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[OPEN] June 2013 Introduction Log

Characters: Volunteers, Newcomers and OPEN for mingling!
Location: All Around Death City
Rating: Varies
Time: June 6th, All Day
Description: Welcome to Death City!

BREW's at it again. After powering up, giving energy readings on the night of the 5th 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 6th. 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.

The sun is laughing high in the sky as temperatures soar to 110 degrees F. The air wobbles in the distance, and many citizens are drinking plenty of iced tea and lemonade to cool down. One group of children has popped open a fire hydrant and are playing in the spraying water before the police arrive to give them trouble.

No doubt the new arrivals are confused... let's give them a warm welcome, shall we? But not too warm- stay hydrated and cool, everyone!

And new guys? Welcome to the desert.

[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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I assure you, he's just as obnoxious in person. Particularly lately, since he's been fretting over Dave. _{[He appreciates the hand on his shoulder, but he's still not all that reassured.]} Kanaya, we're arriving, our three years are up, and half of us are out of commission. Terezi's not herself at all, Gamzee is fuck knows where doing fuck knows what, and you know better than anyone that Rose's condition isn't exactly beneficial to us strategically. That leaves, what, you, me, Dave, and the Mayor. What the fuck are we going to do down one God Tier player, two seers, and with an elusive Bard that could be on our side or he could be waiting to fucking ambush us? This isn't the way it was supposed to be! _{[Ugh, no, he needs to calm down. This isn't the time to talk about this. Kanaya just got here, and she probably wants to hear good news, not listen to his fears.]}

Yeah. Dave was injured on a mission, with John and I. He pushed himself too hard, and he tried to wield John and I at the same time. It worked, and we were fucking awesome, but it takes a lot of energy and concentration to resonate with three people. _{[He shrugs.]} Signless told me I had grown a lot when I first got here, so I figured it must have been past me, but it could have been an alternate me too, I don't know. All I know is, I don't remember being here, but apparently, that's a common thing around here. It's up in the air when someone comes back if they'll remember being here or not, and usually they aren't from the same period of time as they were before. BREW is weird about timeline stuff, as you can probably tell from the whole ancestor thing.

Some fated encounter. Feferi never even set eyes on her, and now we're the ones that have to deal with her. It's the six of July, I guess, so we have almost a month to get ready. As far as I know, all you have to do is find an outfit and show up in it, unless they want you to do something special. Which they might. I'm uh. Doing something extra, so I have to show up to all the tedious fucking rehearsals. Believe me, Kanaya, you'll be invited, and there's no fucking way you'd detract from it. They'll probably be thrilled you're here.

I imagine that will change when Dave recovers. [ Meanwhile she listens, politely, to Karkat's concerns. They are all genuine, all specifically pointing out exactly what they have to deal with, and that's why she gives him a hug. Karkat dear, worry not. ] I suspect, even as hopeless as things may seem, that luck still yet remains on our side. If past events are of any indication, we are quite often the underdogs that come out on top. [ Of course, she's not going to force this hug on Karkat any longer than she needs to. Just enough to calm him down. ]

[ A pause... ] I will remember that; though I do not see the appeal in wielding two weapons. I imagine that John does not take the form of a sickle, thus the combination seems unfortunately unwieldy to me. However, I am pleased to hear that Dave was successful in the endeavor at first. [ She shakes her head. ] And yes, the presence of our ancestors explains the timeline control that BREW possesses quite effectively.

A month away, I see. [ A smile. ] And I will trust that what you say is the truth. I do not doubt that you are correct in assuming so. In addition, allow me to say that I am quite sure you will live up to the expectations they have asked of you without issue. The wedding will surely benefit from your assistance in what they have asked of you.

God, I hope so. Between Dave trying to feed me some bullshit about his miraculous recovery so he can get back on the job and John freaking the fuck out about losing Dave, even though his injury was never life threatening, it's been fucking awful in that house. That's why I moved in in the first place, because they obviously had no idea what to do with themselves. _{[Hugs are okay. He's had to deal with more than his fair share here, and one more from Kanaya isn't all that bad.]} Ha, yeah, well, I think I'd rather be the ones that are expected to win from the beginning and then do without any problems along the way, but I guess I have to take what I can get, at this point.

