soul_logs | [ semi-closed] they just keep trickling in

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[ semi-closed] they just keep trickling in

Characters: New guests and their volunteer helpers
Location: Around Shibusen
Rating: G
Time: April 19-20
Description: Another small BREW hiccup results in another "round" of unexpected newcomers into the city.

Just like last time, a very small group of individuals has appeared within Death City, and just like last time, no one even knew about it. Fortunately things have been relatively calm these past few days and it's an especially warm day today, so at least any impromptu help and touring should go smoothly.

[ooc: Just like last time, this is a consolidated log for the volunteer intro buddy system. Either the new character or the volunteer can start the thread. For each thread, indicate the character names in the subject line. Whether or not another character is pulled in is up to the players, BUT the threads are closed to the initial partnered characters (hence the "semi-closed" label.

The new characters are also free to start a thread with one another if they so wish.]

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[he's more than a little fidgety at the moment, his staff still lost and the wind not answering him even right by the door like this, and he keeps arching up onto his toes to get the burned soles of his feet some air, so he doesn't notice rosalia right away. and to be fair, he'd kind of been conditioned to not react to people walking by after 300 years of none of them seeing him.

the questioning sound gets his attention though, and he jerks upright to look her way, glancing around and behind him to check that there was nothing else she might have been distracted by.]

...Uh, can you see me? [maybe she's younger than she looks?]

[This seems like trouble, but she can put on a brave face and help someone out who needs it.]

Yes? Why wouldn't I be able to see you? [She glances around. No one's here. Maybe... she would venture the chance.] ... Are... you new?

It's, uh...it's nothing. [he turns to face her completely and shoves his hands in his pockets, attempting a smile (though the result is shaky, given the situation.] I guess? Where am I exactly? That's probably a good place to start. It feels like a desert...

... Okay. [She wasn't going to pry especially since she has her own secrets]

Well, if you don't know that, then you're definitely new. We're in Nevada right now. Right now, we're at Shibusen, the school in Death City for Meisters and Weapons.

...Nevada.

[and from the view out the window, it's not looking like the mountainy part of the state either, so...shit. an actual desert.]

You're joking. [no, she probably isn't. crap.] Wait, school in... What is this, an Guardian initiation thing or something? And who are you supposed to be, Mother Nature?

I'm not really. I thought it was a joke too when I first came.

[She tilts her head] 'Guardian'? I don't think so... [She waves her hand at the suggestion of being Mother Nature] No, no! My name's Rosalia! I'm one of the Weapons here.

[hey, "rosalia" certainly sounds like a nature-y kind of name, and you do have the whole green hair/pink eyes thing going on, so forgive him if he's looking kind of skeptical right now. staring you down pretty hard, in fact, like he's trying to decide whether he believes any of that.]

"Weapons"? And you're sure this isn't someone's idea of a joke? 'Cause if it is, you have no idea what you're getting yourself into...

[one does not simply start a prank war with the king of pranks, okay.]

[Green? She's pretty sure her hair's white unless she didn't get all the chlorine out. Rosalia nods]

Nope, I'm being serious. I can turn into a ribbon... which isn't much if you think about it, but I can protect my Meister in that form. I can prove it, but could I borrow your arm? I don't want to blow away in the wind again.

[well the lighting in that last icon was pretty weird then, but moving on...]

I think you lost me at the "ribbon" part. [and he'd be pretty happy to see any kind of sign that the wind is actually here. but he extends an arm anyway, if a little hesitantly.]

[Atlus and it's lighting can get that way. I mean, back to the conversation]

Oh, right. Here, some people can turn into Weapons and defeat creatures called Kishin eggs. Of course, we're only the most effective when handled by the right Meister.

[She steps forward and concentrates. It takes a moment, but she shifts soon enough, becoming one of her pink ribbons as she wraps around his arm, tying into a bow. Oh, this is a little chilly. Is the AC on?]

[he's nodding along at first, kind of vaguely following but a bit too distracted by his own problems to be fully taking in any of this, but then suddenly the girl disappears and there's a ribbon wrapped around his arm and what.]

What the-!

[he jumps, taking a step backwards that only bumps him into the glass of the window, and his arm is held out like there's a snake around it instead of a pretty pink ribbon.]

[She can't talk to him. What exactly does this mean? Is he a Weapon then or is she not resonating well? Either way, she decides to change back]

Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.

You... really weren't kidding. Wow.

[super eloquent, yeah. but now he really has no clue what's going on, because he's never heard of any spirits that can turn into objects and that's definitely not a normal human thing, so...]

Pulling a prank on a new arrival wouldn't be right especially since all of this is new and really confusing.

[She smiles, but then realizes] I should take you to the apartments! You'll be able to get your communicator and meet the other Guests! I'll do my best to answer any other questions you have.

Yeah, "new and really confusing" is right! What am I even doing here? And I'm not going anywhere until it gets dark, okay? This place is like my own personal hell, brimstone and all.

[honestly, he's surprised he's not just melting or something. is that even possible? he's never really been forced to expose himself to heat like this before, so who knows?]

All of us were brought here by BREW. They needed help fighting against the Kishin Eggs and Witches. It's a War going on and there was a really big fight here not too long ago.

[She blinks, but nods.] We can wait until sundown... [Though, she looks him over.] It might be a little cooler if you didn't wear a sweater... and why don't you have shoes? [And his pants. Does he need them fixed?]

And what is BREW? [he wants to keep questioning along those lines, but suddenly she's looking at his bare feet like it's strange and he shuffles from one foot to the other self-consciously.]

I've never worn shoes, alright? It wasn't ever really a problem until now. [well, maybe back when he was human, but back then it was more of an issue of being too poor to afford them.] And I don't have anything on under this sweatshirt, so unless you really want me to just start stripping right here...

BREW is... it's this small device thing that grants wishes. All the Guests are part of fulfilling this wish for help ending the war or something like that. Shibusen wasn't expecting it to be like this.

Oh... [She nods, but then turns pink] No, keep your clothes on...! Though, what size do you wear? I could get you a pair of shoes and a shirt and bring them back tonight.

Uh, size? [implying he's ever been sized for shoes before.] I dunno, foot-sized? And you're gonna have to expand on that whole BREW thing a bit more. I mean, what, you're saying I'm stuck in the middle of the desert without my staff because someone wished for it?

[if someone seriously wished for that, then he seriously wishes they'd have a nasty run-in with some nightmares.]

[Rosalia stares, but then places her foot besides his to get an estimate. With her moccasin sandals, it's easier. Yeah, definitely bigger than hers, but she thinks she can figure it out.]

BREW's like this big... [She holds up her hands to shape out something around the size of a rubix cube] ... and yeah. That's about right, but you're not the only one. Kid made the wish and he did it at a really desperate moment so he couldn't specify it.

[he leans away a little, physical interactions still kind of unfamiliar, but he lets he get her estimate, glancing away out the window.]

So all the others are here too? And what about my staff? I don't get what this Kid guy expects me to do if that's missing...

[She stands straight, fixing her dress]

Hm... Maybe it's your Weapon form. We didn't resonate normally, but you didn't reject me so I think you might be one.

[weapon form? what's she...?

oh. wait.]

I don't...turn into a staff, if that's what you're suggesting.

No, well, yes, before you came here you didn't, but you might now. We can't really know that unless you have your Soul checked.

My soul? It's just Nevada. I've been here before, and it didn't make me spontaneously turn into a piece of wood.

[to be fair, he generally only visited the rockies and lake tahoe and such, so maybe there's just something weird about the desert.]

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Wow, notifs aren't working

i haven't been having an issue...

Maybe it's just my email client then

that is a possibility!