Trial 001 [Radio, audio only] [Public]

[portal_refugee]

I'll admit, you've got one interesting place here.

[The voice belongs to a young woman, and sounds to be in her early to mid-twenties. A bit tired perhaps, but whatever stress she feels is being carefully restrained as she begins her plea for information - with an introduction naturally.] As practiced as that orientation is at the Welcome Center, I take it everyone is rather used to newcomers. So, hi. Name's Abigail, and I'm from a city called San Fransokyo.

[There's a pause that follows, but the hesitation is shaken off as she proceeds to her point.]

Just walking into the city in the first place showed me a lot. And keeping an open mind, the whole Great Turtle is begging a lot of questions, but I have one thing I would like to confirm.

For lack of a better way to say it, did time really stop back where we came from? Has anyone been able to verify it somehow? I ask because I transitioned here at a really...inopportune moment.

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[lasergrenades]

Nope; you go back to where you left, exactly when you left. I'm not really looking forward to it either - a lot of us got pulled here in the middle of seriously not good circumstances. [Like Armageddon, for example.] Sounds like you came from a pretty drab place. I'd be happy to give you a tour some time, if you'd like.

[Any excuse to go shopping or make new friends.]

He had a world-ending evil monster possessing him for, like, forever. Not really forever, but a really, really long time. Malicant was the reason the spell that brings us here was cast in the first place. The Foreigners kicked him to the curb, but... yeah. We know he's alive, but we haven't figured out how to wake him up yet.

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[portal_refugee]

[She can sympathize, even if she wasn't facing outright Armageddon.]

Drab is not the way to describe San Fransokyo, I assure you. Still, a guided tour would be much better than relying on just these handouts from the Welcome Center. Pamphlets are no substitute for a proper view.

[Yes please take this woman shopping so she can wear something besides her flight suit.]

Turtles are not something I know much about I'm afraid. Even the not-giant variety.

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[lasergrenades]

I guess things are actually all new here, technically. Like, everything is sort of similar to home, but not really the same. I'd be happy to show you around a little; where are you? I can come find you now if you'd like.

[Pepper can totally provide a shopping trip. Flight suits are not especially fashionable.]

No one really knows why he's still in a coma, but people are working on it. In the meantime we've beached him, since he was sinking. That's why we're anchored to Tavimbi. We're... gonna be here for a while, so I hope you don't mind the cold.

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[portal_refugee]

As much as I look forward to a tour, right now, I need to get some rest. It took a long time to walk here. But if you're free sometime in the next couple of days, my schedule is wide open.

[There is a distinct sound of displeasure. San Fransokyo is not a place that snow visits.] If it was above the freezing point it'd be more tolerable, but I'll manage. Will it change after the turtle can leave the beach?

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[lasergrenades]

Oh, you ended up way outside the city? Not everyone does; now that the spell is kind of running on it's own we all just sort of drop wherever. Anyway, I guess you're probably staying at the Hotel. I can drop by in a day or two and help you get set up with the basics - I know most of the clothes shops in the city since I'm trying to start one myself, but you need something now not in a week.

[Someday she'll have a stockpile of basics - maybe she can even sell (and hopefully one day donate) them to the Welcome Center as part of the intro package.]

Yeah, it will. Whether it's going to get colder or not I have no idea. He kind of goes where the currents take him right now. Hatal is warmer than Keeliai though, so if you spend most of your time over there it won't be as uncomfortable. There's even hotels and inns, too.

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[portal_refugee]

[She had been dropped at least close enough to know which direction to walk to avoid aimlessly wandering until she collapsed in the cold, but it would have been nice to wake up in the city instead.] Assuming they have an opening, that's the plan.

New clothes would be nice though. And probably warmer.

[It could get colder? Abigail does not want to think about that possibility right now thanks.] If I stay inside I should be alright.

Thank you for the help, Pepper.