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Interdimensional Managers ([personal profile] interdimanagers) wrote in [community profile] interstellar55552016-03-09 08:18 pm

☆MINGLE IN THE CITY

Who: NEWBIES FROM EVERYWHERE.
What: More rescuers and musicians have arrived. This is a non specific mingle log for whatever you want to do that is intro related!
When: March 9th, 2055
Where: Anywhere in Vista City!
Warnings: Could be anything, or possibly nothing.

☆VISTA CITY



You'll quickly notice that Vista City comes with multiple levels - the ground level, that actually touches the earth, and then a second level of streets and walkways that occurs halfway up the mountainous buildings. Cars streak down both sets of speedways, and the signs of life scatter every inch of the towers surrounding you. At the same time, though, a city of this magnitude leaves a lot of nooks and crannies left frequently unseen - something you'll definitely have to take advantage of. In the outer ring of the city the population is less dense than it gets towards the center, so at the least it gives you the opportunity to get your bearings.

You'll find that there is no shortage of people stalking around in the darkness, even as the sun sets and night totally takes hold. A lot of them are dressed pretty funny, too, and any insecurities you had about looking ridiculous can tentatively be put aside. The costumes you were left do allow you to blend in about as well as you could hope. You've been advised to avoid talking to locals as much as possible, at least until you've figured things out better. There is a notable absence of homeless people on the streets, which could mean any number of things.

RESCUERS WILL BE GIVEN THE FOLLOWING LOOT:
  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING: if your character doesn’t already speak English, they will be given some time with a crown like technological device that seems the be able to psychically teach people languages at a rapid pace. Whatever has been enabling communication so far won’t cover you once you enter the city, so it’s important that you’re prepared. How easily a person’s brain accepts this information will vary based on unseen neurological factors, and can range from perfect fluency to an uneasy second language. (On an OOC level, whether or not your character struggles with picking up English is completely up to you.) Most of this training will be done on the trip to Tera.
  • THEIR DESIGNATED TOOLS: any items your character was designated on your application will be given to them now. They’ll have some degree of choice in what they get, but everything is limited in supply. There are manuals for everything, but how much you can be fucked to read them will vary. Also, some of them aren’t in English or anything else even remotely recognizable.
  • COMMUNICATION DEVICES: Everybody will get a communicator, which are worn around the back of your ear and project a holographic field over your eyes when activated. The device itself must be manually switched on with your fingers, and from there on out your exact method of controlling it depends on the settings. Some of the more basic functions can be manipulated with “brain waves” (though nothing very complicated) and the rest is mostly voice or touch activated, though you can also set it up to be controlled with blinking and eye movement if you are a “pro”. Its functions include voice, voice-to-text, and a sort of janky manual text mode that you have to touch the screen to use. Video chat is not available, though it is capable of recording video from your POV to be shared manually after the fact. It can also share still images. Various channels can be set up and accessed, both private and public, much like a Teamspeak server is used in gaming.
  • HOLO EMITTERS (LIMITED): The amount of these available are limited by “plot convenience.” Do you want your character to have to struggle with their alien appearance to get by constantly? Then imagine there wasn’t enough of them to go around and your character was unlikely or benevolent enough to not receive one. Would you rather they have access to one? Then you can have one. A holo emitter is capable of projecting a holographic image around your character and disguising their appearance, the complexity of which is entirely up to you. The major problems with it are that 1) it can’t conceal things that the hologram doesn’t actually touch – cow horns could be covered in a hologram to look like a hat, but it couldn’t make them look as if there is nothing there at all, and 2) the holograms have no mass, and so if anyone tries to touch them they’ll realize they are just light projections. Also, like most of the equipment, they only work for a few hours before running out of power.
  • AMERICANA DISGUISES: Clothing, make up, the works – everything the average joe needs to pass themselves off as a resident of Vista City. Outfits are perhaps a bit more eccentric and flashy than you’re used to...or maybe a bit less, depending where you come from. Either way, it’s a specific look, and there should be enough here to accommodate new outfits for all the humanoids. If you’re a horse, you’re sort of on your own. What your character ends up with is up to you, though “space rave” is a good way to describe common aesthetics. There are also a lot of hooded coats, hats, and other articles that would be good for hiding inhuman characteristics.
  • RATIONS: Enough food at water, tightly compact, to last everyone for a few days. It’s going to start to run out quickly, though, so the group is going to need some breadwinners sooner rather than later.
  • FAKE IDS: Complete with each individual's image (or a human approximation) and a made up name. It's enough info to get a job with, they'll explain, if you can manage it. Avoid pushing the forgery's limits, though, if you can. Silver and Gold made them themselves so they expect they are excellent quality, but you can never be too careful.
lateforkindergarten: (it's all good)

[personal profile] lateforkindergarten 2016-03-12 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Scoping out the city is no biggie. I guess you, me, and Lion should go meet up with Pearl later. She probably has some elaborate plan going already.

