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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:]
theosophomoric: (teeth still gleam from holy water)

[personal profile] theosophomoric 2018-04-30 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
As you say.

[She's got a hand half-extended to catch him if he overbalanced anyway, but once it's clear he's stable, Sonja turns her attention to the... ok, honestly, the Inconvenient Advocate has never seen pizza before in her briefly-damned life, but "flatbread with cheese and toppings" is a simple enough concept, and it smells delicious.

She reaches for a slice covered in pieces of mushroom; mushrooms she can't completely identify strike her as a safer bet than sausages she can't completely identify, which perhaps says something about her recent accommodations.]


I can carry a plate for you if you're up for trading intelligence.
founderinglight: ([ppppp])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-04-30 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Err... what?

[He isn't up with video game jargon enough to understand that at the best of times, nevermind right now.]
founderinglight: ([hold])

much later, hot tub

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-04-30 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Izunia doesn't get around to exploring until the next day, which means Astolfo is already in place in the hot tub by the time he rambles through.]

Having fun?
myocordial: (052)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-04-30 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Not requiring sleep is pretty useful sometimes; despite being exhausted in his own way, Heart doesn't have any need to rest. Maybe it'd be better for him if he did, but listen, there's no danger he'll pass out or anything. Which is good, because despite being... cautiously optimistic about those present here, the feeling of suspicion is hard to shake.

So mostly, Heart can be spotted sort of off to the side on the observation deck, by himself. It might seem like he's just people watching, but then... it seems a little too tense for that. Especially when you realize he makes sure to keep an eye on the other Airlocked Champions. He does stop to look at the food for a moment, though he doesn't eat anything.

It's only a while later, as he's taken a seat, that it becomes very visibly obvious that he's tired. Especially considering the way he seems to be zoning out right now, a big change from how alert he's been so far.]
founderinglight: (Default)

later

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-04-30 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Heart probably noticed Izunia crashed out in the corner of the deck some time ago. Long after most of the group is gone, he stirs and sits up, yawning and looking around.

...Cue an awkward, sleepy wave. Hey, Heart, hope you aren't waiting around to punch him because not today, dude, he's too tired.]
personalityquarks: (Down)

[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-04-30 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Er, what? No one's going to do that.

[Down looks extremely nervous, now, shifting on their feet.

Please consider that you are the one holding a gun and making threats towards what's clearly a shy noncombatant, Talon.]
personalityquarks: (Strange)

[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-04-30 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
It'll get stronger up to a certain point whether you practice or not. Practice now when any accidents will be minor.
notjustahacker: (pic#12179512)

[personal profile] notjustahacker 2018-04-30 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey.

[ Going to just speak up as she spotted Ann looking over the list for rooming, glad to see another one of her friends here. ]

If you're looking for somewhere to stay, you could stay with me. Don't have to, but it's a thing i'm offering if you want it.

[ Says a lot to how far she's come since first meeting them if she's willing to share her space with another person. ]
personalityquarks: (Strange)

[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-04-30 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Mostly it's a general health check, and a look at your magical signature. The Fissures can cause people to develop strong magical powers with very little outward warning. Especially when you're dealing with people who haven't had magic before and have no idea how to control it, that can get messy very quickly.

So the main purpose of the exam is trying to give people that warning.
personalityquarks: (Strange)

[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-04-30 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
It could be both - Fissures have been known to mutate the native wildlife through exposure. The dragon eels down on the shoreline are an example; they used to cap out around this big.

[Strange gestures out three and a half, four feet. The predators at Glitterstone now, obviously, are far bigger.]
burninglight: (into the darkness we will fly)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-30 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Some of us...'issues' is a light way of putting it. 'Highly distrusting' is a less delicate but more accurate wording. I'll have to ask your patience while we work that much out, so is it at all possible you can start with me so that I can tell the others what to expect?

Nothing personal. They'll just trust it more if they hear from me that nothing ominous or otherwise concerning is involved here.
personalityquarks: (Strange)

[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-04-30 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
We have a good number of resources and can produce quite a bit of what we don't have with magic. What do you need, and what does the process involve?

...Though the technical questions might be better asked by someone who understands them more. I hope you don't mind that it will probably be one of my siblings actually taking care of the matter.
personalityquarks: (Strange)

[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-04-30 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! It's a pleasure to meet you, Angela. It's always good to have a few more medics around. I don't know if you've met Jetshard yet, but the two of us have been the whole of the medical staff here, and I for one welcome the addition.

[The android smiles warmly, formality at least a little relaxed.]

