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[The camera turned on to...some oddly blurry camera work for a console that...is rooted to the ground. A few flashes of colors and a puff of smoke later, and the screen comes into focus, revealing a slightly-askew Zatanna. Very Blair Witch-style, puns aide, with a closeup of her noticeably hood-covered head as she leans into the camera. Despite the tinge of redness to her cheeks from the obvious cold in the room, she’s openly smiling.]

Come one, come all, to the coolest place in town.

...no, seriously. I’ve been in walk-in freezers that had weaker systems than this place. Feels pretty good. Better than a cold shower. Or polar bear dive.

For the record, we have nothing against polar bears, diving or otherwise.

[Jack leans into the frame beside Zatanna, also smiling and looking more alert and refreshed than he has over the last couple weeks since the weather has turned summery warm. ]

For the record, I never said we did.

[Point of clarification. She leans back, giving Jack the floor to speak.]

I know we've had a lot of people go back home lately, but we wanted to ask if anyone who's willing to help out at the Welcome Center as volunteers. I know some people are starting to get back to their regular jobs so it's as much or as little time as you can share.

If you feel like helping out, just drop by and see one of us.

[And, just before the screen shuts off, Zatanna briefly pops up for one last line:]

I wasn’t kidding about the AC, either! Anybody who needs a break from the heat outside, this is the place to chill.

((ooc: video or action options available; in addition, there's the Welcome Center Log for anybody who wants to head over there and mingle. There'll be punch and pie! ~~maybe~~))

unetrustworthy

[Even though the security of the consoles still couldn't be guaranteed...today, Midii wasn't all that concerned. She had no confidential information to share. Nothing that could be used against her...again...if only because he wasn't on the Turtle.]

I was in the market, and I...um...overhead some of the kedan talking. [She may or may not have been playing detective again shh.] They said today was a holiday called Father's Day. It sounded nice.

I never had a chance to celebrate anything like that back home. I haven't even seen Papa in years. I...could I even still celebrate? And how?

jinzhong

[Jackie appears on the network, looking agitated and wearing an outfit that makes him look like he just stepped out of Carrie.] So, for real, does anyone think we’re not dead and this isn’t just some fucked-up section of hell? ‘Cause I’m not buying it. Between Life, Dreaming, and Death...nah. I know I died. [He still looks shaken when he thinks about it. Given how traumatized he seems and the state of his clothing? The manner of his death wasn’t pretty.] I just think whoever runs this place has a weird sense of humor.

Also… [He looks at his clothes and grimaces. Dammit, this was his favorite hoodie.] Does anyone know how to get bloodstains out? Like...really bad bloodstains? [He shows off the bloodied hoodie, tank top, and jeans he’s wearing.] That healer lady, Milyn or whatever her name is, don’t get me wrong, she fixed me up real good, but she’s no laundromat.

ajrimmerssc

[Arnold Rimmer's gitty face appears on the feed, nostrils at full flare. He is decidedly unhappy, but what else is new?]

So this is how we're welcomed, is it? Oh, hallo, you live on the back of a giant turtle now, toodle pipski. I've heard of some shady dealings in my life, but this one takes the proverbial vindaloo.

If anybody could be so kind as to direct me to the British Embassy, or the Ionian Embassy, hell, I'd even settle for directions to Wales. That would be spiffing.

runrightround

[It's a room. His room. His new room. This is all very... He doesn't know how to feel to be perfectly honest. He's been quiet up until this point, but he needs to say a few things now.]

[The fact that he's doing this as Kid Flash has less to do with maintaining his identity and more to do with the fact that these are the only clothes he had on him.]

Turtle. I mean. Big turtle.

[This isn't really making a good impression, is it? Okay deep breath:]

Okay, we're fighting a war, I get that. That's great. [...] Uh, it's not great as in hooray, but... Wherever I need to be, I'm there. Let's go punch this Mmmuhhh...

[Oops. Not supposed to say it, are they? Normally, he wouldn't really pay any mind to something like that, but everyone seemed pretty adamant about it...]

You know who in the face.

But, in the meantime, what exactly am I supposed to do with this?

[He holds up what appears to be a backpack with medical symbols on it. Of all the things to come here with...]

Dead serious, if anyone needs a heart transplant within the hour I've got you covered. Please find Kid Flash in one of the trees.

