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G-geez, it's freezing...

[In the afternoon, those in the plaza may find this poor unfortunate new feather trudging toward it as he makes his way there in only pants. Needless to say, he's freezing, and he just wants some actual clothes and warm food...! And to know what the heck is going on. He had already glanced at his journal a bit before, so he knows where he is at least, but he's still awfully confused. Not like he really had the chance to read the journal's guide in depth yet since he's just trying to find a place to stay indoors for now.

Either way, care to help this kiddo out?]

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[Later on, once he's all settled and knows what he needs to know, he creates his first journal entry in order to address a Very Important Question.]

Hello everyone. My name is Jude Mathis. I'm what you all call a "new feather," and I just arrived earlier today. I've already read most of the guide, so don't worry about filling me in on where I am and all. I do, however, have one particular question...

What do you all do with your wings in regards to clothing? It's kind of uncomfortable to keep them underneath it all, but it'd be a shame if I had to cut up my favorite clothes just to fit my wings through a hole... So does anyone have any suggestions? I figure it's either one or the other, but it's worth asking what you all do, at least.

And also, is there anyone here from Rieze Maxia? Milla? Alvin? [On one hand, he hopes he's not the only one, but on the other, he really wouldn't want them to be stuck here like he apparently is...]

Anyway, thanks.

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[It is. And as such, Jude's trying to walk fairly quickly as he follows Asbel. He'd hate to keep him out here for too long... or himself, even.

Man, it's cold.]

Really? Communicating through a book... Huh. How exactly does it work? It's not powered by Spirit Artes, is it?

[Because it really doesn't seem like it... He can't imagine what else would be powering it though. How odd.]

Spirit Artes? Are those like Cryas Artes? ...But I don't think so.

[Thankfully, the clothing shop is a short walk.]

[Hurrah! They're getting close to approaching the doorway for it, too.]

Well, that would depend on what Cryas Artes are, wouldn't it? [And he has definitely never heard of them, so...]

Well, Cryas Artes are... [It'll only take them another fifteen minutes to reach the door!]

They're Artes fueled by the energy contained within Cryas Stones.

["Only."

And er, well...] I've... never heard of Cryas Stones either, so that really doesn't tell me much. Spirit Artes aren't fueled by stones though.

I didn't think you would... But from what I hear... [And they're at the clothing shop!]

These journals are powered by "Shifts".

[bless u clothing shop of warmth]

Shifts? [Elaborate pls.]

Shifts are... Well, I guess they're kind of like the magic of this world.

So putting it that way, I guess they're sort of like Spirit Artes -- or in your case, Cryas Artes. Just under a different name.

[Maybe. The uses sound similarish in that sense, anyway.]

Mmmh. Yeah. [He nods.] Yeah, that's a good way to think about it.

That's pretty interesting, actually. Knowing that other worlds have essentially the same thing we do in Rieze Maxia.

[He should probably start looking for some clothes while they chat, actually... so he'll start glancing around and getting to that.]

Yeah, it's pretty interesting, honestly. I know some people here even come from worlds that have Apple Gels and Life Bottles in them like Ephinea does.

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Oh! Really? Rieze Maxia has those too, actually. Along with other types of Gels like Lemon, Pineapple, and Melange ones. I guess our worlds really are pretty similar. Does Luceti have them too?

[...The fuck is a Pineapple Gel.]

Sometimes, it does.

[were they not in graces idr]

Only sometimes? That's... going to take a bit to get used to.

They're available for use inside the Battle Dome, but... It's definitely strange to not see every store selling them.

Yeah, I can tell.

[Though on that note...]

Actually, what's the currency here? I don't have any Gald on me to pay for this... [Referring to the pile of clothing he now has in his arms.]

Actually, there isn't any. Everything is free.

[Welcome to Luceti, Jude...]

Free? Seriously? What's to stop someone from just taking everything in the store, then?

It's a pretty small village, so they wouldn't be able to get very far. And besides, everything just gets restocked here automatically anyway.

Huh... That must take a lot of trust, either way. [a beat] What about the workers? If everything is free, how do they get paid?

[Or is there literally... no currency...]

I don't think I've ever really even seen any employees here, actually... Aside from a couple people that take it upon themselves to organize everything.

So... Volunteering, basically?

...Yeah, that's a good way to put it. They're volunteering.

Well in that case, that's very generous for them to do that. Especially if they're not getting any compensation for it.

[...Though he really feels like they should get something at least. Ah well.]

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