The Search for the Newcomers, December 2012 Edition.

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Who: Open to Everyone, but only Newly Accepted Characters can start threads.
Where: All around the city! They appear where you want them to appear.
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.

Last month's initial testing of the HORUS system had worked really well. The device which allowed everyone to spot abnormalities; and now even more refined, they could hone in on newcomers at a much faster pace. The leftover energy from the travel (commonly called Magatama Residue) gave them a few minutes to find them before it would flicker out.

Combined with 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 own radar function, it was also nice enough to calculate for you the best transport and destination routes to take to get there. Speed was of the essence, after all.

[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

[tyrantball]

In the Virgo district, there's a small girl wandering around, calling out in a forlorn voice with just the barest edge of encroaching panic.

"Big Sis? Big Sis!"

She'd present the perfect image of a lost little girl, scared and alone - except for the fact that she is pretty obviously a demon of some kind. There's a bulky mass comprised mostly of tentacles and slit-pupiled golden eyes attached to her back, tiny red horns peeking out from under her purple bangs, and her clothing seems to be made of chitin and is an actual part of her body, judging from the way the eyes on it are moving around.

Said eyes (and the slightly more human-looking red eyes on her actual face) are starting to water slightly at the edges as she begins to give into panic.

If you move quickly, maybe you'll be able to head off the incipient tantrum!

[von_schweetz]

Tentacles? Creepy eyes? Pssh. Normal.

Another small girl is nearby, guarding her currently immobile form of transportation, and hears the panicked calls.

"Hey! What's wrong?"

[forcebonded]

Picture the scene: You're in a massive ancient factory surrounded by the emaciated corpses of Jedi students, standing over the body of your mortal enemy/dear friend/would-be murderer/ex-apprentice/usurper, struggling with mingled grief and weary victory, and then... you pass out for a minute, and have a very curious dream about a city that needs a protector. And then you wake up in a dumpster with a killer crick in your neck.

This just wasn't Revan's day.

She groaned, briefly contemplated going right back into unconsciousness, and hauled herself upright. If this wasn't some kind of fatigued fever dream, she needed to get to the bottom of this.

That is, if anyone was going to be forthcoming with someone in scuffed brown robes, a rifle slung over her back and a lightsaber hilt on her belt, climbing out of a pile of cardboard boxes.

No rest for the wicked...

[echo_of_a_jedi]

Who needed HORUS when you had Jedi senses? Meetra felt a disturbance in the Force. A presence she had not felt since Malachor...

It was, nonetheless, unmistakeable, the psychic equivalent of a comet crashing into the city, even if she was the only one who could feel it so strongly. Meetra didn't know (or really care) how they'd ended up in the same place, but she wasn't going to fail in her self-appointed mission to find her now that she was this close.

Meetra threw on her own robe...and her lightsaber. She was rushing ahead without thinking of what she would do, first, and she knew that was a mistake, but she kept her mind focused on her immediate goal. That was calming enough.

After the initial shock, the Exile did need to use HORUS to pinpoint the new arrival in the loud background "noise" of Hinoto-Ri's human and demon population, but she still managed to arrive at the dingy alley where the Republic's savior and destroyer had found herself after only a few minutes...

Wow. Revan had clearly had better days.

[doesasordered]

"Troubled" covers how Nikolai feels right now quite well. Also "conflicted" and "somewhat relieved".

Nik was always good at blending into the scenery. Being plain-looking man of average height and weight helps, as well as a lot of practice going unnoticed, for now he will stalk the streets and get a feeling of where is he and what's going on. This all seems like a dream. Better to stay on the defensive for a bit while he gets himself sorted out.

Later in the day, you might come across him sitting on a public bench, a man in a nice suit having a cigarette and looking damn confused. Nik's given up on the blending-in part, and doesn't care if he looks like a newbie tourist. You'll probably find him poking at his nifty new watch and muttering to himself in Russian.

