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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!]

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The first thing that you'll notice in town square is a large metal statue made of of hundreds of figures in battle poses. Some of them may even look familiar. These are members of the crew of Transmigration Nine that saved Geartopia twenty years ago.

IN HONOR OF THE GREATEST HEROES

Looks like the Visitors have big shoes to fill. Along with a stone platform where the mayoress gives speeches, the corridor on both side of the town's square is empty with 4 obsidian pillars, two to the far west and two to the far east. Two of them are barely standing and have been broken.

The carnival is currently situated to the south.

At nighttime, you can catch glowing fireflies in the air. They tend to latch on to people's hair. And for those from Hinoto-Ri, the 13th hour is mercifully absent.

Popped out of one place and into another? That's his daily life.

There was one factor, though, that came across as odd to him. This place did seem...more involved than the usual demiplane or sealed space he often found himself in. Like there was more substance to it. Something in the air, perhaps; he could feel it. On the one hand, it could still be true that his senses were misfiring and giving him incorrect information, but if not...well, then this could promise to be an interesting day.

So, for all appearances, what you've got here is an ordinary (and possibly teenagerish) shirt-and-jeans human being, strolling leasurely about the desert town with his hands in his pockets like this whole situation's nothing at all.

(( OOCness: sorry to the modfolk about posting in the wrong place before. Got kinda confused back there. ='D ))

Edited (forgot to add the subject--) 2013-10-06 02:57 (UTC)

After her initial confusion, Amane immediately set out to gather information and observe the people in this strange city. She already knew she was no longer in Tokyo, by the very fact there's no lockdown, demons prowling the streets or how the city looked different from the wrecked state the lockdown caused.

Some people may find themselves being approached by a teenage girl in the most unusual outfit, asking for a moment of their time to answer her questions.

Edited 2013-10-06 03:01 (UTC)

[Agatha can be found in several places on that first day in Geartopia.

Her first order of business is to examine the monoliths that seem to be the source of all this trouble. Unfortunately, the locals would probably not like her doing any in depth study of something that was clearly so important to them. Especially considering that she might damage them. And cursory examination yields nothing.

Next thing to do is explore the town. She doesn't know how long she's going to be here, so she needs to find a place to stay. And a way to earn enough money to stay there. Luckily she has a skill set that should be in high demand in a place like this. So she can be found at the local blacksmith's, and the machine shop, asking if they could use an extra pair of hands for a while.

And later on, with all that taken care of, she can be found at one of the taverns. Having a cup of tea and asking around about any other strange occurrences that might have set off this unusual chain of events. ]

[Fattycakes is perched on a table by the carnival, happily munching away on a fruit pie. Investigate the puffball?]

Om nom nom~ Mmm, this is nummy! Maybe I should get another one.

[Sasha, as expected, jumped at the opportunity to investigate another world. Right now, she's staring at the statue, sketching it out and taking notes.]

I wonder who these heroes are...

[Now, here's a thing. Unlike skullman up there? This lad is very lost and almost certainly more than a little distressed. He would've been in a complete panic if this'd happened back when he was still new to this phenomenon.]

[Now he's in somewhere like the Old West with all kinds of different people walking around -- and, naturally, there's no explanation in sight. Len hasn't even managed the courage to ask anyone about his current situation.]

[The best thing to do, then, is head somewhere public...maybe one of the watering holes or something, whatever they're called here. Maybe someone in an official position knows.]

[Although, honestly, a stranger with a friendly enough demeanor will also suffice.]

[Germany had come along because he felt that, as one of Hinoto-Ri's first Visitors, he had a sort of obligation to keep up with everything big that went on in the city. Nothing seemed to be wrong initially, so he made his way to one of the saloons for a drink.]

Hmm. Beer's not bad. I've had better, though.

[There's a robot lady with long, braided red hair simply standing around in the town square, looking thoroughly displeased. Her arms are folded, and she's mumbling to herself.]

Tch... how did I even get here...? Come on, I need to get home... those stupid Kalcion could attack at any minute...

A dark-haired man, dressed almost head to toe in black body armor, looked up a statue that looked marginally like himself. In one hand it held a weapon very much like the sidearm currently holstered to his side. In the other, as if offered up to the sky, was a disembodied robot arm.

Perched magnificently on his shoulder, wings spread, was a statuesque metal parrot.

"How did they roll these things out so fast?" Zouichi asked, frowning rather critically at his own likeness. It clearly didn't look anything like him. Why, he hadn't even gotten to keep that robot arm! But they had done an excellent job capturing Alan. Very lifelike.

Edited 2013-10-06 03:27 (UTC)

[The transition from here to there jolted Minato out of his nap. He had no idea where he was, but it could be quickly concluded that this wasn't Mayfield. If anything, it could be a stunt by several people who wanted to take full advantage of their power in Newfield. Monoliths, saloons, hotels, and a carnival...maybe someone was bored and wanted to create their own "event", for nostalgia's sake.

At least there seems to be no real danger yet. So he'll wander around the area trying to find someone familiar. He will stop by the carnival eventually. But for now he's trying to get his bearings straight, and will be asking around for information.]

Edited 2013-10-06 03:31 (UTC)

[A small silver-haired boy is cautiously inching around the carnival, ducking behind stalls that are taller than him to avoid getting caught. The last thing he wants is to be taken back to the orphanage before he gets to see everything. He's amazed by all the sights, and wants nothing more than to share them with his sister and his best friend.

But where are they? Maybe he lost them... He'll look for them first, and then they can all play together!]

