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[A young teen boy comes on the comm. His hair is too long and needs a trim, and he has brown eyes. He's dressed in ragged clothes, obviously something of a street kid.]

So this is how you turn this thing on?

Where is this? I know it ain't the ship I was just on.

Shrike, where'd you go? You better not've run off and left me here!

It's okay, I don't care. I can take care of myself. I don't need anyone.

consultingbishop

Y'know, this is a pretty nice city, and I really appreciate the hospitality and all... y'know, apart from the weird stares and stuff, but...

[A man is on your consoles, Keelial. He's dressed mostly in grey and black, an amicable smile on his face.]

...don't let me intrude any more than I need to. I need to get outta here, and I'm going to get outta here. So... If anyone'd like to help me, I need to find somewhere I can build stuff. Anywhere, really, and someone who's familiar with the tech I'm gonna be working with.

Let me know if you can help. Name's Peter Bishop. Thanks.

[A pause... he might as well tack this on, but it's hard for him to do so.]

And, uh... If anyone sees an older man, crazy hair, crazier personality... Let me know.

mrroboto

[Deon's voice sounds a little different, like it's slightly...processed. The panic, however, is very real.]

Anyone with experience in robotics or engineering, come to the College labs immediately. Please. It's urgent.

gotabadfeelingaboutthis

Firstly, has anyone seen Luke Skywalker lately or has the kid vanished like so many more around here?

Second, I really don't know what the kriff's happenin' lately, but a lot of people seem different somehow. They're all angry when it usually isn't their thing or a lot nicer than usual. I suppose it's more turtle mumbo-jumbo?

problematical

[ River looks a little dirty and disheveled, but is smiling widely for this announcement! ]

I bought a house, and it has a garden. But I want to get a job.

[ and then belatedly, might as well inform the other person going to be living there: ]

Simon, we're moving.

holbydelboy

Sooooo...

[Fletch is using a console at the Healer's Guild, reclined back in his chair, looking generally thoughtful.]

I've heard from people that there used to be some sort of social gathering with all the Foreigners before the Malicant thing spread and... well, kinda destroyed most of everything. Well...

...Would anyone be interested in helping start that up again? Like, every two weeks have a sort of social night, get local businesses in who are looking to hire, invite the kedan, get everyone sort of mingling... Who knows? It might help. And god knows we all need to socialise a bit more.

[He shifts a bit.]

Now, I don't have much time to organise all this by myself, so I'd like to float the idea to other people, see if I can get some help. Kedan and Foreigner, both would be great, honestly, because then we can arrange stuff for both sides, and, to be honest, if I was just organising it, it would just be pub quizzes.

Oh, we'll also need a place to hold it, so if anyone's got a spare large conference room knocking around, that'd be great.

[He grins.]

So, come on, people. Stop being boring. Let's get out and socialise, eh? What's the harm?

schrodingersghost

Is a non-working vacation too much to ask for? I mean, come on. One day off. After what happened last week I deserve that.

[A dark-haired teenage boy is scowling unhappily into the camera. He sighs heavily and drags a hand through his hair. Somehow it always ended up like this.]

Okay, so let me just get this straight.The giant turtle is actually a thing? Someone isn't just pulling a really elaborate joke on me?

[He sighs.]

Yeah, never mind. Don't even bother answering that. I think I already know the answer.

Could this possibly get any weirder? [He freezes and moans miserably.] ...Oh, great. I think I just jinxed myself.

shroudofgray

Hello.

[She gives a small nod of greeting at the screen.]

I would like to be able to make more money and I asked the Kedan how I can do that. They said to have a job is the best way.

I am very good at finding things, so this now is my job. If you have lost something, I will find it if you give me money. You do not have to give me money, I will find it anyway. But it would be nice. There are books about how to make cakes that I would like to buy.

I am Yorda, and I live at the hotel.

[This is definitely how you successfully entrepreneur rite?]

social_insect

Wow, that was weird. I turned a corner and now it's almost summer. And I have a new piece of free jewelry that apparently holds my soul. And the people at the welcome center say I can use the consoles. It's no Facebook or Twitter, but what is?

Hi everyone. Just let me make a cute intro video and we'll be good to go. But I'm letting Tony Stark and Pepper Potts know they didn't lose me that easily.

leaptopudding

[The feed kicks on to an empty chair. The video is streaming, but there's no sign of Makoto anywhere. She may or may not be sitting on the floor, out of view.]

Alright, real talk.

I have something super important to ask you all, so listen up.