Dave is an overachiever. That's the appeal. No, John's a hammer. Dave keeps making some stupid human joke about a hammer and a sickle, which I can't figure out. It actually isn't all that bad. It works better because we all know each other really well, so it's easier to resonate. If we didn't give a fuck about each other, I'm pretty sure it's impossible to resonate at all, not to mention resonating with three people. John is Dave's partner, so it's not like this is a full time thing or anything it was just something Dave had been wanting to try, and there was this emergency mission and they convinced me to go with them.

It better fucking benefit, because there's no way I'm getting involved in something this important and screwing it up like always. Maybe you can help me look for a suit. Dolorosa, that's your ancestor, has apparently been harassing everyone about that, and I haven't had a chance to look for anything yet.

So John is panicking without logical reason while Dave is making his recovery out to be more than it is. [ A little shake of her head. ] Overly dramatic in two different ways. After I am settled in, you are welcome to drop by at any time if you are in need of a respite from such things for any amount of time. [ She gives him a reassuring smile, meanwhile. ] If it were that easy, we would not be able to grow from the trials we have yet to face. We would not be as we are without difficulty, as detested as difficulty tends to be.

I see, so resonance has somewhat of a basis in familiarity among those involved. [ A small nod. ] Which means that when we have the opportunity to practice tomorrow morning that we may be able to resonate to an extent already. Or, so I hope. Though I ask that you refrain from laughing at my wielding of a sickle for the first time.

[ Another nod. Karkat's growing up so fast, she's so proud. ] I would be glad to assist, Karkat. I hope my advice and assistance can reassure any concerns of yours, as I am quite certain you have yet to wear a suit. That is nothing to worry about, however.

Yeah, exactly. It seems like it's been going on forever soon. Dave's recovery can't come too soon, in my opinion. Thanks. I might just take you up on that. It'll be nice to spend some time with you again. It's been...a while. _{[Sigh. He certainly feels the same, and in his opinion is that everyone is changing, so he hardly recognizes them anymore, but he won't contradict Kanaya. He argues about this enough with Aranea as it is.]} You did say you thought our titles were meant to challenge us, although I still think you're a natural with yours.

Not necessarily. It's just easier to resonate with someone you know well. If you're compatible with someone but you don't know shit about them, you can still resonate, but it wouldn't be as strong of a resonation, unless you have piece of shit friends that don't know the inside of your thinkpan from their own nook. There are certain people that aren't compatible though because I guess their personalities are too different, and something called Soul Rejection happens. It sounds painful, at least on the Meister side of things, but that hasn't happened with me yet. I won't laugh at you. You aren't the only one here who doesn't know how to wield a sickle properly, and unlike some of them, you actually have combat experience.

Nothing to worry about? Kanaya, it's a god damn suit. I don't do suits. I am not going to show up looking ridiculous to an important romantic ceremony and embarrass my ancestor more than I already have simply by being related to him. _{[Signless says he doesn't see it that way, but Karkat is certain he's just saying that.]}

Edited 2013-06-19 20:11 (UTC)

Burdens can seem to last far longer if no reprieve is offered in their full duration. It makes handling problems particularly frustrating. [ She is speaking from experience, okay. ] I agree that it will be nice, once again, our time on the meteor kept us occupied with other things I must admit. And. [ A pause. ] Thank you, for that. I still find myself second-guessing myself, often. But I suppose that merely furthers my thought that our titles are to do exactly as I said. They are a challenge, of that I have no doubt now.

Soul Rejection does indeed sound particularly unpleasant, thus that means the process of choosing a partner to resonate with is that much more important in order to avoid such an occurrence. I feel that beginning with a more familiar friend may be a wiser course of action, first, to limit the chances of a negative first experience. [ Then, a nod. ] I am glad to hear that my combat experience is something you can trust in. I imagine that a sickle will not prove overly difficult to adapt to.

In no way have you or will your existence embarrass anyone, Karkat. [ See this look she's giving him? This is the look of "this isn't up for debate, this is a fact". ] Nor will you look ridiculous in a suit, I assure you of that. Even if you do not "do suits", that does not mean you will be at all embarrassing while wearing one. Even amongst our group, you would easily be one of the more fitting trolls to be seen in one.

