The Search for the Newcomers, November 2012 Edition.

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Who: Open to Everyone, but only Newly Accepted Characters can start threads.
Where: All around the city, anywhere from the 5th to the 20th.
Summary: Newcomers arrive and by now the Government is more ready and sends everyone out to go people hunting.
Warnings: ARRIVALS. Also assume the first thread is the ones who tell you about the city, and the other tags for the character can be talking with others in the city and learning more about it.

[FOR THOSE IN THE CITY:]
They were getting much better at this, it was for certain.

The COMPS had been upgraded with a new program, HORUS which allowed them to spot abnormalities; if something or someone showed up suddenly in a city that was constantly scanned, then there was a high probability it was a newcomer. There was also a sort of left energy from the travel; the Wise Men called it leftover Magatama Residue, where the magical energy used to pull them to this world and keep the String intact was still faintly present around them. It wouldn't last more than a few minutes, however, and due to the fact they could appear in most parts of the city, it made finding the newcomers was both easy yet frustratingly difficult. As the blips appear on your radar function, they were nice enough to calculate for you the best transport and destination routes to take to get there.

Now it was just left up to chance and make sure you got there fast enough that you were still able to find them relatively easily. For the most part, the fact they stuck out would most certainly help...

[FOR THOSE WHO JUST ARRIVED:]
You're not in your homeworld anymore. That much is evident. So how do you feel? Happy? Sad? Troubled? A little of all three? No matter what, the memories of a butterfly man named Philemon are fading like a dream; you'll remember the details, but perhaps not everything he has said.

There is one word that stays with you, however.

Persona.

So...here to save the city, huh? First you'll need to find out more information. And who knows, maybe a familiar face or two...

[OOC: As stated above, only new characters can start a thread, but feel free to jump in any of them. characters arrive with their clothing and whatever items they had on them the moment they were taken; the remaining items will be later found in their apartments.]

Comments

Did someone say help?

[quakega]

Well, that's a voice Terra hasn't heard in about a month, and given the request for aid, the Keybearer can't help but run over from his location towards the source of the shout. What's baffling, for him, is that the closer he gets, the more he's feeling an odd pull on his heart.

If he didn't know any better, he'd almost think that it's as if he's in two places at once. But that can't be right.

He's in for a surprise when he cuts his way through the crowd and into view. "What's going on? Who needs--"

Stopping his sentence short as he gets a good look at just who is here. Roxas instead of Ven, if the clothing is anything to go by, and--

... that explains the pull he'd been feeling. Almost all of the color drains out of his face as he tries to keep himself from panicking or letting it show.

Right. Professional. Okay. First thing's first-- check on his possessed self and see what the damage is.

"Was he like this when you found him?" It's times like this that he wishes he was better at using Scan, or had a sensor-type Persona.

They did 8>

[yoursandmine]

What an odd person. Roxas looks between him and Xehanort; same clothes, same hairstyle. Definitely odd. How can two people look so similar?

At the very least, he seems to take stock of the situation quickly, pausing for a few moments before asking questions that luckily, Roxas knows how to answer. He nods before crouching back down, tilting his head and frowning.

"I think he fainted." He doesn't move when Roxas pokes his cheek, so that's a yes. It's not too hot out, but the ground doesn't look all that comfortable, so they should get him inside and to a bed, right? "I'm staying with some friends in an apartment over here; we could take him there?"

He means for it to be a confident statement, but it comes out more as a query. Terra's so much bigger and sure of himself that...Roxas is suddenly very aware of how scrawny he is in comparison.

Re: They did 8>

[quakega]

If Terra were to try and answer that, it'd take a while.

He makes a 'hmmm' sound, and sighs. The more he can figure out about the state Xehanort is in (and whether the lock on their hearts is in place or not), the better. "All right."

Anywhere was better than the street. With that, he kneels down and easily picks up the unconscious man, intending to carry the other on his back.

As heavy as Xehanort looks, Terra is making it look easy to carry him (though now his respect for Aqua has gone up a notch; how she can drag him anywhere with ease is baffling). He nods once he's sure that the newcomer isn't going to fall. "Lead the way."

[yoursandmine]

Well, his secret excursion into the city has been cut short, by the looks of things. This wasn't going to help him convince Xion that he could take care of himself, either...

Even though, technically, he was helping someone else out. Some days he just couldn't win.

Terra hefts Xehanort upwards, and Roxas can't help watching with a little bit of height envy; everyone was so much taller here! But he nods when Terra makes the request, trotting to ensure that Terra's longer strides don't put him ahead too much.

"Um, I'm Roxas." A feeble attempt at starting conversation that has Roxas making a quick face. "You two look exactly the same, you know."

[quakega]

Terra makes sure to slow his stride in order to follow Roxas properly. It wouldn't do to overtake the guy that was leading him to their destination, after all. Or to drop his 'cargo'.

It's tough to ignore the feeling of being in two places at once, even more difficult given the proximity of the source of that echo. It's distracting, and driving home the reality of the situation.

He almost misses Roxas introducing himself while trying to ignore the double feeling. Almost. At least he doesn't stop in his tracks. Instead, he tries to be a little more friendly and crack a small grin. "I'm Terra. Nice to meet you, Roxas."

Roxas's next comment has him wincing, the almost feeble attempt at a smile disappearing as his gaze drifts to the ground. "Yeah... I know."

This is going to be tough to explain without sounding crazy.