetables. There might be a mild attempt at sad eyes, because veggies are a hazard to his health really who wants a mouthful of celery? not him.]

[acatastoria]

You don't like vegetables?

[ noct u need 2 eat ur veggies ]

[reeliable]

Not really. Fruits are alright, because they're sweet.

[mom no]

[acatastoria]

Well, lucky for you, there are a plethora of fruit trees, but . . .

[ lord. ]

I really don't think that's a balanced diet.

[reeliable]

It's better than cup noodles every meal. I mean, I mix it up, it's not always ... junk food.

[That is a lie and he knows it the moment he says it and there's a hint of guilt in his expression - if Ignis didn't put food in front of him, he would eat crap all the time.

dont judge me :(]