Group RP Luminous (The Actual Campaign Featuring Convoluted Magic)

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Kanaru nodded. "Lady Cira...in my world, I longed to be a musician and actress, even though my parents didn't believe it would be a 'useful' job. Is there a way to channel the Luminous into music and acting?

 

As the walls surrounding Yangto began to peek over the horizon, Ando realized just how close he was to the capital city. He knew he'd end up there eventually - "All roads lead to Yangto," one of the traders he'd traveled with liked to say - but he hadn't expected to get there so soon. He wondered what awaited him there, and how long he'd be able to stay before needing to move on.

Those thoughts were interrupted by questions from the group and answers from Cira and Travolto. The talk of Luminous in particular caught his attention. Until moments ago, he'd only heard of the magic and its casters in stories. "Can anyone affiliated with the Guild get one of these 'Luminous'?" he wondered aloud.

 

Robin's eyes piqued with interest as the short woman explained the kind of surroundings he had wound up in. From the guild to Luminous. Then there was Elio's take on explaining Luminous. From what he gathered, it reminded him of his past outings in the Halidom where he could use magic abilities of his own, although he could never apply such abilities outside the Halidom. Was this Luminous supposed to be present everywhere? As well, he was curious what colour his own would be.

The sight of Yangto did bring him some relief. Finally, civilization, Robin thought. He elected to comment any further and instead listened in on the conversations of his companions. The fact that they all appeared together in relative proximity made Robin wonder if that was a coincidence. Plus, Naga did send him here to help with something, right? That said, from the way Kanaru spoke, she must come from a modern society if acting was a profession.

His eyes went to look for where the guild was based.

 

Since Elio's own explanation was very very basic, it sure was nice to have someone explain more in detail. in this case, it was Travolto on Cira's order, though Jared's attitude on that gave Elio quite a giggle.

"I believe so, yes," the young villager chirped at Ando's question (seemingly) directed to no one in particular. "As far as I've seen, a lot of them focus on one thing or two for their Luminous. Haven't seen the 'jack-of-all-trades' ones yet." I mean, even if there were some, Elio probably wouldn't have seen the "jack-of-all-trades" casters yet during his one-week internship, right?

And then Kanaru's question reminded Elio of that one bard-- er, minstrel he'd seen doing some kind of performance at the city square several days ago. "I think some bards do sing, yes, but dunno if they even sing their magic or what," the boy just shrugged in doubt.

 

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Kanaru nodded to show she understood what Cira had said. She was likely going to have to throw all her RPG knowledge out the window. But still, a musician and actress that cast magic sounded very appealing. Guess if there are other schools of magic that could result in a bow-wielding musician and actress, I will probably learn about it once we reach the guild.

 

Wakeng simply nodded along. "This really is an isekai, huh," he remarked offhandedly.

 

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So many sights, sounds, and colors everywhere...

If Kanaru didn't know she was in another world, she could've sworn she was at Tokyo Disneyland, or some other theme park. This place may not be Tokyo Disneyland, but it sure feels like it!

(what Kanaru is imagining the ambiance to be like)

 

Ando didn't have an answer to Cira's question. Joining the Guild wasn't an option he'd ever considered. He could start a new life in a new, wondrous city of magic. Maybe, just maybe, he could feel safe for more than a month or two at a time.

He marveled at the sights as they entered Yangto proper. Ando had never seen red buildings before - not red like this, at least. He guessed it would take days - no, weeks - to fully explore the city, and that prospect made him smile. "I assume we're heading there?" he asked Cira, pointing towards the tall building in the distance.

 

When the party arrived at the gates of Yangto, Robin was left to marvel at the city's surroundings. On one hand, he was comforted that he was in civilization, which was certainly more comfortable here than out in the forest. If he wasn't mistaken, these were the kinds of buildings that reminded him of the olden days of Byakuya-shi. He observed his surroundings: the businesses, the food, and even the clothes. If he had more time, he would have liked to have walked around the city. But even the circumstance he was in, Robin supposed he could wait.

Then he silently followed Cira into the tallest building in the city ("Oh Naga. Did you really have to kick open the door?" Robin whispered to himself). Jinguang headquarters, was it? Now that Robin had a better look at the locals' clothes, he suddenly felt that his school clothes were kind of out of place here. Well, he supposed that problem could wait until anyone asked. He saw guild members reviewing boards with notices on them. Now this really seemed like a serious place of business.

With Cira apparently waiting for someone, he took up her offer. "Is there anywhere in this hall where we can rest?"

 

Judging from Cira's and Kanaru's talks about magic, music, and acting, the words "bard" and "minstrel" must've been interchangeable in the latter's home world and that's definitely not the case here in Juayang. It seems like Kanaru wanted to be a magical minstrel but somehow had it mixed up with a school of magic -- in this case, the Bard one. Sure, Elio had already seen one before, though he was quite sure that minstrel had already worked on the kinks and other whatnots beforehand.

As if the smile Elio got from witnessing his teammates' banter wasn't enough, it only got wider at the somewhat familiar red buildings in the city of Yangto. "Somewhat" because this was like, what, his second week there? That, and Jared's triumphant yell didn't help either. "Quite a big city, aight," the local whitehead mused. "So try not to get lost, okay?" he advised to the foreigners, never mind that he often got lost while navigating through the city himself.

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And finally, the party arrived at the Guild before they knew it. With Cira apparently waiting for someone, Elio turned to the foreigners and asked, "Well? Howzit?"

 

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(Kanaru is viewing the city through somewhat rose colored glasses--she knows this is a living breathing city, complete with its own issues, but so many new sights and sounds makes it feel like a theme park in her eyes)

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"Wow..." was all Kanaru could say. "It's a beautiful city...."

 

"Very traditional," Wakeng remarked, looking at the quaint but busy streets and classical East Asian houses not too different from that time he went to Beijing for a school trip. In fact, the man noted some familiar cuisine such as dimsum and noodles. Disregarding the various balls of light floating around and everyone docked in early 20th century clothing, it almost felt like they were walking through a normal city street. "On another note, how much is the street food?"

 

"It's... certainly a lot to take in," Ando answered Elio. He loitered around the main hall, trying his best not to stare too long at all the magical phenomena around him. It would definitely take some time for the culture shock to wear off.

He used this spare time to really consider Cira's question: Did he want to join the Guild? It was quite the tempting offer, but he had no experience with magic whatsoever. Would he be any good at it? Where would he even begin?

 

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Kanaru did her best to look respectful, but she secretly couldn't help chuckling a little. If I'm not in an RPG, I'm inside every fantasy anime I've ever watched!

 

"That's good," Wakeng replied, though still pondering as he didn't know what these people's definition of 'cheap' was. Tuning in to the other conversation happening, the man was quite surprised at the suggestion posed by the midget girl. That had to violate some rules of whatever this institution was, right? "Is that even legal?" Wakeng inquired, tilting his head.