It's a shuddering breath, a sensation of being
pulled to elsewhere and finding oneself pressed against something rather hard with the sound of water coming from nearby. However, before one can fully stir, there is something that lifts you up from the rather warm (yet why did it feel like a chill going down your spine?) stone when you begin to drift off once more. It felt as though someone had thrown you from the frying pan, and then into the freezer - all you wanted to do was sleep...
Yet the feeling passes quickly, and when you awaken, you begin to realize your surroundings. It looks like...a plaza of some sort? As they look around them, the ground beneath them is an intricate mosiac - a water fountain at the center of the plaza in this foreign world. There are many buildings around its perimeter, making this location seem like a central hub of whatever town this was. Some may even recognize the peculiar design of the buildings and sloped tiled rooftops as a Far Eastern theme. Were they somewhere along the Pacific? Who knows! But what is quite apparent is this: Along with the many buildings surrounding the plaza, the first thing that is noticeable is the amount of people sitting or standing around you in a similar daze.
You are not alone...One building seems to stand out among all the others; one that seems large enough to house all of the completely lost and confused masses gathered here to the welcome plaza. A sign outside the door reads:
WELCOME CENTER
Newcomers: Please come inside for refreshments and your welcome packets!Odd... This wasn't written in your own language, and yet you find it easily understandable. Soon enough, if you don't enter on your own, someone comes from inside the double doors to usher you and everyone else inside.
"Welcome to
Saeng Seong! I know you must be confused as to where you are and what's going on, but we promise to explain this to you once we're inside and away from the hot sun!"
Whether you go inside immediately or linger outside a little longer, eventually you must come in from the hot summer day. You'll find yourself in a well-lit lobby, filled with comfortable-looking couches and chairs. Along one wall are refreshment tables, loaded with all sorts of food and drink, including some you probably aren't familiar with. On the wall opposite are a trio of desks, each with a sign and a person seated behind them -
Irene, General AssistanceDevin, Technological AssistanceMai, Medical AssistanceRen, General NuisanceHowever, before you can go over and give them a piece of their mind and ask for questions, the same person who ushered you inside hands you a manilla envelope that contains your welcome packet, urging you to read this before asking the three figures questions that the packet likely answers.
Inside it, you will find: a ring with a key and apartment number on it, some kind of cash card, a
map and informational guide to the city, and a letter folded neatly on the top -
Welcome to Saeng Seong!
You are among the first of many new arrivals to our city, from many far-apart worlds.
We have gathered you here because our city is in a crisis, and we are at our last resorts. The energy of the city is in a slow downward spiral, and is dangerously close to expiring altogether.
That's where you come in - you and everyone else we've brought to the city. Unlike those of us here, you have the potential to generate the energy the city needs, but you'll need to work together to do it.
Why? Because the energy can only be generated when two people touch each other. Any touch will do, but it must be between two of you who are new to the city. If you don't keep in contact with someone, eventually your energy will begin to drain as well, making you dangerously ill.
A few other things:
The closed-off sections of the city are closed off for a reason; approaching them will cause your energy to drain very rapidly. We're working to open the rest of the city to you as soon as we can, but for now, please remain within the two central districts of the city.
You have been given a key to a one-bedroom apartment in a complex set aside for you and the other new arrivals, near the riverside in the 1st district. You're free to change your living quarters whenever you like, and we encourage you to move in with someone in one of the larger apartments. When you want to change, just come back to this building to exchange your key.
We've also included a cash card with a living stipend; if you're unfamiliar with this system, or the network established for new arrivals, you can talk to Devin in the lobby for help. It's what he's here for. If you need medical assistance, contact Mai at her desk today, or at the hospital in case of any future accidents.
Again, welcome, and thank you for all your help.
Irene
Arrival Liaison
Back behind you, others still linger, and through the translucent glass you can see a banner hanging from the tiled roof of the building across the street in the bright summer day:
WELCOME TO SAENG SEONG
(ENJOY YOUR STAY!)
