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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!)
tiearibbon: (what's for dinner? oglops.)

[personal profile] tiearibbon 2014-06-21 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
You really think so...

[Aww, that's actually kind of sweet. Enough to make Eiko feel a bit better about it, prompting a little smile and a glance downwards as she continues tapping her foot. Though in truth, there was Dagger now, come to think of it. Anyway, she continues:]

Really powerful. And really big too - some bigger than you and me. ... I can try summoning one now for you but-- [She glances around the city, noting the huge buildings and the people wandering the street.] The ones I have now, I don't really want to end up making a mess and break of stuff here. That'd probably get a lot of people mad and stuff.

[Eiko may be young. She might be bossy and insistent on having her way. But she's perceptive enough to know that a lot of damage like that would end up getting her in trouble, and that's the last thing either of them need right now. Time for a topic change!]

Anyway, I've told you enough about myself, so now it's your turn. Sooooo, tell me! What are Cybertronians like? You said they're made of metal, right? Are they all big like you? Where do they come from? [She reaches up again, giving him another small poke.] I've never seen anyone like you before, so I wanna know more.
forcowardice: (HAHA wow i'm not dead)

[personal profile] forcowardice 2014-06-21 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Finally just sitting down onto the floor, Fulcrum crosses his legs and focuses his attention on Eiko.]

Yeah, probably a lousy idea. I'd still like to see them sometime, but maybe in a less populated area. That sounds amazing, though.

[At the question, Fulcrum looks very proud of himself. He appreciates the poke a little less, but he can't really blame Eiko for being curious.] Cybertronians are completely inorganic and made of metal, wires, and so on. I could get into the biology of it, but I'm not sure you'd exactly understand. But we come in all different sizes and types. Most of us transform into at least one other mode, too.

We can't summon anything like you can, though. But some of us are actually really powerful.
tiearibbon: (but the butt would not be buried)

[personal profile] tiearibbon 2014-06-25 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Likewise, Eiko's listening intently, even if some of the words are a little beyond her (but she could probably make a guess at the meanings... probably. "inorganic" = "metal", got it). She's actually pretty curious about the whole thing, considering she's never seen anything resembling Fulcrum back home. ... Then again, it's not like she's ventured that far out of Madain Sari either.]

Sooooo, they're all metal. Like you. And they can transform too? [She's smiling, her tone very inquisitive. This is actually really interesting!] ... Can you transform?