November New Arrivals Log!

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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.

Comments

[mikhail_in_me]

[Teito had seen those devices getting used. He nods in understanding and tucks the device carefully in the pocket of his suit jacket. If it is important then he will take good care of it.]

I can take this one wherever I go? It will always work?

[ibreakrules]

Yeah. Mine's never stopped working at least.

[He shrugs and just starts leading Teito through the sector. They live in the area, but not overly close to the baseball diamond. Teito would most likely like the location though since it was somewhere he'd technically chosen.]

[mikhail_in_me]

[Teito looks around at the buildings and the people as they walk, taking it all in and wondering why none of it felt familiar if he had been there before. It was strange but even with his memories in pieces, there was always a hint that he might know something..in this case there was none of those feelings. It bothers him a little but he tries not to dwell..something he isn't particularly good at.]

Does no one in this world know when we get to return home?

[ibreakrules]

No.

[That's really all Frau's going to say on the matter. He doesn't want to go back to thinking about people leaving. He's lived through that far too much recently. Instead he just keeps walking, careful to keep his eyes ahead of him.]

[mikhail_in_me]

[Teito sighs softly and goes quiet. There is so much he had to do at home..and to think he now has to worry about Ouka falling into the wrong hands. At least he knows Frau is okay..but then again, does he really? If this Frau doesn't know about the things that happened..then what happened to the Frau who came to rescue him?

This is all far more then Teito can really handle.]

[ibreakrules]

[Frau notices the brooding and stays silent for a little while. Finally he breaks that silence both because his question will help him and because it will help Teito. He's asked it before of course, but hearing the answer again couldn't hurt.]

Have I been gone from home that you remember?

[mikhail_in_me]

I..don't know. [Teito reaches up and rubs his head.] I just got my memories back..You could have been gone while I was under Ayanami's care but I would have no way of knowing for sure.

[Teito drops his hand back down and looks up at Frau.] But even if you were then it still wouldn't match up, would it? I've experienced more things..but I don't remember ever leaving your side. I'm pretty sure I would remember you missing for a year.

[ibreakrules]

See? Then you have nothing to worry about. The little bits and pieces I've heard from people is that time possibly stands still at home while you're here.

...

Or something like that.

[mikhail_in_me]

Time stands still? So..I don't have to worry about anyone back home while I'm here. [That is a huge weight off Teito's shoulders. He just hopes that what Frau says is true.]

[ibreakrules]

That's how I've been thinking about it at least.

[It's the only way he's managed to survive this long.]

[mikhail_in_me]

That's a relief. Has any of the others ever been here?

[ibreakrules]

No. Just you.

[Frau flashes Teito a warm grin and then turns a corner, heading down the road their apartment is on.]

[mikhail_in_me]

[Teito looks around again. Realizing he should probably try to remember the route if he ever wants to get back to the apartment should he leave to explore one day.]

[ibreakrules]

Here we are.

[Frau nods up to the building on their left before heading that way to lead Teito up.]

[mikhail_in_me]

[Teito continues to follow.] Have you lived here the whole time you've been here?

[ibreakrules]

No. This place is pretty recent really. We used to live closer to sector 7 until something ripped off an entire wall of the apartment. We had to move after that, and you demanded that we move in somewhere nicer. That you got to pick this time.

[Frau smirks down at Teito as he starts up the steps.]

Which means you better help me pay rent.

[Because he's barely making it right now.]

[mikhail_in_me]

Well I certainly don't want to live in a place with no wall! Or near something that would tear one down! [Teito looks horrified at the idea.]

And I'll pull my weight! It's not like I plan to just sit around. [Teito huffs and looks down at the fliers in his hands that were advertising jobs. He hadn't really been listening to the people talk..but certainly there is something he can do.]

[ibreakrules]

It was a freak accident.

[He pauses outside the door and snorts before shooting Teito a warm smile.]

I know you will, brat.

[With that he opens the door to their places and goes inside. Hopefully Teito won't get attacked by a cat.]

[mikhail_in_me]

Freak accident..sure it was..[Teito gives Frau a look that says he doesn't particularly believe that it might not have been Frau's fault. But then Teito walks in and looks around. It seems like a comfortable enough home..and at least it has its walls.]

[ibreakrules]

It wasn't my fault! We were both just eating breakfast when all of a sudden there was mooing and crashing and the wall was just gone!

[Seriously, he had nothing to do with it!]

[Frau doesn't notice that Tolly has slipped around the couch to join them and is already contenting herself with chewing on Teito's shoelaces.]

[mikhail_in_me]

...Mooing!? [What the hell happened on this world?? Before Teito could be too distracted by that, he feels the invasion on his feet. He looks down at his shoes and blinks a few times in surprise.]

A cat?

[ibreakrules]

Cows. We lived near the agricultural district. The cows were being blown away too.

[Frau shrugs because really he still hasn't figured out what actually happened. It was just too weird.]

Ah, yeah. This is Tolly.

[He leans down to scoop the cat up into his arms, and she promptly goes to work chewing on her favorite thing. His gloves.]

[mikhail_in_me]

[Teito just kind of stares in disbelief.] You have a cat?

[He never really pictured Frau as a cat lover..or much of an animal lover at all but there is still so much he doesn't know about the bishop.]

[ibreakrules]

[Again, he just shrugs.]

When I first got here there was a big subjugation you could say of feral cats. A lot of people did rescue efforts and then had to find them a home. The guy was a good salesman.

[Not that Frau had been a hard sell.]

[mikhail_in_me]

[Teito bends down and reaches out to pet the cat's head.] At least cats are good company..right?

[Teito actually doesn't know too much about cats. But at least if the cat was here..it meant Frau couldn't have been too lonely while Teito was gone. At least that is his hope.]