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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.
determinate: (❤ dark-eyed)

[personal profile] determinate 2016-03-25 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[...there's a bit of a pause before their next message.]

You know he won't remember you, right?
spaghettimonster: (I'M SORRY.)

[personal profile] spaghettimonster 2016-03-25 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[...Papyrus pauses before sending his own reply. That dream...]

I know... But! That's no reason not to try! So he can't remember me in his thoughts. That doesn't mean... he's not Sans.

[It can't mean that he's completely forgotten Papyrus. Not on an emotional level. That just... couldn't be possible.]
determinate: (❤ reflections)

[personal profile] determinate 2016-03-26 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a bit of a pause before Frisk's reply as well.]

I know. I was just making sure.

Tell him you're with me if you see him. He doesn't really remember me either, but we talked.


[They think Sans remembers quite a bit more of them than of Papyrus, actually, but it's hard to tell him that. It should be the other way around. It's not fair.]
spaghettimonster: (I---THE GREAT PAPYRUS---WILL HELP YOU!)

[personal profile] spaghettimonster 2016-03-26 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Good idea! He'll know to listen, even if he can't remember me. And seeing me, and thinking of you, might knock some memories loose in that skull of his!

Or... head. With a 'brain' and all.

[He really hadn't thought about how strange it would be to see a human Sans. That's one thing the dream really didn't prepare him for in the slightest.]
determinate: (❤ tradition)

[personal profile] determinate 2016-03-26 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
His hands are back to normal but not the rest of him.

It just kinda goes into skin part of the way up. It's REALLY weird.


[And kinda gross? But interesting to look at, maybe.]
spaghettimonster: (I'M SORRY.)

[personal profile] spaghettimonster 2016-03-27 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
...Ugh. That sounds bizarre. And gross.

[Not that Frisk can see it, but Papyrus shudders all over. Being made of strange materials is one thing, but being a incoherent mishmash of different sorts of people is... entirely different.]

Does he have big enough gloves to hide it??? Should I bring him gloves...?
determinate: (❤ human)

[personal profile] determinate 2016-03-29 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
He has gloves! But you could bring him some anyway.

[You can never have too many! Plus, Papyrus has cool taste in gloves.]

I told him about the brain chips. So if he ever turns all the way back and gets it out, he'll know to come find us!
spaghettimonster: (HMMM... I WONDER WHAT I SHOULD WEAR...)

[personal profile] spaghettimonster 2016-03-31 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[The coolest.]

I'll make sure to shop for them first thing!

[He comes to a stop, looking around his surroundings. He's followed all the directions J gave him, but he's not anywhere that looks like an apartment. Hmm. This calls for more investigation.]

And... I think I'm in the place J directed me to. I will now hang up, and look for him. I will see you soon!

[Handwavium until the J thread gets a little further?]
determinate: (❤ curled)

[personal profile] determinate 2016-04-01 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
See you!

[Sure! Ping me when you need me!]