Miki? Shinji? Where'd you guys go...

Edited 2013-10-06 03:46 (UTC)

[There's a quiet rustling heard from behind - if Sasha turns to look, she'll see a cloaked man carrying a drill-tipped staff. He moves close until he's standing beside her. He smirks, then points his staff in the direction of the statue.]

Legend has it that these folks saved reality as we know it.

After landing face-first on the barren soil of a new planet, Billy was taking his time investigating a very suspicious phenomenon. Trapped alone in a new place again, he'd felt fear---but not everything here was unknown to him, as he soon discovered. He'd set off to start asking questions about this town, but he'd been stopped in his tracks by a series of likenesses. Not just any likenesses, but familiar ones. These weren't just any ancient heroes, they were:

Allenby. Jamie. Kaylee. Kang. And many more.

Friends from many worlds who were all gathered in one place once, the same as him. These statues were a sign that his past had crossed paths with this place once, but how?

His investigation was helped along by a familiar face appearing around the corner---a name that hadn't been on the forefront of his mind, but he remembered. Zouichi.

Billy blinked once, twice, then shook his head.

"You're here too? Well...obviously you are, that's a silly question. But have you seen anyone else?"

[It was warmer than he expected it to be. But he wasn't entirely sure what he should have expected after apparently entering another world. After dealing with phenomena like a hidden hour filled with blood and a green-hued sky and a whale that shed feathers, Akihiko wanted to believe that nothing could faze him anymore.

Not that his belief meant much in the face of a complicated world. Or a complicated other world, for that matter.

He tilted his head and looked at the fireflies around, a gloved hand darting out to catch one. As he focused intently on trying to see if the insect indeed looked like a normal firefly from back home, he failed to notice other fireflies descending to alight on his silvery hair.]

A hooded figure nearby raises his head to give Zouichi and Billy both a quick look, and once he confirms just who he's seeing, he lowers his head again. He takes a few steps toward the pair, then chuckles.

"Took a fair amount of time, actually... If anything, the people on this world are diligent." He pauses, then shoves his hood back. "It's been a long time."

And Billy had hoped he'd finally been returned to a somewhat stable way of life. It had been at least a year since his last fling in the multiverse, and surely that had been a safe amount of time to return to his modest dreams of becoming one of Earth's top engineers, right?

Apparently not.

He found himself plagued by teleportation-inspired nausea for the first time in quite a while, tumbling out into a desert world while dressed entirely inappropriately. No, his mechanic's coveralls certainly did not work for the desert, and he soon tied the top part around his waist and pushed his goggles atop his head.

He'd meant to ask the first person he saw for answers, but this first encounter was with something entirely different: likenesses of people who happened to be close friends from his former adventure.

After receiving the explanation for that curious phenomenon, Billy settled into one of the nicer looking bars. Not his natural habitat, but he'd learned that it was a fairly good place to pick up further information. Perhaps he'd encounter some of the newest batch of visitors to this world.

"Salutations," he'd say, with just a tinge of self-awareness.

Zouichi had been about to answer Billy's question before the hooded stranger arrived.

He stared at Simon for a moment. Then a moment longer. And then:

"Simon? Is that you? ...What happened to your face?" Because through humans like Simon did age markedly quicker than Zouichi did, he was pretty sure this was a little too fast. Even factoring in growth spurts.

"Simon? What?"

Billy leans in to take a closer look. He's finally switched to contact lenses by now, so his wide eyes look perhaps a little less wide than they used to.

"I suppose that answers the question. There is in fact at least one more of us," he chuckles.

[There's a young man around here who does look enough like a wanderer. Every so often he'll pull out a cell phone, but every time the same thing appears:]

...Still nothing. What happened?

...Ledah, where are you...

[You may also notice the thing on his back, which... okay, it's really hard to tell what it is, other than the lovechild of a sword and a lightning bolt.

Anyone that can detect Personas can tell that he has one.]

Edited 2013-10-06 04:02 (UTC)

"You've got a bug on you," Atom said helpfully, figuring that Akihiko would want to be notified of the insect-load statistics of his hair. "Right here. Actually, they seem to like you a lot!"

Atom had somehow managed to procure a jar, in which several fireflies were now safely ensconced. Little holes had been poked into the top, just in case.

"Master, I'm unable to obtain any data on our current location."

He had to press the button. Again and again and again.

But no worries, right? This has to be Tokyo...in some way, shape, or form. Demons seem to be few here, and those he sees -- humanoid animal people mistaken -- are very tame.

Surely the Unclean Ones here would be approachable and provide some direction.

"Excuse me...?"

Edited 2013-10-06 04:09 (UTC)

For a moment, the older man just smirks, then nods. Zouichi's question gets a shrug and a head-tilt from side to side. "Little bit of aging, little bit of power side-effects. Like I said, been a long time. What brings you two back here?"

"Huh?" Akihiko looked up at the voice, cupping his hand a little bit around the lone firefly sitting on his palm. He blinked at the boy in confusion, taking a moment to process his question. "My hair?"

He released the firefly to bring his hand up and run it through his short hair, a little startled to see a few flitting away from his hand as he brought it back down. "...That's definitely a little different."

This should have been a very serious thing.

Instead what would next follow would be the sounds of space cracking open before them, the relative peace of someone screaming as she had been sitting down in one overlord's castle back in the ship. Crash landing right in the sand right in front of all of them, even her ranger instincts failed her and she was comically stuck in, hair and all.

"W-w-what the hell just happened?!"

Oh god there was sand everywhere.

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