[greyerrant]

An armored figure shuffles by Niko's position, checking a small computer, the HORUS system giving out a little ping. He looks at Nik, back at the computer, and rumbles in a surly-sounding voice.

"This cogitator says you are new here."

[threadspinner]

Her first reaction is that this must be some sort of consequence for asking for more time in Three's game -- but then she realizes that she's somewhere completely unfamiliar, and so she stands extremely still, taking in the scenery. There's not much; a wide plain, no buildings for at least a great distance.

It's safe to say that she is thoroughly confused. And also she's impossibly hot -- she pulls down the green hood she's wearing and decides it's probably best to just sit down right where she is and wait for someone to appear and tell her what to do. Getting lost in a strange realm with no teammates sounded like an awful way to spend the time.

[primordial]

Ah, so that's how they had found him when he appeared in this city last month. The little radar blips, and he follows it, not because he's particularly aiming to help, but because he's curious as to what sort of new people would be brought here.

He eventually makes his way over to the spot, looking around, and...there we go. He approaches carefully, narrowed eyes looking her over through his matted brown hair. What an interesting outfit...what did that symbol mean?

"Ah...are you new?"

[bakegarasu]

A red light district. Seriously? Otoha stared at the buildings around him, and then looked up.

No bubble. So this wasn't Vatheon, but it wasn't Shinjuku either. He reached into his pocket and clutched his amulet, and checked to make sure his sword was within reach.

He could tell there were demons around - a few of them were staring at him, too. He could ask them where he was... or he could figure it out himself. He headed towards a tall building and started climbing the fire escape, heading up to the roof.

[not_heavens_adam]

Johnny had been trying to gain his bearings as he explored this new city. It reminded him of L.A. in it's feel and the fact he'd landed in a red light district didn't help matters much. At least there was something fun to do.

The vampire spied a building that looked like it would offer him a decent view of the place and flew to the roof, setting Minea down as he landed. He looked out at the city and frowned, a bit of sadness coming over him...this wasn't his bubble. But..there was nothing much he could do about it, he'd have to move on.

Just as he was going to turn and leave, the wind shifted and a painfully familiar smell blew toward him, causing the vampire to whip around, eyes searching the roof. It was so close. There, on the other side of the roof, was a man. The sight of his silhouette was just as painful as the smell and it caused Johnny to walk closer.

"...Otoha?" His heart rate had picked up and the keys to his friend's bar suddenly felt heavy in his pocket...he didn't want to hope, but it seemed it was too late for that.

[sageprincess]

Don't panic, Zelda. Stay calm, and don't panic.

Of course, that is easier thought than done in the depths of the Cancer District, where one young woman with long, pointed ears can't help but jump a bit at each whirring gizmo and gadget she passes by. Being from a world perpetually stuck in a medieval-like stasis, the oddities of this ward are beyond her imagination, and it's disorienting at best.

Think, Zelda. Stay focused.

Right. She needs to find that butterfly man she saw in her dream. She doesn't know exactly why, but it feels like he would know how she can return to Hyrule, and get away from... whatever this place is. What was his name... Augh, it's hard to think through all this noise--

Wait.

Suddenly, the woman stops in her tracks, pulling out a small, blue flute-like instrument and beginning to play a series of melodies, one after the other. She gets a few odd looks from some passing natives (shouldn't she be in Scorpio?), but she pays them no heed, putting everything she has into playing. Maybe you might be able to hear it over the din of the crowd...

[gforceinmyfaaaace]

Pit was in the Cancer district for a Very Important Mission: to buy a handheld console! He missed his 3DS, with all his favorite games, such as including Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Ocarina of Time 3D. Apparently he has Ocarina of Time on the brain, as he's hearing the warp songs from nowh--

Wait. Hang on. It's not coming from nowhere. Someone's playing them, and on a ocarina, even! Pit searches the crowd for his nerdy soulmate, eager to meet another Nintendo fanatic, when he spots--

Is that--

It is!

