[JANUARY INTRO LOG | WORLD TWO]

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Who: All coven members, especially new folk!
Where: In and around the new world’s apartment building where the coven is staying, as well as the rest of Shehui
When: Day 160
Open/Closed: Open to All
IMPORTANT: While some prompts are newbie exclusive, all characters can tag this intro log!

How did you get into this building? This apartment room? What the fuck is going on? Let's refer back to this page for a semi in-depth, wow so detailed, explanation of your current situation. You'll also have a letter slipped under your door with some explanation about your whole coven situation, as well as info that explains you have magic now! And yet what kind of magic is conveniently left out. Are you up to speed? Great. Now, here's the question of the hour: what are you going to do about all this? A ▢ If you're the sensible sort and want to explore your new digs before slinking around Shehui, you're in luck! You've got easy access to your apartment, and it's luckily not on lockdown right now. Feel free to check out your room, raid the fridge -- oh, and saying hello to your roommates should also be on your to-do list. B ▢ Let's say that hanging out with these people is a little overwhelming...that's fine! There are plenty of things to do in the apartment building without interacting with roomies! There are vending machines to prop up, a leisure floor that contains a totally vacant air hockey table and a nice garden to relax in. C ▢ But ah, there's also venturing outside! Out front is the job board, which is a nice place to hit up if you're looking to add to your currently fat but depleting credit account. The problem is that the jobs are currently disappearing quickly, and those around you aren't giving you such nice looks. This apartment building is a known problem area at this point, and your signet doesn't do anything to settle their fears.

D ▢ With new year's week coming to an end, the residents of Shehui are feeling more celebratory than somber now. A lot of businesses are closed in order to enjoy themselves and ring in the new year the right way. A lot of restaurants and bars are currently offering specials, from free drinks to cheap food in order to pull in the holiday crowd. If you're looking to meet people and socialize in Shehui, this is the best way to do it. E ▢ Also because it's the post holiday season, stores are trying to push out the rest of their overstock merch. One item of note that's being peddled quite often is a cell phone. From tiny flip phones to the latest Orange product, cellphones are a necessity in this modern society. Get yours right now and begin texting right away! There are a few social apps that are installed, so you might be lucky enough to connect with another coven member! They also have Redmolar capability, which will automatically allow you to text those with phones in the area. Maybe send some mysterious stranger texts? F ▢ While you're hustling around Shehui, you may realize that the telepathic messages get stronger -- perhaps the new coven members are near? In general, you may be subject to telepathic messages about current Shehui goings on, random thoughts or requests to meet up at so-and-so location. A.K.A. let's utilize that telepathy...it may not last forever! G ▢ Because the week of remembrance is still going on, flowers are littering the streets, though most of them are dead. Bunches of flowers are being sold, and flower fortunes are a popular activity during this part of the holiday. There are fortune tellers on the street who will give you your flower of the year, but it's more fun to have them read with one another! There are digital cards that you can buy that will allow you to read fortunes on the go -- simply tap the screen of the card and your flower will be decided. Not happy with your choice? Too bad! It won't randomize to something different, no matter how hard you try. H ▢ While a lot of Shehui citizens are trying to avoid the coven members like the plague, a small alien child isn't so much concerned with who helps her, just as long as someone does. She accidentally left her house's door open and her five new kittens are suddenly missing! Where are they? Who knows! But she'd certainly like some help looking for them. I ▢ As the day winds down, snow falls on Shehui for the last time this season. The government is getting rid of their supplies that create the festive weather. This is old hat for older coven members, but for newbies? You better enjoy the snow while you can. After an hour or so, it piles up enough to truly be utilized for merriment...this also means that it's pretty easy to get snowed in if you happen to be in a building during the snow fall, which also creates some interactive opportunities. J ▢ Wildcard! How will your character interact with this new and unusual world?

Comments

[justiceobjects]

[Apollo did notice the guy with the camera when he walked in, mostly because taking pictures of a restaurant was just a little unusual. This place didn't look like the tourist traps he usually associated with crowds of camera-toting people, though it was sure crowded enough to be one.

It's just when he's staring to worry about getting in at all that the photographer addresses him. Apollo offers him a small smile in return,]

No, I'm not. I'm just taking my chances at getting in here at this point.

[testified]

[ BRING IT ]

Sadly, it is not. [ sadly??? she does kind of want it... ]

I have been tasked with returning this pet to its rightful owner. The owner is a child, about your age, who has yet to learn the meaning of responsibility as you and I know it, so please accept my apology on their behalf.

[testified]

That's right, I remember now, the Deliverance is made up of commoners, too.