[The voice is calm, the face is panicked.]

aloneintheuniverse

[The video opens on a young teen in a grey sweatshirt, fiddling with a small metal object in his fingers.]

Um, hi? My name is Clark. [He stares for a moment, like he almost expects a response, then frowns at himself.] Right.

I wanted to know, if my parents are here, am I allowed to see them? The people in the cart wouldn't say. And it's just, I think my mom might get worried?

And, if I can ask, what are they gonna do to us here? I was expecting to be experimented on or something when I got abducted by aliens, not to get my own apartment with a computer and everything.

Maybe I've said too much.

takeittothemax

[He's sitting in his chair in front of the console looking as dignified as possible. This probably won't last. If only he had an obnoxious white cat to pet. His grin's stretched wide, which, if you know him, means only one thing:

Poorly thought out business venture.]

How many times have you tried to walk down a street at night, only to be stopped by gang violence? How many times have you tried to find a job, only to get turned down by the Kedan in charge on some trumped up anti-Foreigner charges? How many times have you tried to get a good discount, only to have your haggling result in nothing but a headache and a priceless antique that fell off the back of a truck?

[Sympathetic shake of the head.]

There's got to be a better way.

[Big grin.]

Starting today, for the low low price of absolutely free, one of those better ways just got even better. Having trouble fitting in? Want to forge a new bridge in Foreigner - Kedan relations? Just feel like making a buck or two? Stop by [address here] in the Metal Sector, and we'll get everything sorted out.

The TurtleBuddies. Coming soon to a turtle near you.

definingfuture

[When the video feed comes on, Tony is selling the image of being personable. Nice suit, nice hair, and a smile that is inviting someone to start telling jokes.]

Current events seem kind of hairy lately. At least these come in a small package. After some of the other issues we've had, these guys are pretty manageable.

That's not what I wanted to talk about. Anyone else notice that we've got a problem with that? Talking. I mean, it makes sense. We're from different places, some of us are newer than others, and it's a lot to take in. I know some people have already been getting people together, so I figured it's time I stepped up too.

So, hi. My name's Tony Stark. Some of you know me. A lot of you probably know of the other Stark, but for those of you who managed by amazing misfortune to miss both of us, I'm an engineer. Used to run a company. I'm good at building machines. Also one of the guys with a second name and a few extra perks, but that's not important. The point is, we all have different talents to offer and we'll get a lot further if we work together. Just to be clear: I'm not recruiting for anything. If you're interested, we can talk. If not, there's no pressure.

[And with that he ends the transmission.]

magicalpadawan

[Today, network, you are getting a view of Molly's apartment. More specifically, the floor of Molly's apartment, where a circle of power has been drawn with chalk. In that circle, there are -- well, there were three tribbles. There's a few more, now. Anyway, the tribbles are happily meandering around the circle; Molly is not too far off, staring hard at the circle and obviously concentrating, murmuring things under he breath.

After a few moments, the tribbles are moving rather slower, almost sleepily -- and, more importantly, they aren't reproducing. There's a hint of frost on the walls of the circle. Molly blinks, then grins and turns to the camera.]

Well. There's one way of solving our tribble problem. I could try and do a really big one if anyone wants, but I'm not sure how long it takes for them to, uh, thaw out.

wallcrawler

[When the video starts, Pete's...well, managing. He's managed to make most of his suite tribble-free, save for a few currently stuffed into what looks to be an empty aquarium of some kind he has sitting on his desk.]

So, I know a lot of us are in a hurry to get these things off the Turtle as quickly as possible, or kill them off or eat them or whatever, but...has anyone looked into whether or not keeping a few for research would be feasible?

I mean, they reproduce quickly, and in pretty big numbers. I'm not talking about using them for anything horrible, but it seems like they could be a pretty good substitute for lab rats. And if we kept them properly contained, we'd never have to worry about running out of them.

[Obviously, some precautions would have to be taken on the part of the researchers, but it probably wouldn't be impossible. In fact, at that moment, the trio of tribbles inside the aquarium began to make another series of trilling noises, forcing Pete to momentarily close his eyes and try and block out the unwelcome sound. Once they're finished, he takes a deep breath and continues, with some degree of extra effort.]