Except...except she's probably like the Link from Ocarina of Time and wouldn't know what he's talking about if he mentioned Melee. Given that she's outside in the could dressed in full royal regalia, playing an ocarina for seemingly no reason, she must be new. Which means Pit must be brave, suppress his fanboy glee, and do his civic duty as a guest of Hinoto-ri to introduce the Princess of Hyrule to the city!

...a few moments later, a teenage angel boy is tugging at her sleeves.

"Um um um um..."

[growths]

Persona.

At first it's the only thing Garra takes in as he stands motionless in one of Aquarius' many streets. Blank-faced, a little spacey... But then again that's Garra on a good day anyway when he's not paying attention to the outside world. His host's body feels ill, like it wants to vomit. But he knows from practice that it can't so he ignores the sensation for the moment.

Warmth, sun, noise.

With a slight blink Garra's eyes come into focus. He still spends several more seconds staring blankly ahead before bothering to lift a hand and look down at it. Still in the same Host...but the setting is different. Or is it the same? He isn't sure, he wasn't paying attention. It must be some sort of task or mission though, Garra decides, though what that might be is...also a train of thought that dies as he starts staring straight up, one hand held up to shield his eyes from the sun.

Then he just keeps staring...and staring...

Braining, hard at work.

[primordial]

"Are you alright?"

Don't look now, Garra, but there's a mess of a guy standing in front of you, bent over slightly in clothes that are a bit too big for his body, squinted eyes blinking behind messy long brown hair. He doesn't at all look like much- Sam looks like the guy made for living in a dark corner of an alley than a nice room.

He waves a hand, trying to get his attention. "Hello? Staring at the sun isn't good for your eyes, you know..."

[not_heavens_adam]

"At least they have a red light district here. Bound to be some fun to have." Besides, he'd probably need money here, he could always go back to his old ways.

The vampire wandered a bit more before deciding a roof-side view was probably best and flew up to the top of a building, standing on the edge to get a better view. This was vastly different than what he'd become accustomed to...and yet, it reminded him of L.A. in a way.

"Mmm....time for a clean slate~ And...maybe we'll see some of the others again. Hopefully." He looked up at the night sky, vaguely realizing that no bubble meant no more sun for him...oh well.

[demifemme]

A dark figure crisscrossed with glowing green lights came out of the bar across the street, zipping a hoodie on as she looked up at the night sky as well, sticking her hands in the pockets of the hoodie. She spotted a mysterious figure on the roof, but her demon powers hadn't come with night vision, so she couldn't make out who it was.

[von_schweetz]

Back home, there is no such thing as a speed limit. In fact, speed is a wonderful thing, and a necessity to win races! Right now, speed is Vanellope's only saving grace.

The police are hot on her tail in their cruisers as a strange looking go kart zooms through the Virgo district, leaving exhaust that smells like somebody just baked cookies. It hooks a sharp left, and then another just before the cops mimic the turn, effectively pulling her out of their sight.

Too bad she picked an alley with a dead end.

"Whoooooooa!" CRASH! Vanellope slams on the brakes, but runs into a stack of garbage cans, boxes, and trash, which fall on top of her and her car. Effectively camouflaged, the cops drive right by. But now she has to dig her racer out from under the mess.

"Yech, this smells worse than the sewers in that mutant reptile game..."

A minor setback. She doesn't seem at all worried or concerned that she's been displaced.

[gforceinmyfaaaace]

Never a dull moment in the Virgo district, eh? Seems like every time he's stepping out of work, something odd is happening. Weird; you'd think that'd happen more in Scorpio, but then this is the shopping district, a place where more people have a reason to be. He watches the car race with a great deal of fascination. It's not everyday you see a car chase, let alone one involving a confectionery go-kart operated by a little girl. The resulting crash, however, sends Pit flying (figuratively) to the alley.