Can I ask if you have any particular specialties, as well as the general magic and technology level of your home world?
personalityquarks: (Strange)

[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-04-30 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, that's no problem at all. We can actually do it right now, if you like - there's no need to remove clothing or anything, and I have a general idea of what your magical signature should look like already.

[AKA: Izunia's been here.]

Only if you're comfortable, though.
nojohnyouare: Concerned look, but still guarded. (you want a revelation)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-04-30 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
...I've seen something like it. Nobody liked it then, either.

[If she registers that he seems to think she's much younger than she is, she isn't saying.]
burninglight: (slipping through the cracks)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-30 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
...That's fine.

[It wasn't, mostly because Ardyn imagined he'd have a lot of physical things to explain, but better to get it over with.]

I suspect I've nothing but time, so I don't see a problem with that.
personalityquarks: (Strange)

[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-04-30 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright. Then would you hold still for a moment?

[Strange lifts their hand, which glows with a slight golden light, and... waves it over Ardyn a bit like an airport security wand searching for metal. There might be a faint tingle, but nothing beyond that.]
nojohnyouare: Passively having her arms held up. (i just can't have tonight)

common room

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-04-30 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
...is that your name.

[Mai takes the pencil and just puts KAWASUMI MAI and a bad doodle of some kind of bird.]
theosophomoric: (teeth still gleam from holy water)

[personal profile] theosophomoric 2018-04-30 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Arrival
[Sonja's taken note of the food on the way in, but she'd had enough noodles back at the tree that she's in no particular hurry to eat. Mostly. She does pick up a cookie on her way past the tables, though. Sonja's never really been known for her great self-control in the face of things with icing on them.

She's pretty matter of fact about most of the process of moving in - puts her name down on the list of open rooms, then goes to leave most of her belongings, and her pet, in the room she'd selected. After she returns to the common room, though, she can be found systematically rifling through the clothes boxes with a look of mild perplexity on her face. She's from the 1890s and what is this.]


The next morning
[So. The food's still out there. Sunlight is also out there. Of course, Sonja had not entirely been able to avoid the rays of the setting sun on her way in and hadn't burst into flames under the wrath of a Judgment, so it's probably safe, but after eight years living underground and breaking all sorts of Laws of nature, the sight of bright morning sunlight is still a little daunting. So for the moment she's lingering in the doorway to the deck trying to make up her mind, and in the process probably getting in someone's way.

Later, she's made her way over to the Annex. She might be found in the greenhouse, getting a little closer than might be strictly wise to some of the more outlandish plants; the rubbery hound Electra, which looks rather as if someone tried to make a large scent-hound type dog out of a cephalopod, sits demurely at the door of the greenhouse waiting for her mistress to stop poking the weird vegetation. Or, a bit later, both dog and woman can be found in the "Magic, History, and Mythology" section of the library, where Sonja already has a small armload of books and is peering curiously at another which she's just pulled off the shelf, with Electra at her heels.]
myocordial: (094)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-04-30 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Heart sighs deeply as Izunia stirs, and at first deliberately looks the other way, as if deciding to ignore him. But that wasn't really gonna happen.]

Isn't that what beds are for?
letsplayer: (Attract)

Re: common room

[personal profile] letsplayer 2018-04-30 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Not the Fucknugget part, but... Yeah, I know the rest is pretty ridiculous? Blame my mom.

Is your name actually Kawasumi Mai Tiny Bird?
nojohnyouare: Looking down at the viewer. (if i told you)

observation deck

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-04-30 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mai, with two slices of pizza and a large bag of peas, nods in greeting.]

It's strange. They care.
serrata: (r027)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-04-30 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Tense as she is in his arms, it does seem to help with bringing her back to Earth. Or wherever it is they happen to be right now. With a long, slow breath out, she nods and leans into him a little.

Memory is the key. As long as they have each other, as long as they remember each other, that's a good enough start. ]


Whatever happens here... we'll be together, right? It won't– this time won't–

[ She doesn't want to voice it, as if putting words to the idea will somehow make it true. So instead she swallows her fretting down and goes with something else. ]

Whatever happens, we're getting through it together.
burninglight: (must i die to make things right)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-30 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ardyn didn't move, though he did turn a little pale at the sight. Deep breaths, nothing was going to happen and this certainly wasn't Lunafreya. So it was clearly fine.]

[Apart from, you know. The self-replicating artificial lifeform nanites in his bloodstream. Izunia sure as shit didn't have those.]

[Past that, his general magical signature was similar enough to his brother's that the difference was negligible; just a slight advantage that came with a larger armory and the knowledge of how to utilize it.]
riderofcharlemagne: (somebodys gonna get stabbed)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-04-30 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Astolfo responds with a noise that's something of a mumble and a purr.]

It's heavenly.