[OPEN] April 2013 Introduction Log

[soul_mods]

Characters: Volunteers, Newcomers and OPEN for mingling!
Location: All Around Death City
Rating: Varies
Time: May 19th, All Day
Description: Welcome to Death City.



BREW doesn't think about kidnappings, activists or the hot, dry weather that hangs over the desert city this week. After powering up, giving energy readings on the night of the 18th that alerted Shibusen to new arrivals, they turn now to volunteers to assist in giving the newcomers the information and supplies they need.

Perhaps you're one of the ones who woke up in the Kishin Chamber on the morning of the 19th. Perhaps you live in Casualty Communal and were woken up by equipment transporting strange x-ray machines to rest in front of the building, prepared to scan the fresh meat and determine which are Meisters and which are Weapons.

Regardless, it's looking a little more like old times... let's give them a warm welcome, shall we?


[ooc: Newcomers! Simply tag in to any or all of the sections here and volunteers will pop right up to greet you ASAP! The last section is completely OPEN for newcomers, volunteers, or Guests all ready in Death City who want to come up and say hello. Have fun!]

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Casualty Communal (Soul Perception)

[soul_mods]

After the tour, all newcomers wind up here, standing before a dormitory that stretches to the sky. At the foot of the building are bizarre x-ray machines and a set of tables.

Don't be shy! Step forward and get a peek at that funny little blob floating in your body - that's your soul, you know - to find out if BREW has made you a Meister or a Weapon. Don't forget to request the keys to your new apartment and your communicator!

[howfoolish]

Shiina stood quietly as she waited for her turn to get scanned. She wasn't sure she understood everything, yet, but this was a key part of getting situated into this city and the sooner she did that, the sooner she could work out just how she would win this test set before her now.

[blue_wayfinder]

It had been a little while since she's done this, but not so long that she's forgotten. After all those people being dropped here without anyone to greet them, Aqua felt a bit better knowing that no one else will be that lost this time.

She smiled politely at the next person in line as she finished with the last person. "Can I have the next person come over?"

[howfoolish]

Shiina moved forward easily when called, though she did so silently. She wasn't much interested in pre-amble, not when there'd been plenty enough of that and all the while time was ticking away on her doing what she had to in order to finally rest.

She came to a stop, stiff, almost formal as she regarded the woman who had called her expectantly. Better to get this over with so she could figure out just what she had at her disposal now her weapons were gone.

[blue_wayfinder]

Since she came Aqua has met all sorts of people. Very few of them had been this formal though.

"The machine needs a moment to warm up. For now, please could you please stand over there?" She gestures to a spot in front of the machine.

[redregrets]

Karkat isn't sure he believes in souls, and even if he does, he's not sure he wants to see his. Besides, he wants his weapon back. He doesn't want to be one or have to swing someone else around. He's going to stubbornly stare at those stupid machines and watch other people see their souls, but there's no way he's going to walk over there and try it himself. He's been standing on the sidelines for quite some time, and there's no way anyone is going to convince him to go over there.

[pishirogane]

It has been a while since Naoto has served at Soul Perception. Seemed like they had quite a number of new arrivals, but not so many Guests to handle this. She had to be in two places at once; then there was a matter of the interrogations she had to handle after this. Shaking her head, Naoto turned towards the batch of arrivals and spotted Karkat standing off to the side. Hm, she decided to approach this carefully. It was probably a different one after all.

"Next..."

[redregrets]

Well, yeah, maybe he's next, but he's not technically in line. He's probably been next for the last couple rounds. He looks around, and when no one else seems to be moving forward, he approaches. "Hi. Look, can I just skip this part? I really don't give a shit, and I have no interest in seeing my soul or finding out if I'm a meister or a weapon or whatever." Maybe if he doesn't play along with them, he'll get to go back to the Veil faster.

[pishirogane]

"It would be unwise if I allowed you to leave before finding out." Eyes leveled with his and voice steady, the detective continued. "First of all, the city has been attacked before. Only Weapons can defeat Kishin eggs so if you were one or required one, you would like to know that knowledge ahead of time and consider who to partner with. Second, you would want to know your Meister ability or Weapon form to better develop your skills and transformation speed."