Yeah. I'm sorry I wasn't more help with Rose. I didn't realize her problem was...actually a problem. If my title isn't a challenge, I have no idea what the fuck it is. Everything about is challenging, especially because no one has any idea what it means. I asked Aranea, and she could only give me theories.

_{[Haha yeah he resonated with a stranger first time. But it was a cute four legged god, so don't blame him okay.]} I'll walk you through using one, if you want me too. You can even borrow my physical ones, to practice with, as long as I get them back in time for my Watch shifts.

One of the more fitting trolls? Are you kidding me? Kanaya, you're clearly delirious, and are imagining that I actually have a figure.

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Unfortunately I believe that we were all under that impression; at least until our arrival drew close. [ A little shake of her head. ] And yours is quite the challenge, you are correct. But at the very least we do have theories that can be drawn from half of it, given that you are not the only Knight. I do not think it a coincidence that you and Dave are both members of the Watch, protecting the city.

[ A cute four legged god, huh? Sounds like quite the tale to tell, not just anyone gets to meet a god. ] That would be most welcome, to both of those ideas if you would allow. If it is not overly presumptuous of me to inquire, have you made plans for your time here, before we make it back home? [ Feel free to tell her no, Karkat, She's curious and a little worried because of how strange this place is. ]

[ Karkat. Look at this troll whose obsession is fashion. Look her in the eyes and say that again, because she's standing with a hand on her hip, eyebrows raised, looking like she's about to tell him a thing or two about why he's wrong. She gives him the chance to accept what she'd said, and speaks in a tone that clearly asks if he's actually doubting her or simply being himself. ] Karkat.

Dave tried to talk to me about it, but I brushed him off. It wasn't until I brought up having an intervention for Terezi, that he straight up told me Rose needs one too, and even then, I didn't really believe him. But her Seer powers are one of the most useful abilities, according to Aradia, and combined with her God Tier status, she could be the difference between victory and defeat, and I didn't even consider the fact that the human soporific could mess with her abilities. _{[Well, yeah, okay, but he doesn't feel like a Knight. Then again, Dave would probably say the same thing.]} Yeah. At least there's that. Still, no one knows shit about Blood, and it doesn't help that Kankri was completely useless and didn't do shit with his powers either.

_{[Amaterasu and Kanaya would probably get along pretty well, come to think of it. Maybe he should introduce the two of them.]} Sure. Plans? I don't know. Not really. It kind of depends on who's here, and that changes at the blink of a ganderbulb. I could be gone tomorrow, or I could be here for years. It just seems stupid to plan if I don't even know when I'm going to leave.

_{[Oh shit. Self loathing vs. Kanaya's fashion expertise. Gulp.]} ...Hi? _{[He's so screwed.]}

I, being closest to her, should have been more aware of the effects the soporifics were having on her. Not simply in the short term, but in the long term as well. I had been willing to take her words and assurances at face value, not doubting in her as she had yet to let any of us down before. [ A shake of her head. ] The mistakes made are easy to see, now, but at the time I had thought little of it; a measured plan, a prepared course of actions to lead up to things... who was I to doubt her as a Seer? [ She runs a hand through her hair, trying to shake off the feeling. Admitting to having made such an obvious mistake didn't feel good at all. ] It is possible that your blood powers could have already manifested in things you have done thus far, or they could be laying dormant and waiting to appear at the precise, crucial moment. We have no way to tell, unfortunately.

[ They probably would; and they'd chat up an incredible storm, honestly. Talk of all kinds of things until the sun set, and then some. ] While the mercurial reality of who is or is not here is something we should not ignore, that does not mean you should let it rob you of chances. For example. [ A smile, and a pat on his shoulder. ] Now that I am here, even as much as I would like to return, I am not letting that desire affect things here. After all, you and others are here. At the very least, we can make the most of our reprieve, however brief or lengthy it may be.

[ Ah-ha. That's what she thought. She lightens up the look, at least, not keeping him under the spotlight. ] You are incorrect, regarding the suit. Allow me to reiterate, without any notions of deliriousness interrupting: You, Karkat, are going to wear a suit and will undoubtedly feel as sophisticated and suave as you will look.

