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

[all_wound_up]

Do you need help finding your way around? It was very confusing for me at first as well.

[doesasordered]

So you were drawn here as well? Forgive me, this all seems very surreal.

[all_wound_up]

That's right. It... takes a little getting used to.

[doesasordered]

That is for sure. [Considering he's talking to a girl with a key sticking out of her back, which he's trying not to stare at.]

I suppose I should be looking for the apartment buildings... Do you know where they are?

[all_wound_up]

[She appreciates him not bringing it up.]

Which ones? There are two apartment buildings - Pisces and Libra. The one you live in should be on your ID card.

[doesasordered]

[He checks it again to be sure.] Pisces, it seems.

[all_wound_up]

Oh! That's the same apartment as me. I was just heading home to put these groceries away, so you can walk with me if you like.

[doesasordered]

Thanks. And allow me. [He can help carry groceries. It's the least he can do for some help!]

...Is there a lot of people here? People like us?

[all_wound_up]

Ah, thank you!

[Smiling, she hands him the bags.]

Yes, there are quite a few of us here. We've all been brought from different places.

[doesasordered]

I see... Can I ask how long you've been here? What's it like?

[all_wound_up]

A few months now.

[Nano frowns, staring at the ground for a moment or two before putting on a smile and continuing along.]

It's a nice enough place most of the time. The demons only come out at night.

[doesasordered]

..... The demons. There are demons here?

[all_wound_up]

Some of them are friendly, but the bad ones wait until the 13th hour to come outside. Only people with Personas can fight them.

[doesasordered]

Seems like I have a lot to learn about this place. But, ah... "Persona", that word. What does it mean?

[all_wound_up]

I... can show you if you'd like. It's easier than trying to explain.

[doesasordered]

Only if you want to. You don't seem comfortable with the idea.

Ah, my name is Nikolai, by the way. I don't think I'd given it to you yet.

[all_wound_up]

No, it's all right. My name is Nano, and this...

[She pauses for a moment, closing her eyes and concentrating - and out comes her Persona in a small flash of light. It's a little stringless puppet boy that probably looks pretty familiar.]

...is Pinocchio.

[doesasordered]

[He looks mildly surprised, which for Nik is quite a reaction.]

Wh... How did you do that?

[all_wound_up]

I'm... not sure if I can really explain it well. It's just something that feels natural after the first time.