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Phantasmal Rift Mods ([personal profile] phantasmods) wrote in [community profile] phantasmalrift2018-04-29 11:56 pm
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INTRO LOG - APRIL/MAY 18

Eventually, Charm starts herding people towards the parked exploratory drone, a few at a time, mostly people who have finished their noodles or other business. "It's almost nightfall at the Station," he says, "and with this many new arrivals, we're going to have to make multiple trips."

(For those who might ask, he also explains that they've chosen not to stabilize the noodle shop for the time being, as the other androids will almost certainly want to speak to Viella, and have no other way of doing so, due to the fact that they don't dream. Aside from that small region, the Fissure is largely stable.)

It in fact takes four trips total to get everyone to the Station. Those of you who don't fall asleep on the way there - the minute you hit stable reality, the inability to sleep vanishes, and most will be hit with a wave of exhaustion - will find that the Station Annex, a building off to the side of the main station, has been finished, at least outwardly.

By the time the first group arrives, the sun is dipping towards the horizon; by the time the last gets there, it's set, leaving a few pink-tinted clouds in the sky. The drones drop everyone off (and that is everyone, even though of you who have fallen asleep) on the observation deck, where those of you who didn't get your fill of noodles will find several buffet-style tables set up with...

...Pizza? Yeah, pizza, in damn near every variety you can think of, including a few things that only loosely fall under the heading of "pizza." Half a table is full of calzones of various varieties; another significant chunk is things that are just desserts in the general shape of pizza, including a couple of iced cinnamon pastries, a pair of brightly-colored "pizzas" made of canned fruit over cream cheese, and a two-layer cake that's just decorated to look like a pizza, with strawberry jam and round slices of strawberry 'pepperoni' sandwiching yellow icing. Finally, the last third of the third table is just three baskets of breadsticks with varying amounts of cheese and garlic, accompanied by two turrens of dipping sauce (one white, one red) and a tower of little plastic dipping cups.

(Those who opt to head directly to bed will find that the banquet gets packed up and moved back to the kitchens around midnight, though it stays warm under a stasis enchantment for roughly the next day before someone packs the remainder into the fridge.)

In the common room, meanwhile, the usual boxes of clothes and trading post sign are set up. Unclaimed rooms can be claimed by writing your name in on a list set up next to the boxes, on what seems to be a broken music stand with a large ROOMS AVAILABLE sign hanging from it. There is also a rather hastily assembled, hand-poked Braille version of the sheet (with the paper punched through in one or two places).

Those who go looking will find that the androids are somewhat more absent than they usually are after an expedition; save obviously for Charm, and Strange who arrives on the deck as usual not long after, you'll have to go looking. Considering the amount of the station you have available, they could be just about anywhere... But perhaps it'd be worth checking over in that new building...?

[Mod note: Strange is the only NPC with a top-level this round, but others may respond to your top-levels, especially in the Annex areas! Consider it a fun surprise. c:]
anarchia: (skulking awoo)

[personal profile] anarchia 2018-05-04 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[He, briefly, appears flustered by the question. Of course, they had romance novels on Cybertron. Of course they were trashy and questionably written, and of course he would never have had any interest in them at any point in his life, because that wouldn't be fitting of his stoic and cool lone wolf persona at all.]

...Not particularly. [Said with a growl.] I'll entertain your recommendations, though.
cyclicalconcept: (but what if its not awesome?)

[personal profile] cyclicalconcept 2018-05-04 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, we definitely had a sushi place there...but no pizza.

[It Is A Mystery]
cyclicalconcept: (I am awesome...ly confused)

[personal profile] cyclicalconcept 2018-05-04 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Mr...Pages?

I don't know. I've never heard of Travis Tea before this.
caduceusoncall: (Interaction)

[personal profile] caduceusoncall 2018-05-04 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh Florida is easy to mentally place - it even sticks out. Like, literally. From the main bulk of the US.]

Angela, pleased to meet you Maddie. [She dips a little to be just above the cat's eye level.] And you, too, Zel.

That's an interesting name for a cat, actually. Does it have any specific significance?
blackestwitch: (not having an existential crisis today)

[personal profile] blackestwitch 2018-05-04 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Zel doesn't seem terribly interested in Mercy. Although he thinks of himself as Maddie's guardian, he tends to focus more on things that might be a threat, and Mercy neither radiates magical power or seems keen on picking on Maddie. Still, from an outsider's perspective, the fact he doesn't seem at all intimidated by a human getting down on his level - or even wary - might be a little odd. ]

It's short for Zelnothoglys, actually. Which is a mouthful, but it's from an audio book I had been listening to, so it was kind of stuck in my head at the time. [ Maddie, meanwhile, has had to use this excuse often enough. ]
anarchia: (skulking awoo)

[personal profile] anarchia 2018-05-04 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[He opts for a small nod over a handshake, its just easier that way.]

