Glimpse of Nature

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Who: Everyone who has enough proofs! Where: District 4 When: September 20th to October 4th Summary: There is a new district reopening, and the city needs your help to get it up and running! Warnings: Inbox death may occur. System overload at own risk. SOME NPC RESPONSES WILL BE SLOW UNTIL THE ONE WHO PLAYS THEM IS PRESENT. Also, remember that you can still submit proofs at any time here between now and October 4th to have your character be allowed in the new district before it's open to the public! Additionally, you are all free to start your own logs set in District 4 outside of this one, HOWEVER if you want your characters to explore in territory that hasn't been looked at yet, we ask you to please use this log! A different side of the city. Anyone hanging around the wall that blocks off the forth district will be in for a surprise on Friday - new signs are being put up, barricades are being torn down, and NPCs are standing around, both directing all the work and talking to anyone who approaches to enter. A few doctors are on standby as well. Any of the visitors who try to walk in will be redirected to these doctors, who will scan them, take a few measurements on some portable computers they've brought out, and then tell them their results - those who reach measurements that are high enough will be allowed to enter, and those who aren't will be turned away and asked to return when the district is more stable to avoid any health risks associated with the drain effect. They will then suggest to any characters turned away to try participating in more physical contact if they want to enter sooner rather than later. Those who are allowed to enter will immediately be greeted by a place very different from the rest of the city. The area is wide and open, with a path that's only loosely based on the locations of the few buildings around. Though much of it seems to be struggling to grow, particularly as the winter months begin to inch closer, there is nature and life all around - trees, large clearings that are or once were filled with grass, and most notably areas that seem designated for recreational activities, like swing sets and basketball courts. A perfect place to relax and have fun. Welcome to the parks and recreation district.

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[Fortunately, because Diarmuid is from a time before electricity, the lack of it in this building really doesn't bother him. His eyes quickly adjust so that he can pick out some of the details of the room. The patterns, the candles, their placements all seem to reinforce to him that this is a holy place. However, since it doesn't feel unwelcoming he continues to carefully explore, his soft steps take him over to each painting. The boy looks at each one, bowing to it before his feet finally take him to the hallway.

Part of him wants to call out since if there is light, there is probably someone with the light and he doesn't want to surprise them. Still, it seems wrong to raise his voice in this special place, so in the end, instead of saying anything, he starts silently down the hallway toward the light.]

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[The hallway is long, but immediately he'll be able to see that the light source is natural - there's an rectangular opening at the end that leads straight outside, though it's difficult to see what's over there.

There are also two doors in this hallway - one about a quarter of the way down, and another halfway down. The sign outside the first reads "Library", and the second is unmarked. However, both of them are locked.]

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[Diarmuid makes his way down the hallways until he comes to the first door. He tries the handle and frowns slightly when he finds it locked. The boy frowns again when he finds that the second door is also locked. He's a curious little boy and would have really liked to see what was inside, especially since he can't read what the signs say.

However, he doesn't let the locked doors upset him for long. Diarmuid shakes his disappointment off and continues down the hallway until he gets to the rectangular opening and then peers out it, curious to see just what is out there.]

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[There is a large, enclosed rectangular space outside. He will step out onto a wooden porch that surrounds the entire enclosure, save for a small staircase in the center of each that leads down into...

A man-made pond, in the center of a place reminiscent of a zen garden. The pond is small, but even from a distance he may be able to see that something is moving in it - what looks like twirling, multicolor ribbons move beneath the surface of the water. Large rocks and sand, the rocks placed in patterns that look deliberate, surround the pond.

Perhaps most striking, though they are out of the way, are the flowers that grow in each corner. As can be expected, they are the same colors in the same patterns as the paintings, and they seem almost unnaturally vibrant - but they are very real.

There is also a sign on the wall to the left, in beautiful handwriting.

The Garden
A place of quiet.
All who wish to may go to the water and pray.]

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[For several moments, Diarmuid just stands in awe of the beauty that is surrounding him. He notices the sign out of the corner of his eye, but since he can't read much yet, he just files it away in his mind as another beautiful detail of this amazingly beautiful place. And then the movement in the pond catches his attention and he races down the steps toward the pond so curious to get a better look that he doesn't even think about all the warnings he's been given about staying away from water since he can't swim.

Fortunately, he stops at the edge of the pond and doesn't try to enter it. Instead, he just stands there watching the 'ribbons' move under the water. It's so peaceful and the closest he has felt to home while still being in the city.]

I wonder if Father can hear me from here...