Magical Mystery Tour [Open]

[starlightace]

If she were to create an entire new department, Nanoha reasoned that they would need a place to meet, to gather, train and to work ... whatever it was that they would be working on. As the Science Department had their laboratories and the Medical Department their medical bay, the girl had been busy searching the ship and the City for a place that felt... spiritual. Nanoha supposed that she could have chosen anywhere and they would have been able to make do, but perhaps the other volunteers would need someplace more conductive to the study and working of magical and mystical arts.

The ziggurat off to the side of the City caught her eye as she soared past it, for it seemed oddly like something she'd seen in the Sensoriums, back when she'd met Luke Skywalker. As she neared it, Nanoha realized it felt the same, too - there was a little tingle in her spine that wasn't quite any magic she was aware of, but it... felt almost familiar, and warm.

She touched down, the wings fading from her heels as she walked toward the structure, a smile appearing on her face. This place... it felt almost perfect.

"Hello! Is anyone here?" She called out - if it were occupied, of course, she'd look somewhere else.

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[dyu-uv-rikku.livejournal.com]

Rikku was lost. Hopelessly so. It wasn't too unusual, the Al Bhed having a poor sense of direction to begin with, and being in a new place didn't help. So when she heard a familiar voice calling out, she jogged towards it. Upon seeing who it was, Rikku blinked in surprise. "Hey!" she called to Nanoha, trying to catch up to her, "Wait up!"

At least it was someone she knew, and who could probably take her back later.

[starlightace]

Nanoha turned around at the voice, finding the blonde girl she'd met at the meet-and-greet - one of the new arrivals. "Ah... Rikku, right?" She smiled. "Were you exploring?"

[dyu-uv-rikku.livejournal.com]

Rikku scratched her head. "Well, not exactly," she admitted with a small chuckle, "I'm sort of... lost." She shrugged innocently. "I'm not good with new places, I guess."

[starlightace]

"Lost?" Nanoha frowned. "I'm sorry - where were you trying to go? I can probably give you directions, or take you there myself."

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Alessa had made it her private mission to look around for places out of the ordinary, if only to learn more about them. She was still looking for a place to make Silent Hill, but so far the common places on the ship were unsuitable. She was still eyeing places though, and was sure she would find a place soon. As it turned out, the Jedi Temple was a place taht had made her head turn: she, like many of the magical users on the ship, felt a pull here, and so she lingered, running her hands over the architecture and observed the openings around the place.

When she heard the calling, she looked up and saw a familiar face.

"Hello Nanoha. What brings you here?"

[starlightace]

Nanoha smiled warmly at the girl, and for a moment wondered if she, too, felt a draw to the ziggurat. "Hello Alessa! I've been looking for a place where a magic-focused department would be able to set up shop, actually. Somewhere that feels... mystical, you know?"

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"Yes, it certainly does feel that way," Alessa replied although she definitely wouldn't have used the term mystical. It wasn't really a word she was familiar with. Still, there was certainly something different here, in this place.

"What is the purpose of this sanctum?"

[starlightace]

Nanoha looked around, studying the walls. "I'm actually not sure," she admitted after a few moments. "It feels like a temple, though."

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Alessa looked around, noticing that there were other people starting to come.

"Perhaps they know. It's certainly some place of study, that much is true."

[ladyofthesands.livejournal.com]

Arha sat at the dead center of the temple, meditating, when she first felt a tangle of presence and then heard someone call out. Her eyes snapped open and she moved to her feet. This had always been one of her favorite places to meditate and the calm ease of the Force seemed to be particularly pleasant here.

She moved silently down the steps and waved at the young woman.

"I am here," she said, flashing a smile.

[starlightace]

Nanoha had been looking around, exploring the halls when... it wasn't as if she heard footsteps, but she felt something shift in the tingle of this place, and turned around to see another woman with strange wholly-blue eyes close to her - apparently moving so silent Nanoha hadn't even heard her. Still, there wasn't any reason to be threatened by her, so she just returned it.

"So you are," she chuckled. "I don't think we've met, have we? I'm Nanoha."

[ladyofthesands.livejournal.com]

"I am Arha Masaari, Jed-Eye Paddyone to Obi-Wan Kenobi," she said with a nod, "and I am pleased to meet you. This is a good quiet place to be. Have you, too, come to meditate?" Her glance was curious but warm, too. "Such a place as this is often most pleasant for meditation."

[starlightace]

"Jed-Eye?" Nanoha paused, remembering the conversation she'd had with Luke back in the Sensorium. "Do you mean like Luke Skywalker?"

After a pause, she shook her head. "Actually, I'm not here to meditate - at least, not now. I'm looking for a good spiritual spot where a Magical Department could meet, like the Science team has their Science lab. I can see why it'd be really nice to meditate here, though!"

[hero-sting.livejournal.com]

While Chris never entered the city portion of the ship let alone this part of it, Chris decided to explore certain areas of the city to check some things out. Just in case. Spying a girl around his age, he gave a slight wave.

"Hi, there."

[starlightace]

Nanoha saw movement out of the corner of her eye and turned to see a young man waving at her. She returned it energetically, grinning at him. "Hey! Are you exploring the city, too?"

[hero-sting.livejournal.com]

Chris tried unsuccessfully to chuckle at Nanaho's energetic demeanor. "Pretty much. I've never actually been in the city portion of Stacy so I thought I'd check it out. I'm Chris Ramirez. You?"

[starlightace]

Oh, don't worry, Chris, there'd be more where that came from. "There's certainly no shortage of things to explore. I'm Nanoha - it's nice to meet you!"

[thunder-ace.livejournal.com]

Fate had been wandering around the City for a while now. She wasn't really searching for anything specific... just looking. Despite being sent on missions to many different kinds of planets, most of it looked so new to her. Well, that just goes to show how massive the universes can be.

She was not far from the ziggurat when she heard a familiar voice call out, and turned in that direction. "Nanoha?"

[starlightace]

Nanoha spun around at the familiar voice - and her face brightened immeasurably. "Oh, Fate-chan!" She waved, flying the short distance between the two of them and landing with a teasing expression on her face that Fate probably knew very well.

"If you wanted a tour, you should have just asked for one."

[thunder-ace.livejournal.com]

Fate laughed a little as Nanoha flew over to her. It seemed her friend was taking advantage of the lack of laws restricting flight, like those on Mid-Childa. Not that Fate was complaining, of course! She loved watching(and joining) Nanoha as she flew.

Shaking her head a little to clear her thoughts, she did her best to ignore that familiar teasing expression. "I didn't want to bother you. You had something planned for today, right?"

[starlightace]

"I was just looking for a place for the Magical Department to meet. You know, a home base!"

And then, hi Fate, have a very tight hug. Nanoha isn't going to get tired of hugging you any time soon.

"You know I'm never too busy to make time for you."

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

Matt was there, sitting on a rock and playing his guitar. He was working on a slightly dark piece as he strummed. It wasn't Will to Love but rather a darker piece he came up with when he was thinking of what he had to hide.

"Didn't know I couldn't fly / Didn't want to step off the ground..."

Adjusting his guitar, he added, "The Demon in Me... hmm..."

[starlightace]

The music was certainly enough to catch her attention.

"Is that the song you were telling me about?"

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

Matt looked up and smiled at her. "This? Naw, it's something else I cooked up. The one I'm working on refining is The Will To Love. This one's called The Demon In Me which sort of reflected my mood when thinking about all the things I hid."

[starlightace]

"Ah... I can see how that'd inspire a song or two, yeah."