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November New Arrivals Log!
Who: October Arrivals, Greeters, NPC recruiters & anyone else who happens to be hanging around the Tower Apartments to 'welcome' newcomers.
When: Throughout October, 2012 (Please Specify Date & Time in Thread Header)
Where: The Sector 4 Baseball Diamond, Parking Lot & Lobby of the Tower Apartments
Summary: This is your catch-all one stop log for arrival interactions! New Newcomers can also meet and mingle in the apartment lobby.
Warnings: Nausea, potential for violence, language- add on any warnings or ratings as they come up.
It feels like a whiplash, like being plucked up into the sky and sucked through a very tight dark space before being deposited rather roughly in the City. You will be disoriented, dizzy, slightly nauseous, and very sore upon arriving in Siren's Port. The weather is chilly in November, and while new arrivals may be lucky enough to arrive during the safety of the day, the danger of night is growing longer.
Until recently, no one knew why, but every new arrival from another world gets deposited in the dead center of an ill-kept baseball diamond.
Some of the fences and signboards have been replaced with information and welcoming signs, posted by Newcomers as encouragement. However, from time to time some form of degrading graffiti'd tag might appear here or there, 'Go Home!' or 'Now You're Fucked, Newmeat' 'Welcome to Sirens Port, Population: Too Many to Add One More' and 'Attention Newcomers: Please wait here till sunset sirens to receive your welcoming package!')
A person is thrown from their pull somewhere within the fenced-in baseball field, either in the dirty infield or tossed rolling into the overgrown dirty outfield. A recent fire has charred the left side of the outfield, and grass is only starting to grow back.
Standing on second base and facing home plate, one will see a rotten, old and deteriorating backstop and chain link fencing, much like any little league baseball field. Broken down bleachers made of worn out green painted wood can be seen in disarray behind this, and some old trees line the wall and fencing along the right side.
To your left is a walled in Dugout with a secured door. The dugouts are made of thick concrete and set low into the earth. This one has been outfitted as a safe place to enter during the night to hide and wait out the morning. Sometimes Greeters can be found here, waiting for people to show up. The Dugout to the right has also been cemented over and secured with a heavily guarded and armored door.
The Baseball Diamond is maintained by the city Government, who allow greeters access to the infield to retrieve new arrivals, but preserve the area's neutrality. Everyday citizens and corporate affiliates are not allowed access to the diamond. The small building constructed over the right dugout is still guarded heavily by government-controlled Voids, to block public access to the Core. Those who cooperate with greeters will be treated fairly and be given helpful information, lead to the Tower Apartments and offered a month's lodging. Those who put up a fight will be met with Voids and detained by police.
Just beyond the fence, in the Tower Apartments parking lot and lobby, SERO and AGI recruiters will be passing out informational leaflets presenting company propaganda, including discounted coupon booklets and travel-sized toiletries as a "Newcomer Welcome Package".
Other then the lights around the Core dugout, there is one single electric light above home plate that remains on, even in the Darkness. There is an open walkway near the dugouts that leads into the parking lot of the Tower Apartments. The front doors of Tower One are always kept unlocked, but you had best close them again quickly if you slip inside during the night. The office of the Landlord is well marked near the lobby, and you'll receive keys there.
The second tower is abandoned and boarded up, still scorched in places. Asking around, you might hear about the anti-newcomer movement and an attempt to blow up both towers back in January. You'll be advised not to go wandering in there- it's no doubt structurally unsound, though the first tower still stands tall and (mostly) functioning.
The general atmosphere in the city is tense this month- the darkness is longer and the nights may seem claustrophobic- the Underground Mall is a packed escapist paradise on the weekends, with overnight stays at the many motels popular. AGI dominates the nightlife scene in Sector 1, but SERO's state-of-the-art Zipz Arcade, nearing its 2nd year in operation this month, is a serious contender for the bored and restless. Many people are anxious about tightening corporate security and the demands of loyalty for affiliates and employees of both Afterglow Inc. and SERO, though SERO appears to be taking the most dramatic measures to ensure their people are full supporters of company values.
When: Throughout October, 2012 (Please Specify Date & Time in Thread Header)
Where: The Sector 4 Baseball Diamond, Parking Lot & Lobby of the Tower Apartments
Summary: This is your catch-all one stop log for arrival interactions! New Newcomers can also meet and mingle in the apartment lobby.
Warnings: Nausea, potential for violence, language- add on any warnings or ratings as they come up.
It feels like a whiplash, like being plucked up into the sky and sucked through a very tight dark space before being deposited rather roughly in the City. You will be disoriented, dizzy, slightly nauseous, and very sore upon arriving in Siren's Port. The weather is chilly in November, and while new arrivals may be lucky enough to arrive during the safety of the day, the danger of night is growing longer.
Until recently, no one knew why, but every new arrival from another world gets deposited in the dead center of an ill-kept baseball diamond.
Some of the fences and signboards have been replaced with information and welcoming signs, posted by Newcomers as encouragement. However, from time to time some form of degrading graffiti'd tag might appear here or there, 'Go Home!' or 'Now You're Fucked, Newmeat' 'Welcome to Sirens Port, Population: Too Many to Add One More' and 'Attention Newcomers: Please wait here till sunset sirens to receive your welcoming package!')
