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Rekindle Moderators ([personal profile] rekindlemods) wrote in [community profile] rekindleme2014-06-18 05:32 pm

INTRO LOG - JUNE 2014

Who: Everyone
Where: The Welcome Center
When: 18th June, late afternoon
Summary: The new arrivals, freshly pulled from their worlds or others, awaken in a strange place...
Warnings: Inbox death may occur. System overload at own risk. NPC responses may be slow.

It's a shuddering breath, a sensation of being pulled to elsewhere and finding oneself pressed against something on the soft and some place cozy. However, before one can fully stir, there is and odd, warm stirring sensation that lifts you up from wherever you've been dropped, when you begin to drift off once more.

Yet the feeling passes quickly, and when you awaken, you begin to realize your surroundings. It's a small room with what some might recognize as a Far Eastern theme when it comes to decor, from the walls to the sofa (or bed) you find yourself on. Illumination is provided by carefully crafted lamps, and even a candle flickering on a nearby desk. The doors are made from paper and wood, with a thin frame; through them it's easy to hear other people stirring, talking, or coming to.

You are not alone...

Close at hand there's a note that reads:

WELCOME CENTER
Newcomers: Please come downstairs to the lobby 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, there's a gentle knocking on the door as someone comes from downstairs to usher you along.

"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 you've had a chance to stretch your legs!"

Whether you go downstairs immediately or linger a little longer, eventually you must come down and get out of the small space, and sooner rather than later would probably be better. 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 cool and relieving food and drink, including some you probably aren't familiar with. It's just as well they're in good supply, as the windows outside show a city well heated from a summer sun.

On the wall opposite are a pair of desks, each with a sign, and one person at her station-

Rhea, General Assistance
Andi, Technological Assistance

The plaques have a shiny new look to them, as do the desks. The one with 'Andi' listed appears to be empty, though. Gathered around both desks and several tables are boxes as well, and...Empty jars? The woman minding her desk doesn't appear to give them a second thought.

However, before you can go over and give at least one of them a piece of your mind and ask questions, the same person who ushered you downstairs hands you a manilla envelope that contains your welcome packet, urging you to read this before asking the two 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 a new group of 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 first five 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, one of our nurses.

Again, welcome, and thank you for all your help.

Irene Rhea
Arrival Liaison


Outside, and through the translucent glass you can see a banner hanging from the tiled roof of the building across the street. The cheerful colors on it match well against a bright blue sky:

WELCOME TO SAENG SEONG
(ENJOY YOUR STAY!)
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[personal profile] alley_kit 2014-06-19 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
A:

Kit stirred, curling up on the soft bed, not quite awake. As consciousness returned though, she noticed that she wasn't in her bunk in the Thundertank. And more importantly, that she was alone.

That realization brought her abruptly out of sleep sitting up to look around the strange room she found herself in. As she got her bearing, though, she realized that she could hear other people moving around, talking, doing things. No, she wasn't alone. Alone in the room, maybe, but not the building. Wherever it was.

Maybe Kat and her friends were somewhere around here? She was about to hop out of bed and go try to find them, when she noticed the note. She picked it up, puzzling over it with a thoughtful frown. The letters looked oddly familiar, though they certainly aren't Thundaran, or any other language of Third Earth that she'd ever come across. Not that it would have helped her much if the note was in Thundaran. She could only guess that it was supposed to explain something about where she was, but being illiterate, that was the best she could come up with.

Sighing, she slid off the bed and walked over to blow out the candle and lamps before she left- it wouldn't do to leave them burning unsupervised- then headed over to cautiously slide open the flimsy door and peek out. Maybe someone else here knew where she could find her friends? Or could tell her what was going on.

B:

Kit clung to the package in her hands, looking a little lost. She'd opened it and examined the contents. She couldn't read the much longer letter any more than she'd been able to read the note, but the nice man who'd led her down stairs had left before she could tell him she couldn't read. Thus, she was left not knowing what the key fit, what the little card was for, or what she should do next.

Thus she gravitated to the thing that made the most sense; the refreshments tables. A full stomach made everything a bit better, after all. Snagging a few pieces of tasty looking fruit, she headed over and hopped up onto the nearest chair, sitting back to eat, to watch the other people, and to ponder her next move.
redpeacoat: (what's the plan?)

B

[personal profile] redpeacoat 2014-06-19 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
Shinjiro looked out of place among the others, mostly for what he was wearing. Most people were dressed for warm temperatures, but he was bundled up in a heavy coat, pants, and hat as if fall were already in full swing.

He lazed against the wall, looking over the new faces with his tired eyes to see if he could spot anyone familiar. His initial glance not yielding any results, he scanned the edges of the room, catching a glance of the little girl contently eating some fruit with an unopened welcome pack very close by. He didn't even notice her take a seat.

Did they not tell her to look it over? It was important. The last thing that needed to happen was for a little girl to be sick from lack of contact due to ignorance of this land's strange ways.

"If you're smart, I'd look that over if I were you." He commented, looking away from her at the crowd once more.
alley_kit: (Concerned)

Re: B

[personal profile] alley_kit 2014-06-20 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Kit looked up to see who'd spoken to her. The stranger's heavy clothes caused her to tilt her head to one side slightly in curious confusion. Wasn't he hot under all that?

She quickly got back to what he'd told her, though. "I did," she said, showing him the opposite side of the envelope, which showed signs of having been opened and re-closed. "I just closed it back up again so I wouldn't lose anything."

"Not that opening it helped much," she said with a sigh. "The guy who gave it to me left before I could tell him that I can't read. So I dunno what the letter's all about, though I guess it's supposed to explain everything." She gave the package an annoyed look, as if it were somehow the package's fault that she couldn't read the letter within.
redpeacoat: (yeah and)

Re: B

[personal profile] redpeacoat 2014-06-20 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
He should have been, but he seemed rather comfortable. His gaze returned to the little and her envelope. She reminded him of someone back home who was likely around her age, but she was a lot less angry. Then again, he'd done nothing to make her that way, unlike his companion back home.

"Here." He held his hand out to her, but quickly realized that if he were her age, he wouldn't so readily trust a complete stranger with such a thing. "If you don't trust me, that's fine. I can sum it up. Don't lose the card and the key that are inside, though."
Edited 2014-06-20 05:17 (UTC)
alley_kit: (OK)

Re: B

[personal profile] alley_kit 2014-06-21 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it soon became apparent that Kit was somewhat different than the young Shinjiro would have been. She considered the offer for a moment before nodding, opening the envelope and pulling out the letter, offering it to the man. Not like she'd be out anything she could actually use, even if he did decide to run off with it or something.

"Here," Kit said. "And don't worry, the key and the card are still in the envelope; I figured they were important even if I didn't know why."
redpeacoat: (dot dot dot)

So sorry for the delay!

[personal profile] redpeacoat 2014-06-26 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Good." Shinjiro looked over the letter. Sure enough, not much had changed since he first arrived in the city, and gave her a quick rundown of the contents without all the fluff.

"The card lets you get to your money, and the key is for your apartment."
alley_kit: (Curious)

No problem. :)

[personal profile] alley_kit 2014-06-27 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Kit listened as the man outlined what the letter said, nodding to show she understood. Though while the key opening the door to her apartment- which was very cool, since she'd never even had a room of her own before, never mind an apartment- but the idea that the card would let her get money puzzled her.

"How does that work?", she asked. "The card thing, I mean. How does a little plastic card get you money? And how do you know how much you have left?"