[ DUH. Alm, a commoner as far as she knows, is practically leading it. Despite their differences in philosophy, Celica is proud that Alm can bring so many of different classes and station of birth together. He would make a much better ruler than her bloodline ever was...

Still, she smiles through it, finding comfort in the little things.

As for being addressed as "Highness", she figures that Alm filled his friends in on it, too. They did have a brief chat through Halcyon's powers shortly before she found herself here. ]

How long have you been here, Python? I may have to rely on your help until I find my bearings, if it's not too much trouble.

WELCOME BACK BFF

[osuni]

[But is Okuni not a street urchin... Though it's true she's too well-dressed to be one, but the look of mischief on her face would belong to an urchin for sure.

It's mischief and a sort of look one gets when she's pleased to see someone, but is also trying to pass it off as just being pleased that she got to score a snowball point off of Jules. TWO CAN PLAY THE VAGUELY TSUN GAME HERE,]

Maybe! But you're the popular type, so it could have just as well been one of your fans.

[imagine his fans from aimintas immigrated to this world just to follow Julius... But she abandons snowball throwing in favor of skipping over to him, taking a careful look at him as well because ya don't look so good there, friend.]

[osuni]

[Okuni pauses from trying to tempt Lord Whiskers with the trout and takes a good look at Celica,

just the fact that she's not angry and immediately accusing Okuni of cat-napping tells her about the person she is..... pure..... but also probably stubborn, since she wants the TROUT]

Well... I suppose I could. [Okuni pretends to think about it, but she's immediately Intrigued that Celica is offering a deal instead of asking Okuni to fork it over out of the goodness of her heart.] But what do you have to offer? I'll have you know that this trout is very special to me.

[yes......... u always wave special things around in public]

[armigers]

[ Well, yes, in a better world, that would be the true. In practice, not so much, but there are worse things the streets could be littered in, so he can see why no one is in a rush to clean up dead flowers. ]

Someone will probably get around to it. I've seen a couple around.

[ It's the sort of problem he expects to resolve itself eventually, like most things. Which never do, but he'll kindly ignore that premonition for the time being. ]

You're really worked about this, aren't you?

[osuni]

[rean is somewhere being absurdly proud that jusis is doing fetch quests out of his own volition okay

Okuni smothers a giggle behind a hand, like what any punk would do, but takes his question a bit more seriously.]

Well, she doesn't seem to hate you. [The kitten seems to be less tense now, maybe she's admiring Jusis's good looks.... or maybe it's because Jusis and Okuni have been here and aren't leaving, so the kitten is losing interest....] But all cats are quick to attack if they feel threatened, and your super stern and stiff face probably isn't doing anything to help with that.

[JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE!!!]

If you really can't meow, then you can at least smile, right?

[osuni]

[Okuni immediately looks disappointed that she can't dupe Keiichi into a magic show and break the law simultaneously.

Laser eyes would be amazing....]

I'm confident I'll survive whatever you do, but if you feel that way... [She shrugs, FINE!!!] You'll have to prove that you're a coven member some other way then. Just to let you know -- I'm also confident in my ability to take care of trespassers, so I won't let you off the hook if you're trying to trick me.

[she'll benchpress keiichi into a pretzel for fun]

[mesmerevenant]

Very true. Still, it can help those that need it.

[ After all, Jun's whole quest is to try and define himself...! So he knows how useful (and fun) grouping yourself up with certain labels can be at times, if not limiting during others.]

I wouldn't say I'm brand new though. But I'm not a veteran either—just arrived recently. You?

[mesmerevenant]

I don't know... you just assaulted me...

[ sad puppy eyes! ]

YOOO

[bulletbiter]

[ It's not like Julius think her to be an urchin, anyway. She's a strange type of young lady, but not that sort of desperate. Maybe. ]

I'm sure it's you. [ This street is empty. And... ] I'm glad you're safe.

[ His hair is slightly longer, left untied and flowing down his shoulders - but he looks mostly the same. Just much more tired, seen from the way he stands and a darkness under his eyes. No scars, because his body just heals over them - the toll is entirely on his mind.

A toll that is lessened by the presence of someone he could call friend, even if she might not say the same for him. ]

flowers

[yancat]

[ Jumin stands before him, fully aware of what Julius had been trying to do. If his memory serves him right... ]

Good morning, Mr. Visconti. [ Greetings should go first, after all. ] I agree with your sentiments, but there are more pressing matters at hand.

[ The next thing he says is over the signets: ]

I should tell you now: it isn't a good idea to use your magic in the open.

[allbroea]

[ they're just beetles ... maybe if he thought there was anything respectable about them.

jusis takes note of the untouched drink. eizen's first impression is relatively solid: helpful, street-smart, not prone to indulging needlessly in alcohol like some adults he knows of.

for about a month ... that is not very reassuring, but he'll address a point that's more useful than i don't want to be here for a month. ]

Have things always been this ... tense? [ is it constant? should he be worried about things getting worse? he clarifies: ] It usually takes some aggravation to get such a warm reception for mere affiliation.

[testified]

A land that harbours demons and suffering? Why would anyone wish to go there...

[ It's a rhetorical question, not one she expects an answer to. Besides, the more he plays with her phone, her focus seems to shift on learning what exactly he's doing (unaware that he is also quickly learning the functions). ]

Mine doesn't look like yours. Is it... broken?

[allbroea]

[ in time and with familiarity, it'll be easier to remember to keep his thoughts in check. on day zero, he has so many other concerns ...

... does he need help? first: ]

Thank you. [ for offering to help, but also for not giving him grief. he offers a hand in introduction. ] I'm Jusis.

[bulletbiter]

[ Julius doesn't immediately respond when spoken to - it takes him a few moments to sieve through his jumbled memory and fish out Jumin's voice. However, everything comes to him much faster here than back home, so he's able to place it.

A warning, pragmatic as always. ]

Noted with thanks. [ He's already absorbed his signet as a precaution - did using magic here trigger some other form of alarm? It might be worth clarifying.

So he gets up and turns to face the other man. For onlookers: ]

Yes, of course. I but arrived several hours ago, forgive me. Have you been well?

[allbroea]

Just one. A tachi is an Eastern sword. It's rather slim and slightly curved, as I recall.

[armigers]

[ Noctis taps the side his head to indicate he used the wonderful power of logic. Behold! Though at the guy's words, he blinks and gives him a quick look-over. ]

Body mod-?

[ -Oh. He must mean the hair. He knew there was no way anyone would willingly do that to their bangs. Minus Ignis, but Ignis is kind of a special case all around. And he has the good sense to at least spike up more than two pieces of hair. ]

I get it now. Yeah, they did a number on you up there.

[ He can understand if that's a prominent source of his rage. He'd be pretty pissed, too, if their kidnappers messed with his hair. ]

[bulletbiter]

[ The hand is taken and a handshake given - Julius' own grip is firm but not overly so, though his hand feels cold. ]

Julius Visconti. [ With how they both have blond hair, the similarity is somewhat striking... ] Do you know the way to the apartment building yet?

[ And he adds through the network: ]

If you have native magic, I would advise keeping it hidden. This place does not take well to practitioners.

e

[yancat]

[ While Jumin is naturally weirded out by this turn of events, he's mostly confused. It doesn't seem like she means any harm, but is there something he doesn't know about these phones? That was often the case back home. Why is she shaking it in front of him? Uh...

He shakes his Orange phone too? ]

Is this a Shehui custom?

[allbroea]

[ jusis is internally blaming this entire event on rean's infectious do-good nature, alright. ]

My face is making her feel threatened? That's ridiculous. [ gotta get that one out of the way, but he pauses before he continues that thought. he has been told that he is not ... exactly ... easy to approach.

a small sigh. ]

You think a smile would be enough?

[ should he ... do anything else ... with the smile. that sounds a little far-fetched, but he's also smiled like four times in his life, so trust him not to know the magic of a pleasant expression. ]

h

[yancat]

You fool. You buffoon.

[ This tall, somber man in a three-piece suit crouches next to Jusis. ]

You're giving the cat anxiety.

[allbroea]

[ ah—she breaks his focus, but he shouldn't have been ignoring her anyway, so he doesn't mind. ]

Not as far as I can tell. They're different models, but should be functionally the same. [ ... in every way that matters to him. ] I ... think I removed Redmolar as your default sharing option for photos, which should make it harder to accidentally send them. Is there anything else you were having trouble with?

[ he'll get to General Etiquette after he deals with strictly technical problems. ]

[bulletbiter]

[ Cleaning a city is different from cleaning a ruined city, that much he's aware. Still, cleanliness is important. ]

I suppose anyone would be a touch annoyed if someone else littered over the space they use.

[ But like how Noctis pointed out, it's kind of a trivial thing. Maybe it's just because flowers were involved. ]

It's not that much of an issue, I suppose.

[ensorcel]

The only somebody I'm looking for is you. Perhaps we have never met in person, but I've seen you plenty. Or are you teasing me on purpose?

[ why is she so creepy?? granted, it's deliberate (this time......), but still. ]