She pointed to the staircase, "Those steps are a typical hazard, but the quickest way to transform. You shouldn't throw yourself down them unless you are a Weapon. Finally, no one leaves unless BREW decides to send you away and one or two people actually understand how BREW calculates that. If you want to, you could have your Soul Perceived at morning training by Stein-sensei... Those hours are 6 AM to 9 AM."

[brainius]

Ghoulia'd heard of a wide variety of different tests and procedures that could be performed, and courtesy of the internet she'd learned about a million more that could be used on ghouls all around the world. But this whole "Soul Perception" thing was a new one. Given that she was in a new place, with new people, and new goals? Well, she wasn't going to question it.

Of course, by the time she gets there, she watched quite a few others go through the process. Learning if she was a Weapon or a Meister so easily would be particularly useful!

[pishirogane]

Another Guest processed, Naoto answered what questions they had and nodded, turning to see who else was left as they walked away. Quite a few new arrivals to scan still, but it would be whoever wanted to step up to the young detective. There was a vague wondering if the height put people off or if it was just the somewhat haggard appearance. A full night's rest was in order as Naoto gestured to the group.

"Next please..."

[brainius]

Ghoulia's not one to be put off by any appearances, so she didn't even bat an eye at Naoto as she approached. With a small nod and an attempted smile she glanced over to the machine, particularly fascinated by it. Surely it couldn't be that complicated, but until she knew, it was new and unique.

"Hello there." she gave a slight nod "So how does this work?"

[pishirogane]

"It's like an x-ray. Stand still, hold your breath, and the machine scans your soul. Results take a few seconds. If you're not comfortable with the large machines, we have the portable ones."

Naoto pointed both out as she explained so Ghoulia could pick.

[catffeine]

This... seemed to be a little more invasive than he'd hoped.

After finding his way towards the dormitory, Sanae had seated himself on a bench beneath a tree, smoking a cigarette as he watched his fellow newly-arrived guests get scanned. It wasn't that he'd never had his Soul observed -- far from. But he usually avoided hanging out on the Higher Plane where it more or less hung out for all his compatriots to see.

Sanae was a man of secrets and the idea of some stranger poking around inside him to look at his Soul was a little disconcerting. Especially considering that 'Soul' seemed to have a different definition than what he was used to. How would his now mortal Soul translate in a place like this?

He hadn't been able to get a good look at what the screens showed when they were scanning. He'd overheard mentions of this 'Stein' guy being able to take a more close, personal look, but at least this way he could hope the volunteers trained on the scanners weren't trained to take too close of a look. Not to mention he was terribly curious as to this whole 'Weapon/Meister' thing. Would he have been shoved into one of those? He couldn't help but think he was a little different to most of the newcomers.

Probably anyway. Impossible to tell.

Well, it seemed as though he'd gathered as much intel as he could without actually going through. Putting out his cigarette, he finally shuffled into one of the lines.

[pishirogane]

Another scan, another few questions (angry rants), and another guest on their way (or shuffling along), Naoto made a mark on a notepad. It wasn't required, but there was a need to feel like it was something that actually needed recording. BREW already handled that need by knowing the assignments before then and cataloging them for Shibusen. Of course, not that any of the new arrivals knew that.

Oh well, just mark as another arrival processed. The detective should at least make note of names, but it was more she was keeping a tally of Meisters and Weapons to see what was the majority BREW decided to deliver. So far, Weapons were taking the lead. There were a number of Meisters without so she supposed it was a way of compensating.

Glancing up, she nodded to the man was waiting now. "Follow me, sir."

[catffeine]

He continued to eye the scanner as the queue shuffled through, feeling a pang of pity for the workers (volunteers?) having to help and organize the new arrival of guests. If Sanae had any less control over himself, he'd probably be freaking out too. Well, he was, he just pushing 'freak out' down on his priority list for now.

With an easy smile, he stepped forward when the young woman nodded to him. "Mind givin' me an idea on how these things work?" It wasn't a demand for before he let her do her job, he was just wondering exactly how this all worked.

The whole Weapon/Meister thing was still entirely bizarre to him.

Re: Casualty Communal (Soul Perception)

[has_too_many_moles]

Still in that halfway state of being shell-shocked with his abrupt change of scenery and information overload, Yukio silently stepped in line behind another newcomer to the city. With his hands tucked into his pockets, Yukio frowned as he thought about this- does he really want someone to look into his soul? It's not a very particularly pleasant looking one to be sure but... He supposes that this was just another step forward into helping end this war and go back home.