A person is thrown from their pull somewhere within the fenced-in baseball field, either in the dirty infield or tossed rolling into the overgrown dirty outfield. A recent fire has charred the left side of the outfield, and grass is only starting to grow back.
Standing on second base and facing home plate, one will see a rotten, old and deteriorating backstop and chain link fencing, much like any little league baseball field. Broken down bleachers made of worn out green painted wood can be seen in disarray behind this, and some old trees line the wall and fencing along the right side.
To your left is a walled in Dugout with a secured door. The dugouts are made of thick concrete and set low into the earth. This one has been outfitted as a safe place to enter during the night to hide and wait out the morning. Sometimes Greeters can be found here, waiting for people to show up. The Dugout to the right has also been cemented over and secured with a heavily guarded and armored door.
The Baseball Diamond is maintained by the city Government, who allow greeters access to the infield to retrieve new arrivals, but preserve the area's neutrality. Everyday citizens and corporate affiliates are not allowed access to the diamond. The small building constructed over the right dugout is still guarded heavily by government-controlled Voids, to block public access to the Core. Those who cooperate with greeters will be treated fairly and be given helpful information, lead to the Tower Apartments and offered a month's lodging. Those who put up a fight will be met with Voids and detained by police.
Just beyond the fence, in the Tower Apartments parking lot and lobby, SERO and AGI recruiters will be passing out informational leaflets presenting company propaganda, including discounted coupon booklets and travel-sized toiletries as a "Newcomer Welcome Package".
Other then the lights around the Core dugout, there is one single electric light above home plate that remains on, even in the Darkness. There is an open walkway near the dugouts that leads into the parking lot of the Tower Apartments. The front doors of Tower One are always kept unlocked, but you had best close them again quickly if you slip inside during the night. The office of the Landlord is well marked near the lobby, and you'll receive keys there.
The second tower is abandoned and boarded up, still scorched in places. Asking around, you might hear about the anti-newcomer movement and an attempt to blow up both towers back in January. You'll be advised not to go wandering in there- it's no doubt structurally unsound, though the first tower still stands tall and (mostly) functioning.
The general atmosphere in the city is tense this month- the darkness is longer and the nights may seem claustrophobic- the Underground Mall is a packed escapist paradise on the weekends, with overnight stays at the many motels popular. AGI dominates the nightlife scene in Sector 1, but SERO's state-of-the-art Zipz Arcade, nearing its 2nd year in operation this month, is a serious contender for the bored and restless. Many people are anxious about tightening corporate security and the demands of loyalty for affiliates and employees of both Afterglow Inc. and SERO, though SERO appears to be taking the most dramatic measures to ensure their people are full supporters of company values.
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Two years have made Dave a tall guy when he doesn't slouch. His hair is a artful mess that he has yet to cut, with those same shades on his face. He smirks and walks slowly over to join them. He is going to do this RIGHT!
Only to stumble because he's not watching where he's going and has to catch himself before he falls over.] Uh, hey. Welcome to balls freezing Canada. We're out during the dark hour so shit is about to get hairy. Sure as fuck was on the way here I mean this is like Aliens level of creepy bullshit just waiting for you on the roof tops. And killing these things is pointless, they just come back tomorrow night.
And yeah. Anyway. [He tries to resist the urge to rub the back of his neck. He fails and ducks his head to do it, mad at himself for fucking up this sweet greeting.]
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[He's happy to see her too, even though they've lived together for a whole year now from his perspective. It would be weird suddenly not being able to see his sister anymore.
But he's seen her for a whole entire year. He's never seen Dave in the flesh, so once the other guy of their quartet steps out, John's focus immediately goes to him. John's sad that Rose isn't here too, but the excitement at getting to meet Dave - and later Karkat - is covering that for now.
He doesn't even care that Dave stumbles. John's staring at his face for a moment because even after all these years, he's still wearing those dumb shades John sent him as a joke all those years ago. He barely even registers what his best friend is saying. John's too busy leaping forward to give him a hug, thumbing him on the back and grinning from ear to ear.]
Dave!
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She feels like she can worry less now in way, knowing that John's here and with them.
Once he puts her down, she shuffles to the side a bit to make way for Dave, but she also keeps an eye out for any creatures, which could be lurching around.
Although, she doesn't miss Dave's trip, she does try ever so hard not to laugh, but not even all her space powers could not stop her from letting out a giggle.]
Dave is right, as much as i hate to be a downer here, and breaking up this first time meeting, we should get going, if we stay in one spot for too long, were going to become easy prey.
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He's had them before but this one crystallizes because this is his first ever meeting with his best bro. He lets out a cough, pulling back just enough to get a better look at John.] Yeah we can hug it out after we get you inside to the newcomer apartments.
Right now the old dude will be around so it shouldn't take long.
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[He's reading to follow after them soon as they start moving.]
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It's a bit of a long story and we will tell you more once we get back to the apartments, but basically we've been pulled into this city by some force, we don't know why we are here, we just are. When night time begins, Darkness happens, creatures appear everywhere - there is no possible way to permanently kill them.
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But yeah weird shit is out and about right now. I will punch you if you ask about E.T.
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[That's a cheerful way to put it.]
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You guys really weren't kidding about the monsters!
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These monster aren't really something to joke about.
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[He's right back in the lead again, his blade held low and ready to strike.]