Introduction Log

[daddyscythe]

Characters: OPEN to new arrivals and NPCS.
Where: En route to Casualty Communal
Rating: Gen
Time: September 19 Morning
Description: New arrivals log.

ALL NEWCOMERS - THE NEWEST INTRO LOG IS HERE

(OOC: It was incorrectly linked in the e-mail, we're sorry!)

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AROUND DEATH CITY

[guillotineofgod]

At the base of the stairs waits a rather peculiar sight: parked right in front of it is what appears to be a small dune buggy. What sets it apart as remarkable is the fact that a vast collection of speakers and subwoofers hang off of it, to the extent that it remains in question whether or not the vehicle can even move under the combined weight of them. Behind it is coupled, strangely, three large black coffins on wheels, linked together in some kind of morbid road train. A sign stands erect at the end of the very last coffin:

THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE
THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT
GET TO WALK

It just so happens that Justin wasn't joking. He jumps into the seat of the buggy and fires it up, sending gouts of smoke spilling from the gigantic exhausts. The engine is loud, but not nearly as much as the sound that assaults the ears of everybody present within a kilometer radius as the speakers roar to life with offensively loud and brain-breaking Techno. With music blaring, the train begins to move and roll along at a jogging pace for those forced to follow them on foot. Communicators begin to beep in unison once more, barely audible over the pounding bass, and something new flashes into vision.

At first, an overhead map of Death City materializes. One by one, illustrations and captions ping into existence across its surface until it looks like this:



The virtual tour pauses briefly after the mall is clearly indicated, at which point more information is transmitted to the screen with additional text: Despite the fact that Guests are able to forego ordinary living expenses and may otherwise live comfortably without need of their own money, luxury items are not factored into budget and must be purchased with your own funds. There are a great number of opportunities for employment in Death City, though Guests who manage to obtain a Weapon or Meister partner may also earn money by carrying out missions for Shibusen.

Anybody attentive by this point may have realized that, instead of heading towards the Casualty Communal residences as the tour plan intended, Justin was leading everybody in the completely opposite direction. His intentions are clarified though when he brings the tour to a stop outside a store magnificently adorned with the name of DEATH ROBBINS. Mercifully, upon reaching it the engine is switched off along with the speakers. Justin climbs from his seat and moves to stand before the gathered crowd, his expression mildly less absent than it had been previously. He may have even been faintly smiling.

Then, with the first spoken yelled words he has presented to the entirety of the group:

"FREE ICE CREAM FOR EVERYBODY!"

He beams broadly and makes a sweeping gesture towards the store. After that, they were all off to where the Guests would be living from now on.

[oopsnoclothes]

After nearly being deafened by those damned speakers and that horrible excuse for music, Gray almost can't hear the announcement over the ringing in his ears, but if there's one food he really likes, it's-

"Ice cream?" he repeats, surprised and not quite believing his ears. When his stomach grumbles at the very thought, he tries to ignore it. No, no, he's not going to be bought with free ice cream and free housing and free whatever else!

...But it can't hurt to take what's offered freely in the mean time while he figures all this out, can it? He heads inside.

Re: AROUND DEATH CITY

[i_yukimura]

To say the map makes very little sense to Yukimura is an understatement. Then again, it isn't as if he were the brightest crayon in the box to begin with, so maybe it isn't such a big deal. He wants to ask all the questions going through his mind, but anxiety stops him. Should he already know some of the answers? Would he be punched for asking? Would he even be heard over all of the absolutely blasphemous noise emitting from those black boxes?

Deciding to remain silent, Yukimura opts to sit still, watching, but not absorbing, the scenery as it goes past. When the odd contraption comes to a halt outside of a building of some description, Yukimura looks up at the sign reading "Death Robbins". He feels a slight sense of dread building in his gut, but it is soon overwhelmed by adrenaline as he sees the others he is with disembark. What challenges would await him inside?

When the tour guide-- Justin, was it? --exclaims that everybody gets free ice cream, Yukimura only stares, allowing his confusion to show on his face. It was clearly something to be given, seeing as the context of the sentence implied such a thing, but beyond that, Yukimura had no idea. Not wanting to be the only one left standing outside, he follows the crowd into the building.