The Observers and the Observed

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Who: Everyone interested in .~*STARS*~.
Where: Sagittarius labs; topmost floor.
Summary: The renamed Ophiuchus Observatory has been opened to the public, as well as volunteers willing to scan the heavens. Perhaps the answer to the Zodiac Effect truly does lie within the stars...?
Music: LAW
Warnings: Space, also science.
When the Visitors had first seen the Sagittarius Labs last September, the Anoli attacking made it difficult for many to truly get a grasp for the building itself. They were told that the fourth floor connected to the roof, which had been breached, and that they would have to defend the labs.

That was only mostly true.

The building had been constructed with demon-studying in mind, and was thus nearly impossible to navigate on one's own. Hallways went to nowhere, and space did not behave as one would have liked. The roof, for example, was truly connected to the fourth floor. But the fourth floor was not truly only one of four floors.

The deception could be easily noticed from the roof of the Sagittarius Labs, which now housed the renamed Ophiuchus Observatory. The building was much, much taller than it seemed on the outside- it seemed to tower over all the other buildings in the area. The observatory had been used exclusively for keeping an eye on the moon phases before, but with the increased threat of the Zodiac Effect, it had been upgraded to a much more proper catadioptric telescope. To aid citizens and visitors alike in getting to the observatory without having to undergo complex navigation, a service elevator had been installed to lead right to the domed roof. The machine was simple to use, and did not require any training to use- the only request the labs had was that people report any peculiarities they observed in the night sky.

[OOC: This is a mingle log, so please feel free to thread with one another! If you have any questions, go pester gaakishi on plurk, and I will get back to you ASAP!]

Comments

Brainstorm, open to all though the last bit is for Ideo only.

[universebeware]

Around the floor, one might spot a rather out-of-place looking fellow - by the look on his face, the periodic use of a COMP to note down information, and his discussion with other scientists involved with the observatory, he's obviously important. However, were one to observe that his clothing was turquoise, grey, and white, his eyes were an unnatural shade of golden yellow, and his hair a stark white - that, put with his voice would give away that this was Brainstorm.

Or at least, Brainstorm's holomatter avatar. He's here checking some final things from the inside, and seems quite busy, and eager to finish what he's doing and get going.

Of course, that's not going to stop him from pestering one particular scientist at one point - "Alright, Ideo - this bothersome eldritch box for this oversized telescope is finished. My usefulness here is finished, so I would like to leave."

[tyrantball]

Well well, Desco recognizes that voice. So have a little girl following you around.

"Hello Mr. Smooth! Desco is happy to see you again!"

[universebeware]

The eyes of Brainstorm's holomatter avatar narrow, and an obviously disgusted look comes over him as he takes a step back.

"I'd call you repugnant and abhorrent again, but you seemed to relish in that the last time."

OPEN!

[bondsofsuffering]

[Hizumi's got his COMP out on the Astrology Master Document, which he consults regularly as he looks through the telescope. He looks unusually serious... Maybe you should try talking to him?]

Re: OPEN!

[square_cubelaw]

[Robo comes to see what Hizumi is up to, seeing as he is hard at work.

He gives the kid a bit before interrupting.]

Anything we should worry about out there?

[bondsofsuffering]

Nope! At least, nothing I can see.

[He closes the document before giving a stretch and turning fully to Robo.]

As far as I can tell, all the stars are where they should be... Well, more or less, anyway.

Re: OPEN!

[trainwrecking]

[Similarly, a boy in a—we’ll call it “well-loved” instead of "beaten"—hooded sweater just so happens to have dropped off a small distribution of the same document in a hard-copy. It's not as effective without the handiness of linking attachments, but he might as well alert visitors as well as natives, right? Why not reach as many people as possible?

Briefly, he notices Hizumi busying himself on the COMPnet and considers exchanging pleasantries, but... instead he hesitates. It's a little awkward for him to stand around, but not terribly so, and Otonashi can always just go or actually maybe perhaps use the observatory if Hizumi's too busy.]

[bondsofsuffering]

[He continues staring down the COMP for a moment, like he hadn't even noticed Otonashi, before quickly closing out of the document and turning to face the other teen. Yeah, he's not really that oblivious.]

Yo! Came to check out the stars, too?

Open!

[square_cubelaw]

Robo is here mainly to get familiar with this city. He spends a little time at the telescope, but can mostly be found walking around and talking to scientists when he breaks from his thoughts.

He even pesters some of the people who don't obviously belong with small talk.

[otakuro]

"Yeesss."

A boy with his eye pressed against the telescope begins to speak aloud to no one in particular.

"I've found the Small Arbitrarily Grouped Collection of Stars that Vaguely Resembles a Laser Gun!"

Evidently, Atsuro was not an astrology expert. He backs away from the highly sophisticated machine with a sigh.

