Aboard the Invincible: Head of State Meeting

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[Come one, come all. It's time for what Regent Cid expects to be the final council meeting before Garland is defeated. A good thing the airship is so enormous, because there are a lot of people here, all picked up the day before.

He stands up at the head of the table to greet everyone. There isn't sitting room for everyone, but the room is big enough for his audience. The meeting has now begun...]


[ooc: Party-style tagging! Please don't establish a posting order - tag in as you please to keep the discussion moving.]

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Before/After the meeting

[tidesnpcs.livejournal.com]

[Everyone has time to mingle while aboard the Invincible, explore the airship, accidentally enter the wrong bedroom etc etc. All those threads can go here! Say whether the thread takes place before or after the meeting.]

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

[Before the meeting, Terra can be seen wandering around. She's curious to see who else has arrived and needs something to distract her from worrying about Celes' welfare.]

[petalwhirlwind.livejournal.com]

[Ursula isn't one for exploring much, not today. In fact, the princess is not very sociable at all. She can be found staring outward at the sky, her gaze pensive and a touch melancholy. It's not a usual state for her at all, but the revelations of the past few days have shaken her, a lot.]

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Rydia wanders all over the ship, both restless and eager to run into old friends. She's especially looking for Dagger, wanting to check in on her pregnant summoner friend, but will be happy to run into anyone else as well. The green-haired woman is in a good mood overall, and if she can make that contagious, she will.]

[knighted-lion.livejournal.com]

[As per usual, Squall's mostly doing his best stoic and silent routine, although he's wander the halls of the airship all the same.]

[lordofpotions.livejournal.com]

[ After the meeting, Larsa takes the opportunity to explore the Invincible. He's always been overly curious, after all. ]

[byhissidealways.livejournal.com]

[ There's a lot on Rosa's mind after the meeting. She'll be in one of the hallways looking outside and just thinking, a perfect target for anyone to drop by. ]

[crowned-jewel.livejournal.com]

[Garnet had excused herself quietly, and quickly, from the gathered assembly towards the end of the meeting. She didn't even wait for Zidane. Should anyone seek her out, she's very plainly troubled, walking slowly (perhaps aimlessly) down the halls, one hand perpetually on her belly.]

[pastglories.livejournal.com]

[Jecht's no stranger to big crowds. Comes hand in hand with being a blitzer.

But it's somewhat more awkward when half of these people you fought against, in a war. It was different over the phones, when it wasn't all at once... but with so many all in one place it was a different feeling. So, before the meeting starts, at least, Jecht mostly keeps to himself, arms folded, standing against a wall in the next room to where the meeting would be held, set to do basically what he came for: provide information.

Of course, if anyone wants to talk him, that's fair game.]

[epopt-trainee.livejournal.com]

[After the meeting, Leonora's slipped away from the group, to find a quiet place to herself. Most of these people are strangers to her, and while she understands why she's present, she doesn't feel as if she belongs at all. Instead, she's wringing her hands while trying to decide what she should do next.]

[for-cosmos.livejournal.com]

[Before the meeting, the Warrior is wandering the Invincible. For once, his thoughts aren't completely on the meeting to come- he has other things that might distract him. He's taking the time before the meeting begins to try and order his thoughts.]

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[Before the meeting, Yuffie's getting her bearings again. Airships are horrible...]

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Stuff learned from Matoya

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[First item on the agenda is Matoya, and the news that myrrh is the key to breaking the spell merging the worlds.]

Ahem. Greetings, everyone! Allow me to start with the news from the party I sent to speak to Matoya. They learned a lot.

As I understand it, the only way to break Garland's spell is to recreate Gaia's source of life, so that both Sky People and Gaians become natives of this world. I suppose you could say we're finishing Garland's spell off. But at least Gaia would become stable again - no more disappearances, no more towns randomly appearing.

To do that, we must go to the source of life itself at the Iifa Tree. The Guado call it the Farplane. I've also heard it called the Lifestream. If we gather enough myrrh and mix it into the Lifestream, that should do the trick. Basic chemistry: collect the ingredients, add to the pot and stir.

For those of you who met Matoya, have I summed it up correctly? And can anyone tell us more about this myrrh? I have to confess, I'd not heard much about it before.

[for-cosmos.livejournal.com]

[The warrior nods.]

That is indeed what she has told us. I must apologize, however, for I know as little of myrrh as you, Regent.

[lordofpotions.livejournal.com]

You must forgive me, I have yet to hear much of this myrrh. Can you tell me anything of it at all?

[lastsummoner.livejournal.com]

[Eiko may well be grounded for life after this, but she's quite had it with being left out of all the grown up talks. Once the meeting is good an underway and she's positive there's no way she can be sent home, she abandons her hiding spot and barges into the room.]

As the official representative of the summoner's tribe, I say we should just go give it to that old fart again. I can clobber him, no problem. Forget the dumb trees and beat him up.

[crowned-jewel.livejournal.com]

[Garnet turns and just... LOOKS. She cannot believe Eiko is here. Capable summoner of not, this isn't her place. she ignores it for the moment, fiddling with the crystal chalice she won at the auction, and brought along with her.]

I had witnessed a video of the Selkies, holding something like this, a pouring something into the base of the Iifa Tree. I believe that was Myrrh? But where they obtained it, or what it is, I can't be certain.

[tidesnpcs.livejournal.com]

[Cid privately facepalms at Eiko's appearance but there's nothing he can do about it now so he just chuckles and beckons her over.]

We will, Eiko! But there are other things that we have to do too.

[He looks at Garnet.]

Yes, I saw that too. It comes from myrrh trees, I'm told - they're very distinctive and they've been springing up all over Gaia almost as if for this very purpose.

Elemental Crystals

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[Next up for discussion are the elemental crystals and what to do with them.]

I think you've all heard by now that we've been searching for the four elemental crystals. They're supposed to point the way to the Chaos Shrine, which is Garland's lair. Well, finally we have them all. No, they're not here. They're being guarded carefully until we need to use them.

But now that we have them, we can make plans to find Garland. I believe that the crystals must be taken to the four elemental shrines and placed there just like the elemental mirrors that opened the way to the Shimmering Island. Once that's done, we'll see what happens. Of course, we'll need four parties to take the crystals to their respective locations - and then a group to go to the Chaos Shrine.

Suggestions? Is there anything else that must be done?

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

[Terra, solemn and silent for most of the meeting so far, glances over and responds almost immediately.]

I volunteer to go to the Chaos Shrine. I've been there before, and it seems fitting.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Rydia nods, thoughtful.]

The Water Shrine isn't that far from Alfitaria, relatively. I would be willing to travel there and see this through.

[petalwhirlwind.livejournal.com]

[Ursula sits up straighter at mention of the crystals, a determined expression forming.]

The Wind Shrine isn't far from Troia. I volunteer to accompany the Wind Crystal there.

Garland & Lufene

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[Finally, time to discuss tactics on defeating Garland and Lufene.]

Lufene got away again. I have a feeling that she might have run off to Garland and that should worry us. Enough is enough. They're difficult enough to defeat on their own; what if we have to fight them together?

Those of you who have fought either of them - would you care to offer your strategies?

[strays-pride.livejournal.com]

Garland, from my encounters with him, is not one given to leaving things to chance, so I doubt that there are very many 'angles' that he has not covered. He also has this particular fascination with the cycle of war and... souls.

I have not faced this Garland directly, but from my observations with Lufene, it is not likely he will be as casual with his genomes now as he had been.

I would rather that Kuja was here to speak of it.

Any Other Business

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Before we wrap up, is there anything else that anyone would like to discuss?