I'm not talking about testing anything horrible on them, obviously. But if data gathered from them can be applied to human subjects, it could be a great way to test local medicines and remedies without actually having to jump straight to human testing and risk poisoning someone or triggering an allergic reaction or something. I know Wayne Enterprises already started pharmaceutical work, and we could probably convince Dr. Banner to expand the hydroponics garden to allow us to grow any plants needed for that sort of testing. Maybe even a little extra food for them, so they aren't consuming anything meant for the rest of us.

[More trilling interrupts him now, and he does seem to finally give in. Reluctantly. He gets up and leaves the frame for a moment, returning later with some grains and torn up pieces of bread to drop into the aquarium. He doesn't know if the noise means they're hungry, he just knows the ones he caught tend to stop making that noise when they're eating.]

...sorry about that. Anyway, I don't really know if anyone's willing to try it out, or if it'll even work. But it's worth a try, right? I mean, it's better than just killing all of them, and definitely better than just letting them wreak havoc on the ecosystem and eat all our food, right? Besides, it's a way better plan than throwing them off the turtle with notes on their back. I mean, if even a handful of these things adapt to marine life, with as fast as they reproduce we're basically talking about taking one ecological disaster and making a bigger one we're in no position to stop. And that's not even considering what might happen if they're carrying any sort of parasite that could do the same...

[Seriously guys, stop chucking them in the water. Eventually they won't be able to be retrieved, and then who knows what's going to happen. Literally nothing about that scenario sounds like a good idea to Peter here.]

doc_holi

[After the Kedan left, Holiday meandered around her suite a bit, trying to find some sort of distraction... or maybe answers. Was she dreaming? The last thing she remembered before arriving here was Rex and- and talking to White and- She must have passed out along with everyone else...]

[She decided to activate this network thing to see some of the locals around here. Maybe it's all just a dream, but-]

Hello. I'm Doctor Rebecca Holiday and I'm new in... Keeliai. [Did she even pronounce that right?] I suppose that since I'm here now, I should probably try to... figure out my way around this place a bit or something.

If there are any hospitals or clinics near by, I would like to visit one of them, for work purposes. [And the nanites.] One of the people who helped me to my suite told me that I live in the Earth sector now, if that helps anything... Actually, is there a better way to get around this city rather than using carts?

Um... Thank you for your time.

crotcharrow

[Tommy's looking the most cheerful he has in a long while. His powers are back, there's food in his belly thanks to the magic of Wanda and replicated rations, and he can expend as much energy as he wants. And that means he's putting all the weight he lost back on and toning himself back up again. He's got a healthier glow to his face, and actually looks less miserable.]

I got a challenge for all you speedster wannabes.

Okay, so now powers are back, who here wants to race me 'round the turtle? I know there's a couple other speedsters on this thing and I mean, I know I'm the fastest, but I guess I could slow down enough so it'd be a fair race. Heh. Plus I'm totally sick of being cooped up inside and it's no fun to race against yourself.

Winner gets a dinner on me. [Worth it's weight in gold to any speedster. He grins.]

And everybody else? I'm gonna set up some sorta delivery thing. If you need stuff moved from one end of the turtle to the other, fast? I'm your guy. I'm pretty sure the kedan don't have a next day delivery mail system and since I can do next ten minutes? It's a no brainer. Lemme know if you need anything done. I take juulan or food, don't care either way.

superoverachiever

Guys, we need a school.

And not JUST because I've been stuck in Turtle-opolis for almost six months and I'm seriously behind in my studies. [She cycles through six different half-grumpy, half teasing faces before she assumes a more serious face.] I know people have been offering to teach self defense and magic and stuff like that, but it's not -- look, it's what we need to be doing.

Educating ourselves is how we prepare for stuff like -- you know, the thing that we have to prepare for.

Obviously, I'd mostly just be a student. I think most of the people who can teach valuable skills already are, but they could afford to be more coordinated. That means we need a Headmaster. Any volunteers?

[She clears her throat and steps back from the camera, revealing half her apartment to be covered with notes about something -- presumably this project.] Oh, yeah, I have a preliminary curriculum, lemme know what you think.

Lessee, we got... Self Defense, English, Kedan Language and Culture, Computer Science, Magic, Physics and how not to introduce stupid invasive furballs into the ecosystem.