"Are you okay?"

[acapriciousthing]

Well, this was interesting. For a long time, Death had thought there was nothing left that could surprise her. Mayfield had cured her of that notion rather thoroughly, of course. Now, while she was certainly surprised to be here, she takes it quite calmly.

A dream she didn't understand though... that was particularly notable. It didn't tend to happen when Dream was your little brother.

Staying here wasn't going to get her any closer to an answer though. So she started moving to the city, intent on getting to know its inhabitants.

And so she greets them with a smile. "Hello."

[electricyousei]

Ruri stopped and looked at the pale woman with her usual deadpan expression.

"Hello Miss, do you need some help?"

[likescats]

Death isn't sure where he is, but that's starting to become something of a recurring theme at this point. So there's a tall skeleton with a scythe, dressed in black, wandering around the city.

You might hear a voice that sounds like crashing tombstones in your head if you walk by him. As he's looking around and talking.

WELL THIS CERTAINLY ISN'T THE DISC.

[all_wound_up]

Oh god. Oh god, oh god, oh god. Why is there a monster wandering around outside the Dark Hour? Nano drops the bag of groceries she's carrying as she freezes up in terror at the sight of Death. An orange rolls out of the bag and to a halt as it bumps up against his foot. Nano, meanwhile, is speechless and staring in mute horror.

[operationbox]

This was not the new world. Or... their new world might be more accurate.

So, then, Io set out to determine where this was... It was a city, so there had to be people around, especially considering all these electronics stores around.

As if on instinct, she flipped open her phone. No bars.

It was time for a little exploration.

[drakenguard]

Yamato wasn't the type to welcome the others, so when the HORUS system began chirping happily about the newcomers, he ignored them. There were others within the city were better suited towards receiving those new to this world.

However as he walked through the Cancer Ward (he had some free time and decided to look at the interesting electronics for anything useful...), the HORUS system chirped that a newcomer had arrived relatively close by. Hrm...

As he would meet the newcomer anyway, he gave into curiosity - and what a stroke of luck. It was Miss Nitta. He was rather neutral towards her, finding her the least aggravating amongst their group before everything fell apart, so there was no hesitation in his approach.

"Nitta," he called, walking over to her with long strides, "It was only a matter of time before you came here."

[beautifulmemory]

[More than anything, Mia was exploring her new environment and her new senses. She had senses in The World, but they were strange and not clearly defined. Data could only portray so much, after all.

Though the sights of the city weren't so full of splendor as The World, the sounds and smells certainly were. Mia is actually quite uncertain of what to do with herself, simply staring at anything with quite a bit of fascination as she gets used to everything.]

[nyxterious]

Hello there!

[Hey Mia! Have some guy waving at you. He seems kinda odd, but nothing too bad. Either way...]

Are you new here?

[bearpuns]

[ Teddie had gone back to the TV world for a little bit, just to enjoy it being back to normal, but for some reason, he had woken up here. It wasn't too surprising for him; Teddie was used to the environment changing on him in the TV world. However, he was very concerned, as this place only changed when someone other then himself was in here. Frowning a little bit, he starts to walk in a random direction, his little feet squeaking as he did so. ]

Sensei? [ He says it tentatively; Sensei had just gone home, after all. ] Yosuke? [ The second name he says a little stronger, since he knows Yosuke probably would investigate in Sensei's place. His ears twitch as he sniffs the air. ]

This is beary strange...

[demifemme]

Squeaky feet, twitching ears and tails and big eyes. Congratulations, you have hit the Grand General of Hell's weakness for cute things. She did not just squealed at you at all, either. You are hearing things.

[tastestherainbow]

[ Nervous. Nervous. Nervous.

That is the only thing Kanaya feels at the moment as she moves through and inspects the Libra district. So many humans. She thought the human world was destroyed? So many humans and not a troll to be seen so far. Being the only gray-skinned, fanged, horned alien in what appears to be a human world is well more than a bit intimidating.