Feel free, by all means. I was...just browsing.

[For entertainment purposes, mostly. He feels a slight twinge of embarrassment for encountering someone who already seemed to be trying to take some action towards the situation. It's what he should be doing himself.]
anarchia: (skulking awoo)

[personal profile] anarchia 2018-05-04 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I see.

[The poor soul.]
nojohnyouare: Talking. (what i've become)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-05-04 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe. Though... What did he say?
matchmakes: (003)

[personal profile] matchmakes 2018-05-04 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Only a little.

[He chuckles as well.]

Welcome to the station, then.
caduceusoncall: (Casual 2)

[personal profile] caduceusoncall 2018-05-05 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Cats not being terribly interested in her is part of the reason she likes them, to be honest. Dogs were a bit too needy, birds too noisy, fish too...pointless. But cats are just kind of nice, and there, and then sometimes you can pet them when they're being friendly but most of the time they're just not bothering you.]

[...anyway. Angela straightens up, oblivious to the lie, and laughs softly.]


It's very unique. The book must have been unique as well, to leave such an impression. How long have you had him?
caduceusoncall: (Interaction)

[personal profile] caduceusoncall 2018-05-05 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Nothing wrong with that. Angela Ziegler has just never rested a day in her life, Carnivac, you're in the clear.]

Have you found anything interesting?

[She squints at and runs her fingers down the spine of a book titled Complete History of Ducks, half tempted to open it and see how complete of a history one can actually compile on. Well. Ducks. She ultimately decides this would be a massive waste of time.]
daughterofthemark: (Stratum 2: Auburn Thicket)

[personal profile] daughterofthemark 2018-05-05 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Arianna considers this for a moment.]

From what I understand, we may have new people to meet after all.
nojohnyouare: Preoccupied with eating. (but that's a conversation)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-05-05 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
A lot of strangers. ...They seem nice. Mostly. What do you think.
daughterofthemark: (Stratum 2: Auburn Thicket)

[personal profile] daughterofthemark 2018-05-05 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose so.

[Something large, huh? She thinks back to her experiences.]

A spacecraft, perhaps?

[...probably not?]
daughterofthemark: (09F. The unopened crimson jaws)

[personal profile] daughterofthemark 2018-05-05 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
I like them well enough. So far, everyone has been very friendly.
nojohnyouare: Confused. (you are the morning)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-05-05 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
And concerned. Are we concerning?
daughterofthemark: (02F. Hazardous habitat)

[personal profile] daughterofthemark 2018-05-05 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Of course not. The very idea seems ridiculous.]

I-I could recommend a different genre, if you would prefer....
daughterofthemark: (27F. Imprisoned by God's keys)

[personal profile] daughterofthemark 2018-05-05 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[...]

I suppose we must be.
nojohnyouare: Talking. (what i've become)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-05-05 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
...Sorry.

[She starts to gently lead Arianna back to the building.]

I'll try. To be more friendly. Less concerning.

[Not that she has any idea how to do this.]
founderinglight: ([sketchyplaceholder])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-05-05 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
I don't believe they have space travel... But some kind of new vehicle is certainly a possibility, considering how many trips it took to bring everyone home last time.
daughterofthemark: (25F. The overlord of daybreak)

[personal profile] daughterofthemark 2018-05-05 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Arianna... well, lets herself be led. She could find the way herself, but this isn't bad.]

I don't believe it to be a matter of friendliness.
nojohnyouare: Injured. (heaven help me)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-05-05 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Mai looks back at her.]

Then... That we're afraid. Hard to deal with?
byanyother_name: (Kiss from a rose)

[personal profile] byanyother_name 2018-05-05 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Kurama is usually on the other end of the click but this is fine. He can poke her for a copy later.

Right now, he's going to gently run his fingers through Goro's hair.]

I don't think any of us were feeling inclined to that. Even aside from having a job to do, that Fissure set too many personal issues out in the open on its own.
founderinglight: ([hold])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-05-05 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Small nerd meet nerd king.]

I wouldn't be surprised if there's something you can use, surely. And if not, you can let the androids know; I know they bring things back from the Fissures regularly, that's the reason none of the furniture or dishes match.
meowna: Made by @marshwiggle on Plurk (His manner is vague and aloof)

[personal profile] meowna 2018-05-05 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think I did..... I just drove back, myself.

[Have a wry smile.]

If everyone else here is anything like my friends, then you can never have too many healers around.