How are you and Lion doing? Do people really think he's a dog with that fancy thing covering him?
missknight: (crystalgemsicons) (Do something with your life that)

[personal profile] missknight 2016-03-13 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that'll be great! I can't wait to see her again.

[Although maybe she should keep Rose's sword with Lion... Just in case. She knows how important Rose Quartz was to her.]

Yeah! And you know Lion is usually pretty quiet besides grunting or snoring, so no one realizes he can't make dog noises! It's great, although the collar doesn't last for a long time... Just a few hours.

So I can't take him out with him all the time.
lateforkindergarten: (it's all good)

[personal profile] lateforkindergarten 2016-03-15 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
Man it's another planet. They should be cool with lions walking down the street this side of the galaxy. Disappointing!

I thought visiting another planet would be really different but this is still waaaay like Earth.
missknight: (crystalgemsicons) (how do i die without telling my mom?)

[personal profile] missknight 2016-03-16 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, everyone seems.... human, too. I mean, all the people who live here definitely seem like it.

The fashion is definitely way more eccentric, though.
lateforkindergarten: (oh yeah?)

[personal profile] lateforkindergarten 2016-03-20 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
Talk about it! I'm not human but I know what they wear around here is weird! I bet they have wardrobe accidents all the time! Those huge jacket shoulders are bound to poke someone in the eye!

I bet if Lion's cloak runs outta juice you can pass him off as a dog dyed pink with a fluffy hat on! He'll blend right in!
missknight: (crystalgemsicons) (how do i die without telling my mom?)

[personal profile] missknight 2016-03-22 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
I think his face is still pretty different from a dog's... but maybe...

[...Well it's something to keep in mind.]

I think mostly I'll just make sure he has some place to stay so that he doesn't get into trouble. What about you, are you going to find somewhere to stay?
lateforkindergarten: (oh yeah?)

[personal profile] lateforkindergarten 2016-03-29 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not exactly worried about that. I'll be fine resting wherever I have to but I'll check and see where Pearl has been. She must have found some place clean enough for her standards. If I find a place good for you or Lion I'll let you know. -Or we can just force Pearl to share her space.
missknight: (crystalgemsicons) (I wish I could say "?????????" in)

[personal profile] missknight 2016-03-30 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, it's fine! I wouldn't want to bother her or anything. I'll be fine anyway. Lion and I both will.

So... Do you think the others are alright? [Garnet and Greg and...]
lateforkindergarten: (it's all good)

[personal profile] lateforkindergarten 2016-04-03 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Alright? Yeah. I mean they probably get to eat all the food they want whenever they want. Sounds pretty sweet!

[ She doesn't really want to address the bad stuff but they did come here for a reason... ]

I think they might get confused when we talk to them. At least Garnet did when I saw her in my dream.
missknight: (maheswaran (Constantly wanting to rebel but)

[personal profile] missknight 2016-04-03 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
You had a dream about her too, huh? What about Greg and Steven?

[She's... kind of scared to ask about Steven, honestly.]
lateforkindergarten: (is everything... okay?)

[personal profile] lateforkindergarten 2016-04-03 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't seen Steven yet. [ She looks aside as she says it quickly. She's been nervous about finding out what happened to him. ]

Greg was in better shape than Garnet but he couldn't remember Beach City or his own van when it was right in front of him.
missknight: (crystalgemsicons) ("yikes" is the word equivalent of)

[personal profile] missknight 2016-04-05 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Jeez, whatever they've done... It seems really deep. Still, there has to be something he remembers, right? We just... have to figure it out.

We have to figure it out for everyone. It can't be that hard, right?
lateforkindergarten: (is everything... okay?)

[personal profile] lateforkindergarten 2016-04-05 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
He knows Steven is his son. At least there's that. They must be starting to remember stuff. Even Garnet, with her jumbled up head, knew about Ruby and Sapphire.

[ She was in denial that she was actually really them but at least she admits they exist. ]

The breaking them out part? Pretty straightforward. Getting them to remember is what I'm not sure about. But hey people with amnesia start remembering with time so this should all work out!
missknight: (maheswaran (Constantly wanting to rebel but)

[personal profile] missknight 2016-04-06 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe the people who brought us here will have an idea of what to do... I mean, if it's like magic, then that's undoable... Right?

[That's how it is in her books.]