Ahem. I mean Newcomer Orientation. Obviously there's not enough of us to really do levels or whatever, but come on. Let's get on it!

bludhavenknight

[When Dick shows up on the feed, he's smiling, but his eyes look a little haunted. He just looks tired, really, but his smile doesn't dim even for a second.]

I've been to a lot of places before, but being on the back of a giant turtle? This one has to take the cake. [He laughs. He's been on different planets, places on Earth no one would ever believe, and now this.]

And I didn't have to make any travel plans. No waiting at the airport and having to go through security, no five hour ride because you got stuck in your car during rush hour, and it's all free.

[He runs a hand through his hair.] And the accommodations are great, I think the bed here is better then mine back home. Not as much noise as in Gotham, but that's...

[He trails off for a second before giving another laugh.] Shoot, where are my manners? I'm Dick, it's great to meet all of you. I can't wait to do it in person, though, these things are fine, but it's got nothing on actually shaking someone's hand!

[And then a tribble appears and Dick picks it up.]

Huh? What's this, some kind of housewarming gift?

elevenoutoften

Hello Tu Vishan! Hope you're all doing well. You'll have to forgive me, I'm sort of new here so expect a few potential technical difficulties. Do not adjust your sets. [Or desktoppy console thingies.] Now, I really do hope someone out there is listening to this or else I'm going to look awfully daft talking to myself. Not that I don't ever talk to myself or like to, I'm brilliant company actually. Only downside is that it can get a little boring.

If you do feel like saying hello, that'd be nice. Don't be shy, I'm lovely. Or so I'm told anyway.

[The man in the centre of the video is a rather odd looking chap with a goofy smile plastered on his face, just rambling away. And yes, he could go on all night. He leans back a bit to get as much as himself into frame as possible, red bowtie just managing to get a tiny bit of screen time. Just wasn't right if it didn't.]

I think someone out there has been sneaking a peak at my Christmas list. A mysterious and unexplainable trip to an island on the back of a giant turtle in the middle of nowhere? Oh, it's just brilliant. Suspected intergalactic kidnapping aside, this is definitely my kind of place. Perfect for shenanigans. I do love shenanigans. Especially the word. She-nan-i-gans.

[Always did roll off his tongue near perfectly. Apt word for his constant misadventures.]

But back onto the topic of this whole kidnapping issue. Anyone I can speak to about that? I have a few grievances that were overlooked during the induction period. Not too crazy about being taken against my will, sort of spoils the whole journey. And it's made me misplace my transport.

Speaking of, that's actually why I'm on here in the first place. Has anyone seen a blue box? Very big, looks like an old police call box, can be grumpy on off days. Answers to the name TARDIS. Or Sexy.

[The peculiar man sort of looks off camera with that last word, tweaking his bowtie with an awkward air. What? She totally does answer to that.]

All help finding her is appreciated. Just be sure to let me know.

asouthron

[ McCoy does his best to look dignified despite the terrible and shameful embarrassment he feels inside having to publicly announce this ridiculous emergency. It doesn't help matters that his desk is covered in soft, cute little creatures that are softly trilling all around. ]

This is Leonard McCoy, Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise. [ Yes, he's emphasizing that just so people take his warnings seriously as a highly-esteemed medical professional! And his affiliation with Jim can't hurt. Or can it? Oh God how many people actually like James T. Kirk? Shit Shiiit! ]

As some of you may have noticed, there's been a... contaminate leak in the Fire Sector. A foreign body escaped its... confines [ Fridge ] and has started multiplyin' at an excessive rate. [ And by excessive, he means the world is literally exploding with furballs. ] For those of you not in the Sector, they look like this [ He dutifully points to the puffballs on his desk. ]

Don't be alarmed! They're extremely docile, but in an unfamiliar and stressful environment, they begin to breed rapidly. Our Science Officer has calculated that they breed about every twelve hours [ 11.784 hours, but like hell McCoy is giving Spock the satisfaction of accurate fractions! ], producing anywhere from 8 to 12 at a time. Anyone with any kinda math skill can see that's a huge damn problem!

The best way to keep those furbags from eatin' you outta house and home and food is puttin' 'em on ice. It won't kill 'em, but it'll stop reproduction and slow down their life cycle.

