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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[Shinji had been pretty absorbed in his own thoughts when he suddenly found himself being spoken to. With a small start, he pulled his attention away from his own mind and to the girl who had just appeared.]

A-ahh... Yes, actually... [He sounds and looks a little dazed, finding himself feeling a little unused to simply talking with another person.]

[She lets out a sigh of relief.]

Oh. Good. I'm glad I managed to find you. You guys caught everyone by surprise again.

Is there anyone else still in there, or did they all leave?

[A slightly baffled look crossed his face at that. Surprise...? Again? He'd gotten the impression that this was, somehow, not unusual for this place, but was there something even weirder going on?]

I guess everyone else got out...? [He didn't think there was anyone else left in the chamber, at least.]

[Chika frowned, looking over at him. Though she couldn't really blame him for not seeing if other people had managed to get out of here or not. Still...]

Come on, let's go back real quick to be sure. I'd hate to leave anyone else alone here. First getting here is scary enough even when we're expecting all of you guys and everyone's here to explain things.

Er, yeah, that's probably a good idea. [The thought hadn't even occurred to him, but at the same time, he was still really, really disoriented from both being brought in to this world, and the events leading up to his arrival.]

[She smiles over at him.]

Anyway, my name's Chika Daimon. What's your name?

[She's going to start heading over to the Kishin Chamber, motioning for him to follow.]

Shinji Ikari. [Following her motion, he follows her with no protest - having someone lead the way was a small comfort after all that had happened.]

What, exactly, is this place anyway...?

It's nice to meet you, Ikari-san.

[She smiles as she makes it to the Kishin Chamber, taking a deep breath as she tries to think of the way to say it.]

It's a place called Death City. We're in a completely different world than the ones we came both came from. You've been brought here by a thing called BREW... This place... well, Shibusen are at war with Witches, who seem like they want to end the world.

BREW was accidentally activated with the current Shimigami wished that he'd have the power to stop this war. And well... BREWs form of that power is us.

[Shinji winced a little at the mention that the Witches were aiming to destroy the world. This was feeling way too familiar for comfort.]

So, that means there have been a lot of people pulled in to this, right? [It would only make sense, seeing how prepared that chamber seemed to be for new arrivals.]

Yeah. I don't know the exact numbers, but there are a lot of us here.

[She moves to peak in, looking inside.]

Hey! Is anyone in there that needs more answers!?

[When she doesn't hear anything, she lets out a sigh and pulls back, turning to face Shinji.]

Okay. It looks like there's no one else left in here. So I guess it's just you I'm going to be explaining everything to today.

[Well, at least it wouldn't be just him, or him and a small handful of others. It was another small comfort, and he would gladly take that for what it was worth.]

All right, then... [Raising his hand up, he awkwardly scratches the back of his head a bit.] What is there to know about... this place?

[Chika smiles, moving to lean against the wall for the moment.]

Well, there's actually a lot to learn about. I guess the first thing that should be mentioned is that any special powers that you had back home are gone now. Instead, you either have the ability to turn into a weapon... yes, exactly as it sounds, or to be someone who can wield one. People who can wield Weapon's are called Meisters.

[She pauses, letting that sink in.]

The only thing that's able to fight against the Witches or other monsters called Kishin Eggs that are out there are these people who can turn into Weapons. But in order to do that be effective, they need to have a meister, since the partnership between the two greatly increases the power they each have.

[The look on Shinji's face grew more and more baffled as Chika began to explain. He recalled the introductory video mentioning the Weapon and Meister thing, but the implication of the Weapons being actual weapons is kind of... unexpected. And neither sounded particularly appealing.]

I... see. [He hesitates for a second before continuing.] How do I found out which one I am?

You'll either need to talk to a Meister who has an ability which will let them be able to tell, or use a machine that kinda looks like an X-Ray thing.

[She smiles over at him.]

Don't worry, it doesn't take long to find that out at all.

That sounds easy enough.

[He glances around for a moment, still feeling pretty uneasy.] What other things should I know about this place?

[Chika shrugged a moment, stretching a bit.]

Well, because we're kinda stuck here against our will, Shibusen... that's the government here, basically, gives us a rent free apartment, food allowance, and some money for clothes. So the only reason you really need to get a job is if you're bored or want some extra spending money.

And despite us being here because BREW thinks we're useful to the war, they're fine with us not fighting in it too.

[A small look of surprise crossed Shinji's face, and he seemed to visibly relax at the mention of fighting not being necessary. He still had some doubts (what was the point of being brought in if he could help but didn't need to?) but knowing that particular fact took a lot of the pressure off. At least for now.]

Oh, wow. That's actually... pretty considerate, I guess.

Yeah. It is. I mean, they really need the help, but I guess they know better than to force someone to fight in their war if they don't want to.

I mean, with the way the whole Meister and Weaponn partnership works, if someone didn't want to fight they probably wouldn't do that well.

[She sighs though.]

That said, even if you don't want to fight, it's probably a good idea to train and find a few people you could partner with. The city's been attacked a couple of times since I got here.

And it's not like any meister can use any weapon here, each person needs to be compatible with each other for it to work.

[He couldn't deny that doing the training anyway didn't sound reasonable, though perhaps not entirely desirable.]

That makes sense. [And it wasn't like he wasn't used to large-scale unexpected attacks.] Compatible...? Like, two people have to be able to... synchronize? [Simply a guess, but he couldn't help but wonder.]

Yep. Pretty much exactly that!

From what I hear, if a Meister and Weapon that aren't compatible try to resonate, the meister won't even be able to lift the weapon. I haven't experienced it myself though... we're starting to think that my Meister Ability might make resonating with weapons easier for me, but we're not completely sure on that.

[Yep, that sounds about like what he was used to with the Evangelion units back home.]

So, Meisters have abilities besides just being able to use Weapons? [He seems to be picking up the information slowly but surely, though a lot of it still feels uncomfortably familiar.]

Yep. There's a bunch of different ones. Some let the meister do things... like one lets them shoot out lightning. I don't have a lot of experience with Meister abilities though. Other than that one, Soul Perception, and whatever one mine happens to be, anyway.

Huh. ... What about Weapons? Do they get some sort of ability, too? [He couldn't deny that this was pretty interesting information, and probably stuff he should learn.]

[Chika blinks as she realizes that she wasn't sure about that.]

... You know, that's a really good question. It's not something I ever got around to asking about. I mean, I think they do, but I haven't seen one in action myself.

[It would make sense to him. If one group of people got some kind of extra power, the other group would as well. Unless, the whole 'turning in to a weapon' thing counted for it.]

Hmm...

Oh, what about this thing? [He reached in to his pocket, pulling out the communicator.] They had them in the chamber...

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