☆MINGLE IN THE CITY

[interdimanagers]

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.

Comments

[melodiouspacifist]

"Ah, you don't have to hug me." He laughed softly, holding up his hands.

"It's very comfortable and warm. I think I like this."

[radiant_bloom]

"Good. So that's one!" she said happily. "How many were you hoping to get?"

[melodiouspacifist]

"Well I don't know, just a few things. I don't want too much, in case this doesn't work out and I have to move again." Demyx murmured and selected a t-shirt off the rack.

[radiant_bloom]

"Well, I hope you'll always be somewhere we can find each other," she said happily. She looked through things also, and found a shirt that was the blue of sunlit ocean. "What do you think?" she asked, holding it up.

[melodiouspacifist]

"Yeah, sure. Why not?" Demyx smiled. It was a nice thought, but he couldn't promise anything.

"Blue is my favourite colour, actually!" He grinned. "I like it!"

[radiant_bloom]

"I got it, I'll look for more blue then. I think blue would look very good on you, given your eyes." She handed over the shirt and went back to rummaging.

[melodiouspacifist]

"Yeah? You think so?" He laughed.

"I think I'll get some black cargo pants too." He didn't bother trying anything on, he just picked out what he wanted.

"I guess I probably need about three outfits?"

[radiant_bloom]

"I'm not sure, so that sounds fine," she said with a smile. She went through a discount bin, then started laughing a bit.

[melodiouspacifist]

He leaned over her shoulder a bit to peer into the bin. "What's so funny?"

[radiant_bloom]

"Well, it has the colors and lines that would be best for you," she said, giggling. Then she held up what she had found. It was lovely, really. Long blue dress with subtle darker blue lines going down, dark trim that was almost black that flared in back.... but... it was a dress. "What do you think?" she teased.

[melodiouspacifist]

Demyx snickered a little. "Come on, I wouldn't be able to pull that off."

He hid his mouth behind his hand. "Now think of the headlines!"

[radiant_bloom]

She laughed. "So I should look for more dresses?" she teased. She was still holding that dress though. It did look good for him. It also... looked fun to wear. But she had no money. Reluctantly she set it aside and kept looking.

[melodiouspacifist]

"Well I'd rather you didn't, because I bet that'd be weird." He chuckled.

[radiant_bloom]

"what's so weird about a cute girl picking out cute dresses for her friend?" she teased.

[melodiouspacifist]

"Nothing, in theory." He chuckled. "But isn't it weird not to you know, have pants on?"

[radiant_bloom]

She smirked a bit. "You get used to it."

[melodiouspacifist]

"I'm kinda not looking to get used to it." He laughed.

[radiant_bloom]

She laughed a bit. "Okay then, we can get you leggings to wear under the dress. Problem solved." She was having a blast teasing him.

[melodiouspacifist]

Demyx snickered and shrugged. "Well, I guess if your heart's set on it or something!"

[radiant_bloom]

She laughed. "Not really, but it is fun."

[melodiouspacifist]

"Alright, alright, enough tormenting me. My poor heart can't take it." He laughed and grinned. "So, let's find something a bit more suitable and then karaoke. Clothing for me can't be all that interesting to you." He had clutched his chest dramatically to make his point.

[radiant_bloom]

She laughed again, then gave him a bright honest Kairi smile. "Anything I do with my friends is interesting to me. If I can make you laugh and smile, then my day has been a good one." She lifted another shirt. "What about this one?"

[melodiouspacifist]

"Then this has been a good day." Demyx confirmed. It was kind of fun meeting this girl, strange as she was.

"That one looks okay too. I'm really not that picky, I just thought I should look a little nicer, star and all."

[radiant_bloom]

"This has been. Didn't start out as one, but it is one now," she told him. "Any day when you feel warmth, here," she put a hand over her heart, "you know something wonderful happened that day."

[melodiouspacifist]

"Yeah, you think so?" He laughed. "I'm no expert in matters of the heart, sorry."

Demyx grinned and shrugged and paid for what he wanted. It seemed good enough.