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

[celebrity_commentator]

'Yukiko-senpai too? Wow, is everybody here?'

That would stand to reason, now that she thinks about it. 'Is everyone okay? I can't exactly tell where anyone is with all these real people around.'

[gigglesnortpriestess]

"Almost everyone: Teddie is the only one not here. Nanako-chan is here as well."

That's your answer.

"Everyone seems to be alright these past few days."

Hmm, to tell or not to tell about the scorpions?

[celebrity_commentator]

'Nanako? You mean it's not just people with Personas?' Rise asked, a little worried. Although that would explain why Yu hadn't offered to come meet her.

[gigglesnortpriestess]

'No, it seems like everyone gets a persona when they get here.'

Things...were still kind of messy. Who knows what will happen next.

[celebrity_commentator]

'Well, it's a different world...' Rise said, not hiding her worry. 'But if we're almost all here, we'll figure out what's going on. I'm sure Teddie's around too, just...being Teddie.'

She loved the guy, but he did have a habit of wandering off or getting kidnapped when they could use his insight.

[gigglesnortpriestess]

'Yes...and hopefully not asking about scoring.'

Sadly, that's the most well known idea about the fuzzball.

[celebrity_commentator]

'If he is, we can just follow the sound of the slaps!' she replied cheerfully.

'...or the middle-aged ladies melting.' Credit where credit was due, after all.

[gigglesnortpriestess]

'That'll be an easy way to find him.'

Kind of blunt but true.

'Where are you exactly? Do I need to come over there?'

[celebrity_commentator]

'I'll be fine now that I know you guys are here,' she said, much relieved, and started on her way toward the Leo district again. 'I was just kind of shocked at the beginning. I'll be over later, okay? I think all of us are in the same apartment building.'

[gigglesnortpriestess]

Oh, she's in Libra too? This is good to hear actually; having the team almost together would be helpful with trying to figure out when the next event will occur.

'Alright, I'll see you soon.'

She wanted to say 'be careful' but it's been mostly quiet in the city. Even with demons.