Don't say that. We had no idea what the effects were, and Dave wasn't bringing it up his concerns to you through his stupid rambles and turning it into some stupid metaphor and then changing the subject. You had even less cause for concern than I did. Don't worry about it. If our positions were swapped, I would have made the same mistake. _{[His blood powers don't exist as far as he concerned. He's always been useless and different, and he always will be, but he's not suicidal enough to bring that up to Kanaya.]} I wish they would hurry up and do something already. Even if they manifest when I need them most, I won't know how to control them, which still means they'd be basically useless.

Make the most of it doing what? All I've really been doing is making sure no one does something stupid, and working. I've been meaning to go on a mission too, since the first one was kind of an extreme circumstance. I was going to go with Meenah, but I guess she's busy getting into trouble somewhere, since I haven't seen her around lately. Beyond that, I don't really know what else I want to do.

_{[Just accept it Karkat. Just accept it and keep your self-loathing to yourself.]} Well, if you help me find a suit, it probably won't be too bad.

You are correct in that regard. I found that Dave and his so called jam sessions and raps were notably unproductive and rarely resulted in any manner of information that I could glean any sort of productive benefit out of. Still, it is all too easy to look back and regret mistakes. [ With a slight shake of her head, her tone is all reassurance. ] Unless they manifest and you already have full mastery over them, such as an inherent skill at utilizing them to your benefit.

Well, if all goes well with practicing and training, I am certain I could spare some time for a mission if you would like. [ A nod. ] Meanwhile, as an example, I would think that dinner parties and time indoors with good company are an enjoyable thing to plan for and attend to relax. Including viewing movies; I imagine the human selection of titles is vast.

[ The self-loathing could be worked on later, but after his reply, she smiles. ] I highly suspect you will, in fact, like it.

They're obnoxiously difficult to understand, but sometimes there's a grain of truth in there. I guess if we did anything differently we'd be doomed, anyway. _{[Notice he said sometimes and not all the time.]} And with my luck, what exactly are the chances of that happening?

That would be awesome. We'd kick some serious ass. I'll have to hurry and get you used to using me, so we can head off pretty soon. I've been eager to go on another mission for a while. Movies. Good idea. Human cinema is nothing compared to ours, but I'd like to see what they consider their 'classics' at least. _{[And all the romcoms. Shh.]}

It'll be different, for sure. _{[He totally will, but he won't admit it.]}

Sometimes. [ She gives it a moment to consider the thought, but all she manages is a little 'heh'. ] I will leave deciphering his words in your capable hands, unfortunately. I do not believe I could make it through even a single time listening. And yes, you are quite right. [ But then she shakes her head. ] We all have our good and bad luck, I imagine yours is due for a positive turn.

I believe that we will indeed, so practice is that much more important. [ A grin. ] I hope mastering the grace involved in fighting with sickles comes easily. Meanwhile I also hope to properly identify my Meister ability soon. [ And a nod at the 'classics' comment. ] I agree, the classics seem an ideal starting point. Likely they have a considerable number for us to view at our leisure. [ She won't comment if he won't, but she wouldn't turn down a romcom if he asked. ]

[ Meanwhile she's just all smiles about the suit situation. ]

Yeah, well, when you hang out with him alone on a daily basis for three years, you start catching on to what he's actually babbling about. Kanaya, I'm pretty sure once the universe has sworn to hate my forever, it's not going to turn around and give me useful powers that actually show up when I need them and do useful shit.

Your Meister ability? OH shit, yeah, that's right, I always forget meisters have those. Honestly, they're probably cool and all, but you don't need to figure out what yours is to fight. It's just sort of an extra benefit if you do. Sweet. We are so having a movie night then. It sucks they probably don't have grubcorn here.

_{[Ew no, stop smiling. You're embarrassing him.]}

Does that mean you will be kind enough to translate him, should he get overly 'babbly' here as well? He doesn't have the cape here, I hope, so that is one less risk to being around him. [ An amused little chuckle. Sorry Karkat, she jokes because she cares. ] And we will see, then, but I have hopes for the best.

Ah. Then, I suppose I shall merely keep open to experimenting to discover what it is. First, though, practice will be a priority. [ And a nod. ] We can likely find a substitute for grubcorn, but I look forward to the movie night.