If you have any questions, contact me or any StarFleet officer nearest you [ McCoy, Spock, or Jim will be more than happy to be assaulted by your questions. ]

McCoy out.

((ooc: For more information on the event, character plots, questions, or concerns, check out the OOC coordination post here ))

coneofsilence

I'm taking it all the superhero powers are back and you're all... super again?

[ This part a little muttered, but look, Clark, the cape doesn't really have the same effect when you're just walking down the street. ] And not looking sort of asylum-escapee-chic in bright colored capes? Assuming the flying and wind offsets that well. I wouldn't know, they don't issue capes in Fringe Division, at least not to field agents.

[ Have to ask Broyles about that later. ahem, moving on ]

I've been completely blasted with fire by someone with superhuman powers before, so give me the benefit of the doubt in not trying to be an asshole, but, I'm still working on convincing myself you're not all crazy. The rock man wanting to watch terrible daytime investigation TV was a good shove in the right direction. [ Santo bless u but detective work is nothing like Law & Order :| ] Not that his name is 'rock man' because that's probably... not politically correct. I just didn't catch a name. Sorry. [ awk. ] By the way, NCIS is better. Gibbs is dreamy.

Point being, I could use a favor from one of you. There's a place I want to get into and I might have some issues with... doing that. [ Aka, he wants to get into the sewers, but apparently it's not just a lock thing. It's a... covered up by the shell thing. ] If you think you'd be interested, private message me and we can talk out compensation or favor owing, etcetra.

Thanks.

Sent private; 100% encryption to Kyle Rayner & Costigan separately

Calling in a favor. What all do you know about the powered people here? Good intentioned, bad intentioned, morally gray? Do you know which ones can be trusted?

end private

[ wait, he forgot something ]

While I'm here... does anyone know how to bake bread?

zerotoawesome

[Here's a familiar face that hasn't shown up on the network in a while now. Santo is hanging out in front of the monitor, still flexing his hand and making sure that he can move it without any problems. He's still to afraid to try to reassemble himself.]

Hey, nerds! Long time, no see!

Do you wanna know what really sucks? I'll tell you anyway. It's being totally unable to move, so you're stuck on a couch for weeks without any TV to watch. I mean, come on, there's aren't even any old episodes of Law & Order to kill time with.

None of you probably get that though, since you were off having adventures and saving turtles or whatever. Lucky jerks.

Anyway, I've been bored forever now, and really need some kind of entertainment. Anybody wanna spar and see if I die when I break apart? Come on, it'll be fun on a bun.

Or, you know, tell me a story about what's been going on here. Or something from your home. I'm totally good for anything. I mostly just want to make sure everyone isn't dead, so check in, guys. You know... The important ones... Which is everybody, cool?

[He starts to shut off the feed, but then stops for a moment, looking a bit unsure.]

Oh, and... Witch- I mean, Wanda? There's something I need to talk to you about. I kind of meant to do it a while ago, but... Yeah, forced to become a couch boulder.

[OOC: And with this, Santo is officially off hiatus!]

alpha_squad_leader

[Victor's been reading through the network for a bit and he doesn't look like he's in the best of moods this evening. He's a paler shade of green than usual and the observant may notice he's missing a spike and a section or two of carapace from his head. When he speaks, his voice is still a little hoarse but it's getting better.]

I believe I speak for everyone when I say let's never do that again. As much as I appreciate not dying a fast and painful death, a slow and painful one while watching Santo's weeks long statue impression wasn't much better.

[He pauses to take a drink of water, rubbing his throat with his normal hand a moment later.]

I really hope someone is working on a way to keep that from happening again. It'd probably be a better use of time and energy than wrecking clinics or starting to turn into Magik 2.0.

[There's another pause as Victor takes a deep breath. As much as he'd like to keep ranting, he knows it probably isn't helping. Thinking he was dying just tends to put him in a bad mood.]

All that aside, I was going to mention this before but all that happened. But now that both my arms work again and I don't feel like I tried to drink sandpaper, I haven't had too much luck finding another job so I figured I'd ask. Does anyone need any parts of their suites or furniture fixed or something like that. I'm not a home improvement master or anything like that but I'm pretty handy with a set of tools and if people needed some basic home repair done or wanted something like an extra chair built, I figured I could offer to do it. For a small fee of course.

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