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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:]
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[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-05-06 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, certainly! Jetshard's usually around at night, but for most of the day I'm the only one there. I've got a bit of a private work area in the back, but otherwise feel free to make yourself at home. We're fortunate that we haven't had much in terms of need for it yet, but...

[Well, better prepared than sorry is very much the model of the medical industry.]
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[personal profile] caduceusoncall 2018-05-06 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as they say.

[Her hand comes up to her mouth to cover a small laugh. It's a habit she hopes to break one day.]

Thank you, sincerely. I don't quite have any analytical abilities past medical knowledge, and I'm not sure how far that will take me with some residents not being human, but I can certainly help with injuries and illness. Perhaps you can teach me the basics of magical analysis at some point.
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[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-05-07 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
I'd be delighted to. It's a bit of a particular talent of mine, honestly; the others will occasionally call me for something that's more relevant for their fields of interest.
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[personal profile] caduceusoncall 2018-05-08 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Super!

[A pause. God what time is it?]

Exhaustion is getting the better of me tonight, but tomorrow I will gladly come assist in the medical bay. Perhaps I could take the mornings to study and come work in the afternoon? That would give me a chance to apply any knowledge I gain while it's still fresh in my mind.
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[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-05-14 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, certainly. I'm there most all of the time, unless I get dragged into a project by one of my siblings - we only need an hour or so of charging time each night, and I usually take that in the middle of the night when there's not really anyone but Jetshard awake.
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[personal profile] caduceusoncall 2018-05-15 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellent. And thank you, Strange. It is my pleasure to assist you and your siblings. You are doing a good thing by taking us in and caring for us.
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[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-05-17 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
It isn't as though we could just leave you out in the world without any help or direction. It's similar to a refugee situation in that regard - to just throw up our hands and say "well, it's not our fault, so you're on your own" would be...

[Wrong, as far as they're concerned. Strange might not say it directly, but the troubled set of their expression makes that clear enough.]
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[personal profile] caduceusoncall 2018-05-17 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm afraid it is not always a guarantee that people will do the right thing.

[Her words may sound a bit grim, but she maintains her smile. At least, until she has to cover a yawn.]

Ah, my time in the forest is getting the better of me. Thank you again, and I will see you tomorrow afternoon, Doctor Strange.
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[personal profile] personalityquarks 2018-05-20 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
True enough, but we do try our best around here.

[They're good people robots.]

Get some rest, and don't concern yourself with when you arrive. Being medical staff is no reason to overwork yourself.