[ And no, she's not gonna stop smiling. She's tempted to squish his cheeks and pull them a bit to make him smile, just to see what he does... but she resists. ]

Sure, I'll try. God knows I'm getting a lot of practice since we're living in the same hive at the moment. The sooner he's healed, the better. No, he doesn't have a cape thank fucking god. ...Yeah. I can't really say the same but I'm glad you're able to hope, at least.

Yeah, of course. Morning training is perfect for training. I think they'll like it. They have food and a fucking hug brigade and everything. Yeah. Me too.

_{[Yes good, resist that urge. Otherwise he may just throw a fit. He's adorabloodthirsty god dammit.]}

[ A nod and a smile. ] I imagine that a great deal of peace and quiet will come from his recovery, given that he will likely spend far less time indoors. I will also politely refrain from offering him a cape, or the idea to obtain one. [ Another nod. ] Then I will hope twice as much, in your stead.

Morning training it is. [ A smile. ] Would you be against having multiple movie nights? I imagine there are a number of films to cover.

[ But it's so tempting to just ruffle his hair, too. Little bitty Karkat and his adorabloodthirsty personality. ]

Yeah. Thanks for that. He doesn't need more shit to bitch about.

Kanaya, why the fuck would you you even question my desire to watch the closest thing human cinema has to a great movie with you more than once? We are so going to have more than one.

My thoughts exactly.

I look forward to each and every one, then. Also, thank you for finding me here, even if it may have been a coincidence.

Yeah, no problem. I was hoping someone had showed up that was pretty tolerable. Hey, so, did you get a place in Casual Communal yet?

Thank you. [ Again, though this time for the compliment. ] I was able to choose a temporary residence, yes. On the top floor. [ For hopefully obvious reasons. ]

That's good. Did you want me to help you get settled and everything? We could go pick up some stuff, even if you're not planning on staying there for too long.

I would welcome the help, yes. I do not exactly have everything I need to survive for very long, even temporarily. So supplies would be welcome. [ ie: Lead the way; She's new here. ]

Okay, what stuff are you looking to find? I mean, there's the basics obviously, food and water, and you'll probably want some blankets and shit for your bed, since we don't have sopor here, or at least not yet. It's in the works, apparently. And uh, kitchen stuff probably, to cook with. We'll start with that stuff, before you get carried away with clothes. _{[Boo shopping. Oh well, he volunteered, so he's going to follow through.]}

[OPEN] June 2013 Introduction Log

Yes good great job Kanaya. Eridan probably won't be quite as reasonable sigh

Well Eridan is Eridan, she'll see how that goes.

He's getting better! ...At least, Karkat would like to think he is.

Well that's good to hear! Hopefully chainsaws won't be required.

Karkat will let her know when chainsaws are required. Otherwise, keep that lipstick capped.

BREW took her lipstick chainsaw. :'(

How dare they! Maybe someone will be able to make one? It's a long shot, but you never know.

Fingers crossed in any case!

She'll at least be able to get a real chainsaw, if she joins the Watch. :D

...don't ever tell her, she'll be sorely tempted.

Haha, if she joined up, he'd probably end up taking another shift so he could be on a shift with her

No, she'd shoosh him until he went home and rested. No working forever.

He already has two shifts since he's filling in for someone so he's up the entire night.

...Don't tell her that, or she'd worry.

His excuse is he wouldn't sleep even if he had time to so he might as well be doing something useful

...She can't exactly argue about that, but she'd worry all the same.

Well, he can't exactly stop her from worrying, but he'll do his best.

She wouldn't want to tell him, that would worry him, and that's unacceptable.

He can worry if he wants :C

But but but :C

No buts. ):B

But worrying. Not okay.

Worrying is what he does.

Better than not worrying I suppose

This is true. And yet, he still ends up in awful situations no matter how much he frets.

If he walks away alive, that's the important part. No deadly awful.

Well, on that score he's had fairly good lucky. Dying only once is pretty good for a hs character

We're not counting doomed timeline Karkats right.

Nope! Then we'd have to do that for everyone, and dave would have a truly impressive record

I wonder if anyone could ever beat Aradia's total though.

This is true. I think Dave's up there, but he's no where near Aradia.

They are in competition for the worst hi-score ever.

:C Poor things. Seeing yourself die can't be fun.

Seriously not at all; worst thing.

Well, dying for good miiight be worse. It's a close call though.

But if you die for good, you get dream bubbles?