[Text] [First entry, Jun 14th]

[weaktobullets]

[It's a boring text entry! After flitting through the network, Shinjiro has decided to just go ahead and ask. Any info is better than the barebones runthrough he got after dry-heaving on the side of the pitchers mound.]...Canada, huh. Doubt anyone knows the how and why of us being here, but hey: feel free to share if you do

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[text]

[underachieves]

it's june 14, 2010.

supplies might be tough to find. we just had an earthquake. what are you looking for?

[text]

[weaktobullets]

...Well fuck.

At the least, a damn toothbrush.

[text]

[underachieves]

you're in luck. nobody's too worried about stocking up on toothbrushes.

where are you?

[text]

[weaktobullets]

Oh good. Figure I'll need some other shit if I'm stuck here.

Apartment complex. What's this 'bout an earthquake?

voice;

[walkthedawn]

I can send you a map with some directions to the facilities that have some supplies. I have a few things, myself, you can borrow if you need.

You're at the baseball diamond, right? Are you alright?

text; :< Shinji doesn't feel like talking yet.

[weaktobullets]

You just send it over this thing?

Nah, showed up there a bit ago. Been checking this shit out. I'm [LONG PAUSE.] good as I'm gonna be.

voice → text

[walkthedawn]

Yeah.

[Switches to text to send him a map with a few spots circled.]

The red circle is the stadium. The blue circle is the Underground Mall. And the green is the Tower Apartments.

Good to hear. There should be a few corner stores you can check for things that you need...but I don't think they'll take your money.

text;

[weaktobullets]

Thanks. I'll look around.

...If I had money, that might be an issue. Didn't think too many places'd take Yen anyway.

[voice]

[thetruemonster]

The monsters only come out after the sirens sound, so you should have some warning. Getting inside somewhere when that happens is usually safest.

text;

[weaktobullets]

...This happen 'round midnight?

voice;

[thetruemonster]

The time changes. It's normally when the sun sets.

text;

[weaktobullets]

...Lasts all night?

[Voice]

[madeinoblivion]

There's actually a whole-

Hang on...

[The volume starts off almost impossibly faint, and some fiddling with settings later-]

There's actually a whole big guide to the darkness, written by this guy Darwin. You can probably pull it up on NV.

text;

[weaktobullets]

Like that guy in the Galapagos?

I'll pull that up. Thanks.

[voice]

[madeinoblivion]

Like who?

...you can pull up the newcomer newsfeed too. There was an earthquake here a few days ago- that's why so much is all messed up.

[smack smack smack. That's Joe jostling the NV against the heel of his palm, trying to bully his volume settings back into working order.]

text;

[weaktobullets]

That Darwin guy. [Ugh loud noises. You can't see it, but he is making a pretty good ":|" face at the NV.]

Newsfeed sounds good. The hell's wrong with your machine?

voice; he's getting rickrolled in the background

[pullsheavendown]

The greeters should have most of the information you need, but they really mean it when they say it's not safe at night. Monsters come out, and some of the safe places...aren't, right now.

text; damn it rick astlety will be in his head all day

[weaktobullets]

What sort've monsters we talking 'bout? Sounds like Shadows.

voice; those fucking hackers

[pullsheavendown]

No, they're-wait, you know them?

text; always making things suck

[weaktobullets]

...Yeah. You know 'em?