On the one hand, her high STEALTH ATTRIBUTE should make going unnoticed by strangers easy enough, but on the other the DISTRACTIONS and also growing INDIFFERENCE TO THIS SHIT would inhibit actual use of her vampiric stealth.

Of course, all this internal anxiety about being in a new world, surrounded by aliens, and whether or not to be noticed is not apparent as she manages to keep up a guise of confidence and indifference.

(even though it is totally, 100% fake. fakity fake fake.)

Oh well, worse comes to worse, she does have her weapon on hand, conveniently unnoticeable to anyone as it is currently in the form of lipstick in her right hand. ]

[sky_child]

Yeah, Link was confused to see Kanaya among the newbies listed on his COMP. He hadn't seen her for a while, it was true, but he hadn't thought about it much. He'd been busy. He worked three jobs. He didn't see much of anyone these days outside of Link. That still didn't answer the question of why Kanaya was showing up as "new", and there was really only one way to find out: meet her in person.

But Link being Link, it takes him a moment of observation (and courage building) to walk up to her and say, "Hi."

[complexdisorder]

As she wanders through the stalls in the Virgo distract, Rose wishes she weren't used to this. She wishes that she could find the energy to curse whatever dark gods had brought her here. But, between her experiences with SBURB and her limited omniscience, rarely anything surprised her very often. Though, she is still not quite sure this isn't some dream bubble she's never encountered before.

Though, she does wish the throbbing behind her temples would dissipate, but that's what you get for not listening to a very clear warning about stairs, "bro." She pauses to get her bearings near the center of the market place, one eyebrow arching delicately as she surveys the bustling crowd. So many people, humans, it was almost disconcerting after three years of being a quarter of the remaining human population.

[sky_child]

Mostly humans, except for the pointy-eared fellow making his way through the crowd. (Except he will insist that he is human, thank you very much.) He blinks at Rose as he approaches, an act that could easily be explained by his perpetual state of exhaustion and not, say, the bright orange hue of Rose's attire.

[princessofheart]

[Kairi had ended up in the Aries district, and her mouth was currently watering.
The sweet scent of fried, sugary sweet potatoes were wafting from a vendor from across the street, and it took all her willpower not to plow across and stuff her face. Sadly, there was one thing between her and her goal: money. Oh, and that whole 'I have no idea where I am' thing nagging at the back of her mind. But that wasn't exactly a new sensation for her, and as far as Kairi figured, she must've collapsed in the Reaver fight and woken up in time for an F3 trip. It was new to actually see people around that weren't other test subjects, but maybe Val had decided to try out something new? The deactivated state of her collar only further proved her hypothesis in her mind, not to mention they were pretty over-due for one by this point. But she couldn't find her faciliberry on her anywhere...
Gah. Maybe she ought to go looking for her friends rather than sit here salivating over some sweets. Kairi could sense Naminé elsewhere in the town, so she might as well go find her if she couldn't just send her a message. She could deal with her stomach grumbles later...]


(ooc: This Kairi is a game transplant from a_facility! Normal Kairi looks like this, but this particular Kairi has longer hair, about down to her bust, which is normally kept back in a braid or pony tail, and is 17 years old. She has many scars, both old and new, on her arms and legs, having spent almost a year of her life in a torture facility (some of them are training wounds, though). Instead of a zipper dress, she usually wears clothes that are easier to fight in. If you wanna see all the differences between her and canon, here is her app and the game info is at the top c: If your character knows Kairi and wants to comment on her appearance, assume she's wearing a pink hoodie, white capris, and her standard shoes. Her collar will be very obviously visible-- it's black in color and has 1B engraved on it!)

