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thepull_mods ([personal profile] thepull_mods) wrote in [community profile] sirenspull_logs2012-11-04 01:25 am
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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.
mikhail_in_me: (Eh?)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-12 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Then why don't they fix it? Whatever it is that brings us here..

[Teito briefly considers helping. Maybe they just need more manpower..]

Why would it get me in trouble? If something is broken then they must want to fix it. Maybe we can help.
ibreakrules: (sad)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-12 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Because it's not that easy.

[While Frau doesn't know much about the two companies, he knows enough to want to keep Teito away from them. He turns and locks his eyes solidly on his apprentice. There is no room for misunderstanding here.]

Listen to me. You say away from the companies and debates about the core. Got it?
mikhail_in_me: (Stubborn look)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-12 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Teito looks at Frau surprised for a moment before he frowns. He didn't like that no-nonsense tone that came with that statement.]

Why? Shouldn't we help if they need it? Wouldn't it be better then just sitting around and waiting for this place to decide if we should stay or leave?
ibreakrules: (sad)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-12 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
There's a whole war going on over that thing. Both sides are dangerous. They hold debts pretty seriously and they don't let go of them. It's better not to get involved.

[Frau can't help thinking of Kevin. The kid had been put through so much because of the companies.]
mikhail_in_me: (Stubborn look)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-12 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[War is definitely not a word Teito likes to hear and his shoulders might sink just a little at the mention of it. With his memories starting to be more complete and all the talk of wars around him..he's had about enough with hearing that word.]

Where is this core?
ibreakrules: (warning zehel)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-12 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Don't know, don't care. I'm serious, brat, don't get involved.

[Frau is feeling decidedly uneasy now. The thought of Teito anywhere near one of the companies isn't one he likes to have.]
mikhail_in_me: (grumble)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-12 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Tck..[Teito pouts a little and turns away to walk over to his bed to sit down. He isn't going to argue at the moment. He knows he won't win when Frau gets like this.]
ibreakrules: (sad)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-12 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Frau knows it's not over either. He's going to have to be on guard every second until he's sure that Teito won't do something to get himself in trouble with the companies the second he's out of Frau's sight.]
mikhail_in_me: (grumble)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-12 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Teito isn't going to just let things rest. He wants to know more about this world that has apparently toyed with him several times. He's had enough of other people messing with his mind and controlling his actions.]

So what am I supposed to do here?
ibreakrules: (happy)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-12 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Frau shrugs.]

Live. Try not to get yourself into too much trouble.
mikhail_in_me: (grumble)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-13 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Frau says it like it's easy..neither of those things are particularly easy for Teito.]

Right..And just what kind of trouble is here?
ibreakrules: (idiot)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-13 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
The companies mostly. And the darkness.

[He'd almost forgot about that, though he's hoping that by this point Teito is strong enough to handle that on his own as long as he doesn't get in too deep.]
mikhail_in_me: (Eh?)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-13 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
..The darkness? [Teito quirks his eyebrow.] I'm not some little kid that is afraid of the dark.
ibreakrules: (laugh)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-13 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Frau snorts and a flicker of amusement dances in his eyes.]

I didn't say that. You'll get it when the sirens go off. It's more than just dark. It's decay and monster and danger.
mikhail_in_me: (Default)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-13 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
..Monsters? Like Kor? Even if there is I can still handle myself.
ibreakrules: (calm)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-13 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
Sort of. They feel like kor at least. The main problem is that they come back every night even if you destroyed them the night before.
mikhail_in_me: (Eh?)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-13 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
How is that possible? Do they hurt a lot of people? [Teito's sense of duty is starting to push it's way in. Now he wants to take care of these monsters.]
ibreakrules: (idiot)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-13 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Hell if I know. Most people are smart enough to stay inside after sirens. Those that aren't, they can call from help with their NV. Enough people wander at night.

[Frau being one of them.]
mikhail_in_me: (oh god..what do I do?)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-13 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Teito frowns. It's clear the wheels in his head are turning. He isn't going to be one that stays in when those siren's sound...at least not for the first few nights.]
ibreakrules: (sad)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-13 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Frau sees that and steps in before the kid gets any brilliant ideas in his head.]

I know you can handle yourself, but you're not going out alone the first few times.

[Or ever if Frau can help it.]
mikhail_in_me: (I believe in my strength)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-13 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Teito considers that and opens his mouth to argue but then shuts it. Frau knows this place..he doesn't. It would be stupid to just go out without him.]

Alright..I just want to see these monsters for myself.
ibreakrules: (idiot)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-13 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
You will. They're hard to miss, and unless you're dead to the world or living under a freaking rock you'll know when darkness hits.
mikhail_in_me: (Default)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-13 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Okay..we don't have to do it tonight. I'm not feeling all that good..[He doesn't want to encounter a monster when he isn't at full strength.]
ibreakrules: (idiot)

[personal profile] ibreakrules 2012-11-13 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Ah. Right. I forgot about that.

[It's been awhile since Frau arrived.]
mikhail_in_me: (Eh?)

[personal profile] mikhail_in_me 2012-11-13 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Teito reaches up and rubs his head.] Is this normal for this place?

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