[She actually sounds pretty serious here too.]

How uh... How many of you know baseball?

[Home is far away and out of reach, so she's on the hunt for common ground.]

sexysunglassess

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Look, no one wants to listen to someone saying "bring me back home or I'll kill someone"---though, I really might kill someone if I don't get to go back home and finish what I was killing---[ that would be Katsuragi-san/Landkarte ] so I'll skip that bit and move on to the important parts. And I've heard time is frozen in our worlds or something while we're here but that's besides the point. You don't need to tell me about it, anyway. I won't listen, anyway, because hearing the same things over and over again is soooo boooring.

Now! The important question is this. Which shops has the best candy and the best pastries?

[ He clearly has his priorities set straight. ]

Oh and! If there are any members of the Black Hawks from Barsburg here then please report it to me~ My name's Hyuuga, by the way~

(( ooc: takes place after this. ))

starspangled

[The back of a giant turtle probably is the strangest place he's ever been. There's some close seconds - like the bottom of the ocean for a few decades, or riding a chunk of a flying city that's threatening to come crashing down.

Speaking of:]

Natasha? Do you copy?

[His breath comes out in a frosty little cloud. He remembers the air getting thinner, but not this cold. The last thing Steve remembers at all was talking to her, so if he's lucky, maybe she's here too.

But it's not the first time that he's felt like he's alone in a world that's not his own. With or without a response, Steve will carry on.]

My name is Steve Rogers. I was hoping that other members of my team might be out there. From what I've been told since my arrival, I understand that there was a war here not so long ago. I was wondering if anyone had more information about that. Maybe something that wasn't included?

[Because if there's one thing he's learned, it's that there's always a little more to the story. Steve looks down at something, that little crease forming in his forehead.]

Someone once gave me some advice about starting over. I'm not sure this is what she meant by that, but I'll do my best while I'm here. So I'll be happy to talk to anyone who needs help. If anyone else has suggestions on how to stay busy here, I'll listen to those too.

holbydelboy

Haaaas anyone seen Enjolras recently?

[Fletch's concerned face appears on the console. He's frowning down at a file.]

Come to think of it, Dove's MIA, too. [Damn. He scrubs a hand over his face.] If anyone's seen them, can you get them to contact me? This is putting a huge strain on the Guild.

Uh, just a heads-up that we might be a bit overstretched until we get this sorted.

Thanks.

aquanimity

[A familiar face to those who knew her during her previous tenure appears. Yes, Aqua has returned. For her, not a day has passed since her disappearance, but she's figured out quickly enough that everyone else has had several months go by. The weather alone is indication enough of that.

It's with that knowledge that she takes to the consoles.]

How long have I been gone? Has there been any trouble?

[Hopefully someone she knows is still here. It seems likely, given the length of time others have spent here. And a familiar face would help her with the growing dread she's mostly able to hide in her expression.

She's been back for only a bit, but it's long enough for the fear to set in. Aqua draws a breath before asking the next question.]

Are... are Ven and Xion still here? [She knows the answer even as she asks. Their shared home had been the first place she visited, and the empty building told her the painful truth. Still, she's holding to a small glimmer of hope, that she did not abandon them and, in turn, cause the forces of this world to send them back as well. That she has no control over the whims of this place is irrelevant.

It occurs to her, then, that her wayward friends may have been sighted but not recognized by name. She quickly adds:]

Ven is fifteen, with spiky blonde hair, about as tall as my shoulder. Xion... she's smaller than he is, about fourteen, with short black hair.

[She hesitates, then lifts her hand up, calling her Keyblade to her hand in a flash of light.]

You might have seen them wielding weapons similar to this. [She holds it out a few seconds longer, then dismisses the weapon.]

If anyone has seen them since I was last here, please tell me. My name is Aqua, and I'll keep near the consoles. Thank you.

[She shuts the feed down, but her shoulders drop in weariness before the video completely cuts. She knows full-well this is a vain effort.]

thatched

[There is a low hum in a continuous note as if someone is trying to find pitch. And then not long after.]

Haaaaappy birthday to hic me. [sloshing liquid sounds] Happy birthday toooo me! Happy one year closer to being old and decrepiiiiiit [more sloshing] Happy birthday toooooooo [and he rises in pitch, almost like a howl before there is a crash as if he's fallen into something]

Me.

hic

Any lovely ladies wanna spend my last few hours with me? It'll be extra fun I promise.

