From One City to Another [Open post event info and start]

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Who: Everyone (guests and non-guests alike)
Where: Geartopia
Summary: Event in City start!
Warnings: Cowboys and Gears
EVENT INFO: Read about it here if you're a new comer!

The Mayoress keeps her word, and the Visitors are whisked away and changed into more suitable clothing for this world, free of charge. As they step down from the portal -- a stark contrast to the last time it was used, a giant man standing easily over eight feet tall and resembling a mammoth takes out a piece of string and measures everyone for their complimentary hat, vest, goggles and boots, as a small team works nearby to adjust the sizes of the materials they already have. It's rather interesting to see them at work, cutting with iron scissors - a spiderlady using her own silken string along with a robot aide to patch things up. Before long, you are given an outfit that's been tailor-fit for you.

Hopefully you aren't too arachnophobic, she's a nice old lady.

Once that's all done, the Mayoress speaks up.

"Come with us, please!"

Robotic horses and chariots draw them into the middle of the town, as a small map is given to everyone, but it's overly simple at best.

As they arrive in the town square, a look around reveals that the people here seem to be a mixture of humans, humanoid animals that have evolved, and robots. The feeling is very Old West, but with it all kept at a simple level despite the advance technology present. Compared to Hinoto-Ri and its lights, bright city and atmosphere, Geartopia feels like it falls on the opposite end of the spectrum. There's barely anything that would make you think of a modern city.

Which is why those that don't look like they belong stand out even more than you do.

Confused people from various worlds, not meant to have landed here... but currently with no way to go home, are stuck in Geartopia, violently torn from whatever they had been doing.

"We ain't sure what happened," she tells the Visitors, shaking her head. "But the past three days have been nothin' more than a giant mess! And they keep pilin' up. We need you to help us figure out what's happenin’!"

As they continue towards the town's center, she gives a bit more explanation: Once, long ago, Geartopia was built by aliens visiting the planet that granted intelligence to some native species. That includes her kind! The giant black obsidian monoliths humming precariously outside of town are an example of that. Normally the rocks only work when they need to contact other worlds. Three days ago, they started to glow, and that's when others began to appear here. People that had not been planned for. And they were still coming in, too...

The technology the elder aliens left them allows them to contact other planets during times of distress, but otherwise, there is nothing futuristic going on - the aliens wanted it this way and for the most part, the population respects this. Most of the area is dry and arid, with very tiny grass and shrubs growing over the hill, and, strangely enough, an area from town that is densely populated by forest.

They'll need your strange and powerful manpower in the upcoming days… just like twenty years ago, when the previous mayoress had called upon great heroes for aid.

[OOC Info about Geartopia:

- Saloon and bars of all sizes. Most are comically named with an object and a color. You can find all sorts of them across town. The shadier ones can be found at the far end of the west.

- There are hotels with gear-driven pianos playing wistful tunes as you drink hard liquor made from cactus juice, honey and barley. The honey wine is especially prized and costly.

- There is also a small carnival with a steampunk and old west fair, sugar and cactus fruit pies, whole animals roasted over open pits, musicians, and a single wooden coaster. It's not much, but the food is excellent.

- Be careful, however. The cactus fruit does cause stomach aches for most people not native to this world.

- There are farms around here, if you feel like having real food and doing honest work.

- The general store has steampunk items for sale, but most of them are much too expensive for the visitors at this point. You can try to barter.

- Oh, and news travels fast. Cause problems, and the rumors will travel to the mayoress fast enough.

- Start posts with Open or Closed depending on what you want to do!

RP VISITORS NOT FROM STRINGS: Here’s your own situation: Your character showed up here anytime from the 4th to the 16th and they have no idea why. They just popped out from their own place and popped in here. HAVE FUN!]

Comments

[dontcallmeerky]

He sighs. "I suppose you have a point, there. Depending on how big those caves are, we might want to get more people together if we plan to explore them, though."

Erk doesn't have a massive amount of experience with caves, but he's certainly read about systems of caverns that go on for miles and mazes of twisty little passages, all alike.

[ding_bots_are_done]

Agatha shrugs.

"I was already planning to have a look myself, as soon as I can get some supplies ready. I wouldn't mind some company though."

[dontcallmeerky]

"It strikes me as a very dangerous idea to try and explore a cave system alone. Even beyond not knowing how big it is, it would be easy to get lost, wouldn't it? I mean, unless it's all one big cave you can see the entrance from."

Erk knows nothing about spelunking, but he's pretty sure large, unknown areas are things you want someone to know you're in so they can go for help.

[ding_bots_are_done]

She looks a little embarrassed. Agatha really had intended to explore the potentially dangerous caves by herself. It does sound reckless now that she thinks about it.

"I guess I could ask around to see if anyone else is interested."

[dontcallmeerky]

Erk is actually a bit surprised. Evidently his luck at meeting people has changed, if he's somehow managed to run into someone who will have a bad idea but actually reconsider when it's pointed out. He still has a minor tendency to default to "everybody is Serra".

"Well, I'd be happy to help, at least. You're right that we really can't eliminate the caves."

[ding_bots_are_done]

If Agatha didn't know enough to listen to the advice of her friends, she'd have died a long time ago. She gives him a smile.

"I'd love to have you along."

She turns to look back in the direction of town.

"And if we check around town, there might be someone else interested in coming."

[dontcallmeerky]

"Right. The more people we have, the better." More eyes to see something amiss, more ears to hear if someone needs help, more feet to cover ground quickly.

"I suppose one of the taverns would probably be the best place to start." 'Saloon' isn't exactly in Erk's vernacular.

[ding_bots_are_done]

"Good idea! And if we go to the tavern we can talk to the locals too. Maybe find out a little more about what the caves are like."

Even rumors or legends might hold some facts in them.

[dontcallmeerky]

"Sounds like a plan. If we're lucky we might even find someone who's been in there." Someone had to have gotten close enough to see something, or else the reputation wouldn't be there to begin with.

Of course, Erk generally considers that he's very seldom that lucky, but there's a first time for everything.

[ding_bots_are_done]

"Well, no time like the present. Let's go."

{OOC: Do you want to try to get a couple of other characters and do a caves exploration log?}