[blue_wayfinder]

It felt like there were a few more newcomers this time compared the last couple of times. Aqua hoped this wasn't a sign that there were more problems coming up.

For now, though, she'll try to put that out of her mind.

She smiled politely at the next person in line after the previous one left. "If you want to get your soul scanned, please step forward."

[has_too_many_moles]

Taking his cue to step forward Yukio pulled his hands from out of his pockets and neatly tucked them behind his back in a more polite fashion.

"That would be me. My name is Yukio Okumura, and I suppose that you are the one that would be looking into my soul?" The boy asked, his tone clip and professional sounding.

[violet_mariner]

The fuck is this.

Why is this here. Why is he here. Why this.

He wouldn't even be bothering with this rampant horseshit if he still had his sylladex. He had enough experience to know better than to just blindly follow foreign orders like a sheep, and while he knew that he technically did have options, he was still a spoiled aristocrat who knew that this was, currently, the best course of action.

Ugh, and a line--this was demeaning, but apparently he had to go through it in order to get his supplies and settle in for the day. Luckily it wasn't long.

[blue_wayfinder]

By now, Aqua could recognize a troll when she saw one. There had been quite a number of them since she was brought here, after all.

She also knew when someone was likely to be more unpleasant than others. She's also seen her fair share of disgruntled Guests since she was brought here as well.

Still, she was polite when she called for him. Who knows? She could be wrong.

"Could I have the next person come up?"

[violet_mariner]

If nothing else, the short time spent in line gave him time to mull over his possible plan of action. He'd had a few questions answered by the guide escorting him around school grounds at least--apparently there was a number of staff members that were at least familiar with trolls and smart enough to make the name of their species known.

As he was going over his list of affairs, his thoughts were interrupted by a feminine chime.

Now, Dualscar wasn't necessarily unpleasant. He was just in foul mood at the moment, and apparently expected to subject himself to the most outlandish procedures. It helped that she minded her demeanor around him.

"I was told to report here for further briefing in regards to my..'soul.'" However the fuck that was supposed to work. He sounded judgmental and skeptical.

Clearly, he just wanted to be done with the whole bureaucratic process and go about his own business.

[pinnedbangs]

There was always something absolutely awesome about huge buildings. Yeah, Casualty Communal had nothing on True Cross Academy, but its height was still impressive. Rin gawked at the sight of it, craning his neck as far back as he could to try and catch a glimpse at where the dorms met the sky. Was this what it was like to look at a skyscraper? Man, it was almost Kyoto all over again - except there wasn't much to say about the people and the buildings just weren't that old.

As he meandered towards the line, tables and their x-rays, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. X-rays meant doctors. Doctors meant check-ups. He didn't know he would have to have a physical to find out if he was a meister or not! It wasn't a problem but it still made him wonder if he would have to take off his clothes or anything.

He was really hoping he didn't have too. He still smelled like his previous mission and on top of that there were things that just shouldn't be seen unless otherwise stated! There was no going back now, so better to just get it over with now than to worry about it for a moment longer!

If only the line would move a little faster.

[blue_wayfinder]

At the very least, when he finally got to the front of the line (or close enough to it to see the people working the machines) he'd see that one of the people there was dressed nothing like a doctor.

Aqua couldn't always wear the outfit she came to Death City in, but the style of clothes she wore was usually reminiscent of it. Today she was wearing a dark sleeveless shirt with a high collar, and jeans.

When she finished with the last person she looked up with a polite smile, "Could I have the next person come up, please?"

[pinnedbangs]

It wasn't a doctor at all who greeted him. (And after he was so ready to see one...).

It was a girl.

A pretty girl who dyed her hair blue.

He felt a little sheepish in her presence. If he knew he'd be check out by a girl, he'd had done something to his hair. But that would only work if she didn't already think he looked a little weird. Or like a troublemaker. Or both. It was better to just roll with it, he figured.

"Whoa...Am I really at the right place to figure if I'm a Meister or not?" Because she didn't look like a doctor. But maybe doctors in this world didn't wear coats. Maybe they were all just ... nice receptionists with qualifications to be doctors? It was a new world, anything was possible.