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But man was this girl intimidating, even if she was smoking hot. ...speaking of, he brings his gaze back up to her face again. No way is he going to get caught staring with his sister right here. No way.
"Hey, is there something else we can call you or do you just go by Demi-Fiend? Got any cute nicknames or anything?"
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She frowns at Ren at the "cute nicknames" comment. Damn, doesn't her title command respect anymore? "You may call me Shura."
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"Physical contact," she responds as she squeezes Shura's hand briefly, before letting go. With her medical gloves on, she seems solid--completely human. "We've been trying to keep the energy of this city going for quite some time, though for some reason...we can't do it alone, anymore."
It's very brief, but the gravity of the situation for her is quite apparent.
"...And do forgive my brother, Miss Shura. We still haven't completely house-trained him."
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...and that's when Mai makes her comment about housebreaking. He pouts, his lower lip trembling. "Aww, Sis! That was mean! I was just being friendly."
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"Human people."
A joke, clearly.
"What am I actually here for?" she asked, sweeping her arms open. Then she turned to Ren.
"Flattery will not make this better."
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He didn't want to do much to arouse her anger more than he already had. He smiles at her apologetically from his place behind his sister.
"If you can kill a god," Not that he really approves, but hey, "That means you're really capable! And we need capable people. We don't know why our world is dying, we just know we need an outsider's help to do it. You'd have our eternal gratitude if you helped us."
...then he cracks a grin. "Hey, can't blame a guy for trying, can you? I can't help that you're really attractive."
...Ren no you were actually doing kind of okay with being serious up until that point.
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Obviously, the elder sibling is just as amused at her little brothers antics as Shura is. Rolling her eyes, it's all she can do not to facepalm and move on to both affirm his previous statements and what exactly was going on.
"But he's right; we have no idea what's caused our world to slowly wither, and we do need capable people to help us.
...It may be our last resort."
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"I think you're making a mistake," she tried to explain to Mai, since she seemed like the non-idiot of the two. "I'm much better at destroying than at creating. Anyone who knows me can see as much. I don't get how my touching people should generate anything but fear and hate."
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(Even though he's hiding behind his older sister, even as he says that.)
"You were brought here because you've got the potential to save us. Fear and hate might just be masking that potential is all."
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"Who is 'they', and how do I figure out that reason?" Sigh. Maybe the way out is to save these people as fast as possible.
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He smiles. "As for the reason, that'll come with time. Don't people always figure out their reasons for being somewhere as they go along? We were looking for someone who had the potential to save us; you're one of those people, but if there's a more specific reason for it being you, you'll figure it out, I'm sure of it!"
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It'd be a lie to say his face didn't fall a little at "girlfriend" though. Sigh, of course Shura was taken. She was a bombshell! ...and so Ren's quest for love continues...
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"I see. I hope it's true."
She then looked at the content of her envelope again. Keys to an apartment, uh. Well. She might as well go check that out.
"Where's... building one?"
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"I guess you can."
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Then he beams at Shura. "So, what is it you do back home? Other than, uh, having a girlfriend and an army and killing gods and stuff."
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"I'm afraid it's most of what I do. My world ended. If you wanted to insist, I could say that I protect a race of human-like beings by killing gods."
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"Wow! I mean, it sucks that the world ended and the humans died and all that stuff, but the Manikins sound really neat. So they're made of clay, but they're still alive?"
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"Yes. Since they're almost human, they're a great source of magatsuhi. That's why they're enslaved and tortured by demons to extract their magatsuhi. I want to make all this cruelty stop." The plan involves killing God.
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Now Ren's looking a tad bit confused, though he doesn't slow his steps. He's got a job to do showing her around, after all! "So where you're from, it's the gods that are in charge of demons? I thought it was usually that gods were against demons and stuff. Wouldn't the gods be mad about what the demons are doing?"
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