INTRO ♚ FEBRUARY

[boardmaster]

WELCOME TO CAISSA

We’ve all had those dreams: you wake up on a table, to blurry, ominous images and the certainty that you are absolutely buck-naked in a room full of strangers. This is not quite it.

Instead, you come awake to the sun on your face. The soft burble of water nearby. The hustle and bustle of a busy street and the faint, fortifying smell of bread. You open your eyes and there’s no one there at your bedside, but there is what appears to be the end of the world happening just beyond your window.

There’s a crack in the world across the sky, the “sun” is the totally unnatural light spilling from that crack straight into your eyes, and someone’s left a neatly pressed and folded uniform at the foot of the bed that isn’t yours. Somewhere in the room, there’s a strange clatter like beads, the click of claws on the floor.

Something’s in here with you.

Also, you are naked.

ONE ♟ Settling In

Welcome to Blanc! You wake up on one of the beds inside the Hall of Glory. You might still be feeling a little light-headed, but sudden dimensional travel will do that to a body. You could have sworn visions of a fantastic world flashed before your eyes not long ago: monsters, magic, and a mission to save the world. You can't quite recall much beyond the basics, but could this be it?

Save your questions for later! The room nannies are quick to urge Heroes into their uniforms (with their beaks if necessary) and to point them to the pick-up locations for their Blanc-issued Weapons and Carriers. Hopefully, nobody but the pigeon’s watching you change. On the other hand, maybe you're the type to turn every roommate into a new friend before you even step foot outside the room.

As you make your way down the halls, you might notice strangely familiar faces around you. But don’t linger too long to chat—the people in charge of the armory and the menagerie have gone through many Heroes before you, and still have many more to go after you. NPCs need meal breaks, too! If you don’t make a decision in time, the random Weapons and/or Carriers they pick for you can be just a little odd.

And if you’re hungry? No matter how rich you were in your homeworld, you’re penniless now until you earn some colle. Thankfully, the Hall of Glory provides free meals to Heroes and those associated with them! Sunday’s breakfast and lunch are bananalicious and seafood pasta. A friendly visiting scholar may have a word of advice for you: “Beware the dining hall on Mondays.”

But you’ll barely have time for lunch before guards come and round you up. “For the parade,” is the only reason they’ll give you.

TWO ♟ Welcome Celebrations

Trumpets sound, cymbals clang and the crowd roars as the parade gets underway! What’s all the fuss about? Well, you Heroes were sent by the gods to save Blanc, right? Of course they’d celebrate! Smiling and waving at the citizens of Caissa from your uniquely crafted float might be a chore, but hey, they love you. Are you really going to let them down, or lose the spotlight to the fellow Heroes sharing your float?

The reception after the Prime Minister’s speech is like some kind of idol session, with Caissa citizens coming up to shake hands and welcome the Heroes warmly. Some are even asking for autographs!

There’s a lot of things to do in festive and lively Caissa, even late into the night under a light fall of snow. Sparrow Town is all lit up, ready for another festival next week.

While some shops are closed for the holiday, others have buffet tables or are giving out free samples to the Heroes. The food stalls here are way better than the bizarre cafeteria menu at the Hall of Glory! Why waste the opportunity to finally gorge on real food? The shop owners have done their best to impress, showing off their local cuisines proudly along the city streets: from the local hamburger joint to the exotic L'adderan curries, you'll find a little of everything to whet your palate. Your growling stomach will likely thank you for the food. … Oh, wait. That wasn’t you? You think the fish sandwich on your plate just sang? Nonsense. That just means you had a marvelous piece of fish bread. Please remember to visit them again sometime when you have the colle, okay?

Various stalls with games and activities have also been set up. Maybe you can impress the crowd by nailing an apple with an arrow or by sacrificing your friend(s) at the water tanks! An unusual Go-style stall offers something like fish scooping, but be careful: touching the fish with your bare hands will leave you feeling funny… Wow, you’ve never seen that color before! But whatever it takes to impress the children, right?

Said children might try and get you to dance in the falling snow. Better not mess up, though, because everyone in Caissa seems to be watching.

THREE ♟ The Day After

Hopefully, you didn’t sleep too late after yesterday’s celebrations! Or maybe you slept badly, since it felt like something was watching you…

The free breakfast that awaits you at the dining hall is… something special. Please enjoy it to your heart’s content! Remember: no food fights, and leave no leftovers! Nothing will save you from the chef’s disapproving mustache swirl if you do!

If you want to make money (to get away from Monday’s Horrors), there are now jobs up for taking at the Hall of Glory and the Poisoned Pawn! If there’s nothing to your taste, check back again every so often. Something new might pop up!

Heroes not in the mood to be errand-runners (it’s understandable, you’re Heroes after all!) can hang out in the parlor, read in the library, or express yourself in one of the Hall’s many studios or other rooms.

If lying back and taking it slow isn’t your thing, you could train or spar! Being summoned to a new world takes a toll on the body, and some Heroes have lost abilities familiar to them. Besides, it’ll take a while to get used to your weapons. Some of them might even be disobedient, backfiring at worst and unresponsive at best. Try not to hit your fellow Heroes (including yourself), or you’ll either have to find enough Heroes to cast weak healing spells or carry the wounded to the infirmary. While the snow has been cleared overnight, it’s still very cold!

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Comments

[1523]

[ Ichigo Hitofuri was a diligent man, so diligent that he didn't need to be waken up by others. Or at least that was what he always did when he was still in his world. This headache is unlike he have ever experienced, it's really painful and it waves off almost all his will to just rise from his bed. Even the nanny's pecks won't help him to rise from his bed. Please, five more minutes won't hu--

--HOLY SHIT WHAT WAS THAT SCREAM? WAS THERE A MAIDEN IN DIRE NEED OF HELP!? Ichigo immediately jumps off from his bed to see... A naked Slaine and Nico. ]

W-What is happening here? Why are you two-- [ He chokes on his words in disbelief. ] --Naked!?

[ Said while he's all buttnaked himself.

This sure goes full porno fast. ]

[troyhard]

[ He's left speechless when he realizes the other occupants are naked. Then he jumps up in fright when Nico starts screaming at him and calling him a... p-p-pervert?!?

Oh. Finally he sees his problem, too. ]

W-wait!! This is a misunderstanding--!! [ Hands that should be covering intimate parts are held up like he's surrendering?? HE'S NOT A DANGEROUS GUY. Except this gesture does nothing and a pillow comes sailing at his face.

He gets knocked back a little, but he takes the pillow and then finally, blocks his lower half from view. you don't want this pillow anymore Nico.

Slaine wants to try to calm her down, but her screeching has caused the third person in their room to finally stir. Ichigo, please save him. #Slaine did nothing wrong 2016. He wants to explain the situation, but the only thing that comes out of his mouth was: ]

Y-you're naked, too!!

[nicocissistic]

[ If Slaine thought even for a second he would be able to calm her down with his clumsy surrender, he's thoroughly mistaken. However it's Ichigo coming into the picture that sends her over the top. TWO NAKED MALE BODIES. Now she's really ruined for marriage. ]

EEEEEYAAAAHH! [ Another scream, but this time Nico shields both her eyes and her body with the blanket she has in hand, making a little cocoon for herself so that she may never have to face anyone ever again. The nanny seems to take this as her potentially trying to get more shut eye and flies over to peck at the blanket.

Luckily, Nico's strong.

Although muffled, she shouts out from under the covers in a fetal position. ]

What's wrong with you two?! Put some clothes on!!

[1523]

[ Ichigo barely realize of his current lack of clothing even after Slaine's statement, although Nico's outburst definitely brings him out of his trance slash surprise. Letting out a yelp that's somewhat... rather girly, Ichigo then quickly retreats back to grab his blanket to cover his most important part while enduring the nanny's annoying pecks. ]

A-Alright, you two! Please calm down! [ He honestly really wants to stop Nico from screaming, but lbr, he's in no state to do so hence- ] L-Let's find something to wear first? Then we can discuss about what happened?

[ It's certainly the wisest choice of movement in this situation. Especially when there're set of clothes somehow around their bed sheets respectively. ]

[troyhard]

[ Nice yell there, Ichi-nii. ]

Y-yes, of course...!!

[ Considering all of the craziness that's already happening, Slaine had completely forgotten about the neatly clothes that were still sitting on the edge of the bed. With the pillow still held closely, he just awkwardly side walks towards the uniform. Once he secures his uniform, he also takes the chance to grab the sheet and toss it over himself. This seems to be the only way to give himself some privacy to change, but the nanny bird mistakes this for Slaine trying to go back to bed.

It begins to vigorously peck him again. ]

O-ow! Ow! Stop!

[ It's already hard enough to change into the uniform under his sheets, having something attack him while doing so isn't making the process easier. By the time he pulls it off, he somehow looks a little worse off than before.

He just needs to straighten his uniform a little bit, but he can worry about that later. Slaine is wearing clothes now!!! No more screaming, right Nico? ]

I-is everyone dressed now?

[nicocissistic]

[ Nico says nothing for a while, safely tucked away in her blanket cocoon. She pays no attention to the boys and no attention to the nanny, and for a while there's no movement under her covers.

Then... when she feels safe, a hand slips outside her safe bubble and reaches for her uniform. As soon as she feels the fabric, her hand grips onto the uniform and reels it back in at lighting speed. Finally, clothes.

While getting dressed under the covers was a pain, and Nico half-considered telling them all to GET OUT until she was dressed, there's no word from her until she's done. ]

Okay. I'm also dressed, but Nico isn't getting out until everyone is as well!!! [ POINTS AT not!EYES POINTS TO ICHI-NII. ]