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[warpstriking]

Well, that was an interesting letter to receive in the mail. Anyone else get one of these [He holds up that letter] or test them for prints ye-

[He starts to ask, before letting out a surprised "whoa!" and the muted sound of glass shattering followed by a rush of wind is carried through as the picture slightly distorts. It corrects itself just in time to see pale blue and white lights to his left as a pillow sails right where his head had been. He frowns at someone off-screen.]

Ivory, I said time out. [A moogle huffs in the background, but he sees that smirk. Why does he get the feeling she had been waiting for an excuse to throw small pillows at him for a while?] Anyway,

I can't believe someone went with the newspaper and magazine clipping cliche. It's such an old one.

[And then, privately to Takashi Shirogane.]

Hey, remember what I said on my birthday? You know, about yeeting swords?

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[saint_sami]

It’s gotta be those Moogles we ran into a few months ago. [She lets out a sigh.]

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[immortalmarshal]

...Moogles? What Moogles?

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[saint_sami]

Ah, there was a team of Moogles who called themselves the Heroes of Light. They were all color-coordinated, had Jobs like us, rode in large machines and were quite strong. They claimed they were protecting the PuPus we were looking for. It sounds silly, but they were really dangerous. I think they did mean to rid of us.

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[immortalmarshal]

So...they claim to be heroes, yet attacked the true heroes for just exploring somewhere?

[They still sound like one of those superhero shows he had to watch while babysitting certain friends' kids in the past...]

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[immortalmarshal]

[Hello, have a not!uncle who's rather annoyed about this...]

So old that it's almost childish in their incompetence. They should've studied up on how to properly intimidate people.

[warpstriking]

[That makes at least two of them.]

Yeah. [They really should have. It almost makes Ardyn's jibes seem menacing in comparison ayyyy] I'm thinking of using mine as kindling. You?

[immortalmarshal]

It's tempting, very tempting. It would make very nice starting material for the next fire.

But not until we figure out who's the idiot, or idiots, who made these first.

[warpstriking]

Never said right away, Marshal. [It's a couple months until winter, still.]

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[spaceforged]

I remember I take it you recovered a portion of your power through custom jobs?

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[warpstriking]

Almost all of it, yeah. Hence the pil- [Aaaand that's him phasing through another pillow.] Ivory!

You said to throw them when you least expect it, kupo~

Ramuh's beard... [He has Regrets] Anyway, still interested?

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[spaceforged]

[He tenses when sudden pillow at the screen. It falls down as he cracks a grin.]

Of course. I'd be glad to learn from you!

[He angles his slate slightly. Sitting on the counter is another letter. He opens it. Same newspaper clipped message.]

And I got one too. Likely all of us did. Which begs to question...who sent them.

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[warpstriking]

[A grin crosses his lips. Perfect. There's only a small handful of people he'd willingly share this Job with. Shiro's on the short list.]

S'only fair I pay you back, after all. [All that study help for his piloting license, that is. He looks at what Shiro's trying to show him and nods.]

No idea, but I agree with the Marshall. It's like a child did this.

[He looks at the flier attached to his own.] Easiest way to find out would be to check out the museum, and I have a tendency to spring the traps I'm challenged with.

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[desertbloomed]

[ Ashelia is out and about. It seems as though her moogle is holding the iMog slate in front of her at eye-level as she walks. ]

I did, indeed. Quite disturbing, indeed. There seems to be another group claiming the title of Heroes of Light?

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[warpstriking]

Some group of moogles with a magitek fascination. [He shrugs.] I was in the Gauntlet during the time some of the others ran into them. Apparently they were very insistent.

Though unlike that girl, I'm not sure it's the same group. It doesn't read like something those claiming to be heroes would do.

[Thieves, maybe.]

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[desertbloomed]

[ Ashelia stops walking. The camera keeps moving, though it comes back in closer after a few seconds. ]

A group of moogles? How many? Not...thirteen?

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[warpstriking]

[He crosses his arms, thinking on it for a moment. How many did his friend say there were...?]

Six, if I remember right. May want to ask someone who faced them to be sure.

...Does it have something to do with the name of the upcoming holiday?

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[regalblaze]

[Ignis had spent a long while studying the message before he answers Noct. The video feed shows him sitting in the kitchen, steaming coffee mug in front of him as his eyes scan the letter carefully.]

While not very creative, the message tells us one thing about the sender. Perhaps an older person with an old-fashioned sense of how the threats are made [he has some doubts about this...] or- it is a younger person that endorses this method.

[He pushes his glasses up-] Younger generations, including us, prefer using an electronic method of sending messages. How hard could it be to pinpoint a person who has unusual hobby?

[He could be wrong. Extremely WAY off the mark, but, it is something to start off?]

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[warpstriking]

[He... really should have seen the choice of coffee mug. He really, really should have. It distracts him for a couple seconds.]

To be fair, we all have unusual hobbies.

[Example: His and Prompto's collection of chocobo merch, Ignis' fascination with the weirdest mugs he can find. He could list a few more but he'd rather not earn the ire of anyone in their house that isn't prank-related at the moment.]

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[regalblaze]

And that is what sets us apart and makes us recognizable and different.

[He takes a sip of coffee and leans back in the chair. It looks like he's going through a list of people in his head that he could attach this hobby to.]

Is there anyone that comes to mind?

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[littlemhigan]

Aye, I did. An' if it's those bleedin' moogles from a few moons back, I'm like as not te pitch 'em into the ocean myself.

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[warpstriking]

If they are moogles in general, I'll help.

[Said while glaring at Ivory, who is threatening him with another pillow.]

[littlemhigan]

Ivory causin' trouble again?

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[neverbeamemory]

Calamity-marked; seems pretty much contradictory to what I've heard of our purpose here, so far?

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[warpstriking]

I take it you just arrived with this group? Someone usually shares her notes every time a new group arrives, but let me send you the latest update. It's two months old though, so there may be something new she's adding.

[He sends a document link, before adding:]

All mentions of the Calamity are under the Crystallis section of the notes. We don't know the full extent of the ties between that world and this one.

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[neverbeamemory]

Noted.

[At least he acknowledges he's received the message ok....]