[growths]

Amicable, since other people don't have nearly the amount of self-control that Kairi apparently possesses. While the redhead doesn't set herself upon the vendor not everyone has the same reservations. Garra certainly has no qualms about more or less reaching into the cart to grab one for himself after none-too-kindly shoving the poor man out of the way following a protest that he "needs to pay for that." It's actually causing a bit of ruckus when the man gets up and makes a grab for dark-haired male, but by that point he's already got several plucked into his arms.

[selematpagi]

There was a guy named Philemon. He said something about saving the world. Or something.

The moment Yukko wakes up, her mind is all over what she had just seen. It just invades her head. There are things she has to do too! She can't go along forgetting that, right? Phileman - mon? - That guy told her that she has to do something!

'Maybe I could go ask someone?' she thinks to herself. However, Yukko has woken up in the middle of the Cancer district. More specifically, the extremely futuristic strip mall where everything looks really cool. Any immediate quest can be put on hold, can't they?

Anyone out tracking the newcomers down will find this girl especially troublesome to find. After her immediate feelings of sadness and guilt fade away, she starts rushing around, gaping at everything. Like a kid in a candy store.

And by everything, she does everything. She walks into a store just as something explodes. She runs into the arcade and realizes that she's flat broke. She goes over to a vendor and start pushing buttons. And another vendor. And another.

She tuckers herself out eventually though, and she props herself up against a nearby wall, panting loudly. Then she stops. And blinks.

"... wait. Where the hell am I again?"

Well. There was this weird guy and he was telling her stuff and he was really confusing and... Yukko just. Pushes off the wall and looks around before blindly walking back into the crowds.

switching to action tags because I am so tired today

[all_wound_up]

[And as luck and fate would have it, this little moebot works in the Cancer District, at Hinoto-Ri's premier maid cafe. Today, she's standing outside greeting passersby and drawing in potential customers. Apparently the wind-up key thing is pretty popular among the regulars, so the manager's decided to milk Nano's charm for all it's worth.]

We're having a special on strawberry cake today...

[Of course, she still looks pretty embarrassed. She'd asked about wearing a longer dress, but apparently the uniform guidelines at this job are pretty strict. So here's Nano out on the sidewalk, awkwardly shuffling back and forth on her feet while handing out flyers and coupons. She doesn't notice Yukko yet.]

[lonewave]

[Elk worriedly hugs his staff closer as he wanders around through the busy city streets. There's too many strange things going on for him right now, being stuck in a strange place among strange people in his video game avatar...though he doesn't mind that last part as much as he probably should, honestly. With all the worries running through his head, he's barely paying attention to where he's going. Which is probably a bad thing, really.

[beautifulmemory]

[Luckily, after some time, Mia manages to find him.]

Elk!

[whitebrother]

Persona... To save this city... It didn't make any sense to Kyoji. He had died after all, what could he do now?

But he was awake now, and very much alive. He stared at his hands a moment, not able to believe any of this was real. It seemed it was though, and he needed to figure out where what was going on. He seemed to be in an alleyway though, which wasn't very helpful.

At least it was during the day. He left the alley and found himself in a courtyard in a busy shopping district. It was overwhelming, finding himself in a place this bright and loud and full of people after being trapped for over a year.

But the best thing was the sunlight. He simply stood there for now, enjoying the light and the wind, not caring about how many strange looks he was getting from the people around him.

Might as well! :3

[poorlittleblueburdie]

Due to minor timeline shenanigans and Author Says So (because it's a fun rule with a childishly amusing acronym) Avitus had already been there for a day or two, and was now venturing out to see what was in this new city, especially the shopping district. It wasn't so much that he was looking to spend what little money he currently had. No, it was more that he was curious as to what was available, should he need something later. And looking for inspiration, too -- the styles this place had were so different from anything in the Citadel he'd lived in for so long. Different, even, from those styles anywhere he'd seen back in the Empire's days, not that he'd seen many places then, being the timid hermit he was.

So here was this odd, rather androgynous angel-drow-bird-thing, whatever he was, with a cloth shopping bag hanging from his wrist, with apparently very little in it yet. He paused now and then to look into the windows of shops as he passed them, walking down the sidewalk--

--and then, not paying attention to where he was going, bumped right into the man.

"Oh!" He stepped back, eyes wide, wings lifting up a few inches in alarm. It wasn't that he'd been going fast, but all the same, he hadn't been looking, and--!

"Sorry! I-- I um." He blushed faintly, cheeks tinting a little more purple-ish than pink as he took another half step back, all sorts of sheepish here now. "....sorry...."

[poorlittleblueburdie]

This newcomer was somewhat hiding in plain sight, not far from where they'd arrived, if anyone was in the area to track their signal. He -- she? well, they were flat-chested, but that face...! -- was standing beside a building's doorway, huge black feathered wings folded around their shoulders, staring around with wide eyes and a partly-open mouth. They were dressed in soft purples and greens, a pair of sandals visible on their long, inhuman feet, and their wings were doing a good job of concealing most of their body from view.

Blue skin, golden-yellow eyes, long elf-like ears, birdish wings... what was this strange person?

Well, confused and a bit shocked, obviously, if that expression was any indication as they watched people walk past. They weren't trying to grab anyone's attention just yet, simply looking around as though they couldn't quite believe what they were seeing.

Anyone want to approach the newbie?



((So! feel free to mistake this guy for...
A) a demon of some kind
B) a lady
C) both of the above
D) neither

Actually, he'd arguably fit A, with SMT's use of the term... but shh. :3a Also, if anyone wants to backdate this a couple days I'm totally good with that.))

[bladedskies]

[The last thing Haseo remembers was...okay, she'd rather not remember that, but the point is that she wasn't anywhere near a city. Now she is smack dab in the Libra District of Hinoto-Ri (not that she knows which district it is, mind. Hoorah for being a newcomer!)

The point is, this was pretty damn weird. Then again, compared to back home...and what that Philemon guy had said - okay, this was better. She guessed.

... Thankfully for anyone checking their radar, she's staying in one place. Mostly. Even if she does wander around a bit to try and get her bearings, she returns to the place she started - if only to not get lost.]

[meaningdies]

[Naoya is bored. He doesn't really want to do anything in particular, so he decides to go check out a nearby blip.]

[The young woman makes him raise an eyebrow, but he approaches her all the same.]

You're new here, aren't you?

[afterthemoon]

Isa tugged at the hood of his coat. It was force of habit at this point, to conceal his identity when first investigating a new area.

He shook his head, he should probably handle this situation like a...normal person, not as a member of a shady organization. He needs to find his bearings and figure out just exactly what is going on.

[destinedwaters]

Well, good luck with that, Isa. Especially considering plenty are wandering the area. Though the device that was added so that they could find newcomers was definitely leading at least one person to the general area in which you arrived.

Though blue hair still isn't all that common, nor is that coat; something she knew well from where she had been before. Of course, she'd been warned, but... she could take care of herself. He didn't seem hostile currently, either.

"...Did you just arrive?"

[eyewillprotect]

Aoi is shivering as she walks, hugging her arms close for warmth - her school uniform is so not suited to the winter weather. She had just been on the way home from school along with Komaki... only to find herself in an unfamiliar city. The work of demons? Maybe. It was unusual for them to be active during the day, but not totally unheard of.

But at the same time... this place feels far too real to be anything like that. Hmmm.

At any rate, she's wary as she walks the streets, but for now she's definitely prioritizing shelter from the cold. During this search, she might even walk up to your character!

"Excuse me, I know this may sound strange, but... I just found myself in the street, with no memory of how I got here. Do you know if there is a place where I can get out of the cold while I try to sort this out?"

[second_destiny]

Asem had been on patrol. It was a typical day for him, up until a newcomer approached him.

"Hm?"

After listening, he replied, "You came to the right guy. I'm actually with the police here. I can take you to the apartments, or if you're hungry, somewhere to get food."