"What are we even looking for? Supernovas?"

[square_cubelaw]

Overhearing all of that, Robo can't help but comment. A kid enjoying weird constellations is actually more reassuring than a bunch of scientists getting excited about something.

"Let's hope for less supernovas and more funny star shapes."

[lighter_flick]

Quietly observes the robot-looking guy from a distance.

Thankfully it was just staring at that point and not openly going up to him and being annoying and asking if he could take him apart to see how he worked. Although, it's unclear whether it was because it would be rude if he did or he just wasn't good at starting conversation.

Maybe it was both, who knows?

[square_cubelaw]

Robo, for his part, ignores it for as long as he can. Eventually he gives up and turns to face the Tatsuya.

"Do you want an autograph or something?"

"I promise that I don't bite. I don't even have a mouth."

open

[nemophila]

This was a no-brainer; sure, Jun had never really been to Sagittarius Labs before, but the promise of genuine observatory was plenty to draw him in. Sure, he still had the telescope his father had given him as a child, but-- well, certain... complications aside, it was still pretty limited in its scope. The technology in the city was clearly more advanced than what was from his world, after all.

So he had all but welcomed himself into the laboratory and up to the observatory, and was now positioned in front of the telescope, learning how it worked and moving it around to look at the sky.

[unbroken_chain]

Kotoha is waiting behind the outstandingly pretty guy, hoping to get a chance at using the telescope.

As it turns out, standing still and waiting is incredibly boring.

"So, uh...seen anything interesting?"

[nemophila]

Jun started a moment when he realized someone was talking to him (he didn't really, expect that sort of thing when he's busy with...anything, really.) He tried not to let it look like it fazed him much as he looked up from the scope and looking at the girl.

"Well, I suppose that depends on your definition."

Jun come on this is no time to be a smartass

[echo_of_a_jedi]

Meetra moved up to the roof as silently as she could on an elevator, waiting for a turn at the telescope and not recognizing the guy she'd once talked to on the network. For the moment, she was just staring up at the stars. She was used to not recognizing the constellations on any given planet, but it was a little depressing knowing she'd been to none of these.

[nemophila]

Thankfully, the stars in the sky were Jun's specialty-- and they were certainly the kind he recognized, even if he could recognize the woman currently before him.

He was perfectly ready to leave (well... he probably would've stayed longer if he could, but he should probably get out of peoples' way), but he could resist seeing the look on her face.

"Something the matter?"

Open!!

[lighter_flick]

What's this? A motorhead school truant like Tatsuya anywhere near something that's vaguely educational?

It's more likely than you think.

Although, in true Tatsuya fashion, he wasn't immediately going over to the telescope, only gravitating towards it when someone he knew was over there (i.e. Jun), but until then, he was content to hang out and maybe talk to others if prompted. Maybe even about astrology and astronomy! But what could a guy like this know about something so esoteric...?

[tyrantball]

A curious lookinglittle girl is staring up at Tatsuya.

"Hello mister!"

Agatha Sheridan, OTA

[badluckhealer]

[STARS.............................

Needless to say, Agatha is here, mostly out of fascination. Because stars. All the stars, all of them. Hell yes stars, hell yes heliocentric universe and STARS.

She can and will be found looking at the stars and the telescope whenever possible, tilting her head this way and that in an attempt to understand the device or to see if she can spot any familiar constellations, or nebulae, or...

...Yes, she is legitimately excited about this. It is a red-letter day, people.]

hope this is okay!

[trainwrecking]

[So he isn't here for pleasure, and he definitely isn't here to bother her. Not at all. But the observatory had indeed filled up upon opening, so he would have to wait his turn to use one of the telescopes.

In the meantime, he carries around a stack of papers more suited to a graduate student--which he most certainly is not--and waits around patiently. Something will open up, right? Right. On top of all that, he's not exactly the most adept at striking up casual, engaging conversations, but he'll try.]

Ah... Is the sky clear tonight?

[howfascinating]

[Stars.

Celestial bodies hanging in the sky. Or so the ancient civilization used to believe, but despite that fact, and the true nature of a star, Philip still found himself fascinated by observatories, especially those like this.]

Hm, interesting...

[He's jotting down notes in his notepad as he observed the stars, if you decide to approach him!]

[bondsofsuffering]

Find out anything useful?

[SUP there is suddenly a kid right next to you again. Why does he insist on sneaking up on people like that? Spoilers: it's because it's fun.]

[thisclinchesit]

[This kind of thing...well, the knowledge part of it is over his head, generally. Investigating the observatory was probably a good idea, though - especially since it had been a target for the terrorists he'd heard about in his time here.

Thankfully, though, he had Philip around to handle the more intellectual side of things! Shou's been keeping somewhat close, observing the people around them more than the actual observatory.]

Find anything useful, partner?