[if he sounds as drunk as a lord, that is wrong. He's as drunk as a pirate, which is much worse. Feel free to see your new resident seven foot slosh stumbling around dressed in boxer shorts, pair of sabers at his belt, a yellow scarf tied around his neck and a big bottle of some unidentifiable drink swinging from his hand as he sways down the street]

problematical

[ OOC: In relation to this event. The video feed from the console in the lobby of the Midnight Hotel is still showing a bit of static as it boots back up from the unexpected power loss and restart. In the background, the lights are also beginning to power back on. ]

Circuits stop and start, follow the path of least resistance, avoids the open loop. You can't make water flow uphill, but maybe we don't have to... we just need to complete the circuit.

[ a pause ]

We just knocked.

wolfstrike

[The voice that comes over the radios in the evening one should recognize as Yuri Lowell, though he does sound a little strange if not a bit pissed off. Probably because he's got a bruised and swelling jaw.]

What's up with the Snakes lately? They're slacking off and being a pain more than usual. Had to break up a fight in the bar while they just sat there. They've been harassing me and my guild members lately too. Nothing physical but it's pretty annoying. Did someone ram a stick up Yunxu's ass or something?

Ow... Dammit.

ten_zero

[ Bisi has been watching some of these videos for a bit. It seemed customary for newcomers to make themselves known to the foreigner community at large this way. It felt odd, still; the concept of making her identity known. For pretty much as long as she could remember, personal identity was always pushed away, absorbed by role and community. She was the Operator for Ordis. The Tenno for the Lotus, and for the Orokin before her.

Here she was just... Bisi. The last person that knew her as Bisi had been Marguilis, which dredged up fond and tragic memories. Memories which threatened her stability of mind, causing sparks as void energy channeled through her and started to warp the environment around her. She noticed and clamped down on herself, forcing herself to breathe and center her emotions. It had been a relief of sort to find out that her connection to the void was still intact after she'd been here for a day or so; and a sad disappointment that she was still burdened by it.

She took a deep breath and put herself in front of the console. She'd rehearsed her words carefully before turning on the feed. ]

Greetings, fellow foreigners, and other Kedan who see this message. My name is Bisi, I only recently arrived. I've met a few other foreigners, but the majority remain unknown to me, and I would like to correct this.

I understand that foreigners are expected to trade services or possessions in exchange for food and shelter. Unfortunately, I have few possessions and am unsure what skills are useful, or that I possess any of them. I'm afraid most of my experience falls into the realm of warfare, and even then, without a Warframe my usefulness is questionable.

[ She had seen other people asking if there were people that were known to them also on the Turtle's back, which was apparently not an uncommon occurrence. She didn't dare to hope but... ]

I am also seeking a person, should they also happen to exist here. She goes by The Lotus. If anyone has information, I would be eternally grateful.

lordhotman

[When the video feed starts, a few might recognize the young man who appears. Though there's something a little off about him. He looks a little older, his hair is a little longer and...what is that he's wearing? Instead of his usual Fire Nation garb that he arrived with yesterday, he's now wearing something very different. A black shirt with a flame pattern, and while it's not really seen in the video, also black jeans and sneakers. Plus there's a pair of sunglasses perched on his head since it's sunny today, and a Water Tribe style bear claw necklace around his neck. His hair though is pulled back into the traditional Fire Nation top knot and that scar is still the same.]

Hello, Zuko here. So I'm kind of new, but this isn't where I'm supposed to be. I was supposed to go home. I mean, this place doesn't seem all that bad but there really has to be some kind of mistake.

[Yeah, sure, he's been to the welcome center. He's gotten the whole introduction, but Zuko is still in a bit of shock here. This wasn't where he was expecting to end up after taking the trial.]

Maybe this is some kind of trick, or another experiment. I don't know. I'm just so confused. Does Luceti even mean anything to anyone? Or is there anyone else around here who has wings?

[And with that, Zuko turns around. There's a couple slits in the back of his shirt, from which a pair of wings is sticking out. They don't reach much farther than his elbows, certainly not big enough to fly with, and they're red with black tips on the primaries. He hasn't seen anyone else with wings yet, but if he's here, then maybe someone else from Luceti is here too? ]

clonekiller

[The man who appears onscreen appears to have his eyes closed. If you pay attention, you might notice a pair of lightsabers spinning in midair in the background. By all appearances, he doesn't seem to notice the screen...until he speaks.]

I...need help. Specifically, I need a medic or a healer.

[He pauses, opening his eyes.]

Anyone who knows anything about cloning, and...memory tampering. I...have some questions that need answers.

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