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Game Update: May I 2377
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may i 2377
EPISODE 1: Flash Fashion? Couture Craze in Chalra City!
May 1 - May 9
Weather: Chalra City is enjoying a balmy and sunny late spring with some light rain here and there. The inland breeze from the nearby beaches brings a cool touch and the promise of summer, and flowering forsythia adds splashes of bright yellow to many parts of the city. The highs for the month average around 72°F/22°C, with lows around 50°F/10°C.
Recap: Episode 0: Nova Knights, Awaken!
At some point in the latter half of April, you awakened to your destiny as a Nova Knight, and last week, you and your fellow Nova Knights assembled for the first time. With Nautis's help, you're here to fight for a common cause — saving the Earth from the Abyss, the evil entity that destroyed your home planet in a past life. Whether or not you've revealed your true identity to any of your fellow Nova Knights, though...
Nautis has asked that you all lay low for a bit while she analyzes some data to try and pinpoint the enemy's next move. In the meantime, you can still keep an eye out for the occasional low-level monster terrorizing innocent bystanders, but maybe you're taking this opportunity just to let it all sink in. Maybe it doesn't even feel real yet, despite the big battle last week. After all, finding out that you have a special destiny because you're a reincarnated space alien can be a lot to take in.
BY DAYLIGHT
⭐︎ The new school year is underway at the Everwave Academy for Distinguished Youths, and after a month, students and faculty alike have settled back into the familiar school day rhythm. There's a new teacher in the art department, Shelly Lustre, whose highly critical approach has already made him a polarizing figure among students.
⭐︎ Chalra City is always changing with the times, and fashion is no exception! The new hot thing is in and it is Dan Flashes, a high-end boutique that recently opened in the downtown shopping district. Shoppers are turning out in droves to snatch up their latest pieces, especially their signature line of shirts with a variety of elaborate patterns despite the designer prices, which seem...to be based on how complicated the patterns are...? Huh?? Their items are, uh, pretty unique, but maybe the exclusivity is the main draw. Surely no one would actually buy these because they think they look it looks good, let alone wear them, right?
And yet the craze has taken hold of the city! Even if you can’t afford to shell out $800 for a shirt that looks like a screensaver threw up on an upholstered bus seat, you can still show your brand loyalty by wearing one of their signature pins. They’re practically giving them away, and it seems like just about everyone is wearing one these days. If you want to be in right now, Dan Flashes branded pins are all the rage in pop couture.
BY STARLIGHT
Hideout: Part of the Nova Knights package is the secret hideout beneath Lucky Stars Arcade, made of the remnants of a part of the Nashira that crash landed on Earth hundreds of years before Chalra City's founding. Right now all that's accessible is the console room that houses Nautis's core and the briefing room, which serves as a kind of lounge, but aside from shelves built into the walls, the only furniture there is an ancient table bolted to the floor, and anything that hasn't been recently touched is covered in a thick coat of dust. Who knows what you might find in there?
Still, if you want to just hang with your fellow Knights while in supernova (you know, in case you're concealing your identity), this is the place to be! All of the Nova Knights have been granted the power to warp themselves to the hideout while in supernova, but there's also the secret entrance behind the Bleat Fighter 3 cabinet that can be accessed by inputting a special button combo.
Intel: As Nautis mentioned in Episode 0, much of the data she needs to track the enemy's movements still needs to be decrypted from her databanks. She's getting some funky readings, and while she doesn't know exactly what they mean yet, it could be trouble...but soon she might have some information about those behind the arcade kerfuffle — the Harbingers of the Abyss!
Welcome to the grand opening for Stars of the Nashira! 🎊 Feel free to post your own logs, or you can use this as an open log for first half of the month. If you have any questions about the game update, you can drop them in the comment thread below.
1!
Neos was not necessarily one to treat things with overwhelming respect, but even she could feel the genuine history of the place. In fact, she'd been trying to look into the archives of Iacon University on her own time, seeing if she couldn't find records of when the Nashira crash-landed near Chalra City.
Surely it was a noteworthy event? If it was in one of the denser parts of the city, that meant that in the past it might have been a lesser urban area-- and that alone indicated that plenty of people would have seen it, if only to complain about the disaster relief?
Regardless, as she looked over microfiche of ancient journals and letters, she spared a glance to Nova Zenith. "Do you have a good idea of when she might have fallen, yet?"
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"All I know is that it would have occurred well before this area was populated, which aligns with the information Nautis was able to share. There are no known references to such an event, and while many ancient relics have been unearthed here, none of those sites revealed any debris that would match the Nashira."
He was well-versed on the history of the city, and neither any academic studies or information he had from Dr. Ryon shed any light on the mystery of the ship's crash landing.
"Without proper equipment it is impossible to determine an exact time frame; and that is assuming the material the ship is constructed from can even be analyzed with the same methods as objects originating from our own planet."
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She pauses and takes up the careful work, as well. "I... Even with the evidence in front of us, I find myself looking for other explanations, Zenith."
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The fact Nautis' insistence may be to blame as much as any-predetermined destiny went unsaid.
He was quiet for some time, pondering her last words. He himself had felt the same, initially, and he did not blame her for thinking that either.
"You are correct on the significance of this area in the past, but it was not densely populated until much later. That being said, the impact of the Nashira may have buried or damaged any structures or civilization that was here, and has yet to be unearthed. Is history of interest to you, Neos?"
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"But... I will admit, much of my passion was towards mathematics and martial arts, as you might have noticed already."
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"Based on the information Nautis provided, both of those skills will be needed."
Unfortunately, he could not help thinking.
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"The place I am from has a long history, one that was well documented in written records, and of those a notable number have survived the passage of time. It was that which led me to Chalra City, which has its own unique past."
It was his mentor who had directed him towards this new study, and that choice had opened many doors for him.
"It has become as much a home for me as where I grew up."
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How to explain that she's not sure how this place works? That she's worried it's a Potemkin village? A Potemkin world? That she wants to tear away its mask to see the horrors underneath, if only to know what kind of things she will suffer?
"I am a long way from home, myself. How did you adjust?"
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"I first came as a student, attending Iacon University. There I forged my strongest friendships, and was shown a way to make my place in the city. My advice would be to not shy away from the communities and support you already have."
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"Are you not enrolled in a school now?"
There was a note to his voice that gave the impression if